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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 8/22/08

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Call me Rdog, not RdOG or RdOG1507. I made that username when I thought it was cool to use alternating capital and lowercase letters...

Most overhyped, pointless matchmaking update ever.

  • 08.22.2008 7:52 PM PDT
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I ain't worth a dollar, but I feel like a millionaire.

Lots of great changes. Kudos Bungie.

  • 08.22.2008 7:56 PM PDT
Subject: Playlist opinions

If Chuck Norris has five dollars and you have five dollars, Chuck Norris has more money than you.

Sad that both RBTB and SBTB will go away. I've had amazing moments in those playlists.

To look at the future, Squad Battle will kick ***. Slayer and CTF are my favorite gametypes. Less people usually translates to less lag. It's 6v6, meaning less of an Overkill on Standoff and Rat's Nest, which was a problem on those maps. Valhalla will become more vehicular, because the vehicles won't be taken and destroyed as often, as well as less of a chance to overpower the other team by controlling all the weapons. I dislike the idea of including Sandtrap in this playlist. Sandtrap is either an 8v8, or too big for the player amount.

DLC BTB sounds good, but it won't take the place of BTB on Sandtrap. I'll miss some of those maps.

I really don't care about the other updates as much. Boundless sounds great, without as many shield doors, although Ghosts can enter the Backdoor of the bases now. That might become a problem for people attempting to run from the Ghost. Epilogue sounds great, the camping was probably the only problem, a huge problem, but now fixed. It sounds great as well. I see more sticky medals on those maps.

  • 08.22.2008 8:00 PM PDT
Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 8/22/08

If you want peace, prepare for war !!!!!!

now, since you guys will be at comic con next week, does that mean you will not be attending E for All Expo?

  • 08.22.2008 8:01 PM PDT

AWWWWWW SNAP!

  • 08.22.2008 8:03 PM PDT
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I can't believe you're actually getting rid of BTB Social.

  • 08.22.2008 8:08 PM PDT

"What could be better than a regular waffle"

"A Chickenwaffle, perhaps?"

This was a very good update. For the last couple weekly updates, all we got were hints about the newest features and the videos that were releases. I'm glad you came out and said THIS IS HAPPENING AND THIS ISN'T (but you did leave some ends still open) I have to admit, You really are good at keeping us on our toes and that is why Bungie is the best at what they do.

Thanks for keeping all my weekends exciting

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(yes, I know it is a weird Gamertag, but Ive had it forever :P)

  • 08.22.2008 8:08 PM PDT
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why cant you people get team snipers its own playlist i dont understand it. whats the hold up with that. come on.

  • 08.22.2008 8:11 PM PDT
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Wow, alright. Let's see here.

- Grenades are still in SWAT, as is the damage resistance.
- No permanent Team Snipers, or Living Dead
- AR and Magnum in TS. Why not AR and BR starts?
- Looks like we'll still be getting Isolation and Epitaph in TD
- No increased weighting on large maps in Team Objective

I'm not liking the look of this update. AU2 and Squad Battle look promising though (no sarcasm).

  • 08.22.2008 8:15 PM PDT

Why do we fight? To protect home, and family. To preserve balance and bring harmony. For my kind, the true question is... what is worth fighting for
-Chen Stormstout

I was very pleased with the playlist update...
That is... until I read about BTB
I loved playing both, and now they're gone...
sadfaice

Please Shishka, bring back all BTB playlists... the community want it

  • 08.22.2008 8:17 PM PDT
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Excellent changes, All of my previous complaints have been nulled. Unbelievable goodness.

Thank you ShiskaS!

  • 08.22.2008 8:18 PM PDT
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Whatever Bungie...You come out with playlists and then take them away next Playlist Update? All my levels were a 45 or higher except for RBTB which was a 39. So I realized I had to get my Head to Head up. It went from a 12 to a 37 in about two weeks! Plus you're getting rid of RBTB and putting it into DLC! Also, don't focus on making re-makes of Epitaph and Snowbound! Just please give us a solid map to play on.

  • 08.22.2008 8:19 PM PDT
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X, X, Y, Right Stick= Pump Butt

Happy with all you decisions EXCEPT for the removal of rocket race. Other than that great job.

  • 08.22.2008 8:19 PM PDT

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Learn 'em, live 'em, love 'em. Then we can all be happy.

This is officially the most awesome update I've read in ages. I'be been trying to get rid of those damn Elephants for ages. But now I don't have too. Hooray! I like most of what I see, except the part about BTB going the way of the Dodo

It would be nice to see them implemented on a much larger map, though. Something about the size of Avalanche. It was too difficult to have them driving around all the time, especially when people drove them together to make an impenetrable fortress of death. A tactic which was even lamer on CTF.

I would like to see these questions answered by a Bungie employee though, if possible; will we see the Elephant, or a similar vehicle, on a future map? Is it possible to get map-exclusive items to go with them? Like a large mounted turret or missile launcher which can be mounted either on the ground or on top of an Elephant.

One last question, if I may: I understand that the Hornet, for balance reasons, had to be changed. But, can the new version be updated to fill its new support roll even better? As an example, it'd be neat if it could drop bombs to the ground directly below it in exchange for the missiles, or pick up and drop a ghost or mongoose. You could even add a bomb as a forge object which could be picked up and dropped, but only by the Hornet.

Bombs would be great for Heavy gametypes, especially against tanks. The ability to pick up and drop light vehicles would be great for objective modes, such as CTF. Sorry for all the asking, but I just think forge is such an awesome addition to the game, and like the idea of further expansion in new maps, especially where air combat is concerned.

  • 08.22.2008 8:19 PM PDT

I miss playing Halo with my friends.

No more big team battle?

I was excited until I read that.

  • 08.22.2008 8:20 PM PDT
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You know, I'd argue about this, or even care, but I'm about finished with this game anyways.

  • 08.22.2008 8:22 PM PDT

Have you Finished the Fight?

Even though, they say that there won't be any campaign characters available in forge, could there still be a chance of that new feature that they showed in the Edge video? I hope there is, and I hope it is the rumored Map Creator. If it isn't a Map Maker, then I hope that whatever Bungie is cooking up blow us away.

  • 08.22.2008 8:22 PM PDT
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While it saddens me to see Big Team Social retired, I'm curious about the shieldless/sans elephants maps.

Those are some sweet shirts, I wish I could attend PAX.

  • 08.22.2008 8:26 PM PDT

Noooes why take out both btb's they are great playlists wtf??? :( sad face

  • 08.22.2008 8:30 PM PDT

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only eat one small snack a week to save money on food and just have water toilet and lights to save money thats my plan

Though the Earth is dying we must enrich her body, for the ground we tread is hφly.

I'm a lion in a world where everybody's content with being cats.

This is just the playlist update I've been waiting for.

Shishka, you kicked many a buttock today.

  • 08.22.2008 8:38 PM PDT
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Haven't been playing much Halo 3 recently. battlefield: Bad Company has been getting my time...Will be coming back soon. But this update was probably one of the best yet.

Epilogue and Boundless probably will be great additions to the maps we have now.

Can't go to PAX(I live in Singapore) but can't wait for Assembly Screenies....But I really wanna see Space Camp more....Maybe you guys are keeping the best for last? lol.

Sep Update and AU2 coming Spe 16..Not too far away...Thats good.

Overall, what you've done with the playlists is awesome.

I can only say one thing: Watch out COD4...The Chief is back.

  • 08.22.2008 8:39 PM PDT

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wait so we wont have to pay and download for the shieldless maps? or will we becuz my suspicion is the purple reign (i forget wat the actual name for it is already) will come with these shieldless maps..

thank you bungie for new maps :D

  • 08.22.2008 8:50 PM PDT
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Wow bungie, make AIs and say they will never exist. WHATS THE POINT OF EVEN HAVING THEN IN MULTIPLAYER!?

  • 08.22.2008 8:50 PM PDT