Hello, I just want to start out by saying, I joined late to the Halo fan train, I joined in late 2013. I will probably get hate for this, be called a noob and more. But that is not what this thread is about.
This is to all those people who bash others when (GASP!!) they say that Halo 4 or Reach is there favorite game. Then the “true fans” then state that this person is blinded and a 343 fan-boy, a casual, a noob.
You people need to understand the difference between the words FACT and OPINION. I am assuming you learned the meanings in school. if you can’t remember let me refresh your memory. an OPINION is something of someones personal belief and preference, an example is: I like chocolate ice cream. A FACT is something the has been proven and is reality, the truth. An example is: Obama is the most recent US President.
You guys will whine at people and tell them that you to have the right to your opinion. Fine, that is true. But that doesn’t mean when someone says something against your opinion like, " I like sprint in Halo" you can’t just burst out against them, tell them they aren’t a Halo fan or tell them to rethink there lives or even kill themselves! That is just wrong! One time I said something Hateful on these forums, that person got angry and said something back, then I said another thing back. Eventually, someone else saw this and said, " Just take a minute and think, was that necessary? Was that nice to say?" That made me think and I then apologized for my behavior. Let me expand on that, how would you feel? If you were harassed by 20 different people on every side? What if people said you weren’t a Halo fan, that you should just leave and rethink everything? huh? how would you feel? If you were the new kid, and lets say you just got Halo 4, and you loved it (bear with me) you later got a Halo-Waypoint account and could not wait to tell people of how much you loved the game and Halo as a whole, you post, and what is the response? People telling you that you should leave, that you are just a mindless moron with no sense of fun. seriously? how would you feel.
Am I saying that you don’t have a right to dislike things? No. but, haven’t you ever heard of constructive criticism? just because you don’t like where 343 is taking Halo or that someone likes what they are doing doesn’t mean you have to bash them, or even send death threats to them. I mean are you kidding me? Death threats, you keep asking why 343 barely responds to fans? I dropped my head when I learned of this. It just shows how pathetic parts of “Hardcore” fan base have become. You can’t say this was from the “343 lovers” sorry.
So, just think for a minute," If I were that person, how would I feel about reading this hateful message". And maybe you will hit that backspace button. I hope that some of you understand.
I am not trying to persuade people, nor am I saying that you can’t show your dislikes, but maybe, do it in a lighter tone. consider what others will think, and most of all Don’t ever assume things.