: While I agree with a lot of your points, you got some rose-tinted glasses
: going on in this post. Not a bad thing, considering you , I and everyone
: here are fans, but it's still swaying your opinion of certain things.
: Mainly, the reasons Bungie and 343 made the game and what was important to
: them. Bungie was not this perfect vanguard of story, campaign, and non MM
: gameplay. After Halo 2 redefined online play in their image, Multiplayer
: was paramount for a huge amount of the population, so much that those
: stats still float around about how many people didn't play campaign at
: all. Is that wrong of them to ignore story and the campaign? Not really,
: they can play how they want to. Bungie had to serve their fanbase, and
: they were just as much of fans as any campaign, forge, or theater player.
: It didn't always pan out for them. I learned to love ODST. I learned to
: love Reach. Each time, my knee jerk reaction was it wasn't the Halo I knew
: and loved. But, back on task.

: The reason the MCC is getting ripped to shreds is the same exact reason
: Destiny did and continues to. Marketing took the front seat and the game
: got along for the ride. The scope for both games were bigger than what was
: offered at launch. Both are still a good deal of game and well crafted
: love for the player. But both failed to meet what they claimed, or more
: importantly what they sold us on.

: If I told you this George Foreman Grill had a grease trap that would drain
: the fat from your steaks, and when you got it home, it didn't have the
: grease trap, you'd be upset as a buyer, right? I mean it was a pretty big
: reason why you got the damn grill. They aren't the only ones who makes
: grills, you didn't have to buy theirs.

: The main difference is 343 kept on the path after it was clear they weren't
: going to meet that promise. Bungie backed off, made it a different
: experience, but a functional one. Still neither hit the target that they
: promised, and continued to promise in their marketing and advertising.
: That is why people are taking them to task for it.

: Dude, with how messy this holiday season has been across the board, I
: wouldn't be surprised if Wii U or PC gained a bunch of other two consoles'
: disillusioned buyers. And to be perfectly honest, there is little
: difference between PS4 and Xbone for me to care. Halo was kinda the
: deciding factor. This Q4 has been a disgusting display of project
: mismanagement and marketing goals defining acceptance criteria.

: But...

: When everyone counted them out, including myself.

: From out of the fog....

: SUPAH

: SMAAYYYSH

: BRUDDERS

Let's all just get Wii U's and play smash bros! Smashbros.Nintendo.Org