Here ye, writers of the Bungie community:
I challenge you all to write me a story. A story of love and hate. Passion and desire. Of good vs evil, and the struggle of all mankind. I want this story to be the greatest combination of words the world has ever seen. It must make us laugh, and it must make us cry. This story will be scrutinized by the highest authority of everything that is everything.. the Bnet community. Your story will be held to the highest standards of literary genius, and if your work succeeds, you'll be modestly rewarded with your choice of one of two Xbox Live arcade codes I happen to have lying around. (The Maw, Robotron: 2084)
Are you up to the challenge? If so, here are the rules..
1) The hero/heroes of the story must include a member of the web team and mod team.
2) The villain/villains of the story must include a member of the web team and mod team.
3) All other characters in the story must be Bnet members and/or celebrities, musicians, famous fictional characters, etc.
[b]Keep it clean-ish, and keep it fun. Outright flaming, bigotry, etc will disqualify your entry.[/b]
Voting:
To vote for your favorite story, reply to the story with a "+1". Feel free to comment on the story however you like, but your comment will only count as a vote if it begins with "+1". This way, you can change your vote later if you need to by editing out the "+1" from your previous choice. Duplicate votes by a poster will be ignored completely, resulting in none of them counting.
I will reserve my vote to resolve any tie-breaker needs we may come across.
Whichever story has the most votes on the deadline of [b]Sunday, January 5th[/b] will be crowned victorious and given the choice of codes. (The runner-up will be offered the remaining code.)
Do it for glory. Do it for power. Do it for an arcade game you probably won't play, but what the hell it's free, right?
LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
[b]~~ Game Over, Man! ~~[/b]
First, I'd like to thank everyone who participated. You guys provided some creative and hilarious stories over the last week. I'm sorry we didn't get a bit more interaction, but at least a few of us had a great time reading your work.
The contest ends with a tie between DE4THINC4RN4TE and ChorrizoTapatio, each with a very manly vote count of one vote a piece. DE4Th provided us a insider's look at the release of Bungie.next, while Chorrizo offered a tale of war amongst the ranks.
Due to the tie.. I will be the deciding vote.
It's a tough choice, and each story deserves a place on the shelf next to any great work of literature... but ultimately, I chose Chorrizo's because of the inclusion of average Bnet members and a twist ending that made M. Night Shayamalan himself wake in a cold sweat.
Congratz, Chorrizo! I'll PM you in a second with your choice of codes.
Thanks again to everyone who participated in this, I hope everyone had a good time.
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Entry 1: -My B.net Journey- I discovered this site sometime in late 2008 to early 2009, I just used it to track medals and stats. Later Halo 3: ODST (formerly known as Halo 3: Recon) was revealed alongside a promise of the oh so coveted Recon armor upon completion of the seven Vidmasters. So, naturally, a few buddies of mine and I began our virtual quest for these Achievements. Knocking out Lightswitch and 7 on the 7th were a breeze, the real first challenge was Iron. Boy, was I never so excited to leap into the Dawn before in my life, our ghosts streaking in a blaze of glory. We were halfway to achieving Recon. September 22nd came right around the corner, and a fresh load of Achievements along with it. Classic was easier than I thought and Brainpan was fun. Déjà vu proved a challenge, similar to Iron, but in our first attempt (we died A LOT, but never quit) we were successful. I dreaded the final Vidmaster though, the one we all hate and bar others to this day, Endure. After multiple attempts with others (and a loss of one of my 'former' best friends over this Achievement) I compiled a useable team. Their GamerTags's unknown to me now, but two plus solid hours of Alpha Site and we finished off the chieftains of Wave 5, Round 3, Set 4. Anxiously awaiting the familliar "bleep-bloop" of an Achievement, seconds passed in suspense until one of my party said that he had gotten it. Like a chain reaction, the final Vidmaster appeared on all our screens, exhaling a sigh of relief, I said my goodby's and retired to my soft bed for the night. Early next morning I made the final step in my journey, I got onto B.net and created a linked account with my profile, mr taco47. And thus the Powerpuff Gir- I mean, tuckers baby was born. I've lost nearly all of my Halo 3-era friends by now. By Halo 4's release it was down to five, now it can't be any more than two or three, but that wont be the end though. Eventually, we'll always move on to greener pastures.