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most of those are good ideas but why isnt headlong included in the rotation of maps in team slayer? its a great map!!!

  • 05.04.2005 11:07 AM PDT
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most of those are good ideas but why isnt headlong included in the rotation of maps in team slayer? its a great map!!!

  • 05.04.2005 11:09 AM PDT
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Nighthunter, you're stupid... not right

  • 05.04.2005 11:09 AM PDT
Subject: Matchmaking Update!

can you make a fix that gives anyone that says "newb" a ban for life? it's probably the loserest thing anyone could ever say.

  • 05.04.2005 11:14 AM PDT
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alright the new playlists and everything bungie really went the right way with this one. im just gunna be missin the combo it was fun. so is it like off all the maps or just thoughs two? i was thinking also is it posiable for them to make more combinations for are icons that would be great. they could put more things for us on that so we could have a wider depth of icons out there.

  • 05.04.2005 11:15 AM PDT
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I have comcast cable as well and sometimes it does go through surges, it even goes away(the connection) and doesn't come back until I'm done crying myself to sleep! -.-

  • 05.04.2005 11:19 AM PDT
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I agree upon all the changes being mande, and i think it will make halo2 live a much better game to play. But i have a few suggestions..i dont know if you will consider them at all but I'm willing to try. I think you should make the Wardhogs more durable. Obviously if a rocket rails it its going to be destroyed, but throwing a garnade under the vehicale simply isnt a skilled shot, anyone could do it. I think Wardhogs shouldnt be so easy to flip over with garnades and be able to take on more gun fire(depending on what gun is snaying it). If these changes were made, driving the Wardhog would be more pleasurable and would make it a lot better for Assualt and CTF games since your team could plan attack with a vehicale that wont get wrecked the second it runs into the enemy. also, i've heard that thers team snipers now? if so, in matchmaking i hope you guys arent going to set snipers up with banshees and all those damn annoying vehicals that wreck the game. I Hope you consider these requests but i wont be disappointed if you dont, i dont expect bungie to do this for one kid.

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  • 05.04.2005 11:18 AM PDT
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Great job on the update? But what about things like being able to drive the specter to places you shouldn't be able to? And the superjump that was not fixed? Are these going to be in Halo 1.2???

Come on Microsoft get it right for once!!!!!!!

  • 05.04.2005 11:25 AM PDT
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uhh im finally gald they have started to reset and omg im soo happy and i cant wait till the whole thing is done so i can get my rank up there and just have a chance at making the top

  • 05.04.2005 11:26 AM PDT
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From what I can see, this update has screwed things up!

For a start my Team Slayer level is now 1, and the rest of my stats have not only stayed the same, but they have doubled, so I'm now level 20, and I've just had my first game EVER playing people level 25, 26, 27... up to level 32!!

Is this your idea of levelling the playing field??!?!?!

  • 05.04.2005 11:33 AM PDT
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updates are out and boards have been reset!!

  • 05.04.2005 11:32 AM PDT
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I love it all except the no radar in head to head. That is weak... It makes it so much easier for kids with no skill at all to sneak up on kids who are actually good at the game and makes it so much less fun for ppl who are used to playing with it. You have ruined my resparked hope for having a high level in head 2 head.

  • 05.04.2005 11:38 AM PDT
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me and a couple of friends had to leave a game and out levels all went down by 1!! why?

  • 05.04.2005 11:37 AM PDT
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Posted by: spanki
Great job on the update? But what about things like being able to drive the specter to places you shouldn't be able to? And the superjump that was not fixed? Are these going to be in Halo 1.2???


I think he means Halo 2.2

  • 05.04.2005 11:42 AM PDT
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Posted by: BuYou
Thanks, Thawmus. That was helpful, particularly the explanation of griefing.

Looks to me like taking out the "noob combo" will just lead to other combos on the map. I kinda think it will actually imbalance the game more to lose those, but I could be wrong. I guess the BR may make up for it. There is always some combo that folks can exploit. I don't think that one was really any worse than others. My fav combo is actually the PR/SMG. No more PR for me on those maps. LOL.

I've played a few h-t-h games lately, and it just doesn't make good sense to me for a h-t-h game to be a on map as large as Ascension. I would think those games should be restricted to Beaver Creek and Midship, with a few maps in low rotation every now and then (Lockout maybe). Those larger maps make hiding too easy if you have a lead. And w/o radar, that will only get worse.

I agree that Bungie is handling the map playlist situation as well as they can. No problems there; just a general complaint about how MS is handling it. I should have directed that specifically to MS.

Thanks,
BuYou


Don't mention it.

BTW, in case nobody has noticed yet, stats are already reset....

*goes on lunch hour*

  • 05.04.2005 11:42 AM PDT
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when will the stats reset. i have juust been playing carelessly for 2 weeks because of this now its like mid after noon. and the new new mattchinmaking playliste are here.. why arent the stats reset..???????

  • 05.04.2005 11:44 AM PDT
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it is a good thing that you took the plasma battle combo because any weak ass player can own with it. you guys should have took the plasma pistal out for good because its to easy

  • 05.04.2005 11:48 AM PDT
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Uhhh ... I like the Double Team thing, it's kinda cool. So is the Team Preview thing. Kinda weird but cool. And playing Containment with CTF Multiflag works great. 1 Flag CTF isn't all that great though, but IMO everything has been done very well. Yep. Haha.

  • 05.04.2005 11:49 AM PDT
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how come when the higher levels play it still says their old level with just a new number of games played and wins?

whats banshee boosting?

it has something to do with getting a flag all the way over to the other side of coagulation, and something, i have no idea...........

  • 05.04.2005 11:51 AM PDT
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At least via the bungie website, it looks like everyone I was able to check has been leveled down now.

We're all equal, but some are more equal than others......

Let the carnage begin!

BuYou

  • 05.04.2005 11:55 AM PDT
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interesting.

  • 05.04.2005 11:58 AM PDT
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Deleted - sorry, dup post.

BuYou

[Edited on 5/4/2005]

  • 05.04.2005 12:00 PM PDT
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This morning I was a level 9 than i became a level 17 now I'm a level one and its total chaos on live....

AND I'M LOVING IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 05.04.2005 12:03 PM PDT
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How retarded! Removing the "Combo" off of Beaver Creek and Colossus demonstrates the inability of Bungie (or whomever is responsible) to properly asses what people are actually complaining about. Aside from the few youngsters that took the time to complain about the plasma pistol/battle rifle combo, most people find it to be a legitimate and equal opportunity weapon. Meaning anyone can get it, the respawn time is quick, and just like any weapon has its disadvantages and advantages. I think most of the complaints came from people who were being cheated. I'll finish by saying that I am thrilled with the update to fix cheating and don't care about reset stats. Take vehicles away, remove sudden death, adjust the power of weapons, but DON'T REMOVE WEAPONS FROM THE GAME!! Oh wait, they already did. :(

  • 05.04.2005 12:12 PM PDT