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Oh this is so much fun. Congratz and good luckz !
Forward to the sun ! M00 !

  • 10.05.2007 3:02 PM PDT
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I have a question: In regards to the "Believe" commmercial, is that an actual model? Or is it all computer generated? How awesome would it be to own that whole thing!?!

  • 10.05.2007 3:04 PM PDT

Thanks for the FAQ thing but (people are going to yell at me) I wish more of the questions were actuially answered. I mean some of them were a little sarcastic and some were answered with another question. Like the "I want to remove all equipments whenever I play SWAT" and the answer was "Why don't you just take them out of each and every map in forge so you have to match up the gametype and map each time ect." I just wanted to know how could it hurt to have the option of having BRs on map or spawning with a Beam Rifle.

Also will punches be toned down?

  • 10.05.2007 3:10 PM PDT
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Only one step away! I'll help build the slingshot.

Also, congrats on becoming independent!

  • 10.05.2007 3:17 PM PDT
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Oh no! Bungie and Microsoft split! Please no Halo 3 on PS3!! (maybe Wii would be cool!)
And no there are no realtime reflections in any situations. Period.

  • 10.05.2007 3:18 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.

This update actually really pissed me off. How can they not see that the sniper/BR/melee are all BROKEN?! Seriously, I've watched very few replays of my failed melees, so it's not that I can just see the "injustices" better at a slower frame rate. I can see them during the game the second they happen. Bungie. Listen. The melees are the most bull-blam!- I've ever seen in a game. Beyond these inconsistencies, the game is glorious. I can't believe this wasn't caught during the "hours of extensive game testing" and all that. When I shoot someone in the head with a sniper on LAN and see blood come out, the person needs to die. I've LANned with a friend right next to me and we got into a melee fight, and low and behold the melee glitch happened. I ended up dying and he goes, "Dude, I know you meleed first. I heard you smash the B button before I hit B. How does that happen?" Thats right. I am so fed up with this melee trash that I literally smash the living hell out of my B button. I dunno if it works or not, but sometimes it makes me feel better inside...Anyways, THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG BUNGIE! Don't just try shoving it off or saying it's just in our head. I might have to stop playing, this ridiculous BS is making my blood pressure spike. Blood might start shooting out of me ears.

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  • 10.05.2007 3:20 PM PDT
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Wow, that basically answered almost all of the questions I had still about the game... right on Frankie!

And congrats for the independence Bungie!

  • 10.05.2007 3:21 PM PDT
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Posted by: thelastspartin9
Bungie, LLC, in which Microsoft will hold a minority equity interest. As part of this transaction, if this is the case then MS still owns you.


They don't. Go back to business law.

  • 10.05.2007 3:25 PM PDT

Bumzors = Yes

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  • 10.05.2007 3:32 PM PDT
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I also have a problem with not being able to remove power ups in the custom games match. Having to have a map to go with gametypes makes it a pain to share them with people .

  • 10.05.2007 3:34 PM PDT
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Posted by: Bumzors
This update actually really pissed me off. How can they not see that the sniper/BR/melee are all BROKEN?! Seriously, I've watched very few replays of my failed melees, so it's not that I can just see the "injustices" better at a slower frame rate. I can see them during the game the second they happen. Bungie. Listen. The melees are the most bull-blam!- I've ever seen in a game. Beyond these inconsistencies, the game is glorious. I can't believe this wasn't caught during the "hours of extensive game testing" and all that. When I shoot someone in the head with a sniper on LAN and see blood come out, the person needs to die. I've LANned with a friend right next to me and we got into a melee fight, and low and behold the melee glitch happened. I ended up dying and he goes, "Dude, I know you meleed first. I heard you smash the B button before I hit B. How does that happen?" Thats right. I am so fed up with this melee trash that I literally smash the living hell out of my B button. I dunno if it works or not, but sometimes it makes me feel better inside...Anyways, THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG BUNGIE! Don't just try shoving it off or saying it's just in our head. I might have to stop playing, this ridiculous BS is making my blood pressure spike. Blood might start shooting out of me ears.


.....

BWWAAAAAHHHH!

  • 10.05.2007 3:34 PM PDT
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Why is the 'lower your gun' action so difficult? What was wrong with holding the grenade button? You give us these awesome saved replay tools but we can't frickin lower our gun? Plus it apparently doesn't work over live? Did you think this through at all?

  • 10.05.2007 3:43 PM PDT

We live in the age of the Internet were men are men, men are women, and little girls are FBI agents...

Ok is Team Shotty Snipers replaced with Pistols Snipers, or can you still get the Shotty snipers varient?

Another thing I noticed In Team Tactical is that every time I veto a Slayer map in Team Tactical that it always goes to Snipers, isn't there more game varients for Tactical?

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A couple of questions spring to mind:

1) Were you kidding about Chiron? I liked Chiron and I'd love a remake, but I get the feeling that was just Frankie's elfin sarcasm coming into play. The night/day/dusk thing may be the tip-off. Seriously though, remake Chiron or something. We'll love you and send you snack cakes.

2) Can we please get a clarification on the Legendary ending to Halo 3? If not now, then sometime before I die? Please? Because I've got two or three explanations rattling around my head and I'm not sure which one is the popular kid. Hey, at least tell us if that ending had any actual, legitimate meaning behind it. Please? Again, snack cakes.

3) Should I even be asking questions here? I get the feeling that they won't be answered here, but I'm stupid and I'm posting them here anyway.

  • 10.05.2007 3:44 PM PDT

We live in the age of the Internet were men are men, men are women, and little girls are FBI agents...

Posted by: original smead
[quote]Posted by: Bumzors
This update actually really pissed me off. How can they not see that the sniper/BR/melee are all BROKEN?! Seriously, I've watched very few replays of my failed melees, so it's not that I can just see the "injustices" better at a slower frame rate. I can see them during the game the second they happen. Bungie. Listen. The melees are the most bull-blam!- I've ever seen in a game. Beyond these inconsistencies, the game is glorious. I can't believe this wasn't caught during the "hours of extensive game testing" and all that. When I shoot someone in the head with a sniper on LAN and see blood come out, the person needs to die. I've LANned with a friend right next to me and we got into a melee fight, and low and behold the melee glitch happened. I ended up dying and he goes, "Dude, I know you meleed first. I heard you smash the B button before I hit B. How does that happen?" Thats right. I am so fed up with this melee trash that I literally smash the living hell out of my B button. I dunno if it works or not, but sometimes it makes me feel better inside...Anyways, THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG BUNGIE! Don't just try shoving it off or saying it's just in our head. I might have to stop playing, this ridiculous BS is making my blood pressure spike. Blood might start shooting out of me ears.


One thing I noticed when two people go to melee, that the person who loses the shield drain hit (or has little shield to begin with) with a melee attack is always sent half way across the map. Makes more sense anyways seeing that the caracter you play as wears armor that weighs around a ton, can flip upside down tanks, and practically survive a fall that would break a normal persons legs so there souldn't be any "Bull" that after beating down someone that he can send a person flying across a whole map.

P.S. I got some funny vids of people landing on vehicles and other things after a failed melee battle :P

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  • 10.05.2007 3:50 PM PDT
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Since Bungie split from Microsoft, will Bungie be going public so I can buy stocks in it, or if it is already, what is its symbol?

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When you get hijacked in a vehicle, it seems you are always crouching when you get out, and you have to click the analog stick in to stand up.

Do you have toggle crouch turned on? What you describe is weird.


I do not have toggle crouch on. What I've seen happen is that I will get hijacked from a ghost and seem "stunned". I move at what seems like 10% movement speed, and sensitivity of 1. I'm standing up when I get jacked, I can see that.

  • 10.05.2007 4:01 PM PDT

We live in the age of the Internet were men are men, men are women, and little girls are FBI agents...

Posted by: Adversarius
A couple of questions spring to mind:

1) Were you kidding about Chiron? I liked Chiron and I'd love a remake, but I get the feeling that was just Frankie's elfin sarcasm coming into play. The night/day/dusk thing may be the tip-off. Seriously though, remake Chiron or something. We'll love you and send you snack cakes.

2) Can we please get a clarification on the Legendary ending to Halo 3? If not now, then sometime before I die? Please? Because I've got two or three explanations rattling around my head and I'm not sure which one is the popular kid. Hey, at least tell us if that ending had any actual, legitimate meaning behind it. Please? Again, snack cakes.

3) Should I even be asking questions here? I get the feeling that they won't be answered here, but I'm stupid and I'm posting them here anyway.


!!!!!!!!!!SPOILER!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok for those of you that went straight to matchmaking instead of playing campaign and haven't beat it it yet, should'nt really care if its spoiled (but if you do then skip this post).


The Legendary ending (After the credits) basically tells you that Master Chief is somewhere in the galaxy floating in half a ship with Cortana. As it zooms out off the ship you see a planet in the background that look to be inhabited as lights reflect of its surface (Kinda like how people on the space station can see cities at night)

My friend tells me that most spartan fear dying alone in space, and that the planet in the background might be the forerunner homeworld, and that if you looked at the Believe websight and saw the videos this indicates that Master won't been found for some decades and everyone "Believes" he's dead.

but I could be wrong bungie has a wierd way of turning around somehow (There are 3 other spartans)

PS yes and SGT. Johnson dies

  • 10.05.2007 4:02 PM PDT

Phoenix is dead, long live Phoenix!
Is it?

Thank You soo much for bringing back chiron. Ahh the memories...

Long live Chiron, Long live Phoenix.

  • 10.05.2007 4:04 PM PDT

We live in the age of the Internet were men are men, men are women, and little girls are FBI agents...

Posted by: BLURK
When you get hijacked in a vehicle, it seems you are always crouching when you get out, and you have to click the analog stick in to stand up.

Do you have toggle crouch turned on? What you describe is weird.


I do not have toggle crouch on. What I've seen happen is that I will get hijacked from a ghost and seem "stunned". I move at what seems like 10% movement speed, and sensitivity of 1. I'm standing up when I get jacked, I can see that.


I noticed this too, My geuss would be that the kick stuns the occupant (I really can't get the maybe next time achievment if im stunned and getting shot at by a ghost)

  • 10.05.2007 4:04 PM PDT

I'm going to side with JDG about the ability to remove powerups from the custom gametypes options...and equipment, also. There are options like this for grenades, weapons, and vehicles...why not have it for powerups and equipment? Otherwise, we're going to end up with 20 minor variations on every map...which is lame. The Forge should be left for more radical changes to the item layouts, in my opinion.

  • 10.05.2007 4:05 PM PDT

Posted by: Xx idunno xX
When in doubt, whip it out?

Licky pie?
Posted by: Jet Wave
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I want to help with the slingshot. Great coverage!

  • 10.05.2007 4:05 PM PDT
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Glad to see that Frankie's begun the monumental task of trying to address the various questions that accrued in the 129 pages. Unfortunately, it seems as though he just started from page 1 and answering those deemed worthy of response in the order they were submitted, as opposed to reading through them all and addressing the most pressing and substantial first. I mean, I'm happy that I now know how to do the floaty-box thing in the Forge, but I'm sure there were more important questions that could have been answered. My main complaint is the lack of word on why you can't set the Beam Rifle, Covenant Carbine, Mauler, Plasma Rifle, Spiker, or Sentinel Beam as starting or secondary weapons in custom game types. Not only does this destroy my ability to recreate a few of my favorite Halo 2 game types, (Golden Showers anyone?) it limits access to two of my new favorite guns. Similarly, why no "Human" or "Covenant" weapon sets?

  • 10.05.2007 4:07 PM PDT

We live in the age of the Internet were men are men, men are women, and little girls are FBI agents...

I remeber Chiron know (OMG!!!!!) it took me a while since I haven't played Halo in a while (A long WHILE, I had to google Chiron halo map) thats a great way to get the "OMFG you Camping N00B you got nothing better to do than sit and wait in the Rocket spot" phrase I got that alot playing with my friends good times good times *sighs*

  • 10.05.2007 4:10 PM PDT

Because I never had time for a quote.

Panzer Unit - One thing I noticed when two people go to melee, that the person who loses the shield drain hit (or has little shield to begin with) with a melee attack is always sent half way across the map. Makes more sense anyways seeing that the caracter you play as wears armor that weighs around a ton, can flip upside down tanks, and practically survive a fall that would break a normal persons legs so there souldn't be any "Bull" that after beating down someone that he can send a person flying across a whole map.
Absolutely yes. Genetically Altered Superhuman Meelee> Panzer Tank Blast

  • 10.05.2007 4:10 PM PDT