I'd just like to say that today, I went down to EB and laid down 20 bucks for my ODST preorder, and I fully intend to pay the rest come September 22nd. I totally agree with what your saying, and really, people shouldn't complain about the price hike when in terms of campaign we don't know what to expect, and honestly, Firefight looks amazing. Put it this way: Gears of War 2, which had plenty of features and was full priced, came with Campaign, Co-Op, Horde (read: Firefight) and online. ODST comes with Campaign, Co-Op, Firefight, Theatre and much better online, including three new maps (Oh, and maybe Forge in some measure) Honestly, ODST is worth more than full price.
Bloody Whiners