MetalFearSolid
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Halo will never be the same..
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Bungie Day 2011 | Bungie Bids Halo Farewell
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Thank you based Bungle, for everything. It's been a hell of a ride, and you've sucked hundreds of hours of my life away from productivity.
I wish I played Reach more often but Halo will always be one of my favourite gaming franchises forever, and few experiences will top the one I had playing Halo 1 for the first time on my mint Xbox. Wake me, when you need my wallet.
I wish I played Reach more often but Halo will always be one of my favourite gaming franchises forever, and few experiences will top the one I had playing Halo 1 for the first time on my mint Xbox. Wake me, when you need my wallet.
J-Roderton
Member
Happy Bungie Day everyone. I hate to see Bungie go but I know Halo is in good hands. It's been my number 1 game ever since high school. Gonna be playing Reach all day long.
ElRenoRaven
Member
MetalFearSolid said:
It really won't. 343I could do a great job but there will be that something missing. It just won't feel the same.
Neuromancer
Member
Happy Bungie Day! To celebrate I am going to run screaming naked down the hallway at work, stopping only to gyrate my hips in the direction of attractive female coworkers.
ElRenoRaven
Member
yup. Happy Bungie day everyone. Party like it's the 7th of July!!!
ReverseFate
Member
Hey You said:
How about putting the Defiant map pack on sale then? Or is that not under their control, as they weren't the ones that made it.
No. Besides, remember back to Bungie Day '08 when Cold Storage was released for free. Microsoft has implemented severe restrictions on free DLC map integration with the series after Halo 2. Cold Storage, while a wonderful gesture, was ultimately wasted. Any free maps for Reach would likely fall under the same category, and you'd never see it in anything but custom games.lush said:
http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=steaktakular
They probably couldn't even get Noble Map Pack to go on sale.ReverseFate said:
Well since this is Bungie's final day with Halo this should be appropriate
In Remembrance of Halo 2
You will cry.
In Remembrance of Halo 2
You will cry.
Spaceman Spiff
Member
Although I couldn't be happier to know Bungie is moving on to new things, it's still a bit sad seeing them leave Halo behind. The franchise singlehandedly revitalized my love of gaming, and has defined and dominated much of the last decade in this hobby for me. I can't thank Bungie enough for all the memories and good times along the way, and wish them nothing but the best going forward.
Here's to another 20 years. World Domination takes time after all.
Here's to another 20 years. World Domination takes time after all.
From what I recall, its integration in playlists was tied to Legendary pack purchases, which was not and is not free, and which basically led to severe underuse. Shishka, who managed the playlists at the time, was only able to put it into playlists that were Legendary required, which weren't really any of the most popular playlists. It's currently in 3 or 4 playlists, but the chance of it showing up is extremely low, especially with those Microsoft-mandated restrictions. The moral of the story is that Don Mattrick and the rest of the MGS suits don't like free DLC (which is why Halo maps stopped going free - they were still selling too much).lush said:
Treythalomew
Member
I gotta give all my respect to Bungie for making one of my favorite games of all time but I'll be glad to see 343 getting control of Halo. The lack of any title updates for Reach has really been sad and its great to see 343 ready to get one out there.
Hitmonchan107
Member
So crazy! Those steaks are going to be delicious!
Halo is on this weird list of mine, alongside Harry Potter and LOST, of things I dismissed initially for no good reason, only to fall completely in love with later on. I was so surprised by how quickly all my misconceptions went out the window when playing that first hour of Combat Evolved. The controls were flawless, the flow of the gameplay felt so intuitive and fun, and the lore seemed so damn compelling. I don't think I've ever been as enamored with a modern video game so quickly as I was with that first Halo experience. It completely blew me away.
Not only that, but as I looked into who actually made the game, I fell in love all over again. Early on in my gaming days I knew very little about developers in general, aside from the obvious ones. Had I paid a bit more attention, I probably would have saved myself a lot of trouble, because the Marathon and Myth series were some of my favorite computer games in the 90's. Shortly after giving Halo a chance I finally put the pieces together, and my love for Halo quickly became a great appreciation for this talented group of people as a whole. I started taking part in the community they'd developed, and was kind of awe-struck by how in touch with their fanbase they were. You don't often see that level of openness and appreciation outside of smaller devs, and yet here you had the folks in charge of one of the biggest IPs in gaming interacting with their fanbase, way back before most of us knew what the hell a "community manager" was.
The quality of the games themselves, the online experience, and the sense of community surrounding this property were so shaped by this studio that taking them out of the equation and replacing them with someone else is just not going to be the same. While I have faith in the people at 343i, and am hopeful about the series going forward, it's impossible to deny that Bungie is irreplacable. But while their departure from the series is bittersweet, they're still around, and I'm beyond excited to see what they have in store for us next. After all, they haven't disappointed me once.
Not only that, but as I looked into who actually made the game, I fell in love all over again. Early on in my gaming days I knew very little about developers in general, aside from the obvious ones. Had I paid a bit more attention, I probably would have saved myself a lot of trouble, because the Marathon and Myth series were some of my favorite computer games in the 90's. Shortly after giving Halo a chance I finally put the pieces together, and my love for Halo quickly became a great appreciation for this talented group of people as a whole. I started taking part in the community they'd developed, and was kind of awe-struck by how in touch with their fanbase they were. You don't often see that level of openness and appreciation outside of smaller devs, and yet here you had the folks in charge of one of the biggest IPs in gaming interacting with their fanbase, way back before most of us knew what the hell a "community manager" was.
The quality of the games themselves, the online experience, and the sense of community surrounding this property were so shaped by this studio that taking them out of the equation and replacing them with someone else is just not going to be the same. While I have faith in the people at 343i, and am hopeful about the series going forward, it's impossible to deny that Bungie is irreplacable. But while their departure from the series is bittersweet, they're still around, and I'm beyond excited to see what they have in store for us next. After all, they haven't disappointed me once.
Hypertrooper
Member
I'm looking for a Team. So who is on?
Woo, congrats guys! Kinda bummed that I have to go to sleep soon so I can't get on until later, but once I'm up I'm totally gonna get my steak on!
Anyway, here's some wallpapers that I've whipped up in celebration. "Aesteroids" is a wallpaper I've spent months on due to wanting to get it done correctly. Though I'll never be finished on it, what better day to "release" it than Bungie Day?
Aesteroids (Clean) Link
Aesteroids (Dirty) Link
Be Brave Link
Anyway, here's some wallpapers that I've whipped up in celebration. "Aesteroids" is a wallpaper I've spent months on due to wanting to get it done correctly. Though I'll never be finished on it, what better day to "release" it than Bungie Day?
Aesteroids (Clean) Link
Aesteroids (Dirty) Link
Be Brave Link
Hitmonchan107
Member
Since when have you been on the "Destiny" train? ;^pZayneH said:
Hypertrooper
Member
He was always on the Destiny Train, but if Destiny is a MMO, he will loose his faith in bungie. (and will die)Hitmonchan107 said:
ZayneH said:New Beginnings and all that.
That was awesome, I can't believe I missed that video. So hyped for what they have cooking now.
RebornYeti
Member
Happy Bungie Day!
I've told this to everyone in my household and they all think I'm crazy.
I've told this to everyone in my household and they all think I'm crazy.