Let us begin this newest of site updates with a huge celebration for Halo: Reach. Simply put, it's a wonderful game. Whether you like saving humanity from annihilation, beating down the endless covenant army, sticking it to your friends in the most competitive arenas around, or designing those very proving grounds for others to follow and love, you will find it in the game. Also, you should be laughing and pretending that I am funny. Because I warn you, there will be some very bad jokes coming your way should you choose to follow through and read this whole thing. To make it easier on you, I promise that I will refrain from all use of Halo: Reach puns, such as, “This is the crowning HALO of the saga,” or, “I’m so proud to see HALO REACHing new heights,” or even worse, “I just love to see Bungie doing so much and creating a game that true fans cannot help but constantly REACH for…”
Okay, I lied.
I just can't help but REACH for all the content I can get!
I'm not Insane...
So let’s get this started off with a very special member announcement. We do not have much in this section in terms of numbers, so you can rest easy there, but there is a huge impact following our only title change. Our beloved Administrator, PR agent, and all-around awesome guy, Insane54, will be taking a break from his administrative duties indefinitely because of personal and private issues. He is a nice guy, so you should definitely be proud of his beautifully brown rank that was presented because of his wonderful achievements as a forger.
Meanwhile, welcome him into his new poop-colored shoes. I hope they are as warm and comfy as they look!
The Crazy TRCrew
And here comes the Review Hub… well not really. They had this cycle off remember? Yeah, well they definitely took advantage of their free time. The group, and the Tester's Guild (who are also on a temporary reprieve) went about and simply caused all sorts of problems for players in Halo: Reach while learning the new maps. For starters, some weird LD boy did some cool thing that looks Phenominal to Organite, and then he Spawned a Saltine from his pure sexiness to attack and devour the essence of poor Skisma. Throughout all of this, Bloo Jay and MickRaider just observed the shenanigans and silently face-palmed the night away…
Although, I promise you that this is not a common state of our beloved TRC guild. The temporary leave is mainly a prize for those dedicated members of the Review Hub and Testers Guild for have a chance to enjoy the shiny new game, but it can also be considered a working vacation as well. The members of the guild are taking this opportunity to learn all the ins and outs of Halo: Reach to make certain that the quality you get from them is superb. And if you think you have what it takes to get into the pristine Review Hub. Sign up here! Are you a helpful, kind, and intelligent person? You'll fit right in with the Testers Guild! And remember, keep an eye out for that chance at the Customs Lobby path to purple.
Fitty-Fow!
You should be pleased to hear that Insane54 has not totally cut the site from his life. In fact, he offered to still help out with a few of our affiliate groups, simply because of how much he loves those people. Him and the guys at Halo: Waypoint created a video to show us some of the best of Halo 3's forge creations. What a strange topic, Reach has been out for almost TWO WEEKS already; Halo 3 isn't even in my thought process! But still, if you wish to relive those nostalgia-laden memories that conjure up happiness, WATCH THE VIDEO!
YouTube - ForgeHub Presents: The Best of Halo 3 Forge
Affiliation Update - Ghosts of Onyx
I could spend the entirety of this paragraph bragging about how I ate three pounds of laffy-taffy or how I got a ninjassassination in Halo: Reach, but sometimes we have to talk about more important, business-oriented matters. For example, Forge Hub's new affiliation with the Ghosts of Onyx; the wonderful community of dedicated forgers and custom-gamers have proved their worth to the community as a whole. Their influence has not gone unnoticed here at FH. Possibly because our two sites share a large number of members, or because our two sites are awesome. Regardless, the general feeling between both is an air of acceptance. But best of all, if you see a member of the Ghosts of Onyx hanging around our forum and strutting’ their stuff, you can be certain they are a respectable and mature person.
KEEP IT CLEAN
Halo: Reach is out. I myself beat the Campaign, and I highly suggest you do so too. It was, quite honestly, mind blowing! However, that does not mean I'm entitled to spoil it for everybody else who has yet to play the campaign, and neither are you. We will not stand to have the general campaign experience of Reach ruined just because a member wanted to take a look at their favorite site. So, if you are posting content that ruins the plot, put it in a spoiler tag! And if you have spoiler-esque content, you must be sure to include a mention in the title that it spoils campaign content and refrain from actually making the title a spoiler unto itself. A title that goes *SPOILERZ* OMGENDINGDISCUSSIONZ and lolz is okay, but if you explicitly state some campaign even in your title, it will be changed and you will be infracted.
And so, with this site update reaching its conclusion, I must leave.
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