HI i think spartan ops was a great edition to the halo franchise, while firefight would still be a great option, spartan ops filled it quite well.
when a new halo game is about to be released i ALWAYS replay through every game story in order (yes in halo 2 i stop and play ODST)halo 4 spartan ops is no exeption, if xbox live goes offline i wont be able to play spartan ops, the hard work in the episodes and cutscenes will be lost.
i hope this problems addressed cuz spartan ops is still a part of the story.
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