- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
As a big fan of the Halo series, I too trolled these forums back in the day before Halo 2 came out (under a different name). I remember a lot of the same types of requests, demands, suggestions, and hopes for Halo 2 were being posted. I would just like to say that people should take things with a grain of salt and expect nothing.
This is not a knock on Bungie, but a knock on us. I remember the hype machine we built and subsequently rammed into the side of Bungie once Halo 2 came out. We expected so many things that there were a lot of disappointed people, when in reality Halo 2 is an amazing game and people should not have had such gripes. Sure, there are certain issues to be addressed, but we were just plain -blam!-s to Bungie (I do exclude myself from this category, because I did zero complaining when the game came out - pious of me, I know).
I'm not saying we should lower our expectations, I'm just saying we should be prepared for the inevitability that many things we desire will be left out of the game, for purposes we will or will not know. Bungie is an amazing developer, and they know what they're doing. So what if they don't add clips to the sniper gun or bring back Blood Gulch or get rid of the Arbiter or whatever-it-is you want seen in Halo 3? Barring a complete meltdown by the Bungie staff, the game is probably going to be great. Make suggestions and requests, just don't expect them to be fulfilled. If they are, GREAT! If not, focus on the good things.
I know, I sound like a hippie. I'll stop my rant now.