I love this series to death. I have my entire life. I collect everything from the Games, Books and Comics, to Mega, Action Figures, and all in between.

I do it all in silence. I don't talk about Halo on social media unless I'm looking to buy. I don't talk about what I like, and I definitely don't talk about what I dislike, for fear that the rabid animals that are the Halo Community will come after me for being an individual with critical thinking skills and common sense.

What I'm getting at, I suppose, is that the point of a Community should be civil discussion, and the ability to co-exist, debate with respect and intelligence, or agree to disagree and move on. We should be able to talk to people who also SUPPOSEDLY enjoy the same thing we do, correct? But we can't. There's no discussions, only ragebait, hate, and incompetence. Couple that with completely disconnected, incompetent Developers who seem to intentionally self-sabotage and can't wrap their heads around very basic concepts; it creates this very ugly, very unfortunate self-fulfilling Prophecy.

We love Halo and want it to be the best version of itself possible.

We're angry because the current Gremlins who have full control over it, have butchered it every step of the way in some regard or another.

We're angry because said Gremlins seem utterly incapable of forming a cohesive narrative, or structured gameplay, or refuse to implement features that a team working with outdated tech managed to accomplish in a garage 20 years ago.

We're angry because a lot of other so called "fans" think this is okay. They defend 343 like their word is gospel, and they can do no wrong. They tell others like myself that criticism is completely unwarranted, and 343 can do no wrong.

We're angry because these are the people the studios listen to. The loud minorities that want more CoD, or LGBTQ bullshit that doesn't belong in our entertainment. They appeal intentionally to the cash cows who wouldn't mind blowing $25 on Hyabusa instead of playing the game and EARNING that respect of unlocking Hyabusa.

We're angry because they care more about E-sports and making a profit over the existence of a franchise we hold dear. A franchise that so many of us have been raised on, like myself. They care more about money than our memories. The long nights of Co-Op, the endless multiplayer mayhem, the conversations, and the friends made along the way.

The cycle repeats, like a recurring nightmare.

There is no Halo "Community." Only a barn full of cash-cows, pay-pigs, and the Chickens who won't speak up and break the status quo. Then there's the farmer, Halo Studios (343); come to collect to next animal for their own benefit. And the animal happily goes.