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Hibbz x

My katana and security helmet have been unlocked since new years day but they have dissappeared from my appearance panel. I know this question was answered above but i dont quite understand the answer can anyone help me please

  • 02.16.2009 12:12 PM PDT
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okay now I understand why I don't have my Katanna and security armor but I'm more interested in how this happened. first everythings okay the one day it just decided to kill over.
does anyone have an idea how the acheivements screwed up this bad?

  • 02.16.2009 12:55 PM PDT
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"I would generally suggest that you not expect the Katana or security shoulders to "stay" unlocked unless you have all 49 original acheivements. "

grr what is this bull-blam!- why can't you adjust the achievement discription then this is misleading i had to spend 30 minutes on the internet to get a clear answer this whole achievement system is horse-blam!- >:( we're supposed to just get the armor and enjoy but this isn't fun anymore with all the stupid -blam!- glitches and bugs and you have to do a -blam!-load of things to get the fricking armor. why the hell isnt bungie fixing this in-game???

  • 02.16.2009 2:06 PM PDT

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i had a question. i bet the game on legendary but it only shows i only bet it on herioc when you view my service record. i have the acvhment for it so thats weird that it doesnt show. can someone help me

  • 02.16.2009 2:55 PM PDT

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alright next question. my brother was going insane about the seven on seventh thing, and we did it. problem 1) we didnt get the award. problem 2) sence we did it, we havent been able to play the normal maps unless its on xbox live. now i know im going to get told, "Well ya need to do this..." and "You didnt do it right." but why cant i play sandtrap or vahalla, more or less any other map. i can play the map pack maps but not the other ones.

  • 02.16.2009 3:01 PM PDT

To 'Big', the last post on page 22... yes sir, we know. That's the whole glitch. That's the glitch that part of the thread is about, that it's possible to unlock them with those achievements.

Posted by: Hibbz
can anyone help me please

If you do not have the original 49 achievements, getting those should ensure you the armor.

Posted by: Fr33kIll3r
does anyone have an idea how the acheivements screwed up this bad?

Just a glitch. Either Bungie's working on it, or they're worried fixing it would cause other glitches. We've just got to trust their judgment.

Effigia... the first place you should go for Halo/ Bungie related questions would be here. No reason to roam the internet for 30 min. when Bungie has a place dedicated to this. It isn't their fault you didn't know about it at first either friend.
It isn't as easy as going 'fix this'. Fixing one glitch may be the root cause of numerous other glitches. Personally? I don't think Bungie is really trying all that much to fix this. Not saying that in a negative way of course, but 'fixing' it may very well cause other problems, if it's possible to fix at all.
The Katana armor doesn't have an achievement description as far as I'm aware, so what are you referring to being misleading? If you mean you read it in a guide... Halo 3 guide would have been written before this glitch came out. And it isn't their fault if you trusted a source that is not official.

Posted by: koolkid7861
i had a question. i bet the game on legendary but it only shows i only bet it on herioc when you view my service record. i have the acvhment for it so thats weird that it doesnt show. can someone help me

Is it possible you did not beat all the campaign levels online? I may be mistaken sir, but I believe you may need to beat them all while connected to xbox live to get the campaign shield. Don't forget about the level 'arrival' as well. Yes it's only a cut scene, but it counts.

Posted by: dutch508
we didnt get the award. problem

Mmm. Did you go into a playlist with 7 exp. already, or did you earn 7 exp. after winning a game in that playlist? Whatever one you did... may I suggest doing the other one?
2) sence we did it, we havent been able to play the normal maps unless its on xbox live. now i know im going to get told, "Well ya need to do this..." and "You didnt do it right." but why cant i play sandtrap or vahalla, more or less any other map. i can play the map pack maps but not the other ones.

That sounds like a disk problem. The reason DLC maps are not affected is because these are on your hard drive, and not on the disk itself I do believe. I had this problem and had to get a whole new disk.

  • 02.16.2009 3:17 PM PDT

My advice to anyone who thinks their armour is safe because they have the original 49 achievements, is that it may lock up at any time so dont think your exempt from this..

getting all the original achievements does not fix this problem because i do have them all, but mine locked up when i got the on 7th achievement, i believe the bug is in the new achievements, so if you dont want this problem, get the original 49 but dont bother with the new ones..

its pissing me off that i cant get my security helm and katana back, but im hopeing they will fix it, or it will return later on.

who can say... but people with problems about maps and logos not showing on profiles, this isnt really the place as this is about achievements and armour locking up..

later

  • 02.16.2009 4:59 PM PDT

I Think Basic Just hit the Big Red -blam!- X of the Answer and i Agree...Its with the New Achievements..NObdoy's Security Helmet is Safe or There Lovely Katana....or even there Security Shoulders Scout Armor or what not...its all Insane! i tellz ya....

DAMN YOU SCUBA STEVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Edited on 02.16.2009 5:21 PM PST]

  • 02.16.2009 5:20 PM PDT

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Would it be possible for Bungie to patch all profiles to unlock all armor? Really, I think that it would be better to just unlock all the armor for everyone.

  • 02.16.2009 6:56 PM PDT

Posted by: mastercraig
Would it be possible for Bungie to patch all profiles to unlock all armor? Really, I think that it would be better to just unlock all the armor for everyone.

Technically. That's what they ended up doing for commando shoulders.
Then again... what would make it special then? The katana wasn't something as amazing as Recon, but it was something you had to earn, which made it worth it. I wouldn't want that to be tarnished even more than it was when they started Legendary Brawl, 8 people in Lone Wolves, or these achievements.

  • 02.16.2009 8:00 PM PDT

Got to 1005 GS and had 47 achievements this weekend, no katana/helmet. Tonight out of sheer luck got the mongoose mowdown achievement and they unlocked @ 48 achievements. Still missing a few of the original achievements if that makes any difference.

  • 02.16.2009 8:29 PM PDT

OK, from everything i just read, here's my theory....


if u DO NOT have katana or security, DLC achievements will unlock them

If u ALREADY HAD THEM B4 THE DLC, then the DLC achievements will take them away.

ive also seen a weird pattern with the "7 on the 7th" , because most ppl have said there stuff dissapered after that achievement.

  • 02.16.2009 9:10 PM PDT

That is Odd Red..Honestly...but there should be a patch that would fix Some issues..What do you think? Anybody?

  • 02.16.2009 9:46 PM PDT

when do you get the Katana? I have all 49 original acheivements and still don't have the Katana

  • 02.17.2009 8:26 AM PDT

1000G's Unlocks The Security Helmet (if u comepleted the Marthonman Achivement) and The Katana

  • 02.17.2009 9:14 AM PDT

Do or Die it's your choice

i little while ago i got 51 achievements however i didnt get my katana or security helmet can u please help me?

  • 02.17.2009 3:20 PM PDT

Do or Die it's your choice

no it doesnt my friend has only 990g and 49 achievements and he got the katana and security helmet anyways

  • 02.17.2009 3:22 PM PDT

Same Happened To Me, I Have Security Shoulders And Have 505 Gamerscore, 25 Out Of 79 Achievements On Halo 3 And Got Them Unlocked.But Sometimes, When I Join A Room, They Dissapear Until I Select Hayabusa Shoulder And The Security Shoulders Magically Appear. Does Anyone Know Why I Unlocked Them Early Because For Me, Its Too Early To Get Them. Thanks.

  • 02.17.2009 4:30 PM PDT

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Posted by: CloseCoder
Same Happened To Me, I Have Security Shoulders And Have 505 Gamerscore, 25 Out Of 79 Achievements On Halo 3 And Got Them Unlocked.But Sometimes, When I Join A Room, They Dissapear Until I Select Hayabusa Shoulder And The Security Shoulders Magically Appear. Does Anyone Know Why I Unlocked Them Early Because For Me, Its Too Early To Get Them. Thanks.


The security is a bit weird like that, but to unlock them, and keep them, you musy have the original 49 achievements.

  • 02.17.2009 5:22 PM PDT
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Oh security unlocks at 1000? Huh i thought it was 750...but i have about 835 so...

  • 02.17.2009 5:59 PM PDT
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I actually unlocked the Security shoulders with a gamerscore in the early 600s, wierd and glitchy i know but it never locked up again. And I'm glad I looked here, my friend is a liutenant grade 2 and he doesnt have the spartan officer achievement, he'll be happy to know he can still get it though! ^-^

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  • 02.17.2009 7:03 PM PDT
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It says that I have gotten the UNSC Spartan and Spartan Officer achievement but I don't have the Spartan Graduate Achievement and I havn't seen any situation like that so I was wondering what to do because if I'm a Spartan Officer shouldn't that mean I'm a graduate?

  • 02.17.2009 8:43 PM PDT

From What i KNow...About The Security Armor..It Glitchs From Time to time it's Weird it usualy Unlocks between For the Shoulder Pads not the Helmet...THe Helmet is Every Termanial And 1000G Which Also Unlocks The Katana..So 49 Orginal Achivements Basicly..if that clareyys anything for anybody..

Score for the Security Pads is 750-850 30 achivements Basicly

For the Security Helmet ITs 1000/1000G And hitting every terminal I Can't Remember which Mission it was in but...that also Concludes for the Haybausya Katana...Piece for your Armor.. If that Helps Clear Up Most Of the Issues if you Wanna Perma Keep um You Need 750-850 for The Security Shoulders 1000/1000 For the Helm And Katana..To keep.. But I Still Kept my Security Shoulders even though i got about 825 gamer score though because i poped 750...so its odd how they unlock/lock sometimes

  • 02.17.2009 8:49 PM PDT

And Also Its Still There, been Having It For Nearly Three Months Now. Gotta Make Em Last

  • 02.17.2009 10:02 PM PDT

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Posted by: mastercraig
Would it be possible for Bungie to patch all profiles to unlock all armor? Really, I think that it would be better to just unlock all the armor for everyone.

Technically. That's what they ended up doing for commando shoulders.
Then again... what would make it special then? The katana wasn't something as amazing as Recon, but it was something you had to earn, which made it worth it. I wouldn't want that to be tarnished even more than it was when they started Legendary Brawl, 8 people in Lone Wolves, or these achievements.


I am pretty sure that most people who still play Halo 3 have probably unlocked most of the armor.

The achievement of getting 1000 gs is already tarnished anyways. Hayabusa? Katana? Security? I see this more than anything else. If everyone had it, I would bet that we would see it less.

  • 02.17.2009 10:18 PM PDT