: Maybe next month the Ultra Edition Forge App will come out. All the maps it
: creates are transferrable to anyone but only owner/authors can create with
: it. Maybe an enviable suit of armour will come out that cost $5. Perhaps
: that suit of armour hadn't been envisioned during initial production.

: I want games that can evolve a little bit between major releases. Since I
: only play Halo you can see which game I want to go that way. I believe the
: days of a game coming in a box and that's it for the title, are gone.

: It's okay for some kinds of change to occur. It's not like I have to marry
: the game or live with it. It's just a game and it has no feelings.

They can support their game and add to it plenty with DLC, and even include these armor changes and things with the map packs as opposed to adding in microtransactions. I'll just quote Pete:

"But I'm glad this isn't something they are actively planning, because I would be very displeased to hear they're wasting time creating superficial armor instead of improving their matchmaking experience."

I want games that work and play right between major releases, and when they have problems, I want the problems to be actively tackled with proper testing and fixes. I want that game you mention coming from the box to work mostly right from the moment I take it out of the box, and to grow and get even greater as time goes on. I think 343 needs to focus on the game part of the game before they go focusing on money grab options that don't impact the game itself. Once they do all that, well, I still think they can include such mundane and basic content with the actual DLC map pack releases for no additional charge, especially if they can manage a release like Forge Island without asking for so much as a penny.