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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update 5/25/07

That picture at the end makes me wanna work at Bungie. Looks like you have so much fun... ^^ Nice update btw. Surprised there wasn't any questions about the graphics and why it didn't look like GoW. Lol.

  • 05.25.2007 6:15 PM PDT

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What about "I17"?

  • 05.25.2007 6:22 PM PDT
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Man that heat map is so cool. Thanks for the update Frankie.

  • 05.25.2007 6:24 PM PDT

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|| Grimlock ||: Can we see Mister Chief riding the Mongoose in the lift in Valhalla?
A: The world may never be ready for that image.

  • 05.25.2007 6:26 PM PDT
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Thanks for answering some of the questions players have had in the questions thread.

  • 05.25.2007 6:38 PM PDT
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Thanks Frankie! Major thanks for the heatmap! Hug the guy who programmed that. Any chance we'll see any more heatmaps?

  • 05.25.2007 6:43 PM PDT
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~"The people who play Bungie games tend to sense that there's something behind the games that's attractive to them. Then they become fans of the games. And then they become rabid fans. And then they become employees of Bungie."(Life story) -Marty

Grate. They answer all the questiones except the one asked most/ the most important one.. Why aren't the graphics mind blowing yet?!

I think they are but have seen many complain that they think the graphics aren't good as they were made out to be.

Also, why is the gameplay infirior to halo 1?!

  • 05.25.2007 6:44 PM PDT
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Great update, thank you Frankie.

  • 05.25.2007 6:51 PM PDT

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Zeppelin Rules!

"A pure hand needs no glove to cover it." - Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nice hot zone stuff. I love the Halo 3 beta, it's so much fun! And lol that picture is hilarious of the master chief box suit thing.

  • 05.25.2007 7:02 PM PDT
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Will the stats get cleared and all our efforts to better ourselves be lost in the infinite abyss of the internet forever?

  • 05.25.2007 7:03 PM PDT
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GT: Greg Is So Hot

A heat-map is technically a measurement of an ATV driver being spanked (melee) by their brokeback riding partner across any given area, and at what frequency it may occur.

[Edited on 05.25.2007 7:14 PM PDT]

  • 05.25.2007 7:11 PM PDT

"The debts of meat will live on in eternia." -lukems

I'm really enjoying the unannounced tweaks to gameplay. It keeps things interesting and I will miss it in the retail version.

  • 05.25.2007 7:16 PM PDT

HHDDVVDDBVD 692 others

OK, yes, it is very true that I'm a dumb ass. I'm not denying that. However, isn't the whole point of a beta to increase the amount of users until you get someone dumb enough to try something you haven't anticipated.
Johnrap - Unofficial Dumbass of Halo 3 Beta

Nice update for my Birthday.

  • 05.25.2007 7:29 PM PDT
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PLZ! let there be fuel-rod gun in multiplayer! im sure the extremely smart people at bungie can balance it in this game. oh how cool would it be to rip off a fallen hunter's arm and carry it around like a missle pod. lol good update frankie!

  • 05.25.2007 7:40 PM PDT

Send me out with a bang...

I hope the retail game doesn’t change too drastically from the beta version. I do love it so… Can’t wait for some Wraiths and Scorpions… I hope they are as balanced as the Worthogs. Vehicles should own… I mean they are mobile weapons platforms… ya know the things you don’t want to be on the other side of.

Did I mention I love the chain gun on the Worthog. Because I do and if I didn’t I’ll make sure to say it now. I love the chain gun on the Worthog.

Anyways I’m having trouble with the banshee but I guess I’ll figure it out if I ever get the time! So busy actually trying to kill I forget to actually stop and look around and experiment. I cursed myself for not going down to the beach and checking out the water physics. I’ve taken the time to finally start looking around. Man the details are in the little things. I love how those small trees get knocked around.

Enough of my blabbering. I love the beta… simple as that. Can’t wait for campaign!

  • 05.25.2007 7:44 PM PDT
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I tried the banshee in space hting and i hit a wall wat excactly do you have to do to go into space?

  • 05.25.2007 8:04 PM PDT

Killing Spree!

Awesome Update Bungie
Quick commentary

"NJ Pelli88: Are you guys still altering weapons, especially weapons available in the public beta to meet our cries?
A: To meet your cries? Not exactly. For example, there are people who claim the Spartan Laser is impossible to use, or that the Carbine is underpowered and so on. You can’t respond to anecdotal evidence because of subjectivity – but we are seeing patterns and themes and responding to those. There will be changes to weapons that coincide with common cries, but again, we’ll be using a giant dose of instinct and math to help in this process. "

Bungie please please dont listen to these qualms. For one the carbine is OVERPOWERED not underpowered, it seems to be much better then the battle rifle as the shot rate is much faster. Also about the Spartan Laser please do not make it easier to use, thats what makes it great; the spartan laser is super powerful thus should be hard to wield. That was the problem with the sword with halo 2 , it was too easy to use and too powerful. If you make the spartan laser easier to use it will turn into the new sword. It should be a respected weapon not a noob cannon. One other suggestion not related to this is to give the mongoose some sort of turbo. This would make it equivalent to the ghost even though it has no gunner and would also make it easier to splatter fools as people wanted.

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  • 05.25.2007 8:14 PM PDT

BOOM! headshot BOOM! headshot Teabag Teabag Teabag

Stan Marsh: What's missing from the public beta that was/is available in the internal beta?
A: In short, lots of stuff. To be specific, you’re missing obvious things, like levels, weapons, VEHICLES and so on, but you’re also missing a vast swathe of functionality – some hinted at (character customization) and some explained plainly (Saved Film functionality). I would describe what you’re playing in the Beta as a small percentage of what you’ll have access to in the final game – and while we’ll obviously have lots of new maps and extra game modes, there are a few things we’re still saving as surprises.

anyone else notice that there MIGHT be a version of human banshee(look up there in caps)

  • 05.25.2007 8:23 PM PDT
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ok, so i was just wonderin if the achievements we attain in the beta, like rank and RP, will carry over to the actual game or will we have to start from scratch at a recruit and 0 RP, that would suck

  • 05.25.2007 8:35 PM PDT
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Will the voice be in the final version that says "You have lost, tied, gained the lead" ? or have the option to turn on or off?

  • 05.25.2007 8:48 PM PDT
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Posted by: Michael Morehead
Will the voice be in the final version that says "You have lost, tied, gained the lead" ? or have the option to turn on or off?


It was annoying as hell during those tense few moments before a really close game came to an end... I doubt they'll change it.

[Edited on 05.25.2007 9:12 PM PDT]

  • 05.25.2007 9:11 PM PDT
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Well this happened to me twice in the past two days i have played the beta.
How come when someone that you send an invite (before the matchmade game) can join your party and take you out of a matchmade game that you already started because that was kind of on my mind because in H2 after you started party invites were cancelled.

  • 05.25.2007 9:16 PM PDT

sweet update answered a couple of good questions

  • 05.25.2007 9:22 PM PDT
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Posted by: LegLess8851
ok here's a good one for you...why are people starting to Stand-By once more like in halo 2. i can handle a 5 second black screen. but one where i am out for a quarter of the game...

That isn't necessarily standby. It seems similar, but could very well just be a network glitch of some sort. I've been on both ends of that (in the screen and running around while everyone else is zombified) and I don't have any equipment capable of standbying, so I don't think that's it.

Posted by:Vick Sr
Grate. They answer all the questiones except the one asked most/ the most important one.. Why aren't the graphics mind blowing yet?!

Because it's a beta test, not the final product. Besides, I think they're awesome.

  • 05.25.2007 9:50 PM PDT