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Subject: Beta: We're Taking Your Questions

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not sure if this has been answered yet, i didnt take the time to read all 26 pages of posts.

when im searching for a game in ranked matchmaking, it says that there are games available, but none that match. and then, when one finally does match and all the players are in, i am kicked out or something and have to start the process over all over again. this has happened up to 5 times in a row, which means ive had to wait like 10 minutes to get into my next game. why is it doing this, and if you know why dont you fix it?

its not my network, ive already checked that and i have a perfect connection, so im not being disconnected, i think it may have to do with the system used to match players up by rank, which doesnt appear to be working.

thanks, dr d

  • 05.23.2007 4:29 PM PDT
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I was wondering, sometimes I will throw a grenade and then I will die and my grenade won't go off, this is really annoying sometimes because I could easily get an after death kill alot of the time from those grenades. Is this a bug anyone else has?

  • 05.23.2007 4:29 PM PDT

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How accurate is the "leaked info" concerning the inclusion of 4 player co-op campaign mode over xbox live and the list of the weapons of the vehicles? I know that this is just a beta and things change. Will these new features be included in the game?

  • 05.23.2007 4:30 PM PDT
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will we be able to try out the tanks?

  • 05.23.2007 4:31 PM PDT

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Please oh great Bungie, hear ye followers questions. Why is the cool needler no longer dual wieldable? It’s awesome that the multiplayer banshee now has a fuel rod cannon, but please, please tell me the fuel rod gun will also Finally be included in multiplayer!?! And why does the great, but extremely loudly beeping mine not go off with people walking all around and right beside it? You don’t Have to step Directly on it do you, I thought it was also proximity detonated? Oh, and could you have made a better beta? I think not! Seriously, thank you.

  • 05.23.2007 4:32 PM PDT
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I'm the GODDAMN Batman.

Since you guys can make "live" updates to the beta, anything else you guys plan on releasing?

  • 05.23.2007 4:33 PM PDT

There are those who said this day would never come, What are they to say now?

Will there be a brand new vehicles or vehicle in the beta?


NON- BETA: Will there be on line co-op in the FULL game?

  • 05.23.2007 4:34 PM PDT
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Obviously you can't tell us about the other maps that are not available in multiplayer, but how do the 3 maps we are able to play compare to the other maps we aren't? Can you at least tell us if we will be happy about a returning map or a brand new map?

P.S. Love the beta and can't wait to see the final version. Gonna be a million times better!

  • 05.23.2007 4:36 PM PDT
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Are your plans for world domination complete, and whats up with the hill being huge and gaudy?

  • 05.23.2007 4:37 PM PDT

What is RP, Are the man-cannons in Valhalla glitchy right now, or is that just lag for many people? What ranks can you achieve (corporal to sergeant to gunnery sergeant to lieutenant to captain to what?) Will more weapons/vehicles/content be released in the coming weeks? Will you at some point be able to swap support weapons for vehicle mounted weapons (exchange turret for missile pod on warthog)? Will there be a time when you can play without going into matchmaking to look around the maps at the pretty graphics/ play against people on your own xbox?

  • 05.23.2007 4:39 PM PDT
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Is there any way you could let us keep our RPs? I think it would be fairer for all because we have the experience and shouldn't own people in sept. who never played.

2. In the beta start up screen we see a much more detailed valhalla map... what gives?

  • 05.23.2007 4:39 PM PDT
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Improvements That Should Be Made:
-Relocate the in-game hud. My TV is cutting off the edges and that SERIOUSLY bugs me. if there is only one thing from this list, let it be this one.
-Better graphics (I hope thats a given)
-Mongoose a we bit harder to kill
-Communication, I find that I don't talk to people a much as I did in Halo 2 because I don't know peoples name. Sure the Number thing is a good idea, but it makes less talking. Before I would be friendly with my team and we would work good together, but now barely anybody talks. Plus it's much harder to trash talk.
-Change the sound when you talk to press up on the d-pad to talk to your team. It is soooo annoying.
-Better team chat, I hate pushing the button because I'm always afraid that I'm going to get cut off and I forget to push it and I shouldn't have to stop fighting someone so I can press the d-pad to talk to my team.
-A bit more options in the customization menu. I assume thats going to change anyways.
-Menus with less going on. The seem a bit "busy" and therefore a bit distracting. Though I do say they have some good new features.
-4 player co-op/multiplayer from one xbox 360.
-WTF is up with the MVP system? It can get soooooo frustrating sometimes.
-Loading Screen better....it's kind of boring
-Needler a tiny by weaker.
-Mongoose faster/ able to run people over with no problem.
-Pistol, with zoom
-Plasma Girnads used to be the best weapon ever but now it seems that the spike grenade has the advantage, there needs to be more balancing.
-Frag grenades need to be a bit stronger.
-Watch videos with other people in the same party.
-Maybe some more destructible terrain.
-Territories needs to be fixed a bit and explained better.
-More features in the saved films. I love that by the way.
-Fully customized controls.
-Lunging melee should be a bit longer, just a little bit though.
-Gauss hog needs to be added, but make the turret hog a bit stronger and the gauss a bit weaker. Basically more balanced.
-Plasma pistol sucks so much now it might as well be removed from the game. I like it more than the homing one though.
-HUD radar a bit too short ranged.

Ok thats all for now....Love the game, REALLY looking forward to the final release, don't rush too much. I rather get a better game a month later than a game -blam!-tier than it could have been. Remember, it's the last one....

  • 05.23.2007 4:40 PM PDT
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First off Halo 3 ROCKS!!!!!! 2 questions, can someone please explain the RP system? Why do you only get 1 point no matter if you are playing training games of actual matchmaking? Will we be seeing any other maps or playlists during the beta?


Thanks!!!

  • 05.23.2007 4:40 PM PDT
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The 3 maps that are in the Beta are great. How many more can we expect with the retail version on September 25th?

  • 05.23.2007 4:41 PM PDT
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when the beta ends will we lose the ability to watch saved films? I'd like to wait until after the beta ends to make a montage (when i have nothing better to do... i'd rather play the beta than record films onto my computer anyday) but if it's not possible to view films after June 10th I would like to know.

  • 05.23.2007 4:42 PM PDT

2B | !2B = ?

I like to sneak around the map but the following two new behaviors in Halo 3 prevent it.

1. Why do we always see the flag icon when the opposing team has the flag.? In Halo 2 it was fun to sneak the flag out of the base by not using such an obvious route.

2. I noticed when playing on Valhalla Sniping that I could easily see the names of my opponents even when the targeting reticule was not on the enemy. This makes it way to easy to spot someone at long range. Will this change for the final release?

  • 05.23.2007 4:49 PM PDT
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Even know banned halo 2 accounts can play matchmaking in halo 3 beta, will the people who have banned halo 2 accounts be able to play in the halo 3 final release's matchmaking?

  • 05.23.2007 4:51 PM PDT

Why is this beta so much fun?

  • 05.23.2007 4:56 PM PDT
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I have a question!

Is the beta the most recent build or is it an old build?

Also will the graphics in the final build be better or will they look similar?

  • 05.23.2007 4:57 PM PDT
Subject: Color-blind Mode

Will there be a different color scheme for color-blind people? The reticule coloring seems to be OK, I can tell the difference between the colors there. However, I CANNOT detect color differences on the radar. I have to assume every dot is an enemy, which gets really annoying when my teammate is walking behind me. Please say there will be a way to change the colors on, at the very least, the radar.

  • 05.23.2007 4:59 PM PDT
Subject: Beta: We're Taking Your Questions

when i view the game stats, sometimes it says "classified" under weapon of destruction.
what does that mean?
a classified weapon?
a glitch?

  • 05.23.2007 5:00 PM PDT

yo.

Why does the bomb reset so quickly on assault games? Did you guys playtest that and it seemed to work because it's almost impossible to get back to the bomb and recover it before it respawns again.

Also, even though i know you have gotten this question a million times, why does the shield door on Snowbound not allow a Spike grenade to stick? You mentioned months before the Beta that this sort of thing was possible.

  • 05.23.2007 5:02 PM PDT
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Is there any chance the names above enemy's heads will be taken away? There have been many times where I will only notice an enemy across the map because of the name on his head. Same goes for walls to. I have noticed enemies hiding in the base on Snowbound because their name showed up through the wall. Will these be taken off?

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  • 05.23.2007 5:03 PM PDT
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Why is the banshee vertical turn radius much smaller, It's much harder to stay on a hog.

  • 05.23.2007 5:03 PM PDT

yo.

Why is it that i occasionally will find 12+ games available on a certain playlist, but none of them will be "possible matches"? (Even when I am by myself in the party) Also, sometimes even when I find a game it will start to configure it and then kick me back to the first step! What gives?

  • 05.23.2007 5:04 PM PDT