343iCF Weekly Site Wrapup 3/9/13

[Drizzy_Dan]

Hello community I'm Drizzy_Dan of the News Group bringing you the news of the entire site from the past week. Can you believe the Wrapup's been going on for over a month now? Anyway let's get into it:

 

Primary Announcement: Here's some incredibly interesting statistics about the site over a month's time:

 

Did you know 8,477 posts have been made from February 8th to March 8th?

Did you know that in that time we had 1,740 new members register?

 

This site is growing exponentially and that's just a small example of it.

 

 

CUSTOM GAMES NIGHT

Spades N AZ's Custom Games Night

I couldn't attend this week but I will have a recap video up for you soon. A known member on HaloCustoms and good friend of Spades N AZ, SOLIDSNAKEee captures gameplay from each CGN and will be giving it to me each week. Thank you SOLIDSNAKEee for your effort. Here's his recap of CGN 3/8/13:

 

WARNING: The recap video footage does contain small amounts of mild language, watch at your own risk.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oJAZ9pjxVE&feature=player_embedded 

WARNING: The recap video footage does contain small amounts of mild language, watch at your own risk.

 

If you want information on Custom Games Night and to join them click the title of the topic or RSVP at HaloCustoms.

Spades N AZ's friends list is full so to get onto his alternate account's friends list to participate in Custom Games Night click here.

- All participants of Custom Games Night hosted by Spades N AZ receive his Golden Spade Award.

 
 

DESTINY

 

For those of you who have not seen it already, adamj004, of our site's News Group, who leads in all news Destiny, has been featured as a source on Oakley Hi-Def of The Halo Forge Epidemic's latest video on his thoughts and theories on Destiny. Yes that was all one sentence. Oakley makes his entire video on Adam's Seven Heavens Theory which is brilliant and he represents all of Adam's ideas very clearly and even adds in his own great connections that he found. I'm going to provide the video for you here just in case you weren't persuaded into clicking a link I would have given.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY7WY3k8x38 

 

DGL

The DGL will be taking a break for competitors who have midterms and other work coming up.

It will be seen through to its end.

Crimson
Drizzy_Dan, Gazzy Mill Mill, Neurotic Kasper, Real Talk, Sarge

Majestic
Hater, GermanShepherdD, SikSlik7, M4L1C1OU5, Lil Dog, Forum Dinosaur

 

Info on the DGL can be found at these links:

Rules_and_Info

Weekly_Match_List
Match_Results/Leaderboard
Gametype_and_Scoring_Info

 

 

FEATURED INTERVIEWS

 

Insane54 - The Community Manager at HaloCustoms. He really gives all there is to know about the site.

 

 

FORGE

 

 

343 Industries Community Forum and The Halo Forge Epidemic bring you the Meet Your Maker 4v4 Infinity Slayer Forge Contest.

 

The contest ended this morning at 12AM EST. Maps were reviewed as they came in which was great work by the judges. Here's your judging team:

 

Alzarahn (Blueprint Forge Group)

WARHOLIC (The Halo Council)

Ducain23

SaItyKoalaBear

Rezix333

OakleyHiDef (THFE)

Psychoduck (THFE)

Spades N AZ

Absolute Dog

 

 

Featured Map

 

We all know and love Community Mod skummgummigubbe to be a good competitive Halo player, racer, and Forger. I want to show to you his map that he made for the Meet Your Maker Contest called Loading Dock.

Here's what it looks like at both spawn points but with different colors:

 

A great interior map made for competitive 4v4 play. Find skumm's post for his map with all screenshots here.

 

 

NEW MODERATOR

 

Well there's finally been a proper announcement thread posted for our newest Community Moderator RedStarRocket91! Not only was there a change in the Moderating Team, but there has also been a change in Moderating color. It went from this to this. Much easier on the eyes.

Anyway, everyone MUST go congratulate RedStarRocket in his announcement thread here.

 

 

 

NEW LEGENDARY MEMBER

 

"In the pattern set by Spectral Jester about retired staff members who have given greatly to our community, Quantum has been added to the ranks of 'Legendary' members.

 

Quantum joined us long ago simply searching for information about Halo. He had no XBL and just wanted to be part of the community of Halo and do what he could to help us be what we were, what we are. He, within days of joining, came forward and offered to create signatures for the site since EGYPTIANGHETTO had taken a leave of absence. He was working with simple art soft ware and doing a bang up job for us. He was liked by all who met him and soon became a well known and daily member of the site. He continued his membership and assistance for the community and soon rose to the Face Book page. I was a personal fan of his selfless desire to always help out, never wanting anything in return. He was a prime example of quality membership. His departure and reasons for it were an eye opener to some, a noted and growing feeling by others.

 

I am happy to announce his inclusion into the ranks of Legendary members."

 

All written in Absolute Dog's words himself. Why didn't I just provide a link? Because I couldn't say it better than Dog did and it would've dishonored this incredible member's rite of passage to the Legendary Member status. Congrats Quantum!

If you want to congratulate him too then I will actually provide the link for you: CONGRATULATE HIM NOW.

 

 

GAMING NEWS

 

General Gaming News Wrap-up III was completed as a favor for Lil Dog. Find it here: Wrapup within a Wrapup

 

 

PLAY DATES

Reach Play Date

 

The Community Reach Play Date takes place every second weekend of the month. This week's had an alright turn out, we had a 7 person party max which is better than the last Reach Play Date . We had a good time though we went into Forge and spawned things and killed each other in a Forge fight, and then we went into matchmaking skumm had to resort to some sort of outlandish cheating to beat us. Overall we had a good time even if it was pretty short.

 

Participants:

SweatyBagels, skummgummigubbe, D-38 Boss, D-38 Boss's guest, HaloGeek, and Frankenzer

 

As you know by now info on all contests and events can be found by clicking the title of the section that says PLAY DATES.

Everyone who participates in any Community Play Dates gets the Gamer Award:

Attend Play Dates, rack up awards!

 

 

Do You Think You're A Racer?

 

For anyone that thinks they're good at racing on Halo 4, give this a try and you should have fun competing against some of the best! Find the topic and details here. Second week tryouts are on Monday.

 

We're still interested in any ideas you have for Community Play Dates. Please post your ideas in here: No More death jokes. Just kidding you'll die if you click this

 

 

SURVIVOR: HALO STYLE

 

Season 2 is underway! The survivors meet every Saturday at 5 pm EST.

Contestants must make sure they have SURVIVOR GIRL on their Xbox Live friends lists.

Absolute Dog will never stop answering your questions in the Survivor Q&A

 

 

PODCAST

The latest Podast hasn't popped up yet but I'll edit the thread and article when it does. Subscribe to the Podcast by clicking the title of the section that says PODCAST. The Podcast Crew consists of the members LiQuid BioniX, SykoWolf, Minuette, and Sarge. Who also have not popped up in a while.

 

 

Well if you ever wondered then yes I do write this all days before so it's like writing in present tense for things that haven't happened yet. Thanks for reading! Now scroll back up and read it all over again.

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[Caboose The Ace]

keep em up drizzy always a great read every wrapup

[DoctorB77]

Sucks today is the last day for the forge contest. I hopefully will get to do the next one

[SatanicBagels]

Shame that the playdate collapsed so quickly this morning. I know we can do better than 6 people  xD 

 

Great read Drizzy.

[GryffinGuy007]

Great Wrapup, read every word of it.

Its a shame I didn't get to enter in the Meet you Maker contest, however I'm not the Slyaer forger, so I wouldn't have had much of a chance anyway. I'll try again next time.

Thanks, Drizzy, for the article.

[Frankenzer]

I'm happy to see my name there

[Cooliest]

Well done as always Drizzy. I like those stats on the sites growth. It really is quite amazing.

[Choot 'em]

Great job at keeping us well informed of the site going-ons, lol! I really enjoy reading these informational posts Drizzy!

 

Well done as always Drizzy. I like those stats on the sites growth. It really is quite amazing.

 

Indeed it is CooliestRap! I hope he continues reporting on these statistics!

[D-38 Boss]

Let it be known that my "Guest" will no longer be joining us. Something about swords.... I dunno i faded out for a bit.

[♠ Spades N AZ ♠]

You do such a great recap every week.  This is awesome, well uuummmm except, the part about Quantum leaving staff.  But he made his mark and we will never forget him.  Thank you for the time and effort you put into this.

[SOLIDSNAKEee]

Great read up!! And I'm not just saying that because I'm in it . In all seriousness though it was a great read up so keep up the amazing work!!

[BeckoningZebra1]

i love reading these, Good job with they layout and all Drizzy. 8,477 posts have been made from February 8th to March 8th  That's Good News

[Fishy]

Is this the one for last week? If so, a lot has gone on that I have missed. You guys need to remind me to go to the Friday night playdates!

[Drizzy_Dan]

Is this the one for last week? If so, a lot has gone on that I have missed. You guys need to remind me to go to the Friday night playdates!

 

That was two weeks ago, here's last week

 

http://www.343industries.org/forum/topic/27097-343icf-weekly-site-wrapup-31613/