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Posted 1 minute before me :angryface: lol. It's like you made the post, wow.
Posted 1 minute before me :angryface: lol. It's like you made the post, wow.
Heh, sorry! Normally I don't, but the team is doing some interesting research around readership and where people come from and one easy way we can do that is using a specific aka.ms link per platform. So, I wanted to jump in and use that link here vs. just having someone post the regular Waypoint URL.
My brothers and I went to the Anaheim event on Sunday and we had a blast. This was our first experience going to a convention and it motivated us to visit future conventions like PAX or E3. I was lucky enough to catch an ODST plushie while we're waiting for the doors to open for us VIP folks. A lot of the attractions were awesome like VR, Pelican training, and the Ring experience, but what I enjoyed most is being surrounded by the awesome Halo community. People cosplaying as Spartans, chatting about Halo lore, people giving high fives for teaming up, and seeing people expressing their love for Halo in so many ways (I've complimented someone wearing a shirt of an ODST playing sax. I have to buy that shirt!).
I would like to thank 343 for organizing this event. It made me feel closer to the Halo community. I would also like to thank a certain 343 employee who I think bought us coffee hours before the doors open. We arrived at our hotel late because our flight was delayed. So we only had about 4 and a half hours of sleep. So we woke up, showered, got dressed up, and went downstairs to get some Starbucks to give us a caffeine boost for today. We lined up and saw who I think is a 343 employee. He was tall fella and we just guessed he is an employee (idk we just assumed most game developers are tall lol). When we made our order, the barista told us someone has covered for our drinks. My bros and I were just surprised and wondered who covered for us. Once we entered the convention center and collect our badges, we went upstairs and chilled for a bit before the doors opened and we saw that same guy walked by us, gave us a nod and a smile, and said, "Hope you guys have fun." My bros and I got all chuckled as we realized that he may have bought us coffee. We assumed he saw us holding our Halo 3 limited edition case at Starbucks and spotted for us for the drinks! I wished I knew his name so I can thank him for the coffee. He's this guy. He's the tallest one of the group with his hands raised high clapping. /u/ske7ch343 /u/Unyshek /u/GrimBrotherOne if this guy covered us for the coffee, tell him we would like give our sincerest thanks. That coffee gave us the energy to enjoy our experience at Outpost without feeling exhausted. Also we would thank him for being an awesome dude!
I'm glad to hear you had so much fun! That's exactly why we put on the event :)
I believe the man you're talking about is John Friend! He's the Head of Halo Consumer Products (the team that manages Halo merchandise, Halo: Fireteam Raven, and Halo: Outpost Discovery) and also leads the Xbox Official Gear. It certainly sounds like something he would do - he loves doing stuff like this - so I'll be sure to pass along your thanks!