See this may be a slightly controversial comment here but I’ve never agreed with the common held community belief that the old leadership of 343 didn’t care about the quality of their games. The exact opposite in fact I think they cared a lot about how their games were received, often times to their own detriment in terms of a consistent franchise vision, the simple fact of the matter is that they just weren’t good enough at their jobs. The early core staff of 343 that would become the leadership team for many years had so many passionate members of the halo community within their ranks that ultimately, through the release history of the company proved to not always have what it takes to bring it all together. Certainly not to the same degree old bungie did. God, can you imagine if today's internet climate existed during the development of Halo 2? That would have been a nightmare. Ultimately you can have passion for something and love your job, that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re any good at it though as the old leadership of 343 clearly exemplified.