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Strength And Honour

Many people consider halo 1 to be the best in terms of the single player campaign, Halo 3 gets back to basics with the large enviroments and battles and of course the return of the assault rifle but why is there a lack of interior enviroments, most of the large eye popping enviroments in halo 3 basically had no substance because there were no interiors to explore. In Halo 1 you had the huge enviroments backed up by huge interiors , levels of epic proportions. This was not the case with Halo 3, with just a few large interiors to fight through, especially on the later levels with the forunner archtecture, Halo 3 would have been a much better game, was this to do with limits in the engine ? or because of the work involved in getting the replay and theater mode sorted ? it just seems like some of the levels have been rushed or not given the time they needed, dont get me wrong, they look lush but are very basic compared to the levels in the first Halo.

  • 10.04.2007 2:24 AM PDT

Please, if you guys (Bungie) wouldn't mind, could you tell me why we cannot take Silver Membership accounts over XBox Live if one person on the console has a Gold Live membership? This would allow each individual to change their settings, including armor, color, & the like.

As it stands now, you cannot save settings for mutiple users unless each individual has a Gold Live account.

If the above is not possible, could you guys allow the Guest accounts access to save their settings?

  • 10.04.2007 2:25 AM PDT
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Back when the first Halo 3 video came out, we got glimpses of Cortana flashing across the screen, while she talked her voice sounded corrupted and distant. The first time I switched on Halo 3 and had her speaking to me thought the campaign (not including the intro, intro was awesome!) well, I got reminded of that first footage I saw all those months ago. All I want to know is what happened?.... On your last Podcast, u had Marty O'donald on, and he mentioned that he had just seen Pan's Labyrinth. Which led to his question of whether Halo 3 could stir up the same emotion in gamers/players that Pan’s Labyrinth did for him?

Well yes it did for me, but not much. Only the last few levels did anything for me. (Though 2 Thunbs up of the final Mission! Great! Loved it) What I’m getting at is. When I first saw Cortana reaching out from the Grave mind all those months ago, I was pumped, I felt like I had to save her, to save the World. It was the way she spoke that triggered something inside, the struggle and emotion in her voice was overwhelming. Now comes the release of Halo 3, and all I get is the impression she just hiding in some mainframe or something. So, What happened. I like the original way she spoked, it was so much better. What changed, what happened?...

Oh and who play’s your Aussie Voice overs? Even though I’m Aussie myself, for some reason I have always liked them/him the best, he sess the funniest things!

Thanks Bungie for an awesome game! Lets see some faster vehicles next time, ok! ;)

Coldplayer07

  • 10.04.2007 2:39 AM PDT

First of all I'd like to thank everyone at Bungie for making the best game EVER! Secondly I have a few questions.

1. Me and my friend played against Sketch and TJ and their heads were on fire, is that feature unlockable in the game or is it just for Bungie staff?

2. Why on High Ground do the opposing team spawn behind you when you're holding the beach? I have been on that particular map several times where I've killed someone and they've spawned behind me even though 3 out of 4 of my team are really near to the back ledge. Surely they should spawn in the base?

If you're reading this Sketch, I would like a one on one as TJ was doing all of the killing!

Thanks again for the most fun I've ever had playing a video game.

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Will Brutes be added as an MP skin?

Why can't I put things like a gauss hog or fuel rod gun on valhalla with forge?

Any plans to add honor guard or counciller permutations for the elites?

Why did you nerf the trip mine so bad after the beta and move its location on Valhalla?

Where's our custom games browser? Matchmaking gets boring after waiting 10 minutes to find a game

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  • 10.04.2007 2:42 AM PDT
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Sorry I tried, but I don't have enough time to read the 117 pages of questions, so if already asked, please forgive... Here are my questions:

- Could you detail how ranking system regarding levels exactly works, like you did in Halo2?
- In team Slayer games, why do you order results on Kills instead of K/D ratio? This seems much more fair! I mean, I usally play safe, end up with 10 kills or more with +4 K/D or more on my team, but I finish last on my team because my teammates go mad and kill more with negative K/D ratios! It's just not fair! Does this affect ranking level progress?
- I have a lot of lag issues with Campaing coop: Could you describe how it works and what can we do to have better experience? Can you force host?
- Why doesn't Epitaph appear in TS games? (at least for me) Its a great map!
- Requests: Lone Wolfes up to 8 players. Big Team up to 16 with rankings.
- In matchmaking options, why can you search by language and not by country or region? It makes much more sense this last. I live in Spain, buy mu language is set to English. And my friends get matched a lot with sudamericans, with which connectinos are aweful. I would be great if you created 5 regions (N. America, S. America, Europe, Africa, Asia) for example, asigned each country to a region and be able to search matches within your region. That way connections would be much faster and less laggy. I know "good connection" should do this, but the truth is it doesn't work as good as it should, since lots ot time I get match with US players, and lag is very high.

Thanks for the best game ever, but everything can be improved!

  • 10.04.2007 2:43 AM PDT
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double post...

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  • 10.04.2007 2:43 AM PDT
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why must there be no infection on skirmish?
And why is there so little varients ( i know bungie will probably add more but why isant there many anyway)
Why on earth did you make counter meele

  • 10.04.2007 2:46 AM PDT
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Is there any way of getting exp back after you have lost it when disconnecting from a game due to Network difficulties mid game. I've so far lost 5 EXP for this reason.

Also...do you lose Exp when you do badly in a game?

  • 10.04.2007 2:46 AM PDT
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Can you update the matchmaking so team shotty snipers doesn't come up so friggin' often? It comes up like 80% of the time. That's too much.

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fist time posting ,long time player....and i also play video games. frist of all, not a MP puestion, but a stroy question, so all u guy that have not "finish the fight". is the Ark a factroy 4 the rings? a strong hold? or something ours. i got an idea on a map, so next time ur go 2 do a map u can thing or get an idea, a night time(big) map with 1 (big viceral thing) that wives throw tall tower, with briges going between them( 4 zombies to jump onto the (big viceral thing). 2 win u mast make throw the night and get 2 the aver side of the map.
PS i now what the (big viceral thing) is..... i a Bad Speller .
+ what with all the krolly adds be4 25th like "IN 2 DAYS, A HERO WILL A RISE' you thing saving mankind and all living thing makes cheif a hero

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  • 10.04.2007 2:49 AM PDT
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why isant there hornets on any maps?

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Back when the first Halo 3 video came out, we got glimpses of Cortana flashing across the screen, while she talked her voice sounded corrupted and distant. The first time I switched on Halo 3 and had her speaking to me thought the campaign (not including the intro, intro was awesome!) well, I got reminded of that first footage I saw all those months ago. All I want to know is what happened?.... On your last Podcast, u had Marty O'donald on, and he mentioned that he had just seen Pan's Labyrinth. Which led to his question of whether Halo 3 could stir up the same emotion in gamers/players that Pan’s Labyrinth did for him?

Well yes it did for me, but not much. Only the last few levels did anything for me. (Though 2 Thunbs up of the final Mission! Great! Loved it) What I’m getting at is. When I first saw Cortana reaching out from the Grave mind all those months ago, I was pumped, I felt like I had to save her, to save the World. It was the way she spoke that triggered something inside, the struggle and emotion in her voice was overwhelming. Now comes the release of Halo 3, and all I get is the impression she just hiding in some mainframe or something. So, What happened. I like the original way she spoked, it was so much better. What changed, what happened?...

Oh and who play’s your Aussie Voice Marine? Even though I’m Aussie myself, for some reason I have always liked them/him the best, he sess the funniest things!

Thanks Bungie for an awesome game! Lets see some faster vehicles next time, ok! ;)

HALO 4 .:BELIEVE:. Coldplayer07


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  • 10.04.2007 2:50 AM PDT
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Hello Bungie,
My question to you is, can you add hit percentage to the carnage reports? I like being able to know just how my accuracy was in the previous Halo games. It is sort of my, how bad or good am I playing today factor.

  • 10.04.2007 2:57 AM PDT
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Having finished campaign, I see what you may or may not have did thar.

the Q: Forgetting for the moment that we already know about Halo Wars and the uber-secret Peter Jackson dealy; when you say "it is the end of this story arc", does that mean, hypothetically, that there might be a "Halo 4billion+10" or some such piece of media that might be described as a video game, with sequel, prequel, or sidequel characteristics, possibly starring characters that may or may not be still alive by the end of Halo 3?

Also: Why only 3 books with Tor? Aren't there more mega-awesome adventures to be told?

This one I don't expect to be answered, but go nuts: Wouldn't it be cool if if the fleet got to Earth, and they've been in the Halo universe the whole time (and vice versa), and it turned out that the Lords of Kobol and the Forerunners were one in the same?
I'm talking about Battlestar Galactica btw. I think that would be cool, if a little frakked. I'll stop now...

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yeah as ken masters 101 said can you add hit percentage again?

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when do we get jet packs????

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  • 10.04.2007 3:02 AM PDT

I cannot be bothered going through all 117 pages of this thread to ensure this hasn't been asked, though I'm sure it has. In case it hasn't however: In regards to the array of 'Believe' Ads, what were you aiming for with them? I can safely say they evoked emotion, especially with the one showing the Master Chief being held up by the Chieftain brute, along with the nostalgic instances with the aged marines. Needless to say this hinted to the fans that the fight would finish with an epic battle between the Covenant and humans - also the possible death of the Chief, though you then went on to say that the Ads had nothing to do with the story.

So I ask again, what purpose did the 'Believe' Ads possess? Why did you not purvey more of the actual story in the game through these advertisements?

And in my honest opinion I think it would have been a better finish with an epic battle with the Covenant instead of a race against time on the warthog/mongoose.

None-the-less you have created an amazing game, many thanks to you Bungie.

  • 10.04.2007 3:11 AM PDT
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Bet you can't stick it!

Will campain scoring/stats on soloplay be uploaded to Bnet if your not connected to Xbox Live when you finish the game. I have no Xbox Live account yet but I finished the game and I'm thinking of getting one later.

  • 10.04.2007 3:12 AM PDT
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Why is Lone Wolves only 5 people? It could atleast be 6.

  • 10.04.2007 3:13 AM PDT
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77777777

  • 10.04.2007 3:14 AM PDT
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Bungie, thank you for this opportunity to bring up a few questions. First off, I loved the beta and the final version of the game is a thousand times as great, but there are a few things that keep it from being the epitome of gaming perfection. I was wondering if there is any way to gain more than one exp. for winning a game, does that have anything to do with a ranked game skill level, and concerning exp., what is the difference between exp. in ranked and social playlists? I was also wondering why there can't be an open signal all of the time in all MM games (you can simply use the "a-hole" button to mute annoying players) plus proximity voice so that you can hear nearby enemies? Also, In slayer variant game types, (e.g. : Team Slayer) why is there so much shotty snipers? Also, how many new maps are being developed, and could it possibly include a Blood Gulch re-make? Could you please try to fix a few of these problems in an update? Thank you for your time and congrats on all the success!

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  • 10.04.2007 3:15 AM PDT
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how come it seems every time i go to meele someone who has a shotgun mauler or anything like that i will hit them it will make the meele noise show blood and everything thing but then i look to see that im dead and there prancing around with there shotgun like god's i just think if im gonna die then it shouldnt show the person i hit dieing then coming back to life magical i think everyone who likes to meele knows what im talking about

  • 10.04.2007 3:20 AM PDT
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Will you release a halo 1 and halo 2 map pack?? I want beaver creek and ivory tower!!

  • 10.04.2007 3:21 AM PDT
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question for online compatability ninjas of bungie
; why is it that some players cannot play matchmaking because of their connection?
Is their a fix to this major problem>?

  • 10.04.2007 3:21 AM PDT