: Speaking strictly as a fan of games in general, I gotta disagree here. There
: is ZERO "obligation" to follow such criteria. The whole point is
: that you purchase a specific product based on the merits of that product,
: and not necessarily because of the guarantee that all that came before
: will be included and added to/built upon.

Well you would hope so after something bad happens, wouldn't you?

: There are countless franchises that I'm a fan of that have feature sets that
: have ebbed and flowed, been added, subtracted, adjusted. I totally understand
: the desire to see your favorite features carried over, but using the term
: obligation strikes me as more than a bit hyperbolic/presumptuous.
: If you don't like a game's feature set, then don't buy it. Developers have no
: more obligation to include stuff in their games than consumers have to purchase them.

That's a good point, he probably should've waited or maybe even just not bought it.
(I'm not just being snide here, a lot of people have been frustrated with the limitations of Halo 5 and you rightfully pointed out they didn't need to buy it.)