Honstly, I don't think it's a big deal. The only people I know who ever played Custom games were my friends little brothers. I've been in a clan before, and we really never used Custom games.. But seriously, it just isn't that big of a deal. Has anyone even bothered to consider that this game isn't made to be competitive? That it's just made to be FUN? Custom games doesn't = the life time of a game. It never has, and it never will. It's an ONLINE game. Games like this, that are always online, NEVER have private matches. I can't think of a single game that does anyways. I don't get why everyone expects this to be like every other shooter out there.. It doesn't have custom matches. Oh well, move along, and quit whining.