: You didn't suffer through the first couple of months of MCC, so you can't
: really understand what I'm telling you when I say you're setting yourself
: (and others, when you consider the cumulative effects of pre-orders) up
: for a massive hoodwinking.

I just don't see how you think the development/quality of MCC is any indication of 343's development/quality. What I've discovered it they're terrible outsourcers. If Halo 5 had any indication that they were continuing the practice of sharing development duties with other studios I would most definitely not pre-order.

I used to pre-order so many games. Nowadays I pre-order maybe 1 or 2 considering I almost exclusively purchase digitally. I don't necessarily want to encourage other people to pre-order if they have their doubts about 343, but I also just want to share that I have and I'm fairly hopeful that Halo 5 is going to deliver, so much so I've already thrown down that cash in a bizarre show of confidence...

But then again I really liked bloom, so my argument is invalid.