Random thoughts

One of the most funnest gaming experiences ever was the grapple hook mod in quake (back in the day).  Everyone I talk to that had tried that agrees and has lots of stories of how incredibly fun that was.

Why don't game manufacturer's put out another grapple hook game?   My god, I'd buy an XBLA arcade game that was just based on this playstyle, with 1 weapon and 1 map.

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Why isn't matchmaking and the party system (introduced WAY BACK WHEN with Halo2) standard now?  Why aren't game manufacturers picking up that this is such a superior way of playing games that everything else just SUCKS now compared to it?

I'm currently playing RB6 and love it .. but lack of matchmaking and party system make it hard to pull my group into a game and "just play".  I know we'll wait 15 minutes to fill up a server, then launch, rinse and repeat.  I know we'll waste probably 30-45 mins just waiting for people to join in between games ...

H2 set the bar.  Everything else pales in comparison.  I was so disappointed MS did not include these 2 things (party, matchmaking) in their development kits.  Stooopid.