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Subject: The Halo 3 Ultra Q&A
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When setting respawn settings, there is an option to respawn a teammate once you make a kill, even if they are out of lives. When I activated the feature in a new gametype I was making, no-one respawned and it became a survival match. How do I get this feature to work?

  • 10.03.2007 7:54 PM PDT
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Will bungie.net record wins/losses in ranked gametypes like they did in halo 2?
Why is the halo 3 friend leaderboard out of order? if skill = level, then why are some of my friends with higher skill in lower spots?
thanks. halo 3 rocks

  • 10.03.2007 7:54 PM PDT

Posted by: Zanzi
Posted by: I run with mp7a1
I have over 750 gamerscore, why don't i have the scout soulders?


Dude.. you don't get Scout stuff for your gamerscore, its from certain achievements. One question down... thousands to go.

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Posted by: theArmsDealer
As a longstanding fan of all things Halo, I have only one problem with the latest instalment in the series. While Halo 3's art design is outstanding, the graphics seem to be a bit lacking on the technical side, i.e. Halo 3 unlike its predecessors, does not set the bar for visuals (technically) on the Xbox 360, unlike GoW or Bioshock. While Halo 3 can be excused on the basis that it has far larger environments, more characters on screen, and faster gameplay (and much greater freedom of motion) than Gears, anyone who has seen Unreal Tournament 3 will see that this excuse is no longer valid, as it will also feature similarily large environments, vehicle types etc., while sporting a higher player cap in MP and better graphics (quote CliffyB) than Gears of War.

I would like to know why Bungie is not able to match the level of visual fidelity achieved by Epic, even though the graphical style of Halo is very different to GoW and UT. Especially since Halo 2 looked better than the Unreal games on Xbox. It is disappointing to see Microsoft's flagship studio bettered by others on its 'home ground' (the 360) and their custom built engine, lacking (graphically) compared to the versatile, not as singularly focusd Unreal Engine 3 which runs on multiple platfoms and supports genres other than shooters.

Was this due to time constraints, did Saved Films limit the environmental detail, or do you simply lack (I hope not) the programming talent of the likes of Tim Sweeney?. Other than this Halo 3 is an amazing game, to which Gears of War pales in other aspects, but why couldn't it also be the graphical showcase of the 360's abilities that many were expecting?

PS: Do you know roughly how much of the 360's processing power Halo 3 is using, ie. how much untapped potential is left.


Your certainly asking a lot of long worded, and complicated questions. Personally, Halo 3 has the best graphics I have ever seen, and anything beyond that is pretty much unnecessary. Its like fully battle-dressing a monkey, and than someone goes and adds another set of gear on to it. As to your comparison question, hell if I know. Unreal Tournament 3 is bound to be a good game, and so is Gears, but those three games aren't the same thing. Don't ask for more of an explanation besides that, I've never been good for very detailed explanations. Finally, if you want to know why Bungie can't match the 'visual detail' of other games than just read this: Halo 3 isn't focused on one grand idea with they're graphics. Unreal isn't going to have options like Forge or Theater, they are more focused on one thing than a lot of things. Theres only so much a CD can handle. >.>


You obviously have not played Gears of War, if you think Halo 3 has the best graphics you have ever seen. It is certainly outstanding from an artistic standpoint, but technically its a bit of a letdown (most of the reviewers agree as well), and I feel that it doesn't do justice to either Halo or Halo 2 which set and then reset the benchmark for graphics for console FPS.

  • 10.03.2007 7:55 PM PDT
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Why aren't there any coconuts in the trees of Last Resort?

Why was the melee attack strength increased so much?

Why is the Brute Shot an instant kill melee? Is it to make up for its crap power now that it has six shots instead of four?

  • 10.03.2007 7:55 PM PDT
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Why cant we record video clips of campaign, even though there is a "Campaign Clips" sections in the theater?

  • 10.03.2007 7:56 PM PDT

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I was wondering--and this has probably been asked already-- will we see major updates for Halo 3 in the near future, like new armors, player models maps, game types? Like I read the game needs a lot of tweaking, but there are a few things that I would like to see in game.

Those of course being more player models, like a scaled down Brute for matchmaking and a few more vehicles to play with. . .

  • 10.03.2007 8:00 PM PDT
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I WANT TEAM SWAT!!!

  • 10.03.2007 8:03 PM PDT

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1. Why cant you put down opened equipment in forge...like, being able to make a mine field with all activated trip mines, or make a base of bubble shields or a regeneration area.? like make it so if you put down deployed equipment you can make it last forever...it would open up so many possibilties.

  • 10.03.2007 8:04 PM PDT

Why is there no Swat, and will it ever be brought back? Please?

  • 10.03.2007 8:06 PM PDT
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I got the "were in for some chop" acchievment but didnt unlock the scout shoulders. What gives??? Any way I can still get em??

  • 10.03.2007 8:07 PM PDT

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This apple is brown, and rotten. This orange on the other hand, is in relatively average shape. So the orange is definitely the preferable option.
----------You can't compare apples and oranges. You're so dumb.

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A few weeks ago Frankie stated there was thousands of possible combos with armor permuations. This translates to atleast 15 helmets ,shoulder pads and chest bodies. However there is only 15 helmets , 12 shoulder pads and 11 chest bodies listed in the menu from the get go. Other then the katana chest body , is there any armor permutations that you have to unlock that aren't shown as "locked" , in the armor customization menu? Is the Recon armor permutation set only for Bungie staff , or is it possible to unlock? If you can unlock Recon , can you give us a hint on how to?

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Theres been some rumurs recently that Bungie has become a seperate entity , independed of Microsoft again. Is there any truth to this? If so will this have any affect on the future of Halo 3 , and if so what?

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Is it possible we will ever get the ability to edit multiple MP clips into a single , longer clip? So that we can make a montage without using 3rd party software? So if I make a few film clips of me getting a sticky , I can edit them together into a single video.

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Hows work on DLC going? How much progress has been made?

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  • 10.03.2007 8:07 PM PDT
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Two things. Is there a way of placing objects in forge so they fall from the sky? Also what does it mean when it says their is so many unique player online. I mean what is a unique.

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  • 10.03.2007 8:08 PM PDT
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Hey Bungie!

Only have one very small complaint. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, remove the Push to Talk. I love talking to my buddies without having to press a button. It becomes very annoying after a while.

Otherwise, thank you for the best game I've ever played!


EDIT: Are you guys really departing with Microsoft? I really hope not, I'd cry...

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  • 10.03.2007 8:08 PM PDT
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Just a few simple questions, hope they havent been asked too much, i read through about 20 pages=/

1. Why cant we view on bungie how many games we've played in each playlist, and how many times we've won? It's still there for halo 2 stats. And about playlists, why don't we have Team Snipers anymore? And Howcome you cant see what place they individually got on the game history page? My friend gets 4th every game but it looks like he goes on a winning rampage.

2. Why are the dynamics of grenades so much different? It seems that i cant stick anybody with a plasma anymore, that the chief just kind of lobs it.

3. Why aren't more weapons on more maps? You barely get to see the beam rifle, flamethrower, sword, laser, gravity hammer, ect. And why don't we get more options than a mongoose and a ghost for vehicles on most ranked playlists? It seems that On slayer, all you play is narrows, highground, snowbound, isolation, and The Pit. Where is my sandtrap, Last Resort, Valhalla (which I love!), Epitaph (even though its pretty small, its kind of dumb to have a map just for doubles and lone wolves), Construct (which I only play in doubles...which is ridiculous for how big of a map it is). I want to be able to drive my friends around in the warthog, and be able to splaser a banshee on valhalla.

4. Why does it seem like you're trying to get more people to play smaller people in a game? Like no ranked btb, and lone wolves down to 5 and rumble pit down to 6. Are you trying to skew your stats by having fewer people equal more games played on live, or is the server just that bad?

5. Co-op lag is horrible, when trying to get a skull, it took us like 10 times on cortana because wed try jumping up the highest part, and it would just lag and we'd appear back on the ground.

6. Is there any way to fix lone wolves achievement boosting? It seems every pregame lobby discussion is "DOE SSOMEBODY WANT TO HELP ME GET STEPPIN RAZOR AND GET IT FOR EVERYONE ELSE?

7. Why can't we talk to the other team, or choose the preference, or talk in lone wolves? It seems so boring, especially if no friends are on. I know you dont want people talking trash, but it's going to happen anyways.

8. Is it just me, or is the chief's new armor starting to make him look like a power ranger, and howcome every time I play one with Haybussa helmet, he dominates the game? I honestly think that it's a stronger armor.

9. I hear theres a double shot glitch already- if there is, are you going to fix it?

10. How come I'll win 3 games in a row, stay the same level, lose a game, go down a level, and then win a game and go up three levels? And I won something like 12/13 last night, me being about 9 levels lower than the other team because i was playing with higher friends, shouldnt I get more exp points towards going up?

11. Will Mister Chief armor ever be available?!

  • 10.03.2007 8:09 PM PDT

erAsed is RIPPIN

Once you go Black you never go back!

First off, is Bungie really gonna split with Microsoft Game Studios? And how about some new avatars, I'm sure everyone would like to see a Brute or Flood playable character.

  • 10.03.2007 8:09 PM PDT

Posted by: SilentOne626
I WANT TEAM SWAT!!!

Why can't we get team swat or team snipers back on the MM playlists? There's no custom game search.... so at least give us some fun games that we can release some steam

  • 10.03.2007 8:09 PM PDT
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Why is the player Snapshot not showing up looking like the armour that we currently have on? Cuz i think that my spartan looks sweet, and then it shows me a picture of a regular spartan. I am just confused much and would like some help.

  • 10.03.2007 8:10 PM PDT
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when i am playing on live i will be disconnected without warning, or when i try to start matchmaking i wont be able to find any games until it says ive been disconnected then i sign in again and ill be able to get into games again. is this a problem with live or with the game disc itself? anyone else have this problem?

  • 10.03.2007 8:11 PM PDT

Support our video!

Hmm...
Why is Serra 117 so hard with catch on.....

  • 10.03.2007 8:11 PM PDT
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Bungie: I have a saved film of an exploit in the game that will get you inside some level geometry. I'd like to send someone it, or report it somehow, but I can't find any Halo 3 specific support links. Is there a way I can send one of you guys the film? Or describe the exploit to somebody?

  • 10.03.2007 8:12 PM PDT

1. Shotty Snipers needs to be removed from team slayer and put into a team snipes playlist
2. Spawns are awful sometimes. you end up away from your team with some opponents right behind you
3. Grenades are too powerful
4. The needler is really cheap
5. It's too hard to get headshots
6. Need to make rewinding smoother for theater and have a faster fast forward
7. Forge and co-op campaign need to be playlists over xbox live
8. Map variation in team slayer isn't too good
9. theres probably more but i cant think of any right now

  • 10.03.2007 8:12 PM PDT
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watch after credits, ten bears

  • 10.03.2007 8:14 PM PDT
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I would like to see the videos that you download to your bungie.net page actually viewable on bungie.net with sound; and also make it to where you can upload your vidoes to your webpage such as myspace. That would be awesome!!!!!

  • 10.03.2007 8:15 PM PDT
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Hey. My question: What about the other Spartans, Dr. Halsey, and Mendez on Onyx? Is there going to be another book about post-halo3? I'm really into the story line of halo and I would hate if it just ends with them trapped in the shield world. Thanks. I appreciate it! -Drew (Unlimitedpaper)

  • 10.03.2007 8:15 PM PDT

"Grog likes Rocks." - Zork: Grand Inquisitor

Are there going to be any changes made to what we can do with forge? I seem to remember a statement being made about making fusion coils respawn time less than one second, but the shortest time we can do it 10. A nice change would be if we could add more bombs/flags to the map. I think it would make for an interesting variant if you would have to arm three different bombs, in three different locations in a single round in order to win. It would be cool to have that option. And why do you have to choose a team to go into forge? That makes no sense to me. I have some ideas for machinema, but I can't do them how I want because of a) the extremely limited amount things you can actually edit and b) having to have a team color.

Also I was selecting my armor, and realized I had unlocked the Security shoulders, and equipped my left shoulder with one, and when I confirmed the selection the image kind of flashed to a default armor, and when it changed back, my should was different, and after that, the option for the Security shoulders went away.

And finally, I got in a sniper fight with a guy, we shot each other, I died, and he took no damage. I watched the replay back, and I clearly shot him first, in the chin, and his shield didn't even flicker. What's up with that? If you want to see the shot, I took a clip and uploaded it to my fileshare. It's entitled, "Explain this BS."

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  • 10.03.2007 8:16 PM PDT