Deej,
I'd like to take this moment to apologize to the Bungie Exec who was victimized in the SWATting incident. It was a cruel, selfish, stupid thing to do and whoever did it deserves much more punishment than they will likely receive. I absolutely hope you ban the perpetrator from your games for life.
It seems like Bungie has been the target of a great deal of flak and hate on the forums since Destiny dropped, and as community liaison you've definitely been at the center of a lot of it. That's unfortunate, and doubly unfair. We as a community of gamers tend to become so passionate about our experience that we allow ourselves to turn into entitled brats who abuse developers at every turn, forgetting how excited we were to play the game and how much fun we have doing so. It's a sad consequence of our instant gratification based culture. We forget that a game, much like movies or books, won't please everyone all the time. We also tend to discard the fact that we didn't do the years of work it took to make the game, and that we weren't there for the struggle of creating something new from nothing at all.
Once again, I apologize, Bungie. I'm sorry we've been so rough on you. I'm sorry we keep giving Deej a hard time. To the Exec this happened to, I apologize both to you and to your family for the distress this obviously must have caused.
And to whoever did it, f*** you, a**hole.
Edit: removed "on behalf of the community". Didn't realize that phrase would be a hot button issue for some people. I was just trying to do something nice on the forums, and I don't have much experience on here so I'm not sure what's taboo and what isn't. My bad.
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if they made a good game to start with they wouldnt have to deal with all this shit
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If only bungie took this as a wake up call to fix the damn game.
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Only in America.
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I dont believe a year in jail and a fine of $5000 is enough for that type of action. They make it sound like a mini vacation
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When are people going to learn that SWATting is not only illegal, but dangerous as well? A far far better tactic to get your displeasure across would be to get a group of displeased gamers together and collectively mail all your copies of the game back to the corporate offices. Holy cripes, don't send armed officers to their homes as a petty prank.
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Speak for yourself. You sound like you work for bungie.
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I think this was a pretty childish thing to do, just because we have gripes about a game. Could you imagine if you someone called SWAT members to your house because they wanted to borrow your hat and you said no? Sounds kinda petty right?
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The backlash is real, Bungie.
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Karma
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[quote]I'd like to take this moment to apologize to the Bungie Exec who was victimized in the SWATting incident.[/quote] IT WAS -blam!-ING YOU WHO DID IT?
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I see the Swat Team got passed the Gorgons!
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Even the police had to set up a 6 person fire team
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The Swat raiding team was disappointed that only 2 out of 6 of them received a Vex Mythoclast while the rest got chatterwhites.
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No regard for the well-being of our fellowmen. This sickens me. But this is a humanity that has been manufactured. Lack of concern or care for the lives of others has caused this sort of dross to arise in people's hearts. C.S. Lewis stated it perfectly... [quote]"We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. We castrate and bid the geldings be fruitful."[/quote]
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Lol the police raided the home...
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After swatting Bungie comes out with game changing news. Interesting. Micah Whipple gets pizzas sent to house and Blizz changes plans... Sounds like an effective tool, albeit illegal.
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[quote]I'd like to take this moment to apologize to the Bungie Exec[/quote]What ... just like that bungie exec apologized to Marty after they tried to steal his shares ... is that what you mean ?? [quote]And to whoever did it, f*** you, a**hole[/quote]Careful no ... we know who did the dead on Marty ... but the courts b*tch slapped them back into place.
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I bet he was a hunter, whoever he was.
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I guess those "baby bumpers" really stopped them, huh?
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I seriously dont get why people are so pissed about Destiny, if you dont like it return the game(a little late now if you got it at release), get your money back, buy a new game and move on. Ive played plenty of games that I havent liked, I dont bitch and complain about it, I simply goto the store ask for a refund, and move on with my life. You wont like every game that every company makes, just as how you wont like every movie that evers director makes. If you really hate the game dont play it, dont browse the games forums, and dont be a whiny little bitch just be disappointed that the game isnt what you expected and go do something else.
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they raided the house ready to push him off the map but he patched it too soon for them to attempt
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-blam!- bungie
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Perhaps lessons have been learned? Can't buy entertainment like that.
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Someone clearly has too much time on their hands when the hoc the police into thinking a family is in danger all because of a video game
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Very unfortunate . You just don't put someone's family through some B.S. like this . That shit just isn't funny at all . I won't even make some light hearted joke in his expense . Not cool at all , I hope whatever chickenshit did this can learn that putting someone's family through something like this could possibly result in way more damage than they could imagine . They should also consider themselves lucky if they don't wind up getting their ass whipped . They would certainly deserve it ...
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You can speak for me. Who ever did this has a weak grasp on reality.