: I doubt that's entirely true. I can't see a Suit standing at the 343 board
: meeting going "Alright. The fans love the Halo story, so let's retcon
: and reboot it all to be about the Forerunners and AI instead. And you know
: how fans love the mystery about the Forerunners? Yeah, we want all of that
: mystery gone. Make sure you get rid of Cortana, but bring her right back
: afterwards, those nerds will love that! Oh, and get rid of Invasion while
: you're at it, those eggheads are still playing too much of it in Reach.
: And one last thing... Make sure that 90% of the story is told through
: comics, novels, and anything else that we can sell, or that doesn't cost a
: whole lot... Like an audio drama, or something."

: After the MCC, I'd have QC crawling all over them too. And heck, despite MS
: marketing trying to spin Halo 5 as a crazy success, there's got to be a
: lot of sweaty palms in an office somewhere looking at the declining sales
: chart... But who knows...

: It's polarizing, that's for sure. Bungie Halos weren't this divisive (except
: for the babies crying about Armor Lock)...

And just... really, people have been whinging about each Halo release forever. Whether they were PC FPS fans, or people disappointed by Halo 2's cliffhanger, or people complaining about the DLC woes of Halo 3's playlists, or just... whatever, people have been divided over these games for awhile now.