I really like the whole forge idea, but it seems as though now that bungie is out of the new halo games, we are doomed
But it would've been awesome if they had a farcry style of making maps, or add better features. Like, let us actually make stuff float in the air without finding ways to make it float. Or add AI, water, stuff like that. I believe ever since Halo 1 modding came out, modding aim really has been more towards trying to make the maps our own. Not cheating, or anything like that, but just make the map what we actually want it to look like.
As for halo 1 and 2, modding was best on halo 1 PC version. You could do INSANE stuff on it. Halo 2 for xbox was real fun modding, but you could only really realistically mod downloaded maps. You could mod old maps, but reburning the game on a disc or putting the whole game on your hard drive was quite the hassle. And well Halo 3 modding/ Halo 2 PC modding is gay
Mostly because the resigner for Halo 3 hasn't been released so only Anthony can make mods, and Halo 2 modding is like looked down upon greatly in that community because people are scared someone will ruin it by cheating. So yea.
I remember in Halo 1 you could do really anything you wanted. Make a banshee shoot homing rockets was always fun.