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Will you PLEASE release a chart showing the Military ranks and what levels you need to be to get them, how many RP, ETC.

  • 05.23.2007 3:31 PM PDT
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Why does it seem like sometimes we start out facing one direction and then others, at the same spawn mind you, the opposite direction?

I think it might have something to do with what direction you're moving at the instant you spawn, i.e. if you're pressing forward before and while you spawn, you spawn facing backwards(toward a wall).

  • 05.23.2007 3:32 PM PDT

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Why can't i talk to other players in-game

there's a cancel mark next to their name and i can't communicate with them

  • 05.23.2007 3:32 PM PDT
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dont make a pistol stronger then a battle rifle is just doesnt seen right at all when i the history of anything a pistol is strnger then a rifle and fix the spawn system and the sniper rifle is kind of slow and the sound if the sgots from the br and as someone else wrote fix the br it sucks, and why we are only allow to carry 6 granades 2 of each for that you should have no bring a third one stickys and fragmen are good and we had 4 of each in halo 2 on the long run halo 2 is better so far believe it or just look at the player on each game online...

  • 05.23.2007 3:32 PM PDT

Individuality is the basis of all teamwork, without the unique abilities of each member the team will surely fail.

After testing the beta, there are only a few things I would like to see added or taken away from gameplay.
1.) The melee lunge, I think it defeats the purpose of melee, if it has a range how is it melee? The same goes with the sword, it should be melee only, no lunge,
2.) Auto aim, I'm glad to see it only minimally for the most part, the main reason it has to go is because when I aim at a target, I don't want it to "assume" where I want the bullets to go. I'm putting the bullets where I want them, leading with the plasma rifle in halo 2 was impossible because of this. Also, i'm not sure if the plasma sped up for halo 3 in feet per second, but keep it up I was very happy to see it moving fast again. Same with the sniper rifle, it has improved because you have to lead with it, I can finally make all those shots I missed in halo 2, but would make in every other game that didnt' have rediculous auto aim. Halo 1 had a small auto aim, that worked fine.
3.) Grenades work great, better blast radius and carrying only two of each type works very well, brute grenade is excellent also.
4.) This is the thing on the list that I will never see happen but I'll say it anyway, the assault rifle, I want a firing rate selector on it, I can't even really do burst mode on that because its so touchy, I would like that a lot more if I could fire it single shot with greater accuracy, same damage of course. Have the reticle change based on firing mode, full auto has current size, single shot has smaller.
5.) The banshee is greatly improved, you have to do strafing runs instead of mowing down a target, you actually have to be a pilot to use it, 2 thumbs up. 6.) I was hoping the X button was running faster, but lowering your weapon so you can't shoot and book it at the same time. Was hoping to see that in this one.
7.) I know these are the beta levels, but are you going to make them bigger at all? For the 360 and all this massive performance that Microsoft claimed it was capable of I was hoping for much larger levels. I know all the 14 year olds just want to get in an arena and shoot each other and yell and call each other noobs, but I was hoping for larger maps that required more tactics and planning.
8.) The shotgun, make it like halo 1, where it was semi effective at a range, it shouldn't be the human sword, it has a long barrel, that means it has a longer range than point blank.
9.) Lastly, please don't cater to the masses because they want to dual wield two swords and have a gun that shoots flying chainsaws and all that crap. Lots of your fans are older and want to think while they play, put quality in for quality gamers, not quantity features for quantity players. Thank you.

  • 05.23.2007 3:32 PM PDT
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The films we are getting to save in the H3 Beta, Will those be able to still be viewed after the beta is gone? or when we get the final version of halo 3?

  • 05.23.2007 3:32 PM PDT
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Was the Warthog always this strong or has it had a bump in durability? What am I, the crazy one? After two sticks it seems like it should explode. Is it just that it 's armor is thicker in some spots than in others?

  • 05.23.2007 3:33 PM PDT
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Why does it seem as if when I have something that generates ambient noise at my back it is much louder than when I look at it?

  • 05.23.2007 3:33 PM PDT

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If u lend someone ur crackdown disc, and they give it back, can u still play the beta? Also, how come if u lag out of a game, it counts as if u quit an du lose ur ranking?


The BETA can only be played with the Crackdown in your console (unless you have Friends and Family code) So if you lend it to him so he can run the beta, if he ejects the disc, after beta is loaded it will just bring you back to the dashboard. So even if he gives it back to you of course you can still play. He cant though...

And if you werent to lose rank/levels when you lag out....that would be kind of cheap, cause otherwise if people are losing and they didnt want to quit to lose rank...they would just unplug their ethernet cord...therefore making it look like they lagged out and wouldnt lose any rank....dont you think thats kind of cheap??? I sure as hell do

  • 05.23.2007 3:33 PM PDT
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why does everyone seem to think the graphics are the same as halo 2? look in the screenshot section of each respective game, we have come a long long way. also, in comparision the halo 3 beta easily matches other 360 titles graphics, im sorry but Gears of war was not THAT impressive.



either way my questions:
what other power ups can we expect? i remember reading an article in a magazine that said ALOT of things would be possible, including characters being on fire, now this is what i read from a good while ago, just wondering what will be in and out of final release.

and of course the warthog turret issue.

and my final question is: will we be seing any new vehicals/weapons/powerups by betas end?

  • 05.23.2007 3:34 PM PDT

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Whats going on with the ranking system? Do you get a lot more experience for wins since its only for a brief period? In 7 days I am a 45 in slayer and usually each win earns me 1 level (sometimes 2). Also is level 50 really the highest?

Any possibility the button for team talk will change or just be removed? It makes it much harder to call people out when your in the middle of moving around and shooting (maybe up on the d pad was on purpose for this reason).

Any chance of BTB going ranked?

Thanks.

  • 05.23.2007 3:35 PM PDT
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Why Dont you do any of this stuff
1. make the banshee able to look all the way down instead of half-way
2. Be able to steal warthhog and drive off instantly, instead of getting back off after you hijjack it
3. vehicles shouldn't be able to go through bubble shield
4. make grenade throwing physics exactly like halo 1's ( please...please do that if you have a soul )
5. make the battle rifle a little more powerful
6. make the mongoose faster
7. sniper have night-vision like in halo 1
8. Invisibility more effective
9. Make zombies a game-type
10. make it be able to choose what level and what host and game-type you would like to do in an online ranked game and unranked (don't make random matches)
11. make shotgun exactly like it was in halo 1
12. put a scope on the pistol, and more powerful
13. make power-drainer last longer
14. fusion core explosions more powerful
15. more than one of the same type of equipment on a map
16. banshee easier to turn during speed boost
17. make a free-moving camera mode in the "saved films" area
18. have health notches like in halo 1
19. make it so that when you jump out of a vehicle, it keeps coasting, like in halo 1, so you can knock your guys off cliffs and stuff
20. make ridiculus game-types and customizable settings just for messin around
21. make split-screen hav just as good graphics as 1-player
22. change the aspect ratio back to what it was in halo 1
23. make 16 player online or system link coop, or 8 player
24. 12 on 12 online matchmaking
25. more customizable appearance settings
26. Able to be brute, master cheif, elite, or maybe forerunner or other covenant or spartans
27. choose color of visor
28. more post-game stats
29. more customizable radar settings, like red dots appear only when someone shoots
30. fun weapons to mess around with, like a gravity gun or somthin
31. when you shoot someone with the shotgun they should fly back because of the force
32. there should be a kamikazi medal
33. make it fun to kill people some how :)
34. make everything deeply customizable
35. make doors able to be closed again after you open them
36. make explodable doors, like regular house doors or somthin
37. Make every level in halo 1 and 2 playable (refurbished) along with lots of new levels ( especially sidewinder.. that'd be soo awsome)
38. explodable environments and limbs
39. Make this game rated actual "M"
40. Campaigne mode better be better than halo 1's or as good as
41. Open environments
42. 4 player local coop
43. make covenant vehicle bullets more visible
44. make splatters easier to get with warthhog and especially mongoose ( if you hit them they should die)
45. Have an actual ending, but if theres gonna be a sequel dont hav it end like halo 2
46. Don't have "bosses" like that brute in halo 2, have ending situations like in halo 1
47. Add a little more strategy to the game
48. A lot more vehicles
49. powerful, sighted semi-auto gun
50. be able to aim with gun sight
51. Make tank be able to have people sit on it like in halo 1
52. make tanks faster
53. wraith should have machine gun
54. all vehicles available in multiplayer
55. make the banshee able to move better and more agile like it was in halo 1 and 2
56. Make the fuel rod cannon usable in multiplayer

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  • 05.23.2007 3:35 PM PDT
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i don't know if anyone else has had this issue, but... on high ground, when your at the bottom of the map, in my experience with a sniper rifle, i cannot hear the turret gun being shot. this is wierd because as everyone has probably noticed, you can hear just about everything going on. I find myself being gunned down by the turret without ever hearing a shot.

  • 05.23.2007 3:35 PM PDT
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In terms of suggestions, is there a "form" of suggestion that you guys at Bungie would rather see over another?

IE: Polls rather than the traditional post

  • 05.23.2007 3:36 PM PDT

Is it just me, or do grenades not go as far in Halo 3 as in Halo 2?

  • 05.23.2007 3:38 PM PDT
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Why is the AR's clip so shallow? Doesn't it's length of fire make it not a weapon worth having and equivalent to an SMG? Will ranks reset after the Beta? WIll we be able to see other players skill level? Will you let us test out BR starts and Carbine starts?

  • 05.23.2007 3:38 PM PDT

Will the black bars on both sides of the screen in widescreen split screen multiplayer play be in the final game? is it the same way for campaign mode?

Or will Bungie come up with a better way to solve the problem, or perhaps have an option to have either?

  • 05.23.2007 3:40 PM PDT

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After testing the beta, there are only a few things I would like to see added or taken away from gameplay.
7.) I know these are the beta levels, but are you going to make them bigger at all? For the 360 and all this massive performance that Microsoft claimed it was capable of I was hoping for much larger levels. I know all the 14 year olds just want to get in an arena and shoot each other and yell and call each other noobs, but I was hoping for larger maps that required more tactics and planning.
9.) Lastly, please don't cater to the masses because they want to dual wield two swords and have a gun that shoots flying chainsaws and all that crap. Lots of your fans are older and want to think while they play, put quality in for quality gamers, not quantity features for quantity players. Thank you.


How can you think that these current maps arent big enough? They take plenty of strategy as it is. Yea Im sure there are going to be bigger ones. But not alot...Look at Coag, and Waterworks, and Containment....People got bored of playing such big maps because they didnt want to strategize (im not one of those people) but you know what I mean. Valhalla is nearly just as big as Coag and I think its a great map. If you look at Snowbound, it IS almost an arena, it just has more then 1 level to it....granted its not everyones favorite Lockout, but its still a great map.

*Spoiler Alert* I do know that there may be a small close combat map called Epitiah. Whether or not that makes it into the Final game is up to Bungie.

And the whole dual wielding swords, I wouldnt mind that as long as there is a battery. And I have seen the sword, I dont believe there is going to be a lunge to it. (Thank God)

  • 05.23.2007 3:42 PM PDT
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Is the human sniper rifle rate of fire slower in the beta than H2? If so, why? Sniping will not be as fun as H2 if the final H3 will be as the beta is now.

  • 05.23.2007 3:44 PM PDT
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With the new spike grenades having the ability to stick to just about anything, including players, what use is there for plasma grenades?
What I mean is, could you please describe a situation where a plasma grenade would be better than a spike grenade?

It's just that with the options available (a frag grenade that almost always bounces, a spike grenade that always stays where it hits, and a plasma that sometimes bounces a little and other times stays where it hits) the plasmas are obsolete.

  • 05.23.2007 3:48 PM PDT

How does RP and your military rank work? Also, what determines who gets MVP?

  • 05.23.2007 3:49 PM PDT
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is there a way to have vertical split screen on a widescreen tv?

right now in the beta the aspect ratio is about 3:1 and looks like this:
horizontal split screen

i think it would be better to have it split vertically with an aspect ratio of 4:3 like this:
vertical split screen

i think the first pic might be a little inaccurate (i'm sure bungie crops out some of the top and bottom to make it look less strectched) and what i did was take two 16:9 fullscreen images and stretched them to the 3:1 aspect ratio which is what i measured on my tv

the second pic is stretched vertically because the original pics were widescreen, but bungie should be able to display them like they would look on a normal 4:3 tv display.

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  • 05.23.2007 3:51 PM PDT
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a brute grenade stick will kill the vip... i do it all the time.

  • 05.23.2007 3:52 PM PDT

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Will the xp-system of rankings change in the finished game? And will there be a higher level cap? I'm almost lv50 on Rumble Pit and Team Slayer... in 2 weeks: way too fast.

  • 05.23.2007 3:53 PM PDT
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Posted by: SAS03
Why isnt it one stick kill on the VIP (Overshield players)?

That was one of the things that everyone tired to do in halo 2, was if you saw an overshield player and you have some sticky, everyone would try to stick them. Its pointless trying now cos it doesnt kill them.

-SAS03


a brute spiker grenade will kill them if you stick them, it has for me...

  • 05.23.2007 3:55 PM PDT