I really wanted this to be handled differently, but it seems Bungie gets to decide who “put in the work” when selecting multiple winners for [b]Movie of the Week[/b].
In the linked TWID post, one of my friends and fellow clanmates won MOTW, which was amazing! He put in a ton of effort on the video he created. I was (and still am) genuinely happy for him. At first, I never expected anyone besides the creator to receive an emblem, and I was content just to provide clips for the montage. But then I heard rumors that multiple contributors could be awarded, and I started to hope, especially since I was a key contributor, both in terms of clips and feedback. My friend even pointed out, along with several others, that the montage was largely filled with my throwing knife kills and submitted clips.
Bungie initially replied to Echo (the creator) by email that [b]seven people[/b] would get the emblem. At that point, I thought there was no way I’d be excluded. However, Bungie followed up saying they would distribute the seven emblems in alphabetical order from the list of names submitted. In what world does that make sense? My friend was actively communicating with them, sending four separate replies to advocate for and highlight the seven people who actively contributed the most, but Bungie closed the ticket without ever responding. In the end, only [b]three people[/b], including him, were awarded from the list of top contributors, while the others on his list were ignored. The link to the message asking for the emblem to go to the top 7 contributors can be found here: https://imgur.com/lNFjzjU
[u]Here is the Top 7 Contributors list submitted to Bungie[/u]:
Asheras – [b]awarded[/b]
Alpha_MP – [b]awarded[/b]
Echo (creator) – [b]awarded[/b]
Mojo – not awarded
MunchinHippy – not awarded
Redacted2008 – not awarded
Stank (myself) – not awarded
The above listed names were the ones who submitted the most clips, yet Bungie disregarded more than half of us without reason when they alphabetically picked the [b]first 7[/b] of 12 names provided, rather than asking for clarification.
At the end of the day, maybe it’s “just an emblem,” but Bungie’s decision was [b]dismissive and unfair[/b] to the people who actively supported this project and their community.
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