Well, for your quote from me about 'online stuffs' I'm reffering to playing multiplayer online on MS's servers, and as you don't seem to know - there's a thing called 'xlink' have a look in this forum:
http://forums.xbox-s...p?showforum=148and yes, I'm aware you'll need a JTAG to play this FFS. That's why I said what I said - the enjoyment I've got out of all the other Halo games is online.
As for me 'going on about' the game before release, I don't, I just like the build up (and don't find it 'more important than the game' - I'm guessing you're probably too young to remember what it was like waiting for a Jap SNES release to hit the shores here in PAL land.
If you want to DL a copy and play early, go do it - we're each entitled to our own opinions, for me it would just detract from cracking the game open on release day and playing it.
Ok, relax man. I was merely trying to point out that the only thing you won't be playing on is Xbox Live;
I wasn't specifically directing my point at you regarding your annoyance at people getting a game early. You're not the only person in this thread that shares that opinion.
Oh, I'm a couple of months shy of being 29. Don't question my history of playing & buying games.. It's really not relevant.