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how do we get rid of the black bars when playing 2 players

  • 10.03.2007 4:38 PM PDT
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why is shotty/sniper popping up so often? seems like 50% of the community dislikes shotty/sniper.

  • 10.03.2007 4:39 PM PDT

Why are two maps, including the "replacement" for the most wildly popular H2 map designed for a max of 6 players when the most common games were always 4v4?

Why do some maps not have a BR spawn instead of a BR propped against every wall?

Why are the current playlists so limited? I could understand removing playlists at the end of the games lifespan but why is there no ranked big team, or even unranked 8v8? Now is when the player numbers are there to use them.

Why is Oddball in the FFA playlists on maps like Snowbound, where the shield doors make it a 60 second long match? This is a problem left over from the beta.

Thanks.

  • 10.03.2007 4:39 PM PDT

Letterboxed widescreen in a 4:3 standard definition DVD is NOT hi-res.

Firstly, really enjoyed the game... almost felt like Halo 1 again (which is a good thing)

Now, I have two questions:

1 - How can you legally call the Legendary Edition cutscene DVD "hi-res"? It's false advertising.

2 - Why the change from Halo 2's form of widescreen split-screen? I realise that the FOV was more restricted, but that's the price you pay to play with a mate. As it is I will now NEVER play split screen Halo 3... and that disappoints me because for me Halo is all about campaign coop (and it's always better to sit with mates than talk over a headset).

  • 10.03.2007 4:40 PM PDT
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Are there any plans for adding the SWAT game type?

  • 10.03.2007 4:41 PM PDT
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Peace, Piece and RiDeSaFe,

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Can you please explain the technicalities behind getting the Marathon Man achievement? I know where all 7 terminals are, and I've visited them all by starting at the beginning of the level and gotten to the end of the level (The Ark and The Covenant) and I visited the one on Halo, and activated it, and no achievement.

Thanks for making the GREATEST GAME EVER! Love you Bungie! :D

  • 10.03.2007 4:41 PM PDT
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The pointy end of the arrow.

What decisions were made that led to the exchanges in voice actors for the Prophet of Truth and Miranda Keyes? Was it a budgetary issue with either Halo 2 or Halo 3 in which you couldn't get them to return? Was it a simple matter of the voices didn't match the vision? I wish I knew, because I loved every major characters voice in Halo 2, and to see some of them change for 3 was disconcerting.

  • 10.03.2007 4:42 PM PDT

Bears.Eat.Beets....Bears.Beats.Battlestar Galactica.

FIRST!!!!...well, almost. Hey, I know I'm on page 87, but...in Forge, I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but I'm trying to set up a race variant where the checkpoints are placed in a very specific order. I read the Forge How-Tos and know that they can either activate randomly or in sequence. Well, I assign their spawn order, set the option to "Sequence", and they still don't activate in the correct order, and it's getting frustrating, cuz I've double- and triple-checked, and it should be fine. So I'm just wondering what I'm overlooking. Thanks, and awesome game, by the way. -Chris

Edit: Well, after going in and trying one more time, I realized that some of my goal zones weren't even there, as well as some of my barriers/scenery. I must be doing something majorly wrong, but I can't tell what. Please help!

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  • 10.03.2007 4:42 PM PDT
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When in theater mode, why is it that after you unlock the camera to be in free flying 3rd person view you cannot return to 1st person view? How do you get back to 1st person view so that you can see your weapon's sights?

  • 10.03.2007 4:43 PM PDT
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Talk to the Soul | ~B.B. | Know Your Duardo |  | Hero | ISFJ | 77135 | 94371

"It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me."

*So about the ending,does that mean that theres some other form of halo continuation?

*whats with the diorama add? why isn't the huge battle in halo 3?

*Where is the handicap setting?

*Why will the Catch Skull not spawn for me?!?!?!

*In the Pirate Ships variant (from Bungie Favourites), how did they set it up so that you take damage when you leave the elephant/territory?

*What is up with the Security Shoulders? I unlocked last night and after that I unlocked the Hayabusa shoulders and head. After which I signed off. Nowwhen I go to look at me armor the security shoulders are gone! What do I do?

*how do i edit the custom powerup?'

*What's the deal with all these the audio problems?

*How do I get the flaming helmet?

*How do I get the EOD armor?

*I'm wondering if System link games get saved or kept in recent 25 games in the theatre.

*why is it that i unlocked the "we're in for some chop" achievment but i dont have the scout shoulders?

*My friends and I are having problems playing Matchmaking
Whenever I try, it says "Cannot recieve information from Xbox Live
or something.
Help?

*when you beat HALO 3 on legendary everything would seem the same but if you wait till the END of the credits you get a video saying master chief is alive and after that if you beat it on legendary YOU will see ANOTHER clip where the master chief is about to crash land on some wierd looking planet!!! does anyone have any idea on what the heck this means?!?! who populates the planet?!?!

*at the end of halo 3 the very end is that planet onyx does anyone kno?

*What does the code in the credits unlock? When i tryed to use it a message came up that said the code was not valid.

*what about the boxer man on HALO Level!?

*Ive got more than 1000 gamer points but i still cant get the armor whats up with that? Just asking caus i REALLY want more armor perms =)

*So uh.. Where's that fancy, Legendary and Collectors Edition Theme and Gamerpic found? I can't find mine. At all :) and I really want something special\awesome for my 130$ besides the helmet. Thanks.

*Security..........Earn 750 Gamerscore Points
Yeah I have something like 855 Gamerscore out of the game and still no armor. I'm not worried though, just letting you know.

*I have a question, what's with the armours not unlocking? I'm desperate for some Commando shoulders. Have bungie had anything to say on the matter?

*i have done the 'were in for some chop' achievement, but i didn't get the soldiers blades
why?
and yes, it is showing up in my achievements that i have done it

*I earned over 38,000 points in meta-game on The Covenant but I still did not get the achievement for getting over 15,000 points. What gives?

*So... does anyone know what the Sharquoi is yet?

*how the heck did arbiter get back on earth and the cheif & cortana didnt......considering they crashed the warthog onto the same ship?

*At one point in one of the Cortana hallucinations she says, "It was the coin's fault. I wanted to make you strong." Does anyone know what this means or what it's in reference to? Is this a comment I need to read one of the Halo novels to understand?

*Is it true that the Recon (or Ninja) armor is only accessible by Bungie employees?

*Will there be an Arbiter armor unlock for Elites?

*In custom games when I am changing the starting weapon, 5 of all the weapons of the game do not appear. these are the plasma rifle, the beam rifle, the fuel rod gun, the sentinel beam and the mauler. Do you know how can I put these weapons as starting weapons. Is there any other way to set them as the starting weapon?

*What happened with the Elite, Hunter, and Grunt alliance? I REALLY wanted Hunters on my side. Grunts too. That would have added a whole other level to campaign for me. Did the Hunters and Grunts get forced to go back or what?

*Any ETA on the Halo3 Soundtrack?

*What about the VGA 1280 x 1024 issue :(

*hey has anyone ad trouble with their armour just disappearing, i had the security shoulders armour and i was playin then all the sudden after i got promoted to a gunnery sargeant my security shoulders disappeared. please help i have well over 750 gs i have like 850, im really confused with why this happened for no reason. thanks

*Does anyone know if there are still bugs with the armor unlockables? I got a killing frenzy but no shoulder pieces?

*yea so i got 750+ gamerpoints and i saw the security shoulders for a second then it glitched and says that it is locked and now i cant get them? Help.

*During a regular team slayer match. What makes one be MVP despite two or more people having the most kills?

*I have the halo 3 legendary edition and there are no scratches on my discs whatsoever... I love the game but for some reason the map high ground, which I was really looking forward to playing on, doesn't load with me... It keeps going from about 3 to 20%, but then goes back instantly... it does this about 3 times, before stopping the load entirely... any help? Did anyone else have this problem? I'm not buying another disc just for this, but I'm just wondering... my disc isn't damaged at all, just to make that clear...

*when I log into the matchmaking on live, it tells me the correct rank. But on the net it still doesn't.

*k, since this is a tut:
HOW COME IT WON"T LET ME LOAD MY CUSTOM MAPS AND FILMS THIS SO -blam!- !!!!!!!!
I turned all live block settings off but it still won't fix sadface :(

*what was cortanas solution that she talked about before you came to the ark? we never got to hear about it again after that...thnx

*Did a majority of the Grunts, and the Hunters not side with the Elites at the start of the Covenant Civil War?

*Why is the OS only 200% shields instead of 300% like in H2? and why is it so worthless now?
Why is the Active Camo 5000x more camouflage than in H2?
Why don't headshots count for sniper rifles 5 out of 10 times?

*Why is the hit detection for the sniper rifle so messed up?
Will you ever let us forge out the laser barriers in Epitaph and Snowbound?
How come in some maps, we cant forge in Carbines?
Why is the hit detection for the Battle Rifle so messed up?

*Why doesn't the rumble shake when Flood infection forms blow up on your shields anymore?

Why do Flood Infection forms run around and procrastinate in attacking?

Why aren't men aware of Geometry and do not change their position to shoot the enemy instead of a wall?

Why can't I set certain weapons like the Mauler as a spawn weapon and force people to go out and pick up the stronger shotgun, which would be more of an incentive to circle the map?

Where are the Shadows from Halo 2?

Why doesn't the Ball Turret have a cool effect worthy the succesion of the original Shade?

Why can't I put the Ball Turret on Guardian?

Why isn't there an option for stationary turrets?

Why didn't you equal out the Hornet and Tanks better for multiplayer?

*Why no more additions to the forerunner sandbox?

What type of equipment belongs to each race? EX: Regenerator is Covenant...

*In settings it gives you the option of staying crouched. this worked for me a few times but now no longer works. I have went back and changed the settings and still it won't work.

*So Bungie is this your last game? cause i know halo wars is by ubisoft so whats going on? you make billions on the halos

*ummm ya. will you put in more maps and gametypes into matchmaking soon... and i would really like to see more gametypes like infection (in FFA maby the winner would be the last one standing). Also i would like to have proximity chat and to be able to speak to my enemy (makes t-bagging all the better :). oh and also will you be making achievements harder and for team matchmaking (i hate FFA)
Thanks for this epic game!

*-Why isn't the transpart hog usable in mutliplayer?
-Why in campaign can only computers get in the back of the transport hog?
-Are you planning on updating the matchmaking playlists soon? The objective games can get really annoying sometimes, just simply using spawn cycling so you always spawn with your allies would help alot. It's a big deal when you have a team with people that just run straight towards the objective alone without waiting for others to spawn.
-Why are some of the maps in forge so strict with what weapons you can or cannot use? I know you guys wanted things to be true to halo fiction, but it's pretty lame that I can use deployable cover or fuel rod guns on sandtrap.

*I know where the gold skull in "the storm" is supposed to spawn. I play on normal and do not destroy the wraiths or let them get destroyed. Why will it not spawn for me?

*Why are items in the Forge limited to certain maps? And why are the starting weapons limited for certain maps?

*What happened to night missions and an emphasis on stealth?

Why no use of dark hallways in Cortana to make the Flood level more stylistically similar to previous Flood Halo levels to make them more scary?

Where are those CPU eating fog and smoke that Bungie spoke of so proudly and why aren't those with a brownish color and disgusting dead skin particles in any Flood levels like in Halo 2?

Why weren't the levels properly built to support the Floods style like in Halo CE when you back into what seems to be a safe corner only to have a Carrier Form blow you up?

Why doesn't my Sniper have night vision? This is Halo 3. It's supposed to be the big finale yet its missing cool things from Halo CE. It should have everything.

Why does Halo 3 campaign feel lacking in many areas when compared to the previous Halo installments?

All questions taken from: this thread.


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  • 10.03.2007 4:43 PM PDT

Having MLG or BR in your name doesn't make you pro.

I'm just gonna reiterate some things previously said as well as add one or two more...
1) Why can't you watch saved films from the first person POV of another enemy over Live?
2) The Left trigger should be a rewind in saved fimls like that one kid said, much easier.
3) There should be a quicker fast forward, or "jump to" button in saved films so you don't have to spend forever getting to the end even at fast forward.
4) Why aren't there sub account slike in Halo 2? Ex: when you wanted to sign in you could click, Jo, Bob, or Frank and then choose to be a Guest so that the guests can have their own personal appearance and what not and you don't have to change every time you sign in as a guest.
5) When you're recording a saved film, how come you can't slow down or speed up?
6) Lastly, the navigation was much easier in Halo 2. The friends list on Halo 3 makes it much harder to know what your friends are doing. In Halo 2, you could instantly see that your friends were "In Menu", "In Matchmaking", "Playing Custom Game", ect. Now it just says "Join Game in Session" in Halo 3.

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in forge is it possible to place an item in mid air without having to stack some sort of item like crates first and then put the item on top of it? also i wanted to know how Ske7ch got the VIP checkpoint in mid air in the middle of the map. I tried stacking crates and I could not get it that high.

Thanks

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  • 10.03.2007 4:44 PM PDT
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True, Valhalla is not Coagulation. Valhalla is much better.

I have three questions:
1. Is there (or will there be) a list somewhere on B.net of which maps are used in each playlist? I want to know which playlists use High Ground. So far, I have not seen this map at all. I have been telling my non-beta-playing friends about how great this map is yet we cannot get it in any playlist. By the way, your game is great, but your random map selection algorithm sucks. The same map comes up FAR too often. Please tweak the weighting or something.

2. Is it true that Bungie is leaving Microsoft and becoming an independent developer again?

3. Why is Jason Jones not listed in Halo 3's credits (other than in the "Special Thanks" section with the other former Bungie employees)? Is this related to question 2?

[Edited on 10.03.2007 4:46 PM PDT]

  • 10.03.2007 4:45 PM PDT
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What happened to this so promised xbox live public you talked about bungie?

Also how do I edit the custom powerup in forge so that it has a different effect?

  • 10.03.2007 4:45 PM PDT
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Is it true that the commando shoulders are unlocked with the killing frenzy achievement, but glitched? Or are they not unlocked by any of the achievements?

  • 10.03.2007 4:45 PM PDT

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I've unlocked over 750 Gamerpoints, but I havn't unlocked the armor that the guide says I should have. Also, It says I need the "We're in for some chop" Achievement to unlock the Scout shoulders, well, I got the Achievement, but not the shoulders. Is something wrong with the game or am I just missing something here?

Also, Is there a way to make clans in halo 3? if so, how do you do it? if not, any plans to include that?

[Edited on 10.03.2007 4:49 PM PDT]

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Ben Rivers

Why didn't you and the team show master cief's face in the story mode?

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  • 10.03.2007 4:46 PM PDT
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i have 4 questions

1. How much wood wood a woodchuck chuck, if a wood chuck, could chuck wood?

2. Why can't woodchucks chuck wood in the first place?

3. Tommy has 4 apples, jennifer has 3 apples, and danny has a peach.
Why does danny have a peach if jennifer and tommy both have apples, is he reatarded?

4. Make BTB a ranked match, because sandtrap is useless if not, and vahalla is only half good with 8 people

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- Where exactly are the Halo ring arrays located? I've seen enough in the stories to suggest that the rings lie within or around the Milky Way, but there's never been an absolute statement of their exact or relative locations. I'd like to know where exactly the seven rings lie so I might settle this between a friend of mine and I.

- Can we machinimators expect a patch for lowering the gun in Live play? Frankly the absence of it in anything but local or system link play puts a hamper on, well, the majority of machinimators out there, popular or otherwise. I'm aware there's still Xbox Connect, but Live is simply preferred. Can we expect a patch for this?

- Will ranked Oddball games be extended by any length of goal points? 50-point FFA Oddball games feel unsettlingly short to me.

- What's next for Bungie?

- The object we see the Dawn hurtling towards at the end of Legendary campaign; what is that?

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  • 10.03.2007 4:46 PM PDT
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Great game, thank you so much. I've loved every aspect of it so far. Just one question; how come the Forerunners didn't make an appearance, and will you ever expand on their history or is that left to our imagination? Thanks :D

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Are there any plans for a Campaign-Scoring leader board on Bungie.net?

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My question is: Are there any plans to allow the game videos to be viewed over the web instead of being limited to viewing via the 360?

Personally, I have several friends that I would like to share content with, but they do not have a 360. I would really like to be able to send them a link and let them view a game video through there browser. As an added bonus, I would like for them to be able to watch the videos in Silverlight :)

  • 10.03.2007 4:47 PM PDT

shots hit is the most important stat in the game. more shots, more damage, more recognition
1 v 1 does not mean anything, it is just who can find the other person's back the most

y cant i find a game in matchmaking right now

  • 10.03.2007 4:48 PM PDT