- SHADOWSTRIKE10
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Posted by: MATCLAN
Posted by: SHADOWSTRIKE10
@UncivilAuto- there are no such things as modding and hacking in Halo 3. A modified console is immediately banned from Xbox LIVE. The only form of modification that hasn't been completely dealt with is Achievement Modding, which is Client-Side anyway. This means that while if you look at their profile in the game, Bungie.net and Xbox.com will show you that they do not in fact have such achievements. Those players will also be unable to unlock things such as Recon Armor, so really, what is more important? A cool new feature to unlock and play with, or a number that is blown out of proportion to have anybody care about anyway? I myself play a lot during the night simply because that's when lots of younger players have gone to bed, leaving me with older gamers to play against, and thus, a tougher challenge (OPINION).
There may not be any hacking and modding of a serious level, but there is definitely network manipulation; particularly at high levels (even more particularly in Squad battle if the reports from other players are to be believed) as you'll probably know.
Also, check your PMs. It seems that Autoresponders prevent your new messages from showing up and it's been a couple of weeks or so since I PMed you. :-(
EDIT: Oh, and while I remember, I recently earned my 3rd 40 in LW this time. Not particularly impressive, I know, but it shows that I'm doing something rght despite the frustrating length of winstreaks I need to produce to move up in the system. Learning to hang back and manipulate the scores is a nice little trick, although Oddball sucks in FFA setting IMO.
Yes, I forgot to go over network manipulation. It is an issue, but it is an issue with every game, not just Halo 3. Bungie and Microsoft can try to do what they can, but it is a flaw with hardware. However, network manipulation, such as "lag switches," are much rarer occasions than people believe. If it appears to happen quite often, chances are that it is an issue with YOUR connection. Take it up with your ISP, and try to find a solution.
Yeah, I just read through my massively annoying inbox and found your message. I'll respond very soon.
Nice job on the 40! Hey, if you're still moving up this late in the game, then that means you're improving tons. I love hanging back and grabbing points. I think my favorite thing is Crazy King on Guardian. I'll grab Camo at the beginning and just crouch up against the side of top mid and grab the 20 seconds or so for free :)
Posted by: popsqurril
How do 50s usually get host connection when playing with lower ranks, what internet provider do I have to get to achieve that too? I noticed alot of the 50s I play custom games with always get host, the split second they join a game. I wanna do that too :(
It has been a theory that 50's have a better connection, and it may be true, but let's look at the reasons why:
1) They pay for the better internet, so they'll host, and thus the game will be more stable overall.
2) If two players of absolute equal skill went up against eachother, but one had a bad connection, then obviously the player with the better connection will win.
3) It appears as though connection speeds do hold back a lot of potential players from reaching their 50.
Overall, it just shows that players who have the good connection, and the ability to get a 50 will get it. Some players who have the ability, but not the connection, will suffer and not always reach their goal.
However, this should never be an excuse. I hate nothing more than the other team saying "NICE HOST!" at the end of a match. Hey, someone's got to have it, right? Looks like I had the best connection, and thus I was able to create the most stable game. If they want host so bad, then they should dish out the cash for a better connection, or just shut up all together.
I personally have Comcast, and I have their fastest internet connection speed available in my area, which is getting me roughly a 28 mb/s download, 3 mb/s upload, with ~50ms ping.
Go to www.speedtest.net to test your connection speed. Note: multiple devices (computers, gaming systems, etc. plugged into your router will affect speed.
Stop by your ISP and ask about upgrades and special offers going on for your internet connection. I stopped by one day and got a deal to be upgraded to the fastest connection for a year for free. Also, be sure to keep updated and current hardware, such as routers and modems. If you want, also use CAT6 ethernet cables, but be sure to use them on both MODEM-ROUTER and ROUTER-XBOX.
Posted by: xGuiltySparkx
does quitting out of a game in LW do you any good. I won 5 games in a row, played with beasts on the next and quit out after 2 min when i was down by 13 kills, won the next and ranked up
Quitting does nothing but lower your EXP. Quitting puts you down as a LOSS. That's it. The game only cares about WINS and LOSSES. It doesn't care about how close it was, who had the most kills, most medals, best spread, who was MVP, or if you didn't stay the whole match. It's either WIN, or LOSE.
In your case, it looks like you were close to ranking up before the previous match, and then you were matched up against players that the game EXPECTED you to lose against, so since you quit, it counted as a LOSS, but it didn't hurt you too much. Then, when you won the next game, you got that little boost to rank up.