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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 9/05/08
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Does anyone know what will happen to those of us who have the katana or security helm? Will we not be able to use them when the new achievements come out?
thanks

  • 09.06.2008 1:31 AM PDT

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this is retarded, its a way for them to make people buy their map packs. And wtf is with the vidmaster achievements, seriously, can they get any dumber?

  • 09.06.2008 1:42 AM PDT
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Trip Mine ? No ? Bungie does not listen the community ! :-(

  • 09.06.2008 1:43 AM PDT
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YOU'LL NEVER TAKE MAH SECURITY ALIVE!!!! good update, but please tell me i can keep my armour. gonna be fun gettin more achievements

  • 09.06.2008 1:44 AM PDT

Well, Halo is reason why I'm gamer.
Feel free to ask anything if have problems and I'll see what I can do.

Isnt the vallahalla is remake blood culch?

  • 09.06.2008 1:44 AM PDT

Well, Halo is reason why I'm gamer.
Feel free to ask anything if have problems and I'll see what I can do.

And secondly can I still get hayjabusa sword and security helmet with 1000 gamerscore or do I have have all old and new archivements?

  • 09.06.2008 1:48 AM PDT

I run Skirmish!!!

i was going to get midnight club 4 in october and put down halo for good but i might have to stick around and check out these new updates and stuff

  • 09.06.2008 1:48 AM PDT
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These will be made live when TU2 turns on later this month - the previously announced date may slip a bit closer to the Halo 3 one-year anniversary.

As folks have seen, these aren’t the only achievements we’re adding. But without proper context, there’s not a whole lot else we’re going to say. Stay tuned.

Great update! Confirming what the buzz has been about the past week, New Achievements, and yet happily avoiding the ones that are probably the most important, namely the skull ones.

With the update being pushed towards Sept 25 and some mystery u can see in the second quote, things can only get better.

And a Bungie Invitational? Okay....

  • 09.06.2008 1:48 AM PDT

Man, I miss dem Halo 3 days :'(

O.k so.... the new acheivments..i like them :-) i like the ideas to, especially the challenge ones.But the ranking system..oh dear.
I know you have a lot of retards on your case(moaning and swearing at you)...but i have a sensible reason for not liking it.
Because..i became a brigidier yesterday..and it was great..it took me a lot of time and skill to get there...but with this new system..anyone can do it..they just have to play a lot of games. What is the point in a ranking system that shows how many games people have played, not how good they are? If i read it correctly...you will go up for simply winning, meaning that even if you suck, you can play loads if games and still get to a general. Sorry, but i fail to see how this is a good idea.

  • 09.06.2008 2:12 AM PDT

Those who die, will live,
those who live, will die

What? no more Rocket Race?!?!

Nooooooo :(

That game has got to be the most entertaining thing I've ever played.

I remember the first few games I played with my mate, we were on the floor laughing our asses off, funniest thing ever seeing 4 mongooses fly in the air, hearing the satisfaction of a pissed off 10 year old go "oh my god, you mother f***ers!".

Rock Race, I shall ask ACDC to change their song to "For Those About to Race, We Salute You!"

Other than that good update, can't wait I think.

  • 09.06.2008 2:29 AM PDT

My troll sense is tingling.

I'll not play matchmaking anymore. first getting rid of xp, now banning? Sometimes people need to quit. THERE'S A SUCH THING KNOWN AS LIFE, BUNGIE!!!! Yep, probably not going in matchmaking anymore, even with the sweet new rank system.
Bungie, the only thing that's making the game better is the maps. But you're constantly ruining the game for the fans. You showed the cool bot thing on your edge acceptance speech, and we drooled in anticipation. Then you locked it away, and we were all disappointed (some people even sold their copies of the game) And now this! Bungie, you want to know why Halo 3 is not game of the year in my book?

  • 09.06.2008 2:39 AM PDT
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Awesome update. The ranking system in my opinion sounds great. Bleep boop!

  • 09.06.2008 2:46 AM PDT
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Posted by: darthnazgul
I'll not play matchmaking anymore. first getting rid of xp, now banning? Sometimes people need to quit. THERE'S A SUCH THING KNOWN AS LIFE, BUNGIE!!!! Yep, probably not going in matchmaking anymore, even with the sweet new rank system.
Bungie, the only thing that's making the game better is the maps. But you're constantly ruining the game for the fans. You showed the cool bot thing on your edge acceptance speech, and we drooled in anticipation. Then you locked it away, and we were all disappointed (some people even sold their copies of the game) And now this! Bungie, you want to know why Halo 3 is not game of the year in my book?


Would you kindly go get stepped on by a Big Daddy?

  • 09.06.2008 2:54 AM PDT

hold on one minute will these new achievements lose all our armor that u get with the achievements eg security and katana ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????/

  • 09.06.2008 3:08 AM PDT

nice new achivements. im wondering will there be new armor added to halo 3 that you can unlock?

  • 09.06.2008 3:12 AM PDT
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No Armour will be taken away, it is given for the original 1000G. Bungie have already said there will be No new 'Armor'. As for the 'bots' and 'map editor', Bungie made the game, they could play CTF on the Crows Nest if they wanted to. People are not getting booted for quitting, it's as plain as English.

For the purposes of this week’s update, this isn’t a “don’t quit or you’ll be banned” threat – but instead, a courteous notification that this is something we’re investigating and intend to continue investigating in the coming months.

  • 09.06.2008 3:20 AM PDT
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Current Status: Better
Playing Halo

Posted by: darthnazgul
I'll not play matchmaking anymore. first getting rid of xp, now banning? Sometimes people need to quit. THERE'S A SUCH THING KNOWN AS LIFE, BUNGIE!!!! Yep, probably not going in matchmaking anymore, even with the sweet new rank system.
Bungie, the only thing that's making the game better is the maps. But you're constantly ruining the game for the fans. You showed the cool bot thing on your edge acceptance speech, and we drooled in anticipation. Then you locked it away, and we were all disappointed (some people even sold their copies of the game) And now this! Bungie, you want to know why Halo 3 is not game of the year in my book?


I have to half way agree with you. Sometimes stuff comes up during a game and I feel bad about leaving but it must be done. I love forging and those bots looked amazing. All the videos said "NEW BOTS" "September". I was so excited. I imagined all day how cool it would be making like missions that I could make like taking back a base over ran with hunter and jackel snipers up on the hills. But that week my dreams and hopes were once again shot down. Sometimes I wonder, through my unconditional love for Bungie, "Are they trying to ruin the game?" and sometimes I ask myself "Did they really ever care about the community?". I don't want think like that though. I want to be able to have fun on Halo not wonder what the next thing they will take away will be. Some guy told me today about Forge 2.0. It could be seen at the last part of the Bot video. For a second I was excited but then I remembered the Bots so I took it away, I didn't want to get my hopes up again and have them killed, again.... The new achievements sound cool and the new menu sounds swell, but it pisses me off when you continuously rub your Recon in our faces. I know I can't have it and I know I never will so can we just leave it at that? Everytime I forget that it even exists you bring it up again and make it sound like a god. Maybe people would stop asking for it if you would stop talking about. It doesn't make me envy you guys anymore it just makes me sad and pissed off. And whats will all the remakes, not talking to Bungie, but everyone. I wouldn't mind another Blood Gulch either but you guys do realize that Valhalla IS Blood Gulch. And whats with the whole remake Lock out thing. I thought Guardian looked somewhat identical to Lockout so Black out was unnessicary. I'm not saying it isn't cool (I acually like it because its the only night time map). Bungie, you guys have to be one of my favorite gaming companies out there, I want to work for you when I get my degree (not kidding). I know I have like 8-9 years until I get all the proper schooling I need but I am damn serious about being part of the Bungie staff. You have pulled off one of the best and my favorite gaming series that I have spent so much time on and the only thing that I ask for is that you don't ruin it. The fact that you guys will be taking away hidding spots is ridicous (not because I like to hide), in fact I hate HLG. Although if you got rid of those hidding places it would make the game feel.... Limited? It would seem just lame like on e of those old games where they don't want players to fully expore the map and learn everything they can about it. They just want you it one area. Hell if you block off the pillar jumps on Epithath why not just delete them? Because that what you guys are pratically doing. Instead of taking things why not add onto them and make them better? Are you guys going to totally ruin Halo 3 and then make another Halo game that is super awesome with the richest campaign, most detailed forging system with bots, flawless mulitplayer and sell it on PS3 to disgrace all of your loyal 360 fans? Or are you going to ruin Halo 3 sooooo bad that people will be looking so forward to the next game that they will pay 80 dollars for it? If so you'd be really close to 'Loosing all fans' and 'Making a trillion dollars'. Just an idea. Halo 3 WAS the GREATEST game in the world when it came out. Sure, alittle buggy at occasions but fine. You seemed to know what you were doing. In teh valentines day hopper you would have had those randome hearts floating around (which seemed cool) but you guys did the right thing by not adding them because you realized it would affect gameplay. Congrats. You guys were doing great, caring for your community, not force feeding map packs to people who just flat out don't want them. I usually buy your map map first day (I bought legendary at 2:00 sharp, lol) but some people don't have the money to spend. So to totally dis them you say "buy the maps or you can't have all the new stuff". Thats really harsh. Thats something I would expect from a really low gaming company, NEVER from Bungie. I cringe at the thought of it but if things get any worse, its off to Gears or something else. I love you Bungie. You are just blamming awesome, one of the most unique gaming companies. Hell, you have a severed dog head (Ling Ling) that gives you good luck, have a moderator that is a... well.... Disembodied Soul.... lol.... and seeing from the disc in the Ledgendary Edition of Halo 3 you have a rich and humorous history. I have my Master Chief helmet nice and dust free on the shelf next to my xbox. Under that my halo games, books, figures, Halo 3 controller, guide, and a alien skull to represent all the dead Covanant. I'm addicted, I'm hooked, and I don't want it to die. This is how I feel, I know its long but this is it. Even though it dissed you alot, I LOVE YOU BUNGIE and Im looking forward to AU2.

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Kulizokia (not a crazy fan). :P

  • 09.06.2008 3:26 AM PDT

Maybe I will never be
All the things that I wanna be
But now is not the time to cry
Now's the time to find out why
I think you're the same as me
We see things they'll never see
You and I are gonna live forever

No Blood Gulch?

  • 09.06.2008 3:39 AM PDT
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lukems looks through questions for update...... sees "blood gulch remake?????" *lukems stops eating sammich*--- NO.

  • 09.06.2008 3:45 AM PDT
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"The one who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The one who walks alone, is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been."
-Albert Einstein

"To live is the rarest thing in the word. Most people exist, that is all"
-Oscar Wilde

Steam

Damn, I was hoping he'd answer more questions.

  • 09.06.2008 4:05 AM PDT

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The new achievements look awesome, apart from 7of 7 that's annoying.(i have over 2000exp)
Unless of course it means you can have 2007exp on the 7th then that would be cool.

I love the sense of acoplishment that comes from completing achievements.
I am just hoping that the katana will now be for people with 1250gs, that way it would give the achievements a little more meaning and make the katana a special armour perm again.

EDIT:
After thinking about the 7 of 7, I realized the new exp system will be used. Which would be awesome, I just have to remember not play a playlist until the 7th.
I'd also like to add, why social/ranked I mean the amount of cheating that's going to happen will make the achievements common.
Ranked only would of been nice, at least for most of them.

[Edited on 09.06.2008 5:48 AM PDT]

  • 09.06.2008 4:07 AM PDT

Cool. Shame about the tripmine. I don't care about blood gulch.


I wonder if these sneaky legendary achievements are going to be part of a deal with microsoft? Like, making cold storage non-legendary required maybe, in return for releasing achievements that incentivise (corporate-speak enough for you guys? ;-) ) people to buying the legendary pack? Just a wild guess.

Fantastic news that you are taking serial quitters into consideration.

Posted by: darthnazgul
I'll not play matchmaking anymore. first getting rid of xp, now banning? Sometimes people need to quit. THERE'S A SUCH THING KNOWN AS LIFE, BUNGIE!!!!

For a start they never said anything about banning. More importantly, if you occasionally quit because something comes up - big -blam!- deal, everyone has to.They said HABITUAL quitters are the problem. You can take the odd penalty here and there.

  • 09.06.2008 4:07 AM PDT
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Yeeess!!! New achievements!!!!
Noooo!!! None Blood Gluch!!!!

I have a dream (& I'm not alone!) :
I want a remake of one of best level of all Halo: "343 Guilty Spark" for Halo 3 in the form of flash-back or in the form of a map multi!
Halo's solo is nice but with this level Halo 3 can be the game perfect for ever!


[Edited on 09.06.2008 8:00 AM PDT]

  • 09.06.2008 4:16 AM PDT

And to think, I thought I was done!!! Hey keep it up Bungie!

  • 09.06.2008 4:22 AM PDT
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what would happen to all EXP we earned before this update? will it still show in the in-game service record?

  • 09.06.2008 4:29 AM PDT