Every Monday, we feature a community member who does one or more of the following things: routinely goes above and beyond for their fellow forum members, is a positive and active member of the community, and/or sends me mass amounts of cat pictures. This week our Community Member of the Week is The Greybeard. Read a little more about him below, then hit his profile to learn more about his beard… that’s apparently grey.

Gamertag: The Greybeard.

Origin of Gamertag: I’m quite shy and talk softly. So around the time of Skyrim’s release, one of my friends made the joke that I was a Greybeard. Well, I liked that and changed my GT to The Greybeard.

Current clan/community: The Waypoint community!

Halo game(s) you are currently playing: All of them.

Favorite map, game type and playlist: Blood Gulch (and its remakes), Slayer, and BTB.

Least favorite map, game type and playlist: I’m not a fan of Boneyard, as for game type and playlist it doesn’t really matter.

Preferred control scheme: Recon.

Halo playing style (offense, defense, sniper, driver, etc.): Offensive.

Favorite character: Bornstellar and The Gravemind.

Favorite Halo book: Primordium.

Favorite Halo quote: “There is much talk, and I have listened, through rock and metal and time. Now I shall talk, and you shall listen.”

Anything else we should know? Well, let’s see. I’m a vegetarian, I often play guitar, and I like to read a lot. Well that’s all I can think of for now at any rate!

Get to know The Greybeard here!

From IGN:

Halo 4 Spartan Ops designer David Ellis stops by to talk about the upcoming game’s downloadable episodes that will fill both your hearts and hard drives with weekly Halo content.

Since both Greg and Altano were sick during the taping of the show, we actually have a short episode this week (sorry, everybody – Mike Drucker can only do so much on his lonesome…he’s so very lonely). However, Xbox Senior Editor, Ryan McCaffrey, takes up the charge to lead the interview.

We also have a “Previously On…” that literally makes no sense. So…there’s that…

Up At Noon – Halo 4 Spartan Ops Interview with David Ellis

From HT Edge:

We have a great Halo: Reach charity weekend event organized on HaloTracker! It will take place October 27-28. We’ll be hosting three events: FFA, two Grand Prix races, and a raffle. Prizes include: Astro A40 headset, Halo 4 standard game, XBL Gold membership, Halo posters, T-shirts and much more. All proceeds go towards the Child’s Play Charity. Sign up now!

HaloTracker Halo: Reach Charity Weekend Event

From Minolta1034:

At Ready Up Live, we take leaks and spoilers very seriously. So we thought we would make a video to give everyone some tips on the best ways to avoid the Halo 4 leaks and spoilers that have surfaced on the internet.

Minolta1034’s Guide to Avoiding Halo 4 Leaks and Spoilers

Some people love the challenge of playing through a mission on Legendary with all the Skulls activated. I would not be one of those people (I choose life). If you are, though, I highly recommend taking the current Weekly Challenge for a spin.

The Pillar of Autumn: LASO – 17777cR
Complete The Pillar of Autumn, Legendary, All Skulls On (LASO).

Want to take some friends with you while you get up close and personal with this particular warship? Then post in the following thread, and fill out your team. Good luck, Spartans, although hopefully you won’t need it…

Weekly Challenge Thread

Halo 4 launches in less than 25 days. The good news is that you are that much closer to having the game in your hands. The bad news is that as discs are being made and distributed, you may start to see leaks. The internet is an awesome place… until it’s no longer an awesome place.

We are working closely with our security teams and law enforcement to address the situation. Piracy is illegal and we are taking vigorous action against it. We have poured our blood, sweat, and tears into Halo 4, and we want you to have the best possible experience with our game, come November 6. If you’re interested in staying spoiler-free, we encourage you to exercise caution when visiting various websites, social networking services, and forums.

Going dark is a customary pre-launch tradition for many gamers, and now may be the time to do that. Thank you to those of you that are reporting the leaks, and we’ll see you November 6. Through the scopes of our Battle Rifles, of course…

<3, 343