And this is as far as I had to read to realize you weren't really interested in a conversation about this.

Of COURSE it needs defining. Your idea of 'plays right' is MILES away from mine - and that's just two of the millions of people who play this game - these games. If you think that's an objective truth, I wonder (seriously) if you understand the definition of the word 'objective' - it's like saying 'The earth is warm' is an objective truth. It's so vague as to be meaningless. ('Warm in relation to what? The temperature off the surrounding universe? The temperature of the nearest star? the average temperature of planets similar to it in makeup and environment spread throughout the galaxy?)

You're unhappy with where Halo is today, and where it's been for at least the last 3 years. I get that. Anyone who's not dead who's read your posts gets that. But that doesn't mean you get to redefine words like 'objective'. :)

(Me? I'm playing Halo 4 nearly every night, time permitting - and I'm really enjoying myself. Doesn't mean I think it's perfect, doesn't mean I don't see some flaws - but for me, it plays right, it's not plagued by problems.)