Note: This is not meant to be a 343 bashing thread so please bear with me! So as many of you know 343 has gotten a lot of negativity for Halo when it comes to gameplay. However, for me I can get just get over that problem because it can change in the next installment. My problem is from a lore point of view. Since 343 has taken over the franchise my biggest complaint is 343 "ruined" the lore. I put ruined in quotations because I know many of you, or at least a vocal group of you, enjoy their expansion of the lore. To me they managed to "ruin" Halo's lore faster than George Lucas was able to "ruin" Star Wars. My main problem is actually not the Karen Traviss novels because I know how she writes so I can expect what she writes. For background I've only read [i]Glasslands[/i] and thought it was pretty dumb. I actually have a huge problem with the Forerunner novels. I've read the first two and heard the third is supposed to be good. I have such a negative feeling toward the first two because (I guess) the Forerunner are not close to what I expected them to be. On top of that it doesn't feel like Halo to me, it's almost as if it was written for a totally different universe (which would have worked if it was it's own in my opinion.) Now, I honestly do want to like what 343 does and the stories they have to tell. I'd love nothing more than to continue investing in the Halo franchise. So I'd like some convincing as to why I should like what 343 does instead of just being so damn negative toward them. End rant/blog