That is not how a mature, large, capable, and wealthy company handles problems like this. Many of the people playing on plasmas are younger children and or adults, playing on their parents (or household) television, the only option they have. Beyond that, the user should not be restricted to playtime due to choice in television set when a simple solution of the developers part is so clear and apparent. Simply put, this is irresponsible upon the part of Bungie. DICE had the sense to add a opacity slider knowing and respecting the people playing on plasmas. Bungie should go the same.

[quote]"Beyond that, the user should not be restricted to playtime due to choice in television set Simply put, this is irresponsible upon the part of Bungie. "[/quote] I disagree 100%. The user restricted themselves by purchasing or using a plasma in the first place. Bungie is not limiting you. The only ones irresponsible are the parents allowing gaming like this on their plasmas. There are plenty of cheap TVs out there, but you want bigger, so you are choosing to game on a tv known for burn problems when playing video games, pausing movies, etc. You could be responsible, save a few bucks and buy a used 32 inch off brand LCD if this was really a problem for you. Apparently it's not that big an issue as you keep playing. If I had a plasma that was known for this issue I would limit game time to whatever would stop the burn in, or not use the plasma for gaming and buy a small LCD tv/ monitor to use.

Your view on developers and consumer relationships is flawed. They exist because we buy their product, thus our needs come first. I'd wager more than 1/10 players play on a plasma, for one reason or another. That's many, many millions of dollars. Adding a simple feature such as a HUD opacity fader would be addressing an issue that 1 in 10 may face. I own a small business in New Jersey, my father owns and runs multiple of his own in New York, the needs of 10% of your clients should be addressed with the utmost haste.