Why can I not use my custom loadouts in any games? I've spent the points for new weapons and abilities yet all I have the option of using is the gay defaults...its really frustrating when my friends are spawning with good weapons and abilities and I'm stuck with the defaults...is my gamertag corrupted or something?Ccompton917

The servers are messed up right now, probably flooded. Wait for a bit and it will fix itself.

I don't get what the preorder codes are for?

[QUOTE="TheConsul"][QUOTE="Cyanide4Suicid3"]I absolutely HATED Halo 3's ranking system... Im a much bigger fan of the XP. Yeah, it might not be as accurate as a 1 through 50 type, but I can get into it alot easier. Games like Reach and Call of Dutys systems are what I loveMentatAssassin

I hate to admit it but he's right.

I absolutely HATED Halo 3's ranking system... Im a much bigger fan of the XP. Yeah, it might not be as accurate as a 1 through 50 type, but I can get into it alot easier. Games like Reach and Call of Dutys systems are what I loveCyanide4Suicid3

Nevermind, found it!!

http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/02/halo-4-getting-competitive-skill-rank-system

I feel like I am 14 like how I was when Halo 2 came out... I am so pumped now.

Source? Because this might have just made this game that much more worthwhile.

Well I ended up trading in 5 Xbox controllers and Halo Reach and got $140 for it :) I picked up a preorder of Halo 4 and CoD:BO2 as well as Assassin's Creed 1. Then I went to Best buy and traded in CoD: MW3, BlackOps and 4 and got $55 for it and picked up Assassin's Creed 2 and Skyrim, both for PS3... Have yet to play Skyrim (I am trying to beat Assassin's Creed 1 so I can return it for the full amount ;) ) but hopefully I don't have any issues.

P.S. Assassin's Creed is sick. I don't know how I never played this game.

I initially was thinking of doing that, but when I looked on gamestops website, it would cost me about the same for Skyrim as it would for the first two AC, with probably more game time going to Skyrim in terms of playability. However! I am actually trading in used games to Best But ( I know, I know... but I have my reasons ) and they list the games for much cheaper than Gamestop. So I just may do that.

I already have Black Ops 2 on preorder (and Halo, though that doesn't matter to you guys) but I am looking to get a new PS3 game as well. Now... I haven't played the first two AC's, so that may factor into what you suggest.

Anyway, let's hear it!

Maybe this is just me, because I have kind of fallen off of the whole gaming scene for a while, but I seem to remember in years past that when I was excited about different games, I could go online and find gameplay, whether it was single or multiplayer, before the release. Now, everything seems to be theatrical releases and whatnot and I can't get a feel for how the game is really going to be.

Why is this happening? I just want to see the game in action before I buy it and I don't get that chance anymore it feels like. It seems more like a "you have to buy the game just to see if you like it" sort of thing, which is painfully annoying.