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Subject: Bungie, did you name Xboxs after people/staff?

"You know what happens when you leave someone hanging for too long? They fall."

*Click* Psshhhhhhhh

Maybe im a moron, but if anyone has halo, go to the pregame lobby of a multiplayer game. Now that your in it, you should see a few things:

- (very top) Enlisted Players
- (very bottom) X delay game, B back, A start game
- (middle/right) A picture of the map you chose
- (middle/right) A picture representing the game type you chose
- (lower/right) Game set up, which includes: Map, game rules, mode, number of players, and score limit
- (higher/left) Above delay game, and to the right you see the payers names, and a picture of 1 or more controllers.
- (higher/left) Above the top name and controller there are two things.
1. A picture of an Xbox
2. A "name"

Where the "name" is, my friend and i call it. (the xbox's name) My friends says weasel. Mine says..... ..... ..... Caboose.

Caboose is a member in red vs blue, which has to do with halo/bungie. I was just wondering if you guys made this for any particular reason.

  • 10.24.2005 8:38 AM PDT
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Pro patria mori.

The Xbox's name is [I think] set to a default random value, though if you've played a game like Moto GP2 or Dead or Alive 3 you had various ways of renaming it. It wasn't set by Bungie as far as I know.

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  • 10.24.2005 8:42 AM PDT

http://www.bungie.net/fanclub/atticus/Group/GroupHome.aspx

There are MANY names for xbox's, and I am pretty sure bungie wasnt responsible for them.

Some names include:

The Big L
Mopey
Quick Save
Weasley
XXX
etc...

The list goes on and on. But I am sure none of those have anything to do with Bungie. I mean "The Big L"? common, some people may say that sums up bungie, but its not true.

And yes with DoA and such you can rename your xbox.

  • 10.24.2005 8:47 AM PDT

"You know what happens when you leave someone hanging for too long? They fall."

*Click* Psshhhhhhhh

I know, but this was directed twards bungie's staff. Caboose is my xboxs name, i thought it might have something to do.

  • 10.24.2005 8:51 AM PDT

http://www.bungie.net/fanclub/atticus/Group/GroupHome.aspx

I think RvB actually got the name Caboose FROM the xbox. Because they came after xbox's, and my neighbor had an original release one which was named caboose. Meaning it was there before RvB. Also remember, RvB is NOT bungie. They are an entirely different entity and have no dealings with what goes on in bungie, they just have an agreement with the Big B so they can make thier videos and sell merchandise. Thats it.

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I wonder where I could find a full list of names for Xboxes... just out of interest.

  • 10.24.2005 9:17 AM PDT
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Posted by: Dark Assassn
I know, but this was directed twards bungie's staff. Caboose is my xboxs name, i thought it might have something to do.

Ever played another game and named your profile Caboose? If not well I have a theory that Microsoft probably named some Caboose and then the Red vs. Blue guys saw that and used it as a name.

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Only the paranoid will survive!

Heh. I just want to point out that Bungie did not give the Xbox name Caboose after the Red vs Blue character. By some simple reasoning, you will see that it must have been the other way around or sheer coincidence. Red vs Blue is a Halo machinima, correct? So how could Bungie have added that name to Halo before it was released if it hadn't been released yet? How was a machinima made on Halo before Halo existed?

  • 10.24.2005 2:45 PM PDT

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Posted by: Sir Fragula
The Xbox's name is [I think] set to a default random value, though if you've played a game like Moto GP2 or Dead or Alive 3 you had various ways of renaming it. It wasn't set by Bungie as far as I know.


Yes. Can we get a cookie for the guy? ;)

You have to remember people, that xbox wasn't made by Bungie. (But that's not to say the xbox team weren't influenced by them).

  • 10.24.2005 3:27 PM PDT
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It would great if a person could name their xBox without playing DOA 3 or Moto GP. Mine is preset to ghost (i think).

  • 10.26.2005 6:55 AM PDT
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Posted by: FLPIES42
It would great if a person could name their xBox without playing DOA 3 or Moto GP. Mine is preset to ghost (i think).


Yea but you know doa is only like 2 dollars now...

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  • 10.26.2005 9:15 AM PDT

My first Xbox was donut, and the current one is named King.

I always liked Donut more...

  • 10.26.2005 10:37 AM PDT
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Mine was the Big L, now its Josher. Wolfenstein worked great for changing the name.

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RvB got the names from bungie or the xbox or whatever produced the names. Such as Donut, Caboose, and so on.

  • 10.26.2005 3:51 PM PDT
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mine originally was snake or sometihng like that...
now its angel tear

  • 10.26.2005 8:38 PM PDT

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I think Rvs Blue got Donut and Caboose from the XB0X names. I don't know where the others came from though.

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Mines called frank or george or something like that

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Mine's called "The Bear" and I'm planning on keeping it that way...

  • 10.27.2005 2:44 AM PDT
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I hate my xboxes name. It is hollywood wth would they do that that is a -blam!-y name.

  • 10.27.2005 3:31 AM PDT