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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 07/10/09

Thank you Bungie for the 2 week EX ban. I guess Bungie vs The World does give out rewards besides Recon. Why is this good for me? Well cause I'm a Brigadier Grade 2, why do I need more EXP, lol. Also, the next set of maps, from 1-10, I'd rate it a 7, because Heretic is the only good looking one and Citadel looks and sounds like crap, almost like Cold Storage and Longshore is ok.

  • 07.11.2009 7:47 PM PDT

I rock at Halo. I may not be the best, or even Pro, but I kick with the big boys. I also love getting achievements. My fave is Endure, just because it took a bit to get.

Played all day and didnt get reconz... :*(
Oh well, there's always PAX 09! Hope you guys will be there!
You weren't postin your win lose ratio from there though!
Thanks for the great experience though it was fun
playing with all may friends! The new maps look as follows:
Longshore 9-10
Citidel 5-6
Heretic 7-8
Can't wait!

  • 07.11.2009 8:07 PM PDT

IIIIIII

Thanks Bungie! You guys rock! Keep up the amazing work!

  • 07.11.2009 9:36 PM PDT

Bluey

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even though i didn't match up against bungie, was still great fun getting matched up against you guys and seeing some of the awesome maps, makes me think what next year is gonna be, maybe halo reach =P

NEXT YEAR IN JERUSALEM!

  • 07.11.2009 10:01 PM PDT
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May it be that I did not receive "Recon" armour, as I have not checked, I still would like to thank Bungie for your fabulous customer support. I suppose that it is easier to support your customers when you are a video game company, (playing video games is fun), but, regardless, Bungie Day and all other marketing schemes always fill my day with ... loud noises. If you find it in you to create me a different armour, not Recon, I would very much appreciate it. I live in Seattle, on Mercer Island, so if you would feel so evil as to track me down just to slap me in the face--bring it. Until then, you can find me on bungie.net and on XBox Live!

  • 07.11.2009 10:19 PM PDT
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To all of those fellow consumer who love details and misleading interpretations:

"[...]. 'Wow, these maps look super cool and we've totally all been asking for a Midship remake and I'm not even going to be a jerk and make a thread about how I'm totally disappointed because my friend told me that he saw a YouTube video that confirmed that Bungie was making Blood Gulch!'

Man, we're really starting to hate your friend. His older brother too (though we hear he's working for Bungie now). [...]."

Could the above Bungie quote imply that there is to be a Blood Gulch Halo 3 map? While the eponymous "friend" refers, in my interpretation, to 'that guy on-line' that posts rumours that just create more head aches for every person, and, in this case, possibly me, the "older brother" who works at Bungie, in my interpretation, would be an employee that leaks information to the community early--equal justification for Bungie "really starting to hate your friend [and] his older brother too."

  • 07.11.2009 10:26 PM PDT
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Wassup?

I played for 5 hours straight on Bungie Day and never got matched up once!

  • 07.11.2009 10:29 PM PDT

thanks for the award bungie! i played your playlist for 19 hours lol, i took a 5 hour nap in the middle though o.O at least my time went unwasted

Love,

~Mac

  • 07.11.2009 11:16 PM PDT
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I played eleven hours. I am worried that Bungie's query for their hidden Recon requirements may have passed over me. Perhaps it is that I timed out on a couple of matches? I checked my record ... I have found two matches so far for which the results listed my score as it was when, to my end of the cable, a new host was selected and I won, every one else having left; how ever, the results also stamped DNF next to that score. Please, Bungie employee who may not really care: if I did qualify for one of your requirements, tell me.

  • 07.11.2009 11:57 PM PDT
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Posted by: Eskimoan09
Just wondering, but when the last game of Bungie Day end? 'Cuz the last game I was in, I exited post game lobby and it said, "This playlist is no longer available.", so I looked at the clock and it was 1:05 am. I kept hoping that would be one of the secret thingys, but seems as my game wasn't the last =[

Team Slayer 7/8/2009 1:05:15 AM Sandbox Bungie vs World 2nd preview
Multi Flag BRs 7/8/2009 12:55:58 AM Foundry Bungie vs World 2nd preview
Multi Flag BRs 7/8/2009 12:44:40 AM Sandbox Bungie vs World 1st preview

Team Slayer 7/8/2009 12:27:31 AM Sandbox Bungie vs World 1st preview
1 Flag CTF 7/8/2009 12:18:36 AM Sandbox Bungie vs World 1st preview
Team Slayer 7/8/2009 12:04:34 AM Sandbox Bungie vs World 2nd preview
Team Slayer 7/7/2009 11:52:34 PM Foundry Bungie vs World 1st preview
Multi Flag CTF 7/7/2009 11:41:15 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 1st preview
Team Slayer 7/7/2009 11:34:29 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 2nd preview
Team Slayer 7/7/2009 11:26:10 PM Foundry Bungie vs World 2nd preview
Team Slayer 7/7/2009 11:19:11 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 1st preview
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Multi Flag CTF 7/7/2009 10:12:44 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 1st preview
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Multi Flag CTF 7/7/2009 9:24:44 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 2nd preview
1 Flag CTF 7/7/2009 8:48:56 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 1st preview
1 Flag CTF 7/7/2009 8:38:28 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 2nd preview
Team Slayer 7/7/2009 8:25:23 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 1st preview
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1 Flag CTF 7/7/2009 8:00:26 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 1st preview
Team BRs 7/7/2009 7:22:14 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 1st unreliable

Team BRs 7/7/2009 7:43:51 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 2nd preview
Multi Flag CTF 7/7/2009 7:38:00 PM Foundry Bungie vs World 1st preview
Team Slayer 7/7/2009 7:32:00 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 1st preview
Team BRs 7/7/2009 7:20:08 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 2nd preview
Multi Flag CTF 7/7/2009 7:10:53 PM Foundry Bungie vs World 2nd preview
1 Flag CTF 7/7/2009 7:03:11 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 1st preview
Multi Flag CTF 7/7/2009 6:47:00 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 2nd preview
Team Slayer 7/7/2009 6:41:06 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 2nd preview
Multi Flag BRs 7/7/2009 6:32:44 PM Foundry Bungie vs World 1st preview
Multi Flag BRs 7/7/2009 6:24:35 PM Foundry Bungie vs World 2nd preview
Team Slayer 7/7/2009 6:18:41 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 2nd preview
Team Slayer 7/7/2009 6:07:56 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 1st preview
Multi Flag CTF 7/7/2009 5:57:34 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 1st preview
Team Slayer 7/7/2009 5:49:39 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 1st preview
Team BRs 7/7/2009 5:38:19 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 1st preview
Multi Flag CTF 7/7/2009 5:24:15 PM Foundry Bungie vs World 2nd preview
Team BRs 7/7/2009 5:17:40 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 1st preview
Multi Flag BRs 7/7/2009 5:04:00 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 1st preview
Multi Flag BRs 7/7/2009 4:44:34 PM Foundry Bungie vs World 2nd preview
Team Slayer 7/7/2009 4:35:04 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 2nd preview
Team BRs 7/7/2009 4:21:57 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 2nd preview
Team Slayer 7/7/2009 4:11:58 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 1st preview
Team Slayer 7/7/2009 4:00:55 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 2nd preview
Team Slayer 7/7/2009 3:54:13 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 2nd preview
1 Flag CTF 7/7/2009 3:44:01 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 1st preview

Multi Flag BRs 7/7/2009 3:35:36 PM Sandbox Bungie vs World 2nd preview
Team Slayer 7/7/2009 3:29:23 AM Sandbox Bungie vs World 2nd preview
Team BRs 7/7/2009 3:20:58 AM Sandbox Bungie vs World 1st preview
1 Flag CTF 7/7/2009 3:10:35 AM Sandbox Bungie vs World 2nd preview
Multi Flag BRs 7/7/2009 2:58:42 AM Foundry Bungie vs World 2nd preview
Team Slayer 7/7/2009 2:50:50 AM Foundry Bungie vs World 2nd preview
Multi Flag BRs 7/7/2009 2:42:56 AM Foundry Bungie vs World 1st preview
Team BRs 7/7/2009 2:26:31 AM Sandbox Bungie vs World 1st unreliable
1 Flag CTF 7/7/2009 2:18:19 AM Sandbox Bungie vs World 1st preview

DNF matches:

WiZeNgAmOtX placed 1st
Playlist - Bungie vs World
7/7/2009, 6:07 PM PDT
Length: 00:08:37

WiZeNgAmOtX placed 1st
Playlist - Bungie vs World
7/7/2009, 7:22 PM PDT
Length: 00:00:00

[Edited on 07.12.2009 12:51 AM PDT]

  • 07.12.2009 12:01 AM PDT

dear Bungie,

bungie day was a success i played for a long time with my team mates and didnt end up finding you at all but its all good, it was a really fun playlist,i would have appreciated recon, who wouldnt but it didnt work out for me i would love to play with one of the members for sure, if any of you guys are cool with playing some matches with me send me and invite Leb4lifee is my GT

Ps. I love recon
hah

  • 07.12.2009 12:23 AM PDT

plus it was reall cool because now i have 4 people on my list with RECON i juat wish i had i to

  • 07.12.2009 12:25 AM PDT
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Posted by: Arbiter989510
I played for 5 hours straight on Bungie Day and never got matched up once!
As I said before, even people who did not play a very long time are complaining when they should definitely not...

  • 07.12.2009 12:56 AM PDT
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halo 2 still the best game in the series. long live halo 2.

Dam, I miss the old days playing halo 2 with my old brothers in arms. Thank you my old friends for giving me this account, I shall continue our legacy.

i nearly died from laughter after seeing some of those pictures, and some burned my eyes. thank you bungie for a terrific bungie day. keep up the good work and see you next year.

  • 07.12.2009 1:03 AM PDT
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What about playing with your friends in the same room for a solid 24 hours?
Just saying, that would be cool...

  • 07.12.2009 1:37 AM PDT
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This Bungie Day was awesome, and fun ! =)

Thanks for All.
And like I says, Play, just for fun. ;)

  • 07.12.2009 1:43 AM PDT

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"Here they come to snuff the rooster, he ain't gonna die." - Alice in Chains

Haha great event, Bungie! and great photos. That angel is smokin' hawt!

Another positive side-effect of the Recon giveaway playlist was it was so packed with players you barely had to wait for the next game. Let's do it again some time.

And tell that angel to email me ASAP! :)

  • 07.12.2009 5:34 AM PDT

Tank Beats Everything!

Wow, can't believe I read through 15 pages of mostly people complaining for why they didn't get to play Bungie for recon. I think I got dumber reading through that, can't imagine if there are Bungie staff that has to go through these all the time.

Anywho, I had fun for the most part on Bungie day. WAY too many people just focused on getting recon, quitting games if they weren't playing Bungie. That's the only problem I had with it. I kinda wish that they went about it a bit differently though. Should have thrown together some Live Icons like last year for the digital media whores, maybe a couple more pictures of the new maps, and pretty much just keep quiet about playing Bungie for recon. Just post some hints that recon will be rewarded for meeting certain goals, and that there would be a playlist of community maps (maybe just titling it "Bungie Day" instead of Bungie vs World). And just pretty much leave it at that, I'm sure that the event would have been a lot more enjoyable, and there wouldn't be so many people griping about not being able to play Bungie right now. Though on the upside, I'm kinda hoping that some of these people that are posting that they are gonna stop playing Halo forever because they are butt hurt about Bungie Day, really do stop playing. Maybe then we can start getting the better groups that want to play to have fun.

But I have to admit, like everyone else who didn't, I was a bit upset not being able to play against Bungie. There should have been a time probably in the evening that a majority of the staff got on to play, maybe even playing against Bungie in a Big Team styled playlist. I remember back with the first Halloween event playing against Achronos (Click here to see the pic of me about to cut him down), and I would have loved to been able to play against Bungie again. But not for recon, aside from the completionist in me, I could really care less. Bungie could give recon out to everyone right now, and I'd still be sporting the Marathon helmet and katana. I'm sure it'll be like after hayabusa was discovered. When ODST comes out, everyone will have recon, and because they'll have recon, I'll have to shoot them in the face.

  • 07.12.2009 6:01 AM PDT
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I wonder if Bungie will make another super-duper-uber-to-the-max-exclusive armor perm if and/or after everyone does get recon armor (still doubting the last vidmasters are as easy as everyone thinks). Also I wonder why people spell armor "armour".

  • 07.12.2009 7:18 AM PDT

Was uppp!!!!

Oh i cant wait till next time,i cant wait to take you guys on if i ever get the chance, well im waiting Bunige i swear fighting you guys is like being with a playboy bunny at the playboy mansion for your first time it makes you fell really good and so i hope i can fight one of you guys and if i find you on a social slayer game(one of the three i can only play until i get my hard drive back) i will promise you, you will have the time of your life playing with me i promise.


Also you will need to do your best im better than my K/D ratio shows



Sincerely, TeMpTiNg ChAoS

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  • 07.12.2009 7:57 AM PDT

Lolular!

Kyletacular-Killtacular-get it?

I liked the complaints... sad people. lol

  • 07.12.2009 9:11 AM PDT

"Don't Tread On Me."

wow somebody played for 22 hours?? holy -blam!-, get a job.

  • 07.12.2009 9:46 AM PDT

Yeah bungie vs world = bungie vs U.S.A

As incidentally no European had the recon

Not said not that it was a chance it is fair that bungie wants to give the recon that in Americans

Three cheers for the Europe !

By Ur LaSt DaY




  • 07.12.2009 9:57 AM PDT

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Posted by: night wolf0101
Yeah bungie vs world = bungie vs U.S.A

As incidentally no European had the recon

Not said not that it was a chance it is fair that bungie wants to give the recon that in Americans

Three cheers for the Europe !

By Ur LaSt DaY




Wow, get over it. Anyone from Europe could have formed a team, gotten matched up and beaten them. I was playing with an Irishman myself.

All this whining "Bungie wastes all their energy on America" is simply that, whining.

News Flash: Bungie IS American.

  • 07.12.2009 10:03 AM PDT

Did Leb4Lifee really ask for recon? Lol I thought if you ask for recon you go on their black list not to get it. And he put it in letter form. You can tell all he cares about is recon in it and he don't give a crap about playin a bungie member. He's obviously suckin up.

Posted by: CFH Major
This Bungie Day was awesome, and fun ! =)

Thanks for All.
And like I says, Play, just for fun. ;)


says the dude with recon lol. I wouldnt put your armor as an avatar if I were you. Someone may try to hack your account.

[Edited on 07.12.2009 10:18 AM PDT]

  • 07.12.2009 10:13 AM PDT