You are correct, nothing frustrates more than people who either skim through an article, or totally don’t read it properly, and then espouse their opinions in the comments. It just makes them look like an idiot to those who have read it.

Mind you. it does make for some fun, easy target practice.

So, you think we are retards? Let’s see now, shall we?

1) This article was written in August 2008. That’s, how can I put it? Over a year ago.

2) In it, Randy Pitchford is quoted as stating that he “can’t publicly announce it yet”. Now at this point, either Borderlands hadn’t been announced, or if it had, this statement by Pitchford would suggest that this was not, in fact, anything to do with Borderlands.

3) We quote feedback from someone INSIDE Microsoft who does not out-and-out deny this idea

4) We clearly state that this is not proof postive and that nothing is confirmed, and that it may in fact be an incorrect assumption, inside information aside.

5) You are utterly wrong about Bungie having control of the Halo IP. Microsoft own the Halo IP, and Microsoft say who makes Halo games. Ensemble made Halo Wars, and involvement by Bungie was for the most part advisory.

6) To utilise your logic, are we to assume that if you had this information given to you at the time we did you would have thought “Ah, I see. All this information leads me to conclude, indubitably, that Gearbox is in fact referring to Borderlands, a game which I have never heard of and has not yet been announced.”

So, to sum up, you have missed the entire point of the article, totally missed the context, utterly missed our disclaimer, and have no idea about the Halo IP. You are also unable to write correctly, formulate or postulate a good and intelligent argument, cannot spell “faggot”, and seem to think that sexuality and intelligence are somehow linked inextricably.

Therefore, sir, I posit that you are, in fact, the “retard”, probably about twelve, American, and the kind of brain-dead mouth-breather that I mute instantly on Xbox Live the moment you utter your first high-pitched, pitiful and comedic obscenity.

Now, don’t read my words too hard, you hear? Wouldn’t want you to strain yourself.