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Subject: How do you feel about Halo being handed to M$?

Feels kinda strange to me, but I think the game series is going to be better off now in their hands. I think after 10 years the studio needs to move on and let a fresh player take over. Plus, Frank O'Conner is head of 343, so tha works out well.

I think the strangest thing is that Bungie isnt going to be synonymous with Halo anymore. Whats ahead? Will I still come to thse forums? How long will the Halo forums be active after Reach?

  • 03.04.2011 10:04 PM PDT

The tide is turning, brothers! Let us take our kingdom back!

It is a strange thought. Although, Bungie's probably tired of Halo, and to give it up to 343 is probably a good thing.

As for these forums? Who knows. I'll probably still come here, tears forming in my eyes...

  • 03.04.2011 10:18 PM PDT
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Posted by: Recon Number 54
No company that uses terms like, head-to-head, man-on-man, action-sack, and mancannon is homophobic.
I supposed that teabagging is.... what, a representation of a new form of colonoscopy?

MS already owns the franchise. These forums will stay for sure.

  • 03.04.2011 10:25 PM PDT

Why do you assume Microsoft does it for the money? Sony has ten times more money, your point?

  • 03.04.2011 10:28 PM PDT
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Posted by: Recon Number 54
No company that uses terms like, head-to-head, man-on-man, action-sack, and mancannon is homophobic.
I supposed that teabagging is.... what, a representation of a new form of colonoscopy?

Posted by: mojeda101
Why do you assume Microsoft does it for the money? Sony has ten times more money, your point?

Isn't that the purpose of a company, to make money?

  • 03.04.2011 10:32 PM PDT

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"Ignorance is a plague."

Close, but the plague killed those infected with it, and the ignorant are still alive.
I wish ignorance was a plague.

I think they should do a decent job, but I also thought I would enjoy Reach's multiplayer.

  • 03.04.2011 11:03 PM PDT
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Well, I have a good feeling about the Halo franchise being in 343i's hands.
Just look at everything they already gave us :P

  • 03.05.2011 2:51 AM PDT

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Posted by: mojeda101
Why do you assume Microsoft does it for the money? Sony has ten times more money, your point?


Microsoft is worth twice as much as Sony, you've been poorly informed. Also Microsoft are all in for the money, why do you think we payed full price for ODST?

  • 03.05.2011 3:17 AM PDT

I think it will be fine. Just because Bungie is no longer doing the Halo series doesn't mean the forums won't be active. These forums will be around for quite some time.

  • 03.05.2011 3:32 AM PDT

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Posted by: mojeda101
Why do you assume Microsoft does it for the money? Sony has ten times more money, your point?

Atleast Microsft is earning money, unlike Sony which is losing in revenue.

[Edited on 03.05.2011 3:38 AM PST]

  • 03.05.2011 3:37 AM PDT

343 helped design CE so i still have faith

  • 03.05.2011 3:37 AM PDT

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Posted by: Overlord Louis
343 helped design CE so i still have faith
What? 343 industries did not exist in 2001 and don´t say that 343 consist only of ex-Bungie employees, they have Frankie and two other guys.

  • 03.05.2011 3:45 AM PDT

Posted by: ODST 93
Posted by: Overlord Louis
343 helped design CE so i still have faith
What? 343 industries did not exist in 2001 and don´t say that 343 consist only of ex-Bungie employees, they have Frankie and two other guys.


hate to burst your bubble but in the starting credits it has both Bungie and 343 Industries.

  • 03.05.2011 3:57 AM PDT

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Posted by: Overlord Louis
Posted by: ODST 93
Posted by: Overlord Louis
343 helped design CE so i still have faith
What? 343 industries did not exist in 2001 and don´t say that 343 consist only of ex-Bungie employees, they have Frankie and two other guys.


hate to burst your bubble but in the starting credits it has both Bungie and 343 Industries.


lol

I hate to burst yours, but...
A) There are no starting credits to Halo CE, nor is 343 credited at any point in the end credits (nor any credits you start to invent from this point).
B) 343 Industries was formed in mid-2009.

[Edited on 03.05.2011 4:22 AM PST]

  • 03.05.2011 4:21 AM PDT

''Why you looking at me?''

do you see? you dont see modern warfare being handed to M$ because their not good enough to be in the hands of Microsoft

Microsoft Looooooooooovve halo thats why there having it xD

  • 03.05.2011 4:22 AM PDT

Vengeance only leads to an ongoing cycle of hatred.

*Looks at CoD*

Not good at all...

  • 03.05.2011 5:32 AM PDT

Microsoft has owned Halo the entire time, they've owned it since I think before 2001. So Bungie didn't have any sort of choice about who Halo went to, I'm sure if it had been up to them at all Halo would have left Microsoft with them.

  • 03.05.2011 10:35 AM PDT


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Posted by: mojeda101
Why do you assume Microsoft does it for the money? Sony has ten times more money, your point?

Isn't that the purpose of a company, to make money?


Microsoft does make them money, they just want more money. Microsoft Document should not be over $200. But Bungie's contract with them expired 8 months ago.

On-topic: It's actually okay that they handed the game to MS. To be honest, Bungie-made Halo games are getting old to me. So it's time to try something new.

  • 03.06.2011 6:58 AM PDT

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Posted by: mojeda101
Why do you assume Microsoft does it for the money? Sony has ten times more money, your point?

Isn't that the purpose of a company, to make money?
Yeah, but when the money becomes before the consumer, then there is a huge problem.

For example, why does Microsoft need an extra $10 per year for XBOX Live when they are one of the top grossing companies in the world and make several billion dollars per year?

There are many examples in Halo history where Microsoft obviously makes decisions on money rather than consumers.

Remember in Halo 2 when the maps got old enough they all went free? Microsoft made the decision to make one map pack free and one map remake free with Halo 3. The other 9 maps you still have to pay for even today. All the decisions come down to Microsoft for when they are released. They release them when it's the most beneficial to them, even if that means the it comes at the price of the Halo fans convenience.

If any of you are an avid listner to the podcast, you would know that the Mythic maps (part 1 and 2) had been made and competely finished for 12 months before the initial Mythic DLC Part 1 release. They waited for the release of Ensemble's (Microsoft owned company) Halo Wars Limited Edition so that they could play them a little earlier than the other people that didn't buy it, hoping that people would buy it for just that reason. The LE was about 89(?).

Part 2 came out 18 months later, being released with Halo 3: ODST Multiplayer Disc. They also made it where the only way to play the Halo: Reach beta was to buy Halo 3:ODST (the same deal with Crackdown and Halo 3 beta, which is also a Mircosoft owned title). The maps did not officially come out for DLC several months later.

My point is, that MS tries to get dedicated Halo fans to pay as much as they can to benefit them. Bungie cares more about the community before the costs. I'm sure Bungie had battled Microsoft to try to do what's right for the fans, so I can't imagine what's going to happen after it is completely controlled by Microsoft.

So in short, Bungie cares about the community, Microsoft likes money, Halo = money, Microsoft will try to make as much money from Halo as possible when it's completely in their hands.

  • 03.06.2011 7:44 AM PDT

i dont like it but im sure its all in good business, but there is something about Bungie that certainly makes it special. But whenever i play Halo from when it happens to the end of my life, i will always think of Bungie

  • 03.06.2011 7:52 AM PDT