Well, this is my first post in these forums because I dont see enough people addressing this issue. I have been playing halo since halo 1 came out when I was 10, and the beauty of the game came from you could play it no matter what mood you were in. In halo 3 I could work on getting my 3rd or 4th 50, or chill out and play infection or social with my friends who dont play as much as me and just have fun. I was excited to hear about a social playlist coming out, that was until I saw the ridiculous playlist choice for social and the amount of tryhards it brought with it. I can wreck kids all day long in sniper playlists, but if my friends cant even walk for 15 seconds without dying they get mad and quit. That is the sole reason why most of my friends dont play anymore. Also, the KDa factors in to overall stats as well which adds even more to the tryhard pot. I am very happy that the competitive edge has finally returned to a halo game, bravo to 343 for teaming up with HCS players to assist with that. But you guys really should add a REAL social playlist for casual players, not ram competitive playlists down everyones throats. I love playing competitively and do so frequently, but I also miss playing with my friends who cant exactly play at my level.
tl;dr
Make social playlists more low stress, so casuals have a place to play and learn instead of getting destroyed at every turn.
EDIT: Guessing a mod deleted this before. No idea why, I thought it was very constructive. So I toned it down even more.