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Posted by: camnator
Posted by: Go Vader
This was actually a great marketing strategy...but not for us. Think about it. What game did the E-Mail Microsoft handed out to Xbox Live members mention?
Halo 2.
Microsoft knows that once that game goes offline in April, they will lose a chunk of that fanbase. So in an effort to win them back, why not offer 2-months of Live, 400 Microsoft Points and the Reach Beta? Smart move Microsoft.
Although I must laugh at the people going "BUNGIE R EVIL WHO RIP US OFF AND SCAMMED US!". You know very ell that Microsoft owns the Halo IP and, as publisher, can call the shots on all Halo related media. Yet you go and blame the developer, the people who are only making the games. Boy I hope you never work as a dev and have your publisher do this and cause all the bitter fans to hate you.
I find it funny gamers everywhere else are happy with what Microsoft did, but Bungie's fans are acting like spoiled brats. Maybe when you get your code you can give it to a friend. I know I will since I bought, and enjoyed, ODST already.
It's just as asinine to put complate blame on Microsft and pretend that Bungie was a slave that had no ability to correct the situation.
All of your previous "solutions" that Bungie could have done were not feasible.
Delay the game? That wouldn't sit well with fans and would be nothing but cannon fodder for those who wold use anything to flame the Halo franchise.
Not release the game? Not possible.
Of course, I base my opinion on the circumstances. Bungie is a developer, a company that makes a game. Microsoft is a publisher, they publish the game. As such, the publisher is responsible for marketing, price selection, and the use of the game in the future.
They price the game, they sell the game, they say when DLC goes on Marketplace, they price the DLC, and they are involved with anything relating to the game. Why would I not assume they held additional information about the Reach Beta? Perhaps Bungie knew, but if they did, they were under an obligation to not say anything unless they wished to lose their jobs or get sued.
Sorry, but I doubt having your respect and appreciation is worth more than having a job. It's already happened at Infinity Ward.