Alright guys, this here is what we call the Site Update for March 12th, 2012--prepared and seasoned to perfection with the love and devotion from none other than myself. Elegant strokes (accompanied by fits of typo-rage and writer's-block) on the keyboard comprise the most heartfelt sentences this side of 8-mile road. These here lines-o-text are meant to deliver a fancy-feast of delicious verbiage* that encompass all three of Aristotle's Appeals**: ensuring*** that you, the eager community-goer is well informed of everything worth taking note of in our pretty little corner of the interwub. Read on, yet take caution, you good-looking fellow you; I've been told that my jovial prose is enough to bring down the most stone-faced of critics****.
*Now to be synonymous with "Slurring, banter, mockery". See also: Stevo.
**Get your learnins on.
***Now to be synonymous with "Hope, doubt, cry-myself-to-sleep-because-of-failure". See also: Stevo.
****Now to be synonymous with "Twelve-year-olds". See also: Stevo.
Wonders! Of! The! World! II!The submission period for our Wonders of the World II contest has official passed as of last week, who do you think is going to win? We've got submissions from around the globe--literally! Here are our entrants:
[ The above list is in chronological order, it in no way reflects the results of the contest. ]
Why don't you go jump into their thread and let 'em know what you think about their creation?
Who's gonna grab the code to their brand new Xbox Live Arcade game Dungeon Defenders? Thanks, yet again, to the fine ladies and gentlemen over at Trendy Entertainment for their lovely donation! If you're new here and couldn't participate in this contest, be sure to head over to, their website to snag your own copy!
Rank ChangesI don't know why, but for some reason I always have a difficult time finding exactly who has changed ranks since the last Site Update. Journeying over to the Ranks Page, I am still at a loss. However, I did notice that our ranks page is out of date. So, I'll just list everything that I update.
Architects: Now with 50% moar gray and 50% less bold.
Organite: He did things and stuff for the Review Hub and stuff, but then stopped, so now he is gray.
PacMonster1: See: "Organite"
Confused Flamingo: He told Chuck Norris that his map needed improvement.
I accidentally changed the Community Manager colour to the fancy new salmon colour, then I hit save and realized I was supposed to change the Events Director colour.
Changed the Community Manager colour back.
Changed the Events Director Colour instead.
Reflex Ion: I know he mentioned himself last week, but the ranks page wasn't updated and I'm holding myself to a mental contract of mentioning everything that I change.
The Guardians all went on strike. Except for that they didn't and are now called Junior Moderators and are Orange.
Redneck didn't feel like being a hue anymore and is now a value.
Spawn of Saltine followed RedNeck's lead.
If you were added to a rank, I apologize for not including you in the Site Update, please PM me hate mail for the inconvenience.
First Look: In Case You Missed It
Making Halo 4: First Look - YouTube
We're just as excited as all of you are, trust me. When I think of new Halo games and exclusive new content being released from 343 regarding Halo 4 I get as hyped up as a little girl boy buying a new My Little Pony pony. However, please direct all of your excitement HERE. We do not need 50 independent threads regarding your thoughts about the subject. No more blogs about it, no more threads about it. No more "Do You Think Halo 4 Will Have Forge?", and no more "What Should Forge Have". Keep ALL discussion regarding Halo 4 in THIS thread until further notice. Any threads that go against this will be locked and possibly infracted for spam.
The Guild: 5am copy-pasta-ing
Welcome to the Guild, the helpful side of Forge Hub that wishes to accomplish nothing other than helping you secure an excellent map, or have an amazing in-game experience. The guild comes in two flavours: The Tester's Guild and The Custom's Lobby.
So what do you get from helping out? I thought you'd ask. In addition to the communal feeling and sense of pride you get from helping out another member, you are rewarded a lovely blue rank for all your hard work. You must put forward a certain amount of effort before we hand this out though! The requirements to join either sides of the guild are listed above.
[l-col]But what do they do? You're so predictable, interested Forge Hub member! The Tester's Guild does just what you may think the title is suggestive of: they help test unfinished maps. They'll nit-pick about things they disliked, sure, but they also provide excellent feedback about what you should consider to modify within your current build. They also detail the things you've employed which are running well.[/l-col][r-col]The Custom's Lobby is where gamers sit down for a night of fun and entertainment. This could be a night of Halo customs (which it most commonly is), but in the past it has ranged from gaming sessions of Modern Warfare 3, to Forza 3. If you wish to obtain your rank this way, take note that you are required to give feedback about your lobby for our front paged article. In fact, this is a portion of work required to obtain your pretty blue rank.[/r-col]
TGIF hosts, please PM Pegasi with the template below filled out in order to get your lobby on the sign up page!
HOST'S PARTY NAME
Host's Gamertag: HOST'S GAMERTAG
Start Time: 0:00pm EST
End Time: 0:00pm EST
Rules:-PARTY RULES
Schedule:
-PARTY SCHEDULE
Hidden Gems!Atone by yardbird92
Sol by a Chunk
(Destroy Pack) Fallen Bridge by spartansniper619
Community Advertisements Ahoy![l-col]BIOC and TCOJ: they stand for something, but I can't really figure out exactly what. Partly due to my absence in the online customs world, partly due to my lack of research. But what I can tell you is that these two user-based custom parties have gotten so popular that they have officially recieved their own prefix in the Customs Lobby forum! Good work you guys, your hard work doesn't go unnoticed. Be sure to keep a look out for threads and sign up for some of the most epic custom games ever!![/l-col][r-col]Looking for a super-awesome signature that your online friends will stare at for hours on end in an envious rage? Look no further! Head on over to v clinical v's signature shop located right in our very own GnA forum! What is "GnA", you ask? Graphics aNd Arts of course! If you're new around here and fancy yourself an artist, you ought to acquaint yourself with this forum--you'll probably like it![/r-col]
[ If you would like a blurb in the next site update, please PM me with a thread link and reason why you wish to advertise. Each submission may be discarded upon my own discretion. ]
QOTSULast week: Mister Ion asked:
That brings an interesting question to mind, in fact. How about this weeks question is about CARTOONS? As much as I would love to ask something relevant and intelligent, such as "who is best pony," I am afraid that it may cause concern among certain individuals. So instead, I'll merely ask "who is best cartoon." That's correct, wonder me with your creepy knowledge of childhood cartoons. Of course, adult iterations such as the Simpsons and Family Guy are acceptable, but we frown upon blatant, stupid satire. So the latter of the two may be in poor taste. It matters not, for I very much expect a slathering of Spongebob, Avatar, Ren & Stimpy, and best of all, My Little Pony, to sweep those shows off the board.
And going by Flexion's previous response to my last QOTSU, I am allowed to throw my own answer in there as it is "quite" awesome as well.
Thank you for covering, good sir. You haz dun gud. :)
Cartoon: Rocko's Modern Life FTW.
This week we're drawing! Using only MS PAINT or a comparable program or tool, draw me your best representation of a character from the Halo series. GO!
Here is an example I drew in aproximately .001 seconds. Sergeant Johnson.
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