Halo 2 explosion > OK, this modding is getting ridiculous > Golden Age I (Activity and competitiveness at it's peak) > Halo 3 build up (with sub-periods of activity explosion during promo releases) > Golden Age II (Community driven events hit a peak) > MLG get's a bit too big for it's britches, and we're all a little peeved > ODST? Criticized, but largely underrated (Begin in the great decline of user activity, fractures to small groups and chapters) > No way, they are releasing Reach! > Reach = unusual, but not bad > Decline of official news updates, darkness begins > The Great Schism (343 coalesces and takes over Halo) > Darkness at peak, active user count drops, but signal rises far above noise > Destiny announcement That's the community vibe ever since 2005