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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 8/22/08
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When i read this update, i laughed, i cried, and i jumped for joy.

  • 08.22.2008 7:29 PM PDT

Why do you keep changing everything, bungie? It's getting to be like George Lucas changing the the original Star Wars Trilogy. It was completely unnessecary and if half of your fans are going to disagree with it anyway, why do it?

Halo 3 matchmaking has definitely gone way down hill since the game was released a year ago. The BR start change, adding Covies in BTB, adding Heavy in BTB (why even get in a vehicle if there are 6 lasers on the map?), constant decreased weighting on objective games in playlists like doubles and lone wolves, changing the map layouts for absolutely no reason (see Narrows {why are the stickies so much farther back?} and Snowbound), and changing the actual physical things in maps that I thought could not possibly be ruined, like removing sheild doors in Snowbound and Epitaph.

There were also things that I thought should've been carried over from Halo 2, like 3 team multiteam and fiesta, and other changes. Changing what Halo 3 actually plays like in a lot of it's favorite maps and playlists is just a poor decision though. There are many other postive complimentry things that could be being changed right now, but you choose to fiddle with the aspects of the game that we already loved, or at the very least learned to deal with. Bad decision guys.

  • 08.22.2008 7:29 PM PDT
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Head to Head too??? :( *tear*

  • 08.22.2008 7:30 PM PDT

BRING ROCKET RACE BAAAAAAAAAAAACK!

  • 08.22.2008 7:30 PM PDT
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mmm ya... I like 1v1. Its hopless to think that theyll bring it back.

O ya im weird aparrently cuz i use Lagacy inverted. Well maby just maby =D

Why should head to head be removed. It was easy to find games even at higher ranks. I thought that the second version of it was very enjoyable. sigh...

  • 08.22.2008 7:30 PM PDT

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I also enjoyed Big Team Social, and I really wish it was staying. Sometimes it's nice to play on a big team, with a big map. You really get the feel like you are a part of a huge battle, and I'm going to miss that.

  • 08.22.2008 7:32 PM PDT

YOU HAVE RUINED HALO 3 BY TAKING RANKED BIG TEAM OUT!!!!!! Why not take ranked objective out, that is a fur player game and usually only hase 2000 people in its playlist. Bigteam peaks at 8000 and stays steady at 2000 which is ranked objectives peak.

Also you do a couple stories on Warthog driving and wheelman medals and you take out the very gametype that allows people to rack up big warthog kills and wheelmans.

Also Bunige WHY THE DID YOU MAKE THAT HUGE STUPID SNOW MAP if you are taking RANKED BIG TEAM out. WHAT a wast of monry for making a copy of WATERWORKS and adding snow.

  • 08.22.2008 7:33 PM PDT

Dear bungie,
Lower the Guns,
Love, Players

more PAX stuff, no bots, BTB is gone
this update crushed my soul

  • 08.22.2008 7:33 PM PDT

Great news (Epilogue, Boundless, Assembly) and awful news (No more social BTB!). I don't know what to think.

  • 08.22.2008 7:35 PM PDT
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this update had to be the worst for me. RANKED BTB GONE NEXT MONTH. Im a 43 in it and i know ppl that r 48s. The only thing i ask is that your btb ranked goes to the new 6v6 squad game and that its still double exp, b/c alot of btb games were on 6v6 neway.

  • 08.22.2008 7:36 PM PDT
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Well, I personally this update is probably the one we have been waiting for in a while. Although, I am dissappointed by the fact their won't be add-ons to Forge, and that BTB is gone (good times with RBTB), I am looking forward to the Squad Battles, and the Lone Wolves 8 person madness. Should be a little more chaotic than it used to be.

But the thing I'm really looking forward to is this DLC FFA. Did I see the word "Infection" mentioned in there? Now I'm really excited.

But my only concern is, what about September's Double Exp? Will previous Double EXP weekends return? I really don't want Legendary Brawl, Fiesta, and Grifball to go away anytime soon.

And with the removal of Ranked Big Team, does that mean we won't be able to play Heavy CTF or Heavy Slayer again?

  • 08.22.2008 7:36 PM PDT

Ahh man, now I have to go. I could care less about recon but I wanna meet you guys and get that lightning bolt tee :D

  • 08.22.2008 7:38 PM PDT
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Nice update, Luke!

But there's one thing I noticed: The update is coming out the same day as Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Is this part of the Bungie plan?

The auto-update and playlist update will be overshadowed.

  • 08.22.2008 7:38 PM PDT

probly shouldnt have taken out social Big team, that was a good playlist. definitely should not have reduced swat objective, in fact it should be increased, it was like the only fun part to swat. setting damage resistance might actually get elites to die much easier, but i guess swats now going to end up as an uptight group of noobs who would prefer slayer because they cant do anything but mindlessly shoot it the air hoping for a kill. wonder if the no shield doors maps are in swat, that might actually be fun.

  • 08.22.2008 7:39 PM PDT

This is the most dissapointing update I have ever read.....EVER. Head 2 Head, BTB....WHY?????

  • 08.22.2008 7:39 PM PDT
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i disapprove of this change to my baby momma, snowbound.

  • 08.22.2008 7:42 PM PDT
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sad, some of my favorite playlists are being retired.

  • 08.22.2008 7:42 PM PDT

++BR > Everything else
++Sword Master of H3!! I have never met my equal. I'm the best swordsman there is. Come prove me wrong. I'm always looking for good challengers! TinyURL.com/H3WWRSword

I hope DLC will make up for the lack of BTB, which was my favorite playlist.

SWAT-No grenades is a GREAT IDEA Bungie, thank you for finally getting rid of spawn-frags. But grenades weren't nearly as bad as tiny headed elites

  • 08.22.2008 7:44 PM PDT

They Call Me B.LLOYD

Seriously, Ranked and Social BTB are gone completely except for the DLC version. Oh well everything else sounds awesome though.

  • 08.22.2008 7:46 PM PDT

d[(••)]T Keepin it clean...

Live an ethical life and come face-to-face with the fundamentally flawed nature of human beings and look on the gap between high ideal and low achievement with wry amusement, only then will you have fun playing Halo 3, even against Generals who hump your corpse and beat you with a 30 point deficit.

Bungie,

I am looking forward to the changes you've made. I anticipate the improvements will be satisfying.


And to the community.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

  • 08.22.2008 7:49 PM PDT
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Why did you get rid of Ranked BTB that was my favorite gametype, a 48 hoping to get my 50 soon but now I might as well not because it will be gone soon. You actually had to work as a team to win unlike most playlists. The only bad thing about it was the lag cheaters that appeared when you got up to around level 45. Head 2 Head was a good decision but it should have been replaced with team snipers or at least bring team tactical back. I really would like to know why team snipers has not been introduced since I know everyone would play it.

  • 08.22.2008 7:50 PM PDT
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You guys are always fixing things that aren't broken like playlists and small scale maps. You could have had gotten rid of ranked and made social legendary required but no you had to get rid social too. Thanks alot Bungie for snowbound isolation and now no btb

  • 08.22.2008 7:50 PM PDT

If you look at this stuff....go to a park or something else active

Aaaaawwww...I'm bummed...I loved Ranked and Social Big Team Slayer... There's just something to say about 16 people shooting eachother on the same map while getting experience...

  • 08.22.2008 7:50 PM PDT