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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update 5/25/07
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Thanks Bungie for letting us play in the Beta. I am having a blast!

  • 05.26.2007 7:53 AM PDT

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit,
Wisdom is knowing not to put it into a fruit salad.


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I wish I had the beta.....sucks that I don't but I enjoy reading about it. That heat map thing was pretty sweet. Its a good idea to do sumthing like that to judge if The map is boring or if its not. It shows that bungie is doing everything in their power to ensure us a better playing experience. THANKS BUNGIE!!!! That was the most corny and panzie thing I have ever said but its true....I could have worded it better. Oh well. I can't wait til the real game comes out. I'm preordering it. That way I know I will get it the day it comes out.

  • 05.26.2007 8:24 AM PDT
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cool

  • 05.26.2007 8:57 AM PDT
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Nice update. I'd like to see a heat map for the Beta games, but we can't all be that lucky.

  • 05.26.2007 9:04 AM PDT
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The halo3 beta is a lot better than halo2; that's what I think though, But i find that it's too easy to get a lvl 50. I'm already lvl 50 in rumble pit, with barely any ;losses.

  • 05.26.2007 9:39 AM PDT
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Posted by: Jimmy PoGo GB
Posted by: xXSycomunkeeXx
For the people that want to delevel, hy not just have a reset rank option? this will get rid of a lot of the betrayals, quitting, and lack of effort when some of those @$$ clowns join your game.


Because that would be unfair on the "real" level 1's that would be spanked by people who are really a higher level. The system of matchmaking is to match you up with people with a similar skill level to your own or your teams.

People that need to de-level to win some games in my eyes are pathetic. Play some competitive games with people your own skill for crying out loud and if you dont want a ranked match we will now have social and custom lists.

In my eyes deleveling is cheating.....period. It should result in a ban from matchmaking

This wasnt a dig at you btw, just delevelers in general.


I can understand what your saying but most people (me included) de leveled because once ure rank got into the 30's every other game you would be playing against modders... it was REALLY annoying. so most people just deleveled so they could actually play the game... if bungie can figure out a way to get rid of modders for good then i gaurentee you there would be a lot less delevelers.

  • 05.26.2007 10:01 AM PDT
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Strangely, while you do block the name "A-55", you don't block "I-69", "U-69", etc. etc. etc. I never got that. Any particular reason why?

  • 05.26.2007 10:02 AM PDT
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the heat maps are cool! can we have more? and I'm a little disapointed that I wont be able to save my saved films after the beta is over, it would give me something Halo related to do till september, oh yah, Halo 2 still exists! I cant wait to rub it in peoples faces that I played the beta, and they didn't! though I'm a little woried that I'll suck at Halo 2 becuase I'm so use to the Halo 3 controls.

  • 05.26.2007 10:40 AM PDT
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Posted by: Chromium
Strangely, while you do block the name "A-55", you don't block "I-69", "U-69", etc. etc. etc. I never got that. Any particular reason why?


Maybe they've never 69ed.

  • 05.26.2007 10:43 AM PDT
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when i tried P00 it said it was reserved

  • 05.26.2007 11:35 AM PDT

Posted by: Maniak
Ya same here i called Xbox Support and i got some indian dude who told me to wait a few hours then turn my xbox back on, the thought of no xbox for over an hour was proposterous, I then proceded to call him foul words and throw the phone

I17 is master cheifs tag we cant have that!

  • 05.26.2007 11:49 AM PDT
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Fantastic stuff - Can't wait till September 25th for us mere mortals to play the real thing

  • 05.26.2007 12:08 PM PDT

-blam!- happens

MUQB99: What is being done to deter dropping?
A: In addition to a penalty to a player’s RP, there’s all sorts of ways we’re tracking the reliability of players’ host. The system will separate the wheat from the chaff and those caught manipulating hosts (and we will catch you) will have glorious punitive measures taken against them – the kind of punitive measures that we laugh about over mead and meat.

what about lag outs!?!?!?!

  • 05.26.2007 12:22 PM PDT

i've splattered someone with the mongoose, saved the film too if you want to see it!

  • 05.26.2007 12:32 PM PDT
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"so we’re answering the ones we can right now" what does that mean exactly,are some of the questions too deep? will every1 who asked on that forum get their questions answered?

  • 05.26.2007 12:47 PM PDT
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I found a scorpion in vallahala
first i jump really high then it was behind a rock!!!!!!!!!!!!
and i got film.
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  • 05.26.2007 1:02 PM PDT
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I think that the hog is way too powerful, even direct hits with the laser dont always kill it

  • 05.26.2007 1:35 PM PDT
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From the Q&A page:
Posted by: Elessar: Q. How's campaign coming along?
A: Campaign’s coming along a treat.


Hmm... either They are hinting at a Campaign Treat for the Beta finale, or that was just a typo...

Any thoughts?

  • 05.26.2007 1:40 PM PDT
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I respect your opinion, I'm probably just going to disagree with it.

The Banshee is mentioned in the update.. Why am I yet to see this Banshee?! I didn't even know it was in the Beta at all.

And as for saying the Campaign is coming along a treat, thats just a way of saying th Campaign is coming along well. Like saying 'Hell, that thing works a treat!'

And, of course, the most important issue, is there going to be a special Diaboy medal?

[Edited on 05.26.2007 3:31 PM PDT]

  • 05.26.2007 3:30 PM PDT
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go to youtube, and try to find halo 3 leaked footage of the new halo 3 zanzibar name: the last resort, its awesome

  • 05.26.2007 3:37 PM PDT
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Posted by: Killer44545
go to youtube, and try to find halo 3 leaked footage of the new halo 3 zanzibar name: the last resort, its awesome


we all did that a month ago... when it was leaked...

  • 05.26.2007 5:39 PM PDT

I reckon the heat map will make it a lot better to be able to spawn ad not get killed in the first 3 seconds

  • 05.26.2007 5:49 PM PDT
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Posted by: TbR GuN iT
The halo3 beta is a lot better than halo2; that's what I think though, But i find that it's too easy to get a lvl 50. I'm already lvl 50 in rumble pit, with barely any ;losses.


Nice hard to believe you barely lost any with the oddball and stuff

  • 05.26.2007 6:12 PM PDT

I work here: Sound Devices, LLC. We make bad-ass field audio gear, and you think that's awesome. My messy desk (With work-related items on the computer screen).

One does not simply grenade jump into Mordor...

Posted by: AshofPompei
I wouldn't mind seeing a heat map of snowbound. I'm curious to the "temperature" of deaths at the shield doors.
That would be neat. That data was one of the most interesting things I've seen in the context of data analysis for the game. I would love to have an inside look at how they gather data, what data they gather, and what they use it for; Mainly just because I'm computer geek with a data/halo fetish.

Anyway: Thanks for the update. It was really nice of you guys to take the time out of your working day to answer all those questions. :)

[Edited on 05.26.2007 6:28 PM PDT]

  • 05.26.2007 6:26 PM PDT

I work here: Sound Devices, LLC. We make bad-ass field audio gear, and you think that's awesome. My messy desk (With work-related items on the computer screen).

One does not simply grenade jump into Mordor...

Posted by: Nex Est Salus
From the Q&A page:
Posted by: Elessar: Q. How's campaign coming along?
A: Campaign’s coming along a treat.


Hmm... either They are hinting at a Campaign Treat for the Beta finale, or that was just a typo...

Any thoughts?
It's just an expression. It means it's coming along very well...

  • 05.26.2007 6:28 PM PDT