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Subject: Weekly What's Update: 12/12/08

i agree with urk Your loosing it luke mabye urk is takin your job.......lol

  • 12.13.2008 5:33 AM PDT
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wth?
if its almost ready for full playthrough testing then why is it due fall 2009?
are you trying to surprise us with an 'early' release bungie?

  • 12.13.2008 6:11 AM PDT

Woot! I was on the update thanks for answering my question....sort of...

  • 12.13.2008 6:17 AM PDT

My troll sense is tingling.

Now despite what all the noobs are saying, this is a sweet update. "Crowd noises"? So we need to save civilians on a larger scale rather than some workers. New music FTW! New behaviour for the A.I.? Wow I hope to see a brute punishing a grunt! Also now that we know when to expect the new screenshots of the maps is exciting to say the least. Also I lol at your description of sandbox.

BTW I would really like to see in the new campiagn an ODST drop from a first person view. Being stuck inside it, seeing the bottom burning up. And since I have a game chair it would make the experience even more exhilarating.

[Edited on 12.13.2008 6:35 AM PST]

  • 12.13.2008 6:33 AM PDT

"Q. X0N3xSH0TxL3FTx asks: Can we get some sweet pictures of any of the new maps?

A. Yup. In the December issue of Game Informer."

Horrible update

  • 12.13.2008 6:41 AM PDT
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GT: AccidentsProne

"A wise man once told me don't argue with fools, cause people from a distance can't tell who is who"

Peyton Manning is indeed a girl.

  • 12.13.2008 6:56 AM PDT

Formerly the Queen of Blades.

I play video games. I watch cartoons. I'm going to an art school, SVA (google it if you actually care). I am of the female persuasion. Yes, we do exist on the internet. No, I will not make you a sandwich or any other food. Nor will I do you any favors.

Rumors, rumors are no fun. -.-

Anyways, nice update.

  • 12.13.2008 7:39 AM PDT

Formerly the Queen of Blades.

I play video games. I watch cartoons. I'm going to an art school, SVA (google it if you actually care). I am of the female persuasion. Yes, we do exist on the internet. No, I will not make you a sandwich or any other food. Nor will I do you any favors.

Posted by: QKT100
wth?
if its almost ready for full playthrough testing then why is it due fall 2009?
are you trying to surprise us with an 'early' release bungie?


It's not necessarily "ready." It's just that everything is in place story-wise and they can play through it completely. I'm sure there are still lots of bugs, glitches, and visual details that need to be fixed and ironed out. They probably still have to do lots of testing and whatnot to make sure we get something wonderful and delicious to our eyes, ears, and fingers.

At least that's what I'm thinking.

  • 12.13.2008 7:43 AM PDT
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Very nice update.

Keep up the good work lukems.

...somebody didnt read it yet

  • 12.13.2008 8:16 AM PDT

Join Planet Reach
Hog sniping
Exalted is considered "the highest" because you can't get any bans or warnings of any kind for quite a long time, which is harder than just being a member for a long time.

Posted by: lukems
first. get smoked.


LAST!!! for now...

Maps - coming soon
Changes - coming soon
Games - coming soon

Thanks for the update champ! lol

  • 12.13.2008 8:27 AM PDT

From Cyro to Meta

this makes me excited for the next update!
oh and
Hey Luke!
When is the next podcast?

-monky-

  • 12.13.2008 9:07 AM PDT
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Q. A Deaf Boy asks: How does the delay of Halo Wars impact the Mythic Map pack release date?

A. To our chagrin, it delays their appearance in the wild as well. The Mythic Map Pack is tethered to the Halo Wars LE retail launch

This makes me very sad :.(

  • 12.13.2008 9:09 AM PDT
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nice update.. eh, a good read at least

  • 12.13.2008 9:13 AM PDT
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so is this gunna come out before the mythic map pack or is it the mythic map pack, because if you read the achievements it says stuff about finding skulls and throughout Halo 2 and Halo 3 there were never skulls in multiplayer maps unless you were playing oddball or something like that, just its not like other map packs because you would have to buy it on disk, if it is the Mythic Map Pack, stated in one of the game informer, just asking is this the Mythic Map Pack, or will the Mythic Map Pack be released before or after this, that is if this isn't the Mythic Map Pack.

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  • 12.13.2008 10:10 AM PDT

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Halo3/Default.aspx?player=pG+PosT aL

XBL: XxX Post XxX
Company: Obsidian Entertainment
Position: Production Analyst

"Q: What is a representative experience milestone?
Curtis Creamer: This is the point where we have a build that’s playable from start to finish, bringing together all of the big technical systems, critical design elements, environments, cinematics, effects, audio, etc. The whole taco. Then we have the entire studio play it and tell us how much it sucks."


I'm in the testing field and am a certified XBLA tester, from what I've learned, I thought that the first playable version was Alpha.
Whenever I see games, they are post alpha and are ready for testing.

Where does the REM fit in with the development cycle?

From my teachings, it goes Alpha, Code pass, Content pass. RCA then RC and is then sent off for Certification. Between each test pass there is a MAT test, but I've honestly never heard of a REM. If you could explain the different phases of which Bungie goes through, it would be an AWESOME read!

P.S. I WANT TO TEST RECON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bungie should definitely post a whole news section of when it needs testers because I want to work for you!

I've got PGR4 under my belt and several Arcade titles.

I <3 Bungie!


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  • 12.13.2008 10:42 AM PDT

"Fear is the Mind Killer"--Dune

Man 5 pages already?

I was looking for this on Friday but I guess I'm not hardcore enough :-(

  • 12.13.2008 11:23 AM PDT

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MERC ASYLUM

das shats lamo agian!

  • 12.13.2008 11:25 AM PDT

Stop arguing over imaginary -blam!-. May as well argue over Santa Claus. There will never be proof that there is/was a god - and before people start saying "HERP DERP PROVE THERE WASN'T ONE ROFLOLOL" well, you are the people who made it up in the first place so we know there isn't one
What created the big bang then? A coalition of genetically modified TR-909s with extra distortion?

Posted by: xxChiefSonicxx
"Q. X0N3xSH0TxL3FTx asks: Can we get some sweet pictures of any of the new maps?

A. Yup. In the December issue of Game Informer."

Horrible update

  • 12.13.2008 11:46 AM PDT

evryone has been talking about the new map pack mythic will this be with ODST and what about the forge map sandbox i heard that u can create the map

  • 12.13.2008 12:17 PM PDT

Literally, one of the most dis-appointing Updates ever. I remember them saying in the last B.net Update [Yah, the one 2 weeks ago] that they would make up for the lack of 2 updates. B.S.

  • 12.13.2008 12:32 PM PDT
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you are buzzing

  • 12.13.2008 1:53 PM PDT

ugh im starting to drift so far away from halo its not even funny..
the updates are the same exact thing every week

i used to be so excited to read them every friday now i'm like oh yeah i completely forgot about the day after, than i read it and get even more disappointed

  • 12.13.2008 2:00 PM PDT

Bend a knotted oak.

For those of you looking for some piano sheet music (Halo style):One Final Effort

I hope there will be more soon.

Marty

[Edited on 12.13.2008 4:01 PM PST]

  • 12.13.2008 3:53 PM PDT

I just like to play Halo, and chill on the Flood.

Q. Also, is it true Peyton Manning wets his bed and sleeps with a doll at night?

A. One does not simply walk into Bungie.net and insult Peyton Manning.

Does this mean your're a Colts fan? Go Colts :D

We're going 12 and 4 people. Better be ready.

  • 12.13.2008 4:10 PM PDT
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k 1 of my q is that y did you guys take team elimination off it was the best and thats what i played alot and another 1 is i always wanted to play agaisnt a bungie employe

  • 12.13.2008 5:15 PM PDT