: The Master Chief Collection is imminent, and it's still a bit difficult to
: believe how much 343i over-delivered with it. Matchmaking for Halo 1, 2,
: and 3. Every map ever. To be sure, this is what I and my friends have been
: wishing for for years. In some ways a return to how things once were, and
: in the case of Halo 1 matchmaking, a journey into how old things were
: meant to be.

: ... wait a second. My friends. Where are my friends?

: A sudden sadness washes over me. All my friends are dead. The people with
: whom I most want to share this experience are gone, taken from us by the
: inexorable march of time, maturity, and real-life concerns.

: retsamolah: dead
: hellmitre: dead
: Hexudus: dead
: Ghost Faction: dead
: NartFOpc: asleep
: Reconcilliation: dead
: akba: dead