For me, Halo 3 didn't really hit the spot - I played it for a bit, but it didn't resonate with me like Halo, and Halo 2 did. Coincidentally, Reach is looking really fun, and I'm genuinely excited for the beta to launch. Who else feels like Reach is the breath of fresh air for the series?
 

I really have no interest in Halo. I mean, I'm not one of those jerks who hate on Halo for the sake of it but it's just not my thing. After watching that Ask Me Anything video and some trailers, I'm actually kinda excited to play Reach. There just seems to be something modern or changed about it.

Nah, I have been with Halo since I played it for the first time. I'm more excited for Reach than Halo 3 though.

That is also interesting how Reach is bringing new people in -- quite an accomplishment for Bungie, I think.

No.

Been getting back into the H3 multiplayer, so I guess in a way it has.

" No. "

" @TranceAddix: i played a lot of halo 3 but i eventualy stoped due to all my friends playing MW2 but know after realizing how bad that game is ive been back at it and im crazy stoked for reach adn plan to put alot of time into it. "

I never left you Halo.

we'll see

i have played plenty of halo 3, tons of multiplayer, custom games, forge. i even play campaign every once in a while still to this day
with halo reach, i'll go back to multiplayer

Absolutely. 
 
I was turned off by Halo 3.  It just didn't feel right to me.  I go back to it every once in a while just for something different to play, but I rarely play for more than an hour at a time. 
 
Halo 1 & 2 were amazing games, and I thoroughly enjoyed the FUCK out of them.  The only time I ever played Halo 2 online was when XBLv1 was going down, as I always played system link with 15 other buddies.  LOL 
 
With Reach, it seems like they are scratching a serious itch for my objective-based multiplayer love, while also keeping what makes Halo great in there.  Moreover, it feels like they are making significant changes, which is one of the issues I had with Halo 3 - I didn't feel the changes they made were significant or even that big.  Yes, Forge was a huge thing, and the items were a huge thing...but they didn't feel huge to me at all. 
 
I'm so fucking psyched for Reach that I can hardly take it, and all of my friends that don't really dig Halo are also looking forward to checking it out.  I can guarantee I'll be rolling Spartan as much as possible.

well i got my 360 and halo 3 about a year and a half ago and I'm still playing the hell out of that game. can't wait for the beta to start!

Definitely. Enjoyed Halo 3's multiplayer for a good while, but got tired of it when I couldn't play with friends any more (school, we all got more busy). Really looking forward to Reach's multiplayer.

never left.

 Well I stopped playing for about a year to play COD4 and then I got excited for Modern Warfare 2.... and well that was a disappointment so I essentially went right back to playing Halo 3.  Well it actually has just been Halo 3 and the Blur beta.  Regardless, I am hoping to get lucky today and get in.  If not I will be playing after work on Monday.

I never ever thought after Halo 3 that I would be excited about a new Halo game. But it seems like Bungie is actually making meaningful changes to the Halo style of game and not just trying to cash in like they did with Halo 3. I do feel bad that I probably wont get to play the beta, as I wasn't a hardcore fan and skipped ODST.

" @Warfare said:

" No. "

BOOM. Where's your positivity now?
 
In all seriousness though, the idea of a better narrative pulling the (apparently improved) game play aspects together is pretty appealing.
 
 @scud7171 said:

" @TranceAddix: i played a lot of halo 3 but i eventualy stoped due to all my friends playing MW2 but know after realizing how bad that game is ive been back at it and im crazy stoked for reach adn plan to put alot of time into it. "

  Welcome to the forums. Good to see someone who's first post isn't a quest blog. "

" Absolutely.  I was turned off by Halo 3.  It just didn't feel right to me.  I go back to it every once in a while just for something different to play, but I rarely play for more than an hour at a time.  Halo 1 & 2 were amazing games, and I thoroughly enjoyed the FUCK out of them.  The only time I ever played Halo 2 online was when XBLv1 was going down, as I always played system link with 15 other buddies.  LOL  With Reach, it seems like they are scratching a serious itch for my objective-based multiplayer love, while also keeping what makes Halo great in there.  Moreover, it feels like they are making significant changes, which is one of the issues I had with Halo 3 - I didn't feel the changes they made were significant or even that big.  Yes, Forge was a huge thing, and the items were a huge thing...but they didn't feel huge to me at all.  I'm so fucking psyched for Reach that I can hardly take it, and all of my friends that don't really dig Halo are also looking forward to checking it out.  I can guarantee I'll be rolling Spartan as much as possible. "

"  Well I stopped playing for about a year to play COD4 and then I got excited for Modern Warfare 2.... and well that was a disappointment so I essentially went right back to playing Halo 3.  Well it actually has just been Halo 3 and the Blur beta.  Regardless, I am hoping to get lucky today and get in.  If not I will be playing after work on Monday. "

It can't bring me back to Halo, since I never had much interest in the series. It might, however, bring me to Halo. I didn't really enjoy what little I played of Halo 2 and 3, but Reach looks pretty fun. If the single player campaign is good, I might pick it up.

I never left. 

I never left Halo.

Reach is definitely bringing me back to Halo, at least multiplayer. I played so much Halo 2 and had a blast, but for some reason Halo 3 didn't resonate the same way. Played it for a couple of months (mostly co-op) and then set it down for COD4 and other games afterward. After watching videos for Reach (especially the lengthy beta video here on GB), I'm very hyped for this game. Looks like they put in a lot of work in terms of tuning the gameplay in a way that I find much more accessible like loadouts, melee damage, and new game modes. A big plus is that my friends are also excited for Reach so it should make for a very fun beta.

Yes! 
Halo CE was awesome, but I got less interested with 2 and 3. Never really played Halo multi-player but I just bought ODST to get into the Reach Beta cause I am super psyched to play it. It looks awesome. Can't wait!!!

Back? More like deeper into.

I have never really cared about halo multiplayer but this seems interesting.

I might actually buy a Halo game. Which is weird for me, I don't have an xbox, so computer hopefully? Which I think could ruin it maybe.

I just wish this series would die already. Halo 2 should have been the last. I'm probably going to play it for a while, before it strikes me: "Yup, this is Halo"; then I'll toss the game away and never play a Halo game again.

You can definitely say that I am coming back to Halo. In the past month, I have been playing more Halo 3 than I have in a while. I don't know if it's Reach doing it (probably) but I am definitely liking Halo all over again. 

Never left.

" I just wish this series would die already. Halo 2 should have been the last. I'm probably going to play it for a while, before it strikes me: "Yup, this is Halo"; then I'll toss the game away and never play a Halo game again. "

Haven't played halo since Halo 3... this might bring me back. The game better be pretty different though. We'll see monday!

" @AuthenticM said:

" I just wish this series would die already. Halo 2 should have been the last. I'm probably going to play it for a while, before it strikes me: "Yup, this is Halo"; then I'll toss the game away and never play a Halo game again. "

That seems like a waste of money if that's the little effort your going to make to actually like the game. "

Kinda? I don't plan on playing ODST but I'm there for Reach.

I can say that Halo 3 killed the series for me, but after seeing all these trailers and game play it is making me excited and I can see myself enjoying the game.

Halo 3 and ODST didn't really grip me as much as Halo 2 and Halo did, ODST was so poor that I never even bothered completing the campaign! But with Reach it feels like they've definitely put a lot of thought into how they can make the Halo formula fun again and I can't wait.

 
I played it because of the superb multiplayer. 
The whole Halo universe/story didn't grab me all that much. 

Dude I am the same way as you. Halo 3 played it a couple months I didn't even buy ODST but after seeing the Ask Me Anything I am totally in.

" Nah, I have been with Halo since I played it for the first time. I'm more excited for Reach than Halo 3 though. "

I never left halo

" @Agent47CSim2 said:

" @AuthenticM said:

" I just wish this series would die already. Halo 2 should have been the last. I'm probably going to play it for a while, before it strikes me: "Yup, this is Halo"; then I'll toss the game away and never play a Halo game again. "

That seems like a waste of money if that's the little effort your going to make to actually like the game. "

Which is why I'm not going to put a single penny on it and play the game at my friend's house. "

I definitely want to try it out at least. 

Well, I didn't manage to get a code after trying all day; to anyone that has: what do you think? Is it revolutionary - or at least fresh? 
 
To everyone that didn't leave Halo: I wouldn't have either, but Halo 3 didn't feel right to me.

I've missed Halo 2 & 3 online (I've tried 3, but it seemed a bit dated at the time and just didn't compete with the first BF:BC which I was playing religiously at the time). Got me a used copy of ODST yesterday (really fun campaign) in order to get into the Halo : Reach Beta. I'm looking forward to it. The perfect break from BF:BC 2, which I've played way too much since release. I need to let that game simmer idly for awhile for it to get its flavour back. Reach's Beta is gonna be the shit!

I havn't played Halo 3 real seriously since 2007, and for maybe a week or two after every map pack that's about it. CoD4 tore me away from Halo 3 which was just too similar to the Halo 2 I had been playing for years. Now two and a half years later after playing nothing but military shooters with a scatter shot of problems from MW2's overall crapiness that will likely never be patched to Bad Company 2's glaring issues that were suddenly deemed less important to patch on consoles than a damn Dr. Pepper promo. Halo 3 may have been archaic but it was steady as a rock. Reach seems to blend that steadiness of design choice with a few modernizations here and there. Also the everyone is always on a even playing field and skill is all that matters approach is much better "lawlz I killed u with meh choppa gunnner".