Probably the most requested option for Halo 2 isn't in the game. Even a 2 player only co-op would of been much appreciated. This is what happens when you rush a game that is guaranteed to be a hit.

true, but keep in mind ID itself only shells out Quake games, and now Doom 3, and soon the Quake 4 Engine. with ID its about the engine. other than the above titles, its other game dev's that take the Qx engine and design some great games using it. sure, doom 3 was a tad boring (well tbh, i rather enjoyed playing it through the first time, but replay value is low) but alot of what i saw was very well done, i loved the interface method for control panels, the sound engine aspect was very well tailored to each level. in the proper hands the Doom 3 engine could be used to create some great looking/playing games imo. i'm looking forward to seeing what they do with the Q4 engine myself, if doom 3 taught them as much as i think it did, that engine should be excellent, and again, provide game dev's a good foundation for game design.

ah, thats interesting, i hadnt read that, thanks for that info... i just assumed Q4 was going to be the next thing from id. i really like Raven Soft, they've done some cool games. still its ID licensing their engine to someone else to make a game:) just suprised its Q4 hehe. cheers.