343i created characters that were good? Can't figure out anybody. I mean Lasky is a pleasant character and all, but compared to all those horrible characters 343i spawned, he's almost insignificant. Or a shining light in the darkness - you choose. I liked 343i when they made side-stories only, comics, videos, books, that sort of stuff - therefore adding a bit more (well not exactly depth) to the Halo universe. I could also disregard it all as secondary cannon. But this Forerunner saga crap they spawned, that's just real bad. And to top it off, they based the new trilogy on it. Also - I can't believe they couldn't have come up with a good story without Master Chief. So much possibilities, yet they decide to continue the main story! But then again, they're just milking the Halo franchise, so I'm not surprised.