Drizzy_Dan

You already got your two nominations you're in the running already. Votes don't get made until next week.

I should let everyone know now that's nominated me that I won't be running again. Give your nominations to others that deserve them!

I like how each part of the picture brings you to different sites. Needs to be updated however.

I really want to nominate more than one person but my nomination goes to.... Bob Bob has been here longer than anyone and if there's anyone that knows what this site needs, it's its original Man in Orange! Its first Site Mod! For the record I also really wanna nominate Maestro and Boss but I can only do one even though I love your posts.

This is awesome! Hope you don't mind me showing this off in the Wrapup Oophilly

I think it's because you're one of the few people who read it the way I write it

Hello all and thanks for clicking the Wrapup this week. We had a pretty big week so let's get into it: Primary Announcement: There were too many Ledgends online today. Never again. ANNOUNCEMENT I haven't seen a time limit on this so I assume it's still going and I haven't noticed too much activity with it so hopefully this picture will help! Would you like to test Halo multiplayer for 343 Industries? Would you like to get paid to test Halo multiplayer for 343 Industries? Check out Absolute Dog's announcement! FEATURED INTERVIEWS imakequilts - Our forum's Events Coordinator. She's been making appearances the past few days. You may not see her but I assure you she's there! FORGE 343industries.org and The Halo Forge Epidemic present: The Meet Your Maker Dominion Forge Contest is over. Donezo. Kaputz. Arrivederci. If you didn't submit a map in time then you failed! But if you did then we love you! Each Forger was allowed two submissions this time around. I still have no idea who the judges are. I was going to give you a preview of some of the maps we got as submissions but that's not possible right now just know that I saw some great maps and I can't wait to play some of them. Forging The Future The future of Machinima has arrived! Here is a huge project started by our Art Department's Gryffin in association with THFE and ourselves. He's got a lot of members voice acting for him and we're backing this Machinima 100%. It's about 3 Spartans that get sent to Earth to find Monitors that landed there after Requiem exploded. Tons of work being put into this project. Find out all you need to know, even a debut date, by clicking the banner. 343 Industries Community Forge Project By this point you should know what the CFP is and if you don't then read about it here. Post some ideas for our community in the CFP Idea Discussion thread here. You Will Partake in the Community Forge Project... Halo 4 Free Roaming Flood Forge Off The Halo 4 Free Roaming Flood Forge Off is OVER. Judges are judging. Judges: Absolute Dog (343i.org), Donut (343i.org), Elliot (ForgeHub) GAMING NEWS PS4 to Xbox: Cross Platforming? A really cool article here by Cooliest. It's about the PS4 being able to snap the Xbox One's HDMI cable and vice versa. It basically means you can have both systems running at the same time and switch between them instantaneously because the connectors are the same. I still don't have a good grasp on how it works honestly even after Cooliest explained it to me but you need to give it a read so you can figure it out for yourself. For more Gaming News check out the latest on our Front Page here. HOT TOPIC Actually a billiant idea. There's a lot more to this thread than meets the eye. Member pyro6666 has actually sent this message across all Halo Communities to demonstrate the importance of being a unified, single, whole, Halo Community. No need to link you to the thread, even though I aleady did, because this is all there is to it. The genius of it however comes with our MoM Zandril's explanation. Look familiar Americans? Yeah, think about that. NEW LEGENDARY MEMBER We have a new Legendary Member on our hands. Another oldie of the forum, another great. He's one of the best this site has ever seen and no one can deny it. He is The Director. The Director became a legend on the site before the Legendary Member group even existed. Please congratulate The Director on his induction into the member hall of fame. NEW STAFF And with a former member of the 343i.org Staff moving on, we add in new ones. Everyone give an awesome 343i.org congrats to Cooliest for joining our News Group. And Church for joining the C-Mod Squad! :clapping: Cooliest's gaming news has made the Wrapup for the past 3 weeks at least and Church is a veteran member of this site and knows how it operates and how to enforce the rules. PLAY DATES? Play Dates are DEAD. THEY'RE DEAD. They're dead.... because they're coming back as something else! Do you wanna know what? Do you realllyy wanna know? Well you can't. Keep your eyes open. We still want your ideas though. Post them here. Hope you're all wrapped up in the Wrapup. Now scroll back up and read it all over again. This post has been promoted to an article

AWESOME thread BZ. I gotta say Thorne is my guy. Majestic is just a team of badasses but Thorne does most of the ass kicking. He is my favorite.

CooliestRap I gotta say you've totally earned your spot on the News Group along side Adam. Church however... What's with that..? JK I'm extremely glad my buddy Church is on the Mod Squad! Good on you guys! :clapping:

I think when she said that to Chief, the rest of her was right there in front of him. But now that you remind me of that I think that further supports the idea of her being in the Composer's systems maybe.

Vitamin PWN? Oh my... William you're on a roll with the questions! And here I thought Jester was only given all of these special titles because him, Twam, and Absolute Dog were in cahoots!

Wait? Why is Spectral Jester a Legendary Member?? Someone riddle me this!

The Director has not been here for some time and is no longer a Moderator. Ok now that that's out of the way.... DIRECTOR. There are few members, and I mean very few members, that have the incredible charisma that you do. When you direct, people WANT to act. Even before you were a Moderator you were one of the most looked up members on this site being the first non-Staff member to reach 1000 likes. Director: Animals make any sound you command them to no matter what breed they are. Google uses you to search when it doesn't know something. When a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it, you do. The Dos Equis guy wants your autograph. You are, the most interesting member of this forum. One of the people I looked up to most on this site when I started, this induction into the Legendary Member Hall is long overdue and so I bow to you . Your humor and famous "talking abs" picture are just a couple of things you've brought to this site. ALL HAIL THE DIRECTOR!!

Wouldn't be the first time right?

How about we just make Wrapups every Monday to start our weeks off right? It's still technically Monday in America where I live. Primary Announcement: Remember, pictures are where the links reside. Mostly. ANNOUNCEMENT I haven't seen a time limit on this so I assume it's still going and I haven't noticed too much activity with it so hopefully this picture will help! Would you like to test Halo multiplayer for 343 Industries? Would you like to get paid to test Halo multiplayer for 343 Industries? Check out Absolute Dog's announcement! FEATURED INTERVIEWS Zandril - Super enthused Forger and good at it! A real help to the Forge Community on many Halo sites. FORGE 343industries.org and The Halo Forge Epidemic present: As we all know, The Meet Your Maker Forge Contest is in full swing and it's for the Dominion gametype this time around. Absolute Dog and AbleSir Thomas are certainly part of the judging panel, the rest of whom are unbeknownst to me. The deadline is September 20th so Forgers have 4 days left to complete their projects. Forgers are encouraged to use Zan's Map Marker Pack when submitting a map for optimal display of callouts and weapon placements. Want to test your map for the Meet Your Maker contest? You can join the MYM Test Lobbies hosted every Thursday by AbleSir Thomas. Click here to join. For questions that need answers, report here for the Meet Your Maker Dominion Official Q&A Thread. 343 Industries Community Forge Project SikSlik7's tyrannical reign as MoM may be over but that doens't mean it's too late to support the Community Forge Project. The 343i Community Forge Project is a project that lets the members get together and make their own contributions to the maps made. SikSlik explains it all in his thread. Read and sign up for the CFP here. Ideas can be discussed in the CFP Idea Discussion thread so post yours here. SikSlik7 has created an account for members to friend in order to join the CFP sessions. Send CFP343i a Friend Request on Xbox Live! Participate and support the Community Forge Project! Halo 4 Free Roaming Flood Forge Off The Halo 4 Free Roaming Flood Forge Off is OVER. I assume that judging is underway and we should be seeing the results in the next month or so! Your judges are as follows: Absolute Dog (343i.org) Donut (343i.org) Elliot (ForgeHub) GAMING NEWS Dominion to be Removed From Matchmaking Now although there is no official article on this yet, I would like to bring this to everyone's attention so I'm kinda writing on the spot here. If you are not aware, the Dominion gametype that we all know and love is going to be removed from matchmaking as a playlist. This needs to be stopped and overturned. Help the Dominion population keep its playlist. We have a major Forge Contest based on this gametype for goodness' sake! Report to this thread by RegrettedKarma to help keep Dominion alive. Assault Gametype back in Halo Check out this video by 0IAH. It's a modded gametype bringing back Assault! Finally! Leave his video a like. For more Gaming News check out the latest on our Front Page here. HOT TOPIC Forging The Future The future of Machinima has arrived! Here is a huge project started by our Art Department's Gryffin in association with THFE. Forging The Future is about Spartans sent to Earth to track down monitors that landed there after Requiem exploded. A link to the official page is offered in the banner. PLAY DATES Ok so my work schedule won't let me host this weekend so watch out for NEXT SATURDAY! AGAIN! We still want your Play Date ideas. Post them here. YOUTUBE Brett is back this week with another really cool video. He shows you how to find hidden weapon skins on the DMR, BR, Carbine, and Suppressor in Halo 4 with the Champions Bundle. Just copy his loadouts like he explains in the video and BAM! Leave him a like and a comment in his thread here. Another Wrapup down. Now scroll up and read it all over again.

This is a good one. Kudos ZB . I think Cortana is dead for now. There's no way 343 can get away with as bold a move as removing one of the most pivotal characters in the Halo franchise in their first game. The idea of killing her off right was bold already so I commend them on that. I think she's gone but that there's a way for Chief to get her back. I understand why Chief would be holding her chip for some reasoning as to why he fights as hard as he does but that can't be the only reason. Cortana is temporarily dead.

Wow. Classic. Can't compare it to X-Men though. Two different worlds. And X-Men is way better cough cough. I'm a huge Naruto fan, Naruto never ceases to satisfy my anime needs. I mean except for the insane amounts of filler episodes. I'm not into the Manga because I like to watch it brought to life in animation. I used to be into Inuyasha and I still like it but it's only on at 5AM on Saturdays.. I like classics like DBZ/GT, Pokémon if that counts, Digimon, Original YuGioh, One Piece, Yu-Yu Hakusho, Trigun.. so badass, seen every episode (only 26 lol). Um, I used to watch Gundam Wing back in the day, Blue Gender used to scare the crap out of me but I loved it. FLCL. LOVE FLCL. Bo Bobo Bo Bobobo was hilarious and I enjoyed how ridiculous it was. Lupin III anyone? Case Closed? I used to love the old Adult Swim lineup when they were starting out.

Good gosh it's been some time since I've gotten one of these done. I've been working on them believe me but with the laptop issue and school and work coming up things just really slowed down. This interview was maybe over a month in the making but one I was looking forward to. Ladies and Gentlemen, your September Member of the Month: Zandril: DD: "So Zandril, how long have you been Forging in Halo?" Z: "I forged a little in Halo Reach. But that was casual forging. I only started forging for real in Halo 4. So I guess you could say that I've been forging since Reach. :)" DD: "Casual Forging and Forging for real? So what divides the two? Is it the play-style of the map?" Z: "I think it is safe to say that the phrase casual maps is a category that are meant for maps that aren't very good for competitive gameplay. To understand the difference between the two categories, one merely needs to know what qualifies for competitive maps and for casual maps. I would define competitive maps as maps that can test the skill of an individual or a team and allow them to demonstrate their abilities in Halo. So, for me, competitive maps are maps that are designed in such a way that a player can show his skill at Halo. Of course, this is simply my opinion. I've heard other people say otherwise and cite different reasons. _________________________ Back in Reach, I forged obstacle courses, Horse maps, etc. Now in Halo 4, I forge competitive maps that are similar to maps that you'd see in competitive Matchmaking." DD: "Yea and I've looked through your maps and I'd say I'm quite impressed. So ForgeCafe? Is that your home forum?" Z: "Yes, I'd like to consider Forge Cafe my home forum. I love it mainly because of its community. The regular members there are as dedicated and friendly as one could ask for. The weekly Custom Game Nights can also be a blast to play in." DD: "Zandril how do you feel about the success of your Map Marker Pack? It was a great idea from the start and now it's blown up and is pinned on every map submission forum and recommended to be used by Forgers in the Meet Your Maker Dominion Forge Contest." Z: "I'm very happy about the success of my Map Marker Pack. If I counted the total number of downloads from the very first version to the latest, it'd be somewhere around 700 downloads. So yeah, I'm very happy with its success. My Map Marker Pack was actually inspired by Sillygoose's weapon blueprints. I used it a lot to improve the quality of my map posts and to give viewers more information about the map. But I noticed that the weapon blueprints don't always agree with the overview picture of a map in terms of contrast. So I decided to come up with my own weapon markers. And soon after that, I came up with images for gametypes, vehicles, and spawns. With some help from xAudienceofone from Forge Hub, I was able to make multiple styles for the markers making the Map Marker Pack what it is now. And I honestly didn't know about it being recommended for the Meet Your Maker Dominion Contest. But now that I do, then...yay! :D" DD: "Well that's amazing and I'm sure the number of downloads has doubled already! Zandril you post an incredible amount of maps in a short time and they're all beautiful for competitive play. These are maps that have time put into them it's clear. How many hours a week do you Forge would you say?" Z: "I'd say that I forge at most 5 hours total every week. This is mostly because during the weekdays, I'm stuck in my college and sadly, there's no Xbox there. The only time that I posted more than one map was just recently. About two days ago I posted three maps. This was because of a rainstorm that happened in my place that destroyed my internet connection. The silver lining is, classes were suspended for a week at my college, allowing me to forge for a whole week. I'm not saying that I forged nonstop for the whole week but I definitely spent quite a bit of time on those three maps. One of them, I started before the storm. So maybe I only made 2 and a half maps, if there is such a thing. Forging a good map requires time. And thinking. A lot of thinking. Back then, when I was still starting out as a forger, I made a lot of maps really fast. Sadly, all these maps came out mediocre because I was just placing pieces without any real thought process. Now, I'd like to think that I'm past my stage of mediocrity and am capable of producing a map that would really shine. Here, take a gander. http://www.343indust...ic/31044-xenos/ http://www.343indust...31045-praelium/ http://www.343indust...ic/31046-silex/" DD: "That's a little less Forging than I thought seeing as you post so many maps. I've taken a look at the last 3 you've posted and they look great. Thanks for providing the readers with the links. So Zandril! It's happened! Your work has been noticed and you're now 343i.org's newest Member of the Month? Are you totally out of your mind excited? Does it mean you might like us a little more than ForgeCafe *wink wink*?" Z: "Haha. I'm very excited about being 343i's new mother MoM. Out of mind excited eh? Uh, let me think. Yes! Uh, I mean, you know... no big deal. Liking 343i more than Forge Cafe? Allow me to present a list of my favorite forums. 1. Forge Cafe 1. 343i Community forum 1. Halo Customs 2. The rest We have a three-way tie!" DD: "I was only kidding but that's great to hear! I'm glad we made that big of an impression on you! So what makes those your top 3 Halo forums and what's different between the 3? What do you like most about each?" Z: "I love Forge Cafe because of it's community. A lot of the members there are very dedicated to the site and are very willing to help new members. They're fun guys to play Halo with too. Another thing that I like about Forge Cafe would be its friendly and more or less mature atmosphere. When you go into the FC shoutbox, there would be no curse words. No foul jokes. No cursing. Mostly because FC has an Oracle Bot that monitors the chatbox. But at least you can interact with it. Not to mention that the weekly FCCGNs (Forge Cafe Custom Game Night) are super fun. ___________________________________ Now, on to 343i. I like this place also because of it friendly atmosphere and community. But something that sets it apart from Forge Cafe would be all the events. One would be the Community Forge Project. I'd join the CFP if I had the time but college gets me pretty busy. Another thing I like about 343i are all the conversations. There's always a forum discussion that you can participate in. Forge Cafe and Halo Customs have their "dead" moments where there's like 2 guys in the entire site. I'm yet to see that happen here. ____________________________________ Now, for Halo Customs. It's simple why I love HC. Because of all the customs. I've lost count on how many hours of enjoyment Halo Customs gave me. There are customs happening everyday and it's not all map testing lobbies. There are lobbies for Flood. Lobbies for mini games. Lobbies for campaign. For Race. There are just so many to choose from and if one chooses well, he can have the best time." DD: "Well those are some of the best things about our site and the others. Speaking of Forging events, are you working on projects in our Forge Contests going on at the moment? The Free Roaming Flood Forge Off and The Meet Your Maker Forge Dominion Contest." Z: "Ah, those forging events. For the Free Roaming Flood Forge Off, I wanted to submit a map. But it turns out, my map doesn't qualify for the contest because I made it too early. It's a shame too. I honestly thought that my Flood map submission could've made it far in the contest. Not necessarily win the contest but make it far enough. It was the first Flood map that I've ever forged too. Despite that, I think the map turned out pretty well. Here's some pictures. ___________________________ I'm also not joining the Meet Your Maker Dominion Contest. For two reasons. One, I have college to attend to. Dedicating my time to a map would definitely get in the way of my studies and schoolwork and I'd rather not get distracted by a Forge contest. Two, I've never forged a map for big teams. As I understand, the proper amount of players needed for a Dominion map is more or less the same as the amount of players for a BTB map. I've only forged maps for 1v1 to 5v5. Haven't made one for 8v8 yet. And I'll still have to learn about forging BTB/Dominion maps as I have next to no experience to forging them. __________________________________ I wish I had the time to join both of them. But my personal schedule just didn't agree with the contests. Best of luck to the participants though." DD: "Wow those screenshots look great! I'm sorry you couldn't submit previous work Zan! And I'm sure everyone understands why you can't enter the Meet Your Maker Contest. It would've been awesome to see what you could do in that gametype though. So being mildly new to our community here at 343i.org, I'm sure you don't know that upon becoming MoM, each new one gets a MoM Wish that could be almost anything (within natural reason of course. For example, the Offbeat Forum is actually a MoM Wish of a previous MoM). Instead of asking you in your announcement thread I thought I'd ask you here and have everyone read it as one of your answers. So Zandril, if you had to make a MoM Wish, what would your MoM Wish be?" Z: "A MoM wish? This is quite the difficult decision. But I'm gonna make my wish a simple one. Can Zanny have a custom title?" DD: "You sure can! I hope you like it! Now Zandril, the community wants to know, what is your advice to the members that want to follow in your footsteps and make an impact on the Halo Community?" Z: "My answer: Easy. Just be willing to help anyone and everyone you can. Don't do it for the 'fame', do it because you genuinely want to help around in the Halo community. But know your own skills. That way, you can offer them at the area that will be able to make use of them the most. For example, you're good at forging. Then you give feedback to maps that don't get any. I guess I'm saying that you should stick to what you're good at. I'm no saying that you shouldn't try other things but it's important to know if a certain activity is just 'not you'. I can imagine if I gave tips to players on how to be a skilled Halo player. "You must abandon your teammates and rush the enemy position any time you want without and regard for teamwork!" That would have been a disaster. Another tip is, be nice. No one likes a ****** and if you get known for being one, it'll be very hard to get "******" off your plate. And, for one last tip. Listen to the people who are more successful than you. They most likely know what they're talking about and I'm sure you'll find their advice very helpful. That's all I can share because those are what I did to get where I am now." What an interview! That last answer was a little racy but hey! If you want to follow in Zan's great footsteps take that advice! Thanks guys for reading this, I know it was long but there were pictures! The pics were nice right? Thanks 343i.org and look out for some other good ones coming soon!