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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 01/16/09
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great update bungie can't wait for halo wars and halo 3 odst either

  • 01.18.2009 1:37 AM PDT

My troll sense is tingling.

Posted by: soultechnique
He has a point, well some what. it isn't Bungie who made Halo Wars. M$ is Fing things up, tring to milk us into buying a RTS. First they used Halo as a pony to sell this game, now they are going to make us pay $70+ to get maps for Halo 3, With no release date on Market Place Man I hope no one buys Halo Wars BLAM you M$.


I'm buying halo wars, I like RTS games.

  • 01.18.2009 2:25 AM PDT

My troll sense is tingling.

Posted by: mili500
Man i hope halo recon will be rated T cause i cant get M games


Wait, you mean your parents actually follow the age restriction law?

Thank blam! Finally someone obeying the law, truly there is a god!

  • 01.18.2009 2:28 AM PDT

-AceODST

how will the scoping work? that wasn't quite clear... will the reticule be a little red dot or the same smg circle-esque shape?

  • 01.18.2009 3:36 AM PDT

-AceODST

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Posted by: mili500
Man i hope halo recon will be rated T cause i cant get M games


Wait, you mean your parents actually follow the age restriction law?

Thank blam! Finally someone obeying the law, truly there is a god!


i don't think its a law just good parenting suggestions

  • 01.18.2009 3:40 AM PDT

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

LOL, I can't wait to see how many times the "That’s because you’re not a Spartan, dumbass.” answer will be used in the coming months.

  • 01.18.2009 8:25 AM PDT
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Crab up, Crab up.

I hope you guys release video footage of this. You could always create a skull that causes Brute pimptains to spawn.

  • 01.18.2009 9:04 AM PDT

I'm like a whisper in the wind.

Brute Pimp Chieftain...

Just thinking about it made my day a lot better...

"Because you are not a Spartan dumbass"...

By that I assume that you must not try your luck with things the magnitude of a Fuel Rod blast...

That silenced SMG seems to be a badass weapon. I hope that in Halo 3:ODST you get to use:

A silenced M6D pistol (admit it, a lot of people would love to see that)
A silenced AR
A silenced BR
A silenced Sniper Rifle

  • 01.18.2009 9:15 AM PDT
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WOOH

[Edited on 01.18.2009 9:27 AM PST]

  • 01.18.2009 9:27 AM PDT

I still want to know if you play as Marine or just ODST


And Thank You if you reply back

  • 01.18.2009 11:12 AM PDT

I miss playing Halo with my friends.

WTF where is my update of the weather in Seattle?!?!?!?!!!!!

JK. Fantastic update Bungie, best one in a long time.

  • 01.18.2009 1:14 PM PDT

I rock at Halo. I may not be the best, or even Pro, but I kick with the big boys. I also love getting achievements. My fave is Endure, just because it took a bit to get.

can u guys put out a screenshot or concept art of the pimpin brute plz???

  • 01.18.2009 1:38 PM PDT

I rock at Halo. I may not be the best, or even Pro, but I kick with the big boys. I also love getting achievements. My fave is Endure, just because it took a bit to get.

Posted by: Rated Aerosmith
I still want to know if you play as Marine or just ODST


And Thank You if you reply back

its a odst. refer to the game informer that has the halo odst special.

  • 01.18.2009 1:39 PM PDT

There's a word for what I am, but I can't pronounce it.

BFA, CCS - olde and bony & one minute musings.

I'm two days late, but I just dropped in to check out the update.
What a beautiful combination of letters and one picture that made me cry.

Nice update.

  • 01.18.2009 2:47 PM PDT
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“That’s because you’re not a Spartan, dumbass.”
I love you, Shishka.

  • 01.18.2009 3:39 PM PDT

Follow the Don @Don_Gino you know where
Don't mistake my kindness for something else

Love you guys, Thanks for the update.... Thank you for your time.

[Edited on 02.14.2009 8:55 AM PST]

  • 01.18.2009 6:14 PM PDT

Way to go Bungie,
You've topped yourselves beyond all belief.
From $10 for 3 maps to now "Buy a whole new game for $60" for 3 maps. And Don't even attempt to blame this on Microsoft. "MS controls the price of the DLC". So Microsoft also controls the VEHICLE of how your products are distributed as well? I don't think so. It doesn't matter if MS owns all rights to Halo. If it is truly the case that you have no control, then you should STOP releasing any map packs. You're simply becoming a marketing tool.

For Halo 3 ODST maps prepare to cut off your pinkey finger and UPS it to Bungie Studios to show your "Halo Love".

And seriously, who is going to believe that the maps will ever be available of Xbox Live for Download for a lower price. Legendary still isn't free. Plus, it would be stupid when you can gouge out money for a game (Halo Wars) that I don't want because it's NOT HALO.

[Edited on 01.18.2009 8:49 PM PST]

  • 01.18.2009 8:48 PM 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.

I was trying to hit page 7 and missed on my timing... :(

  • 01.18.2009 9:01 PM PDT

Amen sigmapi103. Why is Bungie going to suck on our wallets for a game a lot of people will rent because it's RTS and not a Shooter? They're right if they think that almost everyone is stupid enough to buy Halo Wars just for Mythic.

And to put a release date on Mythic because it's tagged with Halo Wars and not have a standalone date is crazy! If the maps are ready, put them on the freaking marketplace!. This way people can get the goods. And if we rent Halo Wars and we like it, we'll buy it anyways!



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  • 01.18.2009 9:21 PM PDT

Godspeed.

Wow. Great update.

  • 01.18.2009 9:27 PM PDT

Hmm such an awesomely funny sight reminds me of the Confetti Grunts. Alas, we can only hope for a Pimp Skull but those Brutetastic outtakes maybe even including some handheld shots of the gang erupting in laughter should suffice.

  • 01.18.2009 9:34 PM PDT
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Posted by: Shishka
FIRST

And any "first page" or "2nd" or whatever replies after mine will result in a blacklisting.


Ok Hitler.

  • 01.18.2009 9:47 PM PDT

"Seems to me you should spend less time on that article and more time working on that novel you've been working on!!!"

Posted by: Malice 514

No one cares about your one-liners. You have no authority other than what you make obvious by your actions. So apparently you have none. You completely misinterpretted what I said and inadvertently proved my point. Re-read my post, I said a "separate project." You showing that it isn't Bungie making the new project ONLY UNDERSCORES EVEN MORE HOW RIDICULOUS IT IS FOR BUNGIE TO INCLUDE HALO 3'S MAPS ON A GAME WHICH IS MADE BY ENSEMBLE STUDIOS, DUMBA$$. What education do you have? If you are going to insult my intelligence then don't be hypocritical while doing it, clown.
I can agree on that first bit, i don't have authority, I just found your post more interesting than the other one-sentence posts and decided to comment on it with my own. As far as the "Get educated" bit goes, I meant no insult to your education, I'm sure you are well-informed, I'm just going on what I could read, which was someone angry at Bungie, for a separate project. I can agree that I assumed too much on that part, but again, just going on what I had, so with that thank you for clearing the air.

On another note, it does seem odd to pack another developer's game with content for your own, especially when Halo Wars already looks to be a great RTS game. It seems unnecessary to push people to buy it and help Ensemble. I don't quite think the maps are being packed with the game to help sales. I can't say for 100%, but I'd bet a well-acclaimed developer, such as Ensemble, who created the popular Age of Empires, should have no trouble selling this game. It doesn't look like the game to end all games, but it certainly looks like one of the top RTS games that will have come out on 360, perhaps its controls will help shape the way for future RTS games on platforms. Perhaps, if people had to choose between what to spend their hard-earned money on; maps for a game you already enjoy, versus a game you've never played before, many people might play it safe and stick with something that will be cheaper and perhaps provide more hours of fun. I can't say for certain, but re-reading your post, I can see why you would be angered or outraged at the decision. Rather than make people choose, that choice is being taken from the public. Maybe Bungie will release the maps by themselves soon after. We still have some time between now and then, so we'll just have to see what they say...

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  • 01.18.2009 10:50 PM PDT
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Great update, I love the silenced SMG and please find a way to show the pimpchieftans, easter egg or skull to unlock it would be awesome.

Also whoever that jackoff who said bungie is all business and money and not product. F*** u. How can you say something like that! Bungie actually shows personality, humor, and loyalty to the fans. They have an active community, they just did a large F***ing playtest, and have podcasts. They obviously care about their gamers, and they aren't necessarily focussed huge sales. They are trying something new, which I disagree when they go way off in the same series. They are just trying to please us, and then they have pimps at sea.

If you send a private message to a moderator they might actually reply, they did to me.

But you were right about the milking part. Microsoft does make you pay for stupid stuff. I do believe they should charge for DLC because it takes months to make. Where some arcade games should be free and theme packs. Not movies, unless they are like two years old. But thats my opinion.

Compared to the PS3, I havent seen as much success as the Xbox has, so Microsoft is obviously doing something right. I think they are helping Ensemble Studios make money, seeing how their aren't much people who have or do play RTS's compared to FPS, and RPG. Think of this as a push.

Being negative and putting Bungie down won't help. But if you help by giving feedback on what you like and don't like of what they are doing with ODST it helps.

Good Job Bungie,
Sincere fan, iImmune

[Edited on 01.18.2009 11:55 PM PST]

  • 01.18.2009 11:51 PM PDT