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So I managed to get on a few minutes before the countdown expired.

It's a trailer...for what, I'm not sure. Mythic map pack? New project?

I'm not sure, but hey, check it out.

And yeah, I'll be ready for tonight.

Edit: Well...I'm confused.

Edit 2: Looks like I'm sticking to this thread for a while. The forum is, get this, in chaos. Lots of speculation and anger.

Edit 3: It's a Campaign Expansion. That's what is says in the description of the trailer on Xbox Live.

...you guys realize what this means, right? The issue of new skulls isn't important now...new Campaign levels means we have more levels to complete S.L.A.S.O.

[Edited on 09.25.2008 7:59 AM PDT]

  • 09.25.2008 7:13 AM PDT

Chaos in Bungie.net forums? Well I never...!

I realized the same thing about the trailer. Assuming it IS, in fact, a Campaign expansion, that brings up a bunch of new questions:

- How many levels/how long will it be?

- What new enemies (if any) will we have to fight and adjust our strategies with?

- Will the new Campaign maps have new skulls? If so, then we have to do all the older levels over again O.O

  • 09.25.2008 9:05 AM PDT

Hello, Community!

Hopefully if you're reading this, it's because you're interesting in kicking your campaign experience up a notch by cranking up the Legendary with all skulls activated :-) Need advice? A guide? Maybe even a friendly community to cheer you on and help guide you through the process? Then give our Mythic thread a read, and Godspeed on your Mythic journey!

Best Regards,
The Tyrant

I think you guys are looking at it the wrong way. If this is in fact some sort of expansion, it will technically be in the form of a separate game. The wouldn't make this DLC. They'd do it just like C&C3 did with its expansion. Same with Doom 3. We don't even know if the current skulls will be loaded into the expansion. May just be the new ones.

  • 09.25.2008 9:10 AM PDT

Hello, Community!

Hopefully if you're reading this, it's because you're interesting in kicking your campaign experience up a notch by cranking up the Legendary with all skulls activated :-) Need advice? A guide? Maybe even a friendly community to cheer you on and help guide you through the process? Then give our Mythic thread a read, and Godspeed on your Mythic journey!

Best Regards,
The Tyrant

I think we'll be okay skull-wise but only time will tell.

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will the new campaign effect the old campaign?

  • 09.25.2008 10:07 AM PDT

If worse comes to worse, we'll have to end up with new acronyms.

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like what?

  • 09.25.2008 10:16 AM PDT

Mainly stuff to clarify [current] S.L.A.S.O vs. S.L.A.S.O. with X new skulls. If we get new Campaign levels, we wouldn't have to change the definition.

In any case, as long as these new levels play like Halo 3 (what else would they play like in a Halo 3 expansion) and presuming there aren't new enemies (I also am doubtful on that), all we really have to do is work on completing this new additional campaign.

After all..."campaign" is defined as "A series of military operations undertaken to achieve a large-scale objective during a war". This would be a separate Campaign and not treated as Halo 3 S.L.A.S.O. This is...Halo 3 Campaign DLC S.L.A.S.O.

[Edited on 09.25.2008 10:26 AM PDT]

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Posted by: Vincent K
Mainly stuff to clarify [current] S.L.A.S.O vs. S.L.A.S.O. with X new skulls. If we get new Campaign levels, we wouldn't have to change the definition.

In any case, as long as these new levels play like Halo 3 (what else would they play like in a Halo 3 expansion) and presuming there aren't new enemies (I also am doubtful on that), all we really have to do is work on completing this new additional campaign.

After all..."campaign" is defined as "A series of military operations undertaken to achieve a large-scale objective during a war". This would be a separate Campaign and not treated as Halo 3 S.L.A.S.O. This is...Halo 3 Campaign DLC S.L.A.S.O.


i think that's a good analysis. though there might be addition bad guys like elites if the time frame is before halo 3.

  • 09.25.2008 10:39 AM PDT

Posted by: Caine
i think that's a good analysis. though there might be addition bad guys like elites if the time frame is before halo 3.


...but I don't wanna fight the Elites. I'd rather kill Brutes.

That does make me wonder though. If they do have us fighting Elites again, are we going to see some Gold Elites again? Because there were none in Halo 3 Campaign...and those guys could take a beating...well, in Halo:CE at least.

But going back to fighting Elites would certainly make things a little more difficult. Tough Luck makes the Brutes berserk after losing their armor and easy to headshot. Elites...they'll just try and get in to cover and recover their shields.

Edit: Also, at this point in time, the Brutes wouldn't be around either. So unless they do some major modifications to the Elites armor, a Gold Elite still can't compare to a Chieftan.

[Edited on 09.25.2008 10:55 AM PDT]

  • 09.25.2008 10:52 AM PDT
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Posted by: Vincent K
Posted by: Caine
i think that's a good analysis. though there might be addition bad guys like elites if the time frame is before halo 3.


...but I don't wanna fight the Elites. I'd rather kill Brutes.

That does make me wonder though. If they do have us fighting Elites again, are we going to see some Gold Elites again? Because there were none in Halo 3 Campaign...and those guys could take a beating...well, in Halo:CE at least.

But going back to fighting Elites would certainly make things a little more difficult. Tough Luck makes the Brutes berserk after losing their armor and easy to headshot. Elites...they'll just try and get in to cover and recover their shields.


yea i remember. but i'm sure they'll find a way to balance things out. but will we be playing as chief?

  • 09.25.2008 10:55 AM PDT

I don't think we'll be the Master Chief. If this takes place after Regret's slipspace jump, which it should, the Master Chief would be on his way to Delta Halo.

ODSTs are most likely, as the trailer did say "Prepare to drop". I'd also rather play as an ODST than a regular Marine.

But if this takes place during the Second Battle for Earth we would be up against Brutes. Spikers and Brute Shots will do a lot of damage if we don't have shields...

[Edited on 09.25.2008 11:00 AM PDT]

  • 09.25.2008 10:59 AM PDT
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no shields was exactly what i was thinking. this will change the entire mechanics of gameplay. proof that it will be a game separate from the main campaign.

  • 09.25.2008 11:19 AM PDT

Well wait...

Do you remember the "Keep It Clean" and "Pardon Our Dust" announcements?

[SMN.ACTUAL]: “Didn’t think you S1 types ever left your cave.”
[DARE.V.500341(S1)]: “Desperate times...”

Let's roll with the idea that some people have that the "S1 types" are Spartan-Is. The Spartan-I project was started by ONI. According to the history of the ORION project, of which the Spartan-I Program was code-named, the Spartan-Is received some augmentations, but there was a high mortality rate. Those who didn't had mental problems later in life. Those reasons were enough for the Spartan-I Program to have failed. Children of the survivors of the Spartan-I Program are called 1.1s.

Perhaps as he says with "desperate times" the Spartan-Is were needed in the Second Battle of Earth while the Chief was away? They didn't have any armor other than their standard battle suit, so I suppose they could fit the role of an ODST if they had to.

So why would they have brought the Spartan-Is to fight? Remember "Keep it Clean"...

<\\> UNSC OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE

<\\> CLASSIFIED SIGNALS ARCHIVE [ONI.SEC.PRTCL-1A]

<\ OPENED PER OFFICIAL REQUEST [DARE.V.500341(S1)]

\ SOURCE: URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE A.I. [SUPERINTENDENT]

\ RECIPIENT: PROWLER “TOKYO RULES” [COMM.DUTY.OFFICER]
>> NOTATION KEYWORD SEARCH: “EMERGENCY” “DATA” “CORRUPTION”
>> (...) ~ QUERY RUNNING
>> (..)
>> (.) \ VTT TRANSCRIPT AS FOLLOWS...

[SUPERINTENDENT]: “METROPOLITAN EMERGENCY!”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: “METROPOLITAN EMERGENCY!”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: “METROPOLITAN EMER--!”
[COMM.DUTY.OFFICER]: “We know. Personnel are en route. Can you--”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: “DETOUR! PROCEED WITH CAUTION!”
[COMM.DUTY.OFFICER]: “--put Kinsler on the line?”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: [UNITELLIGIBLE > DOG GROWLING(?)]
[COMM.DUTY.OFFICER]: “Sorry, what?”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: “BE A HERO! REPORT VIOLATORS!”
[COMM.DUTY.OFFICER]: “Oh, come on... ”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: “METROPOLITAN EMER--!”
[COMM.DUTY.OFFICER]: “Listen. We have a report of core data corruption.”
[COMM.DUTY.OFFICER]: “I need you to upload your--”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: “PARDON OUR DUST!”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: “YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK!”
[COMM.DUTY.OFFICER] “--logs for the last twenty-four hours!”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: “KEEP IT CLEAN!”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: “KEEP IT CLEAN!”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: “KEEP IT CLEAN!”
[COMM.DUTY.OFFICER]: [UNINTELLIGIBLE > PROFANITY (?)]
[COMM.DUTY.OFFICER]: “We're sending a team, alright?”
[COMM.DUTY.OFFICER]: “Until they arrive, all additional comm needs to route through me.”
[COMM.DUTY.OFFICER]: “Repeat and acknowledge.”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: “OBEY POSTED LIMITS!”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: “YIELD TO UPHILL TRAFFIC!”
[COMM.DUTY.OFFICER]: “I'll take that as a ‘yes’...”
[SUPERINTENDENT]: “PLEASE REMAIN CALM!”

\ ~ QUERY COMPLETE

\ ARCHIVE CLOSED \>


Note who opens the request...I think ONI decided to send the Spartan-Is in.

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Getting back on subject. I saw a topic about some guy saying the Annual achievement would be sooo hard. Jew man posts in there, and you know what this guy says? He implies that Jew man has no idea what the Iron Skull does.

Yeah. Right. He may as well be telling an NFL player he doesn't know how to play football. XD

[Edited on 09.25.2008 11:52 AM PDT]

  • 09.25.2008 11:48 AM PDT
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I'll be happy for a new Campaign to come out with new skulls. I need another challenge to keep ahead of me. After I finish The Ark, I won't have anything to do. Except get Achievements, which wont take long.

[Edited on 09.25.2008 11:51 AM PDT]

  • 09.25.2008 11:51 AM PDT

Posted by: jew man man
I'll be happy for a new Campaign to come out with new skulls. I need another challenge to keep ahead of me. After I finish The Ark, I won't have anything to do. Except get Achievements, which wont take long.


I hear you there. Once I completed my last level...well, I've been rather bored.

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"The one who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The one who walks alone, is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been."
-Albert Einstein

"To live is the rarest thing in the word. Most people exist, that is all"
-Oscar Wilde

Steam

I don't understand why people go around bragging that they got the Vidmaster Achievement. Kinda makes me laugh compared to what we've been through. I'd love for a SLASO achievement or something.

  • 09.25.2008 11:56 AM PDT
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"The one who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The one who walks alone, is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been."
-Albert Einstein

"To live is the rarest thing in the word. Most people exist, that is all"
-Oscar Wilde

Steam

Edit: Nevermind.

[Edited on 09.25.2008 1:25 PM PDT]

  • 09.25.2008 12:22 PM PDT

Hello, Community!

Hopefully if you're reading this, it's because you're interesting in kicking your campaign experience up a notch by cranking up the Legendary with all skulls activated :-) Need advice? A guide? Maybe even a friendly community to cheer you on and help guide you through the process? Then give our Mythic thread a read, and Godspeed on your Mythic journey!

Best Regards,
The Tyrant

Posted by: Vincent K
Getting back on subject. I saw a topic about some guy saying the Annual achievement would be sooo hard. Jew man posts in there, and you know what this guy says? He implies that Jew man has no idea what the Iron Skull does.

Yeah. Right. He may as well be telling an NFL player he doesn't know how to play football. XD


That's exactly what I was thinking. lol.

  • 09.25.2008 12:50 PM PDT

Looks like if this one message on this blog is right, the new content is a new Campaign mode.

I'm guessing the skulls won't even be relevant to it...or maybe they are. What if...the six new skulls are in the menu for the DLC Campaign?

  • 09.25.2008 2:17 PM PDT
Subject: My Quest for SLASO (Updated 5/30/2008: SEVEN LEVELS DONE!)

fim saying good bye to this account i have fully transfered to xbl spinozaurus look me up

ive beat floodgate slasoand all the other levels with most of the skulls on now im goin 4 the gold 2 slaso all levels

  • 09.25.2008 3:44 PM PDT

fim saying good bye to this account i have fully transfered to xbl spinozaurus look me up

im thinkin this update is goin 2 hold up 2 its name its goin 2 be better then the first halo 2 auto update and that was big

  • 09.25.2008 3:45 PM PDT
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"The one who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The one who walks alone, is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been."
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-Oscar Wilde

Steam

Wow. I tried getting that Vidmaster Achievement for 0g. The Lag was insane! I moved and it went frame by frame, it was horrible! And everyone in my party was from UK. I can't imagine doing it with you guys.

  • 09.26.2008 12:00 AM PDT
Subject: My Quest for SLASO

Outside? But thats where... light is.
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If the new skulls did appear in the old campaign, you have my sympathies, that would suck ass!!!
It's almost like reaching 5 star general then getting your rank reset... (not that i would know how it feels)

  • 09.26.2008 12:04 AM PDT
Subject: My Quest for SLASO (Updated 5/30/2008: SEVEN LEVELS DONE!)

Hello, Community!

Hopefully if you're reading this, it's because you're interesting in kicking your campaign experience up a notch by cranking up the Legendary with all skulls activated :-) Need advice? A guide? Maybe even a friendly community to cheer you on and help guide you through the process? Then give our Mythic thread a read, and Godspeed on your Mythic journey!

Best Regards,
The Tyrant

Posted by: jew man man
Wow. I tried getting that Vidmaster Achievement for 0g. The Lag was insane! I moved and it went frame by frame, it was horrible! And everyone in my party was from UK. I can't imagine doing it with you guys.


Yes! Now you see what we're going through! lol. When we're all on, do you have any other machines in your house online? Are you running AIM? things like this would cause your network to lag. It has to be something other than the fact you're from the UK.

  • 09.26.2008 4:28 AM PDT