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Before Bungie was purchased by [[Microsoft]], Bungie.net was used to host and play the ''Myth'' series of games. In addition to being the main portal to all official information about Bungie and their games, Bungie.net also operates as a statistical database for the games ''Halo 2'', ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 3: ODST''. Bungie.net retrieves data directly from the Xbox and Xbox 360 LIVE servers and stores it in its databases. Every Xbox LIVE player that participates in a match of a ''Halo 2'', ''Halo 3'' or ''Halo 3: ODST'' will have an account created on Bungie.net automatically. | Before Bungie was purchased by [[Microsoft]], Bungie.net was used to host and play the ''Myth'' series of games. In addition to being the main portal to all official information about Bungie and their games, Bungie.net also operates as a statistical database for the games ''Halo 2'', ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 3: ODST''. Bungie.net retrieves data directly from the Xbox and Xbox 360 LIVE servers and stores it in its databases. Every Xbox LIVE player that participates in a match of a ''Halo 2'', ''Halo 3'' or ''Halo 3: ODST'' will have an account created on Bungie.net automatically. | ||
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Bungie.net began life in 1996 as ''Bungie.com'', a community/business website covering ''Marathon'' and previous projects. Even in the beginning, classic pages such as ''"Letters to the Webmaster and Soapbox"'' existed, if in a somewhat graphically inferior manner to the later versions. A few layout and content updates ensued throughout 1997 until at the end of the year, consequent of the release of ''Myth'', Bungie.net was born, serving as a community, statistics and multiplayer metaserver. Bungie.com remained to cover the business side, while it's sibling thrived. With the release of ''Myth II'' at the close of 1998, the site was further updated and now supported the multiplayer sides of both games. | Bungie.net began life in 1996 as ''Bungie.com'', a community/business website covering ''Marathon'' and previous projects. Even in the beginning, classic pages such as ''"Letters to the Webmaster and Soapbox"'' existed, if in a somewhat graphically inferior manner to the later versions. A few layout and content updates ensued throughout 1997 until at the end of the year, consequent of the release of ''Myth'', Bungie.net was born, serving as a community, statistics and multiplayer metaserver. Bungie.com remained to cover the business side, while it's sibling thrived. With the release of ''Myth II'' at the close of 1998, the site was further updated and now supported the multiplayer sides of both games. | ||
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=== Site Redesigned === | === Site Redesigned === | ||
On March 19, 2007, the website has a new layout design and featured new accessibility features in preparation for the [[Halo 3 Beta]] and its launch. On July 14, 2008, the site became part of the [[Superintendent (Viral Campaign)|Halo 3: ODST viral campaign]] where the homepage shows a [[:File:Pardon Our Dust.jpg|false service suspension]]. By July 15, 2008, [[:File:Background Message.jpeg|an apology letter]] from the President of Bungie, Harold Ryan, announced that the announcement trailer of ''Halo 3: ODST'' will postponed and the site's layout was reverted to its previous design. In order to coincide with the release of ''Halo 3: ODST'', the website experienced some layout updates such as a new front page which displays a Flash-processed News Archive, a quick-access to players' personal stats and a ''Road To Recon'' list which shows the achievements the player has earned; successfully obtaining all achievements will unlock the [[Mark VI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/R variant|Recon Armor]] | On March 19, 2007, the website has a new layout design and featured new accessibility features in preparation for the [[Halo 3 Beta]] and its launch. On July 14, 2008, the site became part of the [[Superintendent (Viral Campaign)|Halo 3: ODST viral campaign]] where the homepage shows a [[:File:Pardon Our Dust.jpg|false service suspension]]. By July 15, 2008, [[:File:Background Message.jpeg|an apology letter]] from the President of Bungie, Harold Ryan, announced that the announcement trailer of ''Halo 3: ODST'' will postponed and the site's layout was reverted to its previous design. In order to coincide with the release of ''Halo 3: ODST'', the website experienced some layout updates such as a new front page which displays a Flash-processed News Archive, a quick-access to players' personal stats and a ''Road To Recon'' list which shows the achievements the player has earned; successfully obtaining all achievements will unlock the [[Mark VI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/R variant|Recon Armor]]. | ||
==Bungie.net and Public Interaction== | ==Bungie.net and Public Interaction== | ||