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Wll we be able to record certain clips of the movie for our friends to see? I think that would be a sweet feature much like the one in burnout revenge so we can share the parts that made us go crazy.

  • 05.23.2007 6:44 PM PDT

Here’s what Luke had to say about the differences in treatment between the Spartans and Elites in Reach:

“Instead of piece-by-piece customization like the Spartans, Elite customization is a full model swap with models selected from the various Elite classes appearing throughout the Campaign. There are all kinds of reasons for this, not the least of which is our continued emphasis on the Spartan as your identity in Reach.”

Is the final product going to have more significant changes since Halo 2? I've played the beta, and BTB slayer on Valhalla feels like Gulc Wars on coagulation with no tank. Cmon now, you have to have something to spice it up.

  • 05.23.2007 6:45 PM PDT

Even enemies can show respect.

2 Questions:

1)Why is the warthog so powerful now?

It takes more than 2 sticks with a grenade, the spartan lasers only kill the driver most the time and even with the trip mine, there's no way to stop it because the gunner mows you down before you can even throw it. If anything, one grenade should at least flip it.

2)What's the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything?

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  • 05.23.2007 6:46 PM PDT
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Only the gods with no souls shall have mercy for you and your so called clan. Till then your men will die till then your woman will cry, till then I will be victorious.

Sometimes the bubble shield will show up and sometimes it wont. I've been caught many times trying to kill someone who is in protection of the shield but i couldn't see it. I also Don't like how sniper and rocket games are reduced to 25 kills it seems like you just start getting into it and then its game over. I see a lot of people complaining that it would suck if the rank was reset for halo 3 the game where i on the other hand would think it to be crazy to even consider it, based on the fact that this isn't even a final product its a test of a beta version. Plus it also seems like ranking up is way to easy which i hope is just for the beta. Other then that i love the new feel of the game. I love how its Halo but its different from the first two. Many people i play with love the feel and love the fact that you have to adapt to new play. One more thing is that the mongoose is very weak and almost feels useless to drive unless transporting a flag or bomb. It is really fast and fun but for slayer it almost seems useless I would like to see possibly ghost replacements for the mongoose on slayer games or maybe the mongoose can take a little more firepower during slayer games:)

  • 05.23.2007 6:49 PM PDT
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What is the issue with the MVP? I have never seen it be accurate once yet, it seems it gives it to the best of the worst?

  • 05.23.2007 6:50 PM PDT
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how high does the ranking system go to? also i saw some guy shining the light to the shotgun on a wall is there a way to turn that on? and how does the rp work as to how much does it take to get to the next level and what is the highest level? thanks

  • 05.23.2007 6:51 PM PDT
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Why do guys always disrespect my lady friends in the com channels? "Girls don't play Halo" or "How big is your wang?" is what we first hear, which is then followed by either flirting or -blam!- harassment. Tis annoying, yet funny to see the dudes flirting in the microphones, yet not moving in game.

  • 05.23.2007 6:51 PM PDT

THANKS BUNGIE, I LEARN MY LESSON

CUSTOM GAMES WHY NOT?? CUSTOM GAMES PLEASE

  • 05.23.2007 6:52 PM PDT
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Posted by: torgo
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.


you dont know how much i agree with you, When i was playing halo 2, i had it on Vertical Splitscreen on accident, and me and my friend ended up doing pretty good.

  • 05.23.2007 6:53 PM PDT
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If you HAVENT read the books, spartans were trained there ENTIRE LIFE, they are EXTREMLY strong, fast, accurate, and smart, so do remember, Master Cheif aint just a dude in a suit, he is friggin SUPER MAN IN A SUIT!! He SHOULD be able to launch grenades like a cannon, survive the hit of a 4 wheeler (hell, WE can do that, we just get hurt REALLY bad, but he is in a supersuit)...and PLEASE NO HEALTH BARS sheesh, 12 on 12 multy would be kinda cool, but would need big maps made just for it :( Deep custimization would be awesome, Banshee DEFINATLY needs to be brought back as before, because more power weapons than EVER, No exploding body parts,, thats just NOT halo, but destructable enviroment would be awesome...to a certain extent, The Texture of the rocks, and walls on (like the cliff walls) look like the ones in Halo 2, hell, even Halo1, could use a small impovement, foot prints in snow would be pretty fly, but not too dark or noticably, just slightly, not sometihng eyecatching, but just small things like that makes games look fine, MY money is on Captain Keyes (yes, the white captain from halo 1) Is/should be the final boss, because he got turned into a flood, i bet he is a super flood boss or somthing (that would be SOOOO awesome) I hope BTB doesnt lag as much in the final game it would be cool if you could shoot pistol or somethin(if you have one) while driving mongoose, I LOVED The end sequence in Halo, It was SOOO awesome, the boss was alright in halo 2, but nothing beats the andreline pumping, ultra hard,ultra awesome run to the end, that ONLY halo has produced so far :D GOOD LUCK BUNGIE




p.s. Correct me if im wrong, but y does it seem like this thread is all questions, and still no answers :P

  • 05.23.2007 6:55 PM PDT

I'm probably twice your age, punk!

Oh, and say hi to your Mom.

When comparing Halo 2 and the H3 beta, the movement and responsiveness seems slower in the beta. I somtimes feel like I'm moving through molasses. Am I imagining this or is it actually slower?

I don't know if this affects everyone but it seems to take a long time to find a match, especially for ranked games. Even when there are several thousand people playing the playlist, I've had to wait 4 or 5 minutes numerous times before being placed in a match. Is this a problem on my end, or does it take longer than what was typical for Halo 2 (15 - 20 seconds usually)?

Thanks.

  • 05.23.2007 6:56 PM PDT
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One more thing. Bungie stated that the visor on Master Chief is self reflecting. In the Beta, it doesn't reflect at all...whats up with that!?

  • 05.23.2007 6:57 PM PDT
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i disagree 100% vertical split screen is the worse thing they could of ever done, you cant see jack lookinng left and right. the only way split screen should be is horizontal, i hated how when i had my original xbox set to widescreen i got stupid vertical splitscreen and it drove me insane. but i do hope it takes up the whole screen

  • 05.23.2007 6:59 PM PDT
Subject: Beta: We're Taking Your Questions

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

I'm curious as to what improvments in preformance the disc will provide in terms of framerate, freeze-ups, etc., over a Marketplace download (Beta).

  • 05.23.2007 7:00 PM PDT
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so far halo 3 looks awesome

Questions:

-Is the needler going to be toned down and will we be able to dual wield it?
-can you guys please bring back the pistol from h2, not from halo1 (too powerful)
-i would like to see all the maps from both h2 and h1 but not gonna happen, but atleast bring back a remake of lockout
-is it possible to bring back all the weapons from halo 2 and some from other new ones as well, cuz you know, a shooter is only as good as it's guns, and so far its pretty damn good!!!
-make the campaign super long, lol
-PLEASE, make the X button have the same functions as it has in halo 2
-missle pods suck, bring back the lock on feature to the rocket launcher
- if you make the graphics look like gears of wars graphics, i would love you even more bungie, but if you can't, thats understandable

chea

  • 05.23.2007 7:01 PM PDT
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why does seem like i have to aim lower than i should to get a head shot with the sniper?

  • 05.23.2007 7:02 PM PDT
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Regarding the saved games (the theatre ting). Are you able to switch between viewpoints, i.e. 3rd person view, cinematic view, view from a different player point of view, etc. while you watch a saved game? If so, how and if not, is this kind of feature being worked on?
I really love the "save game" feature the way it is, but I think just being able to see the game as it was played from different viewpoints would be awesome.

  • 05.23.2007 7:04 PM PDT
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2 more questions

- If your mother was pregnant and gave birth to you, why are you still living?

-If your father is your wife's third coursin's step nephew's great son, what the hell does that make you?...Huh

  • 05.23.2007 7:06 PM PDT
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Serious ???s about the changes. Also I met a guy on xbox live and he keeps claiming to have the game because he is related to a guy who works at Bungie. Is this possible? (I really don't believe him)

  • 05.23.2007 7:06 PM PDT
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i have a question, what is the deal with seeing the enemy and teamates through rocks and walls, if your at a real high location? for example valhalla when standing on the top of the base.

  • 05.23.2007 7:11 PM PDT
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Why are there over 30 pages of questions, and almost no answers? What a disappointing thread :(

  • 05.23.2007 7:12 PM PDT
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Weapons, grenades, melee, and vehicle kills are pretty straight-forward on how you get those kills. What qualifies as an "other" kill?

  • 05.23.2007 7:16 PM PDT
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Posted by: TriforceGuard
2 Questions:

1)Why is the warthog so powerful now?

It takes more than 2 sticks with a grenade, the spartan lasers only kill the driver most the time and even with the trip mine, there's no way to stop it because the gunner mows you down before you can even throw it. If anything, one grenade should at least flip it.

2)What's the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything?


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  • 05.23.2007 7:18 PM PDT
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Will you please lower the warthog's durability and gunner power? For the love God.

  • 05.23.2007 7:18 PM PDT

Why are the Halo 3 Beta graphics SO BAD?

  • 05.23.2007 7:19 PM PDT