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Oh, also. I believe the new maps will be available on the 25th because they specifically said, SOME ACHIEVEMENTS WON'T BE UNLOCKED UNTIL THE ANNIVERSARY OF HALO 3, so, it makes sense for the new maps to come out then, because then we can get those achievements.

  • 09.22.2008 7:53 PM PDT

About 6 more hours till TU2.........The suspense is killing me

Plus i really want to know what the "Vidmaster Challenge" is from the achievements. Has that been found out yet? I mean the achievements where you do 4 player co-op, with Iron, and finish in ghosts.............Why would anyone do that for 0 GS, there would have to be a reward for the completing the VidMaster Challenge yes?

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ya i know that but it wont be based on the halo ring story

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Posted by: TheKoolAidMan87
THIS just in... in that picture of halo 3 legendary ending the middle of the planet has some type of symbol... it looks exacltly like the mark on the Ciditel Skull in the achievments.... Ciditel takes place on this new planet? thats my guess i suggest you go check it out yourself...
EDIT: sorry not on the middle of the map the Top left corner zoom of the planet...


Well, I see many new faces on this thread. Where were all of you on the last one? I hope to see my friends from the previous news post on this one soon.. I just got back from being called back to school to set up for an event.

Now, this is obviously about the Spartan 1 program, and yes, they did train the Spartan II in the caves. Now, KoolAidMan, the symbol on the planet is the symbol from Marathon, just so you know.

Hope to discover more as we get into this, like the other one. I'm here until the end.

  • 09.22.2008 7:54 PM PDT
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We have enough youth, how about a fountain of SMART?
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Posted by: Soulself76
Oh, also. I believe the new maps will be available on the 25th because they specifically said, SOME ACHIEVEMENTS WON'T BE UNLOCKED UNTIL THE ANNIVERSARY OF HALO 3, so, it makes sense for the new maps to come out then, because then we can get those achievements.


I think that's referring to this achievement:

Vidmaster Challenge: Annual
After 9/25/08, complete Halo on 4-player Legendary LIVE co-op, with Iron, and everyone in Ghosts.

  • 09.22.2008 7:55 PM PDT

Posted by: TheKoolAidMan87
THIS just in... in that picture of halo 3 legendary ending the middle of the planet has some type of symbol... it looks exacltly like the mark on the Ciditel Skull in the achievments.... Ciditel takes place on this new planet? thats my guess i suggest you go check it out yourself...
EDIT: sorry not on the middle of the map the Top left corner zoom of the planet...


well yea its one of the shield worlds. this has been found out already... duh

  • 09.22.2008 7:55 PM PDT

Posted by: Koitiz
Posted by: Soulself76
Oh, also. I believe the new maps will be available on the 25th because they specifically said, SOME ACHIEVEMENTS WON'T BE UNLOCKED UNTIL THE ANNIVERSARY OF HALO 3, so, it makes sense for the new maps to come out then, because then we can get those achievements.


I think that's referring to this achievement:

Vidmaster Challenge: Annual
After 9/25/08, complete Halo on 4-player Legendary LIVE co-op, with Iron, and everyone in Ghosts.


how the hell do u beat the game with ghosts. WHERE THE HELL HAVE THEY BEEN HIDING THE BLAMIN GHOSTS

  • 09.22.2008 7:56 PM PDT
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yes but he says" I didnt think you S1 types ever left yopur cave and its just a friendly suggestion but wouldnt the first spartans be out fighting

  • 09.22.2008 7:56 PM PDT

i read about the 0pt achievements and i forget if it was ms or bungie but they said that they lead to some thing special in the halo universe. WE CAN ALL HAS RECON. okay probably not, but a guy can dream cant he.

  • 09.22.2008 7:56 PM PDT

I was wrong about the spartan 1 in the caves for spartan 2 training. It was simply an earlier variation of the mark V armor. mark 1-4 armor was very rudementary to say the least. Any person cold hop in the first 4 variations. I incorrectly stated earlier in the post that spartan 1 armor was used for training. the spartan and the mark armor are 2 separate things entirely. As we read in the ghosts of onyx, spartans can change parts of the armor that is compatible. Much like the perms in the halo3 multiplayer. Look the chiefs gloves from halo 2 to 3. These changes elude to somethinf more. But what?...

  • 09.22.2008 7:56 PM PDT

PARDON OUR DUST is obviously an attack on a human world, like a space battle... we just dont know when it takes place so we dont know who our enemy is exactly

it sounds like a Captian from ONI, probably a spook from ONI Section1 or S1, hence the “Didn’t think you S1 types ever left your cave.” comment is requesting a squad from an Admiral who is in control of a human ship in the middle of this battle...


comments?

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welcome back jumper

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under a ramp on the left of the exit after you take down guilty

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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

MY XBOX LIVE SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRED I FORGOT TO RENEW IT, I DON'T GET PAID UNTILL THE 26TH!! SHOOT ME NOW!!

  • 09.22.2008 7:57 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?

Posted by: Razgriz Berkut
[SMN.ACTUAL]: “Didn’t think you S1 types ever left your cave.”
[DARE.V.500341(S1)]: “Desperate times...”
[SMN.ACTUAL]: “Alright, Captain. You’ve got your squad.”


S1 = Spartan 1 program????? Maybe??



Good guess! I was thinking it was the scene where three marines asked for a squad and got John and two other spartans in "The Fall of Reach". That's what that exchange reminded me of.

  • 09.22.2008 7:57 PM PDT

Posted by: Koitiz
Posted by: Shifter Haven
actually if you look at the description from a earlier post spartan ones trained the spartan 2's in caves


Is there any link confirming this to be true? Or is it just a guess?

that would be a link [urlhttp://halo.wikia.com/wiki/SPARTAN-I_Program]here[/url]

  • 09.22.2008 7:57 PM PDT

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Posted by: TheKoolAidMan87
THIS just in... in that picture of halo 3 legendary ending the middle of the planet has some type of symbol... it looks exacltly like the mark on the Ciditel Skull in the achievments.... Ciditel takes place on this new planet? thats my guess i suggest you go check it out yourself...
EDIT: sorry not on the middle of the map the Top left corner zoom of the planet...


Well, I see many new faces on this thread. Where were all of you on the last one? I hope to see my friends from the previous news post on this one soon.. I just got back from being called back to school to set up for an event.

Now, this is obviously about the Spartan 1 program, and yes, they did train the Spartan II in the caves. Now, KoolAidMan, the symbol on the planet is the symbol from Marathon, just so you know.

Hope to discover more as we get into this, like the other one. I'm here until the end.


Oh Hai!

  • 09.22.2008 7:58 PM PDT

Kool Aid Man

it sounds like this whole halo 4 theory is going back to the conspiracy that there may be a Marathon remake?

  • 09.22.2008 7:58 PM PDT

33rd Mythic conqueror (Campaign Solo Legendary All Skulls On)

The dictionary definition of initialize is:

to set (variables, counters, switches, etc.) to their starting values at the beginning of a program or subprogram.

So reinitialize means to start from the beginning. This can be defined 2 ways, it is going to start with a clean slate and begin with a new story, or it is going to be a prequel. I don't know which, but whatever it is, I'm exited for it.

  • 09.22.2008 7:59 PM PDT

"REINITIALIZE"

REINITIALIZE IMAGE HERE

[B] SHIELD PLANET FROM LEGENDARY ENDING NEXT TO PARDON OUR DUST REINITIALIZE 09/22/08 7:07 PM PST

COMPARISON HERE

  • 09.22.2008 7:59 PM PDT

The ghosts are to the left, right after the two sentinels fly by at the beginning of the level. Go left, go down a level, and behind the ramp are four ghosts. :P

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Posted by: Koitiz
Posted by: Shifter Haven
actually if you look at the description from a earlier post spartan ones trained the spartan 2's in caves


Is there any link confirming this to be true? Or is it just a guess?

that would be a link here


I'm the one who first posted that link =P

There is nothing about training in caves there, all it says is:

"It is possible that some Spartan Is could have been drill instructors"

  • 09.22.2008 8:00 PM PDT

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Posted by: Koitiz
But, they only said they aren't continuing the Halo story. They never said they were done with the Master Chief. It's a big universe and I'm sure he can find some ass to kick somewhere.

No, Master Chief's story is supposedly over. The overall Halo story is obviously still continuing.


Actually it's the other way around, buddy. Bungie said that the story arc about the rings, the covenant and the flood is over. They never said, "We're never seeing Master Chief again!", they said that the covenant is over, the flood is over, and the rings are no longer a threat (at least not until some other species finds one of the other rings and accidentally releases the flood).

They damn well better include megastructures in whatever game they make next. Something tells me that that was one of the things that the guys at Bungie really enjoyed. Seriously, just having a megastructure in a game increases its awesomeness ten fold and brings the 'size' of the game to a whole new level, it allows for you to do so many things you can't do without them.

I <3 Megastructures

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Posted by: RoRixu 1
welcome back jumper


Thanks, man. Glad to be back to help on a new thing. So much happened while I was gone. D= I miss the important stuff all the time!

Anyways, glad to see we have people who actually stay on topic this time! Amazing! By page 100, though.. Who knows.

This is coming along smoothly, keep it up everyone. I'll keep piecing together everything I know. Superintendent picture in upper-right hand corner of the new news post picture. Just saying.

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The excitement grows bigger and bigger, let's keep our fingers crossed and hope for really nice announcement.

  • 09.22.2008 8:00 PM PDT