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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 6/20/08
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I don't understand why people think BR without any spread is a master-of-all-weapon. Because it was not in Halo 2. Halo 3 BR spread is random that you can't control.

[Edited on 06.21.2008 3:45 AM PDT]

  • 06.21.2008 3:42 AM PDT

R.I.P. Halo 2 11/9/04-4/15/10
If you havn't played Halo 2 online than you are missing so much. Plus if you have played a good amount of Halo 2 online, I might have a better chance of listening to anything you say.

Halo 2's BR is better

[Edited on 06.21.2008 4:16 AM PDT]

  • 06.21.2008 4:16 AM PDT

-BlackspiderWolf

Chill Ou.. I mean Cold Storage Looks awesome can't wait for more info!
Will the description be "Dude you need to go into" that would be awesome.

Thank you for taking the time to explain the BR spread, it's worked great for me in the past and will continue to do so.

I lessthan three the Waaaaaaaaaahmbulance!!! it made my day.

  • 06.21.2008 4:20 AM PDT

Its not just math, its Bungie Math!
Can't wait for Cold Storage.

  • 06.21.2008 4:22 AM PDT

Its like Narrows mixed with Isolation! I'm really looking forward to these new maps!

  • 06.21.2008 4:35 AM PDT

Wielding a double-bladed chainsaw, wearing a potato sack on your head and spinning around mindlessly is amiably quick at getting anything done

Chill out! was such a fun map to play on. Pity most people wanted to play Pistols on Blood Gulch....

I hate how people constantly INSIST that the BR must be the only weapon you use, it has to be your no.1 TOD and you have no skill at Halo 3 if it isn't. Shock and surprise, there are other weapons in Halo 3 and they are all there to kill or be killed by!

It would be nice if this little lesson stops some BR threads (hahaha!) but one can dream.

Also...I'm on 7th page! I are Legendary! jk :)


P.S. Is that in-game graphics are concept art? Looks drawn but I won't complain if it's the grahpics :D

[Edited on 06.21.2008 4:51 AM PDT]

  • 06.21.2008 4:50 AM PDT
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I put the Laughter in Slaughter

Animals: fun to pet, better to chew

Good job explaining the H3 BR. I like the new settings it provides more of a downside to the BR and makes players think more about the situation before they use the weapon. Unlike in Halo 1 (with stupidly overpowered ''jack-of-all-traits'' pistol) and Halo 2 (with the Recoilless/Perfect aim BR).

Unfortunately there will be those that still cry and whine that there is no ultimate weapon and they would have to ''resort'' learning to use the other weapons.

Guns have a spread in real life and has been in games for years. Stop crying and learn to deal with it.

[Edited on 06.21.2008 5:18 AM PDT]

  • 06.21.2008 5:16 AM PDT
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The Flood Revolution is coming...

Forget maps and BR news, I want that blue spartan bobble head.
But this week was very informative, makes Halo 2 look slightly easier to play than Halo 3.

  • 06.21.2008 5:16 AM PDT
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Posted by: jedikv
Good job explaining the H3 BR. I like the new settings it provides more of a downside to the BR and makes players think more about the situation before they use the weapon. Unlike in Halo 1 (with stupidly overpowered ''jack-of-all-traits'' pistol) and Halo 2 (with the Recoilless/Perfect aim BR).

Unfortunately there will be those that still cry and whine that there is no ultimate weapon and they would have to ''resort'' learning to use the other weapons.

Guns have a spread in real life and has been in games for years. Stop crying and learn to deal with it.


Yes, Bungie fix things that aren't broken. That's the only reason predececcors are better.

  • 06.21.2008 5:57 AM PDT

Ok that BWU was all fine and dandy about the BR spread and I'm not picking at it, but how about an explanation of what happens when you're in a BR firefight. One person is from America and one person if from the UK. Is there an equation to find out how win against the servers?

  • 06.21.2008 6:01 AM PDT

thanks bungie for admitting that the br is -blam!- up
now go an remove the -blam!- br spread because its annoying
i dont care if you have to make the br a 5 shot weapon again because with 4 shots it d too powerful but pls remove this random spread

  • 06.21.2008 6:31 AM PDT

Me gusta

cant wait for new maps keep it up bungie

  • 06.21.2008 6:42 AM PDT

Posted by: agentchris1
This was the guy at the end who said he quit halo, he still played today.
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/PlayerStatsHalo3.aspx?player=TTU% 20VAPOR

Just goes to show, its so hard to quit. It's just such an awesome game.
He was testing out what Bungie said about the BR?

  • 06.21.2008 6:56 AM PDT

Awww i thought that pic was of a new game you guys were working dang it! Anyways i loved that map im glad were getting it back but plz tell us hte rest are new unless smuggler is boardingaction cuz it kinda sounds like it. 16 days left now till 7/7 i hope we get somthing free.FREE IS GOOD! Im so getting a bobble head. i want one now!

  • 06.21.2008 7:02 AM PDT

Great.

  • 06.21.2008 7:14 AM PDT
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this update easily makes the top 3 updates of all time. you guys rock.

  • 06.21.2008 7:29 AM PDT

@ those complaining about the remakes.

what about purple reign and moonbase alpha? (and smugglers?). we have yet to see if these maps are remakes or originals.

in the end though, i don't think what anyone says, me or bungie alike, will change a thing, as someone will always whine.

of course, the weapons system in H3 isn't perfect and it never will be(the same goes for CoD). i personally didn't even notice this "issue" until it was brought up in the update. some of you act as if bungie is trying to make us miserable. all they are trying to do is make things more balanced. if they hadn't changed the H2 Br, you'd all be complaining its too powerful, there should be more of a spread, should be more inconsistent as their are 3 bullets, etc.

at least be thankful bungie makes an effort to fix there problems rather than whining at them all day long

[Edited on 06.21.2008 7:30 AM PDT]

  • 06.21.2008 7:29 AM PDT

This is OctoDeath:

Real name is Jamie and I live and work in the UK. Member of TWP

Creator of Octoplex formerly found in the Team Objective playlist in Matchmaking

Excavation - Remake of Halo 2's Foundation forged on Sandbox (Bungie Favourite)

Brilliant update, I really enjoyed the Battle Rifle info. The screenshot with the flood specimen in the tank is spooky, but looks amazing.

  • 06.21.2008 7:50 AM PDT
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If cats land on their feet and toast lands butter-side-down, what happens if you strap a piece of toast to the back of a cat and drop it?

I really enjoyed the part about the BR. And no, that was not sarcasm. I never knew how complicated the networking code was when firing a three round burst from a BR.

But all those things really make sense, the fact that none of the projectiles from weapons (lazer excluded) actually require time to hit a target, meaning on valhala, sniping off people at their base requires more skill than when they're close up.

What I think is really crazy is that each bullet is treated differently, I had just always assumed they were treated as a packet.

Anyway, I'm really excited to see smuggler! The map looks excellent. I know its too early to ask for a date, so I'll ask for a name instead. Will this be the mythic map pack or are you guys going a totally different direction?

  • 06.21.2008 7:59 AM PDT
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If cats land on their feet and toast lands butter-side-down, what happens if you strap a piece of toast to the back of a cat and drop it?

Btw, I just read some of the other posts here, and I have to say, the networking code you guys use must be pretty amazing. I'm a Computer Science major and that is a pretty amazing solution to the "swipe sipe" problem in Halo 2.

I applaud your work.

  • 06.21.2008 8:02 AM PDT

Wow OMG. Cold-Storage looks (almost) IDENTICAL to Chill-Out!!

Im glad I got to see the Good pictures instead of the Tape Recorded full game on Youtube...

Oh and i think the BR isn't the best weapon, but i do think it is the most flexable when it comes to range.

[Edited on 06.21.2008 8:12 AM PDT]

  • 06.21.2008 8:10 AM PDT
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Huh, well the map was a bit neat in Halo 1, so a good remake would make it great.

  • 06.21.2008 8:15 AM PDT

What's up? I'm Anthony, from Maryland. I play a lot of video games, too many. Enjoying the Halo Reach Beat right now. Also Halo was kind of my life from the age of 11-14.

Smuggler looks awesome, I like the specimen which looks like a flood in a tube. I still like the Battle Rifle as well and knew it was made a little more fair in Halo 3 so that no weapon was to powerful and that's cool, now the matches aren't just people killing eachother with BR's, many of the other weapons are used more often.

  • 06.21.2008 8:19 AM PDT

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Posted by: JonnyOThan
Luke: Um...can you draw me a picture?

the picture was very um... good...

  • 06.21.2008 8:35 AM PDT