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Subject: The Halo 3 Ultra Q&A

Is the so called Katana Armor Real? The armor people are saying that you have to have all acheivements and Skulls to get?


And Is the Spring 08 mappack Rumor True??

  • 10.03.2007 1:19 PM PDT
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Im Very happy with halo3 as far as being fun, and forge is great fun but my question is why do beat downs do more than the beta, i personaly liked the beta more because there wasnt so much damage with beat downs... will there be a patch? i hope so.. and not too big of a deal like some one else said the AR has to much range and BR is worthless unless you are far far away (so why not use a sniper) but other wise good job with the online Co-op and forge. :P

  • 10.03.2007 1:19 PM PDT

Sorry if this has already been asked....But what is going on with the "Disc Unreadable" error? Because I'm really wishing I could finish the fight and can't...And I can't afford a new 360...

  • 10.03.2007 1:19 PM PDT
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Chemical Weapon!

posted by:Achronos
Less self-righteous posturing and ad hominem attacks will keep this thread open and its participants' posting privileges retained.

can you change in a patch the limitedness on forge. i would really like to see every weapon on every map (i understand why not every vehicle on every map, i dont think a scorpion on epitaph would work) but i think we should have every weapon

and why did you make it like that in the first place?

  • 10.03.2007 1:19 PM PDT
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This has been asked probably a thousand times but here goes................

Please, for the love of god remove push to talk entirely from the game!

  • 10.03.2007 1:19 PM PDT
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R u going to change the game types around? Like put shotty snipes in its own category like H2. Wen will new maps be able oplay on?? Maybe Midship??

  • 10.03.2007 1:20 PM PDT
Subject: The Halo 3 Ultra Q&A

I love music, and I want to learn all of the Halo Trilogy music. Please! Give me the sheet music!

Will Halo 3 EVER come to PC? If so, will it be ported by bungie or some other company?

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  • 10.03.2007 1:20 PM PDT
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All of my questions are plot-oriented, and relate to Halo 2 and 3 because, well, they're the same story arc.

1. In Halo 2, Cortana decides to stay behind to destroy Delta Halo by detonating In Amber Clad/High Charity in the event that the ring is activated. When Miranda is forced by Tartarus to activate the ring, why doesn't Cortana sense that the Halo is charging up/priming to fire, and detonate In Amber Clad/High Charity? She should have done it right then and there, as she had know way of knowing that the Arbiter and Miranda would be able to stop the firing at the last possible moment.

2. Also, in Halo 2 Johnson and Miranda are both witness to the fact that the Covenant need humans/Reclaimers to activate the rings. So in Halo 3, when Truth and the Covenant fleet enter the portal above the ruins of New Mombasa to go to the Ark, why does the UNSC follow? Given that there are two witnesses that know humans/Reclaimers are required, why would they put themselves in danger of being abducted and forced to activate the Halo network? They should've known that the Covenant can't do anything without them, and that they should just stay home and fight the flood.

3. Lastly, at the end of Halo 3, I'm assuming that the hangar section of Forward Unto Dawn did not make it through the portal to return to Earth. Thus, the Chief and Cortana are still on the outer rim of the Milky Way galaxy, and still within the kill-radius of the new Halo. So how did the Chief survive the activation of the ring? Did the ring actually fire, or did it simply blow up, thus destroying the flood?

Other than these nagging quetions, I love the fiction you guys have created. Keep it up.

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Listen you guys are driving me friggin crazy with the legendary ending. Yea i love bungie and there cryptic messages and hidden secrets and subliminal messages. Is there going to be another game with master chief. and if so is the planet in the background onyx or marathon. is MC gonna meet up with the rest of the spartans or is he the mysterious stranger that emerges from the cryo tube in the beggining of marathon? either way i think it would be sweet. a Marathon remake or a storyline on onyx. by the way i have a theory on the whole ship split in half. its one of my recent posts. id be glad if you could read it and at least give me a tidbit of info if its right.

  • 10.03.2007 1:21 PM PDT
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-How come I never see Epitaph in team slayer? Or any ranked playlist for that matter? Is it even a real map or did I dream it? I have yet to play this map.

-Why is it so easy to level up? I got to level 46 two days ago. I like a challenge. I don't want to be at level 50 in one week.

-Why isn't there a seperate playlist for shotty snipers? Will there be more ranked playlists coming soon? Knowing you guys, there will be plenty, so donm't answer this one.

-My two friends and I try to play team objective together. We are levels 22, 21, and 11. I realize the level difference might be a problem but it's impossible to get in a match together. What gives?

Thanks and I love Halo 3 and everything you guys have done with the game.

  • 10.03.2007 1:21 PM PDT

Believe.

How exactly do the military ranking and the numerical playlist ranking correlate? Is it combined, or what does it do? And what does experience mean? I'm a little lost on the ranking this time around because it covers so much more than Halo 2.

Excellent job to everyone at Bungie. Best game ever made.

  • 10.03.2007 1:21 PM PDT
Subject: The Halo 3 Ultra Q & A

Beating a tank is way more fun than shooting it.

Two questions.

1. Is it possible to lose exp or skill when playing online?

2. Is the limit for free for all 5 players?
I remember playing matches with 8 in halo 2, but I can't seem to get a match with more than 5 players in free for all ranked.

  • 10.03.2007 1:21 PM PDT
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Why is the pistol so terrible? I know it's just a pistol but it was at least worth picking up in the last game. I tried to dual wield it against a guy not even facing me and the delay on firing is so long you'd think the weapon was bolt-action! There is no reason you can shoot the sniper rifle faster than the pistol.

Also, why is the brute shot so weak? I'm sure you playtested these weapons to death... but it just seems like every human weapon got worse from Halo2 to Halo3.

Rockets:No lock-on
Brute Shot: Can't score a kill with less than 3 shots
Pistol: Very slow fire rate
BR: Longer shot delay

I haven't played enough with the smg to complain about it yet

  • 10.03.2007 1:21 PM PDT
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Posted by: Vic Rezzed
How do I unlock Luke Smith's helmet permutation?

I have a smart-assed answer to that one, but isnce it involves kneepads, I'll be good and say "You gotta be at least as cool as Luke"... :)

Nothin' but love for the entire Bungie team...

  • 10.03.2007 1:21 PM PDT
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WHY IS THERE NO BETRAYAL/SUICIDE PENALTY IN DOUBLE TEAM

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Is the ending to Halo 3 going to tie into the Marathon series as ive heard a lot of people saying on different forums, also ive lost experience points because my internet connections rubish and gives out, could you implement something into the severs so that if i simply disconnect instead of quit then i wont lose points, or (because the above would just lead to people pulling their internet connections out when theyre getting beaten badly) use the same system as H2, it remembers your score then gives or takes experience or playlist levels accordingly depending on what the results of the match are.

  • 10.03.2007 1:21 PM PDT

Straight Outta Blood Gulch

What purpose does the grav lift on Guardian (the one that takes you from the platform with the active camo to the main platform) serve? You can make the jump to and from quite easily...

How lackluster is The Pit? It seriously looks like the levels i used to throw together in the map maker for Timesplitters 2...not sayin much for you guys on that one.

Other than that, the game is -blam!- awesome and I appreciate the saved films theater because I realize the amount of headaches and late nights that probably caused some of you.

  • 10.03.2007 1:22 PM PDT
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In FORGE, how do you freeze objects in mid air? so that they dont just fall when you release them??

  • 10.03.2007 1:22 PM PDT
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Why are all the Halo fans so ungrateful that you have to make this forum?

I for one love this game. I have a few gripes about Halo 3, but nothing serious enough for me to complain about. This is one of the greatest video game series ever, and I'm grateful that Bungie made it.
Thank you Bungie

Please don't boot me, I know this isn't productive, I just want to voice my opinion.

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  • 10.03.2007 1:22 PM PDT
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Posted by: Pugg86
I am from England and have a few questions.

How come everytime i play matchmaking against Americans they get host? Leaving me and my friends with a HUGE disadvantage(Melee Lunge primarily)

Where is the Region search feature? Everytime i choose good connection, suprise suprise get an American host, why not a host from Europe at least?


Thats easy.. because America is #1. :)

  • 10.03.2007 1:22 PM PDT

While watching Films in theater, with your friends. You can easily load up a a full length film in a matter of a second. But when loading a clip, it will take 5 minutes to "prepare" the film, and half the time the party gets booted. Will you be speeding up the clip loading process, Because it seams at this point it seams faster to load a full length film and just to fast forward to the point, then to load a clip.


Also dealing with theater is the host switching problem "Gamertag here, has the best connection give them party leader to watch films" (something along those lines), this is basically pointless b/c all you have to do is go make your own room then you become host and thus becoming "Best connection" you should update this feature so who ever party leader in theater is becomes host allowing you to easily promote someone els to party leader and allowing them to show you there film.


So will you be fixing the clip feature and the host problem in theater mode? Are you currently doing anything about it at all?
I am more worried about the clip feature im sick of waiting 5 mins, for a 10 sec clip to load.



-Thx for your time
-rrg

  • 10.03.2007 1:22 PM PDT
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I am asuming some people already asked my questions, but wth.
I know you said you want us to find out how to unlock armor or w/e but, HOW DO U ONLOCK ARMOR?
nd Where are the other skulls (too lazy to look)?
DO YOU HAVE TO FINISH THE LEVEL AFTER YOU GET A SILVER SKULL OR NO?
FOR A LEVEL ACHIEVEMENT, DO YOU HAVE TO DO THE LEVEL FROM START TO END TO GET THE ACHIEVEMENT, OR CAN YOU DO IT FROM LIKE ALPHA POINT?
HOW'S LIFE? not bad, that's great.
lol.

respect, peace out
zaeet

  • 10.03.2007 1:22 PM PDT

why do non widescreen monitors have trouble scaling the resolutions right? Example: In Forza 2 the monitor forces itself into widescreen, scaling properly, and giving me black bars on the top and bottom. Halo 3 stretches the image out to full screen and makes it low resolution and bad..if you remember the gears of war patch then you know what im talking about. Do you have plans on fixing this?

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Now What?

1. How do you unlock the E.O.B. armor?

2. Why doesn't the commando shoulders for the elite unlock after getting the killing frenzy achievement?

3. What effect does the IWHBYD skull have on our game experience?


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Will we see some good maps that have lots of vehicles on it? Vehicles is what has always separated Halo games from othe FPS games. I would love to have adeathmatch game with scorpions, warthogs, banshees, ghosts, and hornets on it.

Why can't you quickly add all of the previous maps from Halo and Halo 2 to Halo 3? There would be some slight changes, but the design is already there. I loved Damnation and Hang em High, and others from Halo 2.

  • 10.03.2007 1:22 PM PDT