well ok ret; halo ce does seem very dated and slow, if not played out. But follow your thought out to conclusion. If the good thing about CE is the people (vets), then how do you maximize the potential for community amongst diverse new video games or share media / experience?
addict / blind: your only hope is to combine teams and play agaisnt the [CIA], which probably has 5+ players ready most of the time and twice that many on weekends. (i'm guessing)
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