The first MP game I played was Halo on Xbox in Iraq....it wasn't online but we would have LAN connections to fill the lobby and go at it, I got so good no one would play with me.....especially in 08-09. But when I got back in 09 I got a live account and started playing Halo online and then COD. Once I played COD online I played several of the games before the release of Halo 4, which I pre2ordered and was SOO EXCITED ABOUT, buuuuuut it was so slow next to COD. It takes forever to get around the maps and I quit playing a few days after getting it and went back to COD. I hear Halo 5 is supposed to be all about keeping pace with the speed, competitiveness of COD but like JB said I would wait for the Beta,mtrailers, feedback to hit before getting your hopes up. We all know that BO3 will be quick competitive and similar to both COD and Black Ops already out.....just with some different weapons, stories, and enough new things to keep people happy. So we will see on Halo 5, but between Twitch TV and gaming outlets, it is too easy to watch released games before buying.