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Subject: Beta: We're Taking Your Questions

Two Questions

1. How much usefull info(if any) have you gotten by releaseing the beta to the public, is there anything that has happened to cause you to make changes to the final game.

2. Is there any possiblilty that beta testers will get a special gamerpic or a background on our namebar in the game, like bugie.net was in halo 2. A few people includeing myself would really like to see this.

  • 05.23.2007 10:24 AM PDT
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Are there RSS feeds for the games in the Beta?

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Firstly, the 'click here' in my browser gets an error message so i suppose i will post here as others have.

Noticed glitch: (im sure you know by now)
ive had players with connectivity problems and a host lag-out/quitter situation. I have been spawned back into the game with everyone zombie walking around me. i can hear them and they say they are all in blue/black screen. since it is easier to find my own team i usually betray one of them and it fixes it with everyone connecting immediately.

Questions:
in the unranked lists, why are guests not considered when pairing? I seem to get a team of all split screens vs a team of all single players. that factor plays a role in fairness. will there be any 'leveling' taken into account in these unranked lists for the final release?

will these maps or other maps incorporate ammunition? so far it seems we are relying on respawns. (i am mainly interested in the sniper/rocket, but would also be helpful with the missle pod on valhalla vs banshees since the rocket doesnt lock.)

the beatdowns with ball/flag seem to be really intense now and perhaps have a longer lunge range? it hurts my ego to get beatdown so much, save my ego!

are the shields in their end state? As of now it is harder to tell the level of damage from a distance. (was it in my imagination that shields glowed brighter with more damage in h2?)

final comment:
shotgun camping on snowbound is a beast. i am not a fan of the current use of those energy barriers.

ok i feel like a 5 year old with all the questions/comments, ill shutup now. Loving H3 Bungie! Thanks!

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why is the beta using marine insignia when the spartan project is navy? will you be using the navy insignia in the full game?

  • 05.23.2007 10:25 AM PDT
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Why does a Team slayer game varient come up in Team Skirmish as an option to play, its really annoying i play team Skirmish to play vairents like Capture the Flag and Assault, why is there a game varient for Slayer matches in Team Skirmish, when you can play it perfectally well in the Team Slayer Playlist made just for Slayer gametypes.


Im sure this will get picked up as a problem at the end of the beta because it's been vetoed so many times.

But i just wondered what made you guys (and girls im not sure) decide to put a Slayer Gametype option in the Team Skirmish Playlist.

Thanks


- Hillsy

  • 05.23.2007 10:25 AM PDT

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why are earth cant you run over people in the mongoose??? its a freaking ATV...if you run someone over in an ATV your going to do damage or kill someone, so why can't you run people over in the mongoose in the beta? are you going to be able to run over people in the real game???

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Is the Guide-based Friends List just going to be used in the beta? The Guide is great and all, but having the "Halo 3"-related content loads far too slowly, especially if things like party details want to be seen at a glance.

Also, what would be preventing me from downloading someone else's saved films? When do they download or is there a specific way that it has to be done?

Will custom games ever be enabled during the beta?

  • 05.23.2007 10:26 AM PDT

http://www.pbase.com/digitalcmh/halo3

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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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I hear a rumor that Zanzibar is a map being recreated for Halo 3. Can this be confirmed? Are any other "classic" maps being redone? Relic is a favorite of mine that was not used nearly enough and infact, I think it's been removed from the Skirmish playlist as it's been a really long time since I've seen it.

  • 05.23.2007 10:26 AM PDT

Explosive barrels currently respawn, will this remain in the full version or will it be another custom toggle option?

  • 05.23.2007 10:27 AM PDT
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Why can't I point the nose down with the Banshee?

  • 05.23.2007 10:27 AM PDT
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The new button schemes Frankie talked about in a previous update were not included in the beta. Will they be in the final game and what are they? Will Southpaw players finally be able to run forward and jump simultaneously?

Will we finally get a FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE button scheme?

[Edited on 05.23.2007 10:28 AM PDT]

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Is the final game going to have Xbox Live Co-op with 2-4 players???
Why has the banshee lost its hovering ability, even when i land it still goes forward??

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Why is it that I always get matched with people with no skill? At one point in a game I had as many kills as the whole other team and we were still only winning by one? Its a vicious circle I am always First or second best on my team but my team always loses because they don't know how to play, I hear things like "oh thats the button to pick up weapons!" It is really irritating especially because the teams I am playing against are practicing for competition or something because they have stratgies and tactics and are all part of the same group. It really sux and I can't even have any fun. The first few days I was in awe now I get frustrated with every sucky team I am put on.

  • 05.23.2007 10:28 AM PDT

I want to be a beta tester!

Are you ever going to answer these questions?

  • 05.23.2007 10:29 AM PDT
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Where's my pistol?

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Why is it that whenever I run into someone while driving the mongoose, they NEVER get splattered? Even at full speed I fail to even drain all of their shields. If its not going to have weapons it should at least be able to run someone over.

Why can't I look down in the banshee? It is totally worthless because once I get up high I can't see anything below.

Why was the flag bounce taken out of the game?

Why is the Spike grenade totally worthless in the open field?

Also why is it that I always get territories on Valhalla, veto it, and then get territories on High Ground? Isan't supposed to change the map AND the gametype?

The mongoose camera is just a little to close to the vehicle. Sometimes it gets hard to see what is in front of you.

On a positive note THANK YOU for making Dual wielding useful.

[Edited on 05.23.2007 10:31 AM PDT]

  • 05.23.2007 10:29 AM PDT
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What have you guys done to the Plasma nades!?

Whats the highest military rank?

Where is the Valhalla level set? I noticed there's no Halo ring in the sky, yet the structures are firing those blue things in into the sky, just like the structures in Halo in the first Halo game.

Will the levels of customisation for your spartan and emblem increase in the final game?

I noticed theres a song in the main menu that has an added piano part. I love it, and i'm wondering if we'll be hearing a lot more of this type of music from Marty in the final game.

  • 05.23.2007 10:30 AM PDT
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In regards to RP and the associated Ranks (Pvt., Sgt., etc.)
Do you have a different RP (rank) associated with teh different playlists? That's to say if I'm a Sgt. in Team Skirminsh could I be a Private in Team Slayer?
And is there a seperate Rp/Rank for Custom Games vs. Ranked Games?

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For a good explanation of the ranks with pictures go here:

http://hushedcasket.com/node/1995

My question which anyone might know the answer to is: will we be able to keep our saved films after the beta is over?

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why would you tell us your taking our questions....but not answer any of them??? i got a question...wheres my lost the lead, tied the leader, and gained the lead announcement at? why is the br so inaccurate? why is the warthog so strong? why is the lunge in halo 3 terrible? wheres the gauss hog? why did u take out TEAM TRAING for big team training....why are nades underpowered, and inaccurate...and my final question is how do you sleep at night knowing you failed to live up to what halo 2 has been as far as making the best multiplayer game out there?

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Is Bungie aware that some people have no overscan on their TV? I have the VGA output for my 360 going to my LCD screen with 0% overscan and noticed some problems in the first 0.5% of what's being displayed.

But, since this is not a very popular problem, maybe you can answer this, did Bungie intentionally make the water on Valhalla so beautiful that it would give their employees easy kills while the rest of us stare?

Thank you in advance for taking the time to answer our questions. Bungie has a GREAT game on their hands and I can't wait until September.

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  • 05.23.2007 10:31 AM PDT

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1. Is it true that you guys reduced the graphics in the public beta to reduce download size?

2. Are you guys still altering weapons, especially weapons available in the public beta to meet our cries?

3. Why is the missle pod's splash damage far weaker than the rocket launcher's splash damage? Will that be corrected?

4. Will there be more support or brute weapons? I personally feel there should be more support weapons considering it's a new weapon catagory and there's only two in the public beta.

5. What weapons revealed in the public beta do you guys at Bungie feel may cause some balance issues (if any)? Are you guys working on fixing the issue?

6. Are there any new medals you could tell us about that will make into the final game that are not currently in the public beta? Are you guys using any of the medals that us Bungie forum members came up with?

7. Will you guys be correcting the anti-aliasing problem when displayed in HD? Yes, there is a problem.

[Edited on 05.23.2007 10:33 AM PDT]

  • 05.23.2007 10:32 AM PDT
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This is probably going to be a lot of repeats, so I'll mix it up
-Sword/Pistol, please?
-RP much?
-How do Spiker and shield door?
-MVP explanations are plus!
-Killtacular, Running Riot, and Kill Frenzy- oh my?
-People not understanding military ranks come to use Google! Or provide you a chart?
-Sup wit da respawn ziztem, homie?

Finally:
-How much feedback HAS Bungie really gotten from the Beta? Any bugs already fixed? Any servers already remodeled? Any super-secret weapons removed/added/tweaked? Inquiring minds want to know!

  • 05.23.2007 10:32 AM PDT

Go make me a sammich.

In Halo 2, when creating icons, we had the ability to blend 2 of the same colors together. If you look at my icon on here, you'll understand what I mean. But in the beta, the colors don't blend, destroying the icon i've used for years. A few of my friends are peeved about it as well. Will this be fixed for the retail version, or is this a permanent thing? I've grown quite fond of my symbol over the years, everyone recognizes their friends in-game by their symbols, it'd REALLY SUCK to have to lose that identity.

The other question I have is, in matchmaking after a game, it automatically begins searching for another game without letting everyone soak in (or weep over) the postgame stats. We have to completely back out of matchmaking in order to have enough time to get anything out of the carnage report. Is this a beta-only thing to help speed up the matchmaking process, or is this the new norm? Because as is, I hate it.

Xx Harvester xX

  • 05.23.2007 10:32 AM PDT
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Hey guys! Thanks for taking questions.

Why do you not allow any customization of controls beyond the preset 'templates' that you come up with? Is there any particular reason for this? Is it just because it takes time to implement the control customizing interface or do you guys want to make sure that everyone is using one of the layouts you deem 'fair' or something?

I would love to be able to take the default control button layout and make one or two tweaks to it so that I could be the most comfortable with it - like moving the the melee button to the right shoulder, moving the deploy equipment button to 'B', and mapping reload right handed weapon/board vehicle to 'X'.

Seems like a simple and user friendly addition to an otherwise awesome game - why have you guys avoided it?

  • 05.23.2007 10:34 AM PDT