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  • 01.01.2006 4:23 PM PDT
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Yes, it's certain that a forum for Bungie's next project is required. Achronos has said that there will be a restructuring - but only upon the official announcement of the next game. I'd also love to see a Halo Movie forum, which would help clean up the Underground and also allow for better movie discussion. I'm pretty sure that the web team have a firm idea of what's going to change by now, and every little contribution helps.

  • 01.01.2006 4:32 PM PDT

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Need:

* Halo Movie Forum
* Oldschool Bungie Games Only

Take Away:
* The Gallery, its dead anyways....

Combine:
* The Maw and The Library and Make 1 Forum for Halo 1.
* Combine Zanzibar And New Mombasa and Make 1 Halo 2 Forum.

Also
* The Optimatch can serve as a forum for any Xbox Live issue. Halo 2 or Halo 3 if the game was made.

  • 01.01.2006 4:42 PM PDT

Posted by: antiherosk8er
Need:

* Halo Movie Forum
* Oldschool Bungie Games Only

Take Away:
* The Gallery, its dead anyways....

Combine:
* The Maw and The Library and Make 1 Forum for Halo 1.
* Combine Zanzibar And New Mombasa and Make 1 Halo 2 Forum.

Also
* The Optimatch can serve as a forum for any Xbox Live issue. Halo 2 or Halo 3 if the game was made.


That's too complex. I suggest turning the Library into a "Halo general" forum, kind of like the Underground, but making it just for Halo topics. Then people can talk about Halo 3, the Halo movie, Halo books, whatever, and the Underground can be for old-school stuff and general Bungie-related things.

  • 01.01.2006 8:40 PM PDT
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Hmm. That sounds like a good idea. The only thing I really thing should be changed is adding an Old School forum and making the Underground a Bungie General forum.

  • 01.01.2006 8:47 PM PDT

The Underground is good for Bungie general and old-school. It's even good for rampant P@S speculation.

But I would like to see all the Halo 3 topics somewhere else. It's a shame that The Underground is so full of them.

  • 01.01.2006 8:58 PM PDT
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I think they should get rid of the Gallery and Optimatch. And add a Halo movie forum and a forum for Bunngie's next project.

  • 01.01.2006 9:01 PM PDT

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We should make a snowmanaxt Forum, cause I'm so damn cool people need an entire forum to talk about me in. Its true, its true. LOL JK

But really, I like the Forums how they are, though I think there should be a Future Bungie Forum. For speculation and such on future Bungie Games. Now, the downside of this is that while a game is announced, and has its own forum, there isnt much to talk about in the Future Bungie forum is there? It would all be in the Forum created for said game, so until that was released, and speculation on a future project insued, the Future Bungie Forum would be almost dead, left only to the hardcore speculators and such. I guess you have to take the bad with the good though. While I doubt we will ever see this come to pass, I still, in my mind, see it as a good idea.

Well thats my 2 cents, and even if you dont want to, take it, everyone could use a little extra cash. :)

  • 01.01.2006 9:18 PM PDT

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The snowmanaxt forum is a must. The amount of threads in the underground is just stupifying.

[Edited on 1/1/2006]

  • 01.01.2006 9:20 PM PDT

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They should renmae the Underground seeing has its no longer used for Myth and Marathon, but Halo 3.

Opti Match and Zanzibar should be combined now cuz Halo 2 is tired now and both forums are nothing but flammers and spammers.

The MAW and The libary should be combined cuz both are only half Active with similar topics.

New Mombasa is still going strong, but

Add Maybe a FanFic forum

Keep the Flood and The septagon the same

  • 01.01.2006 9:31 PM PDT
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I wondered if they would integrate the Library and the Underground because technically Halo can now be considered old-school. Well, maybe in November, after the 5-year anniversary of Halo. New Mombasa and Zanzibar could probably be combined into one general Halo 2 forum, while Optimatch can retain its current description. Obviously a new forum for discussion of Bungie's future project will be needed. I'm not sure where to put the Halo movie discussion though.

[Edited on 1/1/2006]

  • 01.01.2006 9:56 PM PDT

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Posted by: antiherosk8er
Combine:
* The Maw and The Library and Make 1 Forum for Halo 1.

Yeah, both of those had severe drops in activity after the release of Halo 2 (tear), a combining might at least keep them alive.
* Combine Zanzibar And New Mombasa and Make 1 Halo 2 Forum.

That's just asking for trouble.

  • 01.01.2006 11:03 PM PDT
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We should make a snowmanaxt Forum, cause I'm so damn cool people need an entire forum to talk about me in. Its true, its true. LOL JK

But really, I like the Forums how they are, though I think there should be a Future Bungie Forum. For speculation and such on future Bungie Games. Now, the downside of this is that while a game is announced, and has its own forum, there isnt much to talk about in the Future Bungie forum is there? It would all be in the Forum created for said game, so until that was released, and speculation on a future project insued, the Future Bungie Forum would be almost dead, left only to the hardcore speculators and such. I guess you have to take the bad with the good though. While I doubt we will ever see this come to pass, I still, in my mind, see it as a good idea.

Well thats my 2 cents, and even if you dont want to, take it, everyone could use a little extra cash. :)


Wow, I can feel your ego expanding all the way over here. Be careful, lest someone pull out a pin.

But I do like the forums the way they are. Adding more would make things more complicated. The only possible way to help would be to combine certain forums, but since several of the forums have so many poor members in it, if you constrict their roaming space, they'll create more problems. Just think: All of the problems in Zanzibar and New Mombasa combined into one giant problem.

  • 01.02.2006 1:33 AM PDT
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Posted by: Recon Number 54
* Rumor Mill : Speculate away about unannounced projects and rumors. Stickies from Bungie confirming or denying rumors they feel are worth addressing. All others ignored and allowed to wallow in the mud. In other words, other than the rules, NO stickies.

* Valhalla: Where old-schoolers go to talk about PiD, Marathon, Myth, Oni, Minotaur and the other great games from Bungie's past.

* Whine Cellar: Unhappy with something? Please feel free to complain about how Bungie messed up YOUR game, took out YOUR pistol, made you lose YOUR level, and so on. We're tough, we can take it. Of course you may think that we are ignoring you, but honestly, we're NOT! No, really. (Due to the potential high traffic in this forum, frequent thread purges will be required)


So the Underground would essentially turn into a Halo movie forum, with room for those occasional yet delightful threads just about Bungie? The Whine Cellar is a particularly enticing prospect, which would doubtlessly further detract from the diversity of topics in the Underground. ^_^

  • 01.02.2006 7:43 AM PDT
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Posted by: Recon Number 54
* Rumor Mill : Speculate away about unannounced projects and rumors. Stickies from Bungie confirming or denying rumors they feel are worth addressing. All others ignored and allowed to wallow in the mud. In other words, other than the rules, NO stickies.

* Whine Cellar: Unhappy with something? Please feel free to complain about how Bungie messed up YOUR game, took out YOUR pistol, made you lose YOUR level, and so on. We're tough, we can take it. Of course you may think that we are ignoring you, but honestly, we're NOT! No, really. (Due to the potential high traffic in this forum, frequent thread purges will be required)


But also combine The News and The Gallery (which is long dead), delete The Classifieds for the one reason that I don't like it and revive the 7th Column Spotlight which would replace the chapter ads.

And finally, purge The Underground of anything unrelated to Marathon/Myth/Oni etc and P@S (it's a real game honest!)

  • 01.02.2006 7:46 AM PDT
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the whine cellar is a good idea. It might get some of the cry babies out of the other forums

  • 01.02.2006 7:59 AM PDT
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The Underground should be left the same. Same goes for The Septagon, Zanzibar, New Mombasa, Optimatch, The News, The Flood, and The Classifieds.

I believe that instead of destroying The Gallery, it should be revived.

I agree with the proposal of combining The Maw and The Library.

The Voting Booth should be taking out or revivde with new topics, either way is fine with me.

A Halo Movie forum should be created considering it has been announced and is well under way.

I don't think Bungie's next project should have a forum until its announced. So until then, even though I hate these topics with a passion, I think speculations should remain in The Underground.

The Classifieds should remain only because The Septagon would become flooded with advertisments for groups and such.

Well, thats all I have to say..........

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  • 01.02.2006 9:13 AM PDT
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Hmph, well I for one thought a way for angsty users to vent their anger unto each other would be a fine way to solve all the forums' problems. Taking the time to create an account gives all users the RIGHT to some freedoms, after all. Not forgetting what a flawless way it would be to identify potentially good moderator candidates - those who enter proudly carrying the Bungie standard would prove their unquestionable responsibility. And all those high-quality, in-depth, well-structured arguments would certainly give Mr. Gates something to chew on.

  • 01.02.2006 9:48 AM PDT
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I don't think Bungie's next project should have a forum until its announced.


And that's how it'll be, if the Overlord's word is anything to go by.

  • 01.02.2006 9:50 AM PDT
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Wait wait wait. So, The Whine Cellar is basically halo2sucks.com? *cringes at the thought of the flamewars that would undoubtedly arisee*

I think Optimatch and Zanzibar can combine. And the Maw and the Library can combine. Then there should be a Bungie General Forum, where you can talk about Halo 3. But there would be another seperate forum for nothing but old skool games. Then the Gallery can either be destroyed, or be used again. Either way works fine, but it can't stay the way it is now. Lastly, another off-topic forum would be made for serious discussion, leaving the Flood to it's nonsense.

[Edited on 1/2/2006]

  • 01.02.2006 12:42 PM PDT

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The Gallery needs to be brought back, with caption contests and what not.

  • 01.02.2006 3:28 PM PDT
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Let me think about what would happen if the "Whine Cellar" was added:

Whine Cellar added.
All threads and such complaining about anything Bungie (most of this being either how Bungie "ruined" Halo 2, how Bungie doesn't care, etc.) are moved.
Members begin going to the Whine Cellar to complain about anything.
Normal members who know how to enjoy a game avoid the Whine Cellar.
"Drunks" (those who frequent the Whine Cellar) realize they are being completely ignored.
"Drunks" begin complaining all over the forum in protest. Not only about their original problems, but also that they are being ignored by Bungie about their complaints.
The Whine Cellar is only used by those who don't yet realize they are being ignored.
Everything is worse than when it started out.

*Shudder*

  • 01.02.2006 7:06 PM PDT

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