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Subject: Year in review 2005!

- Mike

Last year I wrote a Year in Review and I liked it. So I thought I would do it again.
Basically it covers major events that happened to Bungie and its community. Feel Free to Thank Bungie for there Diligence in creating wonderful games and website.

So here we go:

January 2nd 2005 – Halo 2 has only been out for 2 months at this time and it already has 336,555,601 total games.

January 12th 2005 - New Group Themes & Avatar options where added to bungie.net. Not only did we receive some themes to spice up our groups, but we got the option to use our Halo 2 emblem here on the forums as our avatar.

January 14th 2005 - Bungie Starts the BANHAMMER project to discourage cheating over Halo 2 Xbox Live. BerserkerBarage Pm'ed me with this

March 28th 2005 – Bungie Announces Nine New Multiplayer Maps for halo 2 that will be available via DLC or Retail disk.

April 4th 2005 – We lost the privilege to use Color tags in our posts, but now Moderators and Bungie employees posts are in yellow and white text. We gained some stat features as well.

April 12th 2005 – Bungie.net turns 1 year old. (As in “New Hottness”)

July 5th 2005 - Multiplayer Map Pack Released!

August 23rd 2005 - The Halo movie is officially underway!

August 25th 2005 – (correct me if I’am wrong on the date.) Anton P Nym, dmbfan09, GameJunkieJim, Great_Pretender, impurity, VII Toast, where all promoted to moderator status. Yoozel and Recon where Promoted to Master Ninjas status.

September 2nd 2005 – Bungie Starts a Fund Raiser for victims of Hurricane Katrina. By the end of the Fund raiser Bungie raises $175,000 Dollars and gave it to the Red Cross.
Also the Spam Filter Feature was added to the forums to prevent spam attacks. Along with the auto-lock thread feature for old posts.

September 27th 2005 - Microsoft signed a deal with French publisher In-Fusio to make Halo-themed ringtones, graphics and other mobile media for mobile phones.

September 23rd 2005 – Bungie moved into there new building in Kirkland. The new building is bigger and is located in the snack capital of Western Washington. YEAH!

October 3rd 2005 – Bungie along with Team Ninja Announce that a Halo character will be featured in the upcoming title Dead Or Alive 4. That character is known as Spartan 458.

October 12th 2005 - The profanity filter was altered for performance reasons. Return of the "Most Popular Forum Thread" sidebar item. Group Admins now have more blacklisting tools and a Group History viewer.

October 27th 2005 - RSS News feeds for both the front page news and each group where made available via the "XML" link on the news listings in both areas.

November 9th 2005 – Halo 2 turns 1 year old!

November 17th 2005 – New forum icon added to Bungie forums. (Hot topic Icon added.)

November 22nd 2005 – Reiginko, one of our Forum Ninjas, Leaves us. : ( We will never forget him.

That’s all of what I could find that happened this year, if you know of something else I might have forgotten just PM me and I will add it.

No doubt this year was exciting and we hope next year is even better. Thank you Bungie, especially Achronos, for all your hard work and time you’ve put into the website and future projects.

See you next year!


[Edited on 12/22/2005]

  • 12.22.2005 3:52 PM PDT
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I...just suggested a CF Christmas Review on MSN...like 2 minutes ago. How very odd.

Very informative and good job, however. I guess I'll have to draw from more immediate sources. ;(

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  • 12.22.2005 3:54 PM PDT

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Well done, antiherosk8er.

  • 12.22.2005 4:23 PM PDT
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Nice... seems like it was a great year.... I'm gonna miss you 2005!

  • 12.22.2005 6:19 PM PDT
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Sweet. Thanks for doing that.

  • 12.22.2005 6:26 PM PDT
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Well done Antiherosk8er .

  • 12.22.2005 6:35 PM PDT
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AH, interesting timeline.

Imagine what's in store for us in 2006.

  • 12.22.2005 6:40 PM PDT
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Posted by: HaloFREAK99635
AH, interesting timeline.

Imagine what's in store for us in 2006.


I wonder.......

[TV blurry-edged dream effect]
12 new moderators
Karma system
Search feature
Spam queue
Return of Reiginko
Webmaster dies of alcohol poisoning
Next project announced
Next project released
Ling-Ling's jar is broken
Owt Gnop! is begun
[/TV blurry-edged dream effect]

  • 12.22.2005 6:47 PM PDT
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Posted by: Shishka
Everything will be gone long before me. When the first living thing was born, I was here, waiting. When the last living thing dies, my job is finished. I'll put the chairs on the tables, turn out the lights and lock the universe behind me when I leave.

Hmm..I guess I missed out on April because I don't remember that stuff except the Color tag loss. Good year though.

  • 12.22.2005 6:48 PM PDT
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"Whatever exists, whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent. These anonymous creatures may seem little or nothing in the world. Yet the smallest crumb can devour us. Any smallest thing beneath yon rock out of men's knowing. Only nature can enslave man and only when the existence of each last entity is routed out and made to stand naked before him will he be properly suzerain of the earth."

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Posted by: HaloFREAK99635
AH, interesting timeline.

Imagine what's in store for us in 2006.


I wonder.......

[TV blurry-edged dream effect]
12 new moderators
Karma system
Search feature
Spam queue
Return of Reiginko
Webmaster dies of alcohol poisoning
Next project announced
Next project released
Ling-Ling's jar is broken
Owt Gnop! is begun
[/TV blurry-edged dream effect]


I see something different:

3 new moderators. (New positions. Naturally, the mods that leave are replaced.)
Reiginko pulls a prank saying he will return to Bungie.net. Everyone throws a party to commemorate the day. Everyone feels stupid afterwards, except for Yoozel, who can't remember any of it.
Reiginko apologizes, then teams with Sigma to pull the prank again. Another, larger party is thrown. See above.
Yoozel is diagnosed with alcohol poisoning. He only has a month to live.
Yoozel-haters throw a party. The "We'll miss you Yoozel" party is canceled due to low turn-out, though it still beat the Yoozel-hater's "About Time" party.
The day arrives. Nothing happens, but Reiginko and Sigma make a public apology. The thread recieves 10,000 replies. All of them saying either- "You are forgiven," or, "u kiled yuzle u batars!"
It turns out Yoozel drank himself healthy. Everyone is really confused, but they don't care, because Yoozel is still alive.
At a "Yoozel is Alive" party, Reiginko and Sigma announce their return. Another party is thrown, and once again, it was a prank. Only the smart members foresaw this. When the morons return, the smart members give them each a smack on the back of the head.
Reiginko and Sigma announce that they are really coming back. No one falls for their prank. Too bad it wasn't a prank. No one notices their return.
The Webmaster returns, and very angry. He hates admitting he lost his drinking contest with Yoozel, and Yoozel won't let it go. Yoozel has a new catch-phrase: "The Webmaster can't hold his ale! *Hic*"
Most importantly, Shishka will make a New Year's Resolution to try to be nice to those who refuse to listen, and to try to tolerate them. Try. He, like all other smart people, decides it isn't worth it. But he is able to go around saying he tried.

The year 2006, summed up in about 2000 characters.

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  • 12.22.2005 8:32 PM PDT

I have a strange feeling that this year, E3 will be a bit more exciting than usual.

I suppose we'll find out pretty soon if my instinct is correct.

  • 12.22.2005 8:37 PM PDT
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maybe Bungie should make a new years resolution... like halo 3 ...

  • 12.22.2005 8:44 PM PDT
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Posted by: Banshee Barron
I have a strange feeling that this year, E3 will be a bit more exciting than usual.

I suppose we'll find out pretty soon if my instinct is correct.


DUN DUN DUN!!!!

But seriously, I'm in agreement.

  • 12.22.2005 9:10 PM PDT

- Mike

Posted by: Banshee Barron
I have a strange feeling that this year, E3 will be a bit more exciting than usual.

I suppose we'll find out pretty soon if my instinct is correct.

According to my beliefs I would have to agree. What is it like 3/4 months away?

  • 12.22.2005 9:29 PM PDT
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The map packs being released? That was pretty cool.

  • 12.22.2005 10:03 PM PDT

R.I.P. Halo Movie and all of the unseen awesomeness.

Don't forget about the update to Halo 2's online gameplay.

  • 12.23.2005 4:25 AM PDT
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we cant forget that there is still 2 weekly updates! *including today*

dont forget to cover what may come up in them if they are important!

  • 12.23.2005 9:07 AM PDT

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Nice job anti. It has been quite a year it seems. Here's hoping next year will be even better!
I'm glad you mention Reig. He loves the attention really ;P

  • 12.23.2005 9:20 AM PDT
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I believe Recon and Yoozel were promoted well before we became mods. I remember PMing Recon and congratulating him.

-TGP-

  • 12.23.2005 9:30 AM PDT
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Posted by: Kilroy
Posted by: Banshee Barron
I have a strange feeling that this year, E3 will be a bit more exciting than usual.

I suppose we'll find out pretty soon if my instinct is correct.


DUN DUN DUN!!!!

But seriously, I'm in agreement.


Same... can't wait for Oblivion to come out.

  • 12.23.2005 9:39 AM PDT
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I liked 04 alot more than I did 05.

  • 12.23.2005 10:04 AM PDT

*Sgt

awesome

  • 12.23.2005 10:27 AM PDT

- Mike

Posted by: Great_Pretender
I believe Recon and Yoozel were promoted well before we became mods. I remember PMing Recon and congratulating him.

-TGP-

Okay doke. I don't know a date so ill leave like that for now...

  • 12.23.2005 1:32 PM PDT
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And I'm sure Recon was promoted a week or so before Yoozel.

  • 12.23.2005 1:49 PM PDT
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Posted by: Psyched
And I'm sure Recon was promoted a week or so before Yoozel.


You're just trying to cause a right kerfuffle!

  • 12.23.2005 1:59 PM PDT

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