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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 01/30/09

ig·no·rance - (ig′nə rəns)

Noun

the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.

Love the Seinfeld ref.

Sandbox will make things interesting.

  • 01.30.2009 7:54 PM PDT

"Enjoy your vacation"

ummm owned!!!!
lmao

  • 01.30.2009 8:22 PM PDT

Are people really that blind?
Can't wait to forge Sandbox. Looks like a good map.

  • 01.30.2009 8:23 PM PDT
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There are plenty of things to say, but which one is right?

I always loved sunsets...

  • 01.30.2009 8:29 PM PDT

Rebellion in small things to let the world know I haven't surrendered.

Sandbox looks awesome in general, but definitely looks awesome to drive-lots of stuff to drive up and off-limitless ways to piss off my gunner, and yet have an awesome time.
Will the Forge really be limitless?
Because that would lead to some pretty crazy sh**. Especially if you could remove the existing structures and leave totally flat ground to start on.
Ooh, I just realized that that will make a good map for the type of Rocket Races my friend and I like to build. Fun fun!
*rubbing hands together gleefully*

[Edited on 01.30.2009 8:39 PM PST]

  • 01.30.2009 8:39 PM PDT

No Elites in Halo 3: ODST = FAIL

Yah...heh.... how about setting aside yet another weak update and addressing the uproar that your dumping of the Elites caused last week, its clear that the fans want them in the game!

  • 01.30.2009 8:39 PM PDT

That hurts, Bungie. It really does =0

Hahaha man, I woulda PAID MSP to download a video of the Brute

oh well, it woulda broken the spirit of ODST I suppose

better our hearts than the mood setting, eh? :P

  • 01.30.2009 8:45 PM PDT

Everybody loves the perfect solution
To beat the odds against the poorest possible substitution
What you see is never what you're gonna get
Everybody's playing revolution roulette

That poor anon... OIh well... Nice pic of Sandbox... Now machinma makers can link the Sandbox with Sandtrap....

  • 01.30.2009 8:52 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!!!"

I think Sandbox is pretty cool map. Eh allows forgery, and doesn't afraid of anything.

  • 01.30.2009 9:10 PM PDT
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In my opinion sandbox could be a double edged sword... its too small to be BTB and too big for team slayer , also it reminds me to foundry , HORRIBLE default map but funny to play and create your maps :D ... i only wish forge was like far cry´s 2 editor : ( damn that would be sick

  • 01.30.2009 9:49 PM PDT
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Hahaha

It's real and it's spectacular. - Seinfeld quote

  • 01.30.2009 9:53 PM PDT

I am part of Forerunner Conflict, it is a war sim clan that has been going on for 5 years, if you would like to join or learn more about it feel free to message me

enjoy your vacation lol (banhammer shwing)

  • 01.30.2009 10:30 PM PDT

Nice update, folks. ;) Sandbox definitely looks promising.

Also, Da Player is made of win.

[Edited on 01.30.2009 10:34 PM PST]

  • 01.30.2009 10:33 PM PDT
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IDENT PROC 13262.0 MBARAKI.2552

That code that is in the post, well if you put www.IDENT PROC 13262.0 MBARAKI.2552.com into the url bar you get a website, sorry if this has already been said, i just did a quick skim of the posts.

  • 01.30.2009 10:36 PM PDT
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haha sienfield! my favorite show!
the map looks nice too! hope it lives up to the hype!

  • 01.30.2009 10:53 PM PDT
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why does this look like something that would be made in a Halo PC mod?
Graphics don't look that great...
I must say I'm a little disappointed, it will really only be cool for the forgers to place all the objects, but will we actually see different variants in matchmaking?

  • 01.30.2009 11:21 PM PDT

Half empty, or half full?

To all of you people hating on Sandbox, you don't see its true beauty. All of the structure it is made of is removable. You can have a completely flat map in the middle of the desert. That's where your imagination helps. To forgers, this is a dream come true. An open flat map completely customizable.

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  • 01.30.2009 11:53 PM PDT

Obtained recon armor july 2009

i hope there will be HEAPS of objects and vehicles to forge with in sandbox. i already have an idea of what map im going to make with all those stone blocks

  • 01.31.2009 3:31 AM PDT

I can iz haz signature plx

uhh is it just me or has no one else noticed the hovering lighting effects orbs above each base.
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm lighting effects.

if i were pandemic i would marry bungie because of this map and make a halo battlefront because that would work better than the new LOTR one

  • 01.31.2009 3:52 AM PDT

I weep not for the Elites, I weep for the Pimp Chieftain, a race so idealistic yet it will never come to power. In honor of the Pimp Chieftains, we will never forget you!

May the sun bask Sandbox in glory, lead us to its righteousness.

Hope you enjoy your vacation Anonymous User!

  • 01.31.2009 4:38 AM PDT

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Posted by: Forgewolf
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.


negative nancy. how do you know? why dont you go to starcraft forum and make verbal love to them instead of disagreeing with a bunch of people who obviously like the game, for what? just to get your kicks? what on earth would underground areas have to do with how well a map is. isolation has underground and alot of people don't like it. sandtrap does and it is well esteemed.
I didn't realize that the map was like Foundry where everything was changeable so I take back mostly what I said. I still like the game, I just don't like the company that is all. And yes, Isolation was a terrible map and so is Snowbound.

  • 01.31.2009 6:25 AM PDT

Seriously. I'm not going to buy Halo Wars for the maps. I feel I got swindled into getting Crackdown for the Halo 3 beta, but that's not going to happen this time.

I think they (Microsoft) knows that on its own, Halo Wars wouldn't do too well, and there's just enough people who would go and shell out what-$70 for a "limited edition" for the maps alone (further justifying mediocre limited/collectors edition SKUs of products to bean counters) so that they can point to what a huge success Halo Wars is with the sales.

I think everyone should resist buying it on principal, to send a message that this stuff won't stand.

If something equally shady is done with Halo 3: Recon/ODST (no offense guys-but that's about like the change from 'Revolution' to 'Wii', I think I understand why you did it...but still, when older people are asking you what an Odst is, and if it's german or something, there's a title problem), then I'm not going to get it either.

I've been at odds about how the map pack is split up anyways...though I guess that is to keep people coming back to Halo 3, and having something to look forward to besides Call of Duty *insert Number and or subtitle*, and Guitar Hero *insert Artist*. I can get over it, but I think we all know that if the map pack was going to be available for download that day, that Halo Wars would be practically unplayed, except by people who are just RTS junkies, or so into Halo that they would buy just about anything to do with Halo.

This whole thing stinks guys, I'm sorry that it bothers me, but if possible, could we have specifics on when the map pack will be available for download, or barring that, how exactly will the map packs be made available? Through a download code, or will it be on the Halo Wars LE Disk? Again, this whole thing seems a desperate attempt to legitimize "special" SKUs other than the standard product.

I'd guess it would be like the GOW2 throwback maps (whatever it was called) where it was a download code, cause if they were on the disk, I'd go in halves with a friend, and trade that sucker in as soon as the goods were on our drives.

  • 01.31.2009 6:41 AM PDT

Furry At Heart,
Furry Forever óÓÒò

Supreme mastery therefore, is not to be victorious in all your battles; supreme excellence is to be victorious without fighting.

"Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. "

Wow Urk. I didn't know you were so versed in Greek Mythology. The Tantalus analogy was perfect there.

Concerning the message at the end of the update: OUCH! That's gotta hurt.

  • 01.31.2009 7:19 AM PDT

Can you please, oh dear please, not send me ANY RANDOM GROUP INVITATIONS. You will be blocked.

http://www.youtube.com/TheBestOfSWAT - Halo: Reach SWAT video/commentary

Steam: ii Grim - BFBC2 & Halo PC (Zombie Servers)

You know what I think I just noticed?

Sandbox has TIMES OF DAY.

[Edited on 01.31.2009 7:22 AM PST]

  • 01.31.2009 7:22 AM PDT