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Edited by Haydo:
7/27/2013 8:30:12 PM
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Dichotomy of how users see Bungie.next
In some of my lurking moments on Bungie.net, I have noticed a fairly prominent split in how people see Bungie.next and Bungie.old.
Brand new users, those who have joined since the Destiny reveal trailer, or even since E3 seem to view Bungie.next as just another normal website with a cool community. Even more so, they see anyone who has been here for a while (say, '10) as crotchety old timers overwhelmed with nostalgia for the "good ol' days."
On the other hand, those same old users (never thought I'd call a '10 old...) lament the loss of what they believe made Bungie.old their home on the Internet. I confess that I am a member of that group, but that's neither here nor there. Somehow, we cannot get the point across to the newer users that Bungie.old was gloriously different from other places, but now I am digressing into rambling nostalgia.
So for newer users, I am curious. How do you see Bungie.next?
For older users, are you happy here? Or do you find yourself drifting away, as though the tether has been cut?
For really old users ('04 and before) did you notice a similar split in thinking during the arrival of the New Hawtness?
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Been with B.net since '07 officially but been visiting since Halo 2. Not sure where that puts me but to say that there has been a shift since the Destiny reveal trailer would be an understatement. To be honest I even feel that Bungie themselves have changed. Not in a bad way per say but not for the better either. I know that with a growing community there comes a sense of loss of individual importance but I feel like Bungie has pulled back a bit and put up a more general facade that melds well in order to make the necessary good first impression on all the new folks around here. Then again it could just be us. And on a totally unrelated note: does anyone else feel put aside by Bungie as an Xbox user? I mean I know its just business and Destiny is coming to Xbox 1 and 360 but I feel like Bungie is a former best friend you wave to and they pretend that they didn't see you lol
