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>Personaly I really like the new melee system. Yes, we all know that the H2 system is the best system(hit first and you win), but only in a LAG FREE WORLD. And since we cant help lag, this new system in my case has worked almost perfect. After now 50 games played after the AU I can clearly state the following-
>When I knew for sure that my health was higher then my opponents and we meleed at around the same time, I won every time.
>The instances when we seemed to do close to the same amount of damage to each other, then we both died. This situaion didnt occur as much as I thought it would or as much as some on these forums have stated.
>And the few times that my opponent had the up on me and we ended up in a melee battle, I died.
>So when I had MORE health, I won everytime(unlike the old H3 system that seemed to kill me half the times in this same situation). When it seemed even, we both died everytime. And when I had less health, I wasnt able to hit last and get away with it, and neither could my opponent. I have to say that at least in my experience, I couldnt ask for a system with any better outcomes in a laggy word other then this one.
>Nice job Bungie. I have a strong belief that the next AU will accuratly and correctly fix the other issues that have already been brought up to your attention.

  • 02.21.2008 3:34 PM PDT
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So when i downloaded the auto update it has not worked. I start searching for a a match and i get one but it only lasts for a few seconds. I can hear and see all of the people playing and the map always changes and just boots me back to the matchmaking page. i have already did the a button d pad thing and cleaned my disc and disc tray. Can anyone please explain this and tell me how to fix it????!!!!!???????? thanks -volcom239


I have been getting the same thing, and because it reports me as not finishing the game, my experience is going down! I need help too!



Im glad its not just me, But how the hell do we find help for this problem????????????????? -volcom239

same problem here; loads maps for a few seconds then quits in both xbox live and campaign/local games. I think it's a map-loading error



Just want to say, in hopes that bungie is watching this, that my box is having this EXACT same issue, even after doing the (A button+UP) Utility Reset. I was worried it was my disc, but I doubt it now that I've seen these posts. Please Bungie, ASAP, figure this out!!! (and save our dwindling EXP if you can.)


I have been home sick today and have spent most of the day hunting around forums and trying to get this figured out. On this forum, somebody says how to clear your whole xbox 360 cache, not just the button d-pad thing. I tried it, it got rid of the update, but of course I had to re-download the update in order to try and play. The problem is still there.

  • 02.21.2008 3:53 PM PDT
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r u serious? tell me if I'm misunderstanding you. but you can check all of your stats here in bungie. just hit the "My Stats" tab at the top and type in your gamertag (its not case-sensitive). then if you want to see your rank related atttributes, hit "ratings history" or something like that. Ratings, as in Sargent or captain, are determined by your "exp." you can see how much experience you need for a rating in the ratings section. you can also skip ratings if you have a high enough rank. you gain experieces by winning team geams or by placeing top three in FFA playlist in matching making (and not custom).

while youre at it you can check mine too. my tag is sanctious. take notice of my 4,000+ laser kills.

  • 02.21.2008 4:16 PM PDT

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r u serious? tell me if I'm misunderstanding you. but you can check all of your stats here in bungie. just hit the "My Stats" tab at the top and type in your gamertag (its not case-sensitive). then if you want to see your rank related atttributes, hit "ratings history" or something like that. Ratings, as in Sargent or captain, are determined by your "exp." you can see how much experience you need for a rating in the ratings section. you can also skip ratings if you have a high enough rank. you gain experieces by winning team geams or by placeing top three in FFA playlist in matching making (and not custom).

while youre at it you can check mine too. my tag is sanctious. take notice of my 4,000+ laser kills.

ya man! its freakin' sweet! It's just how you explained it! ya!...
Thats how bungie is freakin' awesome! what other video game company has a huge website devoted to the fans and the game?!!! none! that's who!
the sad thing is lots of people don't realize this and complain about bungie, but they're doing this all for us... and themselves cause its what they like to do. but...
Ya man it is AWESOME!!! lolz

  • 02.21.2008 4:50 PM PDT

I don't care how I die, I just want to scream "There's too many of them!"

Posted by: Spireia

I have been home sick today and have spent most of the day hunting around forums and trying to get this figured out. On this forum, somebody says how to clear your whole xbox 360 cache, not just the button d-pad thing. I tried it, it got rid of the update, but of course I had to re-download the update in order to try and play. The problem is still there.


Yep...that's what the xbox people had me do...twice. I even deleted my gamertag and cleared the cache, and once you download the update, it goes right back to not working.

  • 02.21.2008 4:56 PM PDT
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The main reason i no longer play halo 3 is because of the difficulty of close quarters combat success, which is mainly what i do. This solution, much like the original, is horse crap, the only far thing is latency. Otherwise its no longer about who has faster reflexes or timing. Its no longer is about who is the best, its about being fair, this is unfair as political policy that favors particular group, the lesser halo player.

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I still cant beleive they havent fixed the security armor glitch yet. Ive gotten 870 gs and yet no shoulders those are my favorite shoulders hopefully it'll get fixed

  • 02.21.2008 5:04 PM PDT
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The update sucks. Most of the time i dont even know what the -blam!- is happening and boom, die.
This update is ridiculous, made me so piss off during matchmaking.

  • 02.21.2008 5:28 PM PDT

"Tremble as teeming hordes of invincible alien monsters punish the slightest error with instant death... again and again."

Looks good to me. The Melee glitch was kind of cool, but I guess it was a good thing to fix. I'm glad that Melee is better, it seems to work well...

Otherwise the rest were just small glitches, so nothing big besides Melee fix.

  • 02.21.2008 5:45 PM PDT
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the update tweaked my game.. no maps will load either in campaign mode or matchmaking.. I followed the instructions and held down up and a at startup and still nothing... all other games work fine.. xbox live works fine.. but halo 3 got jacked the second I downloaded the update... any suggestions?

  • 02.21.2008 5:58 PM PDT
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ME TOO!!!! this f-ing update jacked my up

  • 02.21.2008 6:01 PM PDT

I don't care how I die, I just want to scream "There's too many of them!"

Yea, Sniper...its seems to be happening to a number of us. Just letting you guys know, I send a message to the guy who posted the Bulletin...not sure if he was the right guy to inform, but its better than noone. If someone gets back to me before addressing the problem publicly, I'll be sure to post it.

  • 02.21.2008 6:03 PM PDT
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I sent a not to frankie.. as well.. haven't heard anything back

  • 02.21.2008 6:04 PM PDT
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I like the update, it's hilarious watching people run up and melee each other and immediately drop dead. It looks like they ran into each other.

  • 02.21.2008 6:17 PM PDT
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All you did that's really important to people was fix the melee, something that should have been changed faster than 5 months. The multiplayer still is atrocious and has absolutely 0 magnetism currently, maybe you could do something actually worthwhile for the game like making maps that the community is asking for and make the ones you have released free so people don't have to waste any more money on your franchise.

  • 02.21.2008 6:43 PM PDT
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I have been playing a little bit with the update... even though there is some lag i still like the melee update.. i don't have and amazing connection since its wireless so i would often lose melee attacks because i would never be host. but now i am able to actually win some or have us both die rather than just me even with the lag caused by people downloading.

  • 02.21.2008 7:01 PM PDT
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i dont believe the money goes to bungie but rather to microsoft.

  • 02.21.2008 7:02 PM PDT
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you obviously didnt play much halo 1 or halo 2. btw 51 killjoys isnt a lot u see my 301. also if u have overshield it does take 2 shots. if u think i would even pick the hammer up u have another thing coming. im and up and coming pro my clan placed 300th in mlg. why am i even talking to a major grade 2 who cant get a level 35. if u think about it u have no clue what ur talking about. sword sucks this game. not able to take out and swing right away like in H2 its diff retart. Rockets should kill u but not be on the map. ya im guessin that ur the guy wit the brute shot right so ur not complainin. lets play 1 on 1. ill show u if im bad.

  • 02.21.2008 7:43 PM PDT
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has anyone other than me noticed that if u like the new update ur k/d ratio is negative and you've lost over 600 games. its pretty sad

  • 02.21.2008 7:47 PM PDT
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lol quadshot, I'm sorry that I haven't played matchmaking since like december, so I guess my stats aren't up to you, the most ultimate player EVER's standards. hahahahahaa get a life, geez....if all you're gonna do is flame someone else because of some dumb video game stats then that just shows that you have some MAJOR self esteem issues lolololol.

edit 1:I mean seriously, look how many games you played on the 18th, wooooow looooooser

edit 2: and seeing how my last game was on december 16th, I'm not really surprised i'm still a captain or whatever it is.

last edit: Plus you've played a whopping 2163 matches where I've only played 452 so yes, from your fat and lazy ass, I really must look like a n00b, lolololol how pathetic...

[Edited on 02.21.2008 8:18 PM PST]

  • 02.21.2008 8:12 PM PDT
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Frankie just sent me his e-mail address, so if you are having problems, message him directly about it and he should try to help. What he did say, other than that is:

Try loading it with NO HDD attached. If that works, then your disk is fine.

That won't fix it permanently, but it will test for that.

If you have Oblivion, try playing it for a little bit, save a game, explore some area - then try H3 again.

  • 02.21.2008 8:38 PM PDT

Shmokin a pancake

No more melee flying? =( WHY??? WHY BUNGIE WHY???

Can't wait to try out the melee system, hopefully it will be alot better

  • 02.21.2008 9:08 PM PDT

Shmokin a pancake

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All you did that's really important to people was fix the melee, something that should have been changed faster than 5 months. The multiplayer still is atrocious and has absolutely 0 magnetism currently, maybe you could do something actually worthwhile for the game like making maps that the community is asking for and make the ones you have released free so people don't have to waste any more money on your franchise.


Ok I know I shouldn't reply to you, but w/e

You cannot just throw out maps willy nilly, it isn't sound business wise. Not to mention good maps take time and care to make.

Also, the maps are gunna be free and they haven't been out to terribly long. They can't just put stuff out for nothing, they have a right to get something for all their hard work. Not to mention they will have a 3rd map pack coming out after this one too, so you cannot complain about them not making games.

Also, its a patch, not an expansion. Melee fix was pretty big, it was the major gameplay problem. They also headed off another BXR thing, which fortunately didn't have the time to gain speed, and if it had it would have been a big deal.

So next time you wanna rag on a developer, do your homework first, and I hope you learn some respect for the work Bungie has done, even if you don't like their game.

  • 02.21.2008 9:17 PM PDT
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I personally hate the AU, but that's only because it caused my Xbox to "Red Ring of Death." My roommate likes the AU, but I have no personal gameplay experience with it.

  • 02.21.2008 9:18 PM PDT
Subject: Halo 3 AutoUpdate

Shmokin a pancake

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I still cant beleive they havent fixed the security armor glitch yet. Ive gotten 870 gs and yet no shoulders those are my favorite shoulders hopefully it'll get fixed
yeah, and i have about 450 and some how i have them! Weird. Not complaining though lol.

  • 02.21.2008 9:19 PM PDT