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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 05/08/09

Black Water Ops
Cool Picture I Made

"Judge somebody not by their rank or status, but by how they act and what they do."
-muttonhead688

I'm Watching You

Woo-Hoo! Unbanned...okay Bungie, how about this!

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Doing it Wrong

* You took your screenshot from the Gravity Hammer's lower-level perch on Assembly looking back up the shielded chute. (Not a bad idea, but we saw hundreds of these.)
* You crafted an elaborate message with the Forge, using stone blocks to spell out, "I <3 Bungie." If it's not edible, we're not impressed.
* You staged an explosion while pointing a Sniper Rifle/Battle Rifle/French Horn into the camera. Been there. Done that. Don't want the t-shirt.
* You snapped your screenshot on Snowbound, Foundry, or any other map that isn't part of the Mythic Map Pack. Um, yeah.
* You didn't upload the screenshot into your File Share. You know your File Share is free, right?
* You neglected to tag your screenshot with "Mythic Recon." Or at all. Or you tagged it Mistic Reconz.
* You harassed people, sending unsolicited requests for them to boost your tag count. We have eyes everywhere.
* You had your giant group rate and download your screenshots. We didn't even look at ratings or number of downloads.

For those that won, congratulations. Play nice, go forth, and represent. Don't take it too personally when other players make a million screenshots while teabagging you, whether they win or not. Embrace the experience. Just don't inhale. Armor plating+sweat+crotch=nasty. Maths.

Everyone else, better luck next time.

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Oh really? Honestly, I am fine not being one of the winners...if I were to find out which screenshot won the award. Honestly, I posted some pretty epic screenshots that don't have to do with any of the following on that bulleted list. Maybe you guys forgot to put on your spectacles, but if you can find one picture or more greater than the following I am about to show you, please post them. I would really like to see what I got beaten by...

Okay...maybe I lied about that...but are these pictures not good? From the impression I got from Bungie, they suck.

Moon Landing

ODST2

Crouching Tiger <---looks best on my desktop background...

-mutt

[Edited on 05.08.2009 5:53 PM PDT]

  • 05.08.2009 5:48 PM PDT

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Hog sniping
Exalted is considered "the highest" because you can't get any bans or warnings of any kind for quite a long time, which is harder than just being a member for a long time.

I read this update...

I love Eminem... eeerrrrttt... slim shady

So, basically... this weekend there will be some sort of news (probably about ODST) which will include info on how to get Recon armor plating....

I guess the real question is.... how the heck do I fit Recon over my mandibles?

All I can think of is water and bridges... something doesn't feel right.

  • 05.08.2009 5:54 PM PDT
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Posted by: xmixmasterx
.... how the heck do I fit Recon over my mandibles?


Inhale and pull until you hear a pop.

  • 05.08.2009 6:01 PM PDT

Neat update. I liked the screenshot especially.

  • 05.08.2009 6:02 PM PDT

I am of an open mind and I am willing to hear criticism. Also: That's stupid and you're stupid.

Posted by: muttonhead688
-mutt


Wait, were you being serious? Your pictures were in forge so they were disqualified, which after reading is in the things of what not to do.

[Edited on 05.08.2009 6:18 PM PDT]

  • 05.08.2009 6:17 PM PDT

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What was the point of the competition, if you aren't going to show some of the winners in the update?

  • 05.08.2009 6:26 PM PDT

I'm kinda interested in seeing the winning screens... I am a Screeny nut, after all ;)

Not necessarily the artists, just an embedded image w/o artists names. Can you do that?

  • 05.08.2009 6:45 PM PDT

gtfo

1680

I'm kinda interested in seeing the winning screens... I am a Screeny nut, after all ;)

Not necessarily the artists, just an embedded image w/o artists names. Can you do that?
I've been wanting that too, but after 2 months of these contests, it doesn't seem like they will even do that =(

[Edited on 05.08.2009 6:52 PM PDT]

  • 05.08.2009 6:47 PM PDT

1. That Godzilla in Forge is amazing.
2. I think that updates should stop until a month from the release of ODST.
You guys have nothing of interest to me.

Edit: MODS, dont take this post as a personal attack. I just speak my mind.

[Edited on 05.08.2009 7:17 PM PDT]

  • 05.08.2009 7:13 PM PDT

Fac Fortia Et Patere

I'm still liking the parts of the Updates about the "Takehome Tests". Hopefully ODST will feel more like Halo 1, than Halo 3 due to these tests, and simply from the non-linear type of game ODST is going to be, compared to the linear game Halo 3 is.

  • 05.08.2009 7:28 PM PDT
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Interested to see what goes on this weekend. Pretty bummed about the last contest. Unfortunately, I don't have an eye for uber-close-ups inside explosions and whatnot. :( I did give it a good try though. I realized I didn't have much of a chance when I saw the montage posted earlier.

  • 05.08.2009 7:29 PM PDT
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So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.

-Gandalf

:( I did not win! I got a message but not the message "congrats u haz recon!" & no the message was not from bungie. It was from a new group called "The Bungie Ningas." well I tried VERY hard to win and now I see Bungie did not like my screenshots or I'm just unlucky! let's face it I quit trying to win the Recon Armor. instead I'm going to get by Halo 3 ODST. Then agian I just might stay with Security cuz I don't want to lose my Kantana. Thank You Bungie for giving me the chance to try to win! You guys rock :D

Yours Truly,

-Decimator Omega

  • 05.08.2009 7:49 PM PDT

Rebellion in small things to let the world know I haven't surrendered.

1. Congrats to Bungie for topping the charts again-note that halo 2 tops the original Xbox Live play.
2. The sand monster is cool, nice job to whoever did that.

  • 05.08.2009 7:54 PM PDT
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So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.

-Gandalf

Posted by: Verachi
First!!!!

Haha i win!!! after i read the whole update i'll post something smart :].

Dammit :'{ I asked ppl from my group to tag my screen shots i probably got disqualified. I just didn't want my pics to fall back to page 121313, whatever better luck next time. << not smart i know.
Showoff! Bungie Should Take Away Your Recon.

  • 05.08.2009 7:59 PM PDT
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Posted by: defnop552
wow, my dick broke so i ain't getting it for a while!

UPDATE: Defnop552 has confirmed he has fixed his dick.

Another crappy update without any Halo ODST Info..

Thanks -blam!-. You really make us want to go out there and buy your game.

[/sarcasim]

  • 05.08.2009 7:59 PM PDT

You know you are spending too much time on Halo 3 when you sit on the can and say BOMB ARMED!! BOMB PLANTED!!

Okay, so I learned that the spacebar is used for page down. Nice update.

  • 05.08.2009 8:14 PM PDT

I am impressed by the sand monster screenshot.

Posted by: Palien90
2. I think that updates should stop until a month from the release of ODST.
You guys have nothing of interest to me.


No.

[Edited on 05.08.2009 8:17 PM PDT]

  • 05.08.2009 8:15 PM PDT
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Congrats to all the winners. Love the giant forge-monster screen shot!

  • 05.08.2009 8:16 PM PDT

c|_|Care mug begs to differ.

therewillbecake@aperturescience.com

Was that an Eminem reference? Also, nice update.

  • 05.08.2009 8:19 PM PDT

Dear Bungie,

The reason i think i should get recon is because i work very hard and want u to plz give me recon.

p.s. plz give giantreaper7 recon.

  • 05.08.2009 8:41 PM PDT

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You know the music, time to dance...Now's one of those times, pays to be the strong silent type...9/22/09

Call me Ander. It's my nickname.

Posted by: GruntOfAction
Another crappy update without any Halo ODST Info..

Thanks -blam!-. You really make us want to go out there and buy your game.

[/sarcasim]


Which would you rather have: a huge info dump now and then no information for 5 months? or small amounts of info for the entire time?

  • 05.08.2009 8:47 PM PDT

B.U.N.G.L.E. Pro™

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Posted by: Achronos
At least you're not the guy who's screenshot got picked as a winner, but then got disqualified because he got banhammered a few weeks ago for some social playlist boosting.

Yeah, we checked that. At least he was the only one in the batch that was selected to win, and at least he made someone else happy by giving up his slot.

Posted by: DeathBringer669
Aww, didn't win the contest but still had fun.


That is definitely high on my list of "messages I don't want in my inbox." I would have been quite displeased to heard that I won, but was disqualified because I did something wrong. You should send him a message anyway just to make him feel bad.

  • 05.08.2009 9:23 PM PDT
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Stay the hell away from my mom!

  • 05.08.2009 9:26 PM PDT
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Nice update. Looking forward to see what's coming over the weekend. Screenies, release date... maybe a trailer?

Please?

Or it could be a podcast

Edit: Just realized it was for the Screenie contest :(

Sad face. Wanted Info.

[Edited on 05.08.2009 10:03 PM PDT]

  • 05.08.2009 10:00 PM PDT

I wish I was still legendary.

Posted by: muttonhead688
Woo-Hoo! Unbanned...okay Bungie, how about this!

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but if you can find one picture or more greater than the following I am about to show you, please post them. I would really like to see what I got beaten by...

Okay...maybe I lied about that...but are these pictures not good? From the impression I got from Bungie, they suck.

Moon Landing

ODST2



Crouching Tiger <---looks best on my desktop background...

-mutt


Why you lost would have something to do with the games being offline...as evidenced by the games apparently not existing.

[Edited on 05.08.2009 10:03 PM PDT]

  • 05.08.2009 10:00 PM PDT