G-pinions

Halo 2 is so very close to having a perfect online game. Two things hold it back from flawlessness - a couple of games that show up on the large playlists way too frequently that suck ass (Assault on Coagulation, anything on Waterworks), and lousy, stinking, goddamn horrid CHEATERS. I just don't understand it. How the hell can you enjoy getting online every night, hooking up with your friends, and then spend several hours fucking people over by exploiting two lame glitches? The entire joy of the game comes from camaraderie, competition, and honing your skills, and cheating doesn't encompass any of those. These people all get their accounts banned eventually, so I can't even see getting an artificially high rank as much of a reason for such douchebaggery. It hasn't ruined the game by any means (after all, I do play several hours a night, four or so nights a week), but it can sour a good session of playing faster than a fork in the eye. I guess it bothers me as much as it does because it's so confounding; I can't even begin to imagine why people would ever do it. Jerks.