Thanks for answering a bunch of questions that don't really matter, while still failing to answer the question of starting weapons: [b] Is it possible to expand the starting weapon set to include the weapons that were left out i.e. Carbine, Beam Rifle, Plasma Rifle, etc? [/b]It is the only real flaw in Halo 3 in the opinion of a lot of folks. Many threads have been created about it, one w/ around 900 posts at the moment, yet there is still no answer. Its ridiculous that the starting weapon sets in Halo 2 are bigger than the "set" found in Halo 3. How can you have a profile picture of an Elite with a plasma rifle, but can't start with one??? Please somebody answer this question for me!