Pre halo bungie had lots of inspiration to make a new game, in which they did they created a great game called halo, but after that they ran into contracts, they had to completely redesign their failure of halo 2, into the halo 2 we know today, which ilwas successful but not the game they wanted to release, then ran into more contracts with Microsoft and eventually activision making them into the lack luster bungie we know now. As for 343 they have upped their game but put all their inspiration into a franchise that was already set there was only so much they could do, they were better off taking time thinking of an original title, and let a known developer take over halo, as for Microsoft definitely is not going to let go of their biggest franchise.[spoiler]So basically bungie had lots of good ideas that got shot down by deadlines,contracts, and corporate, and 343 should have used there inspiration to create an original title, leaving another known developer to take care of halo.[/spoiler]