: I used to be here as a lurker all the way back in 2004, and finally got to
: posting here in early 2005. While I'm far from being a part of this site's
: "old guard", I've been around long enough to remember much of
: what this place was like. Now I'm well into being an adult and not quite
: the same Halo fan that I used to be for that brief late teenage period in
: the mid-2000s, but COVID-19 had me coming back here to get a sense of some
: of that old nostalgia, those old good times in the middle of so much
: mayhem.

: I can't complain. I had the privilege of being around when Rockslider said
: goodbye and had the chance to say hello to folks I hadn't chatted with in
: the better part of a decade.

: However, I can't help but worry. Even after the launch of Halo Infinite this
: place has started to feel more and more like a mausoleum, far more so than
: the older Marathon Story Forums. None of the old-timers seem to pop back
: in these days, if only to say hi, and I worry that this place might not
: last much longer. I sincerely hope I'm wrong and being foolish about all
: this, and that this place will last a long time in one form or the other.

: Claude, if you're still around and paying attention to this place, I want to
: say thank you. This site gave me solace during a particularly miserable
: time in my late teens, and I'm genuinely grateful for everything you've
: put into this place.

I visit the front page and the forum every morning. After Infinite shipped, I was surprised the forum had so few postings about a new Halo game! Of course, after playing this mess of a Halo game, I get the sense that people here kind of gave up on Halo. I play the Halo Infinite campaign every day trying to find fun ways to play, but those fun encounters are few. Considering 343 Industries shipped this game at about 25 percent done, and with the busted multiplayer - and the enormous amount of bugs and glitches and missing features, it's no wonder that people here are not talking about it.

343 industries had 6 years to make this game and they botched it across the board.

I miss this place. I hope it sticks around in case some game developer actually make a great Halo game again......because it sure a hell won't be 343 Industries.