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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 8/22/08
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Posted by: I no have halos
So Bungie made an awesome vid with cool features in it, they hyped up the community, and then blew them off by telling them those features aren't available.

Deja vu?


It wasn't Bungie's fault that fans started guessing crazily about bots and stuff.

  • 08.22.2008 3:49 PM PDT

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What about Heavy Map variants? Will they appear on DLC BTB?

  • 08.22.2008 3:49 PM PDT

what the -blam!- if we lose rbtb u wekk quit halo

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Posted by: I no have halos
So Bungie made an awesome vid with cool features in it, they hyped up the community, and then blew them off by telling them those features aren't available.

Deja vu?


Look, I'm usually an avid Bungie supporter, but amen to that.

[Edited on 08.22.2008 3:51 PM PDT]

  • 08.22.2008 3:49 PM PDT

Posted by: Dropship dude
No, acnboy. Spartain Ken 15 is a lesser being. Much like the bacteria that lives in your shi­t.
Posted by: mike120593
My shi­t bacteria takes offense to that comparison.

Don't make me lel. You won't like me when I lel.

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

Or get blacklisted.
sorry mr shishka i just wanted to be on first page :(
you didnt have to delete my post though...

  • 08.22.2008 3:50 PM PDT

I think, i'm gonna buy CoD 4 now, becose this update sucked for guys, who doesn't want to pay for maps. Bad english, sorry.

  • 08.22.2008 3:50 PM PDT
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Great update.

  • 08.22.2008 3:51 PM PDT

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Posted by: MAKKE on MIES
I think, i'm gonna buy CoD 4 now, becose this update sucked for guys, who doesn't want to pay for maps. Bad english, sorry.


Ah, so, since you don't want to spend 600 MSPoints on a map pack, you're instead going to spend $60+800ms Points.

That makes sense.

  • 08.22.2008 3:51 PM PDT

Greatest update in awhile. Loved it, but It totally wrecked my weekend hearing that ranked BTB and even Social will be gone. Ranked BTB is the main gametype I play on Halo 3. Halo 3 is the most social game I play on live, as myself and 7 other friends always play together and it's just amazing. Closest thing to the Halo 1 LAN parties I used to have back in the day. I will totally miss BTB, but hope that you will bring it back one day. Matchmaking numbers were not as terrible as those made it out to be. My friends and I could still find people at 3AM to play with. The restrictions should have just been lifted a bit more. Please reconsider on this, or bring it back one day, perhaps when all the mappacks are free and the DLC playlists are no longer needed *dreams*

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Posted by: MAKKE on MIES
I think, i'm gonna buy CoD 4 now, becose this update sucked for guys, who doesn't want to pay for maps. Bad english, sorry.


So you'd rather buy COD4 than a map pack?

  • 08.22.2008 3:51 PM PDT

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Suck it JoeSki!!!

Posted by: Shishka
Posted by: MAKKE on MIES
I think, i'm gonna buy CoD 4 now, becose this update sucked for guys, who doesn't want to pay for maps. Bad english, sorry.


Ah, so, since you don't want to spend 600 MSPoints on a map pack, you're instead going to spend $60+800ms Points.

That makes sense.


I'm not one for quoting employees for their zingers, but damm!

  • 08.22.2008 3:53 PM PDT

"Living by a code other than your own is the lazy mans way to discover worth."

Happy and Sad...

I've just been thinking a lot about how I would probably love Epitaph sans shield door and that made me wonder about Snowbound as well. It's pretty sweet how these maps aren't DLC (or at least that's my impression) but just map variants. :-)

I was really bummed out when I first read that social slayer was gone as well as ranked. But knowing that there is DLC Big Team I am now stoked. I will absolutely love Avalanche even more now...

One question I thought I should ask is that if you have removed the elephant from Sandtrap could you have also added the less-powerful- hornet and adding it for matchmaking. Prolly not but that would be nice. I'd like to use that open sky a bit more...

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Head to Head:1100 players-Drop it
MLG:4600-keep it
Swat:7500-keep it

Big Team Social:11000 players-You should keep it.
Social Skirmish:2000 players-Not many players but you have to keep it because its the only social objective.
Rumble Pit:10000-Keep it.
Multi Team: 7000 players-Keep it.
Rocket Race: 2000 players-Drop it

Don't make Lone Wolves 8 players!!
-Extra Lagg
-Easier to get achievements(I worked hard for mine)

Overall, I guess a good update. You should have kept Social BTB. Kept Lone Wolves the way it was.

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wait wait so is the AU2 AND all the playlist changes are going to be on Sep 16th?

  • 08.22.2008 3:53 PM PDT

why take sandtrap and valhalla out? they are the best maps in btb. the only good maps in dlc are standoff and rat's nest. Add this map but i don't see any reason why take sandtrap and valhalla out.

  • 08.22.2008 3:53 PM PDT

Campiagn Kill Count :31,745. And growing.

The Revisionaries- One of the greatest screenshot groups on B.net. With 250 members and growing.

Eh.. I changed my mind about this update. It's still great for the most part though.

I can't believe you guys are still trying to squeeze out money from your fans by putting a very popular social playlist into DLC, where people will have to by the maps to play it. Not everyone wants to spend money to play a relaxed big game. I've lost some respect for you from that. And squads sounds like a less epic version of RBTB. Why not just keep RBTB? Or put in a more demanded playlist, like Team Snipers? And, the no map editor dissapointed me. But don't go acting like we overhyped, because the end of the video didn't make me think about anything other than a map editor/creator.

Unless. Maybe it won't be a map editor, but a map creator? Are you just trying to word it in a weird way?

Everything else though, I REALLY like. Thank you very, very much for that.

[Edited on 08.23.2008 12:42 AM PDT]

  • 08.22.2008 3:54 PM PDT
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You guys are like busses.....

We wait for ages for some usefull info and then it all comes at once :)

Excelent update, cant wait to hear the cry of shield door campers when they see the new maps.

Roll on sept 16th!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 08.22.2008 3:54 PM PDT

yeah sep 16

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I understand the change. I was initally shocked that all of BTB was being removed, then read the DLC BTB version. I am fine with that, but will we have Valhalla, SandTrap and Last Resort? If you could please answer this question, it might sooth many who are not too happy at the moment.

Otherwise we are stuck with Avalanche, Rat's Net, Standoff and Ghost Town all the time. We need at LEAST 6 different maps, or more.

I do not like that RBTB is being retired, but there just aren't enough people playing it consistently and the wait is still way too long.

Ranked Squad sounds interesting. Thanks for a 6v6 version. Maybe that will reduce the lag issues in 8v8 games.

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good update this week, sry bout complaining last time

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Please Mr. Shiska I'm on my knees keep BTB Please...

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Posted by: Shishka
Posted by: MAKKE on MIES
I think, i'm gonna buy CoD 4 now, becose this update sucked for guys, who doesn't want to pay for maps. Bad english, sorry.


Ah, so, since you don't want to spend 600 MSPoints on a map pack, you're instead going to spend $60+800ms Points.

That makes sense.


haha get pooped on by shishka
srry back on topic great update and what is the "pit Stop" with spawn hives??

  • 08.22.2008 3:54 PM PDT

It comes pretty cheap, when you buy it used, under 20 $. It's not pretty much for game, what is almost as good as Halo. (what is the best)

  • 08.22.2008 3:54 PM PDT
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Posted by: Shishka
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shieldless maps can be downloaded and played afterwards right?


When you've played a map, you'll have it on your HD. Just go to custom games, choose Recent Maps, and hit X on the map you want to keep to save it to your box.
Oh, so it's not a completely new map that you have to download. Awesome. I was iffy on whether or not it was a new map or just snowbound with advanced forging.

  • 08.22.2008 3:54 PM PDT