I consider myself a new member. Six years after my account creation (seven since I started lurking), I still consider myself a new member. Why? Because '04 or bust. Because joining after Halo 3 means you are a new member. Period. Because having a profile ID over 100,000 is pitiful. Because you might be welcomed onto the forums, but you have to earn your way into the Community. Except there are so few elitist bastards left to remind me of that that I am starting to forget. I am starting to forget employee game nights (only ever a part of one; thanks for the memory DeeJ), and glorious custom games (Fat Kid, anyone?), and simply talking on the forums about a common interest we all seemed to share. I am starting to forget why Choppers on Lost Platoon don't count. Now it seems that people just want to get that Crota checkpoint. No custom games left to speak of. People scattered across four consoles. Where did we all go? Every now and again, I spot a familiar face. I'm not on enough for people to remember me. Maybe 12 million players is simply too many. Maybe Bungie is starting to be more concerned with time played rather than quality of that time. Maybe such dreams simply do not last. But it was glorious and it will be missed and I shall hope for its return. I am left to wonder, though, if there is anyone left to care.