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Subject: The Halo 3 Ultra Q&A

1. Why does the sniper appear to have a problem registering hits? (Many people including me have had this problem)
2. How does the auto-turret determine an enemy?
3. Why are there limitations on starting weapons and forge weapons/vehicles? (ones that actually make sense, not talking about placing a hornet on guardian)
4. Why do you sometimes get stuck when an enemy boards your vehicle in campaign?

Those are my main questions...
THANKS FOR HALO 3!

  • 10.03.2007 2:41 PM PDT
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I know it's kind of vintage, but I always loved old Halo maps, mainly Boarding Action and Sidewinder, is there a possibility that those would be available in the future?

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My brother and I share an X-Box Live account. In Halo 2 we were able to sign in as our player and then we had the option to sign in to XBL under the same gamertag. In Halo 3 I am not able to play Live with my player because I do not have and XBL membership. I must sign in as my brother's player to play live. Is there any way that I may sign in as my player and then sign into XBL under our shared gamertag?

  • 10.03.2007 2:41 PM PDT
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i noticed alot of people have the seventh column symbol next to there name in the lobby. what does that mean?

  • 10.03.2007 2:41 PM PDT
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Hey Bungie, I was hoping that at somepoint you'd be willing to give away that friggin amazing "monument" for the battle of Mombasa. I would totally rock that in my game room. I was thinking that you could like, have it as some sort of Grand Prize for a Microsoft/Bungie Halo 3-Worldwide-Tournament thingy. Or at the least you could Auction it off on E-Bay, as a whole or as pieces of a whole, then use the money to build an Orbital Bungie Space Station, furthuring your goal of world domination ... just a thought ... and a question too; any plans for that?

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Posted by: DeNoh
How much wood could the Arbiter chuck if the Arbiter was Chuck Norris?


Lol, what?


Anyway, my questions:

- 1 Okay, in Halo 2, Vadum's eyes are obviously green. Why did they change to yellow in Halo 3? o.0

- 2 My Recent Films are not appearing, unless it's a Campaign level that I saved and quit in.
Am I forgetting to do something?

Excellent game, I've almost figured out what was going on with the story.

~ Sludgee

[Edited on 10.03.2007 2:42 PM PDT]

  • 10.03.2007 2:42 PM PDT

Why can't we search for custom games like you said?

What do we have to push a button to talk, it would be a lot easier with an open mic.

GREAT game BTW

  • 10.03.2007 2:42 PM PDT
Subject: The Halo 3 Ultra Q&A (theater/file share issue)
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Dear Bungie Team and community,

When ever I file share a video/clip "To" or "From" any user on xbox live, i can't get the file to play in theater mode with my friends. I understand that this mode really requires a fast connection, but even with just two players total in the lobby I'm always unsuccessful,
(however i can play the file if i'm alone in the lobby).
So when i load it up it says "starting connection", (it also displays the participants from the record file) and at the bottom right it says "preparing".
I think my connection is pretty good, "it's comcast high speed 8mbps" and i tried this mode on and off peak internet hours.

thanks for your support
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10.01.2007 9:08 AM PDT

  • 10.03.2007 2:42 PM PDT
Subject: The Halo 3 Ultra Q&A !!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Matchmaking:

Why does it kill my connection speed?

Why do I randomly get kicked off?

Why don't I receive EXP for getting MVP but my lazy team still lost?

  • 10.03.2007 2:42 PM PDT
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Why is it that we can't place certain items on some maps and will you make this able to happen?

Will there be any type of city multiplayer maps like headlong or termianl in the future?

Why is there no transport hog in multiplayer many people wanted it will it be added later?


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  • 10.03.2007 2:43 PM PDT
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Dear Bungie Team and community,

When ever I file share a video/clip "To" or "From" any user on xbox live, i can't get the file to play in theater mode with my friends. I understand that this mode really requires a fast connection, but even with just two players total in the lobby I'm always unsuccessful,
(however i can play the file if i'm alone in the lobby).
So when i load it up it says "starting connection", (it also displays the participants from the record file) and at the bottom right it says "preparing".
I think my connection is pretty good, "it's comcast high speed 8mbps" and i tried this mode on and off peak internet hours.

thanks for your support
dow quis gamer
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10.01.2007 9:08 AM PDT

  • 10.03.2007 2:43 PM PDT
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whyyyyyyy whyyyy whyyyyyy. The campaign was beautiful up until the flood were kinda hastily thrown in there. And that ending.....c'mon, it ended a trilogy. it should have been the epicness that I dreamed about....not guilty spark.

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  • 10.03.2007 2:44 PM PDT
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Why not do some re-makes of some classic maps from Halo 1, Halo 1 PC, and Halo 2?

***Spoiler Alert***

Where is Chief in the Legendary ending?

***End of Spoiling***

Will there be single player DLC? (Assuming there will be multiplayer DLC)

When can we expect new maps? (Redone ones from past Halo's or new ones altogether)

Can you make a map that's bigger than Sandtrap and less wide open? (I'm thinking like Infinity from Halo 1 PC, I like that map as well as Death Island and the others Halo 1 PC exclusive maps)

Can any DLC be free?

Will any DLC be made into a CD and sold in retail stores? (like the Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack)

~Not related to Halo 3~ Is Bungie breaking off from MS, or was that just a rumor I heard?

What do you (Bungie) think is the worst part about Halo 3?
Same question again, but for the best part.

That's all for now.

  • 10.03.2007 2:44 PM PDT
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while watching films..why can we not watch people other then the author of the filmclip in first person view? will there be a patch for this issue? is it due to it not being exactly precise as to the other persons reticle?

  • 10.03.2007 2:44 PM PDT

- Who won? Not you! -

Where to start? I know you guys asked to not ask the same questions over and over so if I ask something that has already been asked sorry I couldn't read all __ pages of questions. . .

1. If you are in a private chat with a friend and playing any type of MM you should still be able to push up on the d-pad to talk to your teammates. I like to talk to my friends but I know that other people don't care what we have to say so thats why we are chatting with each other but then there are times when you need to talk to a teammate and it just doesn't happen. :(

2. I can understand if you can't make it rewind by pulling the left trigger but can you make the replays have "checkpoints" that you can skip up/back to that point?

3. Custom MM would be great! Just like on Halo for the PC, they don't have to be ranked just a way to create a great matchtype and let people search and play what they want. If that is not possible maybe a system to remember what I like and don't like to play in unranked games.

4. I know that there will be more DLC but does that mean that there will be any more achievements?

5. How does the rank exactly work? i.e. do you have to be a certain level to be ranked higher(if that makes any sense)? Also, Lets say I am a level 25 Captain, if I were level 30 can I get the rank of Captain with less EXP?

6. As you can already tell Shotty Snipe is not for everyone. Ranked BTB would be awesome also, a Ranked FFA/Team Slayer that doesn't use Default weapons (kind of like Hardcore) would be a great place for Shotty Snipe/Rocket/Swords. . .just something different that is still Ranked!

7. In Solo Campaign is there any way you can control your teammates so they don't go off killing everything if you are trying to do something. Maybe just some simple commands like Attack/Stop Attacking.

8. In Co-op Campaign we should be able to get points for assists, even if its not a lot we should get a little something for the effort we put in.

I think most of these are suggestions and not questions so, I don't know if that counts.

Thanks for listening not just to me but to everyone! You guys are great and you know what the fans want and you give it to us!

  • 10.03.2007 2:44 PM PDT

Headlong or turf remake in progress? PLZ!
Also why aren't there any large maps with a City feel to it?

[Edited on 10.03.2007 2:46 PM PDT]

  • 10.03.2007 2:44 PM PDT
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Have the guys from Rooster Teeth talked to you guys about making a new machinima series using Halo 3. I just read in their update today that they are making a new website and was hoping that was the reason for doing so.

Now that Halo 3 has been released, is the Weekly Update and Bungie Podcast going to regulate? In the last Podcast, someone briefly mentioned this might be the case before he was quickly and sarcastically cut down like a mofo.

Thanks, Mac.

  • 10.03.2007 2:44 PM PDT
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Wait!

Did someone ask if they are going to put the transport hog and fuel rod into multiplayer?

Also why the heck does the transport hog only carry marines and not other players?!

Those are my only problems with the most amazing game I have played so far.

PLEASE ANSWER

  • 10.03.2007 2:45 PM PDT
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also..please bring back danger canyon from halopc...

possiblly one of the best mp ctf maps ever devised!

  • 10.03.2007 2:45 PM PDT
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First off, great game Bungie. Very impressed, considering all of the hype. My question is regarding sniping as well. Why don't hits register as they should? Just last night, I was playing Shotty/Snipers on High Ground. I hit a guy in the face, blood shot out, and nothing happened. Check my saved screenshot and film clip for evidence at http://www.bungie.net/stats/Halo3/FileShare.aspx?gamertag=Dun d3r .

Also, can something be done about respawns? It seems that one respawns in the middle of a firefight rather than a safe location. I have had a teammate spawn directly in front of me right before I shot in shotty/snipers and I put a bullet through his head, and the same thing happened to me yesterday. Maybe it's karma, maybe respawns need some work.

Thanks again for H3.

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  • 10.03.2007 2:45 PM PDT
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http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=13370019

That thread says it all.

My Questions:

1. If you could go back, would you have executed Halo 3's storyline in any other way? Would you have shown more, gone to greater depths, etc.? I enjoyed the game a lot, but the story's execution never quite matched the drama and epic nature it tried to portray. Also, how should we interpret the ending to Halo 3 on Legendary? Are the possibilities open for a Halo 4?

2. Will there ever be online leaderboards for Campaign and Multiplayer stats?

3. If the Hornet can't be used in Matchmaking for balancing issues, then why can't we pilot the Pelican and/or Phantom in multiplayer? At least in one map for now, such as Sandtrap? It's not like Master Chief doesn't know how to pilot a Pelican. He did in the final mission of the game. If it were added to multiplayer, it could just be used for Forge and Custom Games.

4. Why is there only 1 save file for campaign? It's frustrating, at least to me, when playing a co-op game means it will overwrite my original progress/stats of the campaign. Don't you think the co-op files should be separate from the single player campaign file? If so, then we'd be able to start new campaigns with different people offline/online without interrupting our single player campaigns, all while having separate co-op campaign files to load up - each experienced with different players on different levels. I believe this would create a more cohesive, flowing, immersive experience. It would be like playing through the whole single player campaign, but with more than 1 player.

5. Are you plannin on releasing any future DLC for Co-Op? Such as co-op specific levels just to lengthen the life of co-op and to keep things fresh?

6. Will there be any future downloadable characters for multiplayer with their own permutations? (UNSC, Brutes, etc.)

6. Don't tease us! Why are there Troop Warthogs and Pelicans just used as scenery in The Pit? Is this a hint for what's to come for multiplayer?

P.S. Are you guys really tired of making Halo, as the rumors claim?


*I really don't want these questions overlooked.

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  • 10.03.2007 2:46 PM PDT
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How come when you play splitscreen on a 16x9 HDTV, it looks like your playing on a 4x3 TV (w/ black bars on both sides of the screen)? Alot of people have already said that it was to preserve th aspect ratio of 16x9, but even then it's not accurate.

  • 10.03.2007 2:46 PM PDT
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Okay, 3 questions;

Is there any possible way you can balance the Mauler? It's extremely cheap, especially on Guardian, which makes the map extremely not fun.

Are there any plans to add new weapons/maps/armors in the recent future?

Will you guys put the MLG championship matches on the Bungie Favorites (if/when MLG introduces halo 3)?

  • 10.03.2007 2:46 PM PDT
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What is the steaktacalur medal and how the hell did I end up getting it? and were is my steak dinner?

  • 10.03.2007 2:46 PM PDT
Subject: The Halo 3 Ultra Q&A

>IV20<

when are you guys going to remove the rectangular box that says the game type before every game. its pointless and inhibits your view at the begining of games?

and why not have the countdown stop as soon as the majority veto a game?



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  • 10.03.2007 2:46 PM PDT