Victims? I think they're pretty happy...


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Victims? I think they're pretty happy...

Posted By: MrHen Date: 9/19/05 5:30 a.m.
In Response To: Re: not to pop your bubble... (paolo mk IV)

: I don't think Halo fans are faking, but I think they
: are, in a way, victims of some Microsoft marketing manager who hired
: someone to create a viral marketing on line campaign, a community and
: everything else. While on the other hand nobody ever did that for
: Marathon.
I don't understand why you are calling them victims...
Halo is still a good game. Bungie still has the ability to keep people entertained for decades with their games. Since people still play Marathon/Myth/Halo Bungie deserves the attention they receive. If Microsoft's advertising helps them receive more initial attention... so what?
I think I must be misunderstanding you. If Marathon was released cross-platform it would have been interesting to see it duel with Doom. My vote would be that Marathon would have just been that much more popular.
In my mind, the reason that Halo is so much more popular than Halo has more to do with the gaming community being that much larger and Halo has the ability to reach a larger audience. In my opinion, that audience would have been reached without Microsoft's help.
What I'm waiting for is for all the chaff to leave. The people who are merely playing Halo 2 because it's the newest game. Right now there are only hardcore Marathon fans left to play Marathon, and Halo (1) is becoming that way. I'm assuming the same is true of Myth.
When the next super-popular FPS comes out, then we can start a better comparison. We'll be able to see the dedicated and hardcore fans.

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Some important Marathon - Halo connections??? Diego Rey Mendez 9/8/05 11:17 a.m.

Re: Some important Marathon - Halo connections??? Johannes Gunnar 9/8/05 11:30 a.m.

Re: Some important Marathon - Halo connections??? Diego Rey Mendez 9/8/05 11:35 a.m.

Re: Some important Marathon - Halo connections??? goran 9/11/05 9:27 p.m.

Re: Some important Marathon - Halo connections??? Diego Rey Mendez 9/8/05 11:41 a.m.

Re: Some important Marathon - Halo connections??? AfroRyan 9/8/05 1:33 p.m.

Re: Some important Marathon - Halo connections??? Vid Boi 9/9/05 1:39 p.m.

Re: Some important Marathon - Halo connections??? ukimalefu 9/9/05 2:42 p.m.

Re: Some important Marathon - Halo connections??? Reiginko 9/11/05 12:53 a.m.

I WANT to believe!!! *NM* ukimalefu 9/11/05 6:17 p.m.

I want to deceive!! *NM* me_43 9/12/05 5:54 p.m.

I want to reprieve!! *NM* Vid Boi 9/15/05 4:14 a.m.

I have to sneeze!! *NM* Bob-B-Q 9/15/05 5:35 a.m.

I want to grieve! *NM* Reiginko 9/15/05 6:06 a.m.

Re: I want to conc-- uh... scratch that. *NM* MrHen 9/15/05 10:00 a.m.

The tru7h! It's really MRS hen! *NM* Blake37 9/15/05 10:07 a.m.

Pass me the cheese!! *NM* Bob-B-Q 9/15/05 1:50 p.m.

Stop it, please! *NM* Andromeda_5[Kilo] 9/17/05 2:43 p.m.

Jeeze *NM* kyjel 9/17/05 5:56 p.m.

This thread is the bee's knees! *NM* Vid Boi 9/18/05 5:30 a.m.

You all deserve random fees! me_43 9/18/05 6:52 a.m.

Re: Success! *NM* MrHen 9/19/05 5:36 a.m.

Re: Some important Marathon - Halo connections??? Bob-B-Q 9/8/05 1:48 p.m.

uh... MrHen 9/8/05 1:37 p.m.

Re: uh... Steve Levinson 9/8/05 6:45 p.m.

Please, stop it paolo mk IV 9/9/05 10:49 p.m.

Re: Please, stop it AfroRyan 9/12/05 4:50 a.m.

not to pop your bubble... MrHen 9/12/05 8:50 a.m.

Re: not to pop your bubble... Blake37 9/12/05 10:26 a.m.

Re: not to pop your bubble... paolo mk IV 9/12/05 10:29 a.m.

Re: not to pop your bubble... AfroRyan 9/12/05 11:32 a.m.

Re: not to pop your bubble... paolo mk IV 9/12/05 1:15 p.m.

Re: not to pop your bubble... AfroRyan 9/13/05 8:54 a.m.

Re: not to pop your bubble... Andromeda_5[Kilo] 9/13/05 9:03 a.m.

Re: not to pop your bubble... AfroRyan 9/14/05 12:03 p.m.

Re: not to pop your bubble... Bob-B-Q 9/14/05 2:49 p.m.

Re: not to pop your bubble... Reiginko 9/15/05 3:37 a.m.

Re: not to pop your bubble... paolo mk IV 9/16/05 9:57 a.m.

Re: not to pop your bubble... AfroRyan 9/16/05 10:50 a.m.

Re: not to pop your bubble... Blake37 9/16/05 11:42 a.m.

Re: not to pop your bubble... ukimalefu 9/16/05 11:37 a.m.

Re: not to pop your bubble... paolo mk IV 9/16/05 1:45 p.m.

Re: not to pop your bubble... ukimalefu 9/17/05 7:28 a.m.

Re: not to pop your bubble... Bob-B-Q 9/17/05 7:05 a.m.

Re: not to pop your bubble... ukimalefu 9/17/05 7:38 a.m.

Re: not to pop your bubble... paolo mk IV 9/17/05 8:08 a.m.

Victims? I think they're pretty happy... MrHen 9/19/05 5:30 a.m.

Re: Victims? I think they're pretty happy... AfroRyan 9/20/05 5:47 a.m.

oh, that's what you meant... *shudder* *NM* MrHen 9/22/05 6:33 a.m.

Re: I have no idea what you mean by that *NM* AfroRyan 9/22/05 6:48 p.m.

then we agree to be confused? *NM* MrHen 9/23/05 7:52 a.m.

Re: not to pop your bubble... Andromeda_5[Kilo] 9/13/05 4:16 a.m.

Re: not to pop your bubble... Forrest of B.org 9/13/05 4:43 p.m.

Re: not to pop your bubble... ukimalefu 9/13/05 5:56 p.m.

Re: not to pop your bubble... Andromeda_5[Kilo] 9/14/05 4:35 a.m.

wha? MrHen 9/14/05 6:09 a.m.

Re: wha? Andromeda_5[Kilo] 9/14/05 6:45 a.m.

Re: not to pop your bubble... Porky 9/15/05 5:12 a.m.

Re: not to pop your bubble... Vid Boi 9/15/05 4:24 a.m.

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: I don't understand why you are calling them victims... : Halo is still a good game. Bungie still has the ability to keep people : entertained for decades with their games. Since people still play : Marathon/Myth/Halo Bungie deserves the attention they receive. If : Microsoft's advertising helps them receive more initial attention... so : what? : I think I must be misunderstanding you. If Marathon was released : cross-platform it would have been interesting to see it duel with Doom. My : vote would be that Marathon would have just been that much more popular. : In my mind, the reason that Halo is so much more popular than Halo has more : to do with the gaming community being that much larger and Halo has the : ability to reach a larger audience. In my opinion, that audience would : have been reached without Microsoft's help. : What I'm waiting for is for all the chaff to leave. The people who are merely : playing Halo 2 because it's the newest game. Right now there are only : hardcore Marathon fans left to play Marathon, and Halo (1) is becoming : that way. I'm assuming the same is true of Myth. : When the next super-popular FPS comes out, then we can start a better : comparison. We'll be able to see the dedicated and hardcore fans.

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Some important Marathon - Halo connections???	Diego Rey Mendez	9/8/05 11:17 a.m.
Re: Some important Marathon - Halo connections???	Johannes Gunnar	9/8/05 11:30 a.m.
Re: Some important Marathon - Halo connections???	Diego Rey Mendez	9/8/05 11:35 a.m.
Re: Some important Marathon - Halo connections???	goran	9/11/05 9:27 p.m.
Re: Some important Marathon - Halo connections???	Diego Rey Mendez	9/8/05 11:41 a.m.
Re: Some important Marathon - Halo connections???	AfroRyan	9/8/05 1:33 p.m.
Re: Some important Marathon - Halo connections???	Vid Boi	9/9/05 1:39 p.m.
Re: Some important Marathon - Halo connections???	ukimalefu	9/9/05 2:42 p.m.
Re: Some important Marathon - Halo connections???	Reiginko	9/11/05 12:53 a.m.
I WANT to believe!!! NM	ukimalefu	9/11/05 6:17 p.m.
I want to deceive!! NM	me_43	9/12/05 5:54 p.m.
I want to reprieve!! NM	Vid Boi	9/15/05 4:14 a.m.
I have to sneeze!! NM	Bob-B-Q	9/15/05 5:35 a.m.
I want to grieve! NM	Reiginko	9/15/05 6:06 a.m.
Re: I want to conc-- uh... scratch that. NM	MrHen	9/15/05 10:00 a.m.
The tru7h! It's really MRS hen! NM	Blake37	9/15/05 10:07 a.m.
Pass me the cheese!! NM	Bob-B-Q	9/15/05 1:50 p.m.
Stop it, please! NM	Andromeda_5[Kilo]	9/17/05 2:43 p.m.
Jeeze NM	kyjel	9/17/05 5:56 p.m.
This thread is the bee's knees! NM	Vid Boi	9/18/05 5:30 a.m.
You all deserve random fees!	me_43	9/18/05 6:52 a.m.
Re: Success! NM	MrHen	9/19/05 5:36 a.m.
Re: Some important Marathon - Halo connections???	Bob-B-Q	9/8/05 1:48 p.m.
uh...	MrHen	9/8/05 1:37 p.m.
Re: uh...	Steve Levinson	9/8/05 6:45 p.m.
Please, stop it	paolo mk IV	9/9/05 10:49 p.m.
Re: Please, stop it	AfroRyan	9/12/05 4:50 a.m.
not to pop your bubble...	MrHen	9/12/05 8:50 a.m.
Re: not to pop your bubble...	Blake37	9/12/05 10:26 a.m.
Re: not to pop your bubble...	paolo mk IV	9/12/05 10:29 a.m.
Re: not to pop your bubble...	AfroRyan	9/12/05 11:32 a.m.
Re: not to pop your bubble...	paolo mk IV	9/12/05 1:15 p.m.
Re: not to pop your bubble...	AfroRyan	9/13/05 8:54 a.m.
Re: not to pop your bubble...	Andromeda_5[Kilo]	9/13/05 9:03 a.m.
Re: not to pop your bubble...	AfroRyan	9/14/05 12:03 p.m.
Re: not to pop your bubble...	Bob-B-Q	9/14/05 2:49 p.m.
Re: not to pop your bubble...	Reiginko	9/15/05 3:37 a.m.
Re: not to pop your bubble...	paolo mk IV	9/16/05 9:57 a.m.
Re: not to pop your bubble...	AfroRyan	9/16/05 10:50 a.m.
Re: not to pop your bubble...	Blake37	9/16/05 11:42 a.m.
Re: not to pop your bubble...	ukimalefu	9/16/05 11:37 a.m.
Re: not to pop your bubble...	paolo mk IV	9/16/05 1:45 p.m.
Re: not to pop your bubble...	ukimalefu	9/17/05 7:28 a.m.
Re: not to pop your bubble...	Bob-B-Q	9/17/05 7:05 a.m.
Re: not to pop your bubble...	ukimalefu	9/17/05 7:38 a.m.
Re: not to pop your bubble...	paolo mk IV	9/17/05 8:08 a.m.
Victims? I think they're pretty happy...	MrHen	9/19/05 5:30 a.m.
Re: Victims? I think they're pretty happy...	AfroRyan	9/20/05 5:47 a.m.
oh, that's what you meant... shudder NM	MrHen	9/22/05 6:33 a.m.
Re: I have no idea what you mean by that NM	AfroRyan	9/22/05 6:48 p.m.
then we agree to be confused? NM	MrHen	9/23/05 7:52 a.m.
Re: not to pop your bubble...	Andromeda_5[Kilo]	9/13/05 4:16 a.m.
Re: not to pop your bubble...	Forrest of B.org	9/13/05 4:43 p.m.
Re: not to pop your bubble...	ukimalefu	9/13/05 5:56 p.m.
Re: not to pop your bubble...	Andromeda_5[Kilo]	9/14/05 4:35 a.m.
wha?	MrHen	9/14/05 6:09 a.m.
Re: wha?	Andromeda_5[Kilo]	9/14/05 6:45 a.m.
Re: not to pop your bubble...	Porky	9/15/05 5:12 a.m.
Re: not to pop your bubble...	Vid Boi	9/15/05 4:24 a.m.



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