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Subject: Halo 3 Beta FAQ

I can't believe nobody has asked this question yet!!

**Great we will have the party system, but will we be able to play with friends on the same Xbox?**

That's the question!!!

  • 02.17.2007 6:47 PM PDT
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i think that you should encourage cheaters, in the BETA, because that way the bastards will do it and you guys can fix the problem before shippng at least some, but

  • 02.17.2007 10:57 PM PDT
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and buy the way i barely play halo 3 because my thing with fps is a good ol' capture the flag match. how in gods name do i join a CTF at all and with the map online, without my friends?

  • 02.17.2007 11:00 PM PDT
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sorry i meant halo 2

  • 02.17.2007 11:01 PM PDT
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sorry to keep bothering but, will the good ol' assault rifle from halo1 be back in the beta

  • 02.17.2007 11:04 PM PDT

Posted by: Frankie

If only everyone were as skilled as you, we wouldn’t need to dedicate so many resources as we do to stopping cheaters. Players that can sense when their opponent is reaching for the standby button and can then kill them to dust is the wave of the future.

So posting videos on youtube are allowed?

  • 02.18.2007 1:21 AM PDT
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yeah, well to be honest I freaking suck but I love the good ol' CTF game in an fps, but how do i join one in halo 2 with the map i want and without my friends? Please ANSWER ME SOMEONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 02.18.2007 6:18 AM PDT

Stand for whats right even if you stand alone

At Best Buy the preorders are filled from the first shipment of the product to arrive at the store. Since I am a Double Agent for the GeekSquad I happened to see the first shipment and all the games we received (at our store) were labeled with the invite to the beta. Hope this helps. I was lucky and got in on the rule of three, but I will purchase the crackdown for my son anyway. Hell, lets admit it. I LOVE halo in all its different releases, but I'm not that good. That boy (and most others online) blows my -blam!- away. I mainly like to just watch yall and him play the multi-player. Kudos to all you Halo fans, and MAJOR kudos to Bungie.
World Domination is the pursuit of the GeekSquad.

  • 02.18.2007 10:15 AM PDT
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@shodspartan

Thanks man, can't wait for crackdown. Even if i don't get one with the beta, crackdown is so much fun...its not in many games that you can jup from building to building while aiming and shooting enemies at the same time :)

  • 02.18.2007 5:55 PM PDT
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Quick Question for the Moralists at bungie :

Why, when someone pays 70 bucks plus tax for crackdown, a no doubt decent game, but certainly not halo 2 or 3, do they not get the value after the beta is closed? Why is there not a provision that people can keep the beta levels they downloaded for playing offline with themselves or thier friends to keep happy and busy while waiting for the release of Ahem. The BEST game EVER, EVER EVER EVER.

Hmmmm?

  • 02.18.2007 6:23 PM PDT
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Will people be able to rent Crackdown and download the Beta, or are there specially marked Crackdown's with the Beta on them?

  • 02.18.2007 7:02 PM PDT
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you guys suck

  • 02.18.2007 7:18 PM PDT
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Can buy a BETA test? Heard you could? This would ensure the millions of people online for their "Stress Test".

  • 02.18.2007 9:49 PM PDT
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this is bull-blam!-,we get the beta version early in australia and cannot play it until america gets its ass into gear,thanks for nothing bungie,microsoft has screwrd australia over again and again,and now your jumping on the bandwagon,i thought bungie treated australia well until hearing this,you can stick the beta version right up your ass !!!!!!!

  • 02.18.2007 11:14 PM PDT

So, will we be able to play the beta with friends ONLINE, ON THE SAME XBOX? Or can only one player at a time play the beta with others online?

  • 02.18.2007 11:30 PM PDT

Posted by: JBSBAMA
So, will we be able to play the beta with friends ONLINE, ON THE SAME XBOX? Or can only one player at a time play the beta with others online?


In other words does buying one copy of Crackdown allow me and my roommate to play together online or can only one person play online on one xbox?

  • 02.18.2007 11:31 PM PDT
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Doesnt microsoft own bungie?

  • 02.19.2007 2:25 AM PDT
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You are asking in the wrong place, you should know that.

Anyways, as for matchmaking, you don't have any control over that except choosing your playlist. So you may get lucky, or you may not. My favorite has always been CTF or Assault on Headlong, too bad that it doesn't come up nearly often enough.

Posted by: jediknight00
yeah, well to be honest I freaking suck but I love the good ol' CTF game in an fps, but how do i join one in halo 2 with the map i want and without my friends? Please ANSWER ME SOMEONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 02.19.2007 5:16 AM PDT
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Posted by: sjhf spartanjon1
Quick Question for the Moralists at bungie :

Why, when someone pays 70 bucks plus tax for crackdown, a no doubt decent game, but certainly not halo 2 or 3, do they not get the value after the beta is closed? Why is there not a provision that people can keep the beta levels they downloaded for playing offline with themselves or thier friends to keep happy and busy while waiting for the release of Ahem. The BEST game EVER, EVER EVER EVER.

Hmmmm?


Probably because the Halo 3 Beta included with Crackdown is just an added bonus. Crackdown is a full game in its own right, you pay for that game and then just happen to get invited to the Beta at the same time. And don't forget, the Beta isn't just for you to have fun, its for Bungie to get the data and info it needs to make Halo 3 much better than it would have been otherwise.

  • 02.19.2007 5:20 AM PDT
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Posted by: willspill
Does it sound like I got in to the beta?
I checked the FAQ but didn't see anything that could answer that question.

I finally got the signup site to load and I registered for the beta Feb. 5th. I got the screen that said "Thank you for registering blah blah blah". My buddy who played all weekend with me (3 hour requirement) signed up a few hours after I did.

He got an email says "Congrats...blah blah blah" but I did not. He forwarded me the email and I couldn't help but notice the top said "Our address has changed. Please add Xbox@email.xbox.com to your address book to ensure delivery.
Can't see the images? Read this issue online."

I checked my hotmail block list but did not have any addresses listed. Just for "fun" i added the xbox@email.xbox.com to my hotmail safe list. A min. or two later I got an email saying "Greetings Halo® Nation and thanks for your interest in the Halo 3 multi-player public beta.

Phase Two of registration is now closed. If you were one of the first 13,333 gamers......"

Two scenarios here:
1. I'm in the beta i just don't know it.
2. If the first email didn't get through, then maybe I just got skipped.

Is it possible ms hotmail blocked an xbox email? (i was hoping my hotmail account would get me some brownie points ;-)

If i'm in the beta, is there something I should see on my xboxlive dashboard?




I used a gmail acct., not hotmail, and still got a Beta Invitation. However, there's nothing on my xboxlive dashboard to indicate that I'm in the Beta. My only confirmation was an email from Bungie telling me to check my email in the spring to get more info...

[Edited on 2/19/2007]

  • 02.19.2007 6:38 AM PDT

I FINISHED THE FIGHT!!! On Sept.25!

Will we be seeing the new camera features, or a new way of spectating?

  • 02.19.2007 8:24 AM PDT
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Well Springs atleast 4 weeks away according to my calculations so we'll have to wait atleast that long I'm guessing??

  • 02.19.2007 8:48 AM PDT
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I hope I get my beta pass because I pre-order Crackdown 3 days ago and If I dont get the beta pass I will cancel my order and whait for Crackdown to drop price to get it. I want Crackdow but I want other games first.


P.S. Do you think they will put other chars in the beta other then Master Chief???

  • 02.19.2007 12:40 PM PDT
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Most times when a software company releases a beta test most of the participants receive a copy of the retail product or a discount. Is this the case for Halo 3. But I just can't wait for the game to come out!!

  • 02.19.2007 2:42 PM PDT
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i think that has already been answered in the FAQ list

  • 02.19.2007 2:46 PM PDT