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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 8/08/08
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Brig Gen

Posted by: maka25cent
when will the maps be free?


tommorow.

  • 08.08.2008 10:28 PM PDT

Monday is a horrible way to spend 14.3 % of your life.

I understand the lack of information, what with the E3 delay and all, but what about a podcast? You posted that there would be a new podcast (in a week or so) a couple updates back, but it hasn't appeared. And to make myself clear, I'm not talking about the one that had been recorded for E3. You said that you had recorded another podcast after E3, and that it would be released in around a week. If that has changed, I hope you'll at least tell us not to be waiting. Sorry if I come off as rude in this, but I'm just curious as to when the new podcast will be coming out.

  • 08.08.2008 10:41 PM PDT

One shall stand, one shall fall.

Congrats on Game of the Year, a well-earned win. And, thanks for the sneak peek at a new map (maybe) in that video, it looks like it could be pretty cool.

  • 08.08.2008 10:42 PM PDT
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Sadly, I was hoping for something about AU2 and the "Mythic" Map Pack. But, I got neither of those... Oh well. Gives me something to look forward to next week. And if it's not there next week, it gives me something to look forward to the week after that. And so on, and so forth.

  • 08.08.2008 10:43 PM PDT
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another week of exercising my patience... c'est la vie

  • 08.08.2008 10:46 PM PDT
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Posted by: Palien90
So yet another update with no new info what so ever. For the love of God will you please give us an update on something we actually care about? All those things you posted might be nifty to those at Bungie but I personally could care less about it.


Hey c'mon, these publications are actually valuable information to many people; aspiring game developers (people who admire, say, the AI design in Halo and want to know the thought process behind it.)
I actually look through some of the publications, they're interesting; I care about them.

  • 08.08.2008 10:51 PM PDT

"I came here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and I'm all outta bubble gum."

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Member Since Spring '04

Wow, shorter and shorter every week. Eventually it will be one paragraph, and then it will be a single sentence.

  • 08.08.2008 10:59 PM PDT
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Man you guys moan a lot. Theres nothing to talk about, get over it. You might live a little bit longer if you stop getting so wound up about -blam!- like this!

Congrats on game of the year. Well deserved imo.

:o)

Oh and i'd also like to thank marty's mom

[Edited on 08.08.2008 11:08 PM PDT]

  • 08.08.2008 11:04 PM PDT
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Aw, I was hoping for new map info. That's probably because I forgot when PAX is. I should check.

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Way too short and a lack of new information we can discuss.

The video's were great but should simply be put in the Media Player on the website rather than be used to fill up the Weekly Update.

  • 08.08.2008 11:16 PM PDT

Congrats on the G4 award! That is beyond awesomesauce.



  • 08.08.2008 11:27 PM PDT
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Definitely a new map or play area in the acceptance speech. Not Purple Reign though. Or at least, nothing in that video looked anything like Luke's crazy pencil/photoshop job.

  • 08.08.2008 11:32 PM PDT
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Great work Bungie, though I'm ashamed to say I didn't vote in the G4phoria, I'm proud to be a fan of this great game.

Posted by: Deadguy
SO.. was it just me, or did that G4 video feature a New Forge-like Map, AND like 30 players at the same time?

(but with some of the spartans near the front, scaled to a weird small size?)

I'm guessing we may have more in this update than initially meets the eye.

(for those that don't like Bungie, and/or the Bungie update, could you please go whine somewhere else? If you somehow think your post is even slightly more entertaining/ interesting or informative than even a post referencing the possibility of a cancelled update, you're sorely mistaken.. go cry to your moms, and stop flooding this thread.)


And to respond to Deadguy a few pages back (Since I just got home from work and have just click on random pages...) Yes, I also happened to notice that the G4 video seemed to be taken in a different map. A new map maybe? Or just a clever prank on behalf of Bungie using a fake background....

  • 08.08.2008 11:55 PM PDT

"They crushed us gently for a bit, like a refrigerator door on a bunny rabbit's head"
-Frankie

Haha I loved the acceptance video, hilarious.. your location in the video reminded me of how eager I am to see some nice screenies and read some info on the new map(s)!

  • 08.09.2008 12:08 AM PDT

Godspeed.

i usually enjoy the quick-and-dirty updates, but to be honest this one just felt a little incomplete. really hoping for a podcast now to fill the void. oh, and props bungie for goty!!

sorry to say it... but placing that "disclaimer" in the weekly update about things bungie will never ask of the community probably will hardly make a difference. : (

i joined a custom game yesterday and it was full of little kids talking about "recommending screenshots to 50 people..." i got on the mic and said "no thats not true dont do it. and dont even talk about it." ...this brings me back to questioning the maturity level of players based solely on their age. it has been debated time and time again, but the fact remains that they are directly related. this, of course, is not bungie's fault by any means, but the reason i dont think the pm's will cease or even slow is because the sheer lack of understanding that comes from these younger players.

/rant

anyway, may the 7th column have mercy on your souls, lukems, sketch and shishka. ...and even frankie. God bless frankie.

also: enjoyed the video! funny scripted little clip. ...and i wonder what map its on?? and how, or better yet- why, bungie added so many bots into that clip. -that looks like its on a new map.

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  • 08.09.2008 12:17 AM PDT

worst weekly update i've seen

  • 08.09.2008 12:38 AM PDT

Posted by: lukems
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why so late?



You'll know sorta soon. I promise


maybe its because as you said in another post that you were busy and gonna post it late so you were flicking the switch for Au2 and it will be up tommorow? just a guess.


Nope. No AU2 anytime soon. You guys really need to calm down overall. There's not much to talk about right now: Deal with it.

The other, very real possibility, like Sketch has mentioned before, is that maybe on weeks when there isn't anything, we'll just not put one up.



hey hey hey
don't even think about it mister
besides no matter how much you -blam!- about us complaining you know if not us you wouldn't have a job so take it like a man alright?

the update was weak and thats why we are complaining, wanna make it better throw some new screenshot, drawing, or comic strip, theres so many talented people in bungie im sure if you will announce around there will be at least one person each week that will submit something to you so you can show it to us, but of course its only a suggestion, but i think theres always somthing you can do to make us happy without revealing anything if you really dont want too

and bungie you are welcome for my vote at gephoria!!!


I agree with NotACoolName4 (below me)

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  • 08.09.2008 12:59 AM PDT

ME>YOU GGNORE

worst update?

  • 08.09.2008 1:04 AM PDT
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Posted by: lukems
Nope. No AU2 anytime soon. You guys really need to calm down overall. There's not much to talk about right now: Deal with it.

The other, very real possibility, like Sketch has mentioned before, is that maybe on weeks when there isn't anything, we'll just not put one up.


Yeah, there is not much to talk about, but you didn't have to come read the responses because what decent questions are probably going to get asked? Right?

Sketch isn't thinking straight. To be the marketing gold, you have to do things other videogame makers don't do. Connect with the fans. Lukems, if you don't like doing the update, I'm sure someone wouldn't mind doing it for you. Unless that is your job, which I don't know.

I agree with UNSC SPARTANsII (above) on certain points. Except like the omg k thnks bye stuff. That's all.

[Edited on 08.09.2008 1:11 AM PDT]

  • 08.09.2008 1:07 AM PDT
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Well...
When I read that the weekly update was up, I had on an "O" Face.
Then when you said nothing about AU2 or anything really new, I had on my "o........" face

Congrats on Game Of The Year though.

  • 08.09.2008 1:34 AM PDT
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The Recon craze persists...

when will the madness end?

it seems that their cannot be a weekly update without Bungie addressing the fact that 98% will never.. EVER.. obtain some armor.

  • 08.09.2008 1:55 AM PDT

"Teabagging is for homos"

-Frankie

Posted by: lukems
If we were all into the number 8 instead of the number 7, this probably would've been awesome.


click for full story


Yeah, yeah. How about addressing REAL problems rather than pretending they don't exist?

  • 08.09.2008 2:07 AM PDT
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Posted by: Marty the Elder
$9.99

That's pretty good for 2 hours of music without explosions and people yelling. I don't care if you steal it, but God does...

@ AI Design: Why would omniscient AI be a good design choice? I understand it makes the game more difficult, but it seems like it's also cheapening the experience. I think that higher difficulties should be more difficult, but because of more quantitative things, rather than qualities like omniscience, such as reaction times and ability to find and use cover effectively. Speaking solely about enemy AIs, the fun would scale better to Legendary if the AI recieved more upgrades and less hacks. It's one thing for the Brute leader to say "Find the Demon," but it's another thing for him to say "He's over in that general direction!" What prevents increased specificity in scaling the AI?

When a player can outsmart the AI, he feels smart and is having fun. But when the player can accurately predict each move the AI makes, it becomes less fun, and more easy. Randomness can be thought to add a small bit to the system, not in complete random movements, but in random traits from a pool. i.e, and Agro might take a more direct path to the player, while a Defensive one will take a less direct path, but perhaps with another tactical advantage, such as cover or support. I'm not convinced that ALL AI should be random, but perhaps the encounters that make up the "meat" of the level. And perhaps only the higher intelligence enemies, seeing as an agro grunt and a defensive grunt both prevent equally small challenge to the player.

For a more detailed discussion of my ideas about AI improvements, see thread

  • 08.09.2008 2:24 AM PDT

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Yawn.

C'mon Bungie, give us a proper update!!!

  • 08.09.2008 2:47 AM PDT