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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 02/13/09

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Absolute Annihilation

Halo Wars LE is becoming more and more of a great deal.

  • 02.13.2009 3:38 PM PDT

DEEP NNN = Depends

Clan 2old2pwn on 2old2play.

Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.

Sandbox is literally 3 maps in one. Bungie should raise the map total from 24 to 26.

If we want to reuse objects from the surface, do we have to drag them through that access hole?

  • 02.13.2009 3:40 PM PDT

I would love to start planning on graph paper.

How many grids is Sandbox? (All three levels?)

And are we assuming that one single box is a one grid cube?

  • 02.13.2009 3:41 PM PDT
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AWESOME!
Frankly, i somewhat had a feeling we had not heard everything about Sandbox and a thought about underground area did visit my mind but left as soon as it came...
Awesome...

  • 02.13.2009 3:44 PM PDT
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Sandbox is totally worthless to me unless those maps show up in MM

  • 02.13.2009 3:44 PM PDT
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picks up jaw and heads to doctors.

  • 02.13.2009 3:45 PM PDT

I'm so over all of this.

You know ... I might actually want to buy Halo Wars now. Maybe.

I don't see how anybody can find anything to complain about with this map.

  • 02.13.2009 3:47 PM PDT
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I cannot wait for Sandbox to come out.

Gemmie gemmie!

  • 02.13.2009 3:47 PM PDT

Counter Strike FY Map Pack --> in my file share

Info about Sandbox gets better and better. But, since you cant go from one Level to another, why put them all in one map. Why not just release them as three separate maps?

Will we be seeing three different default layouts of Sandbox at launch, one for each level?

Regarding the following quote from Jon Cable: "I do wish we had a better system for getting really great content out to the masses. Sites like forgehub.com are doing a pretty good job of it themselves, and Shishka is starting to roll fan-made maps into matchmaking so hopefully we will start to see more of what people can do."

We need some kind of community hopper dedicated to custom community content and a streamlined means for the community to promote content to that hopper. I had suggested here that Bungie take the current concept of file sets on bungie.net one step further. Bungie could provide the ability on bungie.net to promote a content packages (custom map & corresponding game) to the community hopper.


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  • 02.13.2009 3:48 PM PDT
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Breaking out the Graph paper is actually a good idea.

  • 02.13.2009 3:49 PM PDT
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ENORME!!! J'vous adore Bungie!!!!
Best weekly's update forever!!!!

  • 02.13.2009 3:49 PM PDT

Sandbox Crypt made me pee in my pants. Have a great weekend Bungie!

Any chance random variants will make it into matchmaking as soon as It comes out? Like the ones in the Screenshots? I like the one with the blue light in the middle. Halo Wars can't come quick enough.

  • 02.13.2009 3:53 PM PDT
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To play or not to play....

Wow... I take back my comments about Sandbox. I alwys thought Sandbox was cool but I never really took it seriously. I thought it was just a bigger version of foundry witha few new toys. But wow this update makes Sandbox look way out on its own.

Sandbox is definately worth getting. Heck I would pay the asking price of Halo Wars just to get Sandbox. Awesome stuff. I can not wait to see some of the stuff people create when they get hold of this.

Bungie I shall drink two beers in your honour this weekend. Then another three just for fun LOL.

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  • 02.13.2009 3:54 PM PDT
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I <3 the people at Bungie. Thanks for Sandbox. It will be the best map for Halo 3. I remember reading a thread about Halo 3's signature map (Halo CE was Blood Gultch, Halo 2 was Lockout/Midship, etc), and Sandbox is definetely Halo 3's.

Quick question. When Shishka mentioned that a few Forged variations of Sandbox will be in Team Mythic, is Tundra and the other Forged creations going to be in the playlist?

  • 02.13.2009 3:55 PM PDT

Deathpimp72 R.I.P. brother!
05.23.72 - 10.14.11

And I thought sandbox looked insane before this update. Great work guys.

  • 02.13.2009 3:58 PM PDT

Wow....The underground area of sandbox came as a surprise.

  • 02.13.2009 3:58 PM PDT

Get WorkPLaced!!

Oh man, I was just normal excited before...now I'm bursting at the seams. Why isn't March 3rd here yet!?

  • 02.13.2009 3:59 PM PDT

I have leaked images of your mother, Trebek!

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OMG OMG, those am some smecksee smexy photo's.

  • 02.13.2009 4:03 PM PDT

Posted by: Ding Chavez vGv
Info about Sandbox gets better and better. But, since you cant go from one Level to another, why put them all in one map. Why not just release them as three separate maps?.


When the sky bubble was revealed, Lars said that in Forge, there are teleporters that teleport you from one level to another. And you can create new teleporters to travel between the levels.

  • 02.13.2009 4:04 PM PDT

For the Sangheili!

Nice update, looking forward to this. Oh, and you people considering working it through the weekend, get some sleep, we aren't worth it :P.

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  • 02.13.2009 4:05 PM PDT

"What is a muffin but a bald cupcake?"

I love the Indiana Jones reference.

  • 02.13.2009 4:05 PM PDT

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I love screen shots

  • 02.13.2009 4:09 PM PDT

-Delta0Medusa-

Update epicness!

  • 02.13.2009 4:10 PM PDT

This is too awesome. :)

  • 02.13.2009 4:11 PM PDT

Guns are tools. Do you blame your misspelled words on the pen?

Wow this is some really awesome stuff. I definitely was thinking along the lines of a sky-bubble forge map to create lockout-style stuff on. This 3 layer forge map idea is pure genius. Question, i noticed the blue and red orbs in the Crypt representing the team sides, these are new objects we'll be able to move around to signify a base correct? Pure Awesome, Bungie, Pure Awesome!

  • 02.13.2009 4:11 PM PDT