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Ah Twinreaper. The site's technology guru. Activist and creator of the forum's Call to Arms thread. This guest does not pull any punches and is always totally honest which is what every interviewer loves. He was a blast to interview truly! Everyone please enjoy Twinreaper's interview: DD: "How did you come up with Twinreaper for your username?" TR: "It was actually given to me by some good friends of mine back when Doom for PC first released. Yes I am that old! They always commented that I play like two completely different people...kinda like split personalities. Thus Twinreaper was the result." DD: "That's funny haha! So you've been a long time Halo fan then since you've been gaming that long? When did you start liking Halo? TR: "Truth be told, I hated Halo at launch. Absolutely hated it. I found it frustrating storywise and the campaign was hard for me to master with a controller. Halo PC was when i started to love Halo though. Something about Halo 1 for PC that just gives the warm and fuzzies." DD: "Yes I do know that you're a wizard with computers which is what makes you our forum's technology guru. Can you explain what that means and why you have that title?" TR: "I wouldn't say a wizard.....just lucky But yeah the tech guru title was given to me by Absolute Dog (my bestie) as I have an unparallelled understanding and working knowledge of the Blam! engines and side scripting engines with all Halo titles. Some people say I provide a great help to understanding the game better....I say I just post way too many TL;DR walls of textual pain." DD: "You do make long posts but a lot of them are meaningful. I wanna talk about the Call to Arms thread you made. For those who haven't read it, please do: http://www.343indust...ss-and-healing/ . How do you feel the campaign is going right now?" TR: "Well to be honest I think it didn't go far at all. Maybe like 2 feet if that. For me, it was something I felt the community needed badly. I watched the community grow from nothing, and to what it is today. I felt that it became to divided and jaded for it's own good and did not help at all to shape or change the way our Halo games were made. In the end though, they were just words. People could either side with what I was saying and agree, or choose not to listen and claim I am an idiot. either way, I made my point, got my voice out there, and in the end that is all I wanted to do...make people aware. To really answer the question directly, I have given up. The campaign is all but dead as there has been little positive response. As of now, I have chosen to return to my more harsh and direct way of dealing/helping everyone." DD: "I'm deeply sorry to hear that and I know a lot of our readers will be too. I loved it and wanted it to be on every Halo forum out there, it was truly proactive. You and VivaLebowski had a little "disagreement" in that thread. Have you guys made up since?" TR: "We kinda just left things where they were. I'll be the first to admit that i hold grudges a very long time, but in the end of that little spout, I would say that we are on more friendlier terms than before. Sort of a no harm no foul understanding between us." DD: "Thank you for being totally honest Twin, well said. I'm glad to hear that because fighting only goes against the cause. When I asked you about the interview you mentioned that you do not visit the site as often because of your personal views of the site since AD left. What are your personal views of the site?" TR: "I was kinda hoping you weren't gonna ask that one...but here goes... Now first off this is not meant to be disrespectful or directed at any one person or group. Since AD has left, I have watched this community spiral into a nonsensical sess pool of nothing more than a large overgrown 'Popularity Contest'. Everywhere I turn I see threads about being the best, or having the most awards, or some other BS thread that lists members in a numerical order for some reason. When I joined this site is was a true community. We came here for Halo and that was all we talked about. Most of the things that go on right now, AD would have never stood for. And I should know...me and AD had the same long term goal for this community, and he was one of, if not the sole reason i continued to stay here. Just as my 'Call to Arms"'thread spoke of, this website is falling fast. Things have fallen apart since he left. Now I had tried to do my best to keep the peace when he left, but I felt tired.....and with that tiredness comes my rage. As you can probably see from a lot of my posts, I don't pull punches and I don't tread lightly. I hate to come right out and say it, but this community site is on it's way to the trash heap. Change needs to happen. Someone needs to grow a set and take up the reigns AD left. Hate me if you want, love me if you must....just being honest here ;)" DD: "I love it Twin. I wish I could say I was sorry I asked but I love the answer you gave and this is just something that everyone needs to hear. Although I don't think the community is going to the dumps, I do think that there have been more 'Popularity Contests' going on for sure and things are growing farther from Halo. So what do you do now that you're not on the site as often?" TR: "Well don't get me wrong, I still swing by here. The Mods know I do...they know all my IP addresses..lmao! But when I am not here, I am busy as of right now, righting a prelim map handling app to open and display Halo 4 data. Other than that, I am part of a wide developers ring that consults with microsoft 3-4 times a year on products, deployment etc.. I also co-lead a map team for halo 2 called the H2MT, and do extensive map, weapon, scenery and machine tag modeling. When I'm not doing that, I run a Mexican Restaurant, in which i server tasty taco's that Nova craves. Yum Yum Nova! And of coarse as you all know i run a home server from which I host a website, and many game servers and a Teamspeak channel as well. I'm a very busy man you know....can we hurry up and get this interview started or what?!?" DD: " Alright I'm sorry for taking so much of your time I had no idea! So this team that consults with Microsoft about products, is it Vyrant Studios from your signature? What is Vyrant Studios exactly?" TR: "Actually yes.. Vyrant Studios is my registered developer firm name and is also my private "team" of sorts dedicated to crafting and deploying the best mods and extension content to various games and platforms. The MSDN Developer Network I belong to is actually a 3rd party firm that deploys and grants direct access to almost every single product Microsoft has in development, behind the curtain, or already released and also provides me with full licensed copies of any product in the library I wish. It's a very cozy subscription and group. I already have my Windows 8 retail product key..lmao" DD: "Now that is amazing. This is why you are our technology guru here Twin . Is there anything at all you would want to see changed on the site whether it be community, rules, etc?" TR: "Good question. I guess if I could ask one thing to change, it would be for everyone to not get so overhyped about things, and at the very least learn to give everything a chance. No matter how far out your own personal realm of comfort, give things a chance. And by that I mean Halo. Halo means a various amount of different things to different people, and everyones experience is truly unique. Just remember that next time you go into a forum to talk about hating, or why things suck etc. On a more personal level, I just want to say that I enjoy my time here everytime I log in, and each and everyone of you guys and girls (Shout to my girl Mystie!!) makes this a great place to hang out or make a second home. Don't let greed, popularity, pressure or anything else derail you from what you want out of this place or the games it supports. You make this community, and you can break it as well. Be safe and strong in all that you do! Dude Drizzy, I thought you were gonna start this interview!!!!???? Friends is coming on for christ sake!!" DD: "What is your advice to the members of the 343i Community Forum?" TR: "Man, it ended already? That's what i get for drinking early I guess. Anyway, yeah i would like to say something to the members. Well, to the older members anyway... You are the cream of the crop. You have been here as long as I have and though you may not know it, each and every new member young and old, looks to you for guidance and friendship. Don't let them down. Continue to be good to this forum, and in turn it will always treat you well. Even if I'm not always the friendliest.... the old proverb "Do as I say not Do as I do" comes to mind...lmao. Crazy me... Anyway be good 343i and never stop trying to give it your all!" Thank you Twin, you were great. Couldn't tell if you were being sarcastic when you thought that interview was short because that took all freaking day because of my crap internet . Thank you readers, I can't tell you how much I appreciate your support on these and the fact that you made these something to look forward to makes me feel appreciated. I hope everyone liked this as much as I did. Until next time!

Another late interview this week. I should move these back to Tuesdays haha. This week I interviewed another one of my best friends on the forums and esteemed member of our very own News Group: adamj004. Adam resides in "the worlds local pub" - Ireland thus making our timing for the interview a little tough, but we got it done! And here is how it went down: DD: "How were you informed of your position on the News Group when you received it? Were you all of a sudden a member of News Group with no warning or was there a PM involved or something?" AJ: "I was PM'd by Absolute Dog and also I think Spectral Jester too asking if I would be interested in news group after posting new infomation on Halo 4 quite alot and support given to me by fellow members such as yourself choot'em and many others, so I gladly accepted the position." DD: "I had been pushing for you to become News Group for a while I was so happy for you when I found out you got it, but you didn't tell me! Anyway since then you've never been short on your news, you always have good Halo 4 info. What are your main sources for the news you find?" AJ: "You have been pushing me for news group for a while and that was a huge help to me and I will always be grateful for the support, I think I found out I got promoted not too long before you noticed lol. My main sources for news would be gameinformer, halo.xbox.com, xbox magazine, IGN and also searching for any neogaf comments that would be useful on google." DD: "You check a lot of relevant Halo related sources. How many Halo forums are you a member of?" AJ: "I check as much and as often as I can, I am a member of only two forums my number one forum being our very own 343i.org and I am also a member of halo.xbox.com." DD: "Woo! We are superior! And what do you like the most about this forum compared to Waypoint's? I know this is a lot of pressure but that's what the interview's for, we wanna know about you and why you like it here! :D" AJ: "What I like more about here than waypoint is that it's alot more friendly and mature, and by mature i dont mean by age i mean by peoples attitude, theres alot more law and order here thanks to our fantastic mods and theres practically no hate or trolling not just because the mods remove that sort of thing immediately more because the mods dont need to remove things like that because the people here dont do that sort of thing, but if there is the mods are quick to react and they sort it out, and mainly every one respects each other and its a lot of fun here." DD: "I agree completely, well said Adam. So being on the News Group, do you ever feel like there's a competition for news between the two members sometimes?" AJ: "No I don't think theres competition Tyrael and I have given each other names of websites and sources to look for any infomation to help each other out, yeah sometimes if I find a new piece of info sometimes I feel a little eager to get it up but I dont sense any competition in it we always compliment each other when each of us brings some news. Feels more like a team effort." DD: "That is excellent! I love how devoted you both are, really I appreciate all the news you guys give this forum and I think it gets taken for granted by a lot of members and goes unappreciated. So you are one of the staff members who do not have an award yet. What are your ideas so far?" AJ: "That's right I havnt made an award yet. I'm just having trouble coming up with an idea I'm trying to think of one were it's a challenge and the members have to win it like Tyrael's Wings award as I recall it [was] awarded if a challenger beats him in 1v1 game of halo reach which I attempted and failed lol, but I wouldnt be a good enough player to make the award tough to win. As being Irish I was trying to think of an award that could relate to it, the award could be a little clover or shamrock or something associated with Ireland but what would the reason be for earning the award is what I can't think of lol but I'm sure I will think of something." DD: "I think that'd be very interesting and I wouldn't mind receiving an award created by you! What's a goal you want to accomplish soon on the forums?" AJ: "I will keep trying to come up with an Idea for an award I want it to be a good one so hopfully one comes to mind soon, as for the next goal I want to accomplish well becoming News Group was and still is a huge sccomplishment, an unexpected one that is haha, next thing I want to do is reach 1000 posts im so near yet so far from it lol, its just a small goal I would like to get to but i really want to participate in a playdate as I have yet to do so, sometimes I have been working and with the different time zones I have missed it but I will make sure to get involved in them more in the future it seems to be a lot of fun." DD: "Very modest goals, you've always been modest Adam . You're known to be nocturnal by many, like you never sleep and I don't know how you do it. I might be the only one who wants to know this but what keeps you up so late?" AJ: "Thank you very much dan you are very complimentary I always appreciate it, my sleeping situation is messed up lol it's my job that makes my sleeping pattern all mixed up, sometimes I finish late then have to start again in another 8 hours so quite often I go into work without any sleep and sometimes I dont start until late afternoon which allows me to stay up a lot later, in fact I dont have to start until 4pm it's only 5am now I will still have enough time before I have to go to sleep I have been up for 24hours today." DD: "That is unbelievable. It makes me laugh out loud haha alright so what do you like to do when you're not on the site giving everyone news and making good posts?" AJ: "When I'm not on the site I meet up with my firends grab a drink or two when im off work, when I'm in the house I usually have a go on the xbox and just be lazy lol." DD: "That's the life. That's what I'm doing this summer haha. So Adam this interview's coming to a close can you grace the newer members of the forums with your words of advice for being a good member?" AJ: "Haha hope you have a good one. My advice for being a good member is basically be friendly and show a nice attitude I've been to other sites and seen a lot of flaming and trolling etc and it puts people off from the site, sites like this are meant to be fun and have a good laugh and have good discussions. If you do these things you cant go wrong and it makes it better place for yourself and everyone else." That's it! Thank you Adam for your time, I'm glad we got it done. I have to thank the forum for always giving me positive feedbacks on these I appreciate it. This is the end of my set list so I'll be choosing on the fly from now on so anyone reading this could possibly get a PM soon so look out!

This week I chose RedStarRocket91. I haven't seen him on in a while but one of his posts recently reminded me of how great he really is for this community. RedStar's posts are the gold standard for what a quality post should be. Please welcome this week's Star: RedStarRocket DD: "First off RedStar, what inspired your username?" RSR: "One of the first games I really got into was 'Pokemon Red', way back when I was a kid. I named my character 'Rocket', because I thought it would be funny if I ever had to fight against Team Rocket. I used the name 'Red Rocket' on online forums for a while after that, and eventually that turned into 'Red*Rocket'. When I signed up for XBL I discovered they didn't allow asterisks in usernames, so I added the 'Star' and stuck my birth year on the end, and now that's what I use for pretty much everything!" DD: "That's just the answer I expected from you Rocket, very detailed. Now I've always admired your signature because it truly reflects the quality of your posts: detailed and meaningful. What does quality of posts mean to you on this site?" RSR: "The quality of posts here really does mean a lot to me: if someone is very clear about what their opinion on a given topic is and why they hold it, it's much easier for other people to agree with it or disagree with it in a constructive manner. Giving a well-written post also makes things much better for other users, who may be particularly young or non-native speakers of English. If they're faced with an unbroken wall of text, or one which is difficult to read, that can be very off-putting, and might make them feel less comfortable responding. Plus, if you offer posts which are hard to read, contain poor language, or very light on content, people are less likely to take you seriously when you do offer up something valid - and that's a shame for everyone involved!" DD: "Fantastic, and I absolutely agree with you there. I know that when I get a like on a post from you, it means I made a good one haha. What do you look forward to most when coming on to the forums?" RSR: "As The Director says, 'Don't forget to like people's posts'! What I like most when I visit the forums is the sense of community: it's something that, sadly, you don't really get on a lot of websites these days. There are so many things up for discussion at any one time, especially in the run-up to a massive release like Halo 4, and everyone's got an opinion on what all of the changes are going to do to the way the game is played. And yet even though we have users at both ends of the love-hate spectrum for pretty much any piece of information we've been given, there's very little in the way of personal abuse or flaming when someone offers their two cents. If someone disagrees, they're much more likely to explain exactly why they don't hold the same opinion than just say 'stfu true halo fans would never think that', or whatever. I think it makes people a lot more comfortable in speaking up, and so you get a real diversity and breadth of opinions on various topics, which makes for more interesting reading - there've been a few times where I've read a post from someone who's relatively new and it's completely changed the way I look at something." DD: "That's awesome, smart kid that relatively new member . And you're dead on about the community part I mean I feel like I really know a lot of people on this site just from typing to them every day. Alright on the subject of Halo 4, how do you judge the new Halo material we've seen recently from E3? Or what are your thoughts on it I should say haha." RSR: "I like a lot of what's been shown in Halo 4 so far. It's good to see that they're bringing back old favourites in the weapon department, and I'm very excited to see what the new toys can do - the Railgun is particularly exciting for me, I don't remember seeing one of those in a game since the days of Quake. The maps are looking great too, and I'm sure I'll get used to the new loadouts system after a while, even if I'm a little hesitant about how they're going to keep everything balanced with all the possible combinations. After all, everyone initially hated the fact that you had to choose an Armor Ability at the start of games in Reach, and yet now that's just second nature. One thing that worries me is the so-called 'join-in-progress' feature, which I worry will lead to unbalanced teams or reduce the skill gap in order to prevent just that. It's a component of matchmaking which has really ruined some games - such as Gears of War 3 - for me, and I can honestly say that I prefer to end a match with half a team over having people dropping in and out throughout." DD: "Yea the join-in-progress feature is something that definitely has me skeptical along with instant respawn because that could have a huge effect on some things. How do you think Halo 4 is coming along competitively?" RSR: "I think as a competitive game, it's looking quite good. Provided the three primary spawning weapons are properly balanced, it could actually provide a fairer platform than previous games - after all, someone who's a significantly worse player overall than another might beat them if they get a DMR start because the second player is weak only with that weapon, or two players of equal skill might end up performing completely differently in a game with an Assault Rifle spawn whereas in a DMR start they would be roughly equally placed. I'm definitely not a fan of news that players will have to rank up to get certain items, however. Restricting access to equipment is anathema to competitive gameplay, no matter how well balanced it may be: while one player may get their perfect setup from their first spawn on day one, another may not get his until two or three months later. That doesn't make the first player better, it just discriminates against certain playstyles: think what Team Fortress 2 would have been like if you had to start out as a Demoman. It doesn't make any difference that the classes are perfectly-balanced, it still sucks if you're the kind of person who plays well as a Sniper. The news that we're getting maps purpose-designed for competitive play is however a huge relief: while Forge World maps like Synapse and DLC maps like Anchor 9 have helped, the original maps shipped with the game just weren't good enough in a lot of cases." DD: "Great analogy using Team Fortress 2 that's totally true. So it seems you like what you saw so far which is great. I hope everyone did haha I thought it was spectacular. Alright so off the topic of Halo 4 then, it looks like we have not one but TWO winners of the Heads Up Tournament Singles bracket. A lot of people might not know this but you and theorix TIED for first in the tournament. Would you mind giving some insight on the game you and theorix had today to tie for the Heads Up 1v1 Tournament?" RSR: "Theorix and I actually ended up playing a total of three times, and they were by far some of the most difficult games I've ever played in Halo - the guy is incredible! the first match we played was in Round Three, and he beat me easily. After that I dropped down to the loser bracket, and the winner of that was back to playing Theorix in the final. If he won, that was it as I'd already lost one, while if I beat him he got to play another game as he'd been unbeaten throughout the tournament, and it was a 'double elimination' setup. I won the first game a few seconds from the end - I got lucky and heard him pick up the Energy Sword, so I rushed the Shotgun and went after him - that was the kill which kept me alive in the tournament, as we were drawing at that point and I would have been out if we'd stayed level. The match today was even closer - no matter what I tried, Theorix countered it perfectly, and I was trailing by two kils at one point - that doesn't sound like a lot, but in a 1v1 match where it's hard to force your opponent out into the open, it's a really big difference. In the end, we were both sat with Sniper Rifles pointed at each other's heads, just waiting for the other one to move out from behind cover - it's probably the single tensest moment I've ever experienced in all my gaming career!" DD: "Shouts to theorix once again for being the most mentioned member in my interviews haha and that sounds fantastic. I know that intense feeling when you're waiting for each other to come out worried about what happens next. Sounds like a truly great match. So what's an achievement you want to accomplish on the site?" RSR: "There's a lot of thing I'd like to accomplish here - I'm not far off my thousandth post now, so that'll be something exciting, there's a couple of Awards I'd really like to get my hands on, and I'm hoping at some point in the future to earn a custom member rank - no idea what I'd ask for though, so maybe it's a good thing I'm not sure how to go about earning it! Long-term, I think I'd eventually like to join the Community Mod team - the forum and its users have been good to me so far, and I'd like a chance to really give something back to them in thanks." DD: "And you've been great to the community RedStar, that's why I wanted you here. I think you have a sure shot at becoming a Mod someday and I can't wait to read what you'll have in store for your thousandth post milestone. That will be quite the read . How about now? What do you feel most accomplished of that you've done already?" RSR: "That's a good question! There are a lot of things I've done so far that I'm proud of - joint-winning the tournament with Theorix was very special, and I've really enjoyed all of the playdates that I've been able to get involved with - the first flag I captured was a great moment, we were about ten seconds into sudden death and I got sniped at almost the exact moment I reached the flag return: I wasn't sure if I'd actually scored the point or not until the scoreboard appeared! Probably my favourite achievement so far, though, was correctly guessing what kind of weapon the Railgun was going to be from the cover image of Xbox 360 magazine a few months back - I'm not often very good at guessing the future, so do get it right in public was a rare pleasure." DD: "I remember when you said that in the OXM Magazine Cover thread! The gun looks awesome. Recently you've been busy with exams lately you've said. When can we see you back to making your excellent posts?" RSR: "I'll most likely return to posting regularly within a week or so - now that the exams are over, I have to pack my things up and get ready to move home again. Once that's done I'll be spending a lot more time here - no more revision to keep my time filled!" DD: "Great! I'm looking forward to it! Now RedStarRocket, what advice do you have for the newer members on the site to achieve good post quality such as your own?" RSR: "It always helps to use the 'Like' button beneath other people's posts - if you don't have a lot to say, or someone else has already summed up your opinion, it's often better just to press 'Like' than to post five words: this will also get you a reputation for being kind, which means people are more likely to listen to you when there's something you can make a bigger post about. That said, don't be afraid to add your own thoughts if you feel you have something to contribute! Spelling and grammar are also quite important, it's not the end of the world if they aren't your strong point but do your best to make your posts legible. Most modern browsers have some form of spell-checking extension available, so you can even use one of them to check as you type. Lastly, when creating a thread, try looking around to see if something similar has already been made recently. We really don't need any more threads asking for certain things to be included in Forge, Pelicans to be flyable, Scarabs to be driveable, or 'Halo is turning into CoD'/'Halo is NOT turning into CoD'/'Stop making threads about Halo vs CoD' threads. If you do find a thread which is on your topic, if it's been 'dead' for a while, then it should be okay to start a new one." Thank you RedStarRocket for staying up late to complete this with me, you had to have been exhausted after. Thank you 343i Community Forums for just being the best one out there. Sorry for the late interview, we DID do this yesterday but it got done late so I decided to wait until this morning. Tune in next TUESDAY! -Bows-

Week 4 of these interviews, I'm surprised. Thank you 343i Community Forum once again for supporting these. This week I chose a member of the community staff and previous MoM to interview: Mr. Biggles! Now, let's go on board with our MLG expert and gaming guru Mr. Biggles (Chris Puckett voice). DD: "Most of the other members who have been here a while and myself know why your name is what it is but for people who do not know that will read this, would you mind explaining the origin of the name Mr. Biggles?" BIGGS: "Basically, biggles was a fictional character out of a book called "Biggles Learns To Fly" and since i like the idea of flight and my mum always calls me "biggles", i always thought it was nice, and i always like been called Mr, so, Mr + Biggles = Mr.Biggles :D" DD: "That's very sweet. So what's your favorite thing about the site in general?" BIGGS: "The forums, i love the forums and how many people like to express their opinions about stuff, and just in general. i love how the community is quite close together compared to most communities and how the forums actually bring us closer together. The forums are bascially the heartbeat of the forum and im only too happy to be a part of them." DD: "Yes and you've done a great deed for this forum by bringing the idea of the 'Offbeat Items' forum and the Facebook page . What would you say is your motto, or what is a quote that you really admire?" BIGGS: "Practice Makes Perfect. i like this quote or saying rather because its so true, no matter how much natural ability you have at something, if you practice, you are going to be much better at it obviously, and this is what i do for EVERYTHING, i practice, practice, practice until im really good at it and beat everyone, a good example of this is halo, and this quote means quite a lot to me because i have examples to back it up." DD: "I could see that. Record is 24 and 0 in the forums in MLG 1v1s that's very impressive! How were you introduced to MLG and what kept you involved in that aspect of the Halo?" BIGGS: "i just played it, there was no introduction, i was terrible at it originally but i improved, and with some tactics and playing with better people i improved so much, always play with better people, it improves you so quickly. and ive always been good at 1v1s, and thats because of my MLG experience;." DD: "With that being said then how do you feel about Halo: Reach's MLG competitions being held online and not at the events anymore?" BIGGS: "im gutted but im not surprised, halo has been in going downhill since 2011 with halo reach bloom and sprint, no one liked it, and by the time it was changed, it was too late, halo is retty much a dead game MLG wise, and eventually it will be dropped permanently most likely as it brings no profit. Overall, im unhappy but it isn't a shock." DD: "I used to be really into MLG during Halo 3 days, even attended the Meadowlands event as a spectator. I just remember the immense joy of competition and winning a tough game of CTF AMP and what not. I am deeply upset that they took it out but I have to agree with you that with Reach not appealing to the MLG community's playstyle. When was the first time you encountered Halo in general?" BIGGS: "First day of halo CE, i didn't really get into halo much at the beginning, but it was a game that grew onto me, and by halo 3, iwas HOOKED, i couldn't stop playing, however, ive kind of lost the urge to play now because i don't really enjoy reach much now, and since i play WoW a lot more, i prefer WoW to halo right now, but that may change with halo 4. Halo is still the best game i have ever played." DD: "I'm sure a lot of people are doing what you're doing right now haha based on what you've seen so far, how would you say you felt about Halo 4? What would make the game ideal for you?" BIGGS: "Halo 4 looks quite good, but it seems to be getting a little out of context with forerunner vision etc etc, and, a ranking system which is like the halo 2 ranking system would be good for me, and still keeping the classic halo feel and not letting it get too far out of hand." DD: "Yes it's been said that the ranking system is going to be kind of like Halo 3 where there are true skill ranks and experience based ranks. Anyway, being a previous and MoM and a member of the 343i Community Staff in Communications, do you still have any goals you want to achieve? Maybe beating Jester in post count? ;)" BIGGS: "haha, i have many ambitions, some i won't share here, but, Beating Jester in post count is definitely a massive goal to me :D" DD: "Some you won't share... Hmm... Very interesting haha alright almost done. Now, who do you think is an underrated member on this site? What I mean who is someone you think makes quality posts and is a nice member but doesn't get much recognition for it?" BIGGS: "hmmmm, Can i say you to get extra recognition? haha hmmm, lets see, Definitely Twinreaper, he posts long quality posts and no one reads them which kinda sucks, he is so intelligent its unreal and he knows so much about computers and this website and halo 4 that none of us even acknowledge, definitely should be MoM again. :D" DD: "Thank you but Twinreaper is a great choice and I agree with you. His posts are very informative and he's super smart. So Twin if you're reading this just know that we respect you very much. Lastly Biggles, please grace those newer members that read this with your words of wisdom on how to act on the forums." BIGGS: ofc i will bro, the new members are essential to the forums. Um, try and be different from everyone else and stand out from the pack with a sick idea be respectful and try to help in anyway you can, and you willl get rewarded justly Thanks for the interview!" Thank you Mr. Biggles for participating, much appreciated. I thought you were going to bail on me a couple of times haha. Thank you everyone in the forums and just keep in mind that you could be next. There should be a smiley that bows like people do at the end of a play or something. NOTE: The question about the ranking system was before Archangel Tyrael posted his news about it which can be found HERE: http://www.343indust...4241#entry94241

I aim to please with my guests on these threads I make and surely you should be pleased with this one. This time I diverted my attention from the Dedicated section and went to the Members, but this is no ordinary member. This one has been here much longer than most of the Dedicated Members here on the forums. Ladies and Gentlemen: Nova. Enjoy. DD: "Where does your name come from Nova?" NOVA: "My name comes from two things. The place from which I live, Nova Scotia and comes from my [initials]. N.E.W. New is Nova in old Latin and from where Nova Scotia gets it's name, New Scotland." DD: "Wow that's interesting, that holds much more meaning than my name does I'll tell you that haha. And Nova, what is that symbol you use for your display picture? It looks Forerunner in origin." NOVA: "Yes! when I saw Adam's avatar of [Offensive] Bias's symbol it intrigued me. I decided to make my own and came up with that design a few months ago. It doesn't quite follow the rules but I liked it and it was my own." DD: "A unique Forerunner-influenced symbol, that is something! Master Chief thumb up on that one: . Ok Nova you're going to be one of the few members who have been here a full year in about a week, as many of our users may not have known, so what has kept you coming back to the site for this long?" NOVA: "Like a new life was to people coming to america, Halo 4 is the magnet that seems to bring everyone in. That same drive went for me. I joined before Halo 4 was even announce and was thirsty for that little drop of Halo 4 information at the time. I left for some time and came back to a new and prosperous forum. I stayed for the community and the people and in these last few months the forum has become something so much more." DD: "Indeed everybody wants their scoop on Halo 4 haha. Being here for almost a year now, have you seen the sense of community change? Has it gotten better, worse, or stayed the same?" NOVA: "It has gotten better but mostly stayed the same. I know everyone has been a little freaked out about people leaving or taking a break lately but people have always been leaving. That is why I am now one of the oldest members. I believe the community has gotten better overall. With more people joining we will always see more spam, etc but with more people we will also gain more members that will contribute to the forum and improve it overall :)" DD: "I see and are you ticked off in the least that they took away the 'One Year Member' award?" NOVA: "Sorta... I would like it if it had stayed and not only me but older members could get it as a little respect for the time they have spent on the forum. But if we had spent this amount of time, I don't think we would really care about an award, we would be happy with what we have on the forum and let our one year anniversary be like any other day. I wont be treating it like any other day but I will give thanks to everyone. It wont be a day about me but the people who make my day, everyday." DD: "Awesome Nova just awesome. Everything you do just has so much meaning and I think it's great. Now... We have all experienced a great loss here on the site, but it seems to have affected you a lot more than some other people: the absence of Absolute Dog. I know you've posted your thoughts about it in his thread but what kept you so close to AD?" NOVA: "Honestly, I don't think I was that close to him. Jester and many others where great friends to him, but still I looked up to him and he was a friend. Playing play-dates with him were just amazing, he had and I believe still has so much to say. Like I hinted before. The forum has made my day, everyday and for the last months, it was needed. My friends and I went our way. They were the same that introduced me to halo and life wasn't quite the same. I have recently dragged myself out of that dark pit and the forum was the drug that kept me pushing. Loosing AD is like loosing another friend, it was hard and I teared up slightly when I heard he was leaving. Everyone has silently helped me though and I thank everyone, [including] AD with all the thanks I can give." DD: "I teared up a bit too reading AD's real post about leaving realizing it was not an April Fools joke this time. With Fire rejoining the Community Moderators I've still heard talk about the possiblity of there being a new Mod. Who do you think would be well suited for the job?" NOVA: "I couldn't say on the fly. There are many members that do and do not deserve to be a Mod. A good person who takes place in the play-dates, is always there for people on the forum and for goodness sake has a sense of humor sounds great to me." DD: "Alright Nova, what achievement do you feel most accomplished of (an award, your membership length, a thread, etc.)?" NOVA: "None , I have yet to make something I am proud of yet but of those I would have to say my membership length. I still have so much I want to do and I believe this quote says it all. 'There is much talk, and I have listened, through rock and metal and time. Now I shall talk, and you shall listen." -Gravemind.'" DD: "Very interesting so what is it, or one thing in general, that you wish to achieve in the near future?" NOVA: "Well, I would really like to help Theorix by making signatures. I still have yet to bye the supplies to help him. It will also take some time to develop at least half of the skills he has achieved." DD: "I support the idea of more than one artist in the Sig Shop! Although you are still only at Member status, you are a senior to the majority of users on the site which entitles you to give your advice to newer members to the forums. So, Nova, what is your advice to newer members of the forums?" NOVA: "Yes I am still just a member and any advice I could give to newer members would be, be nice to others. I wanted to come up with a great big an nice piece of advice but just be nice to people. The internet is a place of no regrets. Only people with self confidence can be nice to other people, so have confidence in yourself also, don't be afraid to play things close to the edge if you are confident in yourself." There you have it folks! Thank you to Nova for giving me his time because these interviews do take about an hour or more through PM haha. Shout out to theorix once again, congratulations on being the most mentioned member in these threads. Thank you 343 Industries Community Forum and tune in next MONDAY for another new Interview with Stars of the Community! Remember just because I haven't interviewed you doesn't mean I won't.