Re: Contacting Bungie


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Re: Contacting Bungie

Posted By: McNutcase Date: 11/28/06 2:02 a.m.
In Response To: Re: Contacting Bungie (Matt)

: ...but not a lot of people, and not anywhere near what they were worth. That
: didn't happen until much later.
: Marathon was successful for an independently developed and published Mac
: game, but that success was modest indeed when compared with titles like
: Starcraft or Myst. Those are cash cows. They're still selling 'em.
: -Matt
Point taken, although Bungie attracted cool people who were capable of putting up with being underpaid. Really, in terms of value for money, Bungie got a tremendous deal out of its people. Heck, the fact that there's still an active community talking about and improving Marathon and its sequels this far down the line is testament to that.
I'm not entirely sure it's fair to compare Marathon to Myst or Starcraft in judging its success. In absolute terms, yes, Marathon was never huge, but I wouldn't know about relative terms. The Mac market is intrinsicly smaller than the Windows market, simply because fewer people have Macs. But then we get into the fact that even a relative flop on Windows can outdo a success on Macs simply because the Windows market is so much bigger... but I'm rambling.
Marathon did well enough to pull this community together and to keep Bungie in business long enough to hit the jackpot and I reckon those are both good things. Whether or not that's enough to justify action figures is a whole nother kettle of F'lickta (or would Ticks be a better equivalent to fish? Hmmm...)

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Wouldn't it be cool if... phobos 11/1/06 3:46 p.m.

while it *would* be cool MrHen 11/2/06 1:25 p.m.

Re: while it *would* be cool Phobos 11/2/06 3:28 p.m.

Re: while it *would* be cool kyjel 11/2/06 3:47 p.m.

Re: while it *would* be cool Aaron Sikes 11/2/06 3:50 p.m.

oh, now *that* would be cool MrHen 11/3/06 8:40 a.m.

Re: oh, now *that* would be cool Nicholai 11/3/06 9:03 a.m.

Re: oh, now *that* would be cool Aaron Sikes 11/3/06 9:13 a.m.

nice. MrHen 11/3/06 10:39 a.m.

Re: nice. Nicholai 11/4/06 9:47 p.m.

Is there a way to correct already posted messages? *NM* Nicholai 11/4/06 9:49 p.m.

Nope Forrest of B.org 11/4/06 9:56 p.m.

What about making your own? ukimalefu 11/4/06 11:10 p.m.

Re: Nope Nicholai 11/5/06 7:48 a.m.

Re: Nope phobos 11/7/06 10:56 a.m.

Re: Nope Nicholai 11/10/06 12:29 p.m.

granted that all of us want Marathon figures *NM* Nicholai 11/10/06 12:30 p.m.

Re: Nope Phobos 11/12/06 10:43 a.m.

Re: Nope Nicholai 11/13/06 9:22 a.m.

whoa, wait a minute... MrHen 11/13/06 9:48 a.m.

Re: whoa, wait a minute... phobos 11/15/06 4:06 p.m.

Re: whoa, wait a minute... phobos 11/15/06 4:21 p.m.

Re: whoa, wait a minute... Phobos 11/26/06 10:59 a.m.

Contacting Bungie *LINK* MrHen 11/27/06 12:29 p.m.

Re: Contacting Bungie Matt 11/27/06 3:15 p.m.

Re: Contacting Bungie McNutcase 11/27/06 9:32 p.m.

Re: Contacting Bungie Matt 11/28/06 1:31 a.m.

Re: Contacting Bungie McNutcase 11/28/06 2:02 a.m.

Re: Contacting Bungie treellama 11/28/06 2:45 a.m.

Re: Contacting Bungie McNutcase 11/28/06 3:01 a.m.

Re: Contacting Bungie treellama 11/28/06 6:45 a.m.

Re: Contacting Bungie McNutcase 11/28/06 6:52 a.m.

Bungie, Cyan Worlds, and Blizzard MrHen 11/28/06 8:54 a.m.

Re: Contacting Bungie kyjel 11/27/06 10:16 p.m.

Re: Contacting Bungie Forrest of B.org 11/27/06 11:01 p.m.

sadly true MrHen 11/28/06 8:54 a.m.

Re: Contacting Bungie MrHen 11/28/06 9:01 a.m.

Re: Contacting Bungie Aaron Sikes 11/28/06 9:34 a.m.

Re: Contacting Bungie McNutcase 11/28/06 10:31 a.m.

Re: nice. MrHen 11/6/06 11:15 a.m.

Re: nice. Forrest of B.org 11/6/06 2:58 p.m.

I like that, but now we are missing a queen *NM* MrHen 11/6/06 4:53 p.m.

Re: nice. Document 11/6/06 7:37 p.m.

Robert Blake *NM* Nicholai 11/6/06 7:51 p.m.

Re: Robert Blake Document 11/7/06 1:14 p.m.

easy, he's the only one with Jason's face :-P *NM* Nicholai 11/8/06 11:44 a.m.

LOL :-P *NM* Aaron Sikes 11/8/06 12:45 p.m.

I created custom Marathon figures alreddy. : ) *LINK* Blayne 11/6/06 12:38 p.m.

Re: I created custom Marathon figures alreddy. : ) Phobos 11/6/06 4:14 p.m.

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: Point taken, although Bungie attracted cool people who were capable of : putting up with being underpaid. Really, in terms of value for money, : Bungie got a tremendous deal out of its people. Heck, the fact that : there's still an active community talking about and improving Marathon and : its sequels this far down the line is testament to that. : I'm not entirely sure it's fair to compare Marathon to Myst or Starcraft in : judging its success. In absolute terms, yes, Marathon was never huge, but : I wouldn't know about relative terms. The Mac market is intrinsicly : smaller than the Windows market, simply because fewer people have Macs. : But then we get into the fact that even a relative flop on Windows can : outdo a success on Macs simply because the Windows market is so much : bigger... but I'm rambling. : Marathon did well enough to pull this community together and to keep Bungie : in business long enough to hit the jackpot and I reckon those are both : good things. Whether or not that's enough to justify action figures is a : whole nother kettle of F'lickta (or would Ticks be a better equivalent to : fish? Hmmm...)

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Wouldn't it be cool if...	phobos	11/1/06 3:46 p.m.
while it would be cool	MrHen	11/2/06 1:25 p.m.
Re: while it would be cool	Phobos	11/2/06 3:28 p.m.
Re: while it would be cool	kyjel	11/2/06 3:47 p.m.
Re: while it would be cool	Aaron Sikes	11/2/06 3:50 p.m.
oh, now that would be cool	MrHen	11/3/06 8:40 a.m.
Re: oh, now that would be cool	Nicholai	11/3/06 9:03 a.m.
Re: oh, now that would be cool	Aaron Sikes	11/3/06 9:13 a.m.
nice.	MrHen	11/3/06 10:39 a.m.
Re: nice.	Nicholai	11/4/06 9:47 p.m.
Is there a way to correct already posted messages? NM	Nicholai	11/4/06 9:49 p.m.
Nope	Forrest of B.org	11/4/06 9:56 p.m.
What about making your own?	ukimalefu	11/4/06 11:10 p.m.
Re: Nope	Nicholai	11/5/06 7:48 a.m.
Re: Nope	phobos	11/7/06 10:56 a.m.
Re: Nope	Nicholai	11/10/06 12:29 p.m.
granted that all of us want Marathon figures NM	Nicholai	11/10/06 12:30 p.m.
Re: Nope	Phobos	11/12/06 10:43 a.m.
Re: Nope	Nicholai	11/13/06 9:22 a.m.
whoa, wait a minute...	MrHen	11/13/06 9:48 a.m.
Re: whoa, wait a minute...	phobos	11/15/06 4:06 p.m.
Re: whoa, wait a minute...	phobos	11/15/06 4:21 p.m.
Re: whoa, wait a minute...	Phobos	11/26/06 10:59 a.m.
Contacting Bungie LINK	MrHen	11/27/06 12:29 p.m.
Re: Contacting Bungie	Matt	11/27/06 3:15 p.m.
Re: Contacting Bungie	McNutcase	11/27/06 9:32 p.m.
Re: Contacting Bungie	Matt	11/28/06 1:31 a.m.
Re: Contacting Bungie	McNutcase	11/28/06 2:02 a.m.
Re: Contacting Bungie	treellama	11/28/06 2:45 a.m.
Re: Contacting Bungie	McNutcase	11/28/06 3:01 a.m.
Re: Contacting Bungie	treellama	11/28/06 6:45 a.m.
Re: Contacting Bungie	McNutcase	11/28/06 6:52 a.m.
Bungie, Cyan Worlds, and Blizzard	MrHen	11/28/06 8:54 a.m.
Re: Contacting Bungie	kyjel	11/27/06 10:16 p.m.
Re: Contacting Bungie	Forrest of B.org	11/27/06 11:01 p.m.
sadly true	MrHen	11/28/06 8:54 a.m.
Re: Contacting Bungie	MrHen	11/28/06 9:01 a.m.
Re: Contacting Bungie	Aaron Sikes	11/28/06 9:34 a.m.
Re: Contacting Bungie	McNutcase	11/28/06 10:31 a.m.
Re: nice.	MrHen	11/6/06 11:15 a.m.
Re: nice.	Forrest of B.org	11/6/06 2:58 p.m.
I like that, but now we are missing a queen NM	MrHen	11/6/06 4:53 p.m.
Re: nice.	Document	11/6/06 7:37 p.m.
Robert Blake NM	Nicholai	11/6/06 7:51 p.m.
Re: Robert Blake	Document	11/7/06 1:14 p.m.
easy, he's the only one with Jason's face :-P NM	Nicholai	11/8/06 11:44 a.m.
LOL :-P NM	Aaron Sikes	11/8/06 12:45 p.m.
I created custom Marathon figures alreddy. : ) LINK	Blayne	11/6/06 12:38 p.m.
Re: I created custom Marathon figures alreddy. : )	Phobos	11/6/06 4:14 p.m.



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