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Subject: Weekly What's Update
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So, my first post on this forum, and it's on a weekly update.

This has been plaguing my mind for quite some time now.

I've been a Halo 2 player (and an avid one, at that) ever since the game launched (that very morning at 12:01, in fact). I am very impressed with how advanced the online setup is compared to other Live games -- I mean, your network code alone is something every Live game should take notes on...

I was a huge fan of matchmaking and all it's iterations (team skirmish, big team, head-to-head and rumble pit at launch to the addition of team slayer, etc.) since that first morning I got engrossed in the Live experience -- honestly, my friends list grew by at least twenty people that same morning. I finally arrived at a level 12 overall some months later (I had become fascinated with custom games, mind you). Then something odd happened. Upon joining some team skirmish games, I had gotten to a point where I was assaulted by this filth called "stand-by" in almost EVERY game I played. I understand your efforts to address this, and I am quite pleased with it. But why indeed HAVE you waited this long to stop this disease? Cheating is a sickness that is easily remedied with the medicine we call "patches and updates." The sooner we get this, the more fans you will keep. The longer it takes, the more people will become disgusted with the whole matchmaking experience.

And now on the issue of rank resetting. I support you guys in this. I have lost so many head-to-heads and team skirmish matches due to some form of cheating. I, and many fellow LIVErs, would appreciate the chance to start fresh. Sure, we may come in contact with some 1337s... But, it's to be expected. I played a level 17 who at one point was a 25, and he beat me like some kind of bug or something... It was... depressing. You'll probably not encounter more than the usual of 1337s in the case of a reset, as they will level-up quickly.

-sigh- That's my first post. Ta-da.

Re-release Halo 1 for XBL and I will love you forever. I will raise an army. Or something. For you. For free. If you re-release Halo 1 for XBL.

  • 04.08.2005 9:46 PM PDT
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Hey everyone at Bungie... thanks for the hard work and everything you do for us fans.. [i] not to mention that paycheck[/] I was wondering.. is anyone from Bungie going to Oklahoma D Day? *chances of getting a reply... none* But it will make for an interesting conversation with everyone else.

  • 04.08.2005 10:59 PM PDT
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Nice update, I would really mind if you reset the stats. If you did I really would play matchmaking more.

Can't wait for next week's WWU, map info. Yay.


Uh, this is off topic but I have a question...I just checked my stats and games played and all that...and it shows a game that I was in on Coagulation...but I had quit out of the party LONG before that game started. Like...at least an hour. And yet in the stats for that game it says I was on red team and I had no deaths or kills...but I wasn't even in the game. Here, anybody that cares (which is probably nobody, so I'm pretty much typing this for no reason -.-;;;) here is the Link to the game.

Tha doesn't make any sense at all. Hmm.

[Ajem]

  • 04.08.2005 11:05 PM PDT
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what would mister chief look like if he had sagging mammaries??? :-)

  • 04.08.2005 11:09 PM PDT
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just wanted to get my voted in on the reseting the ranks thing--- yes, i believe it would be a good idea to see who and how long somewone will take to get to lvl 50..... i'm currently stuck at lvl 13-14 team slayer.... kinda sad but cheating is becoming more prevelent in the lower lvl's too...

also Ajemsuhgao's game does look kinda wierd, I wonder if it was a lag thing.... hmmm.... wierd....

anywayz thanx

  • 04.08.2005 11:41 PM PDT
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he would look like marge simpson with a hangover!

  • 04.08.2005 11:43 PM PDT
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HAR HAR :-) (-:

  • 04.08.2005 11:44 PM PDT

oh, cant wait

i honestly dont think the stats should be reset. i worked hard for my level, i think that the cheaters will find out what its like to lose to a person that has talent instead of a good modem. i vote to keep things the way they are and let the cheaters find out how REAL halo players roll.

  • 04.08.2005 11:50 PM PDT
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have they shown what firefly and timetable mean, cause..... i sure as hell havent heard it yet

  • 04.09.2005 12:12 AM PDT
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?

  • 04.09.2005 12:45 AM PDT
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any way where does the master chief go for a $hit and a wee

  • 04.09.2005 12:47 AM PDT
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alright this is what i gotta say, plz reset the lvls bungie... it would be fun to have a lvl 1 n00bie playing against a team of lvl 50's.. and finally now i dont have to wait an hour to finaly get host and then that team just secondary standbies us and we lose...plz restart the lvls as soon as all the new maps come out along with 2v2.. oh one more thing bungie you need to hold tournaments online!!!! like real tournies for certain lvls, like best sniper or rocketeer.. well to sum it up, great job bungie fine work !!!

  • 04.09.2005 1:08 AM PDT
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and so another week comes and goes while i'm left with more useless info. now bungie has successfuly dodged two weeks without giving any map info. i mean who cares if OXM said containment and elongation instead of conatinment and warlock, or who cares about if bungie is going to have another fanfest, its all just useless information. the one question that was going to be useful, the stat resetting one, was again not given a clear answere. it just really sucks when we get jipped out of an update last week and its followed up this week with a useless one, personally i was expecting to get a whole bunch of sweet map info and new screen shots. but no, two weeks isnt enough time for them to put out any info, i guess they need three. yet again i will have to look forward to next week.

as for the stats going away, i think it's a great idea. its really not that hard to get back to where you were. too many games have been lost because of cheaters but there seems to be something that i think everyone (including bungie) is overlooking: QUITTERS!!!!!!!!!! i'm positive i have lost more games because of quitting than cheating. i can only use team skerm for practice now because people would quit left and right, even when we were winning, its just really annoying. i'm not sure what bungie can do about quitters but i think it would be really great if they did something.

and finally, frankie can you bust out an old school light saber wielding mr chief (maybe in one of the new maps!) oh and with darth mauls light saber.

  • 04.09.2005 1:59 AM PDT
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What would Mister Chief look look if that Atari 2600 version were authentically re-released 25 years later, but in 1080i High Definition?

  • 04.09.2005 2:05 AM PDT
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c'mon bungie. plz dont rest the stats. what about all us people that have worked long and hard for our levels. Why dont you just reset all the players over level 20! If there so 1337, they should be back up and kickin ass in no time, plz plz plz dont reset our stats, i have spend strenuous hours trying to raise my rank, and this will mean its all just a huge waste of time! But anyhow, good stuff on the other news!

  • 04.09.2005 3:53 AM PDT

I find your lack of faith disturbing!

Reset the stats. Lets get it right finally.

  • 04.09.2005 4:43 AM PDT

I find your lack of faith disturbing!

The Atari 2600 Master Chief was awesome. Sad to say I would like to play that game. Ha Ha!

  • 04.09.2005 4:46 AM PDT
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what is wrong with the web site? whenever I scroll the thing at the bottom comes up.

  • 04.09.2005 5:03 AM PDT
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  • 04.09.2005 6:01 AM PDT
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what was the april fools joke?
am i too retarded to see it or something?
also, is this update going to make territories games not suck total ass?

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  • 04.09.2005 6:09 AM PDT
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Frankie,

Love the sarcastic wit. Reset the stats man that would be great. Its all just a way to have fun anyway. You guys made a great game and by FAR the best game on x box live. No other game even comes close. Thanks again for your commitment to the game you made.

Cranky Old Man, has anyone seen my controler? Aw no I just crapped in my pants again, wheres my medication.

  • 04.09.2005 6:35 AM PDT
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As a halo player I have worked hard on getting my levels without pressing the standby button once. A 24 in rumble pit 22 team slayer and a 19 in skirmish would take a long time to get back. I think first of all rumble pit stats shoudn't be reset at all, and if you do reset stats it would be anyone 31 and over because i no for a fact sadpanda eh as a 30 and walka as a 29 got thier levels legit. If you would like to send me a friend request my gamertag is duelsmgman.

  • 04.09.2005 6:42 AM PDT
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Theres no real reason to reset the stats. All of the cheaters will be put in thier place soon enough,unless they stop playing altogether.

  • 04.09.2005 6:52 AM PDT
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  • 04.09.2005 7:06 AM PDT
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OK, This is just an idea that would benifit alot of the custom game playing people.
I do alot of MLG TS & MLG FFA, and one thing that bothers me the most is getting your kills stolen. So I think it would be cool if the stats page said "Assisted Most By:, You Most Assisted:" That would be so freakn awesome, you should add that to the autoupdate

  • 04.09.2005 7:24 AM PDT