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  • 01.17.2010 3:00 PM PDT
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Posted by: Electrolight
Who cares! I don't give a crap about Haiti or it's people!


Hey, did you know if it wasn't for the Haitian Rebellion from France in 1791, Napoleon would have invaded America? And the Louisiana Purchase would never have happened? Something to chew on you heartless fool.

[Edited on 01.17.2010 3:52 PM PST]

  • 01.17.2010 3:21 PM PDT
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Posted by: Marty the Elder
$9.99

That's pretty good for 2 hours of music without explosions and people yelling. I don't care if you steal it, but God does...

BRB doing right thing

  • 01.17.2010 4:02 PM PDT

Urk, do we have to have the emblem background white as well? This wasn't mentioned in the update, so I'm assuming we don't.

  • 01.17.2010 4:23 PM PDT

Usually the good lord works in mysterious ways, BUT NOT TODAY. This here is 66 tons of straight-up, DEVINE Intervention--If god is love.... then you can call me Cupid.
-Sarge's speech before Metropolis on Legendary.

If any of you have a Facebook accout, please join this group and event and send invitations to all of your friends to help the cause.

Group-http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#/group.php?gid=257382787193 &ref=nf
Event-http://www.facebook.com/event.php?invites&eid=25529849193 5

  • 01.17.2010 4:51 PM PDT

I wanted a gumball so I said "Yo devil you got change for a soul?"

Satan appeared and said "Yeah, yeah mosuckra! I got yo change right here just sign this contract and I'll give you your quarters!"

So I signed it, lost my soul, and got 4 quarters. I have never regretted this decision.
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Just ordered my shirt today! ^.^
I also plan to play some Halo with a different emblem on Thursday!

  • 01.17.2010 5:29 PM PDT

wednesday and thursday!? i bet half of the halo community cant do that!

  • 01.17.2010 5:53 PM PDT
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Too bad they don't ship to Canada. I would have loved to buy a shirt. I am definitely playing on Wednesday and Thursday. By then, I'll have my emblem changed.

  • 01.17.2010 6:20 PM PDT

om nom nom

I love how suddenly now everyone is concerned about Haiti.

You do realize that the country was in a complete mess before the earthquake, right?

  • 01.17.2010 6:52 PM PDT

Pro Bovis Legio!

I doubt that most people do (or did). Unfortunately, the support currently going towards Haiti will probably start to diminish once the 24/7 media coverage stops.
At the very least, it's good that people are currently getting involved.

  • 01.17.2010 7:22 PM PDT
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wheres the Halo Heroes for Haiti avatar tee shirt? ordering one of the real tees for myself is just gonna make me want one for my avatar even worse..

  • 01.17.2010 7:55 PM PDT

Yetis are real!

I sent a message to all my friends and recent players to help us with this fundraiser for Haiti, and I am probably going to order a shirt.

  • 01.17.2010 9:22 PM PDT

Hola

las camisas son una manera estupida de ayudar, leyeron esto bastardos de bungie???

  • 01.17.2010 10:25 PM PDT

Hola

las camisas son una manera estupida de ayudar, leyeron esto bastardos de bungie???

the shirts are a stupid way to help, read this bungie bastards??

THE SHIRTS ARE A STUPID WAY TO HELP, READ THIS BUNGIE BASTARDS????

  • 01.17.2010 10:26 PM PDT

I'm touched. Bungie, ya'll are amazing. Definitely will be playing, and will definitely try to buy a shirt. =)

  • 01.17.2010 10:35 PM PDT

Hola

shut the -blam!- up gringo imbecil!!!

  • 01.17.2010 10:44 PM PDT

"White queen how my heart did ache, and dry my lips no word would make, so still I wait..." Brian May (Queen)

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Posted by: poniwil
las camisas son una manera estupida de ayudar, leyeron esto bastardos de bungie???

the shirts are a stupid way to help, read this bungie bastards??

THE SHIRTS ARE A STUPID WAY TO HELP, READ THIS BUNGIE BASTARDS????


I hope somebody helps you!

Espero que alguien te ayude!

  • 01.18.2010 3:08 AM PDT

Haters are going to hate.
Praisers are going to praise.

The Bungie Forums are what keeps my mind sharp and my fingers active, between writing my own movie scripts, drawing, and studying industrial design. At the moment I'm working on miniatures for a short movie that I'll hopefully be able to film once I've saved up for a camera... That's me, with the mug, trying to have a conversation with Konoko.

Show me a new trailer for Reach and I'll donate pretty much anything :D But for now I'll just "wear a heart".

[Edited on 01.18.2010 3:50 AM PST]

  • 01.18.2010 3:42 AM PDT

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As many others here have said before me, "This is a really generous and caring thing to do." Good Job BUNGIE!

BUT I need help with one ting. I don't quite understand something, so can you guys please help me out?

-You said that for you to count to help the Bungie Donation to Haiti that we need a Red heart (Primary: RED) with a white circle background. (Secondary :White) But, the heart emblem for Halo 3 already has a circle. I already changed my emblem to exactly what I saw there. Red heart (primary) and white circle (secondary)

The part I was confused on is there is a circle background so I used it. I made it red because the article didn't mention anything about the REAL Background. SO I'm wondering does this count? or should I make it a white Emblem background as well as the Emblem Secondary?

I want to make sure that I count towards the helping Bungie help Haiti donation.

[Edited on 01.18.2010 5:19 AM PST]

  • 01.18.2010 5:19 AM PDT

I am getting really annoyed about people making fun of my name. It has a sentimental value. It was the name of my first character in a game were violence is the forte. I was 7 and the game was Daiblo.

I'm buying my shirt now!

  • 01.18.2010 7:55 AM PDT

Posted by: SPARTAN Roy
As many others here have said before me, "This is a really generous and caring thing to do." Good Job BUNGIE!

BUT I need help with one ting. I don't quite understand something, so can you guys please help me out?

-You said that for you to count to help the Bungie Donation to Haiti that we need a Red heart (Primary: RED) with a white circle background. (Secondary :White) But, the heart emblem for Halo 3 already has a circle. I already changed my emblem to exactly what I saw there. Red heart (primary) and white circle (secondary)

The part I was confused on is there is a circle background so I used it. I made it red because the article didn't mention anything about the REAL Background. SO I'm wondering does this count? or should I make it a white Emblem background as well as the Emblem Secondary?

I want to make sure that I count towards the helping Bungie help Haiti donation.


I see what you're saying. The circle on the "Hearts" emblem is slightly smaller than the Circle background. Judging by the screenshots and what everyone is doing, I'd set the background and secondary colours to white.

  • 01.18.2010 8:02 AM PDT

Seems like a few people have noticed this, but I'm going to risk looking like a moron, and state the obvious, for the sake of everyone who wants to help this cause on Wednesday/Thursday.

Now, the instructions in the main article say to set background to CIRCLE, emblem to HEARTS, set primary colour to RED, and secondary to WHITE.

Which makes this (all other colours set to STEEL):

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/emblem.ashx?s=120&0=0&1=0 &2=2&3=3&fi=35&bi=1&fl=1&m=1

Or this, with 'Toggle Icon' in use:

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/emblem.ashx?s=120&0=0&1=0 &2=2&3=3&fi=35&bi=1&fl=0&m=1

Second one is obviously wrong, but the first still doesn't quite match the emblems in the article - primarily because the background circle isn't visible.

Changing it (the background circle) to WHITE makes it appear, and looks like the real deal:

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/emblem.ashx?s=120&0=0&1=2 &2=2&3=3&fi=35&bi=1&fl=1&m=1

BUT WAIT! Use 'Toggle Icon', and the smaller circle disappears, leaving just the heart on the white background circle. Without the extra white bit, the circle is now marginally bigger:

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/emblem.ashx?s=120&0=0&1=2 &2=2&3=3&fi=35&bi=1&fl=0&m=1

It's hard to tell which version of these last two is correct, since the photos in the article are rather small.

In addition, some people have already set up their emblems, in a manner like the following:

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/emblem.ashx?s=120&0=0&1=1 8&2=2&3=3&fi=35&bi=1&fl=1&m=1

In theory, it should work - it ticks all the correct boxes (emblem = HEARTS, background = CIRCLE, primary = RED, secondary = WHITE). It just uses a different background colour, and so looks different from the emblem in the photos, but there's no mention of which background colour to use, so it's unclear as to whether this icon is valid or not.


Granted, this might all have been explained elsewhere, or perhaps I'm just being really dense. But I reckon this could do with some clarification before Wednesday - if it turns out that only one specific emblem configuration will register for the appeal, and some of the variations above (which are already being used) don't count, a lot have people's contributions will be wasted. That'd be awful for the players affected, but more importantly, it'd make a huge dent in the number of registered emblems, and thus damage the chances of this appeal being a succes - clearly, that something no-one wants to happen.

If any of the guys at Bungie involved with the appeal read this, it'd be fantastic of them if they clarified this - it's a great idea (particularly because it means people who might not have the money or time to otherwise donate/contribute can get involved), and it'd be terrible if it failed just because of some minor confusion - the cause is too important for that.

[Edited on 01.18.2010 8:50 AM PST]

  • 01.18.2010 8:37 AM PDT

Posted by: urk
Help us help Haiti.


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I can see how this particular action of "Heroism" could "help" bungie with they're social standing. The thing about alledgedly giving money to strangers, is, its almost like you knew them, and they asked you to pay for their food... or marijuana...

I can see how this particular action of "Heroism" could help the government of Haiti. They always need money. Try paving roads without... hey wait, does Haiti even have any roads? I know they have pot. Lots of pot. Lots, and lots of pot. Did I mention the pot? I wonder where that stuff comes from? I thought they didn't have any resources to make anything . Scratch that myth. Why do these people need help anyway? Oh yeah. They were in an industrial... I mean catastrophical ...act of nature... probably caused by the bush administration.

The world, or the universe for that matter has it in for them. They got a black government discriminating against black people. How racist is that? Very racist. Unless, of course, its only natural. As the black nihilist philosopher/theologians say. But then... what would be wrong with an earthquake, death, taxes, racism, money, greed...? If it is the outcropping of a natural world. Woah! major paradox! Your head does not explode. You can't handle the truth! You disgust me. You are willingly ignorant. Or more politely: Not thinking critically. In that way you are very religous, worshiping whatever you find or see with your eyes, or more specifically, worshiping yourself;If you believe in anything based not on fact you are in effect believing in yourself. But you can die. What happens after that? But your not going to think about that...



I can see this particular "tragedy" of a Haitian earthquake could yield an emotional state or reaction, brought about by a game developer ie Bungie, bequeathed to respond by buying a t shirt and playing video games. With an added boost of self-confidence.

You disgust me. You are willingly ignorant. Or more politely, not critical. In that way you are very religous, worshiping whatever you find or see with your eyes, or more specifically, worshiping yourself;If you believe in anything based not on fact you are in effect believing in yourself.

major problem: you can die. If your values are destroyed with your body( as the nihilist "anti philosophers" say)... how can there be a right and wrong, more specifically: how is buying addicted people marijuana, good? How do you know that what you see on television, or the internet, of helpless victims, is real? How do you know they are not putting on an act? For that matter how do you know that bungie is helping anyone besides you and themselves? Missionaries have been in Haiti for years. Helping people. Maybe they could use some help, you say. Maybe they could. But how do you know this action of "Heroism" will help?
Supposedly "Helping" by doing the exact same thing* you were doing before Bungie told you to "be a hero" may produce a fuzzy feeling in you, though.


I fail to see how this action of supposed charity can help or better the lives of the inhabitants of Haiti in any way.


*playing a video game

[Edited on 01.18.2010 3:28 PM PST]

  • 01.18.2010 9:10 AM PDT

hmmmm... one word to describe me on halo? underestimated.
KOTOR group

well.. I enjoyed that novel. anyways, Hey everyone, unless you live in a hole, are not even looking at your computer screen, or are completely ignoring Bungie, you know about The huge earthquake that hit Haiti. Cant buy a tee but want to help more than just wearing a heart logo?
Put this>>>>Help the Haiti on your file share to let them know you care! This is currently the top downloaded, and that shows plenty of people care and remember what situation we were stuck in not to long ago..

please rate and tag HERO

  • 01.18.2010 11:14 AM PDT

Laughing At Nothing

I bought a shirt. It's the least I could do.

Be a Hero everyone, at least play Halo on Wednesday and Thursday :)

  • 01.18.2010 11:42 AM PDT