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I Love you guys on the PC forums (in a straight way,) and wanted you guys to get the same information that I posted on the Halo 3 forums. So i hope you guys enjoy. :)
I am not anti-Halo. I'm a PC gamer, and I have both *bad* halo games made by Gearbox and Hired Gun. I am saddened by Bungie's choice to abandon its PC and MAC friends, to go work for the XBOX goliath. So I hope you can understand that I do not hate Bungie for their decision, but at the same time, I do not see them as entirely honest. I feel that Bungie has been "tainted" (for lack of a better word,) after being annexed by microsoft. So let me explain this taint. This is not a rant. In this post I hope to be as concise as possible, so grab a cold soda or something, get comfortable, this is gonna be a bumpy ride. If you don't have a care for history, then jump to the end. If you would like to see what Microsoft, Bungie, Ensemble, and Command and Conquer have in common, read on.
Our story begins when Bungie was a growing seedling in the great forest, that was the 90s videogaming market. They were a company dedicated to MAC users, and were responsible for great games including Myth and Marathon. Myth was an RTS, Marathon aws an FPS, both completely innovative and overall incredible games for their time. So what does Bungie do next after finishing their excursions in Myth and Marathon? Theuy do what every company does, create a new incredible game series, and name this one, Halo. Sounf familiar? Good, because it should, pat yourselves on the back.
Halo was originally supposed to be a great RTS, pushing the envelope further, surpassing the great Myth RTS. But as you probably already know, Microsoft stepped in, and took them over. Why did Microsoft annex Bungie? To push their new Xbox console. With microsoft entering the videogaming battle, they needed good names, and they chose Halo. Halo was thereby transformed into an FPS, and the rest is history. But stop the fast forward in 2005 after the release of Halo 2.
Halo 2 comes out after massive hype, and is a great sequel. For those of you who disagree, please bare with me, as I am starting to get to my point. The PC Gamers had been abandoned by Bungie, and we do what we always do best, that is mod great games. Out comes Command and Conquer Generals: Zero Hour, and what do we do? Well, we start to create the coolest mod ever, by turning CNC into a Halo RTS, otherwise known as Halogen.
Fast forward again to fall 2006. Halogen has apparently been discontinued, as Microsoft has politle asked them to cease production of HaloGen, mere weeks before its public FREE release. Two weeks later, the first trailer for Halo Wars comes out. Are you starting to see something yet? If not bare with me, it'll become obvious soon.
Fast forward to fall 2007, and out comes Halo 3, the smash hit. There is one particular piece that catches my eye, which I am fairly certain, hasn't caught yours. The Mongoose, does anyone know where this ATV cme from? Obviously the minds at Bungie, correct? My friends you are mistaken.
That's right, I am implying plagarism. But how could I? Let's go back again to HaloGen. You can visit the official site of the mod at this link.
LINK: http://halogen.slipstreamproductions.net
Did you click there and realize that it doesn't exist? But wouldn't you like to know at least what it looked like. If not, click anyway, because this is the basis of my entire argument. Through the wonders of the Internet Archive, I am able to present to you, what this site looked like, some 2 years ago, under a different domain name.
LINK: http://web.archive.org/web/20051129021607/http://www.derelict studios.net/halo/index.php
They updated it, and the end result was incredible. Here was the last updated site, before it was discontinued.
LINK: http://web.archive.org/web/20050809005851/http://halogen.slip streamproductions.net
If you care about what I am saying about Bungie, let me point this out to you in case you haven't already seen it. Click the second link (the last update for the site.) Do you see on the lower panel an image of an atv? It's the grayed out link for " media." Does this look like a Mongoose or is it mere coincidence. I know you are now saying, "Well, it's only another ATV. It's not that big of a deal." Well my friend, you have missed something very very big. It is what we call DIRECT PLAGARISM. The infringement upon a person's own thoughts. Click the 2nd link and scroll down to see a picture of this ATV. Read it. It should say, "In todays update, I've picked to show the final Mongoose (ATV) texture, The updated texture for the Light War factory and the completely re-designed Skyhawk interceptor. First off, The ATV has been nicknamed the Mongoose. It depends on its high speed, quick maneuverability, and cheap design to escape and evade enemy fire. It has minimal firepower, and lacks any kind of armor, but it can remain hidden from the enemies while not moving."
When I saw this, I said something like "DID YOU SEE THAT, IT SAID MONGOOSE. IT SAID F***ING MONGOOSE. THEY STOLE THE F***ING VEHICLE AFTER THEY KNOCKED THEM OFF WITH LEGAL RIGHTS." If you think this cannot be, look at this picture.
LINK: http://web.archive.org/web/20060218055055/www.derelictstudios .net/site/halo/images/ATVSkin.jpg
THAT's WHAT YOU CALL PLAGARISM!!!
I do not wish to deter your image of Halo 3 as a great game. But I simply wish to point this "minor" detail out. I will continuing playing Halo 2 Vista online and will be continually disappointed by Bungie. I hope all of you guys the best gaming experience on Halo 3, as I do not have a 360, and do not intend to get one (though I really want to play Halo 3 because it's soo 1337.) Wish you guys the best of luck. :)
Sincerely,
Recoton007
[Edited on 09.30.2007 5:10 PM PDT]