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Re: Veteran Bungie fans' view of newer fans...
Posted By: Shishka <shishka@shishka.net>	Date: 10/16/03 5:39 p.m.
In Response To: Veteran Bungie fans' view of newer fans... (Poocho) : This brings us a question I've been wondering for a while... : How do all you long-time Bungie fan--from the days of Myth, Marathon, and all : the other games I've only heard of--view all us new Bungie fans who : basically only know Halo? Can we really be considered "Bungie : fans" if all we know of Bungie's is Halo? Aren't we only "Halo : fans"? : I'm not trying to be derogatory to us (as I would in effect be dissing myself : :) ), but do all you "old guys" view all us Halo fans as : "kiddies"? Sure, some of us can think deeper than others, but in : the end all we know is Bungie's most recent game. : Now, if you guys only consider us only as "Halo fans" (which would : be understandable), at what point would be be elevated to "Bungie : fan" status? Will we have to stick around through Bungie's next game : or game series after the Halo series? In my mind, that seems like a good : point. Speaking personally, sometimes yes, it feels like I'm watching children. However, just because you're young doesn't mean you're not a member of the coolest family ever. I don't think those that are just "Halo fans" are necessarily "Bungie fans." There's a lot to understand behind the Bungie Way that takes more than just a love of one game. A small fraction of the Halo fans recognize what exactly is Bungie about Halo. Those are the ones who grew up playing Marathon, Myth, Oni, Pathways... The ones who have essentially grown up with the Bungie Way. To put it simply, what I see when I play Halo is probably much different than what the Bungie neophytes see. The more hardcore amongst us, Mig or Claude, probably see even deeper into it than I do. Personally, I love to see the exposure Halo has given Bungie. But Halo does not truly begin that legacy, and most people don't understand that. Those who know of Marathon but haven't played it might realize it, but there's no way you can understand the depth of the Bungieverse without having played their three most intricate games. Reading the story page gives you a look into what spawned Halo, but you don't get the true atmosphere without having played yourself. So, I want to change that. I want to expose the Halo-loving mass to the Marathon trilogy. I think I have a means to do it, but that's for another time. For now, I shall continue to tell people about Aleph One, m1a1, and the Mac Action sack. Finally, I think I speak on the behalf of all Bungie veterens when I say that I want the new faces to stay, and learn the Bungie Way. Part of teaching the Bungie Way is giving people a mystery whose purpose is mysterious, and its clues seemingly invisible. =) Okay, I've waxed nostalgic enough. To put it succinctly, you move from "Halo Fan" to "Bungie Fan" when you learn and follow the Bungie Way. ;) -S

Message Index

Access stats - maybe interesting	Louis Wu	10/16/03 4:27 p.m.
Re: Access stats - maybe interesting	Break Point	10/16/03 4:30 p.m.
Re: Access stats - maybe interesting	Louis Wu	10/16/03 4:36 p.m.
Re: Inflated!	;*@PTUR3	10/16/03 4:52 p.m.
Re: Inflated!	Louis Wu	10/16/03 4:56 p.m.
Re: Access stats - maybe interesting	Sep7imus [subnova]	10/16/03 4:30 p.m.
Re: Access stats - maybe interesting	Louis Wu	10/16/03 4:37 p.m.
Veteran Bungie fans' view of newer fans...	Poocho	10/16/03 4:47 p.m.
Re: Veteran Bungie fans' view of newer fans...	Shishka	10/16/03 5:39 p.m.
Re: Veteran Bungie fans' view of newer fans...	P_40E	10/16/03 6:28 p.m.
Re: Veteran Bungie fans' view of newer fans...	Shishka	10/16/03 6:33 p.m.
Nice Post! *NM*	SketchFactor	10/16/03 8:08 p.m.
New Bungie fan's view of veterans... (long)	Free at Last	10/16/03 9:00 p.m.
Re: New Bungie fan's view of veterans... (long)	Sep7imus [subnova]	10/17/03 8:47 a.m.
Totally *OT*	Free at Last (at work)	10/17/03 3:49 p.m.
Re: Totally *OT*	Sep7imus [subnova]	10/20/03 4:59 p.m.
Re: Veteran Bungie fans' view of newer fans...	ThorsHammer	10/16/03 11:10 p.m.
On the Bungie way...	SketchFactor	10/17/03 12:53 p.m.
Re: On the Bungie way...	Poocho	10/20/03 1:25 p.m.
Re: On the Bungie way...	Shishka	10/20/03 3:45 p.m.
Re: On the Bungie way...	Ross Mills	10/20/03 3:55 p.m.
Re: On the Bungie way...	Poocho	10/20/03 3:57 p.m.
Re: On the Bungie way...	Jamirus99	10/20/03 6:34 p.m.
Really?!?!?	Poocho	10/20/03 6:43 p.m.
Re: Really?!?!?	Jamirus99	10/20/03 7:20 p.m.
Re: Really?!?!?	Poocho	10/20/03 7:22 p.m.
It's okay: Diversity! *NM*	Jamirus99	10/20/03 8:15 p.m.
A true conversation I've had multiple times.	Shishka	10/21/03 3:48 a.m.
Re: A true conversation I've had multiple times.	Poocho	10/22/03 10:02 a.m.
Re: Question	Infininja	10/16/03 4:55 p.m.
Re: Question	Louis Wu	10/16/03 4:57 p.m.
We're Everywhere!	Lad naru D!	10/17/03 11:06 a.m.
Re: Access stats - maybe interesting	@ndrew	10/16/03 5:33 p.m.
<3 stats ^_^ *NM*	BOLL	10/17/03 8:17 a.m.
Go minority go!	goatrope a l'école	10/17/03 1:48 p.m.