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Subject: Ranked Big Team Battle is Live in Halo 3

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Booya!

  • 01.31.2008 11:50 AM PDT
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Great, love it!!! Thanks a ton Bungie.

  • 01.31.2008 11:51 AM PDT
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nice now we just need another play list for big team slayer with all the small maps that would be awesome or even just include it in this playlist.

  • 01.31.2008 11:52 AM PDT
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Posted by: SvgWrestler
I was incredibly excited about Ranked BTB until I saw the BR is the primary weapon. I want to play Halo 3 not Halo 2 hardcore.


Wait you still have your assault rifle as back up whats the big deal?

  • 01.31.2008 11:52 AM PDT
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I <3 you Bungie.

  • 01.31.2008 11:58 AM PDT

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Are we keeping our hidden ranks or starting at 1?

  • 01.31.2008 11:58 AM PDT
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Awsomeness!! Now what we need is ranked rocket race.

  • 01.31.2008 12:00 PM PDT
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YAY
this and bloodgulch someday and we will be back to some good old halo memories

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Posted by: lcbabby
Awsomeness!! Now what we need is ranked rocket race.
If you're serious... I will hunt you down, and shatter your knee caps...


@OP:
HELLZ YEA!

[Edited on 01.31.2008 12:05 PM PST]

  • 01.31.2008 12:04 PM PDT
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Posted by: quietdj
Posted by: SvgWrestler
I was incredibly excited about Ranked BTB until I saw the BR is the primary weapon. I want to play Halo 3 not Halo 2 hardcore.


Wait you still have your assault rifle as back up whats the big deal?

Not to mention the fact that these are all big maps so anyone who actually plays FTW will be picking one up anyway. Why not just start with one, it doesn't change that much.

  • 01.31.2008 12:07 PM PDT

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Thank You !
I have been waiting for this since halo 3 came out !



  • 01.31.2008 12:11 PM PDT

If God didn't want us to eat animals, why did he make them out of meat?

Yeah! My favourite playlist...
However its broken and i can'tget into a game because it finds all the players then restarts the search. meh.

  • 01.31.2008 12:12 PM PDT

JESUS CHRIST FINALLY!!!!

ranked BTB ftw!!!!!!!

  • 01.31.2008 12:19 PM PDT

Posted by: quietdj
Posted by: SvgWrestler
I was incredibly excited about Ranked BTB until I saw the BR is the primary weapon. I want to play Halo 3 not Halo 2 hardcore.


Wait you still have your assault rifle as back up whats the big deal?


Not to mention the fact that it's ranked now so participants won't have to worry so much about the much more experienced players owning everyone and their guests.

With that said I'm getting quite tired of all the people complaining about BR starts on huge maps in a playlist the likes of BTB. I'm fully aware of the gameplay dynamic that many AR start advocates are trying to promote especially as it pertains to BT objectives. I'm sure they'll be tons of posts by these same individuals stressing the importance and tactical prowess associated with weapon aquisition strategies. But the fact of the matter is the BR will always be the weapon of choice and will always play a major roll in the eventual outcomes of BTB matches.

While I do agree that there is LESS variety it isn't to the extent that many would have you believe. Skilled players will still make it a point to aquire certain other weapons for specific situations such as countering oncoming vehicular assaults.

And it isn't detrimental enough to justify reverting back to default settings. I think the best approach here is to just get over it and make the necessary adjustments. Either way you'll be playing with others who are just as proficient or as inept with the BR as you are so what's the big deal.

Good job Bungie. Now about Team Hardcore....heh.

  • 01.31.2008 12:20 PM PDT
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This is just GREAT!

6 Friends are coming to my home in about 2 hours for a Lan party of 2 days, we're gonna do this non stop oh yeah!

Luv u Bungie :D

  • 01.31.2008 12:29 PM PDT

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Posted by: SvgWrestler
I was incredibly excited about Ranked BTB until I saw the BR is the primary weapon. I want to play Halo 3 not Halo 2 hardcore.

I agree 100%, but hey if people really dislike the br starts people will veto it enough that Bungie will probably take them out. Though I think it would be a good idea if it was on some of the games that came up, I just don't like br starts on every btb game. Depite this though I'm still excited for btb, this is just one subjective flaw in an otherwise great hopper.

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  • 01.31.2008 12:35 PM PDT

Lone Wolf assassin

It takes too long to find match's though

  • 01.31.2008 12:37 PM PDT

OMG... Thanks Bungie.... and we start off with the BR all the time... Thanks x 2

  • 01.31.2008 12:38 PM PDT

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Posted by: lukems
Sixteen player carnage in ranked form has arrived in Halo 3. Log in to matchmaking and hop into the Ranked Big Team Battle playlist to take it for a spin.


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what I want to know is why was it decided to be in the ranked playlist??

Posted by: CorvetteHalo3
Finally something good in Halo 3.


you've never heard of say..Forge..or Save Films? those aren't good?

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Posted by: lcbabby
Awsomeness!! Now what we need is ranked rocket race.
If you're serious... I will hunt you down, and shatter your knee caps...


I'm with ya on that.."Rocket Race" is a joke of a playlist...I'd rather it have been in custom games so we wouldn't have to choose it for matchmaking, save space for a much more INTERESTING playlist

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  • 01.31.2008 12:38 PM PDT

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man I wish we had the ability to delete our our posts...

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  • 01.31.2008 12:47 PM PDT

Are you reading this!?

I don't care what anyone says. This is awesome.

  • 01.31.2008 12:53 PM PDT

Yay. Glee! My favorite playist is finally ranked ^_^

No more guests!

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Those are great news, I hope the non-useful playlists are deleted soon also.

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  • 01.31.2008 1:01 PM PDT

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Big team should be removed from Social now...but other than that

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  • 01.31.2008 1:08 PM PDT
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I don't see whats so wrong with the BR anyways, its probably the most used and one of the best weapons in Halo 3.

[Edited on 01.31.2008 1:11 PM PST]

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