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Subject: Beta: We're Taking Your Questions

Posted by: bayareaboss510
One game I'm not joking a little like 7 year old said and I quote " tell me what your dick looks like so I can imagine it in my head and beat off to it"


Posted by: TheColdWolf
If Team Swat became ranked, would there still be no shields?


Amazing!

Posted by: nicklongoria
why is the team speak sound SO LOUD? my ear is starting to hurt... no joke.

Turn down your volume...

  • 05.23.2007 11:16 AM PDT

Will legacy players ever be able to barrel roll with the banshee?!?

  • 05.23.2007 11:17 AM PDT

Just one question...

Everybody knows (or should know) that the Beta graphics are not final and are not representative of what we should expect in September. That being said, what I'd like to know is how close are they? For example, are the Beta graphics closer to those of Halo 2, or what we'll see in Halo 3? What are some examples of areas we'll see inprovements in?

  • 05.23.2007 11:17 AM PDT
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Posted by: SuperDunner
Will Bungie consider implementing an open team chat feature to replace the current push to talk option? Or is all our whining going on deaf ears?


Hear hear!

  • 05.23.2007 11:18 AM PDT

Procrastination never ends...

Posted by: alexh
If no one is there to see a projectile take a single path, does the simple fact of not viewing the projectile make it take infinite paths of probability, thus creating a super weapon?

I don't think so. The data is recorded by the beta to send to Bungie, and for saved films. I think that it counts as an always present observer for each shot fired.
Bungie sees all.

Posted by: TrippleTerror1
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.

I'd really like to see these two questions answered.

[Edited on 05.23.2007 11:22 AM PDT]

  • 05.23.2007 11:19 AM PDT

Will there be maps more oriented for double team and faster paced gametypes?

  • 05.23.2007 11:20 AM PDT
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Why do you use army ranks when the Spartans are part of the UNSC, which uses navy ranks...?

Why do my Service Record stats and Player Details pages have different values for RP and Highest skill? Is this Intentional?

Also, this site has a list of many ranks, and a good explaination on RP for all of you asking.

[Edited on 05.23.2007 11:23 AM PDT]

  • 05.23.2007 11:21 AM PDT
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Posted by: Lunchbox Larry
Why is the plama pistol stil in halo 3? People only use it for noob combo. Is the needler more powerful this time around?


Have you not noticed how less homing it is?

  • 05.23.2007 11:21 AM PDT
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why can't I wear mjolnir short pants on high ground? I keep getting sweaty nads after a few rounds of one flag ctf and my armour is starting to chafe...

  • 05.23.2007 11:21 AM PDT

I gotta say ; your mother really is a great lady...

Yo, Bungiexorz!!111

1.How many maps can we expect in the final game? (give or take)
2.Is the Ghost a little lamer now,or is it just me?...it seems less floaty/hovery,and the boost is a bit lacking.
3.Where are the Sword,the Magnum,The Brute Plasma Rifle,and the much anticipated Brute HAMMER?...do you really feel they don't need beta balancing?

and , finally,

4. How would MR.CHIEF feel about getting a spike grenade to the face?

  • 05.23.2007 11:21 AM PDT
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I think everyone generaly understands the dual ranking system with the military ranks and the individual levels. Can you explain the thought process around this and specificly how you think it will help discourage de-leveling and general child like behavior around ranks.

  • 05.23.2007 11:22 AM PDT

"I pledge to punch all switches, to never shoot where I could use grenades, to admit the existence of no level except Total Carnage, to never use caps lock as my "run" key, and to never, ever, leave a single BoB alive."

2B || !2B - Why don't you look Inside the Machine?

Q: What was the hardest part of rolling out the Beta on such a huge scale?

  • 05.23.2007 11:22 AM PDT
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Repeat of some of the questions here...

How exactly does RP work?
How exactly does the game calculate MVP?
Why can't you look down in the Banshee?
Why is the Warthog Gunner able to kill you with like, 3 shots from the turret? WAY TOO OVERPOWERED.
Why the HELL is there a fall timer in MULTIPLAYER?!
Why doesn't the Warthog Gunner die from a DIRECT LASER SHOT?
Why haven't you answered any questions yet?

Thanks,
I Neo I

  • 05.23.2007 11:23 AM PDT
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Yeah, was the sword removed? I notice other weapons have been removed like the pistol but there are pics of the pistol in the screenshots page. Whats up with that? Will we be able to close the gate on High Ground once Halo 3 comes out?

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And the Shadow fell upon the Land, and the World was riven stone from stone. The oceans fled, and the mountains were swallowed up, and the nations were scattered to the eight corners of the World. The moon was blood, and the sun was as ashes. The seas boiled, and the living envied the dead. All was shattered, and all but memory lost, and one memory above all others, of him who brought the Shadow and the Breaking of the World. And him they named Dragon.

Hi.

How will the loading times be in the final game compared to the rather long ones in the Beta?
And sometimes, when one guy quit, the whole match ends. Will you avoid this in Halo 3?

Regards, Ruben

  • 05.23.2007 11:24 AM PDT

Nothing Relieves Stress Like Blowing the Brains out of a God Damn Covey Bastard

Also, what would be cool, is if you hit something in the spine, it would be parylized, and die after a few seconds of trying to squirm around, or maybe they start to lose conciuosness and eventually die if you shoot them in the stomach or the the throat, that would be cool

  • 05.23.2007 11:25 AM PDT
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Not a beta question, but a game suggestion. Would you please make the pistol/magnum a default secondary weapon.

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Posted by: Arc125
Posted by: SuperDunner
Will Bungie consider implementing an open team chat feature to replace the current push to talk option? Or is all our whining going on deaf ears?


Hear hear!


yes, please let us know if anything is being thought about on this topic

  • 05.23.2007 11:26 AM PDT

about half the times ive been stuck with the spike gernade it says i commit suicide??? lol i know thats probably a glitch! another question is whats with the spawn points in team slayer. i always end up surrounded by the entire other team and die instantly with out knowing what just happened....and also ive been spawned completly in the middle of no where on maps when playing odball,assault,and ctf....especially when the other team is heading to score it always spawns me a mile away but the other team spawns instanly into the action to help out there team. another thing i kinda am annoyed by is the power drainer....i love this thing but i think it should take a little longer to deploy i always end up using it and die before any one else in the area because i cant get away from it my self. ive realized the melees are now used more often! i melee all the time but ive noticed that we are lunging into enemies about the same distance as we were with the sword in halo 2....this is kinda annoying when your in a fire fight and a guy flys toward you from like 5 ft away.... well those are some thing i have noticed that maybe tweaked or not just thought id put them here for you to answer

  • 05.23.2007 11:26 AM PDT

"lucky one"

Will there be an option in the final game that will help you to calibrate the image settings in your TV, for the best possible colors?
Will the final game include AA in MP?
Is the weapon placement in these maps final?
How many weapons are we missing from the final game?
Will the final game include 4 player split screen?
Is the geometry of the maps subject to change, or only lighting and textures?
Will the graphical change from beta to final release be drastic or not?


Also, I wanted to congratulate Bungie for once again taking risks and adding such cool new features without breaking the Halo feeling. The game is great. I would love to work for you guys in the future.

  • 05.23.2007 11:26 AM PDT
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*surprise buttsecks*

Why won't the RP that we spent hours upon hours earning carry over into the real game?
and
Why does it seem as if the number of Fragmentation Grenades and Spike Grenades on map both outnumber the number of Plasma Grenades? Or is that just my imagination?

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yea you wont lose any rp points you lose a match

  • 05.23.2007 11:27 AM PDT

I work here: Sound Devices, LLC. We make bad-ass field audio gear, and you think that's awesome. My messy desk (With work-related items on the computer screen).

One does not simply grenade jump into Mordor...

Will there be any more changes to the playlists before the beta ends? If so, will those changes allow us to see any more new content (Vehicles, weapons, etc)?

Another request to clarify the method for MVP selection. I love that feature, and I'm interested in how the MVP is selected.

Will we get RSS feeds again in the final release? Is there anything you can say yet about any new features you might be working on for the website/stats aspect of Halo 3?

Currently, there is no way to ride broke back (RB just initiates standard riding) on anything... Will this be addressed in the final release?

this is the 7th page of questions. Is the person sorting through all this having any fun yet?

Seriously, though: Thanks for taking the time and effort to go through all this. We appreciate it. :)

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  • 05.23.2007 11:27 AM PDT

And the Red states are mad because the people in the Blue states are making them pay for roads and schools instead of cool stuff like NASCAR and shotguns. -Grif

First of all I just want to thank everyone there for this awesome opportunity to play the Beta.

Question #1: There are a lot of times where I am looking at my highest skill level and RP and they differ from my Details page to my Service Record. I was wondering if this was something serious or just server lag?

Question #2: The game is probably mostly done, but will you be incorporating any gameplay things that people find in the Beta into the final game? ex. Having a waypoint over the tripmine.

  • 05.23.2007 11:28 AM PDT
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I've noticed when I am giving someone the business with my melee attack, sometimes they fly with a bonecrushing smack, and other times they just fall to the ground unremarkably and die. Is this intentional? Is there a way to make sure that every armored fist to the grill-piece renders a satisfyingly airborn beatdown? Thanks!

-BARBARIC RAGE-

  • 05.23.2007 11:28 AM PDT