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Farewell, asshole!
Posted By: NijhazerDate: 4/25/03 8:11 p.m.

In Response To: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up. (Matt)

;)

Matt Soell was, is, and I'm sure always will be one hell of a guy. Anyone who's been in the Bungie community for as long as I have (1997 - present) can't help but love him. It hasn't always been like this: big forum, lots of Bungie community team members posting, existence of a Bungie community team in the first place... Back then it was just us, and whatever we heard from Matt. "Whatever we heard from Matt" wasn't much; Bungie information was pretty tightly-controlled in those days. But the upshot was that when we did get information, it came directly from Matt, lovingly gift-wrapped in his inimitable wit.

I still remember being in the B.org IRC channel back in early '99, when Matt came in. He came in there from time to time, and as always, Hamish Sinclair immediately began hitting him up for information, shoving the figurative microphone in his face while shouting "SO WHAT'S AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOLE, MATT?". I wish I had that transcript. At the time, all we knew was that Bungie had some big new "thing" in development, and we wanted to know all about it. Matt pulled a bunch of information out of his ass; something about Balor from Myth, a hole to the center of the Earth, and the deep dark oil fields of Texas. We all felt honored to be receiving this most heavily-guarded, top-secret information about Bungie's new "thing", which turned out to be Halo.

First Doug Zartman left, then Alex Seropian, and now Matt Soell... the Old Guard is going by the wayside. I'm glad you're proud of what Bungie has accomplished in your time, Matt, because you should be, as should everyone else at Bungie. Though I expect Bungie will accomplish even more in the years to come, things over there just aren't going to be the same without you, and things over here certainly aren't.

You're one of the main reasons I became a Bungie fan, Matt. I'm going to miss you, but I wish you all the best in your new endeavors. Don't be a stranger.

-Nij


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Replies:

Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.Matt 4/25/03 4:00 p.m.
     Re: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.Napoleon 4/25/03 4:03 p.m.
           Re: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.Durandal-Hayato 4/25/03 7:40 p.m.
                 Re: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.Spnkr 4/26/03 11:32 a.m.
           You will be missed. *NM*MereCatfish 4/26/03 4:42 a.m.
           Re: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.TJ 4/27/03 8:02 p.m.
     !!!!!!!!!!!!!! ??????? *NM*HUNTR-KILLR 4/25/03 4:04 p.m.
     : (Konrad9 4/25/03 4:05 p.m.
     Re: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.The Elite Spartan 4/25/03 4:07 p.m.
     :'( <3 *NM*BOLL 4/25/03 4:07 p.m.
     Re: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.Werk 4/25/03 4:09 p.m.
           Is there a Halo 1.5? Ha, ha! *NM*CobaltNova 4/25/03 5:33 p.m.
     Oh, maaaan ...Scalrag 4/25/03 4:12 p.m.
     Death is only the beginning....CYBRFRK 4/25/03 4:23 p.m.
     Re: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.Steve (Forerunners) 4/25/03 4:26 p.m.
     Best wishes.Warbow 4/25/03 4:29 p.m.
           Re: Best wishes.Pulser 4/25/03 4:45 p.m.
     Fare....wellJamirus99 4/25/03 4:35 p.m.
     Will the Hippos Stay?MrFluffyPants26 4/25/03 4:39 p.m.
     Re: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.Pulser 4/25/03 4:39 p.m.
           Re: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.RIDIK 4/25/03 4:42 p.m.
     Re: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.Lion 4/25/03 4:47 p.m.
     Re: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.Lion 4/25/03 4:48 p.m.
     Re: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.Dark Tru7h 4/25/03 4:49 p.m.
           Re: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.Pulser 4/25/03 4:51 p.m.
     I am shocked; almost too shocked for words... *NM*Finn 4/25/03 4:50 p.m.
     So long, Farewell, Aufwiederseh'n... oh forget itR.G. 4/25/03 5:04 p.m.
     I knew it!!!deanero 4/25/03 5:14 p.m.
     Re: Fare the well... you shall be missed ser (nt) *NM*Lophan 4/25/03 5:32 p.m.
     LOUIS!!! This deserves a news post!Poocho 4/25/03 5:32 p.m.
           Um...Louis Wu 4/25/03 5:47 p.m.
     Will Halo Come Out on the PC? Ha, ha. *NM*CobaltNova 4/25/03 5:34 p.m.
     Re: Farwell *NM*BLown-Upp 4/25/03 5:34 p.m.
     What will you be doing now?BLown-Upp 4/25/03 5:36 p.m.
     Will miss you... Congrats and best wishes. *NM*Wado SG 4/25/03 5:38 p.m.
           ^ ... =o/ *NM*DeAdLy_cOoKiE 4/26/03 2:44 p.m.
     Re: Thank you Matt.Dan Chosich 4/25/03 5:42 p.m.
           *chiming in late*oddworld18 4/26/03 2:46 p.m.
     We'll miss yaRed Loser 4/25/03 5:54 p.m.
     Lies.Shishka 4/25/03 6:01 p.m.
     Burn in Hell, n00b! :|:-( *nm*supadrai 4/25/03 6:04 p.m.
           Blam! *NM*headshot 4/25/03 6:09 p.m.
     To MattSocrates 4/25/03 6:14 p.m.
     ::Twenty-One Frogblast Salute:: *NM*Matt(Uh...#5?) 4/25/03 6:27 p.m.
     Oh my.dogsounds 4/25/03 6:42 p.m.
     Dont leave:( But you are so take care. *NM*CSJ 4/25/03 6:42 p.m.
     Farewell, dude! *NM*Uriel 4/25/03 6:46 p.m.
     Farewell, goodnight...B-Sharp 4/25/03 6:49 p.m.
     TTFN *NM*Oso 4/25/03 7:03 p.m.
     Lost in Time like Tears in RainIden 4/25/03 7:16 p.m.
     Guess we won't be getting Halo 2 updates...Cunbelin 4/25/03 7:51 p.m.
     Farewell.Skeletor 4/25/03 7:57 p.m.
     Nooo! 20 days early! ;)Djof 4/25/03 8:02 p.m.
     good luck w/ all future endeavors NMop_ivy 4/25/03 8:08 p.m.
     Farewell, asshole!Nijhazer 4/25/03 8:11 p.m.
           Re: Farewell, asshole!Djof 4/26/03 3:00 p.m.
     What is there to say ? .... i will tell you what .Monkey 4/25/03 8:15 p.m.
     That our paths crossed at all...opie301 4/25/03 8:32 p.m.
           ^^^An Old Irish Blessing^^^ *NM*BLown-Upp 4/25/03 11:48 p.m.
     Sad to see you go. Best of luck.Roger Wilco 4/25/03 8:48 p.m.
     Adios *NM*mattFan 4/25/03 8:51 p.m.
           Best of luck in the future, Matt.Tarrsk 4/25/03 9:07 p.m.
     Re: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.Dispatcher 4/25/03 9:22 p.m.
           Re: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.broony 4/25/03 10:21 p.m.
     One question before you go matt... Please...Jonas 4/25/03 10:33 p.m.
           Farewell Good Friend :'(gd 4/25/03 11:44 p.m.
     Re: bye-byestosh 4/25/03 10:55 p.m.
     See ya Matt....thanks for all you did *NM*goatrope 4/25/03 11:18 p.m.
     Aww... Bummer.Wraith7n 4/25/03 11:36 p.m.
     Can't be said enough: We'll miss you! *NM*rogueimage 4/26/03 12:46 a.m.
     We will miss you, Matt. :( *NM**THASF* A.K.A. The Halo And Sonic Fan 4/26/03 2:54 a.m.
     Re: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.Appleicious 4/26/03 3:10 a.m.
     Re: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.Jacke 4/26/03 7:01 a.m.
     Good luck with your new journey! <3 <3 <3Razorback 4/26/03 10:20 a.m.
     Re: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.mnemesis 4/26/03 12:24 p.m.
           Re: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.Louis Wu 4/26/03 12:32 p.m.
                 Farewell Matt :-/ *NM*chigiri 4/26/03 12:43 p.m.
     Re: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.Nate4D 4/26/03 9:48 p.m.
     Re: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.Colin Ferguson 4/27/03 12:23 p.m.
     Best Wishes, Number 7Narcogen 4/27/03 10:04 p.m.
     Re: Come in Number 7ragereset 4/27/03 10:54 p.m.
     Well wishes, Mr. VII!Noctavis 4/28/03 2:58 a.m.
     Re: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.Ciarán 4/28/03 10:22 a.m.
     Times like thesePostman 4/28/03 11:12 a.m.
     Re: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.Maestro 4/28/03 5:52 p.m.
     Re: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.Frensa Geran 4/28/03 6:07 p.m.
     Re: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.KORHAL 4/28/03 7:52 p.m.
           Re: Come in Number 7, Your Time is Up.Xzilen 4/28/03 9:57 p.m.
     :( Best of luck to you in the future.Elan Sleazbagano 4/28/03 10:21 p.m.
     Salute to you MattNinja On Fire 4/29/03 11:30 a.m.
     Aiieeyaaa!FriendlyFire 4/29/03 1:06 p.m.
     (Salutes)Clefton Twain 4/30/03 2:32 p.m.
     All Good Things...Beorn 4/30/03 10:11 p.m.
     But,,, HOW??Dark Teno 4/30/03 10:26 p.m.
     Thank for everything, Matt, and best wishes! *NM*Adam Daniel 5/1/03 2:55 p.m.
     Amidst the sea of replies...Ernie 5/3/03 5:54 p.m.
     See you later... Webmaster. :D (nt)oogaßooga 5/4/03 3:13 a.m.



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