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10/17/2004 4:45:15 AM
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DEFCON (suggestion)
We all know why, no need to talk much more about that. I am noticing that many of the fan sites are encountering a growing problem with spoiler posts on their forums. For example, HBO is considering the drastic step of closing their forums until post release, solely because of the spoiler risk.
B.net may be "somewhat" resistant to that as Bungie has a bigger stick than fan sites. Bungie can blacklist and affect a spoiler's ability to use/enjoy the XBL aspect of H2. While a good stick, I am concerned that it may not be sufficient.
If the threat of spoilers and other nonsense becomes more real, I would suggest this as a potential course of action. [color=white]All accounts created on or after the date of the "leak" are unable to post in the Forums. Accounts whose creation pre-dates the leak can post.[/color] All new members would need to have the reason for this explained, but I do think that they should be able to understand that it is to protect their and everyone's potential enjoyment of the campaign mode.
This would also have the side effect becoming more comprehensive as time goes on. If someone with an older account does post a spoiler, and are blacklisted, they cannot "respawn" a new account and resume their activities.
This is a drastic step, is only a suggestion, and as a true fan I despise the idea of restricting anyone's enjoyment of the fan community. But, I am unable to see a solution that allows us to continue without the risk of someone posting something that ruins my (and many other fans) 3 years of anticipation.
Please feel free to add your comments or suggestions. Thank you all.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] halo beast Baerdog, I don't know how you and all the other PC gamers do it. If I were you, I would run out and pick up an XBOX right now. If you come back to the forums after Halo 2, the plot and all the secrets that have been kept secret for years will probably be ruined for you once you return. There are going to be tons of members that are going to reveal all their stories about how awesome the game was and their favorite things that happened. I'm sure Halo 2 PC will eventually come out, but will it have been worth it by then? It could possibly turn out dissapointing like Halo PC.[/quote] Really? I enjoy Halo PC. I actually like the keyboard and mouse better than the XBox controller. As for how I do it: I just remind myself that if it comes out on XBox, it will eventually come out on PC. That has happened with the three games that I wanted for XBox and those games were Halo, KOTOR, and Morrowind (got both expansions [i]and[/i] the original game in the GotY edition). As for after Halo 2 comes out, I may have to take a sabbatical for a while. If I don't do that then it looks like I'll be surfing the forums through squinted eyes for a while. I really don't think it will be too hard as I never go into New Mombasa anyway and all of the threads in the other forums will probably have subject lines that say "OMFG CAN U BELIVE HOW HALO@ ENDED????/??!!!1!!!" And if worst comes to worst, I've got friends with XBoxes that I could play Halo 2 on if I need to. If something really bad happens and Halo 2 doesn't come out for PC then I'll just have to save up for an XBox now won't I? -Baerdog7
