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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 8/22/08

Wow! I am shocked. Oh my, an actual Friday update with game updates. I feel like I have just been told a dirty secret that I shouldn't know but I know I need to know it to move on with my life. Thanks for finally feeding the community with delicious information. I felt like a fish out of water and I just needed a drop of water to keep me going. It's okay though. It's only a metaphor. In actuality, I am just an annoyed gamer that likes it when a company with information that is vital to my online experience, gives me what I need to hear. Thanks again.
Peace.

  • 08.23.2008 12:38 PM PDT

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Posted by: Shishka
Read the post, and then post about what you read.

Or get blacklisted.

Thank you, thank you, a million times, thank you
so tired of the whole page OMG FIRST PAGE

and im intrested to see what the Sand Tarp and The Pit map will me like....

  • 08.23.2008 12:56 PM PDT

Let's get it own!

No more Social Big Team............RUBBISH!!

  • 08.23.2008 1:08 PM PDT
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Hmmmmm... It is nice to get some new info.

In regards to the "over zealous" people tearing apart every piece of information were given, yes it is annoying. The scrutinometer has definitely been reading off the charts lately, with soooo many people trying to figure out how to get some new info or figuring out (through very poor math) how to make every number they see end up being a 7. Ack! Its like a B version of the film 23.

In fairness, when the Bungie folks go all cryptic, or toss up some countdown, everyone gets all squirmy trying to "see through the words" to find the Tru7h hidden W17h1n (lolz). I know youre just trying to wet our palette, but youve got folks trying to crack the Davinci code. HUZZAH!!!

[Edited on 08.23.2008 1:22 PM PDT]

  • 08.23.2008 1:13 PM PDT
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I was always one of the few who knew that the next project would not be the lame forge with AI. So i'm glad to see that thats that. Remember you guys used a "far to big microscope". but that also means they are working on something MUCH larger,

  • 08.23.2008 1:16 PM PDT

No man no one ever played that i am actually glad tey got rid of the BTB and rockets and head to head cause no one ever played it anymore. but good job bungie great update love it.

  • 08.23.2008 1:16 PM PDT

My troll sense is tingling.

As soon as I saw no additional campaign a.i. I had a heart attack, so it took a while for me to respond. You are aware about that not being included, chances are people are going to use a lot more mods? and big team battle being axed made it even worse. And then you talked about the bungie convention thing and I can't go there, where's a batpod when you need it?

  • 08.23.2008 1:29 PM PDT

My troll sense is tingling.

Posted by: GHawk7412
Off to sell my copy of Halo 3 to Gamestop. bye


this isn't gonna make the game bad, it's still second best game of 2007.

  • 08.23.2008 1:39 PM PDT

8 player lone wolves...

too bad, I loved the playlist, but was already bummed when they implemented the six player version. This time it will be even more like a 'who can steal the most kills' -game. With 8 players you literally do not stand a chance of staying alive for long. I cant see how this would encourage tactical play. The maps/spawns are just way to small/close to eachother in LW.

just my thoughts...

ps SBTB out? Why?...that one ruled.

  • 08.23.2008 1:44 PM PDT

It's not coincedence that Santa and Satan are spelled with the same letters.

Team Squad sounds cool.
i think Cold Storage should be a musthave in Lone Wolves.
I lessthanthree Cold Storage!

  • 08.23.2008 1:52 PM PDT
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Sweet, loving the t-shirts.
I'm going to have to pick up one or two at PAX.

And I expect everyone at the booth to sign my Halo 3 CE.
>:D

  • 08.23.2008 2:04 PM PDT

Yeah, great update, i wish you guys had your oonline store up nd running, i really want to buy some stuff but i live too far from Seattle. ohh well, do you guys plan to get a online store in the future?

  • 08.23.2008 2:06 PM PDT

Rocket Race!!!!!! >:(

  • 08.23.2008 2:13 PM PDT

Wow! I was genuinely surprised to see Big Team Social go, but then I saw we will finaly be able to play Big Team on Avalanche so YAY!! Best Upadate in a loooooong time.

  • 08.23.2008 2:40 PM PDT

Godservant, reporting for duty.

So now we get Assembly, but what about the Moon Base Alpha rumors?

P.S.
I'm not dissing Assembly (it was time for another map), but I really want more maps.

  • 08.23.2008 2:49 PM PDT
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Posted by: MaKa187
no Ranked Team Snipers Playlist. WTF, are you guys ever going to bring this back??


Yeah, the playlist update was OK. But, I really wanted to see this back.

  • 08.23.2008 3:10 PM PDT

Hairy palm trees.

Krazy_Man
No man no one ever played that i am actually glad tey got rid of the BTB and rockets and head to head cause no one ever played it anymore. but good job bungie great update love it.



What are you talking about "no one plays BTB", that's all I play. Don't assume things like that just because you play slayer all the time. A 9000 person community plays BTB almost every day and I stand 100% against it being retired. Yes there will be DLC BTB but that's DLC. There's nothing like destroying people on Sandtrap with a squad on an Elephant, or demolishing +27 ratio with a banshee on Valhalla.

Like opus196 said BTB basically reveals the true carnage of Halo, and it does. I don't fancy 6v6 because it's 6v6. 8v8 has just four extra people but the dynamics of the whole gaming scenario on the level are changed dramatically. Avalanche is fine, Standoff is GREAT! But what about good ol' Sandtrap? Elephants? Just move the bomb plant points so people don't drive the enemy Elephant towards the Neutral Bomb spawn in the middle of Sandtrap. Same goes for the flags in Multi CTF. There is nothing like honking that 100 ton horn with your gunner on the right holding off Choppers on Hogs.

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  • 08.23.2008 3:16 PM PDT
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Sounds pretty good in general. Some strange decisions in there from what I can see, but most of it should definitely be good. I still want Cold Storage in Lone Wolves though ;-;

The only bit I don't get is 'Added Pit Stop – The Pit with inaccessible spawn hives. Added alongside default map variant.'. Inaccessible Spawn Hives?

  • 08.23.2008 3:32 PM PDT

an apple a day keeps anyone away if you throw it hard enough.

those shirts you guys have for the PAX are mad 1337 any way i can get my hands on one without going to the PAX

  • 08.23.2008 3:39 PM PDT
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I also abhor the Big Team Social cut. My friend and I would always play that, and we both loved it. Big Team is what really makes fun games, because with a full team there are always people ready to try and take your base. Cutting two people out just doesn't make sense, and while I understand the logic behind wanting people to buy the Legendary Map Pack, it just seems like it'd get old. Of course, if the old maps will still be there also, I'm fine for just myself, but I'll sorely miss all the four-on-one-360 teams battling it out. I really wish the Social BTB cut would be reconsidered. The ranked playlist was far too cut-throat for my tastes. In the end, though, if Bungie's one thing, they're good listeners. If it's really not good for the game or community in one way or another, they'd change it back.

As for you saying if there's no DLC you'll quit, why are you still here? If you're bored with the game, move on. You can always come back and play later. I doubt you as one person is important enough to get Bungie to say "HOLY CRAP! HE'S GONNA LEAVE! QUICK! HURRY UP PRODUCTION ON PURPLE REIGN, ASAP!"

Finally, I look forward to seeing how shieldless doors will change the maps, because I never really noticed them. As for the Inaccessible spawn points on The Pit, I'm going to love that. But as for the people complaining about what was shown in the video? Give me a break! Bungie can't have a little fun using their own toolkits, they have to release it to everyone? Jeez. That just screams: "ingrate."

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  • 08.23.2008 4:18 PM PDT

There is a certain point of tolerance that should never be reached.

Well, as disapointed as I am about the lack of AI...

I am happy with the major changes in Matchmaking.

Did I spy infection in DLC?

W00t

I will be playing Living Dead in DOuble EXP next weekend,

  • 08.23.2008 4:22 PM PDT
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So, No bots? Well, that sucks. Any chance we'll ever see the ability to put friendly/enemy bots onmaps in forge?

  • 08.23.2008 4:27 PM PDT