Dear 343i,
I have been following the forums these past few weeks and have finally decided to respond. In this open post, I will not use any legal jargon, thus keeping it simple and direct, saving such for documents which will follow if and when necessary, to be served upon Microsoft and 343i in any individual or class action.
343i, via its staff, in interviews, in print, audio and video, in the months prior to the launch of Halo 4, stated what would be in the game and specifically, Matchmaking (War Games). Here, I am referring to Loadouts, AAs, Tactical Package’s and Support Upgrades. These items were then detailed in the Halo 4 Guide Book.
As you are aware, 343i, you rights under Consumer Protection Laws, Commercial and Corporate Laws and Tort Law allows you to do certain things and prevents you from doing others. You, 343i, would be aware that as you advertised the items above pre-launch and detailed them in the Guide Book, that those things can not be removed or altered (nerf), to use a lay term. I (we) purchased a product based upon what was said and printed. If any of those items are removed or changed, I (we) no longer have the product intended and compensation is due, an individual and/or class action would follow.
What you, 343i, under law can do, is fix something with the product which is broken. For example, glitches in the game and MP, such as with the BS, which were not intended or somehow got through the testing phases. Further, you, 343i, are entitled to provide DLC, change play lists, ban people and so on. On the other hand, it is my (our) view, that under law, you can not remove or change something which is not broken, for example, the DMR, AC, Wheelman mod, the health of any particular vehicle and so on, as those items perform exactly as you, 343i, stated they would in all your statements prior-launch, thus, are clearly not broken.
Therefore, if you, 343i, decide to Kowtow to the minority who actually call for the advertised product to be changed, which is not broken, as it would be defined under various laws, you will not be reading anything further from me in these forums but, will have direct communication from the appropriate representatives appointed. I (we) will be disappointed that the product we purchased, based upon you own statements, would no longer exist.
Having said the above, I (we), have confidence that you, 343i, actually believe in the product you designed, the features you implemented, and have no desire to remove or ‘nerf’ such features which are not, by definition, broken. The game/product, I (we) believe, is as how you, 343i, intended it to be and, change for changes sack, is not warranted, nor legal.
Let us hope that common sense prevails.
With kind regards
WolfBlade XIII (Microsoft has my real name & details.)
