Drizzy_Dan

Me too

He probably still is on the Infinity, it's a huge ship and if they wanted to keep him from knowing where she was and her from knowing where he was then they could probably do it

I really hope this is what happens. It's a credible theory Bagels

Sure you are, just ask one of the Mods. They know it's a forum game

Yeaahh. You kinda gotta be nominated by another member (Bill Lumberg voice).

After I interviewed THFE's Psychoduck I thought it was about damn time to interview one of the site's most important, most memorable members: The Director. Great Moderator and member overall. Please read and enjoy: DD: "What is your name's origin sir?" D: "Well, originally my username was AAN2, which is both my gamertag and initials. However, AAN2, while memorable, is a bit lackluster. So I decided to go with a character from everyone's favorite webseries Red vs Blue. Everyone went for Church, Sarge, Grif, Caboose, etc. but no one went for two of the more important characters in the series. The Councillor and The Director. The reason I say they are more important than most characters is simply because if it wasn't for them, nothing that happened in RvB would have happened. So I changed from AAN2 to The Councillor, but then had two realizations. One, I didn't really like his personality, it wasn't really a match for mine. Two, there weren't any pictures of him... So I went with The Director, and it has served me well for over a year. lol" DD: "And a very respectable name at that! People see The Director and they automatically respect you. I'm gonna go out on a limb at the risk of embarrassment that that's what I kinda did . So Director how long have you been a Moderator for our site?" D: "About five months now. Give or take a week or two. lol" DD: "5 months and 2 weeks but who's counting right? . So you've been a member for well over a year now and you've been active for a very good percentage of that time. In fact for as long as I've been here I've only seen you go inactive once and I've been here a year now. You've been here since before the blue background, before the shoutbox, and before all the Staff positions that are available today. What do you think of the site's exponential growth and changes?" D: "The site has gone through 3 background changes (x-box background, white background, blue background) and now has so many members that it's mind-boggling. We are nearly at 50k members now, you know. We've come so far and done so much. It gives me a sense of pride to know that in some small way I've contributed to such an amazing community, and I believe that we'll get even more amazing. It's been a long, strange journey, and it's not done yet. lol" DD: "I believe you on that last line haha and you have contributed a great deal to this site. Just by being a Moderator. Now what took you so long to accept the Moderating position??" D: "Lmao that implies that I was offered the position every other week. xD But yeah, I have always known that being a moderator isn't easy, no matter what you are a moderator of. And the more people, the more difficult it is. You've got to make calls that aren't popular, and have to be prepared to take the flak for it. You've got to be prepared to ban people that you get along with if they refuse to follow the rules, you've got to be prepared to turn the other cheek to opinions that you don't agree with, and you've got to be prepared to spend a ton of time on the site. lol I have already been a moderator of a pretty popular IRC server, so I already had some experience with how difficult being a moderator was and therefor avoided ever taking the position. But when AD asked me if I wanted to become a moderator, I had already done pretty much all that I could for the site. Things were getting pretty mundane for me, and I hated that. I love this site, and feeling bored of it to me would be comparable of being bored in a marriage (feels wise, not that I'm married to the site wise lmao). I thought about it for a while, and realized that not only would I be able to help people (which is something that I like to do), but I would also be helping to keep the forum clean, tidy, and friendly. So I sucked it up and said yes, and I'd have to say that while it is difficult at times, it's something that I enjoy doing." DD: "Great answer Director . I always say this but it's true: I love to see that kind of spirit in the 343 Community Forum Staff. It's what keeps this place going. So what's one interesting site related fact you can provide for the readers?" D: "Oh? Why just one? lmao http://www.343indust...-did-you-knows/" DD: "Ah I was actually hoping you'd bring up one of your great threads! I was expecting you to bring up 'Ask The Director' to be honest haha. The 343i Did You Knows thread is a great one and I hope all of you take time to read it after reading this. Director is true that you were the first non Staff member to obtain the Notoriety Award?" D: "Actually, if I recall correctly that was a tie between a couple of members, including Azaxx. lol However, I was the first non-staff member to receive an award. I just happened to be in the shoutbox while Twam was testing them out. lmao And for about a month I was the only member on the forum to have two "trusted" awards. lol I was also the first person to get the Good Samaritan award. And the "Ask The Director" thread is currently on the sidelines until such a time that I have a bunch of free time on my hands again. Lately I've been pretty swamped with work, moderating, and a semi-serious back injury. However, in another couple of weeks I will have a lull in my work-load, so I might unlock the thread so members can once again attempt to stump me. Until then, if anyone wants to view the thread it's located in my 'About Me' on my user profile." DD: "You have a lot of history on this site Director, truly. Are there any awards that you miss that have been removed?" D: "I don't really miss any awards, but the "Quantity not Quality" award was pretty funny. If I remember right, it was removed because it was seen as awarding people who spammed their post count to get higher forum ranks." DD: "I remember that award, and there was also its counterpart 'Quality Not Quantity'. Can you recall the most memorable time you've had on this forum? If not at least one very memorable moment?" D: "I've had a bunch of memorable times on this forum. One of them was definitely the time that a lot of us were roleplaying in the shoutbox. I decided to jump in at random, and in most people's opinion I completely stole the show. Another time was when Ashlynn and I went on a spree of innuendo that lasted nearly the entire night, without actually saying anything that was bad. xD And one more was the few months that Azaxx and I were competing over absolutely everything. Post count, awards, likes, you name it we competed on it. It was taken more seriously by other members than it was by us, though, and there were some people who called us out on our "oneupsmanship". The thing is though, from that competition between Azaxx and I came some threads that were pretty helpful, both by him and I. That's the nature of competition for you. Even though on the surface it appears cutthroat and brutal, out of the smoke comes the finely forged products of people pitting their wills against each other. lol There are many, many more, but those are the ones that pop into my head at the moment. Basically my entire year and seven months here has been memorable." DD: "That all sounds hilarious and I remember vividly when you and Azaxx were competing for who would get to post count first and I'm still not sure who reached it first? I think you both did it literally in the same minute . So what award are you most proud of that you've gained?" D: "Difficult decision, considering the amount that I have. xD I think it is a tie between the Choot 'em award, The Dog, Pizza?, and the well-spoken/quality posts awards. When I got the well-spoken award, I had quite a few posts, so most people assumed that I did what other members did at the time (i.e. frequent the offbeat forum, if you know what I mean). So getting the well-spoken award (along with the quality posts award) did a lot to deter those rumors. The other ones are just testaments to things I've accomplished, I guess, but I'm still very proud to have received them." DD: "Well Director believe it or not, I can't really believe it myself, but we are about done with this interview and it's time for your final questions. Do you have any advice for the great members of the forums? Do you have anything else you want to say in general? By the way you hold the record for second fastest interview, runner up to ZB." D: "Hmm... How about something like, "Remember remember, everyone is a member." That basically means that no matter how high up the totem pole you are, the rules still apply to you. Except Twam, because he can make a rule saying the rules don't apply to him, but that's neither here nor there. lol As a matter of fact, we are usually a bit harsher with dedicated/staff members than with normal/trusted members because dedicated/staff members are supposed to be role models for the newer members. As for the speed of the interview, what can I say. I have experience answering questions. lol" Great parting words from the great Director! Heed those words members! And it's true, he holds the record for second fastest interview not that they're races but he just shot back as soon as I shot. We started this 2 days ago . Thank you Director for your time. Please look out for the next one!

This was such a great video did anyone else read all of the credits? They're probably the best part

I'm honored, thank you very much

Fixed Doc! And thank you Adam buddy I appreciate it

It's called Volume 24 for a reason Mr. 007! http://www.343industries.org/forum/topic/8505-interviews-with-stars-of-the-community-index/

Congrats HappehNinja! Become Dedicated!

This interview I was very pleased with because it gives the view of the site through the eyes of one of the members of our site's affiliates: The Halo Forge Epidemic. It also gives the background on THFE and why they decided to be a part of the 343i Community Forums. So please enjoy this one like I did: DD: "Where does your name Psychoduck originate from? How'd you think of it?" PD: "I came up with the moniker "Psychoduck" in sixth grade when I got my first game platform (the original Xbox) and needed a cool name to play Star Wars Battlefront under. It has no relation to the Pokemon." DD: "So this name is a long time running name, that's cool! What does your title, 'The Competitive Host', mean in The Halo Forge Epidemic." PD: "Well, at The Halo Forge Epidemic (THFE for short), we try to cover the full spectrum of Halo's forge mode. This means covering all types of maps, from Flood to Dominion. The group of maps I cover are competitive ones. This includes any map designed to play standard game modes like Slayer, CTF, etc. I am in charge of selecting high quality competitive maps to feature, as well as creating forge tutorials that relate to competitive maps." DD: "Ah very cool, you have a really important job then . Had you ever heard of the site before THFE became a major group on it?" PD: "I hadn't actually heard of 343i Community Forum until we began negotiating our partnership. I'm not quite sure how I missed it." DD: "We were about 2.5 times smaller when you guys had joined than what we are now and a lot of members stumbled upon this site when joining so it's understandable that you missed it. What influenced the partnership between THFE and 343iCF?" PD: "The partnership was brought about due to several factors. Mainly, we needed a place to send our fans for discussion and to organize map submissions to make them easier to sift through. This site not only provided us with those functions, but also acts as a friendly forum base to work with. After Oakley started sleeping with AD, everything just fell into place. " DD: "Finally after 4 questions you show a sense of humor! Well we're really dishing out the hot gossip here now aren't we? Oakley and AD, who would've known! . Well we were all very excited when we heard about joining of The Halo Forge Epidemic. So about Forge in general, what do you think of Halo 4's Forge? Do you have a wishlist for it? (For all the Forgers and artists out there who want to know from a professional's point of view .)" PD: "Well, I think that one-price Shmeefs is pretty much all Forge needs... But, in all seriousness, I am pretty happy with Halo 4's forge. The omission of precision editting and zoom are saddening, and the camera controls in general as well as the rotation snap and magnets could certainly all function a bit better. Overall, though, I think it's great. The dynamic lighting system is awesome, the canvas maps provide a lot of variety, and object textures are pretty nifty this time around. I do wish that the rumored jumbo coliseum wall was included, but other than that my only qualm is performance issues which should be a thing of the past on next generation hardware. It couldn't hurt to have a few more large pieces to use for flooring on BTB maps, but the current limitations keep us on our toes." DD: "That's good to hear, so Forge is still getting better then! Alright, how long has THFE been together? Are you an original member?" PD: "THFE has been around since April of 2011, back when it was just Darth Human and Bevans Law working out of Darth's bedroom. It wasn't long before Oakley was brought on, but I didn't join until a bit later on in January of 2012. My first video was feature number 44 back in Reach." DD: "Very interesting stuff! So how big is your team?" PD: "Well, we have sort of a core team of a few of us with a few dingleberry people hanging around on occasion. The core group is Oakley HiDef and myself backed by Mr. Pokephile, Able SirThomas, RLD HotTamale, and A J Yusi." DD: "That's quite a team you got there on THFE. So you're now listed as an official affiliate of 343i Community Forums, do you ever think about becoming more active on the site like posting outside of The Halo Forge Epidemic forums, using the shoutbox, maybe even attending playdates or competing in community Forge contests?" PD: "I've been fairly active in the chatbox here, but frankly I don't have a ton of time to look around the forums here. I appreciate the services we get out of the site, but I just don't always have time to fully explore everything this place has to offer. I host my own customs quite regularly, so I don't really like being constrained by the schedule of official playdates. Of course, it's always a possibility." DD: "The Halo 4 Playdate went really well and we'd all love to see you and other members of THFE at our playdates. Are there any members outside of your group that you are pretty good friends with on the site?" PD: "Oh I've made a few friends on the site like Cooltest Rap, Robius, Archy, etc. I'm sure some of us will make it to a game night some time." DD: "That'd be excellent! So Psychoduck, it's been great. Do you have any tips, tricks, or advice for the up and coming Forgers out there that want to reach your status in Forgery?" PD: "My only advice is to spend time to learn about forge. Look at tried and true maps and learn from them. Be open to criticism, and spend the time needed to fix issues brought to your attention. Of course watching THFE videos can always be helpful too!" And that's your fix of insight from THFE's Psychoduck! Thank you Psychoduck for taking the time out to do one of these with me. Make sure this man is awarded! Thank you 343i Community Forums for being awesome and supporting these I'm grateful to you all.

Forerunners?

Edited and thank you Spades it was the heart of the forum that influenced this idea: AD.

Credit goes to the big dog Thank you for editing

Hello everyone this is Drizzy_Dan and I'm going to be starting a new site news thread that recaps all the latest within the site over the past week. Alright let's do this alphabetically then shall we? First off let's introduce the new Affiliates tab. Hover over the Other tab and you'll see the list of other things we have there and at the bottom you'll find a tab of all of 343iCF's AFFILIATES: 10 year Bungie veterans, Certain Affinity is a group of game developers that have worked on titles such as Halo 2, Halo 2 Vista, Halo: Reach, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, and Call of Duty: Black Ops The Halo Forge Epidemic is a group of dedicated Forgers dating back to April of 2011. They make maps for all gametypes. Their group consists mainly of hosts for every gametype: Oakley Hi-Def, Psychoduck, Darth Human, Mr. Pokephile, Able SirThomas, RLD HotTamale, and A J Yusi. "Halo Customs is a hub for finding and creating custom games in the Halo series, downloading and sharing maps, and sharing Forge tips and tricks." Ducain23. Famous for his YouTube Channel and great Forge skills with race maps and his most famous Star Wars Space Battle map. In Ducain23 Submissions you can submit your maps to potentially be featured on his famous YouTube Channel! He looks at them all! Last but certainly not least is GameOverStudios. Known for their machinima and Forge work, GameOverStudios is one of our newest and coolest affiliates. CUSTOM GAMES NIGHT Spades N AZ's Custom Games Night - The Golden Spade Award gained by attending Custom Games Night hosted by our very own Spades N AZ. So far 92 people have already been awarded with Spades N AZ's Golden Spade Award . This is a popular event and it occurs every Friday. It's a great way to meet a lot of members so to the newer members who might want to make a name for themself or to the members who just wanna have fun playing with a community, join these customs guys. DGL Next up we're going to talk about Doc's Gaming League Season 2 or the DGL. Originally thought up by DoctorB77, it is a singles tournament. The DGL is a hard thing for one man to maintain and the Legendary Member Choot 'em saw this and volunteered his help backing the tournament from the start. This is the gaming league's second season and it is more official than ever. The DGL Forge Submission Contest has already come to a close and maps have already been chosen for the tournament's 15 weeks. The last week is the showdown between the remaining competitors. 33 members signed up for the DGL this season. Here I'll provide you with the Weekly Match List, Rules and Info, Gametype and Scoring Info, and the Match Results. The tournament is split into two brackets appropriately named after the 2 DLC map packs: Crimson and Majestic. Participants: Crimson A71William, Ryboss96, Skys, Drizzy_Dan, asdf_wrex, Gazzy Mill Mill, Neurotic Kasper, Vinceee, Real Talk, Vaulting♥Frog, The208Hunter, Kalaphite250, IKSSE2113 Majestic da monsterchief, Hater, GermanShepherdD, Oni, Sarge, SikSlik7, M4L1C1OU5, EpicEthan97, Lil Dog, Badass_Sniper, Choot 'em, Liam Simmons Sheeran, Forum Dinosaur Info on the DGL can be found at these links: DGL Signups Rules_and_Info Weekly_Match_List Match_Results/Leaderboard Gametype_and_Scoring_Info So far 3 matches have been played: 1/25 - SikSlik7 faced off against Epic Ethan97 and won 13 to 8 on DGL Entirety, the DGL's featured map for the first week of the season. 1/26 - Moderator GSD went up against member da monsterchief and destroyed his competition winning 20 kills to 1. Feedback from ShepherdD about the match: "Needs more bacon." 1/27 - Vaulting♥Frog versed Real Talk and did not get the upper hand losing 18 to 7. FEATURED INTERVIEWS Smokin Shadowz - Former News Group Staff member with a good story to tell . Psychoduck - THFE's Competitive Host. Get his viewpoint of the site! QUILT QUALIFYING PLAY DATE Halo 4 Monthly Playdate: Quilt Qualifier Initially hosted by Absolute Dog, I was at the Halo 4 Monthly Playdate for 4 hours or so and it was great. Good old fashion fun. We started with about 8 people which quickly jumped to 10 and then before we knew it we were at 14 and then a full party of 16. We were doing matchmaking games until the party got too big and then we were playing customs. Slayer and Flood and then an awesome Halo version of the classic board game Clue. People came and went and here's who I saw there: Absolute Dog, imakequilts, Drizzy_Dan, EliteIsnip3r, Shaudy430, Red Death, Bobo Magroto, Barack Obama, Azaxx, DocSpartan007, skummgummigubbe, D-38 Boss, Caboose The Ace, Kalaphite250, Reptile, Spark918, Elite, Yoshi1176, Osama Bin Bungie, Lil Dog, Church, SPARTN-104, Vaulting♥Frog, adamj004, SikSlik7, and SweatyBagels This playdate was a Quilt Qualifying Playdate which means everyone who participated entered a chance to win a quilt made by the one and only imakequilts! Info on the Quilt Qualifying Contest can be found here! Everyone who participated is also getting the Gamer Award: That's the main squeeze on what's happened this week! Thank you all and keep up to date with the Weekly Site Wrapup each week Now scroll to the top and read it all over again.

I think it's ok for you to get a vote, it's not like you rig it just because you make the thread. You deserve a vote too

A March 3rd Halo Wars Playdate? I love Halo Wars so this sounds totally cool to me. Want to make this official?

Carpet Bomb from the Spirit of Fire?

MAC round from the Spirit of Fire?