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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 5/16/2008

Thanks for all the good times and smiles over the last few year Frankie. I don't think I'd be as big of a Bungie fan had it not been for your always awesome Friday updates. Best of luck to you at your new job and hopefully we'll get word of your next kick ass project soon. Take care Frankie, You'll be miss.

  • 05.17.2008 9:55 PM PDT

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Posted by: Himeh
That Rickroll one made me lol, great update.
did u not read all of it!?!!?!?!?!?

see ya frankie, ive always missed the times where every update was a 'frankie' update, but now i shall miss the time was bungie was a 'frankie' bungie

see ya and you will be missed

  • 05.17.2008 10:01 PM PDT
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Frankie - you will be missed. It was your writing which solidified Bungie.net as my e-Home back in 2004.

I remember reading every line of your updates, drooling over every single piece of Halo 2 information. I have Mr Chief burned into my mind and I, along with the people I have met through this community, felt connected to the studio they had almost come to worship with fan-boy zealousy.
I remember feeling amazed when we first saw Zanzibar and Waterworks and we would count down the days until the next Weekly What's.
For some reason I have the memory of one particular update stuck in my head. The anticipation and joy that we felt when you told us about the conclusion of the H2Beta. It wasn't much in terms of milestones for Bungie, I'm certain, but I believe it was Mr Chief holding up a giant Halo 2 Cog or something proclaiming "THE BETA IS DONE" which really blurred the lines between being a fan and being a part of something.

In many ways, you shaped much of this community with your humour and personality and I believe that all of the older members will feel as though they have lost a personal friend at the end of this week. But I'm sure you will have many follow you to wherever you end up, just to keep up with you... in a totally non-stalkerish way...

You did an amazing job, and this Community will feel a little less cosy with you gone. Do pop in over at HBO and here every now and then to call us nerds or tease us with some more Halo knowledge.

Thank you, Frankie.

[Edited on 05.17.2008 10:04 PM PDT]

  • 05.17.2008 10:02 PM PDT

Know that although in the eternal scheme of things you are small, you are also unique
and irreplaceable, as are all your fellow humans everywhere in the world.

Frankie's logic:
Bungie Fans < $

  • 05.17.2008 10:33 PM PDT
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So long, Frankie. It's been great.

  • 05.17.2008 10:44 PM PDT
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Posted by:xTCx Reloaded
Im pretty sure i could have read The Bible faster than all of those posts.

Greatest H3 Match EVER

Posted by: Spank Di Hos
Frankie's logic:
Bungie Fans < $


^Mass phail. Frankie has to move to micro$oftz because of what he knows. He knows deep Bungie secrets and before a horde of mass ninja snuck into his bedroom at midnight he said he'll join MS where he can keep working on "halo stuffz".

Either way, goodbye Frankie. I will throughly miss you, I've indeed come to feel as if you are a close friend of mine. As if you are most of the glue that has attached me to this company.

  • 05.17.2008 11:19 PM PDT
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Didn't manage manage to get through all of last weeks entries and was shocked to see how closely my own two submissions resembled two finalists.
Was even more shocked to hear about Frankie. My window into Bungie is inextricably linked to his skewed perspective. Hope to hear more of your shenanigans soon Mr O'Connor. No more Mister Chief....does that mean my eyes will one day stop bleeding?


[Edited on 05.18.2008 5:31 AM PDT]

  • 05.17.2008 11:27 PM PDT
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Posted by: lukems
Once you've seen this Weekly Update, you won't be able to unsee it.


click for full story


I'm not someone that spams the boards with endless threads. I don't even post here often.

But I've been playing Halo since the day of the first release. Halo2's online matchmaking took it to the next level. And Frankie's weekly updates made Halo more than a game for me, the Friday updates have been a part of my life since I found my way to Bungie way back when....

Halo3, humpday challenges, all the different content and the inside look at Bungie Studios through this website are all reasons why I still find endless enjoyment running around with my friends blowing things up in a fictional universe.

So thanks Frankie, for all the entertainment and updates and writing and for MisterCheif. You'll definitely be missed by everyone who is is fan of the Halo series and Bungie.Net.

Good luck with your new gig,
-J-

  • 05.17.2008 11:45 PM PDT

Posted by: Audon Tomn
After reading and re-reading your post. Carefully examining every point you made, I have come to the conclusion that you left out evidence to substantiate your claim. Congratulations, you are an idiot.

Posted by: Spank Di Hos
Frankie's logic:
Bungie Fans < $

No. You sir, are an arse. Frankie loves us! And we love him.

Please don't let that person ruin your last days in paradise (a.k.a. bungie.net) Frankie.

Goodbye :'(

  • 05.17.2008 11:53 PM PDT

Your lord and Mexican master,
killal0t

I love you Frankie. Goodbye. <3

  • 05.18.2008 12:09 AM PDT
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A great loss for the Bungie community... :(
All that can be said is:
Au revoir
Adios
Auf Wiedersehen
Tot ziens
Farvel
Arrivederci
And lastly, Goodbye.
Frankie, you shall be missed, but not forgotten.

[Edited on 05.18.2008 12:12 AM PDT]

  • 05.18.2008 12:11 AM PDT

My troll sense is tingling.

Wait, if he's still working on the halo franchise, would he still be involved in the film, and make sure it's not a Michael Bay-style film?

  • 05.18.2008 12:37 AM PDT
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Posted by: Timtaztix
Why don't you level 50's out there, when you finally decide to apply for colleges...why don't you put that you were a level 50 on your application. And put it on your job resume, too. See how much it matters, and how much people care.

D:
bye Frankie. good luck.
and i hope you have as much fun in your new position as you did at bungie

[Edited on 05.18.2008 1:06 AM PDT]

  • 05.18.2008 1:04 AM PDT
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Well that's...quite sad to be honest. I'm really gonna miss Frankie's updates, and I'm sure everyone at Bungie will miss Frankie a great deal. This had better not be the last time we hear from him though.

Best of luck Frankie, and God speed. We're behind you 100%

  • 05.18.2008 1:05 AM PDT

E4web

Goodbye Frankie, you shall be sorely missed for, among other things, the great efforts you pulled for the community. I still remember when you wrote the "State of Play" articles from the US Official Xbox Magazine to the UK Official Xbox Magazine.

Good luck in whatever the future holds for you.

  • 05.18.2008 1:20 AM PDT

"Seems to me you should spend less time on that article and more time working on that novel you've been working on!!!"

Ya ya, someone wins armor blah blah.

Frankie!!!!!!! AHhhhhh, por que? You are but a wee wippersnapper, why jump into the big kid pool? So there are some warm spots in the kiddie pool, but at least its harder to drown right? Am I right? Did I lose anyone halfway through that? I loled.
See ya later Frankie, its been fun. I'm probly younger than you, but I'll give you a piece of advice my highschool science teacher told me:
"Live it, love it."
And that's that, come back and draw us a mister chief from time to time.

[Edited on 05.18.2008 2:13 AM PDT]

  • 05.18.2008 2:06 AM PDT
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I can't believe Frankie's gone :(

  • 05.18.2008 4:13 AM PDT

Hated by many, confronted by none.

Great update, great Photoshop-contributions. The "I Am Legendary" poster was awesome!
Credz to you Shishka, and the rest of the playlist-workers, for not giving up on Ranked BTB...

Frankie, you'll be sorely missed! *sad face*
I do hope that you sneak in from time to time though as someone mentioned above...

  • 05.18.2008 4:33 AM PDT
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Since Franie's leaving, can I haz his reconz?

  • 05.18.2008 4:46 AM PDT

GO AWAY MONKEY!

Frankie NOOOOOOOOOOO. I have been coming to this site since I can remember and Frankie has always been here. I would wait in anticipation for his updates followed by his Mater Chief masterpieces. This is truly a sad sad day. I will miss ya buddy!

  • 05.18.2008 5:03 AM PDT

GT: Blue Beta
"Humans were built for war"-Solid Snake


a cyber punk thriller: "Hell" I heard pretty good things about hell. It was in the bible and -blam!-, so it must be pretty good. -blam!- crazy. Its like "Shadow Run" without the run. Cept Its just like: "Get -blam!-" Cause your in hell. I mean, its not that much fun down there. A lot of pineapples... Sucks ass actually
http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=10133348
BTW: I am from Egypt, and a muslim.

I am legendary, eh? Frankie probably printed that out and put it on a t-shirt.

  • 05.18.2008 5:23 AM PDT
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You know me.

Can I has Frankie?

Most of luck on your next project, we'll all miss you!

  • 05.18.2008 5:44 AM PDT

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done reading.

Stupid update. The beginning was interesting, got bored with the rest. Just like the update before this. People come and go, whatever!

Anyway, Shame on you Bungie! It's good that you guys are updating Bungie Favorites every 2 week-ish, but OMFG! At least put some good maps in it ffs! My 3 maps blows everything away. I liked 'coliseum' though, but you need a game for it wich is SO annoying. I also noticed this. The pictures are completely from various gamers, but the games/clips/maps are all from popular-known-halo-dedicated sites or popular players who are also members of these groups or communities. Thats -blam!- ridiculous! Face it peeps! We will never be on Bungie favorites unless we are from MLG or Forgehub. I laughed my ass off when I saw that Tunnel (Last Resort) map. Dude, I can jump over the walls if I want to without using grenades ffs! Also, the Cat n' Mouse game. Wtf is up with that? I lost like all hope when I saw that. I know, I know, you need a game to make the map playable, but when did I saw maps on the Bungie favorites who were actually just Halo 3 maps, but with different weapon/equip/nades placements and perhaps some teleports or a map with a theme like you guys did with Avalanche (alien vs human). NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So go suck -blam!- of bad MLG film clips and the maps of the -blam!- annoying Forgehub who sucks ass, by the way.

LATER!

P.S. If you are interested in a group only made for gametypes without using crappy maps who are made by crappy peeps (kuch kuch forgehub), join the Universal Gametype Group (UGG for short). Click on my profile or signature and you will be sended to it.

[Edited on 05.18.2008 8:08 AM PDT]

  • 05.18.2008 7:09 AM PDT
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Awsome update Bungie You guy ROCK!!!

  • 05.18.2008 7:23 AM PDT
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So long, Frankie. Best of luck in your new position.

  • 05.18.2008 7:29 AM PDT