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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 11/30/07

Machete, No More Thingy

Posted by: Stormx1213
Bungie,

You said that your as a company dont decied on the price of the DLC? Well who does? Mircosoft? didnt you say that you as a company had stepped away from them?


Dude, read the part where he talks about accountants deciding.

  • 12.01.2007 1:32 AM PDT

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Hi,

Yeah I read that, but he didnt say on what company? Bungies accountants or MS? And Hes trying to tell us that accountants are telling the boss or who ever what price they should be selling at.. I keep saying this, $10 isnt much,,, eveyone can see that, but add it all up.. Look at how many people are online right now, and add it all up.... They can still make money on these maps, even if they charged $5 or even $1.50

  • 12.01.2007 1:50 AM PDT
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Awesome can't wait for all the new maps and all plus the mario kart thing sounds interesting heh but ii could give a -blam!- about new armor or pelicans etc. the only new vehicle i would want is the civil warthog (like the ones you guys were avertising on billboards on Headstrong in H2 lol) and to play as marines (i've always wanted to be one of em, since Halo 1 even if it can only be in custom games i'll still be happy) could like let the player choose to be either a classic marine of one of the ODST marines (tho personaly i like the ones in The Ark level with short sleeves and fingerless gloves, they looked cool) would be so greateful. Another would be play as flood in infection games, i mean really that's what they do and basicly they ARE dead-like living creatures... but only if it works out so good luck with the updates and all!

  • 12.01.2007 2:10 AM PDT

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That was one of the most informative updates in a LONG time. Welcome back from Thanksgiving Frankie and thanks for a great update!

  • 12.01.2007 2:56 AM PDT
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we got mixed reactions to some of the revelations. Price for example, was a common complaint. That’s not something we decide unfortunately
I thought the developers got to choose but some may get pressured by Microsoft to charge, like Epic with Gears' last content (800 Points to begin with and eventually free but I think Mark Rein said he wanted it to be free right from the start).

  • 12.01.2007 3:05 AM PDT

-KOS-

Good update.

  • 12.01.2007 5:37 AM PDT


Thanks. Cool update.

  • 12.01.2007 6:19 AM PDT

...and with his stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:5 KJV

Good Job Bungie
I don't what some people expect.The game might have a few bugs,but it looks like you are fixing them is soon as you can.Compared to other games I have played H3 runs really well,and is always fun to play.I think the reason most people gripe is because they want to get every kill and never die in a game,but what fun is that.It could be lead poisioning from wearing diapers made in china! Keep up the good work...

  • 12.01.2007 6:35 AM PDT
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My aussie friend was complaining as we were standing in Zanzibar by ourselves the other day(couldn't get a game in H2) about how Zanzibar was simple and LR tries too hard. Please remember the word "simple" if and when you decide to Midship. It was a very simple straight forward map. Please do not load it down with bells and whistles to the point where it ruins the feel and simplicty of the map. After almost 2 months the Lockout pattern was finally discernable to me on Guardian. Again i miss the simplicty of lockout, in reaction to the myriad of ways one could assualt the sniper tower in Guardian. One of the most fun aspects of Lockout was holding down snipe tower, holding down snipe tower on Guardian is more challanging and less fun although those pharses don't always go together. Sometimes more challanging is more fun.

I hope you've tested increasing player speed a lil bit for THC.

Thank you for your continued work in striving for perfection and increased tuning to what is at the moment an acceptable game that could be perfect one day and the most funnest eva.

  • 12.01.2007 6:40 AM PDT

JS

team hardcore is being put in, now its time to put ranked btb in, stop making excuses

  • 12.01.2007 6:48 AM PDT

Posted by: lukems
First.



Hahaha.

I pissed myself.

  • 12.01.2007 7:02 AM PDT
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Theres one Problem I still don't get. How come u didn't give a selection for all Weapons as Starting Weapons? its like, we can't start out with carbines, or plasma rifles, or Spikers, etc. What is the mean of that Problem?

  • 12.01.2007 7:25 AM PDT
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i hit "ctrl F" to find the word "swat". no words found. - stopped reading

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Glad too see that the melee issue will be addressed. I am sick of shooting half a clip into and then melee-ing an unsuspecting victim only to have them turn around and smack me down with one return melee when my shields are still full. It's total BS and it happens ALL the time.

  • 12.01.2007 7:52 AM PDT
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Awesome!

  • 12.01.2007 8:02 AM PDT

Posted by: Draco122
I wonder if there is a Teabaging Medal?


If there were, it would be called "TESTOCULAR!"

My two complaints remain unresolved.

1. Why can't I spawn a computer on Guardian? Why? I can't break CRAP with one, it has no offensive, and nigh on no defensive properties. Please? Think of the children.

2. What was wrong with down on the D-Pad to lower weapons? Srsly? Now, say I'm filming, I have to make a cut if I want someone to go from weapon up to weapon down, else I record said someone jumping up into the air.

  • 12.01.2007 8:07 AM PDT

Posted by: Mr SnuggIy
So I think Jun's a master chef, because he takes off his helmet and your like whoa, I think he's a chef.

So to shorten this up, Jun is master chef.

Posted by: lukems
First.

YOU SHUT THE -blam!- UP!

  • 12.01.2007 8:40 AM PDT
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it’s the same price as a couple of lattes

My lattes cost about £1.90, or £2.00 from starbucks. The map pack costs £10 (and that's when i buy the knocked-down price tax-free 2100pt cards, buying 1300 unwanted points). That ain't 2 lattes.

  • 12.01.2007 8:41 AM PDT

Awesome update, very excited about Team Hardcore being introduce - coincidentally after I created a custome gamemode of it a couple of days back.

Map prices don't really bother me, as long as they have a long life span.

  • 12.01.2007 9:05 AM PDT

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Great update. Still, I am almost willing to sacrifice abuse of the the Machinima Down on the D-pad trick, just so i can make better films in H3. o well tho, there is always the ability of having four actors lower their weapon in a game...

  • 12.01.2007 9:07 AM PDT
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PLEZ CAN I HAS BTB SKRM RANKED?

BTB Skirmish Ranked PLEASE in the new update!!!
Tired of playing with noobs.
I want it more than my 2 front teeth for Christmas!

Looking forward to the new maps (but I'd like a reason to use all the giant maps 8v8)

Love,

Chaz86

  • 12.01.2007 9:16 AM PDT
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So basically you guys want to ruin making machinima because your too lazy to test something... yeah, makes total sense. Nice job guys, nice job.

  • 12.01.2007 9:34 AM PDT
Subject: bring back sidewinder
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the main problems with sidewinder were that it was far too large for the slow-moving halo 1 characters, and that you needed a lot of people for it to be good... now that the people are faster... and there is xbox live... i want to see a new sidewinder... please

  • 12.01.2007 9:35 AM PDT
Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 11/30/07

I have been here since 2003, but in a site update my account was deleted.



lol host

Frankie gives some straight answers. I am satisfied. Thankyou Bungie.

  • 12.01.2007 9:38 AM PDT

I quote this from their update "we didn't set the price" and "We ain't accountants". Your seperated from Microsoft, yet you claim you don't set the price, and furthermore it goes on saying you (Bungie) can't figure out how much it costs to put together 3 maps? Seriously, what are you Enron? I can't even believe you would make such statements. How about answering the following question: Who set the price for the new DLC? MS? MS Game studios? And who is doing your payroll if you "ain't accountants"? You "ain't" telling the truth either.

Reposted from a locked thread designated as a "repeat". I am not complaining about the price, rather, the inconsistency of the statements made within the update. And no, Xbox Live's TOS does NOT state they set the prices for DLC or as they term it "premium content".

  • 12.01.2007 10:17 AM PDT