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Posted on Thursday, June 30 @ 18:41:52 Eastern by Josh_Laddin

I don't think any of us are strangers to the annoying tendencies of online gaming communities, especially among Halo players. But really, these emo kids ought to find something more important to get worked up over.


Bungie was selling "bags o' swag" on Amazon for their 20th anniversary, and all proceeds went to charity. Nice gesture, right? Surely selfishness would not intrude upon an otherwise feel-good story. Wait, no, nevermind, it did.

The $30 bags sold out lightning-fast, with rabid fans (who had no idea what was even in them, by the way) jumping all over it to the point where Amazon was temporarily DDOS'd. And since there were only a little less than 800 total bags, a lot of them were not able to purchase it.

And then they proceeded to whine about it, using such dramatic wording such as calling it an "act of betrayal" and that they've lost respect for the developer. The standout comment from a user named SuperPokenerd on the Bungie forums:

“Today, bungie showed a blatant disregard for its fans and community. I could care less if this was for charity or for profit (i don’t believe in charity andyway) and I’m utterly disgusted at bungie if they think what they did today was ok.”

Well, at least he's honest about his selfishness. Still, if I ever run a successful company I'll hopefully remember this bullshit before I try to do anything nice for anyone.

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  • SweetHat
    SweetHat

    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Jun 30th, 2011 at 7:20 pm
    The me generation strikes again, i weep for our future.
  • Ivory_Soul
    Ivory_Soul

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jun 30th, 2011 at 7:26 pm
    Not only is Halo a mediocre and pretty bland shooter (online is solid though), but the people are as douchy as WoW players. That's why I haven't touched a Halo online match in years.
  • G_MAN_NOVEMBER
    G_MAN_NOVEMBER

    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Jun 30th, 2011 at 7:54 pm
    what was in the bag anyways? I'm curious.
  • Doc_Holliday
    Doc_Holliday

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jun 30th, 2011 at 9:21 pm
    Silly console FPS players... always make me laugh.
  • Lethean
    Lethean

    Joined: Jan 2001
    Posted: Jun 30th, 2011 at 10:06 pm
    "What's in the box?"

    "What is it?"

    "What's in the ****ing box?!"
  • TurinAlexander
    TurinAlexander

    Joined: Sep 2006
    Posted: Jul 1st, 2011 at 5:08 am
    Selfish whiny bastards.
  • mrallamericanboy
    mrallamericanboy

    Joined: Jun 2006
    Posted: Jul 1st, 2011 at 7:59 am
    it's embarassing when people are that stupid
  • Masterwabbit
    Masterwabbit

    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Jul 1st, 2011 at 9:38 am
    I'm thinking of a Rolling Stone's song, it rhymes with "Go New Pant Hallways Set Gut Lieu Haunt".
  • Josh_Laddin
    Josh_Laddin

    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Jul 1st, 2011 at 2:12 pm
    That one took me longer than it should have...

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