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Subject: The Halo 3 Ultra Q&A
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why are people saying that the ranks are gona be reset. just once in a game could you not piss the legit players off by reseting every time we get high enough. just leave it. this way everyone can be a high level and people wont cheat. the only reason people cheat is because you screw their ranks over.
" now that every one has settled in and got a high level, we're gona reset the stats." pleas reconsider. its good that everyone can eventually reach the generat rank and some of us have tried hard to get to their level. IF halo 3 turns to be like halo 2 with constant stat resets, than ill just have to play GUITAR HERO3 at least they wont frustrate their fans by reseting ranks.

  • 10.03.2007 1:37 PM PDT
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I know this is not likely to happen, but here it goes anyway.
In any sort of DLC we will receive, any chance any of them might be campaign related? Maybe new levels, etc.
Will the next Matchmaking update solve the "Shotty Snipers" game type problem in Team Slayer?

  • 10.03.2007 1:37 PM PDT
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In the beta it was so easy to save films, by hitting the X button at postgame, that was great, now we have to remember when and were, to go to go and save a film. Seems you could have done both. Would that be somthing that could be added?

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Is there any way to fast forward through the saved films so i dont have to stare at it for 7 minutes to get the the highlights in my campaign mission?

  • 10.03.2007 1:38 PM PDT
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what happened to the BR and the sniper? the BR is more slow or something like that, i really miss the way it was in halo 2 :( and the sniper, oh god, it´s slow, and i think it has a fail, and it´s about the headshots, even when i shot a guy in the head, it doesn´t die, and it happens even when i play in a LAN party, ok, it doesn´t happens all the time, but it´s a bit frustrating :(, plz do something about it

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When will we get some real matchmaking? Shotty Snipers in Team Slayer is a joke. Also, i don't think i'm the only one that hates big team slayer.
When will we get new maps?
How come I am yet to see CTF in team objective?

  • 10.03.2007 1:38 PM PDT
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Are you going to add more options to forge, and could you possibly make a blank boxy level with a HUGE bugdet?

  • 10.03.2007 1:38 PM PDT

>ALL HAIL DISCORDIA

1. how many other people pwned all the achievements since launch?
2. can we expect any hardcore bungie appearances in ninja gaiden 2, now that itagaki's going in-house like you guys?
3. do you have the capacity to add additional armor permutations?
4. do you have the capacity to add additional weapons/equipment?
5. why can't i pimp my armor like i can pimp my camaro in forza?
6. did the location of iwhbyd get leaked, or was it discovered by the community?
7. when are you releasing downloadable content?


and does no one else remember what happened to that OTHER ai? the one what got trapped in a blue sun...

ps: how bout a waterlevel and a human duckboat warthog variant.
or better yet, how bout the mister chief in a human duckboat warthog variant?

pps: check out my "sidestep" clip, specifically in slow mo. this is why replays rule. it doesn't get much closer than that.

-seanz0r

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I think one of the biggest questions a lot of people have is what did the 'Believe' advertisements have to do with the game? I think for most people we sat playing through the campaign all thinking we were going to see this epic battle and were all wondering what would happen when Master Chief "armed the grenade" and I was disappointed to see we wouldn't find out. I thank you guys so much for your time and all of your hard work and producing such an incredible game.

  • 10.03.2007 1:39 PM PDT

It seems like the factors for where you spawn in multiplayer are a little off. A lot of times I get spawned right beside a teamate, out in the open, already in the sites of the other team, with nades already falling on my locaton. So many times have I died because of horrible respawns. Why? all I want is a fair chance to get revenge :(

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Quote this if you think its true ----> Beat Downs Are WAY to powerful and halo3 is suposed to be a FPS not a Fighting game.... the beta was better far as multi-player because the beat downs werent stupidly strong..

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if you activate all of the terminals.. all of the information is about the forerunners and what happened to them

  • 10.03.2007 1:40 PM PDT
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What happened to the xbox live public thing? Is there any chance of an update coming to allow people to play custom games against random people?

I hope this gets answered because I know it made quite a commotion in the forums. And I still hope it comes eventually.

  • 10.03.2007 1:40 PM PDT

Zak Higgins

Half of the questions in this discussion have been answered mainly in the podcasts.

1) Will there ever be a third installment to battle and beaver creek?

2) Will you guys ever make the sword and hammer invincible like Halo 2's sword in custom games at least set it in Forge where it can be invincible and on that note will vehicles ever be able to set as invincible as well in custom games?

3) How come I can't make my Icon from Halo 2 in Halo 3? Because of the new set up it won't allow me to match it up, its the Z icon.

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Why is it so easy to rank up in skill and experience?
Are you guys going to mmake it harder judging by what you've seen in the past week? I sure hope so
Don't get me wrong im all for getting my rank up really high but one of the reasons i played halo 2 online for 4 years was because it was challenging and really hard to get past the 35 range. All ive seen so far in halo 3 is people getting tons of EXP and then getting their skill up very easily. Which causes people to skip a bunch of ranks and stuff. So far i like the idea and the logic of the EXP and the SKILL but the way its turning out seems people will already be the highest possible rank before the end of this month.

  • 10.03.2007 1:41 PM PDT
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Veto for ARs!!!!

Why are none of the really cool additions to Halo 3 in matchmaking, and if they are, why are they so rare? Stuff like the firebomb grenades, fuel rod cannons, the Prowler, updated sentinel beam, flamethrower, plasma turret, hornet, et al?

And why are some equipments like the deployable cover not there either?

I was looking forward to using most of those, and yet I find I'm stuck with ARs, BRs, snipers, rockets, and a slurry of dual-wields on the majority of maps, which doesn't lead to the most varied gameplay...

Oh, and how did you manage to make the pistol WORSE then the Halo 2 magnum?

AND WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TRIP MINE ON VALHALLA???

  • 10.03.2007 1:41 PM PDT
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Why are most of the multiplayer achievements only available in an FFA playlist and not in team games?

Why does everyone post in this thread flaming Halo 3 and then say "great game by the way" to cover up everything they just ripped on?

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  • 10.03.2007 1:41 PM PDT
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Are there any plans to start a new series involving the Chief, Cortana, and the remenants of the former Covenant?

  • 10.03.2007 1:41 PM PDT
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As far as split screen on Halo 3, I get your reasoning behind the idea of having two smaller High-def screens which results in an HD TV having empty space on the side of the screen. But I still don't like the new way. Is it possible for you to at least program the option to switch between the current view and the view that you setup in Halo 1? That way eveybody can pick the setup that they want. Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions.

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will there ever be anti aliasing in halo 3

  • 10.03.2007 1:41 PM PDT
Subject: My Questions

"Think you of the fact that a blind person cannot see, then what blindness might we all not posess? What senses do we lack that we cannot see and cannot hear another world all around us?"

Ok, I'm positive that some, if not all, of these questions have already been asked but there are 60+ pages and I'm not going through all of it. Here they are in no specific order.

1.) Is it possible to make it an option to turn off the Cortana/Gravemind interruptions? I mean the first time you play through they're needed, every other play through they're a pain in the ass. Probably not possible, but it would be nice.

2.) Why is Forge so limited? Don't get me wrong, I LOVE this feature, but why can't I put any bit of scenery, or weapon, or vehicle, on any map? Also some of the limitations are weird, only 16 fusion coils + 8 plasma batteries on Sandtrap, yet 32 fusion coils and 16 propane tanks on Last Resort? Wtf? Also having a way to clear an entire map easily would be nice. Oh and just a general tweeking of the controls in general, why do something zoom up to me when I pick it up? Makes precision placing of crates way more trouble than it should be.

3.) Proximity chat. Please, please, PLEASE, put it back in! Make it just for you team or in free for all, but for the love of god, please put it back in! I mean take big team, I'm a driver. Do you know how annoying it is to have to take my thumb off the stick just to tell my gunner where to shoot? At best its a major annoyance, at worst it can screw up a great run. This is by far my, as well as the rest of my friends, biggest problem with Halo 3.

4.) The Sniper Rifle is broken, a fix would be nice.

5.) Shotty Snipers. Make it its own playlist, or reduce its weight by a LOT.

6.) Team Training, please bring it back. The 5v5 playlists are nice, but having to play it if you don't want to do ranked is a pain.

7.) The AR-BR problem. The AR has completely replaced the BR as a mid-range weapon. The only time the BR is worth anything now is at huge ranges. Making the AR a bit less accurate at mid-ranges would help this.

8.) AR+Beatdown = New Noob Combo. 1 quarter of a clip + a beatdown and your done. Shouldn't this be at least a full half a clip? I don't know, but it seems completely over powered as is.

9.) A true rewind and a real fast forward for saved films would be fantastic. I love this new feature, but its kind of unwieldy.

10.) Why do only 4 maps ever seem to come up in Team Slayer? Construct, Narrows, Isolation, and the Pit. Also, the maps used in Team Objective are odd. 4v4 on Vahalla? Why not use some of the smaller maps? Many was the time I played CTF on Lockout and had a great time.

Ok, well theres my list of questions and concerns which I'm positive the eyes of a Bungie employee will never lay upon. It may seem from my list that I'm -blam!-ing or somehow don't like the game, nothing could be further from the truth. I love Halo 3, love it to bits. But it could also be a much better game than it currently is with some very minor tweeking. I hope that at least some of these concerns (#3) will be answered in the near future.

[Edited on 10.03.2007 1:43 PM PDT]

  • 10.03.2007 1:41 PM PDT
Subject: The Halo 3 Ultra Q&A
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Let's say I want to play Capture the Flag in Valhalla, or Rocket Race in Sand Trap, or Team Slayer in The Pit. Why can't I just check off some filters and find the exact game I want to play in matchmaking? I am new to the Halo games, but one thing I consistently heard was that Halo has a mythic all mighty matchmaking service. Well having played multiplayer games I'm suprised it doesn't have a simple filter. I don't want to submit to a playlist with snipers or elimatio and when I get into a game I like, half the players just happen to hate that map and veto it. Now this is all irrelevant when making a custom game with friends, but not everyone can log on and find 15 friends waiting to play a game with you.

  • 10.03.2007 1:42 PM PDT

What happened to the Anti Aliasing? At all? Will there be a patch to fix this?

  • 10.03.2007 1:42 PM PDT

i'd have to agree with you on that

  • 10.03.2007 1:42 PM PDT

FINISHED THE FIGHT 2007

This question might have already been asked, but... When can we expect to be able to play Halo 3 on revamped Halo 2 maps. I miss those maps already.

  • 10.03.2007 1:42 PM PDT