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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 8/01/08

DEEP NNN = Depends

Clan 2old2pwn on 2old2play.

Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.

Posted by:Lukems
Currently, we’re not policing download activity.

Can you see a time where Bungie will start policing downloaded activity?

After all, it's easy for the plague which is modded content to spread again.

  • 08.01.2008 6:26 PM PDT
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Posted by: I no have halos
Posted by: lukems
Look today is a Palindrome!

click for full story


How is today a palindrome?
8/1/8 Same way forwards and backwards

  • 08.01.2008 6:26 PM PDT
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....spongy, bungie, who cares? I got mine!

Posted by: I no have halos
Posted by: lukems
Look today is a Palindrome!

click for full story


How is today a palindrome?


8/01/08

Reverse that

80/10/8
Same numbers. Just remove the spaces.

  • 08.01.2008 6:26 PM PDT

etc etc/glaringly obvious/and so on, and such <=Not redundant!
Posted by: Cr4ne Style
Taxes do nothing to affect the share of wealth, since taxes are only applied to income.

So that's not even a part of the conversation at all, so it's pointless talking about it....

"for a "best" moral to exist, there must exist the "best" moral base. If the base of morality varies from location to location, culture to culture...then there can't be an absolute moral..

i am thrilled that team doubles finally has objective matches. it will give me good reason to start playing it again.

i would play the heck out of LW, which i never play now, if only it had 8 players. since there is still no news of LW having its player count raised to 8, it looks like i will spend another month not playing my favorite gametype, FFA.

  • 08.01.2008 6:26 PM PDT

Posted by: cheeseman094
-Blam!- dude, I got some serious rusty water from the pork...

*As we were leaving a resteraunt in Hawaii. Imagine the look on the peoples faces who were going in*

0_o

I think I kind've understand now.....



Basically you have two ranks, one overall rank(which will be brought over from your current rank before this AU), and a playlist rank. Judging by the picture he gave us, the playlist rank can be ranked up much faster. So we get the joy of ranking up more. HOWEVER, people will probably be still judged by overall rank, which is much harder to rank up in.

Also, you will not be matched by other players based on this rank. In social playlists you'll still be randomly matched, and in Ranked you'll still be matched by your skill level, which will carry over from what you have now.

[Edited on 08.01.2008 6:29 PM PDT]

  • 08.01.2008 6:27 PM PDT

Posted by: Srsly
Posted by: Adam Ownz You
What i would like to know is the xp for the ranks diffferent now? In the picture it shows 100+ numbers for lower ranks (previously around 20) So has it changed?
No, that is the experience number for those individual playlists.

I understand that, but in the picture shown a Corporal which now needs 10 exp has the number 142 next to it, whats up with that?

  • 08.01.2008 6:27 PM PDT
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A lot of people talk about just how bad that bungie has been "controlling" the halo 3 mm play. I think that without the way that these guys "control", much less built this incredible game we would be playing mario bros. still. Give these guys credit where credit is much deserved. Thank you Bungie!

  • 08.01.2008 6:28 PM PDT
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That is truly Epic. cant wait to see AU2 go live. Good job getting rid of the rifraf. Im going to play some more Halo.

Kill maim'N Destroy!!!
Posted by: LAST GLOCK
Give these guys credit where credit is much deserved. Thank you Bungie!


[Edited on 08.01.2008 6:30 PM PDT]

  • 08.01.2008 6:29 PM PDT

Why can't red team and blue team just talk it out?

I 'm probably going to sound like an idiot and I probably missed something that would answer my question, but if I am an overall commander, but only a sergeant in one playlist, will there be a sergeant emblem next to a commander emblem, or just a sergeant emblem?

Overall a great and informative update, though, thanks Bungie!

[Edited on 08.01.2008 6:31 PM PDT]

  • 08.01.2008 6:29 PM PDT

I don't want random messages (ie, Join my group, etc). I have begun blocking solicitations.

Posted by: Adam Ownz You
Posted by: Srsly
Posted by: Adam Ownz You
What i would like to know is the xp for the ranks diffferent now? In the picture it shows 100+ numbers for lower ranks (previously around 20) So has it changed?
No, that is the experience number for those individual playlists.

I understand that, but in the picture shown a Corporal which now needs 10 exp has the number 142 next to it, whats up with that?
Remember, examples are just that. The creator of the example probably just slapped some words, numbers, and symbols together in a haphazard fashion.

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Posted by: Toadie1979
Explain to me how a General now could be a Gunnery Sgt. in one playlist is fair to others in there? I guess I'll wait till it goes live to make up my mind, but right now in theory, this is a horrible idea. I guess it'll even itself out after a few weeks, but MM is going to suck till it does.


That's because alot of Generals suck at SWAT. I don't know why, but a lot of them do.

  • 08.01.2008 6:30 PM PDT

Posted by: AT AT Assault
Remember, examples are just that. The creator of the example probably just slapped some words, numbers, and symbols together in a haphazard fashion.

Alright, ill go with that, seeing as team slayer is shown as social im guessing your right.

  • 08.01.2008 6:31 PM PDT
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The only thing I do not like about this update is that anyone can achieve a general ranking now.
It was kind of nice to go into social matches and see the general skill levels of your team mates and opponents by their emblem. This gave you a rough estimate on how good of players they are. Not saying that some captain grade 4's don't play as well as brigadiers.

Now when you go into say, Social Skirmish, all one needs to do to become a general is get 600 exp. Now if I'm not mistaken, the only way to see what level and/or total exp amount your opponents and team mates have before the game is to look at each individual service record.

Although it is nice to see a change from the norm, I can't say I agree with the Ratings change.

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Posted by: FieldCommanderJ
I 'm probably going to sound like an idiot and I probably missed something that would answer my question, but if I am an overall commander, but only a sergeant in one playlist, will there be a sergeant emblem next to a commander emblem, or just a sergeant emblem?

Overall a great and informative update, though, thanks Bungie!
When your in a specific playlist you will see the rank you are for that Playlist. If you are in a custom youll see your overall Exp rank. and you will always see you overall on your service record.

  • 08.01.2008 6:32 PM PDT

Wow! That was a lot of stuff.
Living Dead is coming back soon.
More info on modded content and stuff. Great.

  • 08.01.2008 6:34 PM PDT
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so when does AU2 happen exactly?

  • 08.01.2008 6:34 PM PDT
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....spongy, bungie, who cares? I got mine!

There's really only one thing that will make me want to keep playing Halo after AU2, and that's if the next map pack has some amazing -blam!- maps in it.

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Attention!Stop getting angry about the AU2 situation. They have unannounced, huge changes still. Don't forget that.

[Edited on 08.01.2008 6:36 PM PDT]

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Are any of the glitches being fixed i.e. Custom Power Up Glitch?

  • 08.01.2008 6:35 PM PDT

Yes! I'm stoked to play Double EXP now. This weekend is kindof a let down.

  • 08.01.2008 6:37 PM PDT

Posted by: FieldCommanderJ
I 'm probably going to sound like an idiot and I probably missed something that would answer my question, but if I am an overall commander, but only a sergeant in one playlist, will there be a sergeant emblem next to a commander emblem, or just a sergeant emblem?

Overall a great and informative update, though, thanks Bungie!


In your service record, you will have a commander rank, as it is your overall rank.

in the certain playlist, it will show a Sergeant rank.

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Guys, they never, ever said that the matchmaking changes were going to be the ONLY changes made. There is sure to be other stuff changed, too. But they're not going to just tell you what they're going to be and kill the surprise. Glitches will be fixed. And hopefully, so will the tripmine :)

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Posted by: Malloy05
everybody listen to mac2po he is 100% right

Glad to see a banning system for modded pics. Also happy about the new multiplayer updates.

  • 08.01.2008 6:41 PM PDT

Posted by: sXeSTL
Guys, they never, ever said that the matchmaking changes were going to be the ONLY changes made. There is sure to be other stuff changed, too. But they're not going to just tell you what they're going to be and kill the surprise. Glitches will be fixed. And hopefully, so will the tripmine :)


But I could care less about a suprise, I want to know what the gameplay updates in AU2 will be.

I want to know bad. :(

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This update is by far the worst thing bungie could ever do to this game. Instead of changing something why dont they just fix what they have at hand right now. As of now the ranking system is pretty messed up as far as people winning hundreds of games and NOT ranking up. That my friend is BS. So instead of changing it...FIX IT! I guess that concept is hard for them to grasp. We all know bungie likes changing stuff thats not broken so why change now. So about the general thing. It will no longer take any skill what so ever to reach the rank of general. Yes, I realize that unless your a 50 it will not appear on your service record. But I'm sure somewhere it will say what yours ranks are in all the playlist. So pretty much there are going to be a bunch of BK generals. So pretty much bungie I think this update is the worst thing ever and it pretty much sucks. This only people that do like it are the people that can't get to a 50 and have 17 thousand bars under their rank. There is a reason for that. Those players aren't good enough to reach the rank of 50 and thus shouldnt be a general. Thanks bungie for this BS update.

[Edited on 08.01.2008 6:42 PM PDT]

  • 08.01.2008 6:41 PM PDT