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The '''Humpday Challenge''' | {{Realworld}} | ||
[[Image:FragDolls groupshot.jpg|thumb|100px|FragDolls, one of the teams which challenged Bungie]] | |||
The '''Humpday Challenge''' is a weekly game which takes place between [[Bungie Studios]] workers and large Halo fan sites, active communities, and professional teams. Humpday Challenges always take place on Wednesday ("[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hump_day&redirect=no Hump Day]"). | |||
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 Humpday 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 groups 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's usually just players 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: | ||
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|[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12924 11-1-2007] | |||
![http://www.geezergamers.com/ Geezer Gamers] | ![http://www.geezergamers.com/ Geezer Gamers] | ||
|Bungie 3-0 | |Bungie 3-0 | ||
|GeezerGamers is a gaming community built for and by men and women in their 30’s and beyond. | |GeezerGamers is a gaming community built for and by men and women in their 30’s and beyond. | ||
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|[http:// | |[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12938 11-8-2007] | ||
![http://podtacular.com/ Podtacular] | ![http://podtacular.com/ Podtacular] | ||
|Bungie, 2-1 | |Bungie, 2-1 | ||
|the "Unofficial Halo Universe Podcast". Site administrators played Bungie and were defeated. | |the "Unofficial Halo Universe Podcast". Site administrators played Bungie and were defeated. | ||
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|[http:// | |[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12969 11-15-2007] | ||
! | !Annonymous Users | ||
|Bungie, 3-0 | |Bungie, 3-0 | ||
|For the anniversary of the creation of [[Xbox Live]], five Bungie players prowled [[Matchmaking]] and played three randomly generated teams, beating them all. | |For the anniversary of the creation of [[Xbox Live]], five Bungie players prowled [[Matchmaking]] and played three randomly generated teams, beating them all. | ||
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|[http:// | |[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13016 11-29-2007] | ||
![http://halo3.junk.ws/information/about Halo3Junk.ws] | ![http://halo3.junk.ws/information/about Halo3Junk.ws] | ||
|Bungie, 2-1 | |Bungie, 2-1 | ||
|halo3.junk.ws is the largest aggregator of Halo 2 statistics on the internet. Bungie played the administrators of the site and defeated them. | |halo3.junk.ws is the largest aggregator of Halo 2 statistics on the internet. Bungie played the administrators of the site and defeated them. | ||
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|[http:// | |[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13064 12-6-2007] | ||
! | !Praetoria Guards | ||
|Opponent, 2-1 | |Opponent, 2-1 | ||
|The | |The Praetoria Guards is a "Halo fansite with a rich community". They defeated Bungie 2-1, being the first and only group so far to defeat Bungie employees at Halo 3. | ||
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|[http:// | |[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13085 12-13-2007] | ||
![http://www.clantacular.com/ Clantacular] | ![http://www.clantacular.com/ Clantacular] | ||
|Bungie, 2-1 | |Bungie, 2-1 | ||
|Clantacular is a multiplayer community which has supported ranked clan match service for Halo 2 and Halo 3. | |Clantacular is a multiplayer community which has supported ranked clan match service for Halo 2 and Halo 3. | ||
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|[http:// | |[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13108 12-20-2007] | ||
!The [http://www.fragdolls.com/ Frag Dolls] | !The [http://www.fragdolls.com/ Frag Dolls] | ||
|Bungie, 2-1 | |Bungie, 2-1 | ||
| The Frag Dolls are a professional team of all-female gamers recruited by Game Company Ubisoft. | | The Frag Dolls are a professional team of all-female gamers recruited by Game Company Ubisoft. | ||
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== | ==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] | ||