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what would happen if Bungie decided to release some secrets to the community? And I'm not talking about their next project or anything.

I'm talking about the little things. How Exactly the membership ranks work, how Moderators are truly chosen and what happens when they are chosen. And what about the Bungie webcam pictures? I feel like every time I check in on them, I'm teased like the fat kid on the playground.

Or maybe how the Employees got their titles here on B.Net? Why is Stosh, Stosh? etc.

And why exactly, does Bungie want to take over the world?

Although it would be really cool if some of Bungie's secrets were revealed, what would we talk about in the Community forum? There's 788 pages of talk about the member titles and prefixes...Where would we be without that!?

  • 08.31.2011 9:29 PM PDT
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Posted by: A Pimpin Lady
what would happen if Bungie decided to release some secrets to the community? And I'm not talking about their next project or anything.

I'm talking about the little things. How Exactly the membership ranks work, how Moderators are truly chosen and what happens when they are chosen. And what about the Bungie webcam pictures? I feel like every time I check in on them, I'm teased like the fat kid on the playground.

Or maybe how the Employees got their titles here on B.Net? Why is Stosh, Stosh? etc.

And why exactly, does Bungie want to take over the world?

Although it would be really cool if some of Bungie's secrets were revealed, what would we talk about in the Community forum? There's 788 pages of talk about the member titles and prefixes...Where would we be without that!?


Memberships - Magic

Moderators - They consult the Soul

Employees- Achronos tried to make a cool handle. So he took a real word Chronos (Personification of time) and put an "A" in front of it...

Take over the world? Well, they share a lot of ambitions with Pinky and the Brain...

  • 08.31.2011 9:31 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.
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Bungie.net would be a house of horrors if they released any of that information, excluding maybe the webcams, but I think we're supposed to slap ourselves on the foreheads when their next game comes out and say, "Oh, that's what that meant!"

  • 08.31.2011 9:32 PM PDT

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If people knew the secrets, they'd have a reason to leave.

  • 08.31.2011 9:37 PM PDT


Posted by: Geegs30
If people knew the secrets, they'd have a reason to leave.

  • 08.31.2011 9:37 PM PDT


Posted by: Geegs30
If people knew the secrets, they'd have a reason to leave.


knowing some of the secrets from Bungie wouldn't make ME want to leave...

  • 08.31.2011 9:45 PM PDT

Key

1. Moderators are chosen by the web team.

2. Memberships will always be a secret so "gaming the system" does not occur.

3. Stosh is stosh because when a mommy stosh and a daddy stosh really love each other...

4. What reason is there to NOT take over the world?

  • 08.31.2011 10:01 PM PDT

Half Man.
Half Horse.
Half Machine.
All "Jerk Who's Really Bad at Math."

PS
No, I do not want to join your clan/group.

How Exactly the membership ranks work
Ever seen them do the lottery on television, with the little balls? Yeah, it's like that; all of our names are inscribed on little ping pong balls and are randomly drawn to receive a new rank (which is also determined randomly).

I hear Stosh in in charge of this process so if you have any complaints, you know who to blame.

how Moderators are truly chosen
Bungie has their own version of the infamous Ninja Warrior course that hopefuls must run through. Those who make it to the end then have to battle each other to the death in true ninja fashion, and the last man standing will be allowed to join the ranks of the Forum Ninjas.

Master forum ninjas, of course, were grandmaster ninja assassins in a former life. This has been verified by many intensive sessions with psychics, professional dream analyzers, psychologists, a Ouijia board, and a magic 8 ball.

and what happens when they are chosen
Chosen to compete? Oh, they're all giddy at first until they see the obstacle course and then start to feel ill.

When they finally defeat all other challengers to claim their place in the ranks of Forum Ninjas? They have to get branded, like cattle, with various Bungie insignia. It's very painful.

And what about the Bungie webcam pictures? I feel like every time I check in on them, I'm teased like the fat kid on the playground.
Working as intended.

Or maybe how the Employees got their titles here on B.Net? Why is Stosh, Stosh? etc.
Why are you you? Why am I me?

Better question is 'why does Stosh hate toast?'

My theory has to do with Powdered Toast Man and band camp, but I'd rather not mention it all here in case I'm right and bring back horrible, painful memories that might drive Stosh mad and make him go on a psychotic rampage through the studios.

Hell, we'd never find out what Destiny really is then, would we?

And why exactly, does Bungie want to take over the world?
Why wouldn't they? It's there...so ripe, so fragile, so utterly in need of a ruthless iron fist clamped around it so tightly that the oceans drip out into space and hot molten goo is forced onto the surface to bake and boil the general populace alive, forcing the survivors to offer up beautiful, scantily-clad women as tribute to the fist...wait, what was I saying again?

Oh yeah.

Everyone wants to rule the world.

Or destroy it.

Be glad Bungie falls into the former category rather than the latter.

[Edited on 08.31.2011 10:03 PM PDT]

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Bungie Employee's can get any Title they enjoy it could say " I'm Retarded " if it really wanted but who would add that. As for Moderators Achronos it the main voice on who becomes one.

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  • 08.31.2011 11:45 PM PDT

Stop banning me please.

I would like to know some of their secrets

  • 09.01.2011 12:10 AM PDT

Posted by: Big Black Bear
What are we supposed to be discussing here?


"Nothing in the 'Verse can stop me."

I'm completely fine not knowing. If all those things were important enough I'm sure they'd let use know. The thing is that they simply aren't.

  • 09.01.2011 12:10 AM PDT
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To be honest, it's rather boring.

  • 09.01.2011 12:19 AM PDT

Posted by: Duardo
To be honest, it's rather boring.
At least you were honest...

  • 09.01.2011 12:22 AM PDT

I think its better we don't know about there secrets so that when a new halo game or something comes out it's a surprise although i would like to know why bungie thinks it's fair to let us have stuff they have only after we have beaten them in a game.

  • 09.03.2011 8:57 AM PDT

Posted by: Commander GX
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That would be awesome.

  • 09.03.2011 8:59 AM PDT

Noodles.

  • 09.03.2011 9:00 AM PDT

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You imply a level of control over Halo: Reach matchmaking that we no longer have. Or, in your vernacular, it isn't our shiznit anymore.


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Posted by: Centauratron
Well said

  • 09.03.2011 9:09 AM PDT