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-i would like more armor
-colors on weps depend on level of spartan or elite
-camo on spartan suits like grass

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  • 06.03.2008 6:52 PM PDT

**H@L0 3 0WNS ALL**

Things that need to be changed in Halo 3

Team Doubles

-Make the rocket respawn time on Foundry longer.
-Take Snowbound HC out of Team doubles (More camping than before) or at least change some things to it.
- Make respawn time longer for Regenerators on Isolation
-Make opening side spawns on Guardian more even.




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  • 06.03.2008 6:53 PM PDT

Wheelman,- Jump on the gunner, you're going to get a rampage.-

Also more armor pre-mutations. Maybe download them from x-box live market place. I like the customizing aspect of H3. I just want more options.

  • 06.03.2008 6:54 PM PDT
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-fixed br spread, if not, carbine starts.
-make all those textures that cause your grenades come back at you (construct glass) physically invisible, meaning the 1 inch deep textures don't affect your grenade bounce.
-more small symetrical arena maps (looking forward to purple reign).

  • 06.03.2008 6:55 PM PDT

**H@L0 3 0WNS ALL**

Posted by: EpicShadeStorm
Also more armor pre-mutations. Maybe download them from x-box live market place. I like the customizing aspect of H3. I just want more options.


If you read any updates on Bungie you will see that Halo 3 cannot support any downloadable armor perms. It was not built in the game.

  • 06.03.2008 6:56 PM PDT

Fac Fortia Et Patere

I'd really like to see more effort into really good Offense vs Defense maps, like Last Resort. Sometimes High Ground can be enjoying, but usually, it turns out to be pretty bad, even if you are winning. Maps like Terminal, Headlong, and even Chill Out, Prisoner, and Damnation need to be made. Ghost Town, and even Foundry are good examples of what can be made, but there needs to be more.

There also needs to be more small arena type maps. MLG, and even people who usually like BTB are wanting more small maps, since the "arena" maps that we have, are mostly medium sized, even a "small" map like The Pit is too big. Plus, with more small arena maps, I'd like to see more big maps for BTB. If we got a map pack like Halo 2's with at least 9, even in my dreams, 18 maps in it, with a equal amount of small, medium, and big, plus some remakes, I bet everyone would be happy.

Finally, I'd really like to see more matchmaking adjustments made. There needs to really needs to be less matchmaking playlists, where most are combined. Lets say Social Slayer and Skirmish would to be mixed, with Rocket Race and multi-team being combined. Plus a remake of Team Actionsack with Zombies, some Rocket Race, Griffball, and community made maps. I know you already tested them but the UI and the maps didn't really work out, but if you just included your own made gametypes, and if you adjusted the community maps, I think it could very well work out.

  • 06.03.2008 6:56 PM PDT
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Well, on the map Standoff. Lots of people wonder why any bungie member put a sniper in the map. It gets annoying using battle-rifles while the opponent is across the map, taking the snipers position. Since I'am a camper, I really want to see a sniper around the place. :'( Battle-rifles weren't meant for long ranges like the snipers are.

This other problem, what's wrong with the human pistol? I remember that in Halo, you could zoom in 2x. And in Halo 3 it doesn't zoom at all. o.O; Seriously, what's the point of the pistol if you can't zoom, you can't take as much damage, not even a headshot takes as much damage. Can you take it off? Or can you improve it? :/

What's the use of those fire-gernades if you can't use them in Matchmaking? I usually need an escape when I'm running through a hallway or something, just to stall my enemy and get away with my life whenever i'm in a troublesome situation.

I was wondering two final things, is their anyway you can add a 2nd storyline to Halo 3? To keep us [Players] from getting bored of doing the same levels over and over again.

And maybe giving us an oppertunity to get new armors? Accessories [Like the Katana]. o.O

That's all. n__n

  • 06.03.2008 6:57 PM PDT

I would like...

Not really a Halo idea but it would help your cause... if you want peoples ideas for maps why do you have an art contest for maps... and the best map design will be attempted to be made by you(BUNGIE)

-More remakes from halo 2... i loved the halo 2 maps
-Maps around a city like terminal and headlong(going back to my first idea,more halo 2 remakes)
-MAKE A MAP ON AN AIRSTRIP... WITH PELICANS TAKING OFF IN THE MIDDLE
-Maps with islands on them... have the earth based around the water, not the water based around the map...
-Make a map thats like an aircraft carrier... your only on the top floor but it would feel like a paintball field(SWAT)
-Give us a totally open, totally flat, empty map for forge. Just make a totally blank map with unlimited amout of a single object but still have a money amount...(ex. if someone wanted to they could put 100 crates instead of only 6)
-Let us have AI in forge... like turrets(what you were going to do on High Ground), and not even AI things.... but you could have someting like trains from terminal
-Make it so the only way people can get your maps are from you sending it to them... you can make your map private kind of thing
-And make it so it shows the very original creator so people dont steal your maps

Thats it for now... more ideas to come

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  • 06.03.2008 6:57 PM PDT
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A Halo 3 remake of Waterworks would be nice.

  • 06.03.2008 6:59 PM PDT

Wheelman,- Jump on the gunner, you're going to get a rampage.-

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Posted by: EpicShadeStorm
Also more armor pre-mutations. Maybe download them from x-box live market place. I like the customizing aspect of H3. I just want more options.


If you read any updates on Bungie you will see that Halo 3 cannot support any downloadable armor perms. It was not built in the game.


I guess thats why they haven't done it yet. Thanks for the info, even though it shot down my suggestion :D

  • 06.03.2008 6:59 PM PDT
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I would like more weapons.

  • 06.03.2008 6:59 PM PDT
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Freelancer powers, ACTIVATE!

A spawning system that doesn't make players spawn near you after you just finished a battle, and also doesn't spawn players behind you. (Highground is a very good example of this on the beach.)

  • 06.03.2008 7:00 PM PDT
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Team Snipers as a permanent playlist

  • 06.03.2008 7:00 PM PDT

I FINISHED THE FIGHT!!! 9/26/07

-sniper playlist

-dedicated servers

thanks for the game :)

  • 06.03.2008 7:00 PM PDT
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Keep It Clean

I want to see the scorpion, gause warthog, and fuelrod gun included in matchmaking. I would also like the BR spread to be fixed, and a larger version of foundry

  • 06.03.2008 7:02 PM PDT

I would love to see a Team Snipers playlist in both ranked and unranked. I really enjoyed the double experience weekend.

Even though you may be taking out the big team battle, I would love to see some more interesting varients. Like big team snipers or even zombies.

Another interesting idea is to have a costom playlist. Many people have mentioned this before. I think that it would be hard to pick the different customs map so maybe you could use the system that you use to pick the bungie favorites to pick something like 20 maps to be on the playlist every week. Or if thats to much, every month.

  • 06.03.2008 7:02 PM PDT

1. I suggests more forging setting and objects (i.e. Ladders so you don't have to continuously jumping to get to the top of a structure).

2. Also, to somehow prevent your hand-made map you work so hard on it, 2 days later more than 10,000 people declares that they made the map.

3. More elite armor and cool features (i.e. Arbiter's helmet piece). Why spartans have the katana sword when you get all the achievements (a.k.a. 1000 Gamerscore on H3), and more than 5 different kinds of armors from most of the body pieces.

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  • 06.03.2008 7:04 PM PDT

Beware the darkness....it will consume you...

There are a lot of complaints that Halo fans have, that I assume can't be fixed. Net code can't be rewritten at this point for example...flame grenades won't cause less lag...adding a voting system instead of a veto system requires a UI change....these aren't reasonable fixes.

I propose a very simple problem, and I presume it CAN be fixed. I could be incorrect, and if I am, I apologize, but my single biggest complaint with Halo 3 relates to the matchmaking system.

Take a Head to Head match for example. If player A is from the USA...then player B should be from the USA for the best possible latency experience. Now most will say "search using best connection". That might work, except the way "good connection" works isn't the most accurate.

"Good Connection" actually picks the best connection for all users in a specific game. Meaning, that while I am in MST, and my three teammates are in PST, CST, and EST respectively, but the opposing team is all in the same state..."Good Connection" assumes that since the opposing team all have a great connection (being that they are so close to one another), that is the best connection for the match. It didn't help my team at all...it only made sure that the opposing team was given an even larger advantage.

More frustrating than that though, is when I choose "Good Connection" and it matches me (and my team) against a team in Sweden. Because all four of the opposing team members are in Sweden, the game gives them host, and my team stays in red bar the entire time.

So how do we fix it? Add a "Regional Search" to the list. Closest Skill, Good Connection, Regional Proximity. This would easily solve what is, IMO, the biggest flaw with Halo 3's matchmaking system.

Sorry for the long post...just really wanted to be specific.

  • 06.03.2008 7:10 PM PDT

I would like to see more achievements added with the next DLC map pack. They should be challenging too, and try to make them to where you can't cheat to unlock it.

A much better and bigger forge map in the future. Foundry was great, but not having a lot of space is tough for forge. I hope it's possible to go over a 100 custom objects in forge in the future. If it is, please make a map with LOTS of forge objects. If you do this, you will see just how much more creative your Halo community would be.

A team snipers playlist would be great.

Try bringing the equipment items from campain that can't be place on any maps. I'm talking about the Auto-Turret, cloaking devise, and the invinsibility device.

More vehicles that can be used in campain but not in customs or matchmaking. Like the AA-Wraith. You could put this on a map that has a lot of flying vehicles. And what's wrong with the Transport Hog in matchmaking? is it because the back of it was only for marines in the campain? And last but not least, the pelican. I've always wanted to drive one of those things.

The fuel-rod gun in matchmaking.

Another fun playlist that would replace Rocket Race. I loved it btw.

A custom games search. I would use it every day. That would be awesome.





  • 06.03.2008 7:12 PM PDT

Quite simply, showcase some different weapons. Anymore, Halo 3 is about 4 weapons, AR, BR, Shotty, and Sniper.

Throw some team duals into ranked matchmaking. Make a team duals CTF or Assault. It's once in a while refreshing to be able to use an SMG and not get your world lit up like the 4th of July.

Oh, and put the Sentinel Beam, Fuel Rod Gun, Gauss Warthog, and Prowler in multiplayer. I would LOVE to use a Prowler in matchmaking.

Finally, you guys HAVE TO do some sort of community playlist. I see so many great maps and game types on Bungie favorites but seldom do I get enough people together to play them and that's a darn shame. But a social playlist would remedy all that.

And if it was a social playlist, people wouldn't freak out if everything wasn't ABSOLUTELY perfect, so you could also use it as a sort of testing grounds for new gameplay ideas, in addition to the Double EXP playlists.

Just my two cents.

THANKS BUNGIE!

  • 06.03.2008 7:12 PM PDT

IB. The bane of my existence.

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A Halo 3 remake of Waterworks would be nice.


Yeah, don't forget the Phantom Pistols.

  • 06.03.2008 7:13 PM PDT
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First off whats the deal with this recon armor.... i no the map but i think its fake
Second off u need to delete isolation as a map no one likes it its sorta getting annoying when kids dont veto it
Third off the legendary map pack should be free kids are tired of waiting like 4 months just to play team swat.... believe me team swat good game.....if i could ever play it on blackout i might get the same 504 kills i did in halo2 on Lockout
Fifth off whats up with no team snipers....
Thats all i have to say for now but believe me ill think of more
This is the best game i have ever played and will ever play but the little things need to be improved such as yesterday i logged on and went down 2 levels in lone wolves

  • 06.03.2008 7:14 PM PDT
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H3 needs more variety on BTB for the game types. Any time I have been in pregame and territories pops up. Everyone complains and vetos. More one flag and one bomb, less territories. One more map pack with Waterworks tweaked not completely redone, with one more larger map to be used with the scorpion. Also with what these other guys are saying with the induction of the flame grenades and radar jammer. Put those in the game types, spice things up a bit. Oh and one last thing, CLANS...BRING BACK CLANS!!!

  • 06.03.2008 7:14 PM PDT

LA
"Love, Hate, Courage, Fear - Imperfections that make humans Perfect" - FC789

Burn Brigh7. Burn Blue.
See you starside.

I know, I know, I already Posted. That's getting too long though O_o.
I'm hearing some great suggestions - Ladders, Plagarism Prevention, Vehicles (wow, a Gauss against a Scorpion? Good distraction, I guess...), Different Vehicles (Different as in new, skineed, etc. Snow Vehicles were cool - What about Jungle? Or Plains?), Community Spotlight (I mean, come on. You did Clans, Groups etc. What about us "Lone Wolves"?) - I want to say something more.
Vehicles - We finally get the Hornet! Versus the Banshee on Obejective Maps! And the Hornet Sucks (against enemies)! I think a new vehicle, specifically, Flying Vehicles could be implemented. I mean, come on - Halo Wars has a flying vehicle that was used for the first Mark 1 Spartans, the SparrowHawk, which looks similar to the Hornet except its faster, but weaker. Why can't we have that? Or a Brute Flying Vehicle (Le Gasp), not introduced in the Campaign (which we need another of), that's more like a bomber support vehicle than a full outright attacker (similar to the Avalanche Hornet, which was used for quick pick/drop).
*Brute Crasher, a Brute Bomber.
*SparrowHawk, you should know.
*ODST fast drop vehicle, available for CTF. Heavy Armour, similar to a Pelican in that it can have multiple defenses, front and rear, but also Side flanks.
*Warthog Variants, Tank Variants (Halo Wars Artillery, or Rhinoes. You should know).
To quote TTL, "TTL Nodak: I also was a die hard H2 player but have been bitten by COD 4 because of the achievements and constant moving forward/leveling up. Reaching certain levels which unlock other weapons over and over again keeps me playing over and over again. I have stopped leveling up in H3. I don’t feel like I am gaining anything. Sure I gain some experience but it is not adding anything to my game. (think “x” number of splatters let’s you unlock a golden warthog that only you can drive) H3 has nice armor customs but weapon achievements would go a long way to bringing me back or armor that adds better protection or has in-game meaning."
Long O_o
I hope this inspires you, even if it doesn't lead you to do anything (other than think).
Oh, and... Plagarism Prevention!!! Thanks

[Edited on 06.03.2008 7:19 PM PDT]

  • 06.03.2008 7:15 PM PDT