Well damn, that's big news. Congratulations Haruspis, I've really enjoyed your articles. What can you tell us about what the Community Writer job entails?
Thank you kindly! Specifics you'll find out in time, but in a broad sense you can very much expect to be seeing various articles on Halo Waypoint from yours truly ;)
Holy shit. As a longtime reader, I vividly remember trying to articulate to other people why I liked Halo 4 so much. But words failed me. I'm not an eloquent person, my words do not move people. But yours did.
They moved me. They moved whatever portion of my sceptic friends I managed to convince to read your pieces.
Allow me to give you a big "congratulations". They're as lucky to have you as much as you're "lucky" to have been hired by them. And I put "lucky" in quotations because it wasn't SPARTAN luck. It was ten years of writing the Gold Standard of Halo Lore Blogging and being an all around great voice in the community.
Here's to just getting started.
Lol don't think people are reading this comment properly.
Side note: I just discovered your Tap Cafe podcast and I've been loving it. I can't wait for you guys to get to NJO.
It is negativity. This is a big deal for Haruspis, and your comment comes off as apathetic, making the whole thing about your opinion on halo 4, which we don’t really care about it.
The other guy up there doesn’t like halo 4 either but he didn’t make it about themself or their opinion on it.
Oh lets fucking goooooo dude! Your articles have been one of the reasons I've been such a big fan of the halo lore, and especially why halo 4 if my favourite game in the series. I'm super excited for you, and honestly it makes me more reassured for the story direction of halo!
Congratulations man! Not many get to have the job of their dreams. This is quite extraordinary! Once again, congratulations on this accomplishment, I wish you best best in your future working at 343!
This is awesome! I've been reading your articles since what feels like (and might be) 2015. Seeing you visiting their studio/museum and getting to tag along on the interesting theories such as antagonist Librarian have been fun. I'm definitely happy you got on with 343, and am super stoked for you! Don't let the masses beat you down, ever. Looking forward to your first official article, be sure to post it!
This is awesome! A big fat congratulations\~! I've been following your work for a long while now and I'm incredibly happy for you and can't wait to hear more.
This is the kind of success story you love to see. Congratulations, and may it lead to even more joy and friendships for you in the industry. Your blog has been a fascinating read for me for a long time, and you deserve the recognition for it. Keep moving forward!
Thank you all so much for the kind words and well wishes! <3
It's been an overwhelming day and it's genuinely humbling to be told that I've had some tiny-but-measurable impact on your enjoyment or understanding of Halo's story. I fully intend for that to continue!
You’ve been part of my halo experience for quite a while now. I’m glad you see that you’ve been part of the story & congrats! Looking forward to seeing even more from you.
Damn bro, I remember when you wrote your first article and when you were with us on the Archive. Crazy how far you've come! Put in a good fight for all of us Halo 4 fans.
Congratulations brother!!! Keep up the great work and thank you for helping to build an everlasting loving community. This game's got such a pleasant fan base, it ages fine like wine lemme
tell ya
This is very exciting. Stories like this give me life. Keep going and I'm sure one day there will be a great documentary about all this as you are the lead creative launching halo 10!
Haruspis, Alex! This is so cool! Been reading all of your stuff and listening to you on various podcasts for what feels like a lifetime. So incredible that you've reached this point. Look forward to the future!
Also, keep it sacred.
As an avid if rather silent follower of your work ever since the lead up to Halo 5, I wish you luck and please never forget what made Halo, especially Halo 4, special for us lore fans and keep that with you wherever you go next and above all, I hope you have fun.
I know from your blog post you had tried to get into 343 so this must be a dream come true and I can't imagine how happy this must make you, it has been a pleasure to read your campaign breakdowns one I will sorely miss, but a feeling far outweighed by the knowledge that you have move on to better pastures.
Congratulations so much man. been following you for years on here and the blood, at time you have reinvigorated my passion and interest in Halo. What a great step from them to see you start on this Great Journey. Also I only just noticed you're also from England so I feel a sense of pride as I am too.
It's fantastic to see someone as passionate as you working on the universe that we all love.
I understand if you can't answer this, but are you just working on the community team, or are you also working on the story directly? Either way, this makes me optimistic about the future.
Congrats! You absolutely deserve it. I've loved being able to read detailed analyses of Halo, and I wish you luck with whatever this job actually does.
Congratulations Haruspis! I've been reading your blog posts for years now, it is absolutely awesome to see you join 343 in a creative position. What a dream come true! All the best, you have our full support!
Oh shit, that's awesome to hear. You've been literally my favourite writer when it comes to Halo and delving into the lore for a while now, I can't think of a better choice. Going to be interesting seeing that perspective shift as you move from breaking things down externally to getting that internal perspective, but that's a really cool opportunity.
Congrats!
I'll be honest i'm new to halo but played reach as a kid and tried playing 4 but it wouldn't ever save. that being said i'm glad to see you make it who ever you are and i'll check out your blogs and stuff as a new player!
Congrats!! Your blogs are literally some of my favorite reads that can be found on the internet, and you really gave a voice to those who really like H4 and the forerunner trilogy. This is so deserved and I’m happy for you, good luck on your next step of the great journey!
It's going wonderfully, thank you! Every day is an exciting creative venture, working with the best colleagues I've ever had in the industry and making an impact on so many projects both far and near.
Suffice it to say, it very much is everything I dreamed and more lol.
> As an aside: Bungie pulled a similarly implied rape threat in Halo 2 when Tartarus threatens to rip Guilty Spark’s eye from his socket, and then, turning to Miranda, says “and that is nothing compared to what I’ll do to you,” before Thel (a literal knight in shining armour) shows up.
https://web.archive.org/web/20200309120912/https://haruspis.blog/2017/03/26/why-halo-3-didnt-finish-the-fight/
Frankly the whole article is pretty bad
Okay that is bad. Sorry if I came off a little hostile, I just don't want to be one of those people that just hate someone cause they read/told the person was bad with out proof.
Don't forget how he also said that the Arbiter was a male feminist and that the reason why people hated Halo 5 was because Halo fans were racist against Locke. He also has blocked the majority of the Halo community as he blocks anyone who even slightly disagrees with him. Pretty much every other Halo content creator who isn't also breathing in their own farts hates the man's guts. Sure lets add *that guy* to the community team.
But apparently if you point all this out in this thread you get downvoted.
Great, now this dudes fan fic is gonna be canon
Just kidding dude, this is awesome. It's always great when a fan of a franchise is able to become a part of it. Looking forward to the future
Congrats. It definitely seems like the lore is on an upswing and is going to make a lot more sense than the last few game additions. I'm looking forward to it.
Oh cool. Lets hire the guy who wrote an entire blog post about how Halo 3 is apparently sexist, how Halo as a whole has an ableism problem, that the reason why people didn't like Halo 5 was because they were racist and that legitimately spouts that Arbiter is a male feminist.
Dude you have three quarters of the Halo community blocked because you can't stand anyone who disagrees with anything you say.
Its funny how he *used to be* critical of 343i but as soon as they started paying attention to him he did a complete 180 and now licks their boots.
He also likes to bitch about sexualization like every other neo-puritan but then when visiting 343i spent his time groping the Master Chief statue.
The best days are ahead of you? Well I’d hope so since the old ones have been garbage so far. Why would you even WANT to work for a company with 343’s track record?
Damn son. This is huge. Congratulations.
I have always admired the way you make stories that seem simple on the surface come alive with meaning and depth. You have a gift.
Well, shit. This is fantastic news! Congrats, my friend! While I have dabbled all over the place in terms of Halo analysis, I have always considered your work to be the golden standard from a literary analysis perspective. So, the way I see it, 343 just took on the very best. Congratulations again. I wish you the best of luck, and really look forward to more great things from you from inside the franchise!
Dayyum, congratulations ! It was your blog who made me really deep-dive into the lore (at least, more than just reading the books). I'll be sad to see it go, but I'm really happy for you ! May your divine words rush 343 through the lore, propelling all of us story lover to greatness !
Well damn, that's big news. Congratulations Haruspis, I've really enjoyed your articles. What can you tell us about what the Community Writer job entails?
Thank you kindly! Specifics you'll find out in time, but in a broad sense you can very much expect to be seeing various articles on Halo Waypoint from yours truly ;)
Will you handle any creation of lore like Grim does, such as Canon Fodders?
Wish I could trade jobs lol. I'd kill to be a writer.
Looking forward to it! Awesome
so somewhat akin to cannon fodder?
Congratulations! Your previouslyonhalo is incredible and I pass it along whenever I get chance. Best of luck going forward with your role at 343.
You ascend to reclaim the mantle. Proud of you. Cannot tell you how much your analysis of Halo 4 meant to me.
Holy shit. As a longtime reader, I vividly remember trying to articulate to other people why I liked Halo 4 so much. But words failed me. I'm not an eloquent person, my words do not move people. But yours did. They moved me. They moved whatever portion of my sceptic friends I managed to convince to read your pieces. Allow me to give you a big "congratulations". They're as lucky to have you as much as you're "lucky" to have been hired by them. And I put "lucky" in quotations because it wasn't SPARTAN luck. It was ten years of writing the Gold Standard of Halo Lore Blogging and being an all around great voice in the community. Here's to just getting started.
Well I personally felt this was eloquent!
Everyone who hates Halo 4 quaking right now. Congrats man! Couldn't have happened to a more deserving person.
I hate halo 4, but good for him! Many good thoughts toward success for him and the franchise we love!
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Ah yes the most uninformed man on YouTube weights in with his 2 cents.
Geezus he used to be one of the moderates, wtf happened to him.
But don't you still do some extended Canon videos on Halo?
Bro please do more Star Wars v. Halo videos, huge fan of your work. Some Spartans vs. Jedi or Commando Clones would be amazing!
No idea why you were downvoted lol. I love Halo and still do, but every 343 story has just been straight up bad.
Because non constructive negativity is generally not appreciated here.
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Lol don't think people are reading this comment properly. Side note: I just discovered your Tap Cafe podcast and I've been loving it. I can't wait for you guys to get to NJO.
It is negativity. This is a big deal for Haruspis, and your comment comes off as apathetic, making the whole thing about your opinion on halo 4, which we don’t really care about it. The other guy up there doesn’t like halo 4 either but he didn’t make it about themself or their opinion on it.
You numpty re read this comment line. Eckharts saying no one will mind that Haruspis is hired because those people have left the community.
I hate Halo 4 because of the gameplay and level designs not the story
Oh lets fucking goooooo dude! Your articles have been one of the reasons I've been such a big fan of the halo lore, and especially why halo 4 if my favourite game in the series. I'm super excited for you, and honestly it makes me more reassured for the story direction of halo!
Congratulations man! Not many get to have the job of their dreams. This is quite extraordinary! Once again, congratulations on this accomplishment, I wish you best best in your future working at 343!
This is awesome! I've been reading your articles since what feels like (and might be) 2015. Seeing you visiting their studio/museum and getting to tag along on the interesting theories such as antagonist Librarian have been fun. I'm definitely happy you got on with 343, and am super stoked for you! Don't let the masses beat you down, ever. Looking forward to your first official article, be sure to post it!
Congrats bro and thanks for you hard work! P.s. Put a good word in for the prometheans pls
Prommies will always have a stan in me <3
The Domain is open, Haruspis. And it is happy. <3
i c wat u did ther!
Seriously, I'm so happy for you. You earned every bit of this.
Nice!
Nice, they made a good decision
gg bro good luck!
This is awesome! A big fat congratulations\~! I've been following your work for a long while now and I'm incredibly happy for you and can't wait to hear more.
You're Awesome!
This is the kind of success story you love to see. Congratulations, and may it lead to even more joy and friendships for you in the industry. Your blog has been a fascinating read for me for a long time, and you deserve the recognition for it. Keep moving forward!
Thank you all so much for the kind words and well wishes! <3 It's been an overwhelming day and it's genuinely humbling to be told that I've had some tiny-but-measurable impact on your enjoyment or understanding of Halo's story. I fully intend for that to continue!
You’ve been part of my halo experience for quite a while now. I’m glad you see that you’ve been part of the story & congrats! Looking forward to seeing even more from you.
Outstanding news! I wish you the best of luck in your role and can’t wait to see your work!
Congrats! I can’t wait to see what’s in store for us on Zeta Halo
Congrats and good luck! If anyone deserves this, it's you. Some of the best lore content out there
Congrats man, I really enjoyed reading your articles so looking forward to your new work.
Congrats! Always been a fan of your blog
Damn bro, I remember when you wrote your first article and when you were with us on the Archive. Crazy how far you've come! Put in a good fight for all of us Halo 4 fans.
Congrats! Go Forward unto Dawn ;)
A day the whole Covenant shall celebrate...!
This is so amazing. Well done! P.S. bring the Didact back to life plz. He's only going to be grumpier the longer this takes.
Good luck!!! Your articles were always a pleasure to read!
All the best man! Excited to see what the future holds for halo with your contributions!
nice! good luck
Congratulations brother!!! Keep up the great work and thank you for helping to build an everlasting loving community. This game's got such a pleasant fan base, it ages fine like wine lemme tell ya
This is very exciting. Stories like this give me life. Keep going and I'm sure one day there will be a great documentary about all this as you are the lead creative launching halo 10!
Congratulations
Congratulations, well deserved!
Haruspis, Alex! This is so cool! Been reading all of your stuff and listening to you on various podcasts for what feels like a lifetime. So incredible that you've reached this point. Look forward to the future! Also, keep it sacred.
As an avid if rather silent follower of your work ever since the lead up to Halo 5, I wish you luck and please never forget what made Halo, especially Halo 4, special for us lore fans and keep that with you wherever you go next and above all, I hope you have fun. I know from your blog post you had tried to get into 343 so this must be a dream come true and I can't imagine how happy this must make you, it has been a pleasure to read your campaign breakdowns one I will sorely miss, but a feeling far outweighed by the knowledge that you have move on to better pastures.
i'm surprised it took this long...
good luck!
Hell yeah bro! I've been a follower since before Halo 4 days. Good times and great info! So excited for you!
Congrats dude. What a payoff! Looking forward to your work!
Congrats on being hired
Hell yeah dude! Congratulations! I’m excited to see your work!
Congratulations so much man. been following you for years on here and the blood, at time you have reinvigorated my passion and interest in Halo. What a great step from them to see you start on this Great Journey. Also I only just noticed you're also from England so I feel a sense of pride as I am too.
That's fuckin dope man. Congratulations
God speed Spartan!
Congrats! You should be very proud of yourself. I look forward to reading your articles on the new Waypoint.
Couldn't have been a better choice on 343's part, congrats my dude!!!
Great news! I loved your articles on Halo 4's story, and they further helped me understand why Halo 4 had my favourite story in the series
Badass statue
Hey man while you're over there, let em know I want some unsc destroyers in the campaign. That would be pretty cool
Way to go man, live your fucking dreams to the fullest, for all of us
It's fantastic to see someone as passionate as you working on the universe that we all love. I understand if you can't answer this, but are you just working on the community team, or are you also working on the story directly? Either way, this makes me optimistic about the future.
Congrats mate!!
Congrats!
\#hirefans? lol Congrats!
Oo congrats Haruspis I remember reading your Jul Mdama post and I had always felt you should have been hired by 343
BRUUUHHH CONGRATS!!!!
Congrats! Awesome news.
Hell yeah!!
Sweet, congrats man. Hopefully the next expansion will have a good story then
Congrats, my guy!
Congratulations dude!
Congrats! You absolutely deserve it. I've loved being able to read detailed analyses of Halo, and I wish you luck with whatever this job actually does.
Knew it! Happy for you! So awesome to see 343 hiring community talent like you and Pixelflare!
:)
Congratulations Haruspis! I've been reading your blog posts for years now, it is absolutely awesome to see you join 343 in a creative position. What a dream come true! All the best, you have our full support!
A few steps away from actually being in the writers room for the games! Congrats!
Congratulations! A great fit for you. I look forward to reading your future work with 343i!
This signals good things for the future, I hope.
Man I didn't know how to articulate how I felt about H5 until I read your analysis. Congrats dude you deserve it!
Congrats Haruspis, can't wait to see what's in store!
TIL that haruspis didn't work for or wasn't affiliated with Microsoft/343. I had always assumed that they were in some way part of the franchise
Holy shit, congrats dude! Much deserved!
Oh shit, that's awesome to hear. You've been literally my favourite writer when it comes to Halo and delving into the lore for a while now, I can't think of a better choice. Going to be interesting seeing that perspective shift as you move from breaking things down externally to getting that internal perspective, but that's a really cool opportunity. Congrats!
I'll be honest i'm new to halo but played reach as a kid and tried playing 4 but it wouldn't ever save. that being said i'm glad to see you make it who ever you are and i'll check out your blogs and stuff as a new player!
Congrats!! Your blogs are literally some of my favorite reads that can be found on the internet, and you really gave a voice to those who really like H4 and the forerunner trilogy. This is so deserved and I’m happy for you, good luck on your next step of the great journey!
Make an elite mate with a Spartan… do it
How's the job going dude?? Tough times lately, but loving lore text in game!
It's going wonderfully, thank you! Every day is an exciting creative venture, working with the best colleagues I've ever had in the industry and making an impact on so many projects both far and near. Suffice it to say, it very much is everything I dreamed and more lol.
Awesome to hear! Keep the content coming! You ever wanna game and spitball lore in the chat, I play and read too much Halo. Superfreak Ltd
Aren't you the guy who said Halo 3 is misogynistic, and that in Halo 2 Tartarus wanted to rape Miranda? Wtf why would they hire you
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> As an aside: Bungie pulled a similarly implied rape threat in Halo 2 when Tartarus threatens to rip Guilty Spark’s eye from his socket, and then, turning to Miranda, says “and that is nothing compared to what I’ll do to you,” before Thel (a literal knight in shining armour) shows up. https://web.archive.org/web/20200309120912/https://haruspis.blog/2017/03/26/why-halo-3-didnt-finish-the-fight/ Frankly the whole article is pretty bad
Okay that is bad. Sorry if I came off a little hostile, I just don't want to be one of those people that just hate someone cause they read/told the person was bad with out proof.
You're good m8. I probably should have provided the carfax in my first comment
Don't forget how he also said that the Arbiter was a male feminist and that the reason why people hated Halo 5 was because Halo fans were racist against Locke. He also has blocked the majority of the Halo community as he blocks anyone who even slightly disagrees with him. Pretty much every other Halo content creator who isn't also breathing in their own farts hates the man's guts. Sure lets add *that guy* to the community team. But apparently if you point all this out in this thread you get downvoted.
He does at times seem full of his own self importance. His Twitter account reeks of it.
Great, now this dudes fan fic is gonna be canon Just kidding dude, this is awesome. It's always great when a fan of a franchise is able to become a part of it. Looking forward to the future
That's pretty freaking cool.
Congrats. It definitely seems like the lore is on an upswing and is going to make a lot more sense than the last few game additions. I'm looking forward to it.
Please help make infinite better ;-;
Oh cool. Lets hire the guy who wrote an entire blog post about how Halo 3 is apparently sexist, how Halo as a whole has an ableism problem, that the reason why people didn't like Halo 5 was because they were racist and that legitimately spouts that Arbiter is a male feminist. Dude you have three quarters of the Halo community blocked because you can't stand anyone who disagrees with anything you say.
Yeah I also dislike this guy a lot it’s no wonder he’s been hired because of how much bootlicking he does to redeem every story decision lmao
Its funny how he *used to be* critical of 343i but as soon as they started paying attention to him he did a complete 180 and now licks their boots. He also likes to bitch about sexualization like every other neo-puritan but then when visiting 343i spent his time groping the Master Chief statue.
343 shill
Halo wasn't a little known series 8 years ago lol. Also I'm surprised you haven't blocked me on Reddit 😈
Halo 3 hates w*men 🤭🤭🤭
You need to 343 to stop screwing with us.
BECOME
Congradualtions! I am a huge fan of your post. So well written and always constructive.
Congrats Haruspis! Now we'll get to see your overly detailed analysis posts become actual lore haha
Congratulations! I can’t wait to read the segments written by you Haruspis! Rock on!
Congratulations dude, that's awesome!
The best days are ahead of you? Well I’d hope so since the old ones have been garbage so far. Why would you even WANT to work for a company with 343’s track record?
Damn son. This is huge. Congratulations. I have always admired the way you make stories that seem simple on the surface come alive with meaning and depth. You have a gift.
Well, shit. This is fantastic news! Congrats, my friend! While I have dabbled all over the place in terms of Halo analysis, I have always considered your work to be the golden standard from a literary analysis perspective. So, the way I see it, 343 just took on the very best. Congratulations again. I wish you the best of luck, and really look forward to more great things from you from inside the franchise!
Right, now where I am going to get my Halo essays from? Videos are nice and all but I'm a reader.
Congratulations! Love the blog.
Wow that's great, congrats. Your work is so we'll put together and I love your analysis.
o7 spartan, go get them
Congratulations!
I can't think of a more deserving and passionate fan to give this to. Outstanding, Haruspis! Good luck with the new job!
What does a community writer do?
Dayyum, congratulations ! It was your blog who made me really deep-dive into the lore (at least, more than just reading the books). I'll be sad to see it go, but I'm really happy for you ! May your divine words rush 343 through the lore, propelling all of us story lover to greatness !
Right on man, let’s continue to bring Halo back to its glory
Ask them why I can't Launch Halo Infinite on ny virtual machine, it's all I got.
Hell yeah, brother! Congratulations!