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I mean 343i literally DID cancel a project I was working on, and, while I didn't enjoy the experience of course, I STILL don't think they were "complete dicks" or that evil management was to blame! There are always two, if not more, sides to these kinds of stories.
From my point of view, the Bungie team was putting Halo CE together inside of a year for Microsoft (I've heard the majority of CE was built in the last 8 months before release), and trying to build their own world and perfect its story. At the same time, a tie-in novel was being written trying to do the same thing - that sounds like hell on both sides! To me, the fact that we got two amazingly entertaining results is something to be cherished. Trautmann also went on to write the entaining Art of Halo in 2004.
Instead I see strained experiences kicked around to fit the views of a few disgruntled fans whose narratives have continually turned me away from BO forums. You see this kind of stuff all over the internet these days. Somebody says harsh words, sometimes even just an innocent critique, and the studio they designed for or the director of the movie they were in is tarred and feathered in articles and comments and forums. That crap sticks in my brain and I don't want any part of those attitudes. It does me no good to get fill my mind with angry thoughts on a situation I wasn't even a part of and can't really know anything about for sure.
I just don't have the interest anymore in sifting through stuff like this to find where the enthusiastic and inviting/welcoming discussion has gone. And it's not how I want to remember my great times with Halo and the HBO community. :(
*Takes a long, wistful look around; hurriedly stuffs ashtray in pocket on the way out.*