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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 4/18/08

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Posted by: notsnot44
can we see the list? i mean am i on the list? no really i dont care, security is the best helmet, not recon!


well im perfectly satisfied with my legendary helmet sword and hayabusa/security shoulders
i just want to know if i ticked off bungie because i reserve that for my teachers

  • 04.20.2008 6:57 AM PDT
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Are any of you annoyed as much as i am when when small children brag about having recon but when questioned about it, tell you its been taken away?

im not gonna mention names but its soooo annoying!!!

is it even possible?

  • 04.20.2008 7:23 AM PDT
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While I don't know exactly HOW many people have Recon, the list must be growing as my friends and I seem to be playing against more and more people who have it.

  • 04.20.2008 8:03 AM PDT

bungie your update is accurate i was having trouble playing on the maps when i downloaded them but the day after i tried deleteing custom maps and voila it did the trick thanks for clearing that up for everyone though now everyone can enjoy these incredible maps again thank you bungie!!!!!!

  • 04.20.2008 8:09 AM PDT
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Sub-human doesn't begin to describe how low that kid was being. Asking for Recon Armor and justifying it by lying about his brother dying in Iraq? I know people that have died in Iraq, and had to fly from Anaconda to Kuwait on my way home with two body bags. Lying about something like that... It just turns my stomach and I hope that's a rarity when it comes to asking for what shouldn't be discussed.

Good job on finding out the truth in that matter guys, and I appreciate you all putting that player on The List at the very least. (I personally would have called his parents and told them he was doing horrible stuff like asking for armor because his cousin and his brother died.) You do the military proud, and a lot of us LOVE Halo 3 (though most of us would rather play than ask for pretty little visual effects to our armor I think).

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  • 04.20.2008 8:33 AM PDT

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Late comment of me because of this crap:
Well well well, I missed alot since Ive got on the Blacklist for a week by the -blam!-get named Ash who is such an ass kisser of Bungie for controling the forums, because I advertised my forged Lockout on one of his forums. Seriously, how the -blam!- should I know that advertising on the forge forums (understandeble right?) but NOT in a non-related promote your maps thread get me on the Blacklist and got me banned for a week. I do that, I got on the Blacklist. I advertise on the weekly update, I dont get banned (I agree thats lame, but it didnt get me banned!?). That makes SO much sense. Oh please... give me a warning or something. It was my first time on a bloody forum of this website for -blam!- sake.

Anyway, since I CAN make comments again, back on-topic.
If you've read my comments on the previous updates/announces/information whatever, I am really upset by the way people are spamming with comments like: money back because of the Heroic maps, more maps/remakes, classic/new playlists, bungies favourites updated (Like we care ffs!) and the incredible LAME Reconaissence (is that right?) Helmet. *sighes* This seriously made me lose all of my respect that I had of the Bungie community. The person who did that and even confessed like its not a big deal, really REALLY should kill himself. I hope now that Bungie will get people on the list for just asking it. Take that you whiny little babies!
Next....
Im going to play the MLG playlist soon, but not now. Im bussy with forge maps, gametypes and playing the DLC maps that I've purchased. I think that MLG is awesome, but the 110%speed isn't original. I had that in December with the name Fast N Furious (Its on my filshare). Even though I've updated it Friday (coincedence, but it was for this Bungie Update wich says its 110% speed and I still haven't played MLG so basicly I couldn't know it) with some minor changes, it was a pretty high downloaded game variant without using the forums. Anyway, Im looking forward to playing it.
And last but NOT least, the new maps....
We all know Bungie's strategy now. Making huge hypes and then dissapointing people. Making an official trailer for the Legendary maps really made me purchased these maps. And I did. And Im happy. Sorta. Kinda. Well, lets say Im one of those 5% that DONT -blam!- LIKE THE IDIOTEQUE REMAKE OF LOCKOUT called BLACK-blam!-. Its too big ffs! The hallways are not identical. Theyre huge. At first I didnt like the theme of this map. When I saw it more recently in the Bungie updates, it grew on me. Now, I DONT LIKE IT. Its another human map. Its too scratched and damaged (You guys are really good with it after 30 maps). I also saw 3 peeps with swords. WTF sword spawn? I cant make jumps like I did on the actual Lockout. Instant bullcrap, that made Lockout the best map ever. Like in the ViDoc, you guys saw it coming that true Lockout fans going to see that Bungie DID -blam!-e up Lockout. But if you dont compare it, you get a decent map with lots of memorial things of the actual Lockout.
Anyway, you guys surprised me with Ghost Town. I freakin love it (maybe because Im a fan of Lars Bakken work and style, but that isnt my point). Ghost Town is good. First, it was beautifull. Then the weapon placement got me. So good and logic. Then I noticed something. Its a sqaure map. 4 corners wich aren't Identical, but dont get you confused like in the beautifull but frustrating Epitaph. And last but not least, the destruction in this map. Seriously no camp places. It reminded me of the Siera 117 level so thats a good thing. Too bad people are veto-ing it, because surprisingly they dont like it and want Blackout. Ohw please people, you guys know nothing of the real Lockout. Ow and another thing Bungie. Ghost Town is an asymmetric map. What the -blam!- is Multi Flag and more symmetric games doing on that map? Djeez....
Then there is Avalanche. Its my favourite. Simply, because it has 2 rockets/ 2 snipers/spartan laser and a lot of vehicles. 2 negative things though. The weapon placements are -blam!- and they even fall of their place after new rounds (Shotgun isnt even straight) and the vehicles (wraith someone?) are sometimes annoying especially in a Multi Flag game. Yeah Bungie, Tank versus Wraith is so balanced. And the Hornet is way worser for transport than a Banshee. Sarcasm! Getting owned by noobs and after the game getting cursed and yelled *-blam!-, -blam!-, loser, -blam!-, -blam!-, n00b!* is so much fun. Another thing. Its NOT bigger than Sandtrap people. This map pack is 411 mb. Why havent you made Avalanche bigger with no falling down edges, but with snow walls with a larger play field than it already is. Where is the Scarab bungie? Or even the thing that had to do with Hunters or something crap like that... Awesome hype Bungie.

Im done. I give the maps 2.5/5 stars and their Legendary? I dont think so. The forge items are useless on Blackout and the map pack didnt contain a better use with Forge wich everybody including me wanted. Why cant I put those filters in the old maps or some new objects? Hmmm, u guys were lazy to do that huh? Ow ok. This means I truly -blam!- up my (dare I say it) 800 points. Its all pretty and beautifull etc, but when it comes down to facts, its nothing better than the Heroic map pack (not worse). I dont care if you disagree with me, this is just MY oppinion (Just like the new season of South Park sucks ass!). Also, I have a difference of 2639 between my kills and deaths in the social stats and thats 1.29 k/d ratio? Nice Bull-blam!-. Fix that plz. So enough said.

Keep up the good work! (lol)

Later

Ik denk echt dat Halo dood gaat... jammer genoeg.

[Edited on 04.20.2008 9:45 AM PDT]

  • 04.20.2008 8:49 AM PDT

Hey did anyone notice that the picture of a helmet for the update isn't recon or anything else on the disc. Just sayin.

  • 04.20.2008 9:35 AM PDT

"I came here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and I'm all outta bubble gum."

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Does that mean I'm on The List? I was banned from XBL for a day a couple months ago and from B.Net for a week or month in the past for being part of a pyramid quote thingy which I did apologize for. I didn't cheat or lie though. I guess I probably won't be getting Recon anyway but I do wonder if Bungie employees see me as another online punk or a true fan and member of their community.

  • 04.20.2008 9:47 AM PDT

"I came here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and I'm all outta bubble gum."

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Posted by: Bware 9999
Hey did anyone notice that the picture of a helmet for the update isn't recon or anything else on the disc. Just sayin.
ODST my friend.

  • 04.20.2008 9:47 AM PDT
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o no how am i going to get recon armor now!!!!!!!!!!! i already had the email typed complmenting all the good looks at bungie. i was going to ask for it and everything gee josh golly it looks like ill never have recon armor.

thats what i would say if i was a wuss

suck it up people its just armor

  • 04.20.2008 10:24 AM PDT

Posted by: ilovetotinos
Silly kids. Recon is for smart people.


Just because this damn topic is continually dominating the forums, regardless of the real topic, I feel compelled to say that it is wrong to assume that everyone wants this rare customization...

I do not want Recon.

...also, I do not want to rank-up, gain achievements, build a long "friends-list", join a clan, insult and humiliate my opponents, intentionally betray my team-mates for fun or profit (e.g. flag-stealing), waste countless hours making maps that no one will ever play, edit montages that leave the viewer with the impression that I have 'mad-skillz' and an edgy taste in nu-rock music, enter a tournament with a view to becoming a pro-gamer, or "e-sportsmen", win every game, or even win at all provided that I once in a while I happen to do something new in combat that I find fun.

That's right.... Remember, 'fun'?

...and before I get criticized for daring to say that... maybe, we should all stop being quite so...

SUPERCOMPETITIVE

...and that we would probably derive a lot more entertainment from this game if we used team chat to say things like "Sniper atop Pelican" rather than "Stop losing us the game you useless noob / blam-blam / insert-race-hatred-here". As well as having better team morale if you didn't use the pre-match lobby to make fun of my low-rank.

Yes. I know, I have no skills, but it is the Optimatch algorithm you should blame for putting me on your team, not me personally - and to suggest that I shouldn't even play MLG or Ranked is to deny me the right to play a game I have bought and paid for.

End of rant.

  • 04.20.2008 10:56 AM PDT

Lol

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..it is just a matter of time before idiots think they can use reverse-psychology on bungie to give them recon..


also.. Woohoo! updates!

  • 04.20.2008 11:06 AM PDT

''Chris Moore''

Very nice thread.
Straight up, tough Bungie love,ha ha.
I'm disappointed that we can't complement your figure though! (_Just kidding =)_)
The new Legendary Maps are just plain, good old-fashioned, fun.
I love the name of the NEVER getting Recon list.
Hopefully, people will stop faking sick things like:people dieing, to get armor on a video game.
Keep up the good work, and thanks to all our pals at Bungie for all the hard work they put in the new maps.


  • 04.20.2008 11:26 AM PDT
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I agree with what you're saying completely about the ultra-competitive Halo world, but it's just like the Recon Armor everyone wants a higher rank because of the status associated with having it. Everyone is trying to rank up and get to the next level of achievement ending with being a General. If it wasn't hard to obtain this level there would be less interest in attaining its status. Hence, competitiveness. I applaud Bungie for making the most challenging level up system in FPS gaming, but I have given up on getting to level 35 team slayer and I'll probably end up being a maxed out major. I'm not going to blame people for yelling at subpar teammates because when I don't carry my weight I feel like chucking the sticks through the T.V., like in that commercial (good thing microsoft made controllers cost 60 bucks because if they were still 25-30 dollars I would probably have a lot of holes in my wall). Back to the point, Bungie if you could ease the leveling system just a tiny little bit, so the only people who level up aren't the ones who have 50s for friends or are lucky enough not to get paired with someone having a bad day, this could ease a lot of the tensions in ranked playlists. Maybe have an aggregate level up system in addition to the present rank system(only one that takes a lot, a whole lot, of playing time to actually level up) to reward those that support you by investing way too much time on your game...i.e. myself. Of course I don't know the inner workings of the level up system, so this may already be included. Anyway as long as you guys keep giving us new maps, playlists, and DLC I'll be playing Halo, but I'm at wits end with the ranked playlists, and when frustration meets competition people go at each other in some pretty nasty ways.

  • 04.20.2008 11:30 AM PDT

Posted by: Fieldy409
I dont care about recon. Now if they had an elite version of recon. I might care a little.

You are exactly right! Elites have almost no armor types! There are only three true armor types since two are default and elites don't even get any addition to armor to show game compltetion!

  • 04.20.2008 11:48 AM PDT

Posted by: Assault A
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..it is just a matter of time before idiots think they can use reverse-psychology on bungie to give them recon..

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No reverse-psychology intended. My self-esteem is in no way connected to the appearance of some videogame avatar. How pathetic you all are for wanting such a dumb, trivial, thing. Sure, a bumble-bee suit in Mario... but that has a function. As do the different car models in racing games. I can understand Forza having advanced custom paintjobs as that is part of the established racing subculture and it helps to identify your vehicle from others in a replay. After all, it annoys me that PGR3 will only let me have an orange McLaren F1, so if I want to race others fairly by making all of us use the same car I have to enable names above them, which tends to "break the illusion of reality" somewhat. Jet Set Radio Future lets you design your own graffiti tags to use in-game, which was another important subcultural element, but differently shaped helmets in a first-person shooter that you don't even see when you are playing the game, but have to review in some narcissistic, self-aggrandizing, saved film?

I don't know... all the time you are caught adoring your own virtual "heroism" you could be in another, interactive, match... the only justification for having saved films that I can see is for teams to perform a post-mortem on their performance, but I doubt that it gets used for this all that much.

No. I really want to make it absolutely clear.

I do not want Recon.


Yours sincerely, Uncompetative (gamertag)

  • 04.20.2008 11:54 AM PDT
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does everyone who got on bungie favorites get recon armour?

  • 04.20.2008 12:10 PM PDT
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lol what a lier, hey bungie i think that the guy that said he's cousin and brother passed away is just a piece of ham and cheese, he was probably just trying to make you fell bad for him and in your sorrow give him the "R" armor to make him happy......rofl....and ok so if the cone guys got recon did the guy how got the amazing splatter on valhalla, its on youtube.......( this is not me askin for "R" armor just wondering if you gave him the armor.......but I love the new maps.....you guys need a number and them...their great!!

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ARBITER, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT BUTTER!!! WORT WORT WORT.

Can't you make the kid who's lying have only Mark VI armor? Hahaha

  • 04.20.2008 1:21 PM PDT
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But you have such a NICE FIGURE! I mean seriously who wouldn't want that bod?

With the elites armour, didn't you get those for matchmaking? the more achievements the more armour?

  • 04.20.2008 1:29 PM PDT

Great!

  • 04.20.2008 2:15 PM PDT

This, is the way the world ends.

So if I am assuming correctly. We can insult Sketch's figure and still have a chance at recon? Wow. That would be worth it. ;)

  • 04.20.2008 3:03 PM PDT

Zack A.

How do you even show the staff of bungie an awsome thing? Because I got something awsome.

  • 04.20.2008 3:05 PM PDT
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mlg slams books on there testicules

  • 04.20.2008 3:10 PM PDT

I am Slayer750 on Xbox Live!!!

You know what I want more than Recon, that Ling-Ling armor they talked about a few months ago. Another thing I'd love to have is an Elite with a Spartan head or a Spartan with an Elite head. That would be seriously amazing...

  • 04.20.2008 3:16 PM PDT