When I first joined this website in February 2008 I was 13. My parents had just got divorced and I was having a real -blam!-ty time at school, so I spent a lot of time on my xbox playing Halo 3; I always loved the game. I saw some guy with the septagon next to his name and decided I wanted it too, leading me here.
In the years I have been here, I've been in various communities, notably Owners of the Katana, Minecrafters and #bungienet. There have been good times and bad times, but always a place to go and hide from real world problems. This may be a bad technique for dealing with things, but I doubt anybody can stand being in utter loneliness all day every day. I really believe that private groups are the best things about this website. They give users the opportunity to form close bonds with one another; at least as close as the internet allows. Exposure to these forums and different communities has led me to become a true cynical bastard, and I relish that.
For the most part bungie.net has been a part of my every day life for the past 4 years. This, of course, is excluding study time where I take a temporary leave of absence in the knowledge that I will return when exams are done (this works by the way, plus you get a trust rating boost when you get back ;)).
Every year I spent on this website I perceived it in a different way as I grew up into adulthood. These days, it is simply a website where you can talk to people with similar interests. However, back in the day this was not the case. I'm sure many younger members reading this can relate to how special the site is to them.
It will always irk me that I never got to meet anybody from the website IRL or that I never went to PAX, but I guess that can't be helped.
Most people who have never been exposed to internet communities simply will never understand what they mean to those who are engrained into them.
Sadly, my girlfriend is one of them and has decided that I have to choose between her or the website and it doesn't take a genius to work out what decision I made. IRL comes first, it just has to. I don't know if it will ever change, but I doubt it will.
This means I have to say goodbye to everything here. I thought I'd post it here rather than anywhere else because this was my favourite forum.
I will miss all the people and all the groups. I never thought that I'd actually be saying goodbye to this website because of somebody else.
I wish everyone well in their future lives and hope that they achieve whatever they want to achieve.
Goodbye :(
- Coxx153/The Storm/Gravemind/Tornado/Cweggz/That Blue Guy/Fean00b/Qbix90
[Edited on 07.20.2012 7:40 AM PDT]
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The little blue pill works wonders, I hear
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Virile as ever, thank you very much.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] deltahalo UK intelligence drops when you lose your blue bar[/quote]and other things droop
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intelligence drops when you lose your blue bar true story
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] deltahalo UK I dont get it[/quote]I was insinuating that you were lying about the fact that it is all about the avatar. It is all about the Mythix, not the avatar.
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I dont get it
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] deltahalo UK [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Lobster Fish 2 This thread does go to prove that the Mythix get all the girls, though...[/quote] No - its all about the avatar[/quote]Not with tavern wenches, but you do lie.
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& it wouldn't be far wrong
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] deltahalo UK [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Lobster Fish 2 This thread does go to prove that the Mythix get all the girls, though...[/quote] No - its all about the avatar[/quote] Yours says you lie with tavern wenches. ;) [Edited on 07.20.2012 11:31 AM PDT]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Lobster Fish 2 This thread does go to prove that the Mythix get all the girls, though...[/quote] No - its all about the avatar
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] xNUMBERx1xGUNx I wish you the best. She might not always be around. And when she isn't, you'll always have B.net. [/quote]
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This thread does go to prove that the Mythix get all the girls, though...
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Helveck If you're choosing between a website or a girlfriend, you either have website addiction issues, or your girlfriend is a controlling psychopath who you will likely regret being with in a few months from now.[/quote]And not to mention he is only 17 or 18 years old now.. Stop pretending like you love this controlling female, you know your heart truly lies with us.
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Wow, what a control freak. bye.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] kool fat kid [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Helveck You're an idiot. If you're choosing between a website or a girlfriend, you either have website addiction issues, or your girlfriend is a controlling psychopath who you will likely regret being with in a few months from now.[/quote][/quote] This, minus the idiot part.
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We'll be here when the woman is gone. Also, I'm just going to say that a girlfriend who is making you choose between something you enjoy and her continued presence in your life is, frankly, not worth your time.
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Life is fleeting, good luck with the girl and we'll see you when you get back.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DarkONI Well have fun, but I don't see how having a relationship means that you can't hang out with us here. I bet she's jealous of our bro-carnages in Halo.[/quote] She knows that he'll never love her the way he loves me
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Well have fun, but I don't see how having a relationship means that you can't hang out with us here. I bet she's jealous of our bro-carnages in Halo.
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This thread made me lol, I am sorry! Good bye! xD
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Coxx153 Sadly, my girlfriend is one of them and has decided that I have to choose between her or the website and it doesn't take a genius to work out what decision I made.[/quote] Um. I could understand if you're here 24/7, but that is absolutely ridiculous.
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I really can't see the logic. Unless you spend all your free time with your girlfriend, which you shouldn't, how is there a problem? Your girlfriend is mean and you should feel bad. But if you do follow this absurd train of though, ciao. Miss ya.
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You should've said "Thanks for all the fish." And good luck [Edited on 07.20.2012 10:13 AM PDT]
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It's a good thing I don't plan on leaving, because it would take more than 10,000 characters to sign all my other accounts.
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Since I don't know you all I can see say is: K, bye. [Edited on 07.20.2012 10:00 AM PDT]
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Your leaving Bungie who has taken care of you through the thick and thin of your life for a girl?! If it doesn't work out you'll be back. Everybody comes back.