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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 5/23/08

John Hancock

Posted by: lukems
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Somebody ban him, he's just as bad as the rest of the community.

  • 05.24.2008 4:05 AM PDT

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about the ranked big team battle problem.
i was playing yesterday it and there was 400 people. then i checked how many were in social.
1600!
just remove social and everyone will come to the ranked playlist.
social sucks.

QFT
-blam!- the guests, i want my ranked btb
or at least fix the team splitting up issues in social
i mean, if i go into the playlist as a group of 8, i shouldn't be in the same team as some other guys who weren't in my group
really, -blam!- that -blam!-

[Edited on 05.24.2008 4:16 AM PDT]

  • 05.24.2008 4:15 AM PDT

Soffish for everyone!

Art and Halo = my life... pretty much.

I love that picture it looks so blam!

  • 05.24.2008 4:25 AM PDT
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Posted by: lukems
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Great informational update. Even though most isn't worth much. :)...doesn't count when you're first. :)

Ball carrier bug?...that was/is just a ball carrier settings choice in the game settings menu. (eyeroll)
How about that turret bug (see my file share, slot 23) being fixed...or am I just that special.
It'd be nice to get a note back from one on the dev/test team about such bugs...or at least a read in an update.

  • 05.24.2008 4:47 AM PDT
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it made me cry
no armour perms </3

  • 05.24.2008 4:53 AM PDT
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BUNGIE RESET THE RANKS AND BRING BACK THE H2 LEVELING OR SOMETHING BECAUSE EVERYONE I KNOW ARE 50s AND THEY ALL ENDED UP QUITING BECAUSE THERE ISNT ANYTHING TO DO.BRING BACK THE H2 LEVELING.THERE'S MORE AND MORE PEOPLE QUITTING EVERYDAY

  • 05.24.2008 4:54 AM PDT
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barely anyone even plays halo anymore because everyones a 50 or they're sick of the big -blam!- maps you guys keep making us buy over and over.h1 and h2 maps were way better

  • 05.24.2008 4:55 AM PDT
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rockets :(
bad bad thing

but i do manage exterminations with it :D
too bad there on my brother's account >:(

  • 05.24.2008 5:04 AM PDT
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I Hope You Can See This Because I'm Doing It As Hard As I Can!

First! wait...what?!
ne who! Luke, get in your gut and draw us stuff
like Sir Frankith did...please??

  • 05.24.2008 5:49 AM PDT
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Posted by: lukems
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Wow! That's hilarious!

Anyways, this was one heck of an update. The playlist changes look sweet. I was just thinking to myself about why Head to Head wasn't in MM when there is Slayer Duel now. Hopefully, it helps eliminate some of the camping issues from H2's Head to Head playlist. Of course, one could still camp, and the would be attacker would still have to be able to take him out.

The reduction in weight for BR starts doesn't matter to me, as once you start moving up the ranks users will veto to get BR starts anyways. And usually there's always someone on the other team that hates the map that was chosen and gives you that fifth needed vote in the lower ranks. At least in my experience.

Rockets seems a bit, well eh, for a Double XP thing but I can't say I haven't had some fun times in Rocket matches. I'm really looking forward to 3 Ball though. 4 teams of 4? It's like Big Multi Team. Sounds like loads of fun!

RBTB being Double XP was a good move. Maybe now it will see some much needed boosts in population, though I still favor dropping it. Social BTB is good enough, games where you have that many friends coming along are more for the sheer fun rather than the "I must have a 50 in this" attitude.

I'm kind of baffled why Oddball Guardian was removed from the MLG playlist. According to thier website, Oddball Guardian is still valid.

I was a bit let down by some of the update. I was looking forward to the arena map Purple Reign but now it seems like a very vertical map sort of like Construct. How I loathe those, but no matter I can't really knock it until I've tried it.

It's also a let down to to hear that you guys won't be able to add DLC Armor Permutations to Halo 3. I was keeping my fingers crossed hoping you'd find a way to make it work. But, what about a Recon DLC pack? A DLC pack that unlocks Recon? You could sell it for perhaps 0 MS Points? :)

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  • 05.24.2008 6:00 AM PDT

But Mastur Cheif is a pritty kool guy, he kills aleins adn doesnt afraid of anythign.

ZOMG!
1v1 r da best!

Really looking forward to 3 Ball too (Big Multi-Team... ZOMFG!)

But.. WTF? "Blackout replaced Guardian as Oddball-map"
I hope this is a mistake and it should be: "Blackout added as Oddball-map"...
MLG Ball on MLG Guardian FTW.

  • 05.24.2008 6:26 AM PDT
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ILL.

as sad as i am to see the decreased weight of BR starts in TS, will the veto system still work the same? will you get BR for vetoing normal slayer?

  • 05.24.2008 6:46 AM PDT

Legendary Grunt

Woo, good update, lots of questions asked, and questions answered.
Lukems = Duke Nukems.
Was kind of sad about the no armour premutations though..but oh well.
Cant wait for the announcement of the new project.

  • 05.24.2008 6:57 AM PDT

I frankly wouldn't care if RBTB went down, I almost never play it,and even when I do the Social is much better(not because of the matchmaking problems, just the people that play it)

The 1vs1 was a surprise, sounds interesting.

NOO! Not Grifball Spring again! Just bring back 08, it is the BEST!

Finally the Heroic returns to the DLC playlists, sometimes I just wanna play some CTF on Standoff!

Can't wait for 3 Ball, can you put up the map and gametype it will be played on so we can try it out?

  • 05.24.2008 7:00 AM PDT

Da Movie Maker

Nice Picture

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  • 05.24.2008 7:39 AM PDT

Da Movie Maker

Head on Head Rules

  • 05.24.2008 7:40 AM PDT

Will is everything.

So can you clarify Luke? When you say Bungie doesn't have ANY involvement in Halo Chronicles....is it really none whatsoever? I swear I've read several articles that claimed you guys would have some hand in it, even if it was small and just to make sure they keep in line with the Halo universe. Eye iz consern3d.

  • 05.24.2008 7:48 AM PDT

I like everything except for the new swat game types being added. Swat is fun as it is and I Think it should stay the way it is. I guess ill have to wait and find out how the game types are...

  • 05.24.2008 7:59 AM PDT
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territories and land grab in obj PLEEAASE

  • 05.24.2008 8:03 AM PDT

HALO RULES!!!!!

Your Candy is too good. Because of Bungie I'm on a sugar High that I never want to end. With things being this good I'll never get out of the Bungie Van.
Thank you again for making such great entertainment.

  • 05.24.2008 8:27 AM PDT

No more Frankie? What in God's name?!?! Does that mean no more podcasts? Luke needs a front-man.

  • 05.24.2008 8:28 AM PDT
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That was amazing!

  • 05.24.2008 8:29 AM PDT

I just can't wait till team snipers!!

  • 05.24.2008 8:40 AM PDT
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Fight hard, have fun

All the updates sound great...makes me want to play...and thats good...

I'm also happy to hear about the moonbase is that for real? That is an idea I had about January and I thought it would be ill conceived but wow that will be awesome...Shwat I can't wait to play I'm goin after this...

Concerning rank, can someone just give me 'blank' rank I'm sick of people referencing my rank when I could care less about it. Don't get me wrong I like the matchmaking with the skills and stuff but too many people are fakes and it really should be an option to 'hide rank' or something just cause that should be my perogative to display just like my armor...

  • 05.24.2008 9:04 AM PDT