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The ''' | [[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 | |||
Numerous communities hoped to challenge Bungie Studios, but 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. | ||
==Opponents== | ==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: | 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<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12969 Hump Day Challenge 11-15-2007]</ref>. | |||
== | *'''[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>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12938 Humpday Challenge 11-8-2007]</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] | ||
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