Site Update - November 8th
Promotions
Just one lone colour change this time around, though one that's been long since overdue as Pigglez joins the rank of Loyal. We think you'll agree that it fits him rather well.
Congratulations Dewski!
Our 1v1 Conflict came to a close recently, and Dewski was crowned the best of the best, taking the finals to a full 5 games and netting some sweet gear in the process. Check out the Conflict Winners Announcement if you didn't see it before to get a breakdown of the 5 game finals, as well as an overview of the Losers Bracket Finals. Congratulations to all the final contenders, and thanks to all who participated or followed the 1v1 Conflict.
Hub of the Dead
Another event reached its conclusion recently, and congratulations go to Given To Fly for his creation, Schism of Light which swept away the competition in our Hub of the Dead infection forge-off and secured itself a well deserved Feature in the process. Mighty fine forging there, Given. There was quite a bit of buzz around this map right from when it emerged, but check out the map using the link above if you're not already familiar with it, and get a full rundown of the winning maps in the Hub of the Dead Announcement.
Bungie Talk
The eagle eyed amongst you will have recently noticed an addition to the Affiliates page on Bungie.net, namely, well ... us. This isn't a cursory link given out to every Tom, Dick and Harry in the Halo community, Forge Hub joins only 7 other sites on this list, and as Bungie themselves say "Membership is exclusive. Don't call us, we'll call you."
But, seeing as we're on the subject of Bungie, we're sure the majority of you have heard about, seen, or even pawed over the infamous leaked pictures of the supposed current Halo: Reach build. We're not gonna stop you discussing this obviously hot topic, and to say that we ourselves aren't gagging to know more about the next iteration of Halo would be foolish. But out of a certain degree of respect we'd like to make clear that circulating such leaked material or linking to it on Forge Hub is out of bounds, these things are rather under-the-counter by their very nature after all.
Tweaks and Touches
A few of you may have noticed, but the latest subtle addition to Forge Hub will have passed most people by. We recently added a new X version of the FH Old School theme which, as with the other X theme variants, is effectively exactly the same Old School theme, but extended to dynamically widen and match your screen. Think of it as a full width version of Old School. Scroll down to the very bottom of this, or any other page on the site and use the quick theme select menu to check it out. Another small change around the forums is the fact that sticky threads now only display on the first page of each forum index page, not a massive addition, but it just makes sense.
We need you
If you fancy yourself quite the graphic artist, as we know quite a few of you do, then this is something you may be interested in. We're aware that the top of our Site Updates are more than a little lacking in visual delights, and we're looking to remedy this by, well, getting the community to do the work for us. If you think you could whip up a banner which would sit well at the top of future Site Updates, watch out for the upcoming contest thread which should appear in the G&A Contests Board in the near future and get working on your submission. The winners will, of course, see their creation at the head of Site Updates from now on, also getting a mention in the next Update and a Custom Title to remember the whole affair. Get your pencils ready, or whatever it is you kids use nowadays.
We out
Hope you found something to your liking in the ramblings above, keep an eye on this general area for a similar collection of vaguely related themes in what may, or may not, be precisely two weeks. Catch y'all later.