OUTthaWAZOO posted
i totally agree, check out my site.
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http://antibungie.net/
I
have been an avid bungie fan for quite some time now. I spent more
hours playing halo 2 than most people I know. I have been a member of
bungie.net's forums, and several other forums dedicated to Halo and
Bungie. I even went far enough start my own gaming clan, based around
Halo 2 (although it has expanded now.) However, in light of the news of
Bungie's new game, "Halo Wars," I have decided to open this website,
AntiBungie.net "Why?" you ask? In my opinion and in the opinion of many
others, Bungie has just turned it's back on it's fans. Halogen - a
Real-Time Strategy mod made for Command & Conquer and based on the
Halo universe - was shut down by Bungie on September 8, 2006. Here is
the letter that the Halogen team posted on their website.
Dear Friends,
For
the last three years, we've worked incessantly to bring you the best
Halo mod that we could. There have been a lot of ups and downs, but
somehow Halogen has always managed to come out kicking. The problem
with using copyrighted intellectual property as a base for a fan
project is that you're very susceptible to legal action. We always
figured that since Halogen was such a different take on the Halo
franchise, we might manage to make it without incident. That changed
today.
Hours ago, we finally recieved the words we've been
dreading since the mod started to get noticed. Microsoft has decided
that we are infringing on the intellectual property of Bungie Studios
and has asked us to stop development on Halogen.
I was going to
write a big sappy letter here, but what's the point. So..that's it
then, I guess. The forums, site, and Moddb profile will all be shut
down within the week. I can't say it hasn't been fun. It's a shame it
has to end like this, but I suppose that's how it goes. Thanks, guys,
for all the time you've spent supporting us. It's been a pleasure. We
hate this as much as you do.
- The Halogen Team
This
letter was posted almost a month ago and Halogen was promptly shut down
after three years of development. Today, September 27, 2006, Bungie
announced the release of it's newest game, Halo Wars. What a surprise,
it is going to be a Real-Time Strategy game. Bungie shut down a mod
team that had worked hard for three years, stole their fame (if not
their ideas also) and began working on their version of the same game.
This is an understandable move, the rich get richer after all; however
if Bungie truly appreciated their loyal fanbase then they would have at
least gave mention to the Halogen mod when they announced their game
and paid homage to it. In my opinion though, they should have hired
members of the Halogen team to help. This is treachery, this is the end
of my love for Bungie. I for one will not buy this game and support
this kind of action unless something is done to rectify the situation.
Who's with me?
You amaze me! I didn't think it was possible for one person to possess such a vast reservoir of undiluted gibberish! I see you've set aside this special time to humiliate yourself on the Internet. However, I'll consider letting you have the last word if you guarantee it will be your last. As Ellen Glasgow once remarked: "He knows so little and knows it so fluently."
In conclusion, thank you. We were all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view. Now SHUT UP