I copied in a few threads from the Epic forums to get things started:

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I've been lurking around on here for quite some time now, just browsing the forums during work and I have been seeing alot of "PUT THIS IN GEARS 2!!" threads and I only ask....why? Why are these suggestions even being posted? And why are alot of the suggestions from HALO 3???? Nobody wants anything from Halo 3 in Gears Of War. Leave it like it is, the only exception I would say would being able to record matches to play them back. I'm sure by now Epic is past most of the development stages of the game and they are working on beta testing and fixing glitches found within the game. Months and months of testing/fine tuning have to be done before a release and Gears 2 is only what 7 months away? Also, to kind of clear things up with the past dedicated server debates and "lag free" games in Gears of War 2 it just simply won't happen. Xbox Live needs to install servers for that to happen. Every game on Xbox Live runs off a host, some games seem to lag less than others. All games on Live have lag and we have all seen that. Xbox Live needs to add the servers to have lag free (without a host) games.

In my opinion, Halo should stay in Halo. I hate when people come in, posting "original" ideas like "Hey, let's put in SMGs" or "Hey, let's put in sticky grenades from a distance", or swords, or even flamethrowers. Lots of people just want to post an idea and get responses without putting any thought into them. And 99% of the ideas I've seen posted aren't even plausible, or fitting to the game. Most are downright retarded. I'd have to side with TvT on this one.