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No lie! all this is going to do is make people have a bridge war, mod, and standby. they always ban the modder but not the people they mod up. the current system is really terrible, hopefully the next one isn't as bad. People don't care that they ban the modder ban the other people on the team!!!!!

  • 04.09.2007 2:37 PM PDT
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Only BK's care about ranks, come on people, its really not that big of a deal...If you were good you would know why it doesnt matter, especially since H3 is coming out

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  • 04.09.2007 2:39 PM PDT
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  • 04.09.2007 2:51 PM PDT
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Nice update.

I really don't see why stats have to be reset though. I just played five games on a 35 in slayer and it took 2 minutes max to find the game. Oh well, guess I'll just have to get all my lvls up again :-(

More importantly, loving the sound of halo 3, keep up the good work Bungie!

  • 04.09.2007 3:07 PM PDT
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Thank you Bungie. Just when I begin to lose interest, you find some way to pull me back. New maps, new content, new reason to play.

And for resetting the stats ... all I can say is thank you. Thank you, Bungie.

  • 04.09.2007 3:14 PM PDT
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????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????

When do we get to hear about what cheats you are fixing??? Just because we don't cheat, and the new cheat prevention won't affect us, we are still aware of the cheats, and would like to know what new methods you are planning to use to keep cheaters out of our games?

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  • 04.09.2007 4:17 PM PDT
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This sux, i dont want to have to pay 4 bucks just so i can keep playing a game ive already payed for. Why cant they just add like 2 or three playlists to play the new maps on? this blows, and all the stuff he keeps talking about for Halo 3 sounds like it is extremly small details, like a sniper bullet ricocet sound? honestly i dont give a flying f***, i was really pumped for HAlo 3 but all these crappy updates make me wish i never cared about halo 3

  • 04.09.2007 5:13 PM PDT
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Get this some of you alread know but there already coming out with a new version for the 360 and it has like 120 megs on it or something there just makeing an excuse to show up ps3 all the elite xbox 360 coming out the 29th of april is going to do is brake down like the original xbox 360 mines broke 2 times in one month the only reason i have it is halo3, lost planet, gears of war those are the only things im playing and are going to play on the 360 every thing else i play on my xbox xbox any way yeah cnat wait for halo3 and keep up the updates

  • 04.09.2007 5:19 PM PDT
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I think the fact that your resetting everyones ranks is bad. There are probably going to be alot of pissed off people cause of bungie doing that to there ranks. Im one of them cause I have worked pretty hard for my rank and yea..Its going to suck so much cause of this

  • 04.09.2007 5:29 PM PDT

how i express my hype: \\MASTER CHIEF//

Posted by: Walbridge20
This sux, i dont want to have to pay 4 bucks just so i can keep playing a game ive already payed for. Why cant they just add like 2 or three playlists to play the new maps on? this blows, and all the stuff he keeps talking about for Halo 3 sounds like it is extremly small details, like a sniper bullet ricocet sound? honestly i dont give a flying f***, i was really pumped for HAlo 3 but all these crappy updates make me wish i never cared about halo 3


guys the answer is pretty simple, and whoever compared matching to a hard drive used a really good analogy. over time people get settled into their levels and may not move around much (rank or de-rank) and this causes a separation between players in matchmaking because it pairs you with other players of similar ranks. (and a lot of the separation can be caused by the massive # of cheaters f****** your rank up). what bungie is doing is resetting everyone and (hopefully) implementing better cheat/mod prevention tech so that the legit players can be better paired up in matchmaking and to close the gap in matchmaking that is bound to happen over a long period of time (just like the gaps in the memory of a harddrive).

if bungie were to just make the maps available on 2 or 3 playlists, this would completely defeat the purpose of one of the main things (as described in the update) that they are trying to accomplish -- bringing everyone closer in matchmaking and making it more efficient. why? b/c 50,000 other people like yourself may not want to shell out the 4 bucks (give me a break) and this will mean that you will not be able to play with ppl who do have the maps, unless they decided to play on your playlist (obviously anyone with the additional maps would be able to play on the other playlists that didn't require them). if bungie wants to make it more efficient, it has to be all or nothing, and if they lose 1000 players b/c of a measly 4 bucks who cares. think of all the people who will re-subscribe to live just to play halo again with the new maps. besides ppl like yourself have already paid the 50 bucks for live anyways (or you're paying monthly) so if you quit playing, either way its not like you're putting a dent in anything.

furthermore, bungie can't make the maps available on the marketplace because they are courteous enough that they decided to let original xbox owners be able to experience the new maps as well (probably largely due efficiency reasons). xbox owners don't have a marketplace like 360 owners do, but 360 owners can access the in-game downloadable content menu, so that makes it the obvious choice.

oh and as far as the rank reset goes, i disagree with anyone who says something like "cry me a river" or "its just a game". although it is just a game, some people like to play it competitively as a sport and this is where we differ individually. for those people, it sucks, b/c they worked hard to get their ranks up and they care about them, but for the casual players, it doesn't matter as much. so don't dog on people you don't even know; everyone has different likes and dis-likes. on the other hand, if you're whining about the rank reset then like i said yeah it sucks, but you're gonna have to suck it up because the greater good is more important. and like others have said, if you truly are good and simply wait until you get boxes (increases your chances of getting host), you will get back up in no time. from level 1 - 20 you level up extremely fast, 20 - 25 it slows down a little, and after 26 it starts getting harder, but to put it into perspective i am not a superb player but i managed to go from a 26 to a 29 after 2 nights of play for 2-3 hours each.

  • 04.09.2007 5:45 PM PDT

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Posted by: MO5TLY Bardo
A post from my clan mate MO5TLY Baalist0 on the Harmless forums. ******

The following quote from friday's (7th-apr) bungie weekly update combined with my love of Half Life 2 and source gave me an idea for the x button, read on:.....

"The first fusion core was pretty, but lacked the necessary warning signage seen in the new, improved Halo 3 Fusion Core. The new improved Fusion Core will become important in strange, secret ways in Fall 2007. Consider yourself warned."


"Here we see the three stages of Fusion Core "stability" from inert to face-meltingly assploded. The trick is to not use them as desks, or hiding places. Rolling and stacking them can be deadly, or rewarding. Depending on your level of skill and patience. Everything you see here is in-game, except the hexagons."



Taken from: http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid= 12345

Theres some serious evidence here for a hardcore physics engine in the upcoming masterpiece, considering the pretty decent physics engine and graphics in Halo 2 considering it was on xbox, combined with bungie's excellent game code and talent for pushing the technologies available to them.

i quote: "Rolling and stacking them can be deadly, or rewarding. Depending on your level of skill and patience."

Now give them the potentially awesome power of 360 and a 'next gen' game to build on it logically i think they will make a physics engine detailed enough to make it fully interactive.

X Button = PICK UP/DROP(throw?) OBJECT

potentially the greatest thing ever for campaign, and adding masses more strats and tactics, and potentially better weapon balancing in multiplayer.

"The new improved Fusion Core will become important in strange, secret ways in Fall 2007. Consider yourself warned."

This is what im hedging my bets on for the secret X button function.

*here ends the X button essay*

Posted by: MO5TLY Bardo
A post from my clan mate MO5TLY Baalist0 on the Harmless forums. ******

The following quote from friday's (7th-apr) bungie weekly update combined with my love of Half Life 2 and source gave me an idea for the x button, read on:.....

"The first fusion core was pretty, but lacked the necessary warning signage seen in the new, improved Halo 3 Fusion Core. The new improved Fusion Core will become important in strange, secret ways in Fall 2007. Consider yourself warned."


"Here we see the three stages of Fusion Core "stability" from inert to face-meltingly assploded. The trick is to not use them as desks, or hiding places. Rolling and stacking them can be deadly, or rewarding. Depending on your level of skill and patience. Everything you see here is in-game, except the hexagons."



Taken from: http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid= 12345

Theres some serious evidence here for a hardcore physics engine in the upcoming masterpiece, considering the pretty decent physics engine and graphics in Halo 2 considering it was on xbox, combined with bungie's excellent game code and talent for pushing the technologies available to them.

i quote: "Rolling and stacking them can be deadly, or rewarding. Depending on your level of skill and patience."

Now give them the potentially awesome power of 360 and a 'next gen' game to build on it logically i think they will make a physics engine detailed enough to make it fully interactive.

X Button = PICK UP/DROP(throw?) OBJECT

potentially the greatest thing ever for campaign, and adding masses more strats and tactics, and potentially better weapon balancing in multiplayer.

"The new improved Fusion Core will become important in strange, secret ways in Fall 2007. Consider yourself warned."

This is what im hedging my bets on for the secret X button function.

*here ends the X button essay*


good points. that makes much more sense than a cheap a** shield button or shield grenade button (which would completely alter halo) perhaps the shield grenade does exist but maybe its like a movable version of the overshield -- in other words there's only 1 on the map at the time and you have to hold or press x to pick it up and carry it around that way.. who knows

  • 04.09.2007 5:54 PM PDT
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thats good its about time im -blam!- happy

  • 04.09.2007 6:30 PM PDT
Subject: Bungie Weekly Update

I think people should be thankful that Bungie (actually mostly Certain Affinity) put in countless man-hours to bring these maps to us. I don't think it's at all fair that people are demanding that Certain Affinity should do free work, they have to make a living. It's only four dollars, and I would be more then happy to pay $10 or more to have Hang 'Em High alone if I had XBox Live.
As for rank resets, I don't think I'd care too much. It would be fun just to be able to play no matter who I'm playing or how I totally kill everyone or completely get my butt handed to me.
The Fusion Cores are sweet!
And that Sniper ricochet sound sounds so cool, I can't want to play with my friends and test out the new weapons and vehicles and other stuff.

[Edited on 04.09.2007 6:36 PM PDT]

  • 04.09.2007 6:33 PM PDT
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nice to know that they are still working to stop the cheaters, i havent played the game in a long time for exactly that reason, i got tired of gettin modded and watnot every other blam!-in game, and been playing a lot of gears, but i been getting that H2 cravin, so its time to go bak, and man did i pick the perfect time, stats reset, new maps, more anti-cheat stuff...sniff..sniff...I LUV U BUNGIE GUYS!!!!!!

  • 04.09.2007 6:45 PM PDT
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15th page OH YAAAAAAAAA! Anyways, im kinda glad they are resetting the ranks because it took me a really long time to get a game in team slayer. After the update i will have no trouble at all finding a game. I hope to hear about the h3 beta release date next week though.

  • 04.09.2007 7:00 PM PDT
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hey when we have big news next week that might mean halo 3 beta will come out? what u think

  • 04.09.2007 7:22 PM PDT
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the whole reseting the ranking structure is bad and good cuz i can finally play a legit match i havnt played 1 of thoghs since i was lvl 10 and i just got my 38 thats wat sucks the most and the good things is no more modders ans stanbyin and brigdin right................



cool fusion core ...lol

  • 04.09.2007 8:01 PM PDT
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i dont know why bungie wants to re start with halo2 level... anyway its just matter of time for cheaters to get their moons and halo´s again...
as for me... any way if they put into matchmakin new playlist they should take a look into MLG rules and make them. FFA would be amazing to have it back ( rumble hardcore ) and please stop using elongation in halo2 matchmakin hahaha it sucks

i know maybe some spelling is wrong, not too good english... sorry about that :)
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add me for ffa :)

  • 04.09.2007 9:15 PM PDT
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with the new playlist update they should put clan matches back in good idea huh??

  • 04.10.2007 8:17 AM PDT
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in doing rank resets, bungie isd promoting cheating mroe then getting rid of cheating. plus what about all the lvl 35+ facing lvl 20s and such? this is going to be havok. i can only imagine how many cheaters are going to bridging and such at lvl 1. its going to be rediculous.

  • 04.10.2007 11:02 AM PDT
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nazty, i agree with that statement, i would also like it if they brought head to head back. and maybe come out with some dedicated servers so that no one can cheat. dedicated servers is a simple fix for cheaters that manipulate network connection. i just dont think bungie realizes this yet.

  • 04.10.2007 11:04 AM PDT
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aw, we have to pay 4 bucks! its not the money that matters to me but that i dont own the credit card and cant buy in a shop or something. I'd be nice if they did something like with the other map pack for people who cant buy stuff on the marketplace, etc

  • 04.10.2007 5:26 PM PDT

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the fusion cores look kick ass!! and my rank in snipers is reset booooooooo hooooooooooooo *cry* sob* jumps off buiding and dies*twitch*

  • 04.10.2007 6:40 PM PDT

Wow. This cheating thing better work or I am never playing halo 2 again. I have busted my butt to get over a 30 in every gametype and I love the fact that I have a legit 40 in slayer and a 36 in big team battle. If I get online and all my stats are back to 1 and I get cheated in more then one game a week then I am done. Im not going to give up all my ranks and stats that I have busted my butt for, for no reason. I would say that if getting our ranks back to 1 gets all the cheating to go away then fine, beacause then I can get all my ranks back easy and maybe even higher. I just hope to God it works for your sake because I know a lot of people that will just stop playing the game if it doesn't.

x4Fx AJ

  • 04.10.2007 6:42 PM PDT

Men, we've led these dumb bugs out to the middle of nowhere to keep from getting their filthy claws on earth, but, we stumbled on to something that's so hot for them, that they're scrambling over each other to get it. Well, I don't care if it's God's own anti-son-of-a-b*tch machine, or a giant hola-hoop, we ain't gonna let them have it. What we will let them have, is a belly full of lead, and a pool of their own blood to drown in!

HAHA!!! I love the first mister cheif the best!!! =) No more lvl 43 for me? awwww...

  • 04.10.2007 6:53 PM PDT