Well I have had no excuses for my disappearances before but that is about to change.
The next time I am absent will be for good reason.
The price has finally dropped low enough on the Anniversary Edition of Halo: Combat Evolved to merit me buying it ^^
I wasn't about to blow £30+ on a game I've already completed on PC just to play it on 360.
But as a mad Halo fan I've been anxious to play the game again since they remastered it for Xbox.
And with the much anticipated Fall release of H4 I am in much need of some grunt bashing practice.
So now the price has more than halved I have finally ordered my copy and will be engrossed in Campaign mode for at least oh about 4 hours
But then I will have to play it again in Legendary of course ^^
I estimate at least one whole weekend of play to complete on all levels.
Sadly my Broadband speed is much too low to appreciate multi-player so I won't be renewing my long expired live subscription any time soon, which is a shame because the only achievements I have left to get on ODST and Reach are online based not to mention the outstanding achievements I still have on H3.
I just hope that with the release of H4 and the success of the Anniversary Edition, 343 Industries will keep good on their promise to remaster Halo 2 for 360 as well.

Any estimates on how long it will be before Halo 4 has its own dedicated Group on deviantART?

Keep Smiling people