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Posted by: Shishka
Posted by: SilverStallion
This is true Shiska, however the we aren't saying the official announcement isn't true, because the announcement was 11/9/04.... the countdown on the website stops at August 24th... Now, people believe it will come out earlier because if u add 11+9+04 = 24. So, technically the offical announcement made WAS true, however they could have been mis-leading to say it's really August 24th. So, I'm just explaining the other side of the story :)
Think about this. I mean, seriously.
You're asserting that Bungie basically said "Halo 2 is coming out November 9th. But when we say that, we're actually speaking in code! You see, by November 9th, we mean 11/09/04, we want fans to add those numbers up to 24. Then, when people see an ambiguous countdown on a website that leads to a date over a month before when we SAID the game would be released, people will realize we're totally talking out of our asses and THAT is when the game will be released."
Here's what I've learned about Bungie, through being a member of the community since the 90's: They don't lie. If Bungie says "This is going to happen," they mean it. In other words, Bungie isn't the kind of company that would openly bull-blam!- you just for the sake of hyping themselves. They have standards that the kind of practice you are suggesting they are following go against. When Bungie is trying to be mysterious and aloof, they don't do it in away that contradicts what they have already set in stone.
And "Halo 2's release date is November 9th" is something they set in stone. So anyone getting their hopes up for an early release are just going to find themselves disappointed.
Okay, your extended observation of Bungie I appreciate. I mean, they have their own definite character, I know. And although I think the greater probability lies with a Nov. 9th release, I don't think Halo fanatics would feel themselves in any way screwed with an early release. To the contrary, it would be like mana raining from heaven. I think Bungie knows this, and I therefore don't think it would offend their unusually high ethic of taking care of the fans. I'm just saying--I think all things augur well for something BIG happening on Aug. 24th, and it could be an early release. Did you see all the webcam shots of Frankie and the gang playing H2 this morning? Is it just me, or was this an unusually open gesture on the part of Bungie? Something's up.