B.Net Interview

Posted by: Mhaddy at 21:11 PM 

Spotted over at HBO, XBox.com sat down with Bungie Community Manager Brian 'SketchFactor' Jarrard to talk about the new and improved Bungie.Net. It's a pretty short interview, but an indepth one at that. Here's the obligatory snippet:

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Xbox.com: What makes the Bungie community special, and how are you planning to support that?

Jarrard: I think it's the people that make our community what it is. I'm continually amazed by the cool and creative things people out there are coming up with. These aren't just fanboys, who troll around forums talking about how, “Halo rulez!” (though every community needs some of these folks to wage war on other boards). These are smart people, who have a connection with Bungie's games and other fans across the globe. Fan Web sites, fan fiction, original artwork, movies, replica costumes, LAN parties, tournaments—all of these things expand the realm of our community and drive more people into our universe. We will continue to support these efforts by amplifying and promoting their achievements, while also providing some tools and resources to [help them] keep making great content. One of the biggest things we can do, as a fairly high-traffic developer site, is push users deeper into the community and raise awareness of the huge breadth of individual fan sites and unique creations that exist on the Web.

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