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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 9/05/08

-Jaklap

great update.

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  • 09.06.2008 7:47 PM PDT

-Jaklap

Posted by: pwnerathalo3
i wonder what digital ph33r has to say about this

about what?

  • 09.06.2008 7:47 PM PDT

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Well, I'm going to go ahead and say Yay! Yay for Bungie! I do love Achievments (Does no one else just do them for those little pictures? No?) and although I feel a little saddened at the lack of Blood Gulch, it doesn't make the game worse, I mean why should it? Personally I don't care what people say about Bungie just doing it for the money (I mean their a Business, it's what their there for :p), they give us more notice than other developers and I think it is a good idea on their new proposed 'Spike' on the Banhammer. So many games have been ruined by people quiting, it's not the "Damn it, I've got to go!" guys it's the "-blam!- you guys suck!" guys, IT'S ONLY TEN MINUTES OF YOUR LIFE! JUST FINISH THE GAME! Thank you for your time :p
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  • 09.06.2008 7:54 PM PDT
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Hey Bungie. A few problems I have with you now and I haven't even bothered to post up until now, since only recently I became a part of the Halo community...though I've played and enjoyed Halo 1-3 now.


- Your stupid obsession with the number 7. Just stop it. I haven't seen such immaturity in a gaming company last this long and...I dunno.

- You have the Recon armor, and it's in the game..but you won't give it to us. If that wasn't enough, you wave it in our faces for us to envy the gamers who get it. You've kept it to yourselves as a nearly-impossible thing to get in the game and there's constant "neener neener" instances I have to read in updates that just makes me disgusted about you. Yet at the same time I love you guys. What's wrong with that?

- You somehow cared about other maps like Lock-Out and other maps from Halo 2 and Halo 1 to remake them into Halo 3 in HD goodness, yet, one of the other maps that everyone, and I mean, EVERYONE cares about, Blood Gulch, you flat out go "No we're not remaking it. Nope." Some love there.

- I don't think I need to talk about the quit-constantly-and-you-are-banned BS for all the reasons people said here. We all have lives other than playing Halo 3 online. Things happen. That's all I can say for that.

- What's the point of the achievements that give you 0 points? I as a gamer, don't give 2 craps about an achievement that gives me nothing if I'm going to do it. If I'm going to do a certain few achievements, I should expect something more out of my game for it. It also seems like a very "Avatar" thing to do to give someone 25G for simply getting a melee kill with a flag.

- In the end, I'm not sure what to think about the new experience system, but if it'll help my fiance' enjoy Halo 3 more and help her level herself up easier, so be it.

- What's the deal with not being able to customize the matchmaking setup to "With Similar Skill" for weekend games? I find it frustrating to play a match with someone/against someone wildly different from myself.

  • 09.06.2008 8:17 PM PDT
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How the crap are you suppossed to beat 4-player halo 3 legendary with everyone in ghosts when there's only one?

  • 09.06.2008 9:06 PM PDT

Anyone know where that wolf in the update pic came from? Looks pretty sweet...

  • 09.06.2008 9:07 PM PDT

Always keeping it clean

im very excited 4 the invitational if 1 would remeber there is going 2 be a halo focused event in which bungie will make there annoucements PLZ LET THIS BE IT I LOVE BUNGIE ME NEED MORE BUNGIE GAMES 2 MUCH CRAP IN THE WORLD u guys r pure gold/genius

  • 09.06.2008 9:32 PM PDT

Always keeping it clean

-blam!-

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  • 09.06.2008 9:39 PM PDT

Always keeping it clean

Posted by: XxLightkunxX
Hey Bungie. A few problems I have with you now and I haven't even bothered to post up until now, since only recently I became a part of the Halo community...though I've played and enjoyed Halo 1-3 now.


- Your stupid obsession with the number 7. Just stop it. I haven't seen such immaturity in a gaming company last this long and...I dunno.

- You have the Recon armor, and it's in the game..but you won't give it to us. If that wasn't enough, you wave it in our faces for us to envy the gamers who get it. You've kept it to yourselves as a nearly-impossible thing to get in the game and there's constant "neener neener" instances I have to read in updates that just makes me disgusted about you. Yet at the same time I love you guys. What's wrong with that?

- You somehow cared about other maps like Lock-Out and other maps from Halo 2 and Halo 1 to remake them into Halo 3 in HD goodness, yet, one of the other maps that everyone, and I mean, EVERYONE cares about, Blood Gulch, you flat out go "No we're not remaking it. Nope." Some love there.

- I don't think I need to talk about the quit-constantly-and-you-are-banned BS for all the reasons people said here. We all have lives other than playing Halo 3 online. Things happen. That's all I can say for that.

- What's the point of the achievements that give you 0 points? I as a gamer, don't give 2 craps about an achievement that gives me nothing if I'm going to do it. If I'm going to do a certain few achievements, I should expect something more out of my game for it. It also seems like a very "Avatar" thing to do to give someone 25G for simply getting a melee kill with a flag.

- In the end, I'm not sure what to think about the new experience system, but if it'll help my fiance' enjoy Halo 3 more and help her level herself up easier, so be it.

- What's the deal with not being able to customize the matchmaking setup to "With Similar Skill" for weekend games? I find it frustrating to play a match with someone/against someone wildly different from myself.


dude

- 7 is a tradition it goes back 15 years

-dont bash bungie then console them theyll ban u

-if ur stupid enuf 2 threaten the banhammer u deserve it

- those 0 achiements were most likely jokes

-never compare halo 2 a -blam!- game like Ava-Free Achievement-tar its a -blam!- game

- wut are u doing on the bungie site -blam!-ing about stuff u love anyways ITS ANNOYING U LOOK LIKE A FOOL

-WTF DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE WHO U PLAY IN GRIFF BALL ITS 1ce A MONTH
god i can see how bungie gets annoyed with morons like u

  • 09.06.2008 9:40 PM PDT
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ever hear of val halla?

  • 09.06.2008 9:47 PM PDT

So, to get a general in MLG, am I going to have to get 600 XP in that? because im close to a 50 already, and getting 600 XP at a level 50 is rediculous, also. gah theres so many questions about this I cant even think.

way to shorten the skill gap even more. now people that cant get to level 20 but have 57678623969529665 XP are going to be generals.

this update should be called Hugz 4 Nubz

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fingers crossed for invitational sept. 18 lol :)

  • 09.06.2008 10:04 PM PDT

W00T! Vidmaster challenge just for me. Thanks Guys!

  • 09.06.2008 10:19 PM PDT

Ohai, I'm Loscocco (pronounced Loss-cocoa). I'm a college student (computer science major), 3D animator, and long-time Halo player.

i have a question concerning the achievements, i did not see anything about.
with the new achievements-will it take away katana and security helmet until we get all the new achievements?
may sound like a lot of work to take away the armor, but its possible, right?

someone with a definate answer send me a private message because I will most likely not be checking the replies by reading 30 pages of posts!

also-the "7on7" achievement- couldnt a player cheat and set his date to the 7th of the month anytime? and is it saying that you need to earn 7exp in one day on the 7th?

also i cant say i am a real fan of the ghost on legendary achievement- i cant even remember the location of the ghosts- and its a shame to see the hidden vehicles turned from an easter egg-into an achievement/announcement. it was fun on the good ol' days when those vehicles were hidden and no one would find them until the 100s of videos on youtube ruined that.


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  • 09.06.2008 10:31 PM PDT
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it will be cool if as we get the achievements we get new armor

  • 09.06.2008 10:37 PM PDT

Know that although in the eternal scheme of things you are small, you are also unique
and irreplaceable, as are all your fellow humans everywhere in the world.

Posted by: Noobez
Great updatre Bungie, keep em coming. sweet new acheivments

Slurp, slurp, slurp.....

  • 09.06.2008 11:30 PM PDT

should security only be 1000pts and kantana all the achievements? that would be fair. everyone goes for the kantana

  • 09.06.2008 11:44 PM PDT

If less is more, just think how much more MORE would be!

so all exp is being reset? man, good thing i never really went for that stuff, I'd be pissed if i was in the 1000's.... well, since there's no point to play since its being reset, i'll just not play until the update. no point in wasting my time

  • 09.06.2008 11:58 PM PDT

Please buy a headset

Posted by: Skittles x
Hey cool, a couple questions though...

Any chance of that bug when viewing party details that causes your emblem and the player whose party is being viewed's player color being displayed at the top of the party details screen getting fixed with this "Title Update"? For some reason, that really bugs me... =]

and...

Is there a method in place to determine whether a player lagged out of a game or intentionally quit? Maybe a flag that is set when the "Quit" option is selected (perhaps this question would best be left unanswered, or at the least answered vaguely, to prevent possible loopholes from arising)? I ask because I have a couple friends who often do lag out of games... so often, in fact, that it is a wonder that they even have any EXP at all... It would be a shame if they were penalized for something that is out of their control.



I disagree. I have -30 EXP due to my wireless adapter not content with my router even though they were both of the same maufacturer. So I got a "gaming router" made by a different company. I have not had any problems since. And I never had problems when I plugged directly into a router port with the old router. So I disagree, lagging out is within the control of the components owned by the individual or the household. Even if you want to say a 14 year old cannot control the lagging out, I say that if that 14 year old makes an adult plea for a better internet situation (not a whine) a loving parent may help. Even if that means plugging directly into the router or the modem, or only asking for higher speed internet for birthday/holiday and nothing else.

  • 09.07.2008 12:26 AM PDT
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Haven't really been in the loop lately, so I'm just wondering if anyone's mentioned an actual reason why Bungie decided to weaken the final product of the Tripmine.

I was personally pretty wowed...even awed in the Beta when I tried it out on myself and noticed the sheer mass of havoc and destruction wreaked upon my body. It also helped that I was at a friend's house and his Surround Sound made me poop...just a teensy, figurative amount.
Needless to say, I thought it was cool and was slightly disappointed when I used it in Halo 3. Still pretty cool, but I think the proximity sensor's radius was shortened as well?

To sum it: It'd be nice if the Tripmine had a bit more oompff, but obviously if there's a good reason for it not having oompff, then I understand.

I've really appreciated the descriptions given these last few months about the game mechanics, especially the ones about lag and about the relation between melee and hitpoints. It may not necessarily make someone a better player, but if they can glean a better understanding of the game and how it works, that's always good.

Also, a longshot: Any idea when the "Xbox Experience" is launching. They said something like late August...didn't they? And what was in the last Dashboard Update? I saw no changes...

  • 09.07.2008 12:47 AM PDT

LC= Laveranues Coles a former WR for the NY Jets.

y no blood gulch that map was awesome

  • 09.07.2008 12:52 AM PDT
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wait...so we're gonna lose all our exp and rank? that kinda sucks dont you think? and if we have 1000/1000 gamerscore how can we get new achievements?
[quote]Posted by: lukems
New Achievements in Halo 3? Say it ain't so!

  • 09.07.2008 1:03 AM PDT

Please buy a headset

I also believe that the "quitting" issue is more againt the people like "iTz iFake V2" who has:

Matches played: 816:
Lifetime EXP: 455
EXP Penalties: -271
Total EXP 184

As opposed to me who has:
Matches played: 3382
Lifetime EXP: 2129
EXP Penalties: -30
Total EXP 2099

Where 33% of his matches were not completed and yet I have lagged out of 0.00887% of my games.

I will attest, I have played dozens of games in a row on countless evenings where I was the only man playing against 4 and lost, and was trashed talked for not quitting, and skilled down. And yet I felt that it was very unfair for the others to abandon me. Shame on them for leaving. "I'm taking my ball and going home" will not get you ahead in the "grown-up" world. You ruin the fun of playful competative gaming for the rest of your team. Sure there are reasons to need to quit, but to quit 271 times when I have lagged out only 30 games of 3382? Why is iTz iFake V2's life so complicated that he has to abruptly quit a game? This is the problem that I hope Bungie is trying to eliminate. At some point his "If I cannot win, I am quitting" attitude turns into sabatoging for me, it should not be overlooked.

Thank you Bungie!!!

I use Halo as a way to relieve the stress of a hard days work, so it is not pleasant when I put in an 8, 10, or 12 hour day to come home to a frustrating on-line game that makes me more stressed than when I got home.

Thank you for trying to help me.

P.S I singled out iTz iFake V2's profile due to his harse and inappropriate language earlier in this thread. I make no appologies for this because I doubt he would appologize himself for his previous verbage and behaviour.

  • 09.07.2008 3:14 AM PDT
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Rocket Race had a great run. Plenty of folks enjoyed it throughout its lifespan, but the declining population and number of folks who weren’t playing the game properly moves this playlist off into the sunset. That said, it will receive a fond farewell via a Double EXP weekend and is sure to pop up again from time to time.
Too bad BG can't customize gametypes...oh, like changing the rocket to a brute shot and giving the VIP an option to drive...makes gameplay custom "funz",tweak things, don't kill the gametype.
The juggling power of the brute shot is <3

  • 09.07.2008 4:00 AM PDT
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2 questions ::
Are there new armor pieces coming?
And if you have the Katana body piece, and you download the padge, will you need 1250 G or still 1000 G for the katana?

  • 09.07.2008 4:30 AM PDT