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Subject: The Halo 3 Ultra Q&A
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...rank.... in social playlist?....
or are you asking about your Rank as in corporal stuff... because thats carries over to everything... it's your overall EXP... numbered ranks are for perticualr games...

my Q's

having trouble with offline
... if i don't sign into XLive ... nothing is saved i had previsiously... campaign is reset.... and etc.. soon as i sign into live.... it's back... then offline again... nothing saved... just little annoyance if i'm not using live... which is rare anyway..

has been said before ... rewind in films and such...

Q about forge...
how come some scenery is available in some maps and not in others...? more so .. some relevant scenerey isn't available and irrelevant is available .... (roadblocks or traffic cones in Epitah anyone?)

and about the sniper... i like it... i think people were just hand fed in halo 2... this one is more skill... and about the shots not hitting.. because in halo 2 had mass amounts of auto aim... halo 3 not so much... you actually missed.. even tho you swiped the rectile across him.. halo2 it worked... but if you pull trigger too late or early.. it will miss... halo 3 sniper i feel is more real like...

  • 10.04.2007 3:24 AM PDT
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Getting custom games running from friends list alone isn't working for me, anyway you guys could make a custom game social matchmaking playlist where you can either host your own custom map or join one? something serveresque? Because sometimes all a dude wants to do is sit down and play his favoraite map for a few hours, no way to do that on XBox live atm... It would be a great way to promote forge work.

Also, I love the Mauler, its mucho sexy and all but it kind of dominates a little too hard in close combat maps like guardian. the PP glock in halo 2 was pretty fast but you had to charge and if you missed then you had to recharge it, well anyways there was a downside to it that promoted weapon diversity, I quite frankly can't find the downside to this weapon. the kill is almost instantaneous and if you miss you can just fire again. Bam Bam Bam!!! I mean I don't mind pwning noobs, I'd just like more reason to pick up other weapons.

Also(Vol. 2) Why did you base so many acheivements in FFA? Do people actually play FFA for fun or just for the acheivements :) ?

I've seen alot of videos and experienced this personally, when you fire at someone who is very close to a peice of cover ie: behind the zanzi shotgun wall, or various boulders like in Valhalla it seems that the hit box of the objects are slightly larger than their image causing "perfect between the eyes, contrail out of the back of the head snipe shots to register no damage. are you guys doing something to fix this or should i go for armshots :( ?

Are you guys re-remaking Wizard? Because I'd prefer not.

where are the fire grenades in Matchmaking?

BR/AR/Carbine are very balanced don't listen to the nay sayers, (you just have to practise aiming with the BR/Carbine), just like people had to practice with the pistol in halo 1.

With later DL content will we see new deployables?

Is Bungie finally working on the Mister Chief trilogy that we've all been waiting for?

When Bungie finally takes over the world, what will it be renamed?

Oh yeah Halo 3, I'm lovin' it. freakin' sweet job, you guys are the best.

Can we have any hints as to what that "thing" in the legendary ending was?

Now when I scream " This is Sparta!!!" and "Get to the choppa!!!" they are applicable, thanks Bungie!!!

OH OH OH!!!
===> can we pretty pretty please get an explaination of the different flood types: yellow shooters/ fast scuttlers/ hulking smackers, what the hell are they!!! how did they get formed??? does the shooter form have a weakness (like the squidy in the human/brute chest)or do you just have to soak it with bullets?

  • 10.04.2007 3:26 AM PDT

Why is it that the ranking system is so slow to change on Bungie.net. For example, i finally made it to skill level 20 on Tuesday, i have over 100 exp points, and got promoted to Captain. But i am still a leuntanent grade2 on the site. What gives?

  • 10.04.2007 3:26 AM PDT
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where is my steak dinner mr luke? lol i lookin a really big steak

and why cant we just build our own mape from nuttin like far cry i no it might take a while for urs to do it but it would be alot better :)

  • 10.04.2007 3:27 AM PDT

"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"

It's called lag, get over it.

Also, play less video games and start working on your grammar.

  • 10.04.2007 3:29 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!

  • 10.04.2007 3:30 AM PDT

Sleeping Ninjas
Red Army RVBW
Hog Tactics
spoof videos

Compared to Halo 2, which was chock full of easter egg goodness, how many eggs would you say are in Halo 3? More, less, or about the same as Halo 2?

  • 10.04.2007 3:30 AM PDT
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Why when I completed the game or normal did I not get the achievments for it? I played it on normal all the way through, only I had a break on the last level and turned my xbox off but it didn't register me completing the game. I had to play through the last level multiple times!

  • 10.04.2007 3:31 AM PDT
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1: Why can't you save films with the "Y" button on the carnage report screen? You could in the beta, its quicker and makes more sense then hiding such a function in Theater.

2: Any chance of Counter-op, Perfect Dark Style? One player plays as a MC, the other possessing various Brutes, jackals & grunts each encounter.

Cheers for making such an awesome game bungie.

  • 10.04.2007 3:34 AM PDT
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Any plans to release the Halo 3 short film for download? Perhaps on Marketplace? Or dvd even? I'm kinda tired of having to go to the Discovery Channel site when I want to watch, it would be awesome to watch it on the same hdtv I play Halo 3 on.

  • 10.04.2007 3:34 AM PDT

Why do the Security shoulders sporadically dissapear from my unlocked armor list?

Who thought of the Steppin' Razor achievement? Lag+Sword=Fail.

Will we see any new armor as DLC? New achievements? Maps?

  • 10.04.2007 3:38 AM PDT
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ah they won't ever leave microsoft because microsoft owns bungie. it's bascially your left hand suddenly up and leaving because it didn't like the right hand.

  • 10.04.2007 3:40 AM PDT
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Hello Bungie,

Why do I keep dropping out of games? I experience some lag, then it goes to the scoreboard screen, says "Selecting new host" and then "Connecting to new host". I then get booted to the matchmaking lobby. The beta worked fine for me but for some reason I can't get through one game now. Because of this, I have -20 something EXP. I should also mention, all my other games work fine, I have UPnp enabled, and I have an open NAT. I have no trouble getting in games, just staying in them. Please help! I don't want to miss out on this spectacular online experience.

Thank you

  • 10.04.2007 3:44 AM PDT

GT: So Saucy

Any chance of a survival game type? like you and your friends fight oncoming waves of covies or flood that keep getting harder and harder?

  • 10.04.2007 3:44 AM PDT

U Just Got "Slashed"

I want to ask about the Elite Commando Shoulders problem / glitch.
I have 1000/1000 on Halo 3 and i have all the pieces of armor except the Commando Shoulders for the Elite.
I wanted to know if Bungie is going to fix this because the gameguide says that you should unlock them after recieving the "Killing Frenzy" Achievement and I also know alot of people having this problem too.
Also, how is bungie going to fix this problem / glitch?
Are they goin to give the armor to all the people with the Achievement, are they going to give the Shoulders to everyone, are they going to make us all get a Killing Frenzy again, or are they not going to adress this matter because Im sure there are alot of people out there like myself who like collecting the armors.
Please answer my question Bungie and thankyou for this Awsome Game that was definately worth the 3 year wait for.

  • 10.04.2007 3:45 AM PDT
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how come we can't just set our buttons like we want? like walkie-talkie is almost perfect except for i'd like to change the push to talk button to the d-pad and make lb be use item then it'd be perfect but otherwise i love the game for the most part i'd like a map that is more "jumpable" like lock-out used to be and maybe a very very slight bump up in the auto-aim on the br/sniper mainly just the br though not the snipe snipe is fine once you get used to it people complain but they will learn............please nerf the needler sorry it was that way for a reason its a stupid gun also the sword could use a little decrease in the amount of time it takes to pull it out..........oh and the banshee is overpowered just take the damn green missile thing out of it at least...........i mean it is partially the noobs who don't know to plasma pistol its fault though

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  • 10.04.2007 3:46 AM PDT
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Why is the trip mine so damn weak compared to the beta?

It's pretty much a useless piece of -blam!- now.

  • 10.04.2007 3:48 AM PDT

Why is it now my misses has bought a Wii, SHE can play all night whilst the moment H3 gets switched on, all hell breaks out.

Why no theater rewind, or save feature in Campaign.
Apart from that, top marks Bungie

  • 10.04.2007 3:49 AM PDT

1) why do you lose exp in FFA games i thought it was only team games? also sometimes i lose exp for coming in last place id this true or just a glitch?
2)add more gametypes in match making like infection
3)WHY CANT I TALK TO PEOPLE IN FFA GAMES? I KNOW ABOUT THE D-PAD
**THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD BE, TAKE PROXIMTY CHAT OUT.... ADD FFA CHAT SHOULD BE WITH EVERYONE IN THE MATCH ..... TEAM CHAT SHOULD ONLY BE WITH YOUR TEAM....REMEMBER YOU STILL HAVE THE MUT BUTTON BUNGIE***

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  • 10.04.2007 3:50 AM PDT
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With halo 3 being the ending of the fight will you make the halo bible available to the public even if we have to buy it? Lots of people want it.

  • 10.04.2007 3:50 AM PDT
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Hey I was wondering how do you get the Steaktacular medal and when do I get my steaks ?

  • 10.04.2007 3:54 AM PDT

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chillax? definantly a floodian.
-onyx spartan

how come there is nothing new in the covy thats "bigger than a grunt"????????

  • 10.04.2007 3:54 AM PDT
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How come I can shoot enemies (on team slayer in match making) in the face with a rocket launcher twice, and then I get killed with one shot with the shot gun from what would be equal to 50 yards away? I have seen this happen over 8 times to me and me doing that to others? Can you say update?

Steaktacular medal = Lead the losing team by 20 kills...........

Oh and Luke you owe me 8 stake dinners B!+CH !!!!!!

LOL \w/ ^_^ \w/


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  • 10.04.2007 3:55 AM PDT

Why can't we save the game we just played by just pressing x like in the beta? Why do we have to go to the theater and then go to recent games and then save it? What happens is if you're in a party and someone besides the party lead wants to save they have to be given party lead and then go to the theater and save or leave the party and go save and then rejoin; it's really very inconvenient and impractical.

Why are there no fire grenades in matchmaking? Why did you change trip mines so that they don't stick to vehicles anymore? Why did you take trip mines out of Valhalla? Why don't you have a ranked big team battle and why is the unranked big team battle only 12 players and not 16 or even 14? Why isn't the Fuel Rod Cannon in matchmaking? Was it really impossible to make it balanced? Why isn't the portable shield in multi-player? Same goes for invincibility equipment.

Why is there no custom games search feature? And don't say that it would detract from matchmaking because there's plenty of people to play with either way and many other games do just fine with a search feature and matchmaking. Also, by not making a customs search feature it really discourages people to use the forge because it's so hard to get enough people from your friends and recent players list to play a custom game with you. Why does it take so much time to load a film or clip to watch?

  • 10.04.2007 3:56 AM PDT

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Why is the assault rifle's range so long? It totally replaces the battle rifle except in large maps like sandtrap or valhalla.


It's good that its range is so long. It's useful for fending off snipers from a mid-range distance if you have to.

  • 10.04.2007 3:59 AM PDT