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by Kermit , Raleigh, NC, Monday, August 26, 2013, 16:27 (4105 days ago) @ rhubarb
edited by Kermit, Monday, August 26, 2013, 16:36

Halo was lightning captured in a bottle sure, but you can't just make a another bottle and expect lightning already to be in it.

This is like saying you want to make a viral video. You can't. Just make good videos and maybe if you're lucky one will get watched by more than 10 people.

Are you maybe just eye-rolled out after the Batman announcement?

I've got several different thoughts on this. Aiming for the moon is only way to get there. These enterprises are huge, and you have to, on some level, believe (and get a small army to believe) that you are making something that is truly fantastic in order to create something truly fantastic.

On the other hand, you cannot control the zeitgeist. You cannot ensure that something is a phenomenon. Bungie was lucky with Halo. They could not have foreseen the success of the Xbox. They could not have imagined people outside of dorms having LAN parties. They expanded on that success with online multiplayer. No one could have foreseen online multiplayer becoming what it has become.

Or could they? There have always been visionaries who have a knack for knowing what people want before the people do. Steve Jobs comes to mind. Jason Jones comes across as someone who may have that knack. We shall see.

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        The purity argument always annoys me. - Ragashingo, 2013-08-26, 19:57
        
        Plenty of PEOPLE - rhubarb, 2013-08-26, 20:34
        
        Plenty of PEOPLE - Xenos, 2013-08-26, 20:37
        
        Here we go... - General Vagueness, 2013-08-26, 22:00
        
        I think this is the best place to post this - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-08-27, 17:19
        
        +1 - Kermit, 2013-08-27, 19:32
        
        Post of the week (month?) right here ^^ - Avateur, 2013-08-27, 19:56
        
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        Thank you sir! - Mr Daax, 2013-08-27, 21:35
        
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        And Back to Video Games - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-08-28, 15:35
        
        And Back to Video Games - Captain Spark, 2013-08-28, 16:48
        
        And Back to Video Games - General Vagueness, 2013-08-31, 10:03
        
        Here we go... - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-08-27, 17:21
        
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        Time to veer wildly off topic - Ragashingo, 2013-08-27, 20:12
        
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        Here we go... - Ragashingo, 2013-08-27, 10:07
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        We both know that Halo stories have been done very well - Avateur, 2013-08-27, 21:39
        
        Addendum from one of your HBO posts, Cody - Avateur, 2013-08-27, 21:54
        
        Addendum from one of your HBO posts, Cody - HawaiianPig, 2013-08-28, 02:41
        
        Addendum from one of your HBO posts, Cody - Cody Miller, 2013-08-28, 08:48
        
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        Addendum from one of your HBO posts, Cody - Ragashingo, 2013-08-28, 18:59
        
        Addendum from one of your HBO posts, Cody - Leviathan, 2013-08-28, 23:11
        
        Addendum from one of your HBO posts, Cody - Ragashingo, 2013-08-28, 23:45
        
        Addendum from one of your HBO posts, Cody - breitzen, 2013-08-29, 05:22
        
        A gushing love for Halo 3 transcribed. - Leviathan, 2013-08-28, 22:51
        
        Loved reading that, thanks Levi - Xenos, 2013-08-28, 23:09
        
        Nice. - Ragashingo, 2013-08-28, 23:28
        
        Nice. - Leviathan, 2013-08-28, 23:53
        
        Nice. - Ragashingo, 2013-08-29, 00:15
        
        A gushing love for Halo 3 transcribed. - HawaiianPig, 2013-08-29, 02:03
        
        Addendum from one of your HBO posts, Cody - Avateur, 2013-08-28, 18:55
        
        Addendum from one of your HBO posts, Cody - HawaiianPig, 2013-08-28, 02:53
        
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        We both know that Halo stories have been done very well - Xenos, 2013-08-27, 22:01
        
        We both know that Halo stories have been done very well - Cody Miller, 2013-08-27, 22:05
        
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        Halo and Destiny are ACTION games - Xenos, 2013-08-27, 22:20
        
        Halo and Destiny are ACTION games - Ragashingo, 2013-08-27, 22:18
        
        We both know that Halo stories have been done very well - Avateur, 2013-08-27, 22:03
        
        We both know that Halo stories have been done very well - Stephen Laughlin, 2013-08-28, 00:45
        
        We both know that Halo stories have been done very well - Ragashingo, 2013-08-27, 21:57
        
        We both know that Halo stories have been done very well - Chewbaccawakka, 2013-08-27, 21:47
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