They're in damage control mode. Their game isn't as good as they thought it was, nor is it as good as the reviews made it out to be. Long term, this will be looked at as a mediocre game. I can only assume that they're looking to the future, hoping to do better on their next installment. Their campaign was killer, Spartan Ops is showing more potential now that they're actually doing what they should have done in the first place. Hopefully their TU in february fixes balance issues, and hopefully their future maps actually give me a reason to spend any money on this game.