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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 01/30/09

A classic reference, Tantalus. I heartily approve.

  • 01.30.2009 4:44 PM PDT

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LMAO!!!!!

omg... lol.... "though your application was both thorough and concise..." lololololololol

Thank you for another great update.

  • 01.30.2009 4:53 PM PDT
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Thanks for choosing to whine over being a productive member of the community and possible element towards advancing Reach.


giv me recon armor and flaming helmets
Posted by Anonymous User (Deleted) at 1/27/2009 7:09 PM PST

"please giv it to me im da player u want to giv it to."

Dear Anonymous User,

We regret to inform you that your request has been denied. After careful consideration, we have decided that though your application was both thorough and concise, we cannot distribute either the Recon armor variant, nor the flaming chest armor typically reserved for Bungie staff.

We would also like to take a moment to thank you for writing in to us via our Submit News applet. By the time this communication reaches you, you should have already received your reward. Enjoy your vacation.

Love,

Bungie


I heard reservations to where he's going are backed up. He must be something special.

  • 01.30.2009 4:53 PM PDT

Just do what I do when I have a problem... SCREAM!

The Banhammer hurts less and less w/ each crushing blow.

I love the Recon and flaming body piece request.
It made me ROFL :D

  • 01.30.2009 4:55 PM PDT
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Posted by: urk
Dawn in the Desert.
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I just don't know what to say.
I am just so disappointed.
I suppose that's just because my expectations were high, and maybe it's too early to tell but...
Sandbox?
:(
It better make up for it's gimmicky look with forge capabilities.
Right now I feel like I've just been crushed by a scorpion tank.
I'm sorry for judging a map by it's teasers, but its really hard not to.

  • 01.30.2009 4:57 PM PDT
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That is my all time favorite book and i was thinking the same thing about Urk and The Fall of Reach lol
and great sunset I'd have to say that is the second coolest sky in halo 3 other than the sky at the end of the last level

  • 01.30.2009 4:58 PM PDT

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Achronos: And what's this about a "design team" I've been hearing? Apparently stosh is so awesome he's now considered a "team".

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that was awesome. I wonder what's over Mombasa? and why so many references to the Forward Unto Dawn?

You mean the salvo/MAC guns? Sounds like urk is reading Fall of Reach :P


lol


Either that or he is talking about a gun that fires maccas.

Nice update but why did you release the pics before the update?

  • 01.30.2009 5:00 PM PDT

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Ahhahaha! I lol'd IRL. <3 You guise!

  • 01.30.2009 5:01 PM PDT

*Looking up in the sky* "What's that grampa John?"*The blue blob sticks to the girl and begins to sizzle.*

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"please giv it to me im da player u want to giv it to."

Dear Anonymous User,

We regret to inform you that your request has been denied. After careful consideration, we have decided that though your application was both thorough and concise, we cannot distribute either the Recon armor variant, nor the flaming chest armor typically reserved for Bungie staff.

We would also like to take a moment to thank you for writing in to us via our Submit News applet. By the time this communication reaches you, you should have already received your reward. Enjoy your vacation.

Love,

Bungie


Lol, that made me piss my pants from laughing so hard!
AND SANDBOX LOOKS AWESOME!!!!
WHY do I always ge retarded with you guys at Bungie
THIS is everything we have asked for at Forging communities
However, make sure you can interlock objects still and make it have a nearly limitless budget.
That's all I ask from you, thanks : D

~~GollygeeTHEGREEK~~~

  • 01.30.2009 5:01 PM PDT

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  • 01.30.2009 5:01 PM PDT
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Posted by: Thattacker
This was a great update.


Posted by: Josh 22 T
Posted by: BlackOps666kill
Look at what halopedia says.
The center of the map is a flat, empty floor, similar to Foundry but visually resembling Sandtrap. The map is built from forge-editable blocks, pillars and ramps. The player can also place halves of the pyramid structures on Sandtrap. Sandbox will likely have more vehicles available the Foundry however the confirmed vehicles are Warthogs, Mongooses, and two Choppers (The second is slightly visible in the wide-screen picture). A new Forge item is an orb of light that colors its surroundings in either red or blue; it can be used to differentiate the two bases, similar to most maps made by Bungie.[3] The floor may also be removeable to access the blue grid shown in the video of their Interactive Innovation acceptance speech at the end.


Halopedia does not equate to fact. So some of that is most likley untrue(The whole "delete the floor and get the blue grid" part.).


And really, this would be the coolest feature in Forge if you asked me...if its true of course.


Oh no, don't get me wrong. I wouldn't mind having a grid to make any map I choose (Sandbox looks like you won't be able to make contained arena styled maps, such as Midship for an example), but it's just not likely.

  • 01.30.2009 5:02 PM PDT

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anybody not care for the way bungie openly mocks then bans people then posts it in the weekly update? i dunno, but to me the overwhelming arrogance and undeniable pride in mocking their fans, no matter how ignorant of the rules, shows a lack of class. The user just couldn't be banned but had to be humiliated as well?

  • 01.30.2009 5:04 PM PDT
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Disappointing..... Absolutely disappointing...... Just a re-done version of Sandtrap with a few changes here and there, but nothing impressive. Nothing but remakes. What's ridiculous is that you show us a preview of a map way back in August and then you show us Orbital and now this about 4 months down the road! Every week all I hear is that the maps are to still be kept classified. I think that's a bit rude to keep fans hyped that long. No need to be excited now, I have no intentions of buying Halo Wars or ODST, nor the map packs themselves. ODST was a bad idea in the first place. Been a fan for a long time; not just a one time complainer.

  • 01.30.2009 5:06 PM PDT

I have leaked images of your mother, Trebek!

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Why'd you leave that guys name Anonymous? You should have made an example of his dumb ass. But anyway, good stuff.

  • 01.30.2009 5:06 PM PDT

I know I have an issue with my temper and may say and do things in a match that are embarrassing and regretful. I try my best to control it but things tend to get on my nerves...like Armor Lock for example. :P
So if I do do or say something bad, then I'm sorry I didn't really mean it and you should just get over it.
Thank you.

New map looks good. Can't wait to forge on it!

  • 01.30.2009 5:09 PM PDT
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What does "IDENT PROC 13262.0 MBARAKI.2552 " mean? Or did I miss something?

  • 01.30.2009 5:11 PM PDT

"Let's pump some butts."


Note:Unashamedly taken from Luke Smith's battle cries.

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  • 01.30.2009 5:14 PM PDT
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Suite! Sandbox :-)

  • 01.30.2009 5:14 PM PDT

Pretty F'n sick.
Bungie you should allow terrain changes for Sandbox so it isn't too small.
That alone could be enough to Forge a map. :O

And I hope we don't have to wait for ODST to get the other 3 maps and achievements =[.
NAO PLOX!

  • 01.30.2009 5:16 PM PDT

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Posted by: urk
Dawn in the Desert.



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any word on the default setup for matchmaking? can i help build it?

i would absolutely love to see scorpion tanks in a non heavy gametype.

  • 01.30.2009 5:16 PM PDT

I hate signatures :)

Zeppelin Rules!

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Sandbox will more than likely consume my life expenditure when it's released. I can't wait.

  • 01.30.2009 5:17 PM PDT

The map is a piece of crap on further inspecting. If it doesn't have a under ground section its crap for sure, by the looks it could or couldn't be possible, I can't tell. Not that I'm going to buy them, I'll wait till they are free this time and if they never are, hey, I don't care anyways :). Starcraft 2 will be better then all those new crappy maps and Halo Wars.

  • 01.30.2009 5:19 PM PDT

For some reason this update seemed better then others. I should probably get my 360 sent in this weekend so I can play some of the new games coming out.

  • 01.30.2009 5:19 PM PDT

Posted by: Big T Mac10
anybody not care for the way bungie openly mocks then bans people then posts it in the weekly update? i dunno, but to me the overwhelming arrogance and undeniable pride in mocking their fans, no matter how ignorant of the rules, shows a lack of class. The user just couldn't be banned but had to be humiliated as well?

How do you know that's even a real user. I would make perfect sence for them to try to scare us.

  • 01.30.2009 5:22 PM PDT

The cakes are in your heart.

You cannot fool me, that is Sandtrap. -_-

  • 01.30.2009 5:23 PM PDT