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Subject: How has Bungie changed your life?

If I had one wish for Bungie.net, it would be to be able to change my username. Even if it cost me Microsoft Fun-Money, Space Bucks, or Stosh Dollars. That is all.

Halo 2 Stats

~AFEM

That title sounds over dramatic as hell, but bear with me.

What I am wondering is how has Bungie changed your life for the better? Be it through games or books or this website, whatever. And now since I'm terrible at transitions in any sort of writing, I shall begin my story.

For a good portion of my life I wanted nothing to do with computers. I was obsessed with sports. I was an elementary school jock of sorts. All my friends shared the same interest. Slowly though, as we grew older, my friends started to change. No longer would us hanging out consist of playing football, it would be getting into trouble and making fun of the "nerds".

One day my lovely mother (who is happily married, back off) set up a play date with a kid that I did not like at all. He was one of the "nerds". I explained that I was going to hang out with my real friends and actually do something fun instead of this -blam!- (I was 10 and a douche, of course I was homophobic). Begrudgingly I sulked to his house and sat down in his basement with him. This was in 4th grade, fall of 2004. He handed me an incredibly over sized controller for one of those stupid video games. He explained to me that some new game called "Halo 2" came out and that his big brother got it and we weren't supposed to play it. I said something along the lines of "More like -blam!-lo 2!" but the fact that we weren't supposed to be playing it peaked my interest. My feeble 10 year old body was not ready for what was to come. I was swept into a world of things that were new and fascinating. That 6 hour play date was over in a heartbeat. I was ecstatic to go back and tell my "real" friends about it. I told them the story and they dismissed it and said "Well we also found something of Danny's older brother that we weren't supposed to use." They had discovered the "fantastic world of illegal drugs". Today 5 out of 7 of those friends are still alive today. Danny overdosed on God knows what, and Nick got hit by a train while on ecstasy.

This is how Bungie literally changed my life. Possibly even saved it. If it were not for Halo 2 I would have continued to hang out with those friends, and done Lord knows what. Now I still enjoy playing the occasional pickup game on the weekends, it helps me stay in shape, but video games have become my new focus. It has helped me meet so many new people, both in real life and on the internet. It got me interested in school again, I am going to be a senior this year and plan on majoring in journalism, and hopefully land a job in game journalism.

I thank you Bungie, all the great men and women that work there that make such kick-ass games.

So there it is, my incredibly abbreviated story of how Bungie has changed my life. Now I ask you, the fine community, to share how they have changed your life.

  • 07.06.2011 11:03 AM PDT
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I <3 you too Bungie

Bungie is a small part of the reason why I became interested in working with creative studios. I currently work with a team of developers/designers in a small business; profitability and operations in studio work flow. :D

  • 07.06.2011 11:05 AM PDT

DMH-Always Loaded
My name is Tyler. Computers and Video games is what I love to do.

Without Bungie, I would have probably been a completely different person, Posting on the forums has taught me to use proper grammar, and I also met a few good friends on B.net. Halo itself has made me what I am now, a nerd =P. Not saying its a bad thing at all, I LOVE being a nerd. If it weren't for Bungie I would probably still be playing sports hating my life, maybe even doing drugs...I used to hang out with the wrong crowd before Bungie as well.

  • 07.06.2011 11:13 AM PDT

Uh. Yeah. I guess I...Erm...Had fun?

This is far too dramatic to be related to a videogame based around silly looking aliens.

  • 07.06.2011 11:16 AM PDT

If I had one wish for Bungie.net, it would be to be able to change my username. Even if it cost me Microsoft Fun-Money, Space Bucks, or Stosh Dollars. That is all.

Halo 2 Stats

~AFEM

Oh yes I am aware. But it still changed my life.
Posted by: HappyMeals
Uh. Yeah. I guess I...Erm...Had fun?

This is far too dramatic to be related to a videogame based around silly looking aliens.

  • 07.06.2011 11:18 AM PDT

i think bungie changed my life but i agree with the guy above me

  • 07.06.2011 11:27 AM PDT

By taking my life away.

  • 07.06.2011 11:30 AM PDT

I have a 50 in Halo Waypoint!!
All achivement in halo 3, ODST, and halo wars... cept a general

I did not learn proper social skills in junior high. 10 years of my life *baws*

  • 07.06.2011 11:37 AM PDT
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Posted by: goheels619
Oh yes I am aware. But it still changed my life.
Posted by: HappyMeals
Uh. Yeah. I guess I...Erm...Had fun?

This is far too dramatic to be related to a videogame based around silly looking aliens.


Halo has turned me into a massive sci fi geek.

  • 07.06.2011 11:39 AM PDT
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Join ODST Expeditionary Force for a more mature, friendly community!

Luckily, I didn't get too into Bungie until Halo 3, but by then I was already in High School and had a solid social backing.
I don't think it has affected it too much, in fact, my best friend loves Halo too, so it's something we talk about often.

  • 07.06.2011 11:39 AM PDT

They didn't, but I did have a blast with their games.

  • 07.06.2011 11:40 AM PDT

They surgically removed my bunions!

And I got internet companions from the people I met!

[Edited on 07.06.2011 11:50 AM PDT]

  • 07.06.2011 11:48 AM PDT

I believe being part of this community have made me open minded and a better person.

  • 07.06.2011 11:48 AM PDT

"I wanted to make people happy, if only for an hour."
-Busby Berkley

RIP Halo 2

I can't think of specific ways my life was changed, but I know my life would be a lot different if I had never started playing halo.

  • 07.06.2011 11:56 AM PDT

"If things start happening, don't worry, don't stew, just go right along and you'll start happening too."
Posted by: Recon Number 54
You have no idea how revolting I can be.


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Posted by: JPeloquin218
I believe being part of this community have made me open minded and a better person.
Thank you! I have been sitting here, wondering how to phrase what I want to say and that is it!

Once again, Bungie has changed my life by putting the words in my mouth.

  • 07.06.2011 12:03 PM PDT

The beta is super awesome. RogueAssassin27 is now the person who got my Totodile's nickname. Hoo-hah! Relevant.inb4lock

I believe I matured while staying here in the Community.

And my parents say gaming is bad for you, pff!

  • 07.06.2011 12:05 PM PDT

Pwned

I grew up on the Halo series. I mean they didn't save my life or anything but, who knows maybe that kept me out of trouble.

  • 07.06.2011 12:11 PM PDT

want to be a beta tester for bungie

Bungie has been in my life for over half of my life (I'm 16 BTW).
Halo as a series has been influental in my life. As a kid, when I got Halo:CE, I kept playing non-stop. I had played other FPS games before, but that game changed my whole view for First person shooters. When I got Halo 2 back in 2004, I didn't have xbox live, but that didn't matter to me. Everyday I played the Halo 2 campaign and this continued for 2 years. I didn't buy another game for the Xbox after that.

In school I used to do presentations on Halo (cause I'm just so hip) and all of my classmates were okay with that, because they know that Halo was my life. I actually even brought my Xbox to the school to do a live demo of it. Even the teacher enjoyed playing it and bought an Xbox just for Halo. I lived on it. I couldn't picture a time without Halo. It was everything to me.

When I saw the announcement trailer for Halo 3. I completely freaked out. I didn't have a Xbox 360. I saved money for 2 years, because I had to spend it as well. The I bought the Xbox and Halo 3 was the greatest day of my life so far. 14.06.2008 is a date I will never forget.

Halo Reach kinda ruined everything for me, but I still play it because it is Halo. I love it.

All of you must think that I'm crazy of something, but I haven't exactly got happiness in my life except of Halo. I had something to look forward to every single day. It was happiness for me.

I wish Bungie a happy 20th anniversary and for making my life better by the day.

  • 07.06.2011 12:15 PM PDT

Posted by: JPeloquin218
I believe being part of this community have made me open minded and a better person.

  • 07.06.2011 12:28 PM PDT

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Halo Waypoint Stats


Posted by: SRQ baller24
By taking my life away.

  • 07.06.2011 12:32 PM PDT

If I had one wish for Bungie.net, it would be to be able to change my username. Even if it cost me Microsoft Fun-Money, Space Bucks, or Stosh Dollars. That is all.

Halo 2 Stats

~AFEM

I agree with this in so many ways. It's unbelievable how true it is.
Posted by: SilverBulitt82
Posted by: JPeloquin218
I believe being part of this community have made me open minded and a better person.

  • 07.06.2011 2:39 PM PDT

Posted by: Great_Pretender
Case and point: don't worry about it. Girls start getting boobies pretty soon, and then you'll have plenty of other things to think about. Being an Inheritor is not a life goal.
-TGP-

There was once a time when all I played was dirtbike racing games.

Halo was one of my first FPS's. I don't think I'll ever forget that warthog rush to the longsword.

  • 07.06.2011 2:45 PM PDT

I wear the cheese, it does not wear me.

This account is now retired due to WLID changing. Webteam needs to fix that, seriously >.>

This:Posted by: SRQ baller24
By taking my life away.
They've changed my life by taking (at the very least) several months of it.

[Edited on 07.06.2011 2:49 PM PDT]

  • 07.06.2011 2:48 PM PDT

It connected me to so many new friends when I was younger, we used to play halo:CE and Halo 2 all day with 4 player splitscreen on my 20 inch tv back when we were eight.
Then we found out what xbox live was and I became less social since I moved to an other city and I liked the friends I had back in my old city.
So when Halo 3 came out me any my old friends all bought it and we could play for a pretty long time.
So we had lots of fun and all talked to each other while playing Halo 3.
And then the party system came out, No longer we had to play together to talk to each other.
And when we played halo 3 more and more with the party system we came up with the genius idea to be in a party when we are going to watch tv or are going to computer.
And after that it became a habit to turn on our xbox after we came home from school.
So I basically play on my xbox for like 1 hour a day, but when I am home my xbox is almost always on so I can talk to my friends.
because of that I kind of forgot about he real world, because I preferred to talk to my friends over xbox live instead of hanging out with real friends.
And now I am trying to change that back, since the real world is more important then talking with friends I rarely ever see in real life.
But the reason I like those friends so much is because they share the same interests as me and my real life friends like gaming, but they don't have a xbox or ps3.

  • 07.06.2011 3:01 PM PDT

Dont be shy...
Im sorry for my coup changes but Im new at this.

I had friends.

  • 07.06.2011 3:21 PM PDT

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