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Subject: Weekly What's Update
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There should be an update that when your a driver you can see the sheild bar of people in the vehichles (excluding enemies). Because what if you play on live and and someone gets really hurt in the turret and they don't have a mic? You won't know whether or not to drive away from the enemies.

And when will there be pics or info on the other maps?

  • 04.08.2005 6:40 PM PDT
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I'm not saying there are no normal weapons on Foundation. It's just that I only get matched on Foundation 1 out of 20 games and it's one of the better maps in my opinion (and the only one downloadable). But I have never played a matchmade game of normal weapons on Lockout only Team Swords which is lame. Lockout is a sweet map and I would love to play normal weapons on it. And I will buy the maps as soon as they come out too, but the cheats should have been fixed long ago. If you are a legit player, then you will only play a few games against legit 30's because they will go up much faster than you.

  • 04.08.2005 6:44 PM PDT

"my quest is over I see the flag it's so flappy"

no dates they are going to lave me for dead

  • 04.08.2005 6:49 PM PDT
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Posted by: Col Komodo
I'm not saying there are no normal weapons on Foundation. It's just that I only get matched on Foundation 1 out of 20 games and it's one of the better maps in my opinion (and the only one downloadable). But I have never played a matchmade game of normal weapons on Lockout only Team Swords which is lame. Lockout is a sweet map and I would love to play normal weapons on it. And I will buy the maps as soon as they come out too, but the cheats should have been fixed long ago. If you are a legit player, then you will only play a few games against legit 30's because they will go up much faster than you.
You don't play enough games then cuz it is on there if you do rumble pit or team skirmish.

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  • 04.08.2005 6:49 PM PDT
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quote] You don't play enough games then cuz it is on there if you do rumble pit or team skirmish.[/quote]
Team Slayer. Talking about team slayer.

  • 04.08.2005 6:52 PM PDT
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Resetting the stats is crazy. Some people have played fair and worked ecsessively hard to get their level up without cheating. Now that the cheaters can't abuse the system, they'll level down to the rock bottom rank where they belong.

  • 04.08.2005 7:14 PM PDT
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Posted by: bman784
Resetting the stats is crazy. Some people have played fair and worked ecsessively hard to get their level up without cheating. Now that the cheaters can't abuse the system, they'll level down to the rock bottom rank where they belong.

Think about where you would be without all the cheaters. It will be as easy or easier to get your level back to where it is now AND it will actually be more representative of your skill in the game, since when you lose it will be because you deserved it not because someone cheated. All the incentive to cheat and infatuation with leveling up would be moot if the levels were hidden. Stats would still be online.

  • 04.08.2005 7:50 PM PDT
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rank rank rank...blah blah blah. People are so obessed with rank it's crazy. I, and a lot of other people, play for fun. The main complaint with the people who are against reseting the stats are they "worked hard" to get there. Um, I don't know about you, but I don't consider halo "work" at all. I play to have fun, and if you play just for rank, are you really having much fun? Didn't think so. Let the stats be reset, it's the best thing for everyone since I know you've all experience some form of cheating in your halo career. And keep the ranks hidden, they're only for matchmaking purposes and only serve to take away from the fun if they're viewable. Who really cares about bragging to your friend what level you are at halo? o_O If you want to prove something to them just tell them your win/loss record...or hay...challenge them to a game and put your money where your mouth is.

Bottom Line, Play for fun and stop stressing over rank...You'll feel much better and might save a broken controller or two >>;

  • 04.08.2005 7:57 PM PDT
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well in a way i have never cheated unless it was a glitch in a custom game but reseting scores does what? you have the same skills as b4 if you are really that good you could do it over. Scores and levels are just a sign of achievment to you and no1 else unless you are a clan i mean you can be level 20 and have a dude at lvl 9 kill own you i take no side to wether or not they reset them but remember its just a game

  • 04.08.2005 8:04 PM PDT
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Now i dont know about you guys ( cause i skipped through like all the articles.... but im a little pissed beacuse i cant see my stats anymore....either i have a bug with my comp or its just the website but seriosly someone fix it cause im in a crucial point were my stats are teetering from 12 to 13 and goin up... msg if u feel my way....and get sober bungie dude

  • 04.08.2005 8:05 PM PDT
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On second thought maybe the stats don't need to be reset. The cheaters won't be able to cheat, then they'll be forced to play advanced players. They'll get pwned, and level down or stop playing...

  • 04.08.2005 8:18 PM PDT
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although the info on the cheat fixings was nice but i think that the majority of us were looking forward to some new screens of the maps this is all i really wanted to here about cause most of the stuff written in this update could have been found in previous articles so there fore i give this update a 4 out of 10 (eh so-so, no mouth drueling was enduced or excitement in the pants) please try harder next time

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  • 04.08.2005 8:23 PM PDT
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The weekly what's update wasnt all that great, just because they didnt have anything to say. I just dont want our stats to be reset because i worked hard for my level...

  • 04.08.2005 8:27 PM PDT
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I doubt you will put this in the weekly update.....well anyway i get the "we are currently having network problem right now sorry about that" i dont know what it is but my brother lives right down the road about 2 miles away and my cousin lives not to far either i noticed that i cannot join any of my friends games that are local in my area. Erie, PA that is. I dont know what the problem is. Also the thing that gets me the most is that i can only join his game if somebody from a different state invites me and my brother into the game but as soon as he leaves the game we get split up into 2 diffrent pregame lobbys? i dont understand it but i get it all the time so if you could please explain this to me it would be very helpful. thanks

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  • 04.08.2005 8:39 PM PDT

This cheating is getting to a point that its not even fun to play. i purchased this gme the day it came out for my son and me. we were looking forward to it for months. i even purchased xbox live for this game. BOY THAT FEELS LIKE A MISTAKE!!
i was playing big team tonight and this jerk xxxMaFiA kept cheating. he was on my team using standby then he was on the other team doing it. he cheated in every game he played. People on both teams were leaving feedback. i checked him out and he has played nearly 2000 games. he is a flagrent cheater who doesn't even attempt to hide his cheating. if this guy has gotten away with it for 2000 games i know people who are less obvious will never get band.
you need to reset the stats when the update comes out. level the playing field and let people start over. i know i was cheated out of countless games. i have never cheated to win and have even betrayed teamates who were cheating. i promise this. no honest player who has earned his rank will be angry. its the cheaters who don't want you to reset the stats.
thanks for listening
A dissappointed fan still waiting for the fixes

  • 04.08.2005 8:39 PM PDT
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Seriously, they need to post new pics of all the maps they're planning on releasing, especially if they're going to be asking us to pay for them. I'm probably going to get them no matter what, but it's fair that they should show the maps for certain people who'd like to see them first before they buy them.

  • 04.08.2005 8:41 PM PDT

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ive noticed here that alot of people are complaining that "i worked hard for my level" but what they must not realize is that it's not really a rank per-se it's just there to help you match up with people of similar skill. that's it and i thank those of you who have pointed this out

  • 04.08.2005 8:45 PM PDT

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Posted by: Frankie
We should have more news about levels, cheats and stuff next week, but you should know that your level is for matchmaking only. It is not a sign of prestige, but rather a way to match you with players of similar skill. If we changed your level to be "Spastic Donkey Sphincter" you'd still get matched against other "Spastic Donkey Sphincters." Even at the highest levels of play, the level number itself is far less relevant than the players sum total of achievements. So really, there's literally nothing to be scared about whether we reset stats or not.

There is no magical prize for being ranked in the number one spot, nor is there any cash to be earned for having a higher level – the reward is an enjoyable game. So people who abuse that system are idiots, with no understanding of what it is they're achieving (nothing). With all that said, we're seriously considering doing just that at some point after the cheats and other ranking problems are fixed.



Thats what I say frankie, so why not just remove the number overall, just give us matchmaking and no rank, how many people come on here complaining about this games just because they lose and lose their rank, rank really ruins the experience, I mean sometimes when none of my friends are on I wont play by myself cause I am afraid of losing becuase I get matched up with a bad team, rank ruins the game


PS: the only reason why we even need this update is because of ranking, without this update people could have kept the cool glitches but because of ranking people abused them, also standbying came from people who wanted a higher rank

PPS: I dont mean remove rank, just remove the ability of others to see rank, that way there is no point in cheating and everyone can go back to playing halo for fun, obviously all the people who want to take the game super serious will up their rank, and all play against each other, I really dont care either way, Its just lately I have been playing more halo pc because when I lose I dont break my controller blaming my teamates and FRIENDS that it is their fault, I cant help myself, when their is competion on the line I get angry, and I dont like it, and I sure as hell dont like the game afterwards


PPPS: Frankie if you can you respond on what you think of this idea

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  • 04.08.2005 8:54 PM PDT
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I have just one question.

If I sold Bungie my kidney, would they talk Microsoft into getting MSN DSL out where I live? Or if the kidney isn't good enough, how about my left testicle? Or both of them?

That's right. I'll let you take one of my non-essential bodily organs just so I can pay you -more- money for an XBL subscription!

  • 04.08.2005 8:55 PM PDT
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ur an idiot, ranks matter when you have a high rank people do not call you noobs and if they do you can say "look at my rank compared to urs" it feels good to say something like that you probably dont care because you suck HAHAHAHA

  • 04.08.2005 9:13 PM PDT
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Definately reset the stats. Why even publicly list the top 1000 players if it weren't meant for prestige? Someone at bungie was thinking ahead. People don't want to "match for fun", this is quite obvious reading or talking to anyone who has played halo 2 online. People want to "earn" their levels. Reset the stats bungie. Do it for the money you (and microsoft) will make. Please.

  • 04.08.2005 9:16 PM PDT
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dude whats the point of not seeing the ranks that stupid VERY if they do that for example

1: you dont know if your in trouble (beating wise)

2: if they are like 35-50 in rank there cheaters, that one for sure

3: and if you see there levels and they are higher than you know when to try or not to try very hard

seriously if they make the levels gone i am not playing matchmaking i mean what the point if you have no idea what our level is

  • 04.08.2005 9:21 PM PDT
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NO DONT RESET LEVELS ITS -blam!-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 04.08.2005 9:21 PM PDT
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I agree with all of those people who have said that complaining about ranks is stupid. The only thing i ever liked about rank (other than the fact that it matched me with people around my skill and experience) is that you get a cool looking symbol next to your Gamertag. Other than that seeing the rank is something that is not necessary except for those cheaters who take pride in ruining peoples' games in order to increase a stupid number.

But to comment on the update, it was well worth it. To me any information is better than no information and at least we have a general timeline in which to expect the maps to come out. And we finally have some reassurance about the upcoming update to fix cheating. Soon (1 or 2 weeks hopefully) we'll no longer have to deal with those scumbag cheaters.

  • 04.08.2005 9:32 PM PDT