This is not my post, but one that states it better than I ever could. Please read and soak it in.
A day that for the six years I've been a member of this community, or what's even left of what was the true fanbase Bungie had. For six years I would always remember, always excited for Bungie Day. The day Bungie gave back to its fans, its players. But today is not the day so many of us have remembered. This pales in comparison, hell, I wouldn't even call it Bungie Day. There's no interaction with the fans anymore. No live streams, No Bungie devs playing with the community, no thank you, nothing. It's been so sad to see the disconnect that has occurred. And whats even worse is what this "community" has become. What's funny is we've always appreciated the little things. Blue flames, recon, etc. All appreciated. Every special game type and dev challenge. Every true and caring interaction.
Now look at what happened. A divide new community, and a completely wiped out and forgotten true fanbase. The fanbase that stuck around when Bungie was completely dark. The community that stuck around waiting, just waiting for a small hint at their next big game. We were always told our loyalty will never be forgotten and that we truly were the heart and soul of the company, of Bungie. The fans that stayed true when we had nothing to go with. When DeeJ wasn't DeeJ the speaker of Bungie, when we had DeeJ the community leader who was along for the ride. Who actually made and actual effort to keep it all together. And honestly, for all the shit he got (its not like your going to be reading this) he really did stick his head out and showed he cared. Now there's none of that. The same goes for Bungie as a whole. I wish I could say there was something left. Something that made the Bungie community "the best in the world". Now that's said because the "community" are the people who blindly give you money.
I played Destiny, and bought it, because it was a Bungie game. That's how far loyalty goes, and I stuck around hoping things would turn around, but clearly its FUBAR. There's nothing to be said in defense. Its flattened out on the table. It's no longer a compassionate relationship. Its just business now. Sure, that wouldn't be so bad if thats how it was from the start. But after going through decades of caring, and then stopping when the "best game Bungie has ever created" comes out.
Bungie Day isnt special anymore. And how today was handled, and spilled out, is proof enough what made it special is long gone. I'm not alone when I say all of this. 6 Years under my belt is nothing compared to what the Grizzled Ancients have, and look how few are left, that aren't ninjas. And people wonder why so many offsites started. I'd love to say the people who stuck around in the darkness still had a reason to stick around. And whats even worse was instead of an apology and a heartfelt goodbye, it was a good riddance and a boot in the back. On to the next community I guess, and judging by the community that's left, you clearly screwed up.
Call me whatever you want, try and hide from the facts, but it's all blatant and obvious now. Atleast do us all a favored stop acting like you care, because it only makes things worse. You either care, or you don't. I was proud of my time here, proud of the thousands of hours I spent playing Bungie's titles. Once upon a time Bungie lead the community, now the community is doing a better job at keeping it together then the company their supporting. Take a look at who's organizing the game nights, and take a look at what the games are. Go back to your roots, and maybe the world will have respect for you guys again.
And to the new guys, sorry if your already used to this. But its a harsh reality that your sticking around in a time worse then when nothing was going on.
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You should give credit to the bc guy.
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Thats deep thanks for letting me read this
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Bump for others to read
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I... I am not even sure what to say. I know I still consider my self semi new (started in the Halo 3 days. Heck looking back it's what caused me to game after my PS2 broke some years ago) and mostly a lurker on the forums. But I see what you are saying. I remeber getting excited for the special events happening, the game modes that came but once a year. I recall people happy to help me get those difficult achievements because they wanted to help. Maybe the break with MS hurt Bungee more than we know. Maybe this game was born of spite rather than the tender love of before. Maybe Activision is part of the problem. But I do know that I still hold out hope that maybe we will start to see some of that old bungie again one day.
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I very much agree. The community was a [b]big[/b] factor in giving up de$tiny. Too much snobbery, too much selfishness, too many 'rich kids', too much assholery. What happened to player bonding? Lack of fluid communication (on 360) killed this game for me. I walked away HATING this game. Was it activision that was the poison?
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I just read this when sad music was playing on my radio. Anyway, I agree 102%, the community sucks now. I don't post often because of how mean people can be. It just gets annoying.
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Bump...:(
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Bungie is a firm believer in rng. So rng will determine if the right people read this.
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Hmm. Interesting. What's your point?