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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 3/14/08

"We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We're evil men in the gardens of paradise, sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go. I'm surprised you didn't know that."

I was just talking with a friend of mine about how the Hornet seemed overpowered in Custom games not too long ago; I'm very happy to see that it's been attended to because I love the idea of the vehicle, and want to see it in Matchmaking.

I also like the idea of an MLG playlist, because hopefully it'll attact all these "totally hardcore proffesional" players and leave Social alone, so us regulars don't get raped all the time.

  • 03.15.2008 1:36 AM PDT

lol what can mlg do about frame rate

  • 03.15.2008 1:41 AM PDT

i saw, one of the new mapz iz called onslaught and look liek i missed another chance for u-know-what, how on earth do u suicide on grifball?

  • 03.15.2008 1:43 AM PDT
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I wonder if the color change will actually help you "Blend in" or not..But that camo job on the tank is pretty top notch. Kudo's to the texture guy(s)

  • 03.15.2008 1:54 AM PDT

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No, acnboy. Spartain Ken 15 is a lesser being. Much like the bacteria that lives in your shi­t.
Posted by: mike120593
My shi­t bacteria takes offense to that comparison.

Don't make me lel. You won't like me when I lel.

this has gotta be Moonbase Alpha
it HAS to be Moonbase Alpha
i wonder what its real name is gonna be?

  • 03.15.2008 2:32 AM PDT
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I can't remeber the last time i play sidewinder but it give those white armored poeple some cover ( since the stand out like a sore thumb in every other map =P)

~PBK PhoenixFlyer44

  • 03.15.2008 2:40 AM PDT

Posted by: Dropship dude
No, acnboy. Spartain Ken 15 is a lesser being. Much like the bacteria that lives in your shi­t.
Posted by: mike120593
My shi­t bacteria takes offense to that comparison.

Don't make me lel. You won't like me when I lel.

hold on... Onslaught? Did I miss something???
meh must be the map those vehicles with nice paintjobs are going on

  • 03.15.2008 2:43 AM PDT
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wow, that's one sexy scorpian!

  • 03.15.2008 3:50 AM PDT

Posted by: Achronos
I blame stosh.


Proud tester of the Halo 3 beta.

The new paint jobs looks awesome!

  • 03.15.2008 4:24 AM PDT

yer new maps i think they will be new not remakes but eather way its awsame

  • 03.15.2008 4:41 AM PDT

"Winning is awesome, but losing is the only way you get any better."
~Delta Elite Motto

quoting Radical Halo,

"I wonder if the color change will actually help you "Blend in" or not..But that camo job on the tank is pretty top notch. Kudo's to the texture guy(s)"

blending in will have to depend on where the tank is on the map, and if it matches the environment. If done properly, it may also make the vehicles harder to spot from the air.:)

another Kudos from me, Bungie.
nice job. ;-)






  • 03.15.2008 5:02 AM PDT
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lol nice vehicles snowy..... join the spartan legendz , where legendary warriors unite

  • 03.15.2008 5:14 AM PDT

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omg bungie, nice that you bring out MLG but y remove hardcore, why not just add a new playlist dont remove old ones, hardcore is good and i dont want to have to do MLG to get my br fix.

  • 03.15.2008 5:15 AM PDT
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Great update, loved the statistics, now all we need is to get some more statistics in the carnage report, such as the hit percentage like in Halo 2.

Anyways those vehicles look magnificient, can't wait to play another snowy map besides snowbound. I was just wondering though, what will happen on next week Tuesday? I read something like "The already-revealed Ghost Town will be joined by a pair of other maps in Legendary, the first of which will actually be formally unveiled Tuesday", however does this mean that next week Tuesday we get to see more screenies or will the Legendary map pack be available at the marketplace next week Tuesday? That paragraph got me confused a little and the next phrase got me even more confused: "However, below are a bunch of images of vehicles and their custom paint jobs for their appearance on next week’s map. " Those two lines really make me believe that next week the maps will be available at the Marketplace, or did I just miss the entire point of this paragraph? Anyone that can give some little more explanation of what these lines really ment?

  • 03.15.2008 5:23 AM PDT

ok, the new stuff seams realy cool ... but, in the 'MLG Games & Maps' thing did anybody besides me see that one of the maps is called Onslought!!!! I mean that could be the name of the new snow map! I mean come on! nobody else nodiced it?!?!

p.s. I herd that in 2009 there will be anouther map pack & it'll be made of all the Halo 2 maps (that aren't in Halo 3 already). It'll cost about 50-60 $$$

[Edited on 03.15.2008 5:53 AM PDT]

  • 03.15.2008 5:50 AM PDT
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"Do not fear! We are your mortal enemies.......wait .....that doesnt sound right." _Caboose

WHY DID BUNGIE RUIN MY HORNET!!!!!!


It should be a settable option to make it suck.

I'm sorry to B**CH but, I love the hornet :-( How will it ever stand up to the Scorpion now. It's just going to be a brutal massacre...

I still wants me recons.

  • 03.15.2008 5:52 AM PDT

Posted by: Zoltex
WHY DID BUNGIE RUIN MY HORNET!!!!!!


It should be a settable option to make it suck.

I'm sorry to B**CH but, I love the hornet :-( How will it ever stand up to the Scorpion now. It's just going to be a brutal massacre...

I still wants me recons.


You gotta admitt that if theres no scorpion or gauss warthog & there is a hornet, & ur not in it, that pretty much sucks

  • 03.15.2008 5:57 AM PDT

Any-Who! I don't know what sidewinder is so can sum1 plz tell me! Im lost adrift in the sea of confusion & rubber chickens :(
is it from H1

  • 03.15.2008 6:02 AM PDT

"It's better to live one day as a lion, then one hundred years as a sheep." -Italian Proverb

A Marine scout sniper was once asked what he felt when he killed terrorists.
His response? "Recoil"

"Though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I fear no evil, for You are with me."

Wow, the new icy finishes are great. It would be awesome if we could use them in forge for things like Snowbound (I picked here because it's the other snowy place; it wouldn't make much sense to see an icy scorpion in the middle of sandtrap, lol)

Can't wait to see the new maps... I'm buying them the day they come out.

Do the new Hornets take effect in all maps? Would we be able to use the less powerful hornets in Matchmaking, now that they're less powerful? (I hope so.) An another vehicular note, (does that make any sense?) I'm not crazy about the icy finish on the Scorpion. It's not that I don't like the idea of the icy finish, it's just compared to the other vehicles, this one has a lighter finish, would this make it hide better than the faster ones because the greys stand out against the snow, or will it make it easy to see because of the difference in color? Oh well, I guess I'll just have to wait and see the map.

Hope I can see my questions answered soon.

[Edited on 03.15.2008 6:13 AM PDT]

  • 03.15.2008 6:03 AM PDT
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ok, the new stuff seams realy cool ... but, in the 'MLG Games & Maps' thing did anybody besides me see that one of the maps is called Onslought!!!! I mean that could be the name of the new snow map! I mean come on! nobody else nodiced it?!?!

p.s. I herd that in 2009 there will be anouther map pack & it'll be made of all the Halo 2 maps (that aren't in Halo 3 already). It'll cost about 50-60 $$$


We noticed but Onslaught is merely a forged Foundry used for MLG. Sorry to burst your bubble.

  • 03.15.2008 6:13 AM PDT

For every action, there is an equal and opposite airstrike.

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The vehicles look interesting, except the new Hornet.


It's meant to be a gunship, it's meant to overwhelm infantry, it's meant to kill everything it touches.

Now it's Halo 2's Banshee all over again? Now with even more ways to bring it down*? This is a sad day. Snow Scorpion looks nice at least, hopefully that'll show up unchanged.


*Yes, the Laser is more unfair than the homing Rocket Launcher. Light travels much faster than a small rocket engine I assure you, and not to mention the Missile Pod, LAAG, Gauss Cannon and HV Cannon all wanting a try at the aircraft.
It's true, the laser completely ruins the whole air combat experience. You literally have to spend your whole time just worrying where it is. The Banshee needs better armor.


Well, I have to respectively disagree, as the Banshee is meant to be highly mobile, and has been since Halo CE. I merely drew conclusions about the Arctic Hornet and it as Halo 2's multiplayer Banshee lacked any use without its Fuel Rod Cannon, and the only thing it had a high chance of killing was a lone infantry with basic weapons, or the Wraith. The Arctic Hornet's now taken on that role, and is a flying piece of junk. Of course, if it had something to replace the missiles (afterburner, nose-mounted .50 cal cannon) then I would be enjoying it a lot more. Variations are only useful if they change up the advantages they give the user.

  • 03.15.2008 6:33 AM PDT
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what playlist is it on because its not showing up on my x box and is it on team slyer or team hardcore or somthing because i really want to play it

  • 03.15.2008 6:36 AM PDT
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wow bungie geting worser and worser who's in charce of makeing this stuff

~wtf why take team hardcore out? when u got team control no one cares about runing around the map and geting the little things

whats up with removeing team doubles in socile kk w/e not ranked but it was better then rocket race where no one plays the game right it feeled like halo 2 where u can talk to the other team

ooo btw bungie talkin trash to other team was fun thats why half the ppl left the stupid game

maps stink less ppl be buying these maps watch you becomeing microsoft's brother greedy wanting money for junk

the only good things i seen so far u guys did was put team hardcore in playlist and recenty double xp weeken with griff ball i think every one be more happy with griff ball then noob rocket race so why dont u do the ppl good and change that
i like the costom color on the trucks and that

still dont see why you took out bxr kk it was a glitch in halo 2 but it ruled and dam well u guys used it when playing so ya

bungie= noobs

  • 03.15.2008 6:36 AM PDT
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Nothing to see here folks.


or is there?

Nice one. I like how the hornets toned down.

  • 03.15.2008 6:47 AM PDT