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The '''Hump day Challenge''' is an event where every Wednesday (Hump Day) [[Bungie]] staff have it out with a fan site, group or pretty much anyone in a three game Halo shootout. One recent outing pitied the Bungie staff against the [http://www.fragdolls.com/us/about.php Fragdolls] [[Image:FragDolls groupshot.jpg|thumb|300px|FragDolls, ready to play Bungie]]  
[[Image:FragDolls groupshot.jpg|thumb|FragDolls, one of the teams which challenged Bungie]]
The '''Hump day Challenge''' is a weekly game which takes place between [[Bungie Studios]] workers and large Halo fan sites, active communities, and professional teams. Hump Day Challenges always take place on Wednesday ("[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hump_day&redirect=no Hump Day]") and involves 


==The Chosen Few==
Numerous communities hoped to challenge Bungie Studios, but few are selected. To be selected by Bungie for a Hump day Challenge is a challenge in itself. Bungie Studios does not take skill into account when choosing opponents, rather they pick teams to play based on community activity. Other companies or a group that has some kind of [[Wikipedia:niche|niche]] are picked most often. The Company does not seek to play the best players, but in gaining mutal publicity from the coverage that a Hump Day Challenge Brings. As such, it usually just playes the administrators or community leaders of its picked websites.


To be selected by Bungie for a '''Hump day Challenge''' is a challenge in itself. They don't play anyone based on ability . They pick teams to play based on community activity. i.e. Other companies or a group that has some kind of [[Wikipedia:niche|niche]]. Their interest isn't in beating the best but in mutal publicity that the Hump challenge brings. Bungie plays for fun, and probably enjoys winning against non-professional players. Just lately the Halopedia community itself was challenged to a humpday challenge.
==Opponents==
Bungie has regularly played various groups during the challenge, and some have had the honor to play the company twice. A list of opponents Bungie has played includes:


==See Also==
*'''Annonymous Users.''' In November 2007, the anniversary of the creation of [[Xbox Live]], five Bungie players prowled [[Matchmaking]] and played three randomly generated teams, beating them all<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12969 Hump Day Challenge 11-15-2007]</ref>.


*[[Bungie]]
*'''[http://www.clantacular.com/ Clantacular]''', a multiplayer community which has supported ranked clan match service for Halo 2 and Halo 3. They were defeated 2-1<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13085 Humpday Challegde 12-13-2007]</ref>.
 
*'''The [http://www.fragdolls.com/ Fragg Dolls]''', a professional team of female gamers recruited by Game Company Ubisoft. They were defeated, 2-1<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13108 Humpday Challenge 12-20-2007]</ref>.
 
*'''[http://halo3.junk.ws/information/about Halo3Junk.ws]''', the largest aggregator of Halo 2 statistics. Bungie played the administrators of the site and defeated them 2-1<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13016 Humpday Challenge 11-29-2007]</ref>.
 
*'''[http://podtacular.com/ Podtacular]''', the "Unofficial Halo Universe Podcast". Site administrators played Bungie and were defeated 2-1<ref>
 
*'''Praetoria Guards''', a "Halo fansite with a rich community". They defeated Bungie 2-1, being the first and only group to defeat Bungie employees at Halo 3<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13064 Humpday Challenge 12-6-2007]</ref>.
 
 
==Links==
*[http://h2wiki.halowiki.net/wiki/Bungie_Humpday_vs_Halowiki Halowiki.net taking the Hump Challenge]
*[http://h2wiki.halowiki.net/wiki/Bungie_Humpday_vs_Halowiki Halowiki.net taking the Hump Challenge]
==References==
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FragDolls, one of the teams which challenged Bungie

The Hump day Challenge is a weekly game which takes place between Bungie Studios workers and large Halo fan sites, active communities, and professional teams. Hump Day Challenges always take place on Wednesday ("Hump Day") and involves

Numerous communities hoped to challenge Bungie Studios, but few are selected. To be selected by Bungie for a Hump day Challenge is a challenge in itself. Bungie Studios does not take skill into account when choosing opponents, rather they pick teams to play based on community activity. Other companies or a group that has some kind of niche are picked most often. The Company does not seek to play the best players, but in gaining mutal publicity from the coverage that a Hump Day Challenge Brings. As such, it usually just playes the administrators or community leaders of its picked websites.

Opponents

Bungie has regularly played various groups during the challenge, and some have had the honor to play the company twice. A list of opponents Bungie has played includes:

  • Annonymous Users. In November 2007, the anniversary of the creation of Xbox Live, five Bungie players prowled Matchmaking and played three randomly generated teams, beating them all[1].
  • Clantacular, a multiplayer community which has supported ranked clan match service for Halo 2 and Halo 3. They were defeated 2-1[2].
  • The Fragg Dolls, a professional team of female gamers recruited by Game Company Ubisoft. They were defeated, 2-1[3].
  • Halo3Junk.ws, the largest aggregator of Halo 2 statistics. Bungie played the administrators of the site and defeated them 2-1[4].
  • Podtacular, the "Unofficial Halo Universe Podcast". Site administrators played Bungie and were defeated 2-1Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag.


Links

References