I got to Set 6, Round 2, Wave 5 on Heroic GETTING ME RECON! ;)
I cant wait for it. And theres one good solid reason.
FIREFIGHT. Why? because ok, just the other day when live was offline, i had absolutely nothing to do. So you know what i did? Invited everyone i knew to play some lan matches. It was the most fun i had on halo in a long time. ONLINE will never compare against the fun your having when your sitting down playing each other. Getting to the point FIREFIGHT will finally complete what the series needed the whole time. To be able to play alone if you choose and fight the covenant in this epic neck and neck battle, consistently. FIREFIGHT brings more the table, you cant just think of it as not being there, because you are.
ODST IS NOT an expansion pack in my eyes, its a lot more than that. Its a totally new game, and if you cant see that you must have picked up a blind skull. Yes Bungie did say they didnt see it as a $60 game because at the time, they even said it themselves, they didnt expect the game to be where it is now. Its grown to be a lot more than what they originally planned it to be. Therefor Bungie agrees, as well as Microsoft pricing this game at $60 is sufficient. You get more than just ODST, you get all the previous Halo 3 multiplayer content, New content, and much more that i dont need to repeat. Go here. :P
In other words, its a full priced game. And theres nothing you can do about it, other than not buy. YOUR GOING TO MISS OUT.
besides, i know you want recon ;)
stop kidding yourself.