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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 11/9/07

Art Vandelay is George Castanza's alter-ego who was an architect. Absolutely genius.

Also genius, rocket race matchmaking.

I left arrow three Bungie.

  • 11.10.2007 2:04 AM PDT

Looking forward to the matchmaking updates next week, and the Halo 3 Soundtrack of course.

  • 11.10.2007 2:13 AM PDT
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well well well, this is the first reply to an update ive actually done, but just to point out a few things which im a little unclear on:

Lone Wolves: Swords gametype has been added = why? you've reduced the objective gametype that didnt work due to its whoever can camp the shielded doors (oddball), youve reduced it which is a good thing. However you've now added something dispite how youve tried to fix it with the 'clash' aspect of using a sword it is still mainly host based, making it basically impossible for most Europeans or anyone outside of the US as when your at the higher level's that extra second makes all the difference. Thus we loose out due to the host system again.

Team Slayer: Guardian has been added to the playlist / Valhalla has been added to Team Slayer. Pardon me but wasn't they already in the playlists?

Guardian linked here in one of my games http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo3.aspx?gameid=832748 89&player=II%20Bagelzend%20II dated 10/23/2007, 12:04 PM PDT in Team slayer playlist. (page 8 of my Game History - inacase the link doesn't work)

Valhalla linked here nearly a month ago again one of my games http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo3.aspx?gameid=856661 81&player=II%20Bagelzend%20II dated 10/24/2007, 11:40 AM PDT in Team slayer playlist. (page 7 of my Game History - incase the link doesn't work)


'Community feedback in the Optimatch forum (among other places)' Can i just say the only update that ive been reading that youve actually included that ppl have been wanting has been reduced oddball, which youve done.. yey. Increased players in Lone wolves... yey. Other than that i cant see anywhere in this 'playlist update' that you've listened to what people have been saying on forum posts. BtB is still not ranked, which people have been begging for since the start of Halo 3, flag gametypes are still few and far between in 4v4 ranked games i.e. (team skirmish - halo 2: team objective - Halo 3).

General updates are good mates, and keep up the good work with them, but providing this sorta stuff for 'playlist updates' imo isnt really helping the community at all and giving us maps in playlists which are already there... well do i need to say more?


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  • 11.10.2007 2:42 AM PDT

The plural of LEGO is LEGO, not Legos.

Looking forward to the DLC, will it be free?

  • 11.10.2007 2:50 AM PDT

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Expanded Forge functionality sounds nice, but will this update also affect existing maps?

I know that i'd like to place some weapons and objects in certain maps that aren't there in Forge for some reason. On that note, as someone mentioned on the first page, will this update include the ability to place just ammo for weapons? That was one of the first things I wanted to do in Forge (after a big pile of fusion cores), sniper rifle on one side of the map, but the majority of the ammo on the other side.

Changes to the vehicles seems a little odd, unless you're adding the transport hog that is. They seem mostly fine to me at the minute. But the changing decals based on environment sounds nice. But again, will that affect existing maps?

  • 11.10.2007 3:16 AM PDT
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I'm not that big a Seinfeld fan, but mostly because it's hardly ever on here in Holland. They've started airing it now, though, and it's quite funny. Isn't Vandelay also from Vandelay Industries? The company George made up, to keep getting social security checks or something? Jerry would be the president and they would make latex. I thought it was a funny episode.

  • 11.10.2007 3:17 AM PDT
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some of these matchmaking updates sound silly like swords on lone wolves!! i dont mind 1 person running around with sword but i dont want to get in a never-ending sword fight with someone and then have all my work undone by some lucky **** who comes from behind and assassinates me!

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  • 11.10.2007 3:32 AM PDT

Just as the most exact theory of and function does not answer the question as who I actually am, what I actually am, or what it means to be a human being, so there can never arise out of it that interpretation of one's self and the world demanded by even the simplest action based on some evaluative decision.
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All the top section sounds awesome.

Regards to more H3 games been played than H2, few things have changed.

More people have the 360 in relation to how many had the original xbox (due to everyone being PS2 whores),

Also the original time limits on H2 were considerably longer compared to current games- ie. 12 mins per round on CTF and Assault games, and dont forget the Sudden Death time being added on, particularly in Assault, Anyone else remember an assault game lasting nearly an hour because the guy with bomb was hiding somewhere?!

  • 11.10.2007 3:57 AM PDT
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Posted by: hollismb
Maybe we can get the Gaus Warthog back? Or am I the only one who misses it? Or am I completely retarded and haven't found the option to enable it in Forge?


I want the Gauss hog in some of the matchmaking gametypes as well it was easily my favorite vehicle in halo 2, I had so much fun just circling the defending base on Headlong kicking the crap out of anyone who dared to venture out of the base (It's a shame that people would eventually wise up and grab the rocket launcher...)

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  • 11.10.2007 4:03 AM PDT
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Lukems...isn't that campin' with the sniper? ;)

  • 11.10.2007 4:06 AM PDT
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I NEED A UPDATE THAT WILL HELP ME GET A OVERKILL ON LONE WOLVES!

  • 11.10.2007 4:22 AM PDT
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WTF? Next week, you're going to sit down and do the podcast? Why isn't it a weekly thing? It's the most interesting part of the whole site!

  • 11.10.2007 4:35 AM PDT
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ehh...some good but still where is the stuff people want? i started a letter to my friends saying "put your motto to "we want MLG maps back" if they wanted them back and to send it to their other friends, so that way bungie can realize what ppl want."

there have been about 300 ppl now that have changed their motto and yet there still is no lockout, midship...especially those two. they were most played in H2 i think. also warlock was a fun map for CTF

i also would really really like to know when Hardcore is being put back in (if it isnt i fear i will have to go back to the poor souls who are still playing h2). i have seen so many forum polls and all that i have seen so far 5/6 percent of the votes want hardcore back for just about every poll ive seen.i have seen many polls also about wanting midship and lockout back. arent the polls so that bungie can hear what the people want and make those changes? plz bungie get crackin on midship, lockout remake (dont butcher them plz only do a few tweaks but dont mess up strategic points) and team hardcore. if you do that i will never feel depressed because i get bored of h3. i say this because it doesnt seem to have the addicting gameplay of h2. i could play h2 for hours on end with no bordem at all, and yet h3 is boring after 2 games for me....plz bungie dont make me save up for call of duty 4.......

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  • 11.10.2007 5:35 AM PDT

Bungie please resolve the Banshee Barrel-Roll Legendary-Thumbstick Issue.

Bye-bye homing rocket Hornet. But who cares, the gatlings on it are enough for multiplayer.......with two buddies on the sides, one carrying a splaser and the other some rockets, this'll be the greatist. I cant wait to swoop down and pick up the flag carrier on Valhalla...AERIAL TRANSPORT: SETTIING HALO ABOVE THE REST

Oh..and no ranked BTB????? BBBBBBBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!

Gauss Hog!.......Gauss Hog!........Gauss Hog!.......Gauss Hog!.......Gauss Hog!.......Gauss Hog!.......Gauss Hog!.......plz

And if this is to be the last Halo...plz, plz, plz....just remake the old maps...we need coag, we need relic, we need terminal, we need headlong long time



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  • 11.10.2007 5:52 AM PDT

Bungie we want hardcore comon already. 6 people will be an ok and lone wolve update looks good besides team swords???? It doesn't bother me that much but it better be a low occurance. But like i said HARDCORE!!!!

  • 11.10.2007 6:05 AM PDT

If you want Lockout and Midship that badly why don't you just go and play Halo 2?

  • 11.10.2007 6:24 AM PDT
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That's interesting...good question.

  • 11.10.2007 6:28 AM PDT
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I dunno, to me adding a 6th person to Lone Wolves plus a swords match sounds like they're catering to complainers that are crying the achievements are too hard to get. The thing is, people who are big into team and objective playlists come into Lone Wolves for like 10 matches once a week and then complain that they didn't get their achievements. Getting the achievements should be hard and it should be something that you have to invest time into to get, if you want them. And I assure you, if you invest some time into the Lone Wolves playlist you will get the achievements legitly.

In 450 (roughly) Lone Wolves matches I have my stepping razor achievement and I have 3 Overkills plus a Killtactular - and there's video clips in my file share of all of them to prove they were in the course of a normal game. You don't need 6 players to get the overkill and you don't need a swords match to get steppin' razor. But whatever ...

  • 11.10.2007 6:29 AM PDT
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agreed to you but im kinda phyced for the new maps and the heat maps look kinda neat

  • 11.10.2007 6:36 AM PDT

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  • 11.10.2007 6:45 AM PDT

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you change the matchmaking but still no snipers or hardcore?

H2 > H3

too bad my Halo 2 disc doesnt work nemore =[

  • 11.10.2007 6:48 AM PDT
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good all around update, but why remove social doubles?

  • 11.10.2007 6:59 AM PDT

holla jalapeno

cant wait for the bullet train that is the soundtrack to hit my face. all around good decisions on the matchmaking hoppers. another good update, keep up the good work bungie. one thing though, i vote to bring the social doubles back.

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  • 11.10.2007 7:08 AM PDT
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Still no King and Ball in team objective?

  • 11.10.2007 7:21 AM PDT

Exact science, is not an exact science.

Fair play to bungie, change is good so many players state ownership over gametypes it seems impossible to please everyone but Bungie has a very profeesional approach that I, for one, Like. Forge Is fantastic by the way a great Laugh with online buddies is guaranteed.

  • 11.10.2007 7:23 AM PDT