Bungie gifts Destiny player recovering from brain surgery Exotic rifle

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The enigmatic Darkness isn't the only foe Bungie is equipping its Destiny players to fight: the former Halo series developer has gifted one of its players with "Fate of All Fools," an Exotic-category scout rifle not seen anywhere else in-game. The reason: This particular player is recovering from multiple brain surgeries by playing and relaxing with Bungie's quasi-MMO shooter, and community manager David "Deej" Dague wanted to help.

Reddit user "Bkbunny87," the player's spouse, posted the whole story on the Destiny subreddit, sharing how the player's doctor recommended video games as a physical therapy tool and how happy the player was to receive his surprise gift. "He has all but worshipped Bungie since we played the first Halo together in high school, and for a household as geeky as ours this is sort of the equivalent of a major sports team sending him something in the mail. Only better," Bkbunny87 wrote. A follow-up post shows the player proudly displaying his new gear.

Enjoy your unique armament, Guardian.



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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/09/bungie-gifts-destiny-player-recovering-from-brain-surgery-exotic/

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DragonPosted:

Thats great. Love to see a company interacting with their users.

TiffxnyPosted:

This is adorable, im glad to know they care about their consumers.

DeluxeHazardPosted:

That is a truly sincere act of Deej. Nice to know that something little like this helped someone in a better way.

SkittlePosted:

Lots of respect to Bungie, this shows that they care about the community :)

TaylorPosted:

EstablishedGaming If i was recovering from brain surgery i'd have better things to worry about than a video game.


Maybe you should read the article before posting then?

1989Posted:

EstablishedGaming If i was recovering from brain surgery i'd have better things to worry about than a video game.


If you read the article you'd see that he was told to play video games for his brain.

TomPosted:

Wish I had that gun. But good to see the Bungie did something really nice to someone going through a hard time.

xFatalitYxPosted:

This is really nice of Bungie to do that. Props up to them. Its nice to know a company cares about its people.

CrossfitPosted:

EstablishedGaming If i was recovering from brain surgery i'd have better things to worry about than a video game.


They're telling him to play video games to "work" his brain. Mostly either the frontal or occipital lobe he experienced surgery with, you can regain focus and thinking while playing video games believe it or not.

J-AdamsPosted:

First class. Much respect