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Subject: The Halo 3 Ultra Q&A
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1.) When did the battle for New Mombasa take place relative to the events of the Halo 3 campaign?
2.) Would you please remake Lockout?
3.) When I play team slayer it seems like more than half of the games I get are shotty/snipers. Am I just unlucky? Please make map default show up more.
4.) Why isn't infection on the social playlist?
5.) What's the status of the Halo movie and studio backing? Is Microsoft that scared to fund it themselves?

--By the way, the newest Blomkamp short is amazing.
-- Thank you for bringing back the assault rifle. I don't feel helpless when I spawn anymore.
--Thanks for the great game

  • 10.03.2007 2:55 PM PDT
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This is my second entry. First I want to apologize for all those stupid questions you have to read through. There is no way i can began to understand your pain.
Second is my stupid question

Is it possible you can create a Custom Matchmaking? so we can play all those created games. Or if not that could you talke some of the good custom games and put them in matchmaking? That would be awesome

thank you this is the best game ever

  • 10.03.2007 2:56 PM PDT
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Why are there no chapters in campaign saved films? Surely you could modify whatever criteria make one in Multiplayer films to work properly. It's a pain to sit there holding down the right trigger just to get to a certain part, and even then it's only about 2X speed. It took me 2 hours 15 minutes to beat The Ark on Heroic(mostly thanks to 2 or 3 spots, including the scarab, that took me a large number of tries to beat) and I wanted to go back and see the cutscene at the the end. So I had to sit down for more than an hour, holding the right trigger to see it.

This leads to my next 2 questions

If you use the speed up function in a campaign film, and then you die, the game will stay paused.

Why can't we "rewind" the same way we speed up or slow-mo in multiplayer matches? I can tell you can't do this in campaign, but multiplayer works well with saved films.

Why is there no Movie lobby? or at the very least, I'd have liked the Halo 3 cutscenes on the same DVD as my Halo 1 and 2 cutscenes. But instead I have to sit there with my finger on a trigger for a large chunk of time, just to rewatch a single scene.

  • 10.03.2007 2:56 PM PDT
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Seriously if you guys made it so we had to save a film by pressing X to rewatch or make a film clip out of, like we did in the beta, wouldn't you guys save a ton of gigs???

  • 10.03.2007 2:57 PM PDT

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1) How long did it take Bungie to perfect (yeah, fanboys, I said it) the Saved Films feature? In your ViDoc you said years, but I was wondering if that was always an original aspect for Halo 3 or if you guys had to cut it from Halo 2 because it wasn't perfect.

2) Is it possible to download my Saved Films to my computer? I would love to make fims and machinma without having to but a chip. If yes, how do I do it? I'm sorry if I'm being ignorant and this has already been said.

Thank you for your time and such a great game trilogy.

  • 10.03.2007 2:57 PM PDT

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Is it possible to unlock the Recon Armor?

  • 10.03.2007 2:57 PM PDT
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I think there is a huge problem with punching in halo 3. Other people always mention their frustration with it so I know I am not the only person who is noticing it. When ever I punch someone and hear the sound of me hitting them, it counts as they hit me first (and I die) even though I clearly heard the sound of me hitting them finish. If the sound finishes doesnt that mean i hit them? If it happens once or twice to me I dismiss it. But it happens to me all the time, and other people notice it too! Something has to be wrong. So in short, why is meleeing having a problem registering??? is it lag? or do i just suck? please tell me other people are noticing it too!!

other than that the game is great! and please remake some old maps they would be a blast to play on

ps i hope what i was complaining about actually makes sense lol

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  • 10.03.2007 2:58 PM PDT
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The timing may be off, but it is just as powerful as in Halo 2

  • 10.03.2007 2:58 PM PDT

Posted by: Mabon
***Steaktacular Medal***

Wtf?! How did I get that?


"Steaktacular" is a Bungie inside joke. It means that your team beat the other team by more than 20 points, and it comes from a memoriable Humpday a few months back. You can find it here:
http://www.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid= 12557

  • 10.03.2007 2:59 PM PDT
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Why is it so complicated to lower your weapon in Halo 3 compared to Halo 2? Was there anything in particular that made you change it from the d-pad or left trigger? Also, is this trick available in any way online?

  • 10.03.2007 2:59 PM PDT
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I understand the fact that it is just as powerful, its just a lot of times my punches dont register on the other person and they are not damaged at all

  • 10.03.2007 3:00 PM PDT

I keep having issues watching videos someone else has on thier xbox when we are together in the same party. whats up with that?

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  • 10.03.2007 3:00 PM PDT

First, great game. My son and I have a blast playing together. We love it.

Second, what is the secret to getting achievements for completing missions? I completed the third mission on Heroic a couple days ago and it still doesn't show up on my profile. I made sure I was signed in to XBL at the time. Does campaign scoring have to be turned on?

Third, can you set campaign scoring on by default instead of requiring it to be changed each time I turn the game on? Thanks.

  • 10.03.2007 3:00 PM PDT

You will Remember

omg first post on forums ever!
1)Will there be new DLC armor?
2)Story was good but why does campaign feel as short as ever?
3)Whats with the 11th helmet permutation some ppl have... ---> http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1328/1449833458_d695f75209_o.g if
4)Whats with no rewind or fast forward in campaign movies?
5)Some of my saved films wont load it says some kind of error
6)Accessed all the terminals and no achievement what gives...
7)Will there be another 250 Gamerscore added eventually like gears, crackdown and a few other games
8)Can u add some kind of customizer for emblems
9)WHY DID MY HALO 3 WIRELESS HEADSET BREAK AFTER ONLY 5 DAYS OF USE????

well thats all i can think of atm

  • 10.03.2007 3:00 PM PDT
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Posted by: Polythoral
Will it be released for PC?

I got the answer, I think.

Halo 1 Release Date for Xbox: November 15, 2001
Halo 1 Release Date for PC: September 30, 2003

Halo 2 Release Date for Xbox: November 9, 2004
Halo 2 Release Date for PC: May 31, 2007

Halo 3 Release Date for Xbox 360: September 25, 2007
Halo 3 Release Date for PC: About 2010

  • 10.03.2007 3:00 PM PDT
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we need sniper redone, plasmas need more power, lockout!!! REWIND REWIND REWIND REWIND ON THEATER!!! GREAT GAME!!!!!!!!!

  • 10.03.2007 3:00 PM PDT

Hold My Drink!

Sometimes in matchmaking my armor permutations don't load, my spartan will be wearing all the stock Mark VI stuff. It happens quite frequently and at first I thought it was just me, but now I'm hearing others complain about it too. Any idea what might be causing this?

  • 10.03.2007 3:01 PM PDT
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Why do I get a message that says "Invite timed out" when trying to play with only a couple of my friends? I know they are still in the game at the time I try also...

  • 10.03.2007 3:01 PM PDT
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i r teh uberbreadstick

Out of interest, how many copies have been sold in the past week? And how much money are you all swimming in from the sales of the game?

  • 10.03.2007 3:02 PM PDT
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bungie,

awesome game, you sold me an xbox with halo 1 and an xbox 360 with halo 3. i love everything about it, except that i do not understand melees! i feel i am losing lots of matchmade games due to this lack of understanding, and with melees being almost everyone's number one tool of destruction overall, i feel it is very important to understand them (they are ridiculously powerful). please explain why sometimes when you melee first you die anyway, it is really confusing and frustrating.

thanks for an amazing game nonetheless, though

  • 10.03.2007 3:02 PM PDT
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Why are you guys so adept at making the greatest game ever?

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Why isn't there a way to switch from driver to gunner in the 'hogs instead of having to get out and run around? Maybe have an animation where he jumps around to the back its just kinda frustrating when driving into battle, already getting shot at and having to hop out and die? I understand you can drive away or run people over, but say you drive up to a battle in progress and you wanna stay afar and take out the whole group, one sees you and begins firing, if you could one button tap your way to the turrent you could spray him/her and the rest down. I just think its more convienient and its also more realistic then having to jump out and walk around.(If you read the books you'll know just how much this spartan can do and jumping around to the back is no feat for 117)

And maybe i missed it in the campaign but, If 117 doesn't have cortana with him via chip how does he have flashes of her throughout the game?

And a big question I have is obviously the books tie in and they're supposed to give feed on who 117 is, and how the spartans II's work- especially john. How come the games misrepresent just how much damage his armor can take? or how fast he is? I understand its legendary and the hardest settings, but he seems...well...weak, or his armor does anyway. I understand its a game and yes you need to die accordingly but he's weaker than his book counterpart...taking far less...or so it seems to me

  • 10.03.2007 3:02 PM PDT
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dunno if these questions have been asked before, i can't be bothered reading through all 70 pages.
any plans for a skip to a point or time in a saved video instead of holding the R trigger for what seems like forever to get the sticky grenade i threw in the dieing seconds of a game?
why is the elite armour so difficult to unlock compared to the spartan stuff?
what new maps are in the works if any? i want coagulation and headlong back! in fact while i'm throwing around suggestions, i'd like to see more use of the elephant in multiplayer.
also if i get shotty snipers one more time in matchmaking i'm going to cry.

  • 10.03.2007 3:02 PM PDT

What is the deal with Forge, I know many people say you forgot to add stuff, and I know some is for balance, but I really think that it needs to be updated because some of the vehicles and weapons I want I can't use on certain maps. I know it's the best thing to do, and I trust Bungie's judgement, but, can we expect anything new and updated?

Was it the Dyson Sphere at the ending?

Will you continue the Halo Universe, with maybe games about Reach and Harvest?

Can we expect new weapons, maps, or vehicles in updates coming soon?

Is it possible to raise the budget and Item Limit on Forge?

How soon will it be before Bungie realeases something about the ending, another game, or another way to continue the storyline?

-Cooley470

  • 10.03.2007 3:02 PM PDT
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2 questions.
1. on my bungie.net service record, why isn't my player snapshot showing up?
2. why is this game so l337?

  • 10.03.2007 3:03 PM PDT