: I imagine you get these messages every once in a while, but thank you guys
: for doing God's work. This place is beautiful, and that it's still here is
: so lovely. I come back here every so often to see if it's still going. I
: posted on here years and years ago very seldomly - I don't even know what
: e-mail I used then - but HBO is really to me an image of a healthier time
: on the internet and in Halo. As I read Reddit posts and Halo YouTube
: videos it hits me how different the landscape has become, not only in
: internet engagement, but in maturity over these issues. Both developers
: and consumers are at each others throats, it feels like; gone in many ways
: are the days of fun, sharing stupid videos of a completed game.

: I guess what I'm trying to say is y'all are an encouragement. Games were once
: about who could make the most fun game, and HBO gives me hope that it's
: not a completely lost ideal.

I miss those days, as well. But not so much from the work side of things - I think back on those times, and how much of my day was spent running this site, and I shudder a little. I mean, I don't regret a minute of it... but it was a LOT of hours that could have been spread through a variety of activities, and sometimes I'm a little sad for the things I didn't do.

And then I remember the fun I had, and the friends I made, and the satisfaction that comes with doing something you love... and I realize it was all worth it. :)

I say this mostly from the perspective of someone who doesn't really want this place to get as busy as it once was, because my life is different now and I wouldn't be able to keep up. :)

: -A Noob