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Subject: The Halo 3 Ultra Q&A

What's with the harsh flamethrower limits on maps? I'm looking to throw 3 or 4 on some of the smaller maps, and I can't put ANY on them!

  • 10.03.2007 4:29 PM PDT
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what is that planet Masterchief and cortana headed at the end of the game on legendary? what happened to the brutes on earth? Will there be a halo 4 or a marathon game? when I saw that ending of the game there wasn't closure or it didn't answer some questions it jst brought up new ones? so if you guys say that you are done with halo games then why give a tease at the end of the game that there might be another game? sill love you guys jst need a little bit of closure for the ending.

P.S. were the forrunners were the humans? and if so how does that work with what the covelent trying to activate the ring?

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  • 10.03.2007 4:29 PM PDT

HHDDVVDDBVD 692 others

OK, yes, it is very true that I'm a dumb ass. I'm not denying that. However, isn't the whole point of a beta to increase the amount of users until you get someone dumb enough to try something you haven't anticipated.
Johnrap - Unofficial Dumbass of Halo 3 Beta

Why can't I die when I play on Easy?

  • 10.03.2007 4:30 PM PDT

Check you my Helm's Deep Beta map and gametype variants: http://www.bungie.net/stats/Halo3/FileShare.aspx?gamertag=TWD %20Bum

Don't forget to leave feedback for the map and gametype. I hope to change it in the future based on people's reactions to make a truly enjoyable experience.

Are you guys working on fixing the horrible hit detection for melees? I absolutely hate it when I can HEAR and SEE my melee hit the other person IN THE SAVED FILM before they hit me and my melee does nothing while theirs kills me. This happens probably around 5 times a game or more. GG.

Also, why is it that when I go into Lone Wolf, I play about 800 objective games to every 1 slayer game? Seriously, King of the Hill is complete luck and involves little to no skill. Lone Wolf should be about 75% slayer, 25% objective. Right now, thats probably flipped and that is just wrong. Every time an objective game pops up, everyone vetos it only to get ANOTHER objective game. Clearly no one likes these games.

Are you guys working on tweaking the spawn system (most notably on Narrows and Snowbound)? In Team Slayer, I can't count the number of times my WHOLE team has been on one side of Narrows, only to have the other team spawn on the same side a few feet away from us and -blam!- us. Same thing with Snowbound. I thought the spawn system was supposed to not suck a massive D...

Also, are you guys going to fix the inability to place certain weapons on certain maps in Forge? Just because it's a "Human" based map doesn't mean we shouldn't be able to put carbines on it. And if you are making maps with that in mind, then why is the sword on The Pit? Is that not a Covenant weapon on a Human map? GASP! Forge was supposed to revolutionize FPS console gaming by bringing almost completely uninhibited map customization (almost completely uninhibited meaning no tanks on Guardian, no Wraiths on The Pit, etc). I mean, this is a complete misdirection. "Hey, we have Forge and you can make maps the way you want. But you can't start with or place certain weapons on certain maps" A massive fix is in order.

Finally, are you going to fix the complete inconsistency of the BR beyond mid-range? There is clearly something wrong when a guy is running the same direction I am facing (therefore no leading required) and I have the little red dot inside my reticle telling me I'm aimed at the head, and it takes around 6 shots to kill him. I can understand bullet spread at say, Sniper range, but come on. That is just ridiculous.

  • 10.03.2007 4:30 PM PDT

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OK, yes, it is very true that I'm a dumb ass. I'm not denying that. However, isn't the whole point of a beta to increase the amount of users until you get someone dumb enough to try something you haven't anticipated.
Johnrap - Unofficial Dumbass of Halo 3 Beta

-Accidental double post-

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  • 10.03.2007 4:30 PM PDT
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the game is really great, but i was just wondering if maybe more gametypes will be added to some of the playlists. It would be really great if we got more than standard team slayer and shotty snipers on the team slayer playlist. Maybe a variant like grenades only or swords would be pretty cool.

  • 10.03.2007 4:30 PM PDT
Subject: I Can't get MM!

I visited and read all the terminals, but I didn't get the Marathon Man achievement. What gives?

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Subject: Question

And why the HELL did I get 2 exp knocked off for quitting a non-ranked big team battle that was laggy?

  • 10.03.2007 4:31 PM PDT

First things first: Holy *BLAM*, great game! I've already put in around 60 hours. Great job Bungie!!!

How do I create a custom power-up in Forge?

Can you make things spawn faster than 10 seconds?

6 file share slots are not enough. Could there be a possibility of getting 12 slots for X# of points? Rather than 750 points for 25.

Why are some achievements only unlocked in Free For All?

When can we see some updates to the Bungie Recommends page?

  • 10.03.2007 4:32 PM PDT
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Thank you very much for a great game!! Here's my question:

I'm trying to remake an Assault game for Last Resort. For one bomb games I created 2 more bomb plants for the defenders, so the attackers have a choice of 3 places to plant the bomb. What I want to do is make it so that once the attackers plant the bomb, that they can't plant the next one in the same place in the same round. So they are forced in a round to bomb all 3 places. I didn't see an option that disables a bomb location once detonated. Is it possible to do this?

Thanks.

(Also I noticed for a VIP if the goal depth is set to zero, doesn't look like it registers when a VIP arrives, but a depth of 0.5 works fine for me)

  • 10.03.2007 4:32 PM PDT
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Hi,

Great game. I received a Steaktacular medal and am not sure how I received it or why. Can you please explain?

Thanks,

Kynero

  • 10.03.2007 4:32 PM PDT
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Thats about all I have to say about that..

#1 I want to switch the Crouch button (Left Thumb-stick) with the Melee (B.) Short of rewiring my controller, (which I am seriously considering,) can this be done?
#2 I have found three of the terminals so far, two on the Ark and one on Halo. How many terminals are there?

  • 10.03.2007 4:32 PM PDT
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Will there be a real remake of Coagulation?

(Valhalla is NOT Coagulation)

  • 10.03.2007 4:33 PM PDT

can we not have something similar to COD2, where you can pick games and MAPS that you will NOT play? I hate quitting, but when I want to play slayer, I just want to buzzsaw. CTF makes me sick to my stomach as well as VIP, territories - etc. I just want to kill. Please please please address this because if quitting is the only option, then it looks like I am a deranker when all I want to do is mix it up without stupid objectives or maps that bore me.

  • 10.03.2007 4:33 PM PDT
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First of all I want to thank Bungie for their hard work on this project, the game is fantastic.

I have a couple questions regarding campaign.

WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS

1) After blowing up High Charity but before realizing that the Gravemind was rebuilding himself on Halo, what was the necessity in setting off the Halo?

2) What was the planet featured in the cinematic during the Legendary ending.

3) Why are people whining so hard about the game? Don't they know pure Frankie artistry when they see it?

Thanks Frankie!

  • 10.03.2007 4:34 PM PDT
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Is the ending of Halo 3 (after the credits) a foreshadowing of another possible Halo game?

AND

Some have speculated that the planet seen in the cinematic after the credits on Legendary is actually the starship Marathon. Is there any truth to this? Or is it just a vague reference / misinterpretation of the final cinematic?

Just one more:

Is it just me, or is there any way in the theater to skip ahead in saved films (similar to skipping scenes in a DVD). I know you can fast forward, but it takes an awful long time to get to the end of a video.

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  • 10.03.2007 4:34 PM PDT

what the -blam!- bugnie? me and all my friends got the same "nat" problem the first day!!!!
and guess whta, we all fixed it so that it read 'open' when we tested it in the
360 dashboard!!! your online sux. i cant even connect with people who live like within a half mile
tell me how to play w/ them, MY NAT IS ALREADY OPEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 10.03.2007 4:35 PM PDT
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Why is it that I have 880 gamerscore in Halo 3 and still don't have the security shoulders like some of my friends?Is it a glitch.

  • 10.03.2007 4:36 PM PDT

Can you lock items in place in forge? like in the air?

  • 10.03.2007 4:36 PM PDT
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Will co-op lag be fixed? why cant we play 4 player coop on one screen but we can play 4 player slayer (and other gametypes) on one screen?

  • 10.03.2007 4:36 PM PDT

Have you seen the map exploit on High Ground yet? The one where you use a mongoose to pass through a wall?

Will you be fixing it? Its only a matter of time before it becomes common use.

Kinda makes the gate obsolete :(

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  • 10.03.2007 4:37 PM PDT
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once a person has the Katana blade, can u take it off?

Also, could you pimp our video game league ... group "north dakota" ... AKA : www.dakotagamers.com
Shameless, I know. But what else can I do, it is tough to get this kinda thing rolling...ya know?

  • 10.03.2007 4:37 PM PDT
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Just curious:

Is there absolutely any explanation for the difference in equipment used between Halo 1, 2 and 3? Like, other than "the graphics got better and the design team got better ideas". Just as a for instance: Hornets, the return of the AR, the mongoose, the spartan laser, new doors and cockpit on the pelican, et cetera.

Tell me lies if you must, I'll eat it up like duck confit on a plate of diamonds.


Signed,
Star Wars Technophile turned Halo Technophile

  • 10.03.2007 4:37 PM PDT
Subject: Level Achievements and more questions
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I beat the whole game but for some reason it says that I never beat the 2nd level. I didn't play co-op on that level and online it says that I beat it. Why is this?

Do the silver skulls do anything?

Like some other people I would really appreciate a rewind (preferably with the left trigger) feature for saved films.

Last, is there a way to do a matchmaking for Co-op? Like in Gears of War you can say you want to play an online co-op game and you just join someone who has an open party. Is there something like this in Halo or do you need to have a friend join? What if you don't have any friends?

  • 10.03.2007 4:38 PM PDT