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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 8/29/08
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Doubt the map will be any good.

  • 08.29.2008 5:18 PM PDT

Hm, Assembly reminds me quite a bit of the High Charity levels of Halo 2. The map looks good, judging from the screenshots, and I hope it plays as well as it looks. I guess we'll have to find out later.

I await the map's release.

  • 08.29.2008 5:23 PM PDT

Yes, I am listening to Halo music while playing Halo 3 multiplayer and writing on the Halo 3 forums in between matches in a dark basement. You got a problem with that?


It's almost EXACTLY like it, which is awesome. I'm sure there will be plenty of changes to the map, but the similarity is striking, and you get to see a little more of how the covenant build things (I'm assuming... it is called assembly)
Posted by: Ponkapoag
It reminds me an awful lot of the structure in the campaign level "Cortana", minus the flood.
Anyone else?

  • 08.29.2008 5:24 PM PDT
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wow cool looking map is it free or gonna cost something? when it comes out?

  • 08.29.2008 5:31 PM PDT

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I am jealous of everyone who gets to go

and will that map be free?

  • 08.29.2008 5:34 PM PDT

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I live like 3 hours away from Seattle. I would so go if I had the time.

  • 08.29.2008 5:36 PM PDT
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  • 08.29.2008 5:40 PM PDT

Pure Awesome

The map seems to be like a mix between forrunner styles and covernant styles - with all the flat faces and the inclusion of those forrunner-like structure behind the glass. Is this intentional?

I rember seeing some of this in cortana. I have to say that i think i prefer the look of the old covenant style (the one in H2), becasue it looked more alien, but i still think this one it awesome.

  • 08.29.2008 5:45 PM PDT

Finally a juicy update, thanks Bungie

  • 08.29.2008 5:45 PM PDT

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queue angelic music........haa haa haaaaa haaa haa haaaaa

  • 08.29.2008 5:49 PM PDT

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Assembly almost looks like Midship

  • 08.29.2008 6:01 PM PDT

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Posted by: The Peoples Hero
Ooooh, it's so purple, and well.... purple?


erm, i dont know how to ask this but, hmm, did you guys add something to this map from some letters? (hint hint? dunno...)
and too bad my 360 had to red ring me now :( hardware failure, and get this! a temporary surge of power fried my graphics card, now i see funny colours. constuction idiots just HAD to screw up on that certain day i was supposed to play a special game match, plus, school starts. now my xbox is EPIC FAILURES.

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  • 08.29.2008 6:12 PM PDT
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That's a sweet looking map

I want more of it :(

  • 08.29.2008 6:13 PM PDT

I'm probably twice your age, punk!

Oh, and say hi to your Mom.

Nice update and thanks for the screenshots. Halo 2's Gemini was the first thing I thought of when I saw these pictures. It seems like forever since I played that map! Can't wait.

  • 08.29.2008 6:16 PM PDT
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I hope they take out the rocket launcher and put the fuel rod gun in the map for MM

There needs to be a fuel rod gun in at least one map and it makes sense to have it in a covies themed map

  • 08.29.2008 6:19 PM PDT

assembly looked awesome, i might stop playing rainbow six vegas 2 when it comes out. and i've already burned through one disc (more like my 360 took a chunk out of it.

  • 08.29.2008 6:22 PM PDT
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BUNGIE PLEASE BRING BACK MIDSHIP LOCKOUT (BLACKOUT IS NOTHING LIKE LOCKOUT) AND THE BR FROM HALO 2 PLEASE I GUARANTEE THAT PEOPLE WILL LIKE THE GAME BETTER PLLLLEEEAASSSEEEE BUNGIE BRING THE BR BACK AT LEAST EVERYBODY HATES LEADING THERE SHOTS EVERYBODY AT HALO 3 FORUM (AT LEAST 64,000) ARE THREATENING TO QUIT HALO BECAUSE IT IS NOTHING LIKE HALO 2 I PROMISE MORE PEOPLE WILL LIKE IT BRING BACK HALO 2. AND IF YOU CAN BRING BACK GLITCHES LIKE BXR DOUBLE SHOT (RRX) (RRBX) I BEG OF YOU IF YOU DONT WANT TO LOSE 64,000 + PLAYERS THEN BRING BACK H2 STUFF. :)

  • 08.29.2008 6:22 PM PDT
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aw, no info on septembers double exp playlists :(

  • 08.29.2008 6:25 PM PDT
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Thanks for the screens guys I'll try to make it to PAX since I live in Seatlte if I'm not too lazy enough to pick up tickets.

  • 08.29.2008 6:26 PM PDT
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Was any of those guys Shishka?

  • 08.29.2008 6:33 PM PDT

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Well, seeing as how I can't go to PAX, I really have no intrest in it.

However, the map Assembly looks great. It looks like a longer, wider, perhaps maybe even shorter, version of Midship. The one thing that was said on the bottem was "We don't know when Assembly will be available. When we know, we'll let you know.".

My question isn't about when Assembly will be out, but rather will it be in a map pack with other new maps, or will it be considered part of the current Legendary Map pack like Cold Storage, and will it be a seperate download, like Cold Storage?

  • 08.29.2008 6:35 PM PDT

not to echo the brokenrecordness of others, but my first thoughts upon seeing the screens of this map reminded me of gemini, and I know Luke said it was sorta like Midship but not.

looks great, can't wait to play on it. I miss both Midship and Gemini so this would be a welcome addition if it plays similar to either of those two maps.

  • 08.29.2008 6:38 PM PDT

Rebellion in small things to let the world know I haven't surrendered.

Pretty sharp pics. Looks like an interesting map. Appears small, like Guardian?


Posted by: platypus 67
But,why is there no name under that one guy?
Posted by: Recon General
One of the Bungie 7 doesn't have a little description beneath him. Is that on purpose?

Take a second look at the caption of the picture directly underneath the picture of "that one guy". One caption for two pictures.


Posted by: TaseTheStingray
wow cool looking map is it free or gonna cost something? when it comes out?
Posted by: fastmatt
and will that map be free?


Posted by: lukems
Let's head off the inevitable influx of questions at the proverbial pass: We currently have no information on how or when Assembly will be made available. When we know, we'll let you know. We promise.



[Edited on 08.29.2008 6:55 PM PDT]

  • 08.29.2008 6:41 PM PDT

Posted by: ACRaven
Well, seeing as how I can't go to PAX, I really have no intrest in it.

However, the map Assembly looks great. It looks like a longer, wider, perhaps maybe even shorter, version of Midship. The one thing that was said on the bottem was "We don't know when Assembly will be available. When we know, we'll let you know.".

My question isn't about when Assembly will be out, but rather will it be in a map pack with other new maps, or will it be considered part of the current Legendary Map pack like Cold Storage, and will it be a seperate download, like Cold Storage?


It will most definitely be in a map pack, as I think releasing Cold Storage as a standalone (but still considered part of Legendary pack as far as playlists are concerned) created enough headaches for Bungie staffers and fans alike.

  • 08.29.2008 6:41 PM PDT