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: We still work with 343 in maintaining the Grifball playlist and several
: prominent 343 employees play in our league.
: And this is on top of the unheard of support that Grifball received before
: Halo 4 even launched. With all the gametypes and features that were
: dropped in the transition from Reach to Halo 4, we are still incredibly
: grateful that Grifball was not only included in the game, but also given a
: "promotion" from an Assault spin-off to its own gametype. The
: fact that 343 worked with GrifballHub to bring in real Grifballers when
: developing the game, and that Grifball was playable for everyone on day
: one, is truly amazing.
: I would say that 343 has been more supportive of Grifball than Bungie was,
: but that's not really a fair comparison, given that Grifball has a
: comparatively larger community now than it did in the Halo 3 and early
: Reach days when Bungie was in charge.
: We're not blind, either, to the fact that part of the closeness between 343
: and GrifballHub is that we literally have nowhere else to go. Other folks
: can go shoot things in Destiny or COD. Grifball will always be a Halo
: exclusive.
: We know that Grifball isn't 343's top priority, and we don't hold it against
: them when our playlist updates aren't first in line or our suggestions for
: weapon tuning aren't implemented. But we've still been blown away by their
: level of support for our gametype and our community.
I'm sure others will disagree with me here, but I feel like the relationship between 343i and GrifballHub is a little different, and can't be compared with the relationship between 343i/Bungie and HBO. The sole focus of GrifballHub, just as you said, is Grifball. It's a very niche... erm... sport, and the GrifballHub forums don't even have a section dedicated to non-Grifball Halo matters. While I'm sure many members of GrifballHub have lots of input to offer to 343i on non-Grifball Halo affairs, there really doesn't seem to be much of a place for it, versus a place like HBO, where we're concerned with basically everything under the sun.
Now, I won't go so far as to say that the close relationship between the Grifball community and 343i is wrong... but I will say, it's interesting/strange that this relationship is so strong when the rest of the game has so many other problems that members of the various more-general fan communities are *dying* to give constructive input on. Grifball may be great, but if the rest of Halo 4 sucks, I feel like 343i's priorities need to be reexamined.
Complete disclosure: I hate Grifball. F*cking lagfest.
Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Schooly D | 8/9/13 2:27 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Pkmnrulz240 | 8/9/13 5:01 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | bluerunner | 8/9/13 8:00 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Pkmnrulz240 | 8/9/13 10:19 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Captain Spark | 8/9/13 10:42 am |
$10 to the charity of your choice | kidtsunami | 8/9/13 5:31 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | ZaneZavin | 8/9/13 8:22 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Kal | 8/9/13 9:36 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Pkmnrulz240 | 8/9/13 10:31 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Kal | 8/9/13 10:57 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Ragashingo | 8/9/13 9:55 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | The Lionheart | 8/9/13 9:57 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | DEEP NNN | 8/9/13 10:22 am |
It's no secret... | padraig08 | 8/9/13 10:50 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | TDSpiral | 8/9/13 12:16 pm |
Positive comments inside | Urban Reflex | 8/9/13 1:59 pm |
Re: Positive comments inside | thebruce0 | 8/9/13 2:26 pm |
Re: Positive comments inside | Avateur | 8/10/13 12:10 am |
Re: Positive comments inside | thebruce0 | 8/12/13 10:46 am |
Re: Positive comments inside | DEEP NNN | 8/9/13 2:56 pm |
Re: Positive comments inside | stabbim | 8/9/13 8:53 pm |
Re: Positive comments inside | thebruce0 | 8/12/13 10:49 am |
Speaking as a fan of Halo 4... | Dervish | 8/9/13 2:30 pm |
Re: Speaking as a fan of Halo 4... | thebruce0 | 8/12/13 10:58 am |
Re: And by David I mean... | thebruce0 | 8/12/13 11:25 am |
I am minority. | Revenant1988 | 8/9/13 5:05 pm |
here here *NM* | davidfuchs | 8/9/13 7:00 pm |
Re: I am minority. | Schooly D | 8/9/13 7:06 pm |
Re: I am minority. | Revenant1988 | 8/9/13 7:32 pm |
Re: I am minority. | Avateur | 8/10/13 12:48 am |
Re: I am minority. | Revenant1988 | 8/12/13 8:26 am |
Re: I am minority. | Avateur | 8/10/13 12:45 am |
Re: I am minority. (pt 2) | Revenant1988 | 8/12/13 9:37 am |
Re: I am minority. (pt 2) | Quirel | 8/12/13 8:25 pm |
Re: I am minority. (pt 2) | Avateur | 8/12/13 9:35 pm |
I definitely stay for the people | padraig08 | 8/12/13 10:26 am |
Group hug time! | LostSpartan987 | 8/12/13 8:49 pm |
Re: I am minority. | Kermit | 8/12/13 1:03 pm |
Re: I am minority. | Revenant1988 | 8/12/13 1:24 pm |
Re: I am minority. | Stephen L. (SoundEffect) | 8/12/13 2:57 pm |
Re: I am minority. | Miguel Chavez | 8/13/13 12:00 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Cody Miller | 8/9/13 7:34 pm |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Kermit | 8/13/13 11:54 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | nillapuddin | 8/9/13 8:26 pm |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Quirel | 8/9/13 9:09 pm |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | nillapuddin | 8/9/13 9:39 pm |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Quirel | 8/10/13 12:30 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | nillapuddin | 8/10/13 4:45 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | stabbim | 8/9/13 9:25 pm |
My thoughts... | bryan newman | 8/9/13 11:08 pm |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Avateur | 8/10/13 12:15 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Azo 'Galvat | 8/10/13 1:07 am |
A challenge to the lurkers: | Quirel | 8/10/13 2:27 am |
Re: A challenge to the lurkers: | Joe Duplessie (SNIPE 316) | 8/10/13 5:55 am |
Re: A challenge to the lurkers (and 343) | thebruce0 | 8/12/13 11:41 am |
Figured it out | Cody Miller | 8/12/13 3:01 pm |
Re: Figured it out | DHalo | 8/12/13 3:02 pm |
Johnson! | scarab | 8/12/13 3:18 pm |
Firefight and Orbital don't count | scarab | 8/12/13 3:30 pm |
Elite plasma rifles! *NM* | scarab | 8/12/13 3:19 pm |
Reach - DOH! *NM* | scarab | 8/12/13 3:20 pm |
Re: Figured it out | Captain Spark | 8/12/13 3:22 pm |
Re: Figured it out | rhubarb | 8/12/13 4:05 pm |
'What could have been...' | rhubarb | 8/12/13 5:46 pm |