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Edited by Hooky (Inept): 6/1/2024 10:59:05 AM
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Petition for Bungie to employ Byf to narrate an official Audiobook

Before I start. I know there will be a flurry of keyboard warriors who flood this with negativity saying the lore is boring or Byf’s voice isn’t their cup of tea (unlikely to use those words). But I imagine those people don’t listen to Audiobooks anyway. So this probably isn’t for you. Now that’s out the way. I think the community largely agree that when it comes down to Lore. Byf is probably the man on top of it all. There are obviously others, Myelin does a fantastic job, but Byf put so much effort in to his lore content I certainly consider him the go to. The Speaker if you like. I was listening/watching some of his latest (10hr!!!) story content yesterday. Leading up to the final shape. And it really dawned on me that the story should really be available somewhere outside of YouTube in audio format. It’s the perfect Audiobook content to listen to and in my opinion, for that genre, Byfs voice is perfect. Articulate, clear and eloquent. Really do think Bungie should either employ him (I’m not even sure Byf would accept money) or at least authorise him to officially release the story content on to listening platforms. I’d certainly listen to it. I guess there’s nothing stopping Byf doing that himself now, maybe there is. But I’d love to see that. Bungie, for better or worse, have often embraced and supported creative members of their community. From cookbooks to cosplay, fan art to films. Would be a great gesture

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  • Edited by SnakeEyes734: 6/13/2024 7:12:16 AM
    Lol do you have any idea just how much money he makes!? He hit over a million views in 1 hr from his last video alone... * He should voice a damn character in Destiny at this point. Seriously how many 10hr videos on YouTube reach this many views!!

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    • Idk who byf is, but there’s just sometime that grinds my gears about people who think they can just take it upon themselves to speak for the majority.

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      • “The man on top of it all” 🤦 Dudes been wrong as much as anyone else. They are only useful for people without the time or inclination to read the lore themselves.

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        • I stopped wanting someone to read to me when I was 5.

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          • Edited by Natdeguerre: 6/1/2024 9:43:17 PM
            Byf is a bit of an acquired taste, but he does have a following. In any case I don’t know if an “official” story book of destiny exists in that it is not just a collection of a bunch of grimoir entries/lore cards. They did produce these hard copy books, I have 3 of them, but they’re just hard copy prints of what is already there with a few illustrations. And I don’t think you can have a palatable story of Destiny if you just read the sometimes cryptic, vague nothingburgers that some of those entries are. Don’t get me wrong, quite a few of the entries are good reads, but in order to have a full “official” account Bungie would have to at least collaborate on something that makes sense for the casual listener that isn’t 10 hours long and doesn’t need an explanation attached. Otherwise you might as well just stick with what Byf already did.

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          • Despite the attempt in your opening paragraph to dismiss anyone that disagrees with your post, no thanks. I would not be interested in Byf reading an official audiobook of the Destiny story. There’s something in his voice that I have a slight dislike to. I’m not sure what it is exactly, but there’s definitely something.

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            • The last time Bungie hired a lore content creator it didn’t go so well. I wouldn’t want to see Byf screwed by corporate.

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            • Hire byf as the new speaker

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