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Edited by Haydo:
7/27/2013 8:30:12 PM
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Dichotomy of how users see Bungie.next
In some of my lurking moments on Bungie.net, I have noticed a fairly prominent split in how people see Bungie.next and Bungie.old.
Brand new users, those who have joined since the Destiny reveal trailer, or even since E3 seem to view Bungie.next as just another normal website with a cool community. Even more so, they see anyone who has been here for a while (say, '10) as crotchety old timers overwhelmed with nostalgia for the "good ol' days."
On the other hand, those same old users (never thought I'd call a '10 old...) lament the loss of what they believe made Bungie.old their home on the Internet. I confess that I am a member of that group, but that's neither here nor there. Somehow, we cannot get the point across to the newer users that Bungie.old was gloriously different from other places, but now I am digressing into rambling nostalgia.
So for newer users, I am curious. How do you see Bungie.next?
For older users, are you happy here? Or do you find yourself drifting away, as though the tether has been cut?
For really old users ('04 and before) did you notice a similar split in thinking during the arrival of the New Hawtness?
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Being an Old Skool member of Bungie since '05 I've seen a lot of changes here on B.net, both cosmetic and community. Every time something does change I get that "aww man" feeling why they go and do that, or why did this happen it was perfect just the way it was. However like most people, I learn to adapt and the more I come here and embrace the change and the quicker I become use to it and start liking it. Yeah the community back in the pre release days Halo 2 and 3 seemed more of a tight knit feeling, but that's just my nostalgic feeling and opinion, I was new then, younger and everything seemed sooo much better at that time. To answer your question OP, yes I feel happy here. Bungie is still Bungie, a company that makes great games, with a great ever expanding community and I plan on being here for another 10 years!!
