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Subject: Do we need a *spoilers* tag?
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That's probably true, but still, for the people that did use it, it would be helpful. I mean, it took like two minutes to write (and I know Bungie has to do some server scripting to make it work), but still, it's sort of helpful...

  • 05.08.2007 12:55 AM PDT
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I still think tagging thread titles is better. That way, you KNOW when spoilers are around, instead of just hoping someone doesn't misspell [spoilre].

-EDIT- Like that. Duh.

[Edited on 05.08.2007 7:46 PM PDT]

  • 05.08.2007 7:46 PM PDT
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Well IMO, you can't stop some things. Multiplayer components (the only major leaks we have seen), don't really bother most people. Why? Well because a lot of game manufacturers announce the new weapons etc. Sure it may bother you that people discuss the "Zanzibar" leak, but does it really bother you if you find out about a new map?

Because if it does, I suggest you don't frequent this site, or any gaming site for that matter.Bungie themselves have released maps that will be in Halo 3, and given us multi player tidbits. Discovering those isn't really a "good" part of the game for most people. Obviously, Single player leaks ruin the game for most people. But I think if something from that was ever leaked, then Bungie obviously would not allow its discussion. However, with multi player leaks, it simply takes too much man power, and the effort is not worth the result. The moderators (who are volunteers), would have to lock thousands of threads, on a subject that Bungie often "leaks" to the public itself.

Another thing, I am very sorry, but expecting Bungie to cover your eyes isn't something that they can do. This is the information age. Information hits us from all areas. Would you expect High Impact Halo, or many of the other sites involving gaming discussion to shield your eyes from content, that is "appropriate", and etc. Also you don't pay for this site. The moderators are all volunteers, their all human. They can't shield you from everything, especially in an age where we are literally presented with thousands of bits and bytes worth of information on a daily basis.

Additionally, a large amount of the population enjoys speculating on the "leaked" multi player content. It gives them something to do. Most of the discussions in the forum are either based on content that Bungie gave to us, or that came from leaked vids. And the content that Bungie gives is just as "damaging to your experience" if finding out Zanzibar is a map in Halo 3 is. Because, we also know that Valhalla is the new Coagulation. Even though its official, it really entails the same basic information: A new campaign map. Thats what most of the leaks are: New Maps, or New Weapons, or a sneak peak at the graphics.

To the spoilers post in particular: Too many people would abuse it. 95% of posts would have spoilers in them anyways. Why? Well in most threads, people will bring up information, that Bungie has not released. So every single thread would have a very large "spoilers in here" tag inside of it.
Its the information age. If there is a Campaign post, it will be deleted, and the poster black listed. But for MP? Does it really matter? Bungie releases information of the same kind (weapons, maps, equipment, etc). It doesn't really matter.

  • 05.08.2007 7:53 PM PDT

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