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Do you post like this on the Gearbox forum as well, telling them what a crappy job you think they did?
Yes. I have. I've also emailed Microsoft. So have others. We've called--taken the time to pick up the phone and push the buttons and pace around the house while on hold (just to be disconnected)--M$, Bungie and Gearbox (not 100% on the last two , but I can attest to M$ personally).
We've offered to fix it ourselves. We've offered to take up administrative duties on Bungie servers. There is an auto-lead program (some mistake it for an aimbot; when set up properly...its as effective as server ping) circulating around halo PC right NOW that solves the lag issue. the problem is that it is not a public download. It's a hack, not a user created patch. And if it was, then we'd see some reaction from the trinity: law suits more than like.
The fast and easy solution: fix the problems in Halo 1 with H2s release to PC. Instead of myriad patches (to a game that is STILL dropping green in their pocket people--check out all the new Maw members if you disagree) just release the next game in the series. Our major complaints stem from multiplayer, not FPS.
And I've made this point before. how many admins are watching the Bungie forum? how many Ninja's do we have ready to swat our heads with that big shiny banhammer if we go too far, swear too much or act like some rascist jerk?
Now. How many times have you been called a "n"word on the Bungie servers. If the mods don't like that word, don't like the suggestive theme it implies, they delete it from the post. Its offensive to me and other people and i wish it wasn't part of the venacular. Thats why moderators exist: to protect everyone else from a few small testicled individuals who get their rocks off on creating misery.
BUT IT'S STANDARD TEXT CHAT ON THEIR SERVER! It's not allowed, not condoned. It gets shot down when authority sees it. I play bungie servers for more than thirty minutes, I know I'll see it at least once. I've seen and heard less offensive things in Grand Theft Auto than things I've seen spammed on your text chat windows in game. There are no law men left in the Bungie servers. So, the lawless rule unopposed.
But this is constructive critiscism. Accepted. Heres some.
CLEAN UP YOUR ACT BUNGIE! IF YOU WON'T OR CAN'T THEN GIVE FREE THINKING RIGHT MINDED UNBIASED HUMANS A WAY TO GET THESE PEOPLE OFF OURSELVES! These people disgust me for using a game to promote their disease. You, as a company, sicken me for holding your hands in the air saying "not my fault". Microsoft, Gearbox AND Bungie. Guess what: it's your fault. You took away the power to defend players when you moved all the moderators to H2. It's your fault because you took the power to stop these people away from us, loyal (once loyal) fans.
You stripped us bare. We told you they were at the door. We begged you to leave the gun, or at least lock the door. You didn't, and you left. They came in, tied us down and have been gang raping us ever since.
But sleep well tonight Bungie. It's not your fault.
EDIT: That last bit may not have been very constructive. Or maybe it was. Email it to your PR staff goweb. Tell me what they think. If they still do...
[Edited on 10/6/2005]