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Subject: Beta: We're Taking Your Questions

Are some things about the Halo 3 Public Beta confusing you? Do you want to know more about a feature or why you keep getting owned in Oddball on Snowbound? Here's where to ask.

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  • 05.23.2007 9:41 AM PDT

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I highly doubt this will get answered, but it's worth a shot:
What's missing from the public beta that was/is available in the internal beta?

  • 05.23.2007 9:43 AM PDT

Darth Vader sleeps with a Teddywookie. Pass it on.

A truly wise man never plays leapfrog with a unicorn.

Where's the sword?

  • 05.23.2007 9:44 AM PDT
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Posted by: lukems
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I beat the game on legendary with all skulls active and got nothing new.

No, you didn't.

Is there any chance of getting custom games near the end of the beta?

and

How does RP work?

  • 05.23.2007 9:44 AM PDT

when i throw spike grenades at the shield doors, they don't stick. what's up? should they not, or is that a glitch?

  • 05.23.2007 9:46 AM PDT

I'd also like to know how RP works. Also, why when i pull the right trigger on the mongoose do u see the person's arrow light up yellow like the horns gone off but hear no sound? is it gonna be there?

Oh yeah and also spikes. I read somewhere ages ago that they stuck to shield doors and that sounded awesome but i tried it and it bounced back and i died...

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  • 05.23.2007 9:46 AM PDT
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How does the game calculate the MVP at the end of the game? And why does it seem to get it wrong sometimes? ^_^

  • 05.23.2007 9:46 AM PDT
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please will you answer the thousands of "MVP is flawed" questions??

i don't find it to be broken, it seems fair to me, the person who contributes the most to their team, win or lose, gets the award.

but apparently hundreds dont get it. -silence them please??

  • 05.23.2007 9:47 AM PDT

the ranks we have in beta will all feature in the full release? also the way they work will be the same too?

one last thing the 'veto' button is there any chance that this wont make it in the final release. its very irritating people press it just for the hell of it.

nice work so far btw!!

  • 05.23.2007 9:47 AM PDT
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Is the warthog slower?
Is rocket lock-on disabled?
Why don't plasma sticks disable the warthog more?

  • 05.23.2007 9:48 AM PDT



Posted by: HTial12
How does RP work?


Answer on RP...
From what I understand 1 win = 1 RP and you don't lose RP for losing a match

  • 05.23.2007 9:48 AM PDT
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Will there be more updates to the Beta in the coming weeks? LIke with the 'Team Training' being changed to 'BTB Training'.

  • 05.23.2007 9:49 AM PDT

You can run... But you'll only die tired.

When in the Matchmaking lobby, by pressing X you can change the type of connection preference. Why doesn't it save my connection preferences? I have noticed that often after going into a match or changing the matchmaking type, it does not save those preferences. I would like for it always search for a "Good Connection" however it does not always do so. Is this a bug or is that the way that it was designed. If the latter, why was it designed that way?

  • 05.23.2007 9:49 AM PDT
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please explain how the MVP is chosen.

  • 05.23.2007 9:50 AM PDT

Will the pistol be in the Beta later on like the Banshee did? Will Team Training be back?

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Is this beta a "peek-a-boo" of the features, equipment, weapons, vehicles etc ellipsis, of what's to come in the final game?

  • 05.23.2007 9:50 AM PDT
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Posted by: lukems
Posted by: A Fat Shinobi
I beat the game on legendary with all skulls active and got nothing new.

No, you didn't.

Posted by: Fort Sump
Is the warthog slower?
Is rocket lock-on disabled?
Why don't plasma sticks disable the warthog more?


its all attempts to balance the game.

  • 05.23.2007 9:51 AM PDT
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How close to being final are the weapon layouts? Are we likely to see all 3 grenade types appear on each map in the final version, given that we only carry 2 of each?

What was the reasoning behind changing Killtacular/Running Riot/Kill Frenzy, an is there any chance these will be changed back for the final version?

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Will there be 4-player split-screen for multiplayer in the final, or will it be limited to 2-player like the current beta? If there is 4-player SS, will it fill the whole 16:9 screen, or be still confined to a 4:3 window in the center of the screen?

Are there graphical effects not in the current beta that will be coming to the final version, like AA? Will the single-player campaign feature improved graphics over multiplayer, like AA?

How many ranks will there be in multiplayer? Will it be possible to lose RP and go down in rank (bars), or just the numeric level rating within each matchmaking type? In other words, will de-levelers be able to de-level everything, or just their # level within a certain playlist?

  • 05.23.2007 9:52 AM PDT
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i say we ask more relevant questions about the beta and thegame itself, not about what might happen in the comming weeks

  • 05.23.2007 9:52 AM PDT

Just to let the webmaster know that their link from the Updates page has an added http:// in the link causing the link to this thread to be invalid.

My question however is does your Rank insigna represent how much time you spent in matchmaking? Or is it also part of your Rank number when gaining and lossing RP?

  • 05.23.2007 9:52 AM PDT
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I'm highly curious as to how much the Beta is representative of the final game.. I keep hearing that the graphics and alot of stuff in it are to be improved as the game nears shipping, but is the game play and how the weapons feel and the relative power of them, and the vehicles to be relatively the same or will significant changes ensue..? I personally like the feel of the game. It almost reminds me of a Halo 1 throw back with a halo 2 underlay to it and I hope it isn't tweaked too much away from that ^_^

  • 05.23.2007 9:53 AM PDT
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Couple of questions:

1. Why is the Battle Rifle so inaccurate again? It's reverted back to 1.0 Halo 2,.
2. What good is the SMG, when the AR and Spiker both have very similar roles?

  • 05.23.2007 9:54 AM PDT

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I'm not sure how much of these questions are legitimate to what you're asking us to ask. So here goes;

- Why is the secondary color no longer on the thighs? It seems like all the personal color is from the elbows up. (Minus that little stripe on the thigh) A lot of us kind of miss that thigh color. (Even if it didn't show up in team games)

- Will we see at least one more player model for Multiplayer usage when the game releases?

- Why didn't we get the Magnum?
- And the sword? And will we get any playlists/gametypes with these weapons in them?

- Why is the mongoose so heavily affected by bullets? It really makes it harder to stay alive than it already is. Great vehicle, otherwise.

- The Banshee doesn't aim very low, and you're killed way too easily in it. It's just not as fun as it used to be. Who's responsible for this and can we string them up by their feet?

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  • 05.23.2007 9:57 AM PDT
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for all us non-military folks, what are all the levels of the Rank insignas?

  • 05.23.2007 9:57 AM PDT