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I think this was asked already, but where's the M6G pistol? I wanted to try that out. Or will it be in the final game?

  • 05.23.2007 7:20 PM PDT
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Posted by: Tha Goya Man
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


Can you please not listen to this kid at all?

  • 05.23.2007 7:20 PM PDT
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two last question

nothing, and i mean nothing can beat the adrenaline that pumps through your body when you escape with the warthog in the last level of halo 1, specially when you have to make a run for your life to get to the final ship and leave the damn halo, halo 2 didnt come close to being near as good as that ending, how in the hell are you going to match that in halo 3, huh bungie? good luck?!?!

can you please make that sweet plasma rocket launcher or whatever that green gun that shot explosives in halo 2 be playable in multiplayer for halo 3

why the hell arent the question from this stupid azz thread being answered like the feg said they were going to be?

  • 05.23.2007 7:21 PM PDT

What's up with the four corners of my HUD getting partially cut off? I love the new curved looked of the HUD, which adds to the realism of looking through a Spartan visor, but when all four corners are partially cut off, it detracts from the overall look and feel of it. I don't have this problem with other games. Is this something that will / can be fixed in the final game?

[Edited on 05.23.2007 7:26 PM PDT]

  • 05.23.2007 7:26 PM PDT

Posted by: The_Box
Posted by: Tha Goya Man
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


Can you please not listen to this kid at all?

I agree with his last question, but personally I won't be understanding if the graphics arn't at LEAST Gear's quality at release. Come on! This is Bungie and MS working on HALO 3 for crying out loud!

  • 05.23.2007 7:34 PM PDT
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I can't listen to music while I play the beta. Will I be able to listen to music while I play Halo 3 online in the full game?

  • 05.23.2007 7:36 PM PDT
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Will Halo3 support the option to run the game in 16:9 on a 1280x1024 LCD monitor (5:4)? 16:9 looks way better, and Microsoft probably wont fix the VGA resolution problems.

  • 05.23.2007 7:37 PM PDT
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-Has Bungie considered removing the Energy Sword from Multiplayer as a whole? I do think that the beta is a perfect indication of how the noob lunging Sword has caused matches to be less tense and less likely to be turned over so quickly.

-How big of an improvement visually can we expect the final game to be Multiplayer wise?

  • 05.23.2007 7:37 PM PDT
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I don't know if this has been asked yet (I didn't want to read 32 pages of posts to ask one question), but:
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re there going to be 'user mapable' controls? If not, PLEASE.... PLEASE bring back Jumpy buttons (from Halo CE). I understand that there are issues with dual weilding... but this is the only button set that 'Southpaw players' (my wife) can jump forward... Think about it, if you are using the right analog stick to move forward... how are you supposed to continue walking forward while you push 'A'?! You can't, unless you completely remove your left hand from the controler, and use your index finger to push the 'A' button. Seriously... try it. You'll see what I'm talking about.

User defined buttons would be AWESOME, but if not... JUMPY controls are a MUST!!!!! For the sake of my gameplay.......

  • 05.23.2007 7:40 PM PDT
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Not sure if this has been asked since I haven't read any of the topic but I'm askin it anyway since it's important to me.

Will the final game have an option that will allow you to talk to your entire team without pressing a button?

I hope the answer is yes. This is one of the most annoying features of the game.

  • 05.23.2007 7:42 PM PDT
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hopefully this gets answered.........

- where's the sword and pistol?
- where's the brute ghost, gauss hog, and tanks?
- will the gravity hammer be a useable weapon?????
- will there be any big visual improvements from now to the final game?

thank you

  • 05.23.2007 7:42 PM PDT
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I'm an Intensive- Care bear

Why did you take out the half circle as a background?...now I'm sad

  • 05.23.2007 7:46 PM PDT

BuffStuff

Wrong.... Cause I have seen games where someone with less kills, assists, scores, K/D spread, medals, and more deaths, got MVP over someone that accually deserved it....

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Since this is the "last Halo" of its kind I have a suggestion or a request. PLEASE go all out in this one, meaning every map ever made!! You don't have to come out with them up front you could even make it a download later but as long as they come out that would be great!! Now for my question, what is the big deal and secret that was held for so long with the X button? It doesn't seem that great to me. Don't get me wrong the items you use with the X button are great!!! But I thought it was going to be something insane!!! Are you going to have more/better items to use at launch?? One more thing I don't understand. The spike grenade and plasma both stick to opponents when you throw them, why not be able to tag someone with it as well???? That would be an amazing feature if you ask me!!!! AND what about a run option??????? That is actually what I thought the X button was going to be used for!! I hope you take some of these things into conisderation and even write me back on them because I am interested in hearing what you have to say!! After all, Halo IS and ALWAYS WILL BE THE G.O.A.T OF FPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for your time!

  • 05.23.2007 7:49 PM PDT

BuffStuff

I know this aint a question... But please bring back the icons over the head instead of the letter/2 number code... I find it alot easier to call out to a buddy of mine by seein the icon... and when your teamate is far away its hard to read the letters.... how about having the icon with small letters underneith so you get both

  • 05.23.2007 7:49 PM PDT
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how do I lock on with the rockets? When a vehicle goes by and you have the cannon from under the base in valhalla it lights up and makes a noise. Is it locking on? how does the melee work? If the other player presses the button first the get the beat down? does jumping towrd the person help with a melee kill. are there one hit melee kills? I melee someone and they don't die , Is that normal? Do you have to head shot to get a one hit sniper kill. How many shots in the head with a battle riffle from a distance to kill someone. what are the distance limits on weapons. ie can I head shot from the base to the hill in valhalla and actually get a kill. Do bullets drop like in real life?

  • 05.23.2007 7:49 PM PDT
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You SHOT ME! bastard

How come when I die I end up in teh loading screen, then get kicked out to mt own loddy after teh games ends. I never respone. I did the utility resest and it still does it. I am lost PLEASE HELP ME! I realy want to play, but for some reason I can't play the beta. All other XBL games work fine. please help me.......... )-:

  • 05.23.2007 7:52 PM PDT

Posted by: L2P K1LL3R 1C3
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.


Yes. Bungie has announced that with the Save Films feature in the retail game, you will be able to manipulate time, take the viewpoint of a different player, and upload only clips to fileshare (should save a lot of space!)

Posted by: AR SPARTAN 119
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


I dont know about the shotgun, but here's how RP works.

Win Game - 1 RP
Lose Game - 0 RP
Quit Game/Lag Out - Loss of 2 RP


Now, as far as the ranks:
1 RP: Recruit, Hollow Diamond.
3 RP: Apprentice, Hollow Diamond with small diamond inside
5 RP: Private, 1 stripe
10 RP: Corporal, 2 stripes
15 RP: Corporal Grade 2: 2 Stripes with dot underneath
20 RP: Sergeant, 3 stripes
30 RP: Sergeant Grade 2: 3 stripes with dot underneath
40 RP: Sergeant Grade 3: 3 Stripes, 2 dots
50 RP: Gunnery Sergeant, 4 stripes
75 RP: Gunnery Sergeant Grade 2, 4 stripes 1 dot.
100 RP: Gunnery Sergeant Grade 3, 4 stripes 2 dots
125 RP: Gunnery Sergeant Grade 4, 4 stripes 3 dots.

This concludes the enlisted ranks. The following are officer ranks. Each officer rank requires a certain minimum highest skill depending on the rank.
There is some overlap. You will get the best rank, so for instance if you have 10 skill in any playlist, you will skip Gunnery 3, and go to Lieutenant.

Lieutenant: Min skill 10
100 RP: Silver rectangle with diamond cut out of middle.
125 RP: Grade 2, Same with silver line underneath.
150 RP: Grade 3, Same, but two lines underneath.

Captain, Min skill 20
150: Same as Lieutenant G1, but has two rectangles side-by-side
175: G2, Has a silver line underneath.
200: G3, two silver lines underneath

Major, min skill 30
200: Silver Star
300, G2, Star with line underneath
?: G3, Star with two lives

Commander, min skill 40.
300: Two stars, vertical. Other grades likely, but unknown.

The following have unknown skill and RP requirements. Only the rank name and G1 picture is known.

Colonel, 3 stars
General, 4 stars.

Posted by: bloodofquake
CUSTOM GAMES WHY NOT?? CUSTOM GAMES PLEASE


The beta is to test netcode and matchmaking. Custom, SysLink and Local games are disabled to encourage use of MM. You can still kind of do one. Get six people in your party and do Rumble Training, or 12 and do Big Team.

Custom, System Link, and Local will all of course be available on Sept. 25

  • 05.23.2007 7:54 PM PDT
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WHY CAN PEOPLE GET OUT OF THE H3 MAPS IT SUCKS WHEN THOSE MAGOTTS RUN.


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  • 05.23.2007 7:54 PM PDT

Why has the auto-aim been toned down? Why is the Sniper Rifle slower? Why has the plasma pistol homing capability been toned down? Why are there no new emblems?

  • 05.23.2007 7:57 PM PDT
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While in a game and players on the other team quit our team will go to the Uploading Game screen (Or what would be compared to Halo 2 blue screen) but, we never seem to come back to the game. We always go back to the lobby. I'm hoping these are some of the problems that you guys are wanting to see so you can resolve them before launch.

  • 05.23.2007 7:58 PM PDT

Piss me off, and become one of my stats...

The whole idea of one win = 1 RP is not true, I have won my share of games and I dont notice an increase in RP with every win or every MVP. The MVP is another issue I would like an answer on. The whole concept of awarding the player that contributes the most to the team is great, but the system is flawed. I recently had a match where I had the most kills and medals, and the entire opposition decided to quit. But then the system awarded the MVP to a member on the opposite team, who incidently only had 20% of my kills. I want to know what the actual criteria is for MVP and RP.

  • 05.23.2007 7:58 PM PDT
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is there any chance you would let us have a go at the custom games?

Could we at least play with or friends like system link or split screen?

  • 05.23.2007 7:59 PM PDT

Is the beta graphically toned down to allot for a smaller file size. The game looks sweet but there has to be more. Also I think the water would look cooler if it had a more level standing state, this would make ripples and splashes much more noticeable.

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  • 05.23.2007 8:00 PM PDT
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Were is the sword?
Why dont plasmas kill a wart hog in 1 hit?
Why is it so hard to splatter people?
Why is the needler so good and fast at killing people? (it is kind of cheap)
Where is the pistol?
Does the warthog have a guass vertion still?
Why did they change the BR so much?
How do you get to play odd ball?
How does ranking work?

  • 05.23.2007 8:02 PM PDT