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um, does the recon Armor Gift include the flaming head or just the armor

  • 10.27.2007 10:13 AM PDT

Thanks for the great update!
I can't effing wait for the new maps! How much will they cost, around how long until we can download the first one, and how many are in production?

  • 10.27.2007 10:14 AM PDT
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I think its just the armor, because the flaming helm work for the Mark V and the Hayabusa too.
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um, does the recon Armor Gift include the flaming head or just the armor

  • 10.27.2007 10:16 AM PDT
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1280*1024 Stretching:

I believe what the majority of 1280*1024 players want is the ability to select widescreen in the xbox console and have it show up as letterboxed 720p. Then those who like the fullscreen can still select 1280*1024 fullscreen and get what is available now, and those of us who want letterbox can select 1280*1024 widescreen and get a letterboxed widescreen image.

Its a win win situation and is how the majority of 360 games approach the problem.

That is how to fix the problem. Please do something, I'm sick of playing Halo 3 in the living room HDTV (my wife is tired of missing out on her crappy reality TV shows). I would really like to have the option to choose a letterboxed 720p image on my 1280*1024 monitor (my monitor doesn't support 1:1 pixel mapping so it stretches the widescreen).

  • 10.27.2007 10:24 AM PDT

Death by figure skater.

I don't think Bungie knows how the ranking system works either.

  • 10.27.2007 10:33 AM PDT

The "best suicide ever" video is exactly the same of what happened to me a couple of weeks ago, and the dude on the video has exactly the same equipment that I had...
This might be the freakiest same bug, or... just me.

I'll try finding the video to prove that it's not the only one who suffered the bug but I think I've played too many games since that.

I don't want the armor. I just want to know who the guy on the video was.


EDIT: Same equipment because it was on shotty snipers, I'm so stupid. One point for him. Sorry.

EDIt 2: And I've played way too many games, so I've no proof at all that I also had it.
But doesn't anybody find it suspicious that the video is HUD free and doesn't show any gamertag? It could be anyone...

Well, feel free to think that I am just jealous, I know what I've experienced during online gaming.

So, as for me, the story ends here, have fun with your armor and sorry for the annoying and useless post.

If an admin wants to erase it, I don't see any problem.

[Edited on 10.27.2007 11:01 AM PDT]

  • 10.27.2007 10:50 AM PDT
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love the update, those who got the recon armor deserve it. can't wait for the new maps!

  • 10.27.2007 10:58 AM PDT
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Posted by: arieln
Posted by: no weakness
In theory, it [rank] is trying to put you in the most competitive matches. It is not some goal or trophy – it’s a tool
music to my ears
now if only all those jerkoffs i played with last night could understand this..


lets not fool ourselves ...

i would have agreed with that statement except its not true .... it is a goal and a trophy the moment you link getting achievements and officer ranks to your skill rank, to get braging rights for one you need to get the other ....
there is no other way than of calling it other than a trophy system. if it wasn't .... ranking wouldn't have been made so visible and should have been an internal algorithm in the matchmaking system.



FYI the achievements locked to your rank are all obtainable at level 10. I would hardly call that a trophy in a ranking system to 50. If they made you achieve level 40 in skill that would be unfair, but anyone can get level 10.

Besides, its near impossible for me to get all the achievements, you know why? Because I'm 40 in lone wolves. That obviously means no one is going to fall for steppin razor at that level, the single achievement I'm missing. There are level 15 skilled players who have all of the achievements, while I've been just missing one for almost 3 weeks. Anyway, they are telling the truth, skill level isn't something to grind, and I don't think people can grind it passed their own skill level, even if they tried.

  • 10.27.2007 11:06 AM PDT

Well, this was a pretty cool update. I like the fact that we'll be getting something new to try around halloween and giving out recon helmets to players is also pretty cool.

But seeing as how im still having the same problem and I still haven't seen my question answered i'll have to ask it again.

How come I'm a rank way past private,(commander), and i still haven't got the graduate achievment yet! I skipped it and i've got every other achievment besides that one. Someone please do something, i'm dying here.

  • 10.27.2007 11:16 AM PDT
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This is why I love Bungie. Sense of humor is everything.

  • 10.27.2007 11:18 AM PDT

Nice update!

  • 10.27.2007 11:20 AM PDT
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Actully, you guys a bungin need to do a bit more than just keep putting out these damm updates. Do SOMETING. The 6 Armors are OLD and Played out..it was fun for the 1st month, now its just plain boring..You bastardas (no pun intended, just a little upset) that i must kill myself in a unseence way inorder to get a certina armor...B.S.! i brought your game and i love it, but the same 11maps (most just Halo2 stuff just done over..YOU LAZY ASSES!!! MAKE NEW MAPES NOW!) and just SIX different Armor modes to chose from are getting a little played out..so HOPE YOu Read this beacause I AM NOT An ANGRY HALO 3 PLAYER, I WANT NOTHING BUT SUCESS FOR THE FRANCHISE, BUT WHEN YOU PPL AT BUNGIE GET LAZY AT YOUR JOBS, U HAMPER MY GAME EXPERINCE & ALL OF MY HOURS DEVOTED INTO THE GAME.....


P.S., LIKE GEARS OF WAR DID, U WILL MOST CERTINALLY NEED MORE ACHIVEMENTS + SOME NEW WEPONS (MABEY) & VECEHIICALS (CUZZ WE ALL KNOW U HAVE MORE BUT COULDNT FIT THEM INTO THE GAME)


~1 LAST THING, SINCE YOUR ALIGNED WITH MICROSOFT, WE GAMES KNOW THAT YOU BASTARDS (THATS WHAT YOU ARE IF U DO SO) LOVE TO CHARGE POINTS FOR EVERY LITTLE THING, PLEASE DONT, YOU WOULD GET SO MANNY MORE GAMES IF YOU DID NOT CHARGE 800MS POINTS FOR EVERY NEW MAP THAT COMES OUT!.....READ & GET BAC AT ME OK!


  • 10.27.2007 11:24 AM PDT
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i can has recon?

  • 10.27.2007 11:29 AM PDT

I know that no one is even going to read this post because its on page 99999 or whatever but why are people still complaining about the weapons in halo 3. I mean come on, the Sniper is just harder to use and the reason the shots are "hitting but not killing" is because of lag, not the game.

Now that I put in my 2 cents in on that I was wondering if Multi-team will ever return to its 3 person team glory? Also that would be sweet if you guys put in a Zombies(aka Infection) playlist or another SWAT one like you previously did in Halo 2. I think you guys did a great job on the game and all the people that are crying "the sword is sooo weak" I like to say to them that I'd rather not have a sword whore. Anyway I would love to play with and Bungie employee. It'd be like playing with a superhero, lol. Anyway keep the updates rolling Frankie! Great update.

  • 10.27.2007 11:31 AM PDT

What's up? I'm Anthony, from Maryland. I play a lot of video games, too many. Enjoying the Halo Reach Beat right now. Also Halo was kind of my life from the age of 11-14.

OMG, the new Landfall video was awesome, I can't wait for the next. We'' time to go and do things on XBL that might get me a recon helmet. Lol.

  • 10.27.2007 11:39 AM PDT

Posted by: GDemon
Frankie is awesome.

[Edited on 7/7/2006 by Frankie]


I wonder what he said before Frankie edited it?

The first video with the cone made my day. Seriously, he deserves the Recon helmet for being so damn unlucky.

  • 10.27.2007 11:43 AM PDT
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Unless it's network, I do think someone can melee after you and still get the kill.

You're just in range to dash for a bash, so you go for it and it would be just enough to kill the opponent. While you're dashing, your opponent puts another assault rifle round into you putting your health just below yours. He bashes right before your bash connects, and gets the kill.

Like I said I'm not sure if this is what really can happen but if it is its bs. First person to bash should get the kill.

  • 10.27.2007 12:03 PM PDT
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  • 10.27.2007 12:09 PM PDT
Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 10/26/07

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I saw that cone one a few days ago; bloody unlucky!

cowned!

Nah, that doesn't work.

Good to hear the maps are coming.

  • 10.27.2007 12:09 PM PDT
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I agree on on the bringing back SWAT, and definitely Big Team Battle Ranked. Bungie should definitely take a poll on what everyone wants to see come back map wise and game-type wise so if they ever get stumped on what new map they should make, they can re-master the old original Halo ones and Halo 2 ones, such as Headlong, Foundation, Terminal, Relic, Coagulation (I've heard people compare Valhalla to Coag but I see very little resemblance), Sidewinder, Tombstone/Hang Em High, and various other popular ones.

OMG and please tell me that is for the Halo movie!!?@#?!@$!#$@#RWEFSDFSTR$RWEF@$#!$!@$#!@#$ My balls just dropped for the second time watching that!

[Edited on 10.27.2007 12:18 PM PDT]

  • 10.27.2007 12:15 PM PDT

Relax, its a game.

i wanted to reply to a specific comment i saw, but then noticed afterwards that it ended up no where near the original comment; so the meaning was completely lost. Now that im here might as well say something else. great work on the game, and all the features. it shows how much effort and care you guys put into it. the recon armor insentive is a nice touch and reminds me of something i might say to the lil' kids i work with, "be good and who knows what could happen." is running an online gaming community like dealing with a bunch of 8 yr. olds?

[Edited on 10.27.2007 12:40 PM PDT]

  • 10.27.2007 12:35 PM PDT

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I also host a TV show called "The World of the Psychic".
And let's get real here man, Who You Gunna Call?

Just don't be the one with less shields dude. And don't go after someone if you think it will come down to a melee.

  • 10.27.2007 12:44 PM PDT

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awww man how wack i shot my self in the head the same way he did lol but saveing the film never came to mind.so if i did save that film and found a way to get it on youtube i would be getting recon armor to lol how cool that would have been lol.owell

  • 10.27.2007 12:45 PM PDT
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good news all around, and regarding mister chief - I believe it's one of those "about damn time" kind of things in seeing him again, I think the last time we saw him was just before launch, as a gold mister chief...so keep em coming!

  • 10.27.2007 12:48 PM PDT
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i wonder what people will do to try to get the Recon armor

  • 10.27.2007 12:52 PM PDT