I might get this Friday night or early Saturday. You didn't answer my friend request anyway talented... then again I haven't played in over two weeks so who knows what's going on.

And Thanatos it goes like this:
Halo 3 > Halo 2 pre 'Weapon Balance' Update > Halo 1 > Halo 2 post 'Weapon Balance' Update

Halo 3's gameplay is far better than Halo 1, it's just the release wasn't as dramatic. Halo 1 was far ahead of games that were released around it. As far as the two directly compared, Halo 3 is ages ahead - remember Halo 1 wasn't even online unless you modded it. Halo 2 was really good, too, before they fucked it up with the 'BR is GOD' update.

All Halo games have disappointed me since the first time I saw and killed a Jackal and it dropped its carry shield and I thought "Man I can't wait until we finish this firefight so I can go pick that up." Low and behold, three halo games later, you still cannot pick up a jackal's shield. Bullshit.