Suprisers Mile Winners posted!

• 1st place: HC Father
• 2nd place: A Frosty Ninja
• 3rd place: HC Hern
• Here is HC Father's run:
  

Reach Matchmaking Analysis Video

From TTL:

Tied the Leader’s most prolific machinimaker, TTL Hoovaloov, knows this. His attention to the details of a game are as razor sharp as his skill with a video editor. For a full tactical briefing on the bomb that was dropped on our comfort zone, click below. Don’t watch it here, fare gamer. Get thee to YouTube. Hoov went to all the trouble to provide this analysis in high resolution, after all.

Xx TheCzar xX a.k.a. HC Monstr has brought together some pretty cool clips to make a Halocharts community montage. He has future plans to make another, so if you want to be featured, he's your guy. Take a look! It clocks in at a little over Nine minutes, but it's worth the watch...and not only because Im featured. Enjoy!

HC Redemption is back! (short vacation right?)

• Yes, HC Redemption announced his departure from the status of Admin about a week ago.  This was all finalized a few days ago, and then I realized how much of an asset the site was losing and asked for him to reconsider.
• Along with this, I have asked if he would return and take over a new role on HC as the Site Manager, basically in-charge of the day-to-day here on the site, including the rest of the Staff.  He has accepted and has a new rank & color (black), but will also continue to be the admin of the HC Challenges.
• I'm not going anywhere, but I prefer to stay focused on the technical side of the site, you know, the code and database and stuff.  It's what I feel I do best.  I'm still very much in charge, but Redemption will be a huge help to me in keeping up with all the happenings that occur here on a daily basis.
• Oh, and I set my color to Orange too.
• We have much more to tell you all about very soon!

Group Rank Images! (By Request for the most active groups on HC)

• Fixed a bug with the FFA Brawler Class.  It was looking for Commander, but it is now looking for Colonel in Rumble Pit or higher.
• Certain 'trusted' groups here on HC can have the option of using Images with any custom ranks created.  Not all Member created groups will have this ability, but the more prominent and active groups can request to have it turned on.  It's currently being tested by the HaloCharts 40 & Above group.
• Upcoming Events Box now appears at the top of Group forums and the main forums (if there are any upcoming events).  This should make the Calendar function in your group more useful.

AJAX-ifying the site

• I'm working to AJAX-ify the site here and there where it's appropriate.  This will lead to faster loads for certain things.  
• So far, if you click the Delete message button, it's more instant than it was before.  Also, it should work everytime, whereas before it was flaky.
• The GREAT POST links have been switched to an AJAX call to stop messing with your back button.  This was a problem in Chrome.
• Now when you accept or deny group requests, it's instant, no page reload.  
• Also, for supporters, added a new chart called Opponent Recommendations, which is just the opposite of Teammate Recommendations.  It's the players you do the best and worst against.

The contest has been relaunched as of 2/27. Please make sure you are using the proper map & gametype!