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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 6/20/08

great up date as usual, made good reading thanks as always

  • 06.25.2008 11:12 AM PDT
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Posted by: DEEP NNN
The point is for Bungie to find out who the most important people to please are. A very vocal minority who may or may not be professional or the average Joe who really does want to have fun in another time and place.

Perhaps these "skilled" players who seek changes are a bigger percentage of the population than I would guess. If that is the case they will either get what they want or Halo 3 will wither away.
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No thats not the point, the point is to make a good game that any player can pick up and enjoy new or experienced. You damn bungie kids think your the more important part of the community simply because you spend more time on the forums, well i spend more time on the game. Many Halo 3 players wouldn't even realize a change in the BR simply because they don't play it as much as much or because they're busy playing Team Slayer where the majority of fire fights are with AR's. I dont understand why so many players are so defensive towards a tightening of the BR spread... its not going to change the game in Matchmaking nearly as much as on a competitive level simply because MLG has BR start and the only other weapons that aren't power weapons are Carbines and Maulers, thus drastically increasing the importance of the BR.

  • 06.25.2008 1:59 PM PDT

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So is this like a new map for Halo 3?.... or like a map for the new upcoming halo game?

  • 06.25.2008 3:07 PM PDT

Halo: CE > > Halo 3 > Halo: Reach = Halo 2

Posted by: Robbie Beast
Posted by: DEEP NNN
The point is for Bungie to find out who the most important people to please are. A very vocal minority who may or may not be professional or the average Joe who really does want to have fun in another time and place.

Perhaps these "skilled" players who seek changes are a bigger percentage of the population than I would guess. If that is the case they will either get what they want or Halo 3 will wither away.
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No thats not the point, the point is to make a good game that any player can pick up and enjoy new or experienced. You damn bungie kids think your the more important part of the community simply because you spend more time on the forums, well i spend more time on the game. Many Halo 3 players wouldn't even realize a change in the BR simply because they don't play it as much as much or because they're busy playing Team Slayer where the majority of fire fights are with AR's. I dont understand why so many players are so defensive towards a tightening of the BR spread... its not going to change the game in Matchmaking nearly as much as on a competitive level simply because MLG has BR start and the only other weapons that aren't power weapons are Carbines and Maulers, thus drastically increasing the importance of the BR.

Another great point.

  • 06.25.2008 5:31 PM PDT

DEEP NNN = Depends

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Posted by: Robbie Beast
Posted by: DEEP NNN
The point is for Bungie to find out who the most important people to please are. A very vocal minority who may or may not be professional or the average Joe who really does want to have fun in another time and place.

Perhaps these "skilled" players who seek changes are a bigger percentage of the population than I would guess. If that is the case they will either get what they want or Halo 3 will wither away.

No thats not the point, the point is to make a good game that any player can pick up and enjoy new or experienced. You damn bungie kids think your the more important part of the community simply because you spend more time on the forums, well i spend more time on the game. Many Halo 3 players wouldn't even realize a change in the BR simply because they don't play it as much as much or because they're busy playing Team Slayer where the majority of fire fights are with AR's. I dont understand why so many players are so defensive towards a tightening of the BR spread... its not going to change the game in Matchmaking nearly as much as on a competitive level simply because MLG has BR start and the only other weapons that aren't power weapons are Carbines and Maulers, thus drastically increasing the importance of the BR.
Maybe I sound like a kid but I'm over 50 years old. Looking at your Service Record we have a lot of similarities in Halo 3. Perhaps you've got more than one GT though. I only have one. Imagine that. There have been times that I haven't been on Bungie's most favoured list, that's for sure. I tried to take them to task over the unannounced dropping of Clan support from Halo 3. I don't like everything they do or don't do.

The point is enjoyment as you said and I said but differently. If the players are happy in TS with the AR then what is the impetus for Bungie to make changes to the BR?

As I said, I'd rather Bungie continue to use it's resources for maps and Forge-able items than make changes to the BR.

I am observing all of this with interest because I wonder if Bungie will move on your request. I might learn something from it. I looked at maybe your BR topic on MLG and it wasn't getting raves over there, when I looked at it, so why would Bungie listen to it?

  • 06.25.2008 8:10 PM PDT
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I usually never read the weekly update because its usually a big wall of text i dont feel like reading but the pics of the new map are cool! :D

  • 06.25.2008 11:05 PM PDT
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Posted by: BlacFyre
Yay! More Halo 1 remakes!

Now, would you kindly do something about the hit boxes? My friends and I got into ranked games last night on Halo 3, and... after trying to kill a guy who withstood two full clips of sniper ammo (from me, anyways, all headshots), three grenades, and at least three clips of BR ammo... ALL to the head... we gave up.


Lol, that's not going to work here. >.> Cookie if you get the reference.

[Edited on 06.26.2008 5:32 AM PDT]

  • 06.26.2008 5:31 AM PDT
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cool

  • 06.26.2008 9:09 AM PDT
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OMG OMG OMG!!!! YYYYYAAAAAAAA!!!!

  • 06.26.2008 9:19 AM PDT

All that I am, all that will be of me, is the blood on my hands, the memories of my fallen enemies and my respected comrades.

Oh come on chill out was my least favorite map in halo ce

  • 06.26.2008 10:12 AM PDT

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check this out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6tWXU1dA7s

  • 06.26.2008 11:02 AM PDT

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Will cold storage be playable for the public like downloadible o something plz tell because i looks sweet.


p.s i cant spell downloadible lol

  • 06.26.2008 12:35 PM PDT

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Posted by: fishrock360
Oh come on chill out was my least favorite map in halo ce


Are you kidding me?? What about Chiron??? Or Boarding Action?!?! There are lots of maps that would have been worse remakes than chill out.

  • 06.26.2008 1:19 PM PDT
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Ok so this post will be my first, and most likely last, since lukems and the rest of bungie are little girls and will ban me/delete my post. so i'll get right to it. i dont understand why the BR isn't hitscan. Even in real life, at what point do you have to lead rifle shots? And that's in the present, not the year 2600 or whatever it is in Halo. I'm sure there'd be some advancements that would make these bullets travel faster and more accurately. The new, "broken" BR is more noob-friendly, which is perfect for guys like those that work at Bungie. It seems impossible to me that people that MADE the game aren't even good at it. The idea that the BR's spread is more "realistic" is one of the dumbest I've ever heard. Bullets from a high-powered, futuristic weapon shouldn't just DISAPPEAR. Nor should they have any delay between when they leave the gun and when they connect with their target.
The more important issue at hand is the incredible immaturity that Bungie has been showing lately. I mean, if you're making so much money at a huge company, why are you taking the time to find people (ie, dan91bauer) and singling them out on your "wahmbulance" section? It seems like your time could be better spent doing something worthwhile, like say, removing power drainers from SWAT. Or actually fixing your spastic BR.
So, Lukems and the rest of Bungie, as soon as you grow up and fix your game, let me know.

  • 06.26.2008 3:52 PM PDT
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Neem deel aan de NL Group, om het spel beter te begrijpen en makkelijker met/tegen vele andere Nederlanders te spelen.

When bungie changes stuff it goes wrong and people were almost never happy.
They change exactly the wrong things.
We complained about.

few examples

H2: Auto-aim, Bulletmagnetism, melee, buttoncombo's, vehicle-body damage, slow spartans and elites.

They changed: Buttoncombo's and melee is still f'd up.

Thank you bungie you rule

  • 06.26.2008 3:55 PM PDT
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When are even more new maps gonna be reealed?

  • 06.26.2008 5:41 PM PDT

Halo: CE > > Halo 3 > Halo: Reach = Halo 2

Posted by: Acti0nJacks0n3
Even in real life, at what point do you have to lead rifle shots? And that's in the present, not the year 2600 or whatever it is in Halo.

While i agree that the BR spread needs to be fixed, your statement above is incorrect.

In "real life" you do have to lead your rifle shots at anything over 50 yrds that is running. I'm an avid hunter, and there is no question about it. If i were to aim and fire at a large game animal where i'm supposed to hit it for a clean shot, i'd end up hitting it in the butt. I have to lead half the animals length in front, in order to hit it in the heart.

  • 06.27.2008 1:41 AM PDT
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Posted by: MadroKurgan
Posted by: Acti0nJacks0n3
Even in real life, at what point do you have to lead rifle shots? And that's in the present, not the year 2600 or whatever it is in Halo.

While i agree that the BR spread needs to be fixed, your statement above is incorrect.

In "real life" you do have to lead your rifle shots at anything over 50 yrds that is running. I'm an avid hunter, and there is no question about it. If i were to aim and fire at a large game animal where i'm supposed to hit it for a clean shot, i'd end up hitting it in the butt. I have to lead half the animals length in front, in order to hit it in the heart.


Agree
1 yes you're right over 50 yards!!!
2 Yes when running
3 yes both of these happen in this time with your rifle

Against
1 Often the bullet spreed is under 50 yards, far under.
2. running animal, not a slow moving animal.
3 A military rifle in the year 2600 is worse than your rifle 2008.

  • 06.27.2008 2:11 AM PDT

Halo: CE > > Halo 3 > Halo: Reach = Halo 2

Posted by: TS Legaia
Posted by: MadroKurgan
Posted by: Acti0nJacks0n3
Even in real life, at what point do you have to lead rifle shots? And that's in the present, not the year 2600 or whatever it is in Halo.

While i agree that the BR spread needs to be fixed, your statement above is incorrect.

In "real life" you do have to lead your rifle shots at anything over 50 yrds that is running. I'm an avid hunter, and there is no question about it. If i were to aim and fire at a large game animal where i'm supposed to hit it for a clean shot, i'd end up hitting it in the butt. I have to lead half the animals length in front, in order to hit it in the heart.


Agree
1 yes you're right over 50 yards!!!
2 Yes when running
3 yes both of these happen in this time with your rifle

Against
1 Often the bullet spreed is under 50 yards, far under.
2. running animal, not a slow moving animal.
3 A military rifle in the year 2600 is worse than your rifle 2008.

True. But it is more like 25yrds, if the animal is running.

And you are right, the MC's speed is no where near the running speed of a large animal.

I actually loved having to lead my shots in Halo 1, with the pistol.

The biggest problem i see with the BR is the 3 round burst, and to top it off the spread. This combined with the netcode equals a lot of bullets that never reach their target... phantom bullets.

  • 06.27.2008 3:16 AM PDT
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Thanks guy, for clearing it up from the hunter's aspect. I don't hunt, so I wouldn't have figured that out on my own. I appreciate it. I'll retract that statement from above now. I do believe that 500ish years in the future, we would make some advancements.
Could you imagine hunting deer with the halo BR? Lol

  • 06.27.2008 10:56 AM PDT
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MORE PICTURES NOW J/K good update

  • 06.27.2008 11:40 AM PDT
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I Thought I heard a rumor that there going to be new maps!!!!!

  • 06.28.2008 6:19 PM PDT
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This is going to be an awesome map can't wait till it comes out, but i'd like to see more Halo1 & 2 maps be remade and revamped like Hang'em High, Relic, etc. I say just redo all the old maps, sure it would take a while but it would be freakin amazing to have all of the Halo multiplayer maps on Halo 3. What i'm tryin to get at is that Bungie is doing an amazing job keeping all of us hardcore Halo fans at bay with new stuff to play with and enjoy. Because everyone knows that people now a days are getting 360's or XBOX Live just to play Halo. So lets see some new remakes and maps to keep this video game phenomenon going strong. And just to put this out there, but if you guys liked the Halo 2 map Foundation and you are dying to play it I've made a remake of my own on Foundry, it's amazing. So if you want to check it out go to my file share, my GT is UrBAnCHAos91

  • 06.29.2008 4:55 PM PDT