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Too Strange

1_ Where are the answers about halo's universe in the story (like who were the forerunners and why the prophets believe in there "great journey")????

2_Will u fix the the really low level of the annoucer's voice in multi ("double frag"...etc)?

3_WEAPONS ARE GREAT!!! DONT CHANGE THEM!!!!

[Edited on 10.03.2007 10:21 AM PDT]

  • 10.03.2007 10:20 AM PDT
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What is the square root of a moose. Also will there be a zombie section to matchmaking? And why cant you select human weapons only in options?

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  • 10.03.2007 10:20 AM PDT

Few questions.
1.) Why isnt Infection in a play list?
2.) Is there a way for me to avoid loosing exp when I loose my internet connection?
3.) Why arnt all of the armors complete? I want a full ODST armor.
4.) Is there a way that I can use the ninja armor? If not, why not?

  • 10.03.2007 10:21 AM PDT

I may have missed the feature in forge, but is there any option that will allow you to quickly re-orient an object like a turrent, so that if it falls over you can easily get it to stand up-right again?

  • 10.03.2007 10:21 AM PDT
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Why is it that sometimes the character model reverts back to the regular Mark VI armor (spartans) or Combat (elites) after the game started. I worked hard for my -blam!-! I want it displayed SON! :P Love ya Frankie.

  • 10.03.2007 10:21 AM PDT

Just sayin...

It was already asked, but I'll repeat it for emphasis: "Why can't you rewind Save Films?"

Another question:
I've noticed much more network lag with games than with Halo2 or during the beta. Voice chat in particular is very choppy. What is causing this and what is being done to fix it?

  • 10.03.2007 10:21 AM PDT
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Are you guys looking into the router/connectivity issues some people have? Even with all the appropriate settings (open NAT, the Xbox 360 ports forwarded, upnp enabled), I still can't connect to games on Xbox Live sometimes, and this only happens while matchmaking in Halo 3. Maybe it's a Thomson router software thing. I had problems connecting to my Nintendo Wii before too, but it was fixed with their last system update.

  • 10.03.2007 10:21 AM PDT

Fight The Flood

So when is Halo 4, oh and I both love and hate you guys for sending us back to square one lol. Great game keep up the win sauce!

  • 10.03.2007 10:22 AM PDT
Subject: Inviting Friends

Bungierific!

Check out my H3 Content: Creative Halo

Is there still a way to "spam" invite all online friends? Can you still send a message to all your friends at once "spam" style, as well? I can't seem to find it.

  • 10.03.2007 10:23 AM PDT
Subject: The Halo 3 Ultra Q&A
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After reading many threads, I have found several players have completed basic training and did not get the graduate achievement. Is this a glitch and will it be resolved?

  • 10.03.2007 10:23 AM PDT
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Why are there not "Ranked" and "Unraked" team/ lone wolf SWAT games???!!! I lived for that Halo 2. Also, I can't find online how to unlock this achievment below. Can you help? What is "equipment"?

"We’re in for some Chop"
Destroy an enemy vehicle with equipment in a ranked playlist or in campaign.

Thanks guys. Halo 3 is amazing by the way. Best game I have ever played and ever will play.

  • 10.03.2007 10:23 AM PDT
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Im sorry if all of these have been asked, but there are 14 pages already after all.

1. Any news on when the soundtrack could be released (a large window)?

2. Any plans on allowing campaign film clips?

3. Why can't I use the skip forward button when watching films?

4. Is there chance of an update that speeds the load times? It seems like it doesn't even use the cache for anything other than recent films.

5. Can the achievements be described a little better? ie, MVP is only in team games but it isn't mentioned in the achievement description, Marathon Man requires you to wait for the whole thing to finish, grenade stick achievement is all in one match (or so I assume).

6. Laslty, why do achievements seem to have a lot of problems? For example, I beat the 8th level on Heroic with my brother, yet it didn't give me the achievement which caused the game to think that I hadn't beaten campaign on heroic either, even though I had done both.

Again, sorry if they have been asked already. Also, if only to help encourage it to be answered:

- Is there gonna be some DLC sometime soon, like as in this year or even within the next month or two, and in what forms can we expect future DLC to be, such as new armor perms, MP maps, or even some SP levels?

  • 10.03.2007 10:23 AM PDT

I will be there when Bungie takes over the world.

Xbox Live Gamertag= Marauder 01

Is there a ranked 8v8 big team battle in our future or is unranked 6v6 all we are going to see?

Why is it that the sniper rifle is flawed, me and the team I play with all the time are finding this to become quite an annoyance. Enemys will just be standing their, we will take four body shots and their sheild won't even flicker. whats up with this?

Would it be possible to play more CTF games in btb, its seems like all we get is VIP, Assault, and territories?

Are Downloadable Armor's in our near future?

Could the missle pod please be made more powerful, ITS A MISSLE?

Are we going to see any downloadable maps that have weather affects such as rain, snow, or fog?

Can you take shotty snipers out of team slayer please????? Or maybe limit it more.

Could you add the landmine to more of the levels for example Valhalla? (like in the beta)

Last MAJOR issue I have is, somthing should be done about matchmaking. For example take into account a players skill level from other playlists, Me and my team will be playing in TS and we will be matched up with close to equal skill levels, but when u look at their highest skill its sometimes 15 to 20 points higher and we get destroyed. Is there something that can be done about this?

P.S. Thanks Bungie for the hard work on Halo 3, Im very impressed.

[Edited on 10.03.2007 2:53 PM PDT]

  • 10.03.2007 10:23 AM PDT
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Why can I only choose certain weapons as primary starting weapons in my gametype options? For example I can't set Sentinel Beams as the Primary weapons.

Why are the achievements all in ranked FFA matches? Why not Ranked Team matches?

Why does the Juggernaut start the round with base player weapons instead of the Juggernaut primary weapon? You have to kill the Juggernaut before he respawns with the correct weapon.


Is there any remote chance we'll get anti-aliasing, or at least an option to turn it on in the future?

[Edited on 10.03.2007 10:25 AM PDT]

  • 10.03.2007 10:23 AM PDT

"Oh noes your BULLET SPAMMING me with your assault rifle"

---High Commander Frogger
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is the webmaster back yet?

  • 10.03.2007 10:24 AM PDT
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why does the spartan laser pass trough walls???

  • 10.03.2007 10:24 AM PDT
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first a disclaimer: I was too lazy to read all the replies, so I agree it IS entirely fair that you find yourselves too lazy to answer my questions, but that's for you to decide.

1.) Will we be seeing new maps (remakes of Blood Gulch - not coagulation, Sidewinder, Halo PC maps, etc) in the form of big updates (5 or more maps at once) or smaller but more steady DLC like 1 map, 2 months later another 2 maps, and so on?

2.) Was a fight against the gravemind supposed to be in the single-player campaign but was cut for one reason or another? Just seems like guilty spark was a very anti-climatic fight for Finishing the Fight, but would have worked if you had already had the climatic fight.

3.) What is up with the faces of the human characters?

  • 10.03.2007 10:24 AM PDT
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When is Luke going to make good on those steak dinners I'm owed?

  • 10.03.2007 10:24 AM PDT
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Posted by: Guyver45
Is it true that the Flaming Head and Ninja Recon helmet is for Bungie only?

Bungie said that the flaming head is an option for custom games.

The Hayabusa helmet is not for Bungie only, as I happen to be wearing it.

  • 10.03.2007 10:25 AM PDT
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After previewing my service record, I noticed a new medal, "Steaktacular". My questions are where and how do I cash in such an offer? Does Luke come to my house to prepare the steak? Will it be a quality Omaha Steak, or the King Kullen 3 day old "Manager's Special" chuck steak? How will my steak dinner be prepared and seasoned?

Thank You

  • 10.03.2007 10:25 AM PDT

Finally playing Halo Reach!

Excellent game! Best game ever even! I read through the EVER-GROWING thread and several of my questions were asked, I did not see these asked however.

1) Could we get armor permutations to purchase in Marketplace rather than having to be awesome to unlock it? Some of us are not experts at multiplayer but would like the armor permutations for Machinima. (May have been asked).

2) Will there be downloadable Campaign levels?

3) If I play Campaign levels offline, how can I get the stats to upload when I connect to Live?

4) Last but not least, as I do not play multiplayer, I cannot get some of the Achievements. I would like all achievements to have a Campaign/Multiplayer version so people that only play Campaign could get all Achievements.

  • 10.03.2007 10:25 AM PDT
Subject: AVERT EYES IF NOT FINISHED CAMPAIGN

Here, go to this website and get your Halo clips recorded in HD for free.

http://sites.google.com/site/holdrbtomorph/

Yeah, this far back, the fellas won't even want to look at my questions.

Any bugs not found in any of the previous builds that make it to the final product...if they harmed gameplay in any way(like the button combos in H2) will they be taken care of/eliminated in the next update(if there are any)??

Why is it that whenever I get beat down in multiplayer, my body goes flying into the stratosphere?? I mean, come on, that's humiliating!!!

Why is it so damn near impossible to get weapons and stuff placed correctly in Forge? lol

You guys tried Game Fuel?

Will there be an eventual update that will let us rewind and chapter browse in Campaign when it comes to Saved Films? Please tell me there will be.

Even with Iron off, death pays a heavy price...is there any way we(or you) could shorten the loading times between mistakes??

What gives with Cowbell/Sputnik? Only empty vehicles and such get affected by this, the best of skulls? POR QUE???

Is intercourse with The Arbiter possible?? 'Cause I want that ass NOW!

Is there any reason why you chose to classify non-headshots with snipers as just kills? Make us all look bad?

Sometimes, when going through multiplayer Saved Films(especially Clips), sometimes the announcer's voice is somehow taken out of the video, and you can't hear that sweet "Overkill" sound. Other than ending the film and starting all over, what can we do to fix that problem in-game??

I guess that's all the questions I have.

Best game ever, love you guys.

  • 10.03.2007 10:25 AM PDT
Subject: The Halo 3 Ultra Q&A
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in halo 3 at the end when you freeze the master chief is that a setup for a series of games involving him but not the halos?

  • 10.03.2007 10:25 AM PDT

Goonies Never Say Die!

Can the Trip Mine be added back into Valhalla and replace the Energy Drainer? Or at least make one available somewhere throughout the map because Valhalla is a big map that encourages the use of vehicles.

Also like everyone else has mentioned the whole rewinding of saved films using the left trigger is a much needed function.

Oh and less Shotty/Snipers in Team Slayer.

One more thing, can we get some of them sweet mudd-flaps for the Warthog that say "Back-Off" and have a picture of Yosemite Sam.

  • 10.03.2007 10:25 AM PDT

If there's one thing I have learned in working with you, it's that there is always margin for error.
- RvB, Simmons to Griff.

My questions:

Why is the worthog so darn slow? It seems really toned down from H2, Why?

Why is the monitor fight so lame? I never got hit by his lazer and it only took like 4 splazer blasts to kill him. I was hoping for some epic battle with him because we have known him for so long. I wanted him to go out with a bang, but it was more like a pop. There were not even any sentinals around to distract you.

What is up with the lag in getting my stats uploaded to Bnet? I know you guys have commented on this and said there will be some lag with all the people, but this is rediculous. I t has been 3 days since I have reached Sergent in the game and it still says that I am a grade 2 Corporal at the top of my profile, but when I click to go to the ratings history it says I have reached Sergent and that update only happened a day ago.

How many steak dinners does Luke owe total? He owes me 2.

  • 10.03.2007 10:25 AM PDT