Longface, you said pretty much everything I have been feeling. I have been the most avid Bungie fan for years. I LOVED Halo. I'm not here to argue the merits of Halo but I think it was fantastic. The universe was compelling and the game play somewhat revolutionary (you have to remember to view games in the context of the time and system they were originally released for). More than just the games themselves, the company culture impressed me (as revealed through vidocs and the like). An aspiring computer programmer at the time (and a web developer now) Bungie was the company I most wanted to work for. It sounds silly to say it in these terms, but I had a sort of faith in Bungie. And now that faith is somewhat shaken. Clearly the game is not what was advertised/anticipated by the community. The game engine is impressive enough, but the experience is still found wanting. I think the game would have been adequate from a new developer; but the fact of the matter is I think we all expected (and felt like we were promised) MORE from Bungie. I have feeling that a lot of the opposition to critiques of the game (read: "fanboys who flame anything negative said about the game") simply aren't thinking critically. I HAVE beaten the Vault, and it was a lot of fun. But more and more I think to myself, "what am I supposed to be doing with this game." I still enjoy it, but I'm running out of gas. More than that, I don't feel like I got the depth of rich game play I was expecting in the first place. And I come onto these forums and read the news waiting for Bungie to say SOMETHING that is going to work towards fixing the damage they've done to the trust of their fan base. Because the game is clearly lacking, and it is CLEARLY not the game they intended to make. You don't hire that level of voice talent to fill the roles they have now. I didn't even realize that Nathan Fillion was the voice of Cayde until a few days ago (when I ran the second mars strike for the Nth time...) and I am a -BLAM-ing HUNTER! And I love him as an actor! He just doesn't say enough. But Bungie hasn't done anything to restore my faith. Most of what they release into the internets amounts to a wall of silence with the asterisk "we're listening." For me, they need to own up to the fact they goofed up and say how they are going to fix it instead of IMPLYING that assertions made by the infamous Reddit AMA are false. And I say 'implying' because if you read carefully DeeJ's response to the original thread and everything since, he's careful not to actually label the AMA as a fraud. (He says "don't get trolled internets" not "you ARE being trolled". The semantical distinction is small but important.) I too would suggest making the first DLC free, but honestly I am not sure they have until December to start to make amends. I will be back probably (note, not 'still here'), but I think a lot of the community will be lost at that point. They need to make progress NOW, and these Queen events and the Iron Banner just AREN'T GOING TO CUT IT. Frankly they are a massive letdown. Just more of what we already had, re-branded under a different name. I still want to believe in Bungie! But they need to do something dramatic. And they need to do it NOW. They're current PR approach of "we're listening. Stuff will happen someday" isn't doing it for me. The lack [complete absence ?] of MEANINGFUL communication with their fan base feels like a betrayal. But I thank you Longface, for speaking up. The fact of the matter is, your post will gather some attention, and maybe carry some weight. And please, fellow guardians, before you faithfully uphold the fanboy/company mantra: pull your heads out of the sand, think critically and ask yourselves, is this game REALLY everything you hoped it would be?