- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: Rant
Posted by: Achronos
I fail to see how you think this site is a marketing site. The least intereting parts of this site are the "product info" pages.
I really don't care what you think this site is for - I know what it is designed for. Here is the marketing site for Halo 3: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo3/.
Bungie.net is not about selling Halo. It is about supporting our community. The only thing we're "selling" around here is "Bungie." While the games are important, there is very little we can do here to sell the games: if you're visiting bungie.net, you likely are already planning on getting Halo 3 because your a fan, or you're here to complain about something in Halo 2.
Now, I'm sorry we don't meet your weekly update expectations. But you are creating those expectations based off of an incorrect assumption, that being that there is a bunch we're ready to talk about regarding Halo 3. When there is (and you'll know exactly when, trust me), we'll start opening up just a crack. But the reason we don't list dates for such things is precisely because lots of things are not under our direct control. That's life. Deal with it, or don't. But we're not going to change how we think of the updates because you have a incorrect assumption.
OK first off this was a Devil's advocate question, because whether you noticed or not alot of threads sprang up complaining about the content or quality of the updates. Secondly, if anyone has an incorrect assumption about what the updates are about thats something Bungie should clarify. You cant blame the people who come to know about the game youre making. There was a post above that stated how the updates changed when a game was coming out as opposed to afterward. That makes sense. Especially if youre trying to sell the product and promote it. You can be as popular as all get out and it wont matter if people dont know when youre game is coming out or what it looks like etc.
Alright, it looks like you need some sense talked into you. Just check back in the last two years since Halo 2 was released. They didn't give any info for nearly 2 years! Now you know that Halo 3 is coming out and you think that suddenly Bungie should be pouring information out to you. That's not how it works and it never has been. Sure, some of the updates are less funny now, but they're no less informative than any of the other updates.
And then you go and say "We're not selling Halo. We're selling Bungie". Try to understand this. To the majority of people NOW there is no difference baby. Youre one in the same. You got the mega franchise every developer strives for. You reached the masses. Dont be mad for what youre known for now. Youre not selling Myst shirts. Youre selling Chief shirts. Youre satisfying people's grunty thirst right? You want to say its not a marketing site fine. Like you said you know what the site was built for. But you cant change how others view the site. Or the updates. If it wasnt meant to be a marketing site, guess what? It turned into one.
You keep on talking about the "majority of the people" as if you represent them. That's a very big assumption, and very wrong. You have to understand that Bungie.net has always catered to its fans, not its buyers. Just look at the site. Look at what you're posting. It's cool looking, it's fast and easy to use, and it hundreds of thousands of users on it. If this isn't a site built for the community, then I don't know what is.
You need two things:
1. An attitude check. Just because you have a different opinion, doesn't mean you can treat others like dirt.
2. Patience. Bungie always gives us information on this site as soon as, or even before, it comes out on other websites. They are also known for being one of the most secretive developers of all time. You think they'll give up that claim just because some kid (or adult) comes whining to them about lack of information?
You can argue all you want, but in the end, this site is not about Halo 3. There's a Forum for that topic, not a whole website.