Bungie confesses...

http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=94368

That is one of the greatest articles on record...but you have to remember, Bungie has not forgiven itself whatsoever...

You have to remember; this report was national news but not very specific. A select group of Bungie staff admits to not liking Halo 2. Great. Good job. That's step #1 of 141. I believe the next 10 steps involve you admitting the following:

"Yes, we made a shit game and admit it."

"Yes, we knew about other multiplayer games, but had no idea to what we were doing."

"Yes, we knew what the public wanted in summary, but never implemented it, because what WE thought was best for the public."

I don't care what you admit, you are still behind the times. You made a shit game and don't even think about releasing a report for the national press that might hint at your administrators forcing you to release the game.

The proof is in the pudding. This can easily be another blog, and probably will, but do you really think you are in touch with the public? You are so far off. You listen to the 2000 nerds posting on the Bungie.net forums about how they don't like the "noob combo" or don't like "backwash" as a level. Backwash is fine, if you design a playlist in the right way. Of course you're confused. Because you didn't do anything close. I'm glad this is the first post for this site.

Soon a forum will be born. And you will see public outcry WITHOUT censorship on how bad you are at programming. I don't claim to be a genius, but with the same amount of training. I swear on the life of my nephew, I can successfully design a better game and satisfy more of the public.

Do I hate Bungie? Yes. You are absolutely right. I respect them for releasing a game that is greatly popular, but it's just not great itself. I will ALWAYS be open to Bungie asking me for advice or hiring me as a consult or beta tester and I will be as independent yet fierce as possible. I welcome an invite into their development process. But I swear to you, that I will be taking the public with me. The smart public. Remember that term, Bungie. It may come in handy in the future.