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Subject: The Halo 3 Ultra Q&A
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Will we get leaderboards back?

  • 10.03.2007 1:52 PM PDT
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I doubt Bungie will answer this, but if they do, they will make an announcement really soon:

Are you actually leaving Microsoft?

  • 10.03.2007 1:52 PM PDT
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I really do not understand how proximity voice works... or how any of the voice features work in H3.
Sometimes they work and other times they do not.
Can someone explain it to us?

Thanks

  • 10.03.2007 1:53 PM PDT
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Would it be possible to run a poll on the message boards for the B.Net users to vote on maps from the two prior Halo games to decide a few maps to be brought back? Obviously Lockout being the number one choice, it would be interesting to see what are the top 4 or 5 that people want to use with all the great things in Halo 3....

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When will BTB go up to 8 in a party? I know it's sometime in the future, but can we get a more concrete day, week, month?

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Why did you take away the ability to save films when viewing your previous game stats?

It's great that 25 or 30 films are automatically stored so you can go back to the theater and save them, but when you're playing online for a while, and you're not party leader, then you have to go back and try to remember what game was what that you did what in that you want to save? you guys have done a great job on a lot of things, this just seems like poor planning. it's not very user friendly, kind of similar to leaving feedback (which is on MS).

More than likely a lot of gamers play online for hours at a time. Having to go the theater and try to remember which game you want to save is an issue. Anyway this option can come back?

  • 10.03.2007 1:53 PM PDT

Tag, you're dead.

On halo3.com, there's a video labeled "Gravesite" that should have come online on the 1st of October, any particular reason it's not up yet? Besides the fact that everyone is playing Halo instead of working? Oh, and thanks for letting us kill 343 GS...

  • 10.03.2007 1:53 PM PDT

Einz i ferrai de Durendal asez,
Ma bone espee que ai ceint al costet:
Tut en verrez le brant ensanglentet.
Felun paien mar i sunt asemblez:
Jo vos plevis, tuz sunt a mort livrez.

What's the deal with the Recon/Ninja/Unknown armor? Can anybody get it, or is it exclusive to Bungie employees?

  • 10.03.2007 1:53 PM PDT

BAM, said the lady!

Bungie Aeronautical Marine (BAM) since Marathon.

I own an original "Evolution of Bob" T-shirt. It celebrates the Marathon trilogy.

Bungie.net member since before 2006. (Had to reregister after the Myth days, for some reason.)

When I first saw an early still from Halo, I was amazed that players could ride in and drive a vehicle, shoot from it, and kneel and snipe. And, currently, I am still mezmerized by the grand detail, features, scale of Halo 3.

A. How the frak are you going to out-do yourselves? (Which world gets dominated next?)
B. Is there any need to? (It seems that Halo 3 is infinitely scalable.)

Thank you.

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If you're going to answer this question, I will be surprised.

Are you actually leaving Microsoft?

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Was it anticipated that Halo would grow to become the giant it is today and have the fanbase that it does? Also, how has the Bungie.net community effected the games?

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  • 10.03.2007 1:54 PM PDT

"I don't want it to be illegal, so therefore it's legal."-Pvt. Dexter Griff

1. What is a Steaktacular?
2. Who is luke?
3. How do I get a free dinner?


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ok a few things. 1 Love the game TY TY TY TY TY!!!!

2 why after i win a few games like 3 or 4 and dont go up a lvl but lose 1 after i win 3 and i go down a lvl? even when it was a very close game (49-50)

3 why do we have to do lone wolfs to get the achivments it would be a lot cooler if it was for all ranked play lists. and if its that way to get more ppl to play FFA thats dumb cause i hate not working with my team

4 I HATE SHOTTY SNIPERS! sry bungie i just do needs to be nerfed

5 i think in FFA we should be able to talk to each other

  • 10.03.2007 1:54 PM PDT

OMG NAKED LADIES

the power on the AR is ok but the range can get annoying plz fix
o and is the recon armor unlockable for us????

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Are you planning on remaking anymore Halo 2 maps? I'm dying for Coagulation, Headlong, Waterworks, Containment, etc. I don't even care if they look the same, I just want them so bad cause Halo 3's engine and gameplay is so amazing I can never go back to Halo 2, and I will be playing Halo 3 probably until the day I die, so I'd really love to have every Halo map ever on Halo 3...but Coagulation and Headlong especially.

  • 10.03.2007 1:55 PM PDT
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How does the Skill PointsSytem calculate? Is it the same from halo 2?

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I got the aichievement where you have 2 use eqipment to destroy an enemy vehicle-you can check i definately have it-but it wont give me the scout armor. WtH??

And y cant u load individual checkpoints when watching SFs for campaing?

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My one and probably only question. Will there be any sort of clan features in Halo 3 or on the dashboard?

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Why didn't you guys include Broadcast customs as an option? As much as love playing custom games with my friends, and I like matchmaking, I still would prefer this since with forge created gametypes, on a custom list I'd be able to play new gametypes a lot quicker.

To the same note, will Broadcast customs ever be included in Halo 3?

On another note, what do you guys think of the current MLG settings (in that they get rid of equipment and DW weapons)? Are there any plans, since as always there is demand for it, a BR start playlist, even in social?

Could you guys give any light into the future plans of Bungie? I know you guys aren't going to be doing anymore Halo (though that doesn't rule out a connected franchise), but are you guys going to make an original game/franchise, or are you guys going to revisit some of your old stuff like Myth, Marathon (it would make sense with Halo 3's ending), or ONI?

We know a multiplayer map pack is likely, but is there any single player content planned? It would be cool to have some backstory on the 3rd and 4th player elites, some content involving Fred, Linda, and Kelly would be nice (assuming they aren't permantely stuck in the shield world), the campaign from the Arbiter's POV would be cool, or even some afterstory involving Covenant mop-up (there are still plenty of Brutes, with the Prophets might become space pirates attacking the reconstruction efforts of the humans, or still be fighting the Elites in the Covenant civil war). There a lot of additional stories to be told, I'd really like to see some of this stuff.


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  • 10.03.2007 1:55 PM PDT

Would you dance for it?

Several weapons seen in capaign were never (or rarely) seen in multiplayer, i.e. fire bombs, plasma turret, and fuel rod cannon. Will these weapons figure a bigger part in the to-be-released maps or be allowed to be placed in forge on a greater variety of maps?

In addition could specialized maps be styled to favor the banshee -> hornet -> anti air gound defences seen to the level, "The Covenant"?

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How is the host determined in halo 3, 4 player co-op. I know it isn't determined by party leader because i have tried that.

But anyway, how come everytime i play with 2 other friends of mine, it gives the host to my friend and we have lag in the form of when i pull the trigger it takes a partial second to start firing. But when it gives it to my other friend and we have 3 people there is next to none. why wouldn't it give it to the one who causes less "bullet lag"? and while i'm asking...why won't it give it to the person who is the party leader.

o and why isn't the party leader always chief?

  • 10.03.2007 1:55 PM PDT

--the Colonel has spoken...listen well

I've noticed my player snapshot thing on my profile isnt updating. Is this caused by the massive ammount of traffic, or something else? Also, it seems like I'm not getting credit for my achievements. I got all the terminals, and even finished all the levels after accessing them (and even reading them...entirely), but yet I never got the achievements. What's up with that?

And, Steaktacular? I'd love to know what that's all about...I defenitely wanna take Luke up on his offer.

  • 10.03.2007 1:55 PM PDT
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I Know Some Of These Might Have Been Asked But Here It Goes.

--Why Is The Troop Transport Hog Not In Multiplayer And Why Cant You Get In The Back Of It. Also Why Can So Few Marines Get In The Back When It Has A Lot More Room?

--Why Is The Recon Armor Only For Bungie And Are There Other Exclusive Armor Sets. And Will Any Of Them Ever Be Available To The Public Via DLC?

--Will The Hornet And Anti-Air Wraith Ever Be In Matchmaking?

-- Will There Ever Be A Free For All Ranked Besides Lone Wolves Because The 5 Person Limit In That Is Frustrating?

--Where Are All The New Vehicles And Weapons You Promised After You Released The Info On The Flamethrower, All I See Is A Plasma Cannon And The Anti-Air Wraith, Only Of Those Is Even Usable In Multiplayer And Only Then With Forge?

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when are u going to make any new maps for halo 3 and are they going to be free?

  • 10.03.2007 1:56 PM PDT