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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 05/22/09

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i gotz RROD when this update happens **crys** now i have to go to my friends house... :/

  • 05.22.2009 4:37 PM PDT

Removing Team Objective without having a replacement is a very bad move. Way to simplify Halo to completely only involve run and gun Slayer. Way to cater to the casual crowd Bungie. I would never have thought that you guys would be sellouts.

It is truly a shame.......

  • 05.22.2009 4:38 PM PDT

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Team Actionsack? Awesome. Team Objective, retired? BLASPHEMY!

  • 05.22.2009 4:40 PM PDT

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The Watchmen reference was outstanding!

  • 05.22.2009 4:41 PM PDT

army of liberation..gunpoint indoctrination..apocalyptic..we count the days..

TEAM OBJECTIVE GONE!!??!??!
THAT WAS THE BEST PLAYLIST..

  • 05.22.2009 4:42 PM PDT

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hurray!
june, a truly great month. and now action sack.
i heard grat things of it, tis a shame i didnt have live for h2.
this looks fun, a playlist for screwing around?
i found home.

  • 05.22.2009 4:44 PM PDT

I can't even express how excited I am that Action Sack is returning. My God I cannot wait.

  • 05.22.2009 4:46 PM PDT

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Lol, doesn't Killane work for Bungie...? I guess that's the point :P


It really saddens me to know that there are still jerks out there trying there damned hardest to weasel and worm their way to higher ranks and "Teh Reconzzzz" when all they are doing is digging their own proverbial graves. But then I remember that these people are human, and then my dolor is extinguished and I am once again whole.

  • 05.22.2009 4:47 PM PDT
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There are plenty of things to say, but which one is right?

I read the update...Funny in a way because I'll probably spend a large amount of time inside this summer than out. I got a tan right now and I'm prepared to lose it.

  • 05.22.2009 4:49 PM PDT

Sweet update. I can't wait until June's matchmaking update, I'm going to miss Team Objective, but I'll just play Social Skirmish instead.

  • 05.22.2009 4:50 PM PDT

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'Twas a good read.
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It's unfortunate about the removal of Team Objective, though. I know a few people who will miss it.

  • 05.22.2009 4:50 PM PDT

Why retire team objective, how are people going to get their ranked objective fix. Squad battle is nice but it has a lot less strategy compared to team objective.

  • 05.22.2009 4:51 PM PDT

Removing Team Objective is a dick move Bungie. I rarely even play anymore, but when I do it is mostly in TO. I like games that dont focus on kills. Way to ruin MM for me.

  • 05.22.2009 4:51 PM PDT

Social skirmish is still there, people. And it won't even require any maps!

  • 05.22.2009 4:56 PM PDT

Wow, Bungie. You guys sure know how to send a fan on a roller coaster. The ride I took during the course of reading the June Playlist changes has only been paralleled by riding on X at Six Flags Magic Mountain. First, Team Objective gone? I never thought Id see the day. What a downer, indeed. Despite its dwindling playlist, I never for once thought you'd actually be taking it away. The novelty of it...wow. But then, ROCKET RACE! Thanks Bungie for listening to our cries of more frequent mongoose-rocket wielding action! Its really appreciated. Last, Action Sack? I remember the H2 playlist fondly, and although some of these new gametypes seem a bit off-kilter, thats obviously the point. I'm excited to check out the VIP Escort Variant. That sounds pretty fun.

Good update, sirs.

...needsmoarobjectivez!

  • 05.22.2009 4:57 PM PDT
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Cute Watchmen reference. I dig.

  • 05.22.2009 4:58 PM PDT

Won't Team Action Sack mess up the EXP/Games played ratio? It looks fun though. I am excited for the next Living Dead. Nice update.

  • 05.22.2009 5:02 PM PDT
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Wow.....

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Posted by: Mutoid Log
Social skirmish is still there, people. And it won't even require any maps!

Social Skirmish sucks a lot compare to Team Objective.

  • 05.22.2009 5:15 PM PDT

Holy crap, I can't wait for Action Sack. Looks like something I'll be playing for days and days and days and weeks.

  • 05.22.2009 5:15 PM PDT

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Sounds like a bunch of Justin Bieber wannabes in here. I bet you all wear skinny jeans too.

Arhg, skimming the update sucks. Now I'm going to be on edge the entire night until I can read it through completely D;

  • 05.22.2009 5:16 PM PDT

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Another contest entry by me fails again! PORQUE!!??!?!


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I want to see the one that won, but not so i can criticize it.
I got my hopes up because one of the bungie fav screenshots looks exactly like my submission

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  • 05.22.2009 5:17 PM PDT

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Yet another great read. Thank you. As for my opinion on the various news updates/changes it goes as follows:

-I'm a bit saddened with the loss of Team Objective since I agree with many others that it's enjoyable to escape from the run and gun slayer playlists. I thought Squad Battle would have been the playlist to be removed. I guess social skirmish will suffice.

-June sounds like it will be full of fun. ACTION SACK?! Hell yes! As an added bonus to the action sack playlist no exp! Yes! It will be a breathe of fresh air not having to match up against "pro" teams looking to get their "rank" up in a social playlist. I am truly thankful Bungie. I can't wait and if you can, please keep it with no exp. To anyone who complains about this playlist lacking the ability to gain experience you are the one who takes the fun out of what are supposed to be social playlists. Shame on you.

-That's great render-to-video is coming along. I can't say I'm looking forward to it since I use a capture card, but it's a great idea that just makes Halo 3 even better.

-Although I don't usually care about what's going on with Halo3: ODST, I hope something worth hearing about is released at E3. However I'm suspecting/expecting a small teaser and nothing valuable. I hope I am proven wrong.

Thanks again for a decent update.



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  • 05.22.2009 5:18 PM PDT

I just shed a tear for team objective. Farewell to a great playlist.

And Actionsack's return made me squeal with joy.

  • 05.22.2009 5:26 PM PDT