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Subject: The Halo 3 Ultra Q&A
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I was wondering if you could show us exactly how the skill levels(numbers) are determined. You guys gave a very detailed explaination for the skill levels in halo 2 and I thought it would be cool if you could do the same for halo 3. The levels seemed very consistent in halo 2 but I'm having trouble understanding halo 3's leveling system. I have no clue if i'll move up 3 skill levels or not move up at all. Thanks.

  • 10.03.2007 2:15 PM PDT

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Designer of the Coned emblem in Halo Reach

Was there really a need to make melee-lunging reach farther?

I can't tell if enemies really do respawn in different places when you play the same level again, was that feature pulled out or am I not taking good notice?

The fourth grenade seems useless when it comes to Halo 3 in general. You only get it in the last levels of the game, and I'm not sure but I think they're not found in any of the multiplayer maps. Custom games is the only place it's possible to see them often, or am I mistaken?

SWAT?

Is it lag, or is there another reason plasma grenades sometimes go right through an enemy? I've watched the saved film, and it does in fact go straight through the guy's stomach.

Can I hope that there will be new armor permutations in upcoming Downloadable Content?

Awesome + More Awesome = ?

  • 10.03.2007 2:15 PM PDT

I have no idea how you guys can possibly go through this many emails and questions... but here are a few more if you have extra time.

First and most importantly.... WHERE'S CHIRON!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? BRING IT BACK! BRING IT BACK!

AND,

Is there a way for others playing on my box to save their settings for we don't have to set them every time, the same question for when you go online and play as a guest?

Thanks,

OTHERWISE....Awesome freakin' game!

P.s - Halo 1 online .... A perfect solution for years to come!

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i could be totally alone on this but i liked your team mates having there own symbol instead of a code number would it be possible to do both like have your code number appear under your symbol

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How do you make players appear to have flaming heads?

In Forge, why can't all vehicles and ALL weapons be spawned on ALL maps?

In some films, why can't I take screenshots, rewind, or record clips?

  • 10.03.2007 2:17 PM PDT
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Is there a patch or addition in the works for being able to view our videos that have been recorded in Halo 3 on bungie.net, and possibly get them on our computer? If so, when could we see this addition?

Thanks and Great Game.

~Kyle

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The beatdown is rediculously strong, stronger than in CE or H2.

Sometimes I will get beat down like a baby back -blam!- after only a couple AR rounds.

Granted, seeing someone fly 50 ft. in the air after hitting the B button is pretty cool, but it still seems a little overpowered.

And being so overpowered and so instant, the winner in a beatdown battle seems based on connection speed a lot of times. I might just not be used to it yet and overreacting, but I'm a 43 in TS and I've played my fair share of games so far, so I feel I am familiar with it enough to know it doesn't feel right.

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Who has brought life back to the galaxy? I mean, species were stored in the Ark for protection form the Halo effect, but then? How did they come back to their planets?

  • 10.03.2007 2:17 PM PDT
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[6] Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
(John 14:6 ESV)
I'm a Christian and I hate religion.
Religion is man's attempt to reach God
Christianty is God reaching to man
Get it right.

What was the "Pre-Launch Suprise" what Luke was talking about in Neogaf forums?

  • 10.03.2007 2:18 PM PDT

What is up with the "remastered" cutscenes on the legendary bonus disc? The cutscenes don't appear to be remastered at all... will we see any new halo 1 and 2 cutscenes?

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  • 10.03.2007 2:18 PM PDT
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YEGABOMBS AKA FCKIN SKANKS!!!! YAAAA NUMBER 1 CLAN BABY!!!!

  • 10.03.2007 2:18 PM PDT
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Can I get an "atom" symbol for an emblem... please! Will there be a way to download more emblems?

I was very dissapointed to never see an "atomic" emblem for Halo 2 when it came out, considering it's one of the most common emblems/symbols especially when it comes to military signage etc. But I was shocked to not see one for 3!

Is there any way to "import" a graphic for use as an emblem? Or a way to download more? I just can't believe there isn't an atom one!

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THE AR IS NOT OVERPOWERD AND DOES NOT HAVE TOO MUCH RANGE!!!!
If you want a crappy SMG for the starting weapon then go back to halo 2.


Will we be forced to buy new maps to play ranked like in Halo 2?

Will the proximity voice ever work?

Why can't we chat in FFA?

Why no ranked BTB or Big TS?

Why is Big Team only 12 players?

Why no custom game search?

You said that we would be able to customize the player model from "Head to toe". Why did you stop at the abdomen?

Why are there jagged lines on everything? (very noticeable in Snowbound and Last Resort)

Why are the graphics below standard?

Why are the graphics on the final product worse than the "in-engine" E3 06 video?

Why didn't you just buy the Unreal engine and make a game that plays good and looks good ?

Why did all the promos leading up the the game give us an "Epic" feel that was no where to be seen in the actual game?
(see "Believe" adds and "This is the way the world ends")

Is the ending with the ship and the planet really the "Legendary" ending? Does it have anything to do with Marathon?

Will tho's of us who purchased the Legendary edition receive any further perks? Such as free or exclusive content, special contests, events, etc.?

Why no achievements in other play lists? why all FFA?

Were the FFA achievements "Filler"? I ask bc some are stupidly easy and some are ridiculously hard, justs seem like they were a last minute thought.

Why can't I change my Bnet profile name?

No Vision Cam support? Thought 4 sure this game would have some sort of video lobby or a "Winners Circle" where the winning player(s) get to gloat on the camera.

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Sorry if this has been asked already, but going through 68 pages of questions isn't exactly a task I'm up to.

But anyway, my question is: Will the issues with displaying the game on 1280 x 1024 non-widescreen monitors be addressed in a patch? The problem is discussed in this thread.

  • 10.03.2007 2:18 PM PDT
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Why are custom games not supported on matchmaking? That is to say, player hosted custom games. I really feel that a lot of people would host and join custom games, they are really fun.

  • 10.03.2007 2:19 PM PDT

I'm the angriest casual you will ever meet.

How many easter eggs are there that we haven't found yet? IS THERE ANOTHER SCARAB GUN!?

  • 10.03.2007 2:19 PM PDT
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YohN

I Really really want to know the rest of the story, the really fans like me that have read the books and all the matter in halo! WE are wondering what elseis going to happen??
Ok lets face its look like the war is over. BUT blue team is still lost on onix and the master chief is lost in space ( PLOT: i think the ship is going to land on onix...).
So please tell us how the blue team is going to sacape... and what is going to happen with the chief!?
Thanks a lot i wait for u'r answer!
by the way GREAT GAME!! THE BEST GAME EVER!!!
BUT THE STORY IS THE GREATEST STORY EVER!!!

  • 10.03.2007 2:19 PM PDT
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can you use 2 swords because i have halo 3 and you cannot have two swords like you guys said

  • 10.03.2007 2:19 PM PDT
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Will halo 3 ever get dedicated servers, and this isn't completely about halo, but will there be either a sequel, spin-off or different series completely?

  • 10.03.2007 2:20 PM PDT
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Why is there no seperation of Halo 3 forums? Why is everything halo 3 lumped into one gigantic mess of threads, rather then broke down by matchmaking, custom games, campaign, forge, etc?

Why is there virtually no moderation on these boards when there is an obvious need for a LOT of deletion of threads/posts that are duplicates etc?

How can you become a moderater here?

  • 10.03.2007 2:20 PM PDT
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right, questions, yes. YES. er oh yeah.

[1] why in MM playlists do the games have less people in [FFA 5 maximum] [BTB 6v6 max] etc?

[2]why is the saved films so limited? i know people have asked about FF and REW but what about; record whilst its paused, record an angle - pause - record another angle, have just a simple video creator to put clips together have transitions and so on even sony ericsson phones have that, and what about recording in slow mo and speedness?. im sorry but i was expecting to make proper movies.

[3]in all the updates including forge, i was dissapointed playing it, why are there limits for single objects like why cant you delete everything to make extra room for one thing when theres an individual limit anyway?. plus, why isnt there an option to delete everything off a map? because in forge you start off with 3/4 of your budget gone already. And what happened to spawning things in mid air? i worked out if you put say, a box on top of a box and delete the bottom box the top one floats but as soon as it respawns it falls, you can jump onto it and jump off it before it falls though. also in the forge podcast it was said that there was some campaign objects for forge, what happened to them? And the transport hogs, i was really looking forward to those =[

[4]what about clans?

[5]in the weekly updates back in the good ole days when water was all the rage and was magnificently spectacular, i expected [once again] for it to be better, like blocking the river in valhalla would actually work so it would build up like a dam. would it be possible for you to put that in [i know its a no no]

[6]WHY COULDNT IT BE LONGER?!?! i mean why couldnt there be more of this wonderful game =)

[7]eons ago what i also i read in a bungie weekly update (i think) that there was a surprise about some grunt behaviour or something and i just wanted to know what it was (before the beta)

thanx bungie for the amazing game, i love it, the ending was amazing. OMGZ i just loved the way cortana called the master chief john at the end, finally!!
also the bits of demented speech from cortana were awesome mainly "i am a reflection of my mother" or whatever the exact words were meaning Dr.halsey. sweeeet!!! <3

  • 10.03.2007 2:20 PM PDT

When are you guys planning on fixing the glitches achievements that weren't triggered. Specifically the "Graduate" Achievement? I have the badge but never got the achievement. Does this mean I'll never have the chance to get 1000pts?

  • 10.03.2007 2:20 PM PDT
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When will there be a title update?

Why do we have to press up/left/right/or down in matchmaking to talk....or at least give us a setting to change it???

When can we expect a DLC?

When will all the 16 slots for matchmaking be availible?

Will there be some kind of feature that invlolves our vision camera? PLEASE :) <3

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  • 10.03.2007 2:21 PM PDT