- SieferSword
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"There is nothing either good nor evil, but thinking makes it so."-William Shakespeare
First things first, I don't hate Bungie. I love them in fact, have even played the marathon and myth games. However that's exactly why i'm so hurt by this experience. I realize that i'm just a nobody and they don't owe me anything, but i'm a buyer of their products and without lots of people like me bungie wouldn't be anything too. So why would they do something like this and refuse to give us a clear cut explanation. I mean they told us be ready and get your f5 keys ready then they go and list it behind everyones back who had been waiting up all night. They respond 5 hours later with a "oops it was an accident" and then say there sorry, that they were frustrated too and that they would figure out whats going on and tell us. Then they said to not worry, that all the bags weren't gone, they left the tag on their tweet #there will be swag. Then they say it'll be a few days before they can tell us anything. Then today they say oh sorry all gone. So first they sold it behind the peoples backs who had been waiting since early, or most of them anyway. Then promise to fix it, then say....nope sorry.
Bungie is normally not like this!!! What happened here!!!
Not to mention the lies and secrecy, they don't even tell us what really happened, cause the truth is this. They sold it as a seperate listing because it was convenient to, lied about it being a technical error (theres evidence of this because of halcyons post when this was going on saying oh ya "It's legit. <3's"), didn't tell us they were selling them, effectively tricking everyone who was responsible enough to be ready, lied about it being a mistake (see comment above), pretend to care about the people who were waiting and then say there will be more. Now today after 4 days of straight f5ing twitter, store, amazon, facebook, and Bnet and listening to dumb-ass comments from the very people who mostly (not all of them) just got lucky and got a bag saying, "stop being mad, they don't owe you anything!" after all that, they say their sold out.
The real reason here they said wait is obvious, they just didn't want people to get mad at them like they have every right too. They were waiting for the rage to die down, but just cause they avoid rage doesn't make lying to me and telling me to be ready any more right or ok. Unlike what people have been saying, there is ONE thing every company owes it's loyal fans and customers...honesty. It's the building block of a good relationship between company and consumer (fan), and that's the reason I feel so hurt. Not because I didn't get a bag, but because of the WAY I didn't get one, if they had said before hand, its gonna be a free for all, or like put them up for everyone to have a chance, I woulda been like oh well I tried, I wouldn't have been mad; but this feels like my chance to even try was stolen!!! I'm not really mad, like ya a little, but honestly i'm more sad that Bungie whom I admire so much did that to me and all of us.
Once again I'll say, I really do love you Bungie, and I still do in the kind of way you still love your brother if he punches you in the -Blam!-. I still did buy all the posters you guys had and the shirts, it all goes to charity. I'm not gonna be an idiot spoiled brat and say stupid stuff like "boycott bungie" or other idiots saying how they aren't gonna buy your stuff anymore, or how they're so angry they're gonna like buy from your competitors only and stuff." This changes nothing between us, I still think you guys are the best, even if it hurts that you gave me a whollop *youch, that smarts!!!* You guys are still and always will be my favorite company. I admire all of you alot and I'm loyal to you guys till the end and can't wait for your next title. I just wish you could give us a little explanation on why you did that. It would help. Long live Bungie. I <3 U
Signed, your loyal fan for life,
with love, William Casey Chadwick