This is NOT new for Bungie. Even in the "good old days" of better story telling, Bungie not only introduced the world to a well developed FPS, they also introduced the idea that you didn't own anything you bought from them. Exploiting their gimpy physics in the Halo franchise, even if only during private matches, could get you banned. When you saw players glitching out of maps in D1, that was learned in Halo 2. Bungie has always had a condescending relationship with their audience while giving some weak ass excuse. They just used to make a better game that made it easier to accept these flaws as a cost of doing business. Now however, they don't have the currency of a well developed story and end-game activity. Plus, they apparently haven't noticed that they were also responsible for creating gaming as a long-term hobby instead of just a short term recreation.