This is starting to feel like gossip to me. (Gaming)

by Leviathan , Hotel Zanzibar, Sunday, September 06, 2015, 04:45 (3165 days ago) @ car15

Having had time to process this, these are my thoughts. This is a considerably more biased reaction than my initial one, so... I don't know, prepare, I guess.

Activision is poison, and Bungie's leadership is obviously not much better since 1) they chose to partner with them in the first place and 2) tried to steal Marty's stock options after termination.

Don't forget about Joseph Staten leaving Bungie in September 2013. This article confirms that the story changed substantially in August 2013, which pretty much confirms that Staten left because Activision screwed up Destiny entirely. Looks like Joe and Marty both left because they were fed up with Activision.

You and I have very different definitions of "confirm". Maybe Joe was the one who revised the story and once complete in his role, left for a great job offer? Who knows? That sort of thing happens daily in the gaming industry. People finish projects and then switch gears for a new one. Some 343i employees joined Bungie after Halo 4. Does that imply another sordid affair is it just common industry practice? You also failed to mention he left Bungie with a positive and hopeful note.

Oh, and does anyone remember 404Architect from a year ago? Remember how many people didn't believe him, and yet everything he posted has pretty much been legitimized? Remember DeeJ trying to discredit him? Lawd, this company has no shame. Here's a link to the Reddit thread from almost a year ago.

If you read above, you can see how the timelines are still off.