I was looking around the new b.net layout and went onto the reach section and it shows lots of people are already online and playing it



Can someone explain to me how ? or are they bungie employees? cause if they are normal people im jealous.

In today's modern world, with loads and loads of people pre-ordering and everything, a few copies have trickled through the cracks, and a few others got their hands on copies as well. Gaming companies, like GameStop and IGN, have gotten review copies of the game early as well so they can review the game well enough before it's released. Bungie employees as well as friends and family also have the ability to play already as well. However, everyone who has copies of Reach already (not including Bungie employees, possibly) will be very sad come the night of the 13th. Because Bungie is going to be resetting everyone's credits earned from playing Reach as well as any Armor permutations bought with the credits. So everyone is going to start off at roughly the same time to make it even for everyone.

Ok thanks i was just wondering why it was already being played by the public but i guess not then