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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 05/22/09

Leave objective alone...even if its only us 1200 playing. We old folk cant slay so good and strategy is all we got left man.

  • 05.24.2009 9:46 AM PDT

lolwhut?

exactly, objective is amazing and what are they replacing it with? NOTHING except for that stupid piece of crap 0exp "action backless" play list. Like honestly bungie I'm probably gonna stop playing halo 3 matchmaking because that is a waste of time after this update, thanks a lot bungie.

  • 05.24.2009 10:28 AM PDT

Posted by: Flame Killa 2PC
Team Actionsack? Awesome. Team Objective, retired? BLASPHEMY!



I would have to agree. Sad to see my favorite playlist (objective) go. And I am glad they finally took the suggestion of many of us to add an EXP-free playlist.

I do wonder...does it increase your social games count when you play in ActionSack, thus lowering your EXP effectiveness?

  • 05.24.2009 10:38 AM PDT
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urk, you keep talking to the people who never played objective, but can you please explain to those of us that play objective on a regular basis.

Objective is a core playlist and has been around since the beginning, it provides a playlist for those people that want to use strategy to win. Removing objective just doesnt seem right...

I'm willing to listen to your side though, if you would like to respond


There's never going to be a solution that caters perfectly to everyone's playstyle. Part of what makes Halo 3 different is the wide variety of players it appeals to. Unfortunately, due to both matchmaking restrictions and population concerns, Shishka has to carefully weigh out which playlists continue to see support and which do not. And he doesn't make these decisions lightly, nor does he make them without input from the rest of Bungie and the community-at-large.

Obviously, that's little consolation to those here that play a ton of Team Objective. For now, you'll have to make due with the other playlists that support a mix of Slayer and Objective gametypes. That doesn't mean there won't be some more objective love in the future (this isn't a promise, either), but for now Team Objective wasn't being supported enough by players to warrant its existence as a full time playlist.

  • 05.24.2009 11:04 AM PDT
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If a moderator would kindly change my name to "JohnKiller118," words cannot describe my thanks.

I lol's at the Watchmen refrence. So you guys/gals loved the movie/comic like I did?

I'm surprised (not really) that, even with the new oppertunity to get Recon Armor in Halo: ODST, little kids are still begging for reconz.

On another note: Is it at all possible to change my Bungie.net name? Please, it's terrible! I made it when I was a buck-toothed noob! It was also my gamertag, but I changed it. Best $10 I ever spent.
I would like it to be changed to "John Killer118." Okay, it's still dumb, but it's the best I can come up with and it's a hell of alot better than my current one!

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  • 05.24.2009 12:20 PM PDT

Oh my god. Team Action sack. Bungie can do no wrong. Thank you so much for bringing this playlist back. I wish there was some way for it to track wins though, but the fact that it's coming back makes me smile so, SO much. What date exactly can we be looking forward to CTF Shotties? Oh...yes..

  • 05.24.2009 1:52 PM PDT
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we need a new rank play list now i think multi team would be fun

  • 05.24.2009 1:56 PM PDT

MM

I am very glad that we now have a non-serious playlist, in fact just yesterday I said, "I wish I could play something like custom games even though my friends aren't on." Because now it just seems more fun not to take Halo seriously.

  • 05.24.2009 3:16 PM PDT

Thanks for bringing Team Action sack back! If i had a recon i would give it you, that would be pointless i guess, but thats not the point. You got the point, right?

  • 05.24.2009 3:31 PM PDT
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Posted by: LPS Marksman
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Remember the name ~ InSaNe FoX9B

This is a load of bull-blam!-.

Why take out TO? really?

DOES IT KILL YOU TO KEEP A PLAYLIST ON HALO 3 MATCHMAKING FOR MORE THAN A YEAR IF IT NEVER HAD 50,000 players playing it? really?

  • 05.24.2009 4:27 PM PDT
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Stop wining. Not enough people played Team Objective so Shishka retired it. Just blame stosh.


Posted by: InSaNe FoX9B
This is a load of bull-blam!-.

Why take out TO? really?

DOES IT KILL YOU TO KEEP A PLAYLIST ON HALO 3 MATCHMAKING FOR MORE THAN A YEAR IF IT NEVER HAD 50,000 players playing it? really?


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  • 05.24.2009 5:45 PM PDT

Lets Get Some

How do you get things on bungie favorites... ive been dying to know how.....

  • 05.24.2009 7:19 PM PDT

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How do you get things on bungie favorites... ive been dying to know how.....

Bungie Likes it...

Also towards Render To Video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIKwpWSrhdo&feature=channe l_page
If you have some clips you'd like to me watch and add to a newer one that I will be making, please DO NOT send me a link to the Bungie download, b/c I will not see it. Download it and send it via e-mail (Combatspartan@yahoo.com)

  • 05.24.2009 8:29 PM PDT
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Sweet Pics

edit - Really? Taking away TO? That always was one of my favorite playlists.


seriously yo! I love me some team objective!

I am very sad. no wall of text.

Simply the cries of a disgruntled customer who feels customer service has let him down.

  • 05.24.2009 10:34 PM PDT
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Please remake halo or halo 2 because h3 just isnt that great anymore.

  • 05.24.2009 11:29 PM PDT
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Man why they taken out team objective its i mean really i dont like it but I got one of the 50s in that =o and its one of the orginal playlists ?

  • 05.25.2009 12:33 AM PDT
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How the -blam!- can you keep removing ranked stuff? Absolute piss take

  • 05.25.2009 6:48 AM PDT
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Posted by: urk
Posted by: Flam1ng Abyss
urk, you keep talking to the people who never played objective, but can you please explain to those of us that play objective on a regular basis.

Objective is a core playlist and has been around since the beginning, it provides a playlist for those people that want to use strategy to win. Removing objective just doesnt seem right...

I'm willing to listen to your side though, if you would like to respond


There's never going to be a solution that caters perfectly to everyone's playstyle. Part of what makes Halo 3 different is the wide variety of players it appeals to. Unfortunately, due to both matchmaking restrictions and population concerns, Shishka has to carefully weigh out which playlists continue to see support and which do not. And he doesn't make these decisions lightly, nor does he make them without input from the rest of Bungie and the community-at-large.

Obviously, that's little consolation to those here that play a ton of Team Objective. For now, you'll have to make due with the other playlists that support a mix of Slayer and Objective gametypes. That doesn't mean there won't be some more objective love in the future (this isn't a promise, either), but for now Team Objective wasn't being supported enough by players to warrant its existence as a full time playlist.


thanks for your input urk, while i cant say im thrilled, i understand where your coming from.
~so many playlists so little bandwidth(or something of that sort)

ive been looking thru the playlists and social team dlc has a considerably lower amount of players than objective,and when we already have team mythic, this just seems rather redundant,
any chance of removing social team dlc instead of team objective?
Or am i missing something important there?

Once again thanks for your explanation urk.

[Edited on 05.25.2009 9:35 AM PDT]

  • 05.25.2009 8:07 AM PDT

Action Sack should be alright .. Really lame bungie on taking out objective though im a 49 in it about to have a 50 in like 2 more games for my 4th 50 on my account . . What a waste of time that was ... I think you guys should have removed Squad battle before objective that playlist is hit ya know and will be the next one out the door .. There are alot of people that like objective ya should atleast make it social ... I dont know and we should make Multi Team Ranked that playlist has been around for ever lets throw it in the ranks

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  • 05.25.2009 12:01 PM PDT
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can mythic become free somtime this year becuase i dont have points to buy mythic and i realy want it badly all my friends have it

  • 05.25.2009 3:55 PM PDT
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This must be a joke. There is no way possible you are removing this. Obviously there is only an average of about 5000 people playing dayly, but there is just a joy in this playlist that cannot be taken away from us. Please i understand that you are recieving messages constantly about this but please reconsider the choice. At least give it a chance, just like RBTB and Rocket Race. WE NEED TEAM OBJECTIVE! Without it alot of people are going to be mad and we all know that you will be for blame beacuse you are in charge of the matchmaking system. Please Reconsider this choice of action and keep the playlist for all that is left of this god forsaken game. Keep Objective, OBJ ALL DAY.

  • 05.25.2009 4:16 PM PDT

"Every morning when I rise I aspire to greatness"

Should we expect this MM update the first of June? It looks incredible and I normally don't pay attention to any thus this question was spawned.

  • 05.25.2009 5:33 PM PDT

Godspeed.

Fo-eva-eva-eva-eva?

Just the other day, I was thinking about how much I miss Action Sack.
Looks like Shishka finally did something awesome!

  • 05.25.2009 6:08 PM PDT

My Halo 2 stats: http://www.bungie.net/stats/playerstatshalo2.aspx?player=Tarh eels22

Ahh no don't take Objective! It was a great playlist, and I really liked it when I wanted to get away from TS and do something that wasn't just kill, kill, kill.

It seems like you could have removed Squad Battle instead or something. Team Objective/Skirmish has been a staple in the Halo series for a long time.

Really disappointed...

  • 05.26.2009 12:23 AM PDT

Oooo you're gna die!

Um..Removing Objective?
WOW just Wow!

  • 05.26.2009 2:49 AM PDT