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[tycho]

i don't want to be annoying but...

[krystyn]

tycho, I absolutely hear you. I think you have every right to feel the way you felt. As nice as Chuck was to meet with us afterwards, I was a little surprised that he and the other MS/XBox/movie theatre peeps didn't wake up a bit sooner and really give the beekeepers their due. It was stressed so especially that this event was focused on 'us,' the crewmembers (in e-mail, on the 404 page, through later Dana e-mails, even Chuck himself said so at Denny's), that having them run through all this tickets and not use the list, and not recognize us fully was just awful.

What XBox needs is the Buzzkill/angelo 1-2 punch, I tell you what. angelo, I know you were offering wedding coordinator services by the end of the night (hee!), but if you didn't get one of Chuck's business cards, I should give you his contact info, and you should offer to be National Director of Community Events That Could Possibly Get Really Messed Up and Annoy the Players Highly.

[McDonaldHeard]

My sympathies, Tycho. That is absolutely insane that you didn't get a chance to play after coming all that way. I was kind of surprised how gamer-focused the event was given that it was (likely) the beekeepers who were traveling such long distances, and a lot of the gamers seemed to be locals who didn't know or care about "ilovebees." I think it's entirely appropriate to suggest that people like you should have been given first dibs (or any dibs!) on playing.

--rob

[Spie]

[Clayfoot]

Video/stills from Chicago training posted

[ROBOGriff]

I'm just glad that I to hang out with angelo and defender. Those guys are some of the coolest people you will ever meet.

Team Double Barrel traveled further (in miles), but OK is OK with me
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Meeting the Goddess Squad and other beekeepers was my main reason for comming. Getting a DVD was my proof of trip (to my wife). Winning a prize pack just reimbursed me for the trip. I would have had fun even if I didn't play H2 (which I didn't).

Sure it was not fair to the loyal beekeepers, but there's nothing to whine about because we were promissed nothing acept admission. Now I'm going to finally get some sleep.

[Clayfoot]

[Guard1an]

I just wanted to say that Denny's was a blast and now i feel really crappy for not getting into the chats more often. I wish i had only known how cool you all were before!

Anyway, angelo, you're a pimp. straight up. there's no better way to say it.

P.S. I got to play in the very last LAN game because i literally begged Chuck to let me. The begging hurt my pride, but that was quickly dismissed when i had the most kills in our slayer match. I LOVE HALO2!!!!!!!!!!!....AND BEES!!!!!!!!!

[Checksum]

Wow, this really a huge thread!

I just wanted to chime in here and echo that I had lots of fun last night both at the event and afterwards at Denny's. It was really cool getting to meet everyone and being able to talk at length with others about ILB (something that most of us probably don't get to do on a frequent basis).

I'm glad everyone seems to have made it home safely! We had several people from all over the country show up in Chicago.

Cheers!

-checksum

[The Watcher]

Yeah, it was a lot of fun to hang out with fellow beekepers at the back of the theater.

The other people there (halo fanboys/ random forum people) may have gone there with strangers, but I felt that I was among friends

To add to the "Best Memories" list:

Waiting in line and chatting with everyone around me like I knew them

Ignoring the gameplay to all huddle and work on the puzzle

Asking the guy at the back of the theater for an Ethernet cable

Cheering "Dual Wield! Dual Wield!"

Going up to play on system link, and having the guy next to me teach me the controls.

Also, thanks to the guy who sat next to me for putting up with my stupid Halo questions. (Forgot his name, but he was the one that knew the mathematical formula for an ellipse)

[fugitivesoldier]

Wort wort wort!!

The crowd spirit was (mostly) positive and POWERFUL.

[Ceantari]

If you guys remember the gamer tags you played on lastnight and you're still interested in how well/poorly you did, you can find them at Bungie Stats. These are the particular accounts of those that played vs. other cities:

yellow
XboxLive1
XboxLive3

red
XboxLive7
XboxLive9

green
XboxLive10
XboxLive11

blue
XboxLive23
XboxLive23(G)

[angelo]

[krystyn]

That linky no worky!

[SuperDunner]

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