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I agree with what they said about removing nearly all the ghosts on covies and adding prowlers, and a guass hog, as well as cutting down the amount of matchmaking gametypes (We have 2 big team battles!!!)

But Im dissapointed that they didn't make common complaints like lack of flamethrower, plasma cannon and fuel rod in MM. As well as plasma weapons being too weak (should freeze ppl Halo 1 style)

And how did they forget the ultimate issue, fixing the trip mine?

  • 06.04.2008 2:54 AM PDT
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1) an Undo button in Forge so you can stop kicking yourself for deleting by mistake the most vital irreplaceable part of a building you've made!
2) A "Snapto" & copy and paste function for Forge to make mapmaking easier & therefore more accesible for people without a degree in Architecture & design like me..
3) A paint function for Forge so people can add tags etc to walls (imagine BANKSY artwork on random maps!)
4) The ability to download Ingame audio files from a server upto a week after the game. If you miss that window toughluck. Watching my Chopper smash into my friends Wharthog without hearing their slowmotion "Nnnnnnnoooooo" isnt quite as satisfying in playback!
5) A new Gametype maybe called "Sandbox" or "Playroom" or summin that is solely dedicated to random forge maps/gametypes etc. These could be taken from Bungie Favourites and changed every few months. Would make a nice break from linear gametypes & I think people would enjoy not knowing what they are going to get..

  • 06.04.2008 3:17 AM PDT

Halo CE <3

REMOVE THE BR SPREAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 06.04.2008 5:20 AM PDT

The Dog From Hell
Go to Gamerchiefs.com to get your Halo 3 Videos Captured in true HD for free!

Jester.... did you read the words that came out of your keyboard???


Posted by: xxxJester
I think it is because of the more modern, realistic feel of those games. You don't have to empty full clips into somebody to kill them. It's like 3 shots and they die, no questions asked.


More modern? Halo is set in the future with Power Armor and high tech laser weapons and highly accelerated ballistics... So you tell me how COD4 is more modern? It is set in our current time with current weapons... And if you want realistic turn off your Box and join the army that’s as real as it gets. And if you want to go a step further technically it all depends on where you shoot someone as to the affect it will have, you splatter brains on pavement with one bullet or ten your still dead, but if you get hit in the leg it won't kill you, unless you bleed to death.

COD4 is owning right now huh? Then why is it that most of the people I see are still playing Halo 3? Yeah for about a month after COD4 came out about 60% of the population was playing it, but guess what? Halo 3 is back on top. The only people I know who have dropped Halo 3 are those that are sick of playing with little kids with too much time on their hands, no jobs, and no life. And the funniest thing about that is your still playing with little kids in COD4 so what does that matter? I do agree that Blood Gultch should come back (ahhh memories), but snipers man? Really? They removed it for a reason, they had a Snipers hopper in Halo3 it never got played, so now its gone. Not only that but due to the compaints about the frequency of the that game type it was tiered back even more! So if you want to snipe c amp like a little biatch, play a custom game fool, that’s why you have that option.

  • 06.04.2008 5:59 AM PDT
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Halo 3 does it ALL RIGHT for starters: GamePlay, Physics, Matchmaking, etc. I keep coming back to Halo because honestly, the last time I remember laughing so much on the couch in front of the TV was when I was 6-9 years old watching Saturday Morning Toons.

  • 06.04.2008 6:06 AM PDT
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Thanx for all of the couch memories so far Bungie.

  • 06.04.2008 6:07 AM PDT

Headlong - BR starts - last game of Halo 2. Never forget.

REAL Mancannon!!!

I love forge and campaign and come back to them quite often. However, a major problem I have is lag. I have a decent connection (2mb upload / 300kb download) but I just constantly lag. I mean seriously, a game of forge with two people and we can barely move, randomly die and don't respawn, and our voices won't stop lagging, a problem I have never had in any other game. Please Bungie I love your game but the netcode in it is terrible.

  • 06.04.2008 6:14 AM PDT
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Posted by: TheDogFromHell
Jester.... did you read the words that came out of your keyboard???


Posted by: xxxJester
I think it is because of the more modern, realistic feel of those games. You don't have to empty full clips into somebody to kill them. It's like 3 shots and they die, no questions asked.


More modern? Halo is set in the future with Power Armor and high tech laser weapons and highly accelerated ballistics... So you tell me how COD4 is more modern? It is set in our current time with current weapons... And if you want realistic turn off your Box and join the army that’s as real as it gets. And if you want to go a step further technically it all depends on where you shoot someone as to the affect it will have, you splatter brains on pavement with one bullet or ten your still dead, but if you get hit in the leg it won't kill you, unless you bleed to death.

COD4 is owning right now huh? Then why is it that most of the people I see are still playing Halo 3? Yeah for about a month after COD4 came out about 60% of the population was playing it, but guess what? Halo 3 is back on top. The only people I know who have dropped Halo 3 are those that are sick of playing with little kids with too much time on their hands, no jobs, and no life. And the funniest thing about that is your still playing with little kids in COD4 so what does that matter? I do agree that Blood Gultch should come back (ahhh memories), but snipers man? Really? They removed it for a reason, they had a Snipers hopper in Halo3 it never got played, so now its gone. Not only that but due to the compaints about the frequency of the that game type it was tiered back even more! So if you want to snipe c amp like a little biatch, play a custom game fool, that’s why you have that option.


The word he was probably looking for was "Contemporary" & while you do have a point in places this thread is about constructive ideas on how to improve the game not discuss the virtues of COD4 over Halo3. Not offence meant but just think that since Bungie are kind enough to guide us here for comments on improvements and they will probably be reading this it makes sense to keep it on topic so they can read what we want more clearly..

  • 06.04.2008 6:32 AM PDT

There is one thing that truly seperates this game from others. The strategy in a fps.
1.weapon control-controlling weapons can make/ break a team
2.map control-controlling key points of map allowing for domination
3.the mind game-the one thing that truly sets the game apart is this. no other fps has this. Since the health/shields are higher then other games the strategy needed is staggering to keep ur own health and kill the enemy. No map for me has better examples like this then the pit i think.
4.the chance to react when ur shot. other games u would be dead but the game gives u a chance to think of a way to outdo them.

  • 06.04.2008 7:48 AM PDT

I would just like to praise Shishka what great work he has done since hes come back to us. SWAT has really improved, objective games are so fun and ShWATguns are great. ShWATguns is now a gametype in SWAT which elite complainers cant complain there is no so called "disadvantage" to Spartans.

The Head to Head playlist seems to be attracting many people and great fun, new varients of maps/weapons makes it all a new excitement. Updates like this put the fun back into Halo 3. People please play more Big Team (Ranked), Dont let it leave us, I love the variety of games.

Great Ideas for upcoming double exp weekends, 3 Ball sounds like a blast. Im really pleased that you are so active in the community of Halo 3. Threads like these really define what bungie is.

Thanks Shishka
Thanks Bungie
Thanks To Everyone Who Is Envolved In Making Such A Great Trilogy.

I <3 Bungie

  • 06.04.2008 8:10 AM PDT
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The Jedi Master

most of the time its challenging and always fun to play except when your own partner drives the enemy around in a warthog and telling them were we are and other cases

  • 06.04.2008 8:13 AM PDT

I love Halo due to the sheer fun you can have in it. Every game is different, you're never left disappointed - unless that cursed laggy guy spawn-camps you with rockets and a shotgun >.<.

Everything from the sometimes hilarious physics (throw grenade, blow up enemy vehicle, vehicle then splatters you) and the amazing storyline - despite it being a little short - to the small things such as the way the weapons sound (the BR making an almost 'crunchy' noise, and the Splazer going PSHEWWWWW) and when you're near enough, you can hear the enemy talking to their team about their devious plan of world domination, then explaining their one weakness, then their credit card details, their home address... It just works so well.

I got GTA IV a couple of weeks back, and yet I'm still playing a game I got 6 months ago more often. There's a good tagline: Halo 3! Lasts longer than GTA!

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  • 06.04.2008 8:26 AM PDT

Boys are bad!

I honestly think that while other games (COD4) are amazing as well as Halo 3. Halo 3 has that real competitive thing to it that other games don't have. All the callouts on maps in other games are like "Oh right there next to that bush thing" where new players wouldn't know what they were talking about.

  • 06.04.2008 8:59 AM PDT

I keep coming back because Ive played it since Halo and it has the most variety and unique experinces out of anyother game ive played, and for social gatherings. Halo Rocks!

  • 06.04.2008 9:13 AM PDT

Halo is the best game I've ever played because it never gets old. I could play the same gametype on the same map with the same people, all day long, and still enjoy it. If I could change something though, I would fix the BR spread and make forge easier to use (ever tried stacking walls on top of each other?).

I can't wait to see Bungie's next project!

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  • 06.04.2008 10:02 AM PDT

"This reminds me of a time when i tried to kill myself over a puzzle i couldn't complete"

Duel in head to head is NOT fun or really a good idea. Can you guys fix the thing where all of your guests have to have 000 as their pin number also? That's super annoying. Also it's dumb that guests have to set all their controls and armor every single time. Why can't that be more like halo 2? (where people could use their profiles but they were just called guest)

One more thing, a lot of weird things going on with the plasma grenades.
I will definitely play more Halo 3 if you guys fix this stuff. Thanks a lot(maybe)

BY THE WAY: You guys really did a great job changing ranked big team. I played a few games the other day and it was really fun. Also, since BTB games last a lot longer, i don't think it would be a bad idea to keep them Double XP.

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  • 06.04.2008 2:12 PM PDT
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Right. Perfect opportunity to get a FEW things off my chest. Halo-related of course.

Firstly, WHY does the veto countdown continue after the majority of players have already vetoed?

Secondly, WHY is the infection playlist not on the social playlists or as an alternative FFA in ranked?

Thirdly, in a Juggernaut game, there should be an option to constrict whoever becomes the Juggernaut to certain weapons WHILE the person is still alive. NOT just when someone spawns as the Juggernaut. This would then allow me to perfect an awesome gametype I have been working on.

I have more, but this message has gone on long enough for now.

I'll be back.

  • 06.05.2008 6:47 AM PDT

"This reminds me of a time when i tried to kill myself over a puzzle i couldn't complete"

Posted by: Das Kalk
Honestly, I think it's because, Firstly, Halo is a game most of us have been playing since it came out, and it's a secure, warm place to back to. I also think it has a lot to do with the online connectivity (with Bungie.net), when I am bored in my programming class at school, I can just show my friend the wicked game I had last night.

I think it really boils down to the game just being really damn fun.


I really agree. Holy -blam!-

  • 06.05.2008 12:37 PM PDT

When people say life is short, What the hell are you talking about?! Life's the longest dam thing will ever do! What, is their something longer your planing to do?!

Wow their are just soooo many reasons that i keep coming back to Halo. But here are a few

1. Its so easy to play and yet it is still challenging unlike COD4 were u could be a Gunnery Sgt. but you could be going up against a General! But in Halo their is a great ranking system i mean the first time i played Halo i was playing HALO 2 at a friends house and he had owned the game for a year i was also playing his older brother who was really good. But then i won 5 games in a row! and from the on i was hooked for life!
2. It never gets old! At one point i was really bored one day and i decided to find out wat forge was. Well wen i started forging i was amazed i mean i could completely change a map and make it wat ever the hell i wanted to! Since then i've become a mutch better forger i love to play on my forge maps!
3. Bungie: Just the community and Bungie itself their not like some companies that dont ever interact wit their community and are all like straight tie and dress code types while Bungie their just i guess you say "more fun" they just seem like the guys u would see who would love to play pranks, crack jokes, and just have fun. I mean it like their (At least from my point of view) just kinda like the guys that u hang out with all the time. It just seems that the ppl at Bungie are more friendly and that they wouldnt mind playing with anyone from a 14 year old (Me) to a dad of 3 it doesnt matter.
And thats some of the longer reasons that i like Halo! (And i quick one here: Its just the most fun -blam!- game EVER!)

  • 06.05.2008 5:33 PM PDT

Black Water Ops
http://www.bungie.net/fanclub/blackwaterops/Group/GroupHome.a spx

Pretty much the only reason I still play is custom maps because I hate how fights have more people jumping around like idiots than actually shooting. Thats why I don't like rocket matches, no skill.

  • 06.05.2008 5:40 PM PDT

You got a problem with me? Well then you need to go find the form- ID 10-T40. Once you have done that go slap your self and feel dumb for not getting it!!

Why do I keep coming back to Halo 3? Well I quit talking to my Best freind months ago and with all the soap opera drama on here i just hop on and get my drama fix, Or is it cause I like to pick on little kids just to be a -BLAM!- ? Well truthfully it's the only way I can spend any quality (real) time with my husband. And plus I love Halo 3 so it works out for the better either way.

  • 06.06.2008 6:42 AM PDT

i play halo 3 because it has creativity....any1 can go and shoot ppl but wuts better than shooting at aliens and little flood pods.....sure there are som good games like CoD4 and frontlines but c....tooo many ppl are playing these games and alot of drama happens in it....like if u teamkill....u get yelled at for 3 hours.....also halo 3 has a huge and awesome storyline waaaaay better than alot of games....dont get me wrong alot of games like Gears of War and Grand Theft Auto 4 have awesome ones but not one that is as memorable as Halo 3's was....and 1 more thing about Halo 3.....not to many retards play this game as much as other good games like Call of Duty or Guitar Hero.....Thank You Bungie for ur wonderful Halo games

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kk, wa killswitch sed bout copying alot of objects, nd then saving them 2 spawn whenever, wherever u like. like copy nd pasting. im sorrii, but i made that idea, i just couldnt get 2 this website. im not a scab nd i did make it k, killswitch is in ma skwl nd i told him 2 do that coz i didnt av a computer. lololololol. dnt giv him credit 4 that lmao. copy nd pasting as in like on forza motorsportz 2, when u put vinyls on ur car, u can select some vinyls and create a vinyl group.

  • 06.06.2008 9:07 AM PDT
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Posted by: evilcam
Bobcast is paid in MILF blind dates.

Posted by: Paganjoe
I love forge and campaign and come back to them quite often. However, a major problem I have is lag. I have a decent connection (2mb upload / 300kb download) but I just constantly lag. I mean seriously, a game of forge with two people and we can barely move, randomly die and don't respawn, and our voices won't stop lagging, a problem I have never had in any other game. Please Bungie I love your game but the netcode in it is terrible.


Same thing here. Some days it can be running smooth as silk, but sometimes it's worse than fighting in a strobe light. Or when your looking at the scores while you respawn and you see a guy whose connection bar is in the red (while everyone elses is in the green), but he won't get booted because of the bad connection.

  • 06.07.2008 12:28 AM PDT
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Christmas after halo 2 was when i got live and it is basically where i met every1 on my friends list, it seems to be like a meeting point where every1 goes back to, the communication in it is what makes it so easy, sure people go off and play other games as i do too but go back to halo to play together. When i think of xbox live i think of halo pretty much. Only thing that makes me want to go off and play other games is lag mainly being from nz we get some pretty horrible lag that when other people get a taste of about what is only half as bad as us they have the biggest cries of their lives but u get that in most games unless theres servers. Bottom line u hav a whole lot of fun playing with all ur mates in halo that isnt experienced quite the same in other games.

and to add to the convo above the best connection i can get at home is 0.8mb dl and 0.4 ul
why should we get kicked just because our country doesnt hav uberly fast internet everywhere

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  • 06.07.2008 5:54 AM PDT