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  • Poll [16 votes]: Local Vidmasters... Yes or No?
Subject: Vidmaster Achievements and Four Player LIVE together = Bad.

Poll: Local Vidmasters... Yes or No?  [closed]
For sure, this would make life a lot easier!:  25%
(4 Votes)
No way, LIVE all the way!:  56%
(9 Votes)
It really makes no difference to me.:  19%
(3 Votes)
I'm not purchasing or renting ODST.:  0%
(0 Votes)
Total Votes: 16

Hoping Bungie takes a notice to this topic.

FORENOTE: This is not a flaming topic. Just a suggestion to the hard-working ninjas at Bungie.

Many players are struggling to complete the Vidmaster achievement "Annual" due to connection problems, or due to too many players quitting. This is a large and common reason why very few players in the Halo community (few meaning most likely less than half) have the achievement.

Along with many, many members of the Bungie community, I am praying that the Vidmaster achievements in Halo 3: ODST do NOT require you to complete any campaign or Firefight achievements on Xbox LIVE with four players. Instead, if the rumor that four=player Local co-operative mode is a guarantee in the game (correct me if I'm wrong and if this has been stated a false rumor many times over by the devs), hopefully the achievements will permit you to complete them on System Link or Local.

Many members of the Bungie community and the Halo 3: ODST players would be strongly relieved to know this, as would I, as I have an extremely terrible connection and many players on LIVE do as well. This would facilitate these players without a strong enough connection to LIVE to get the achievements and have an equal opportunity without having to either purchase a new and faster modem or router, or go to a friend's house to play on LIVE.

The entire point of this thread is that maybe Bungie will notice and take this into account, and make the Vidmaster achievements attainable on Local co-operative mode. I'm not asking for them to be unattainable in Matchmaking either, I'm just pointing out the fact that very many players consider Annual to be impossible with their connections and would be devastated to see that the ODST Vidmasters are just like them.

Thanks very much for reading, and please take the 5 seconds it requires to vote in the poll stating whether or not you would be pleased to see some Local achievements.

Thanks again,

-Adam4ever

  • 07.02.2009 8:57 PM PDT

Disregard Females, acquire currency.

no thats the worst idea ever go get highspeed internet and stop flaming the forums for local achievments so go away

  • 07.02.2009 9:00 PM PDT

I have Telus Highspeed internet. I just DC when the phone rings.
I'm not flaming.
I'm just stating a simple fact that many players don't have the adequate connection.

Post reported for flaming.

  • 07.02.2009 9:03 PM PDT

Disregard Females, acquire currency.

this thread is dead no one reply to this

  • 07.02.2009 9:04 PM PDT

You just replied to it and so did I, therefore contradicting your post.

Why don't you just kindly leave my thread? Thanks.

Anyone who visits please feel free to post your opinion so long as it isn't flaming me or the thread.

I don't really mind what you say about the concept just don't flame the thread or me.

  • 07.02.2009 9:07 PM PDT

The reason why the Vidmaster achievements need to be on LIVE is so your Bungie.net account can recognize when to unlock the option to access Recon armor. That's my best guess at least.

  • 07.02.2009 9:09 PM PDT

I see.
That's a pretty good theory to be honest. Although, if Brainpan isn't a LIVE achievement then I don't know how that would relate (I got the three Mythic skulls that are currently available offline, I think).

  • 07.02.2009 9:13 PM PDT

Posted by: Owned674
I see.
That's a pretty good theory to be honest. Although, if Brainpan isn't a LIVE achievement then I don't know how that would relate (I got the three Mythic skulls that are currently available offline, I think).

Wow, I completely forgot about that. I guess my theory is out of the picture.

I'm sorry to hear about your internet problem OP. I used to have to go through the same problems, so I just went to a friend's house with a better connection, but my college connection is extremely fast now.

  • 07.02.2009 9:17 PM PDT
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It's probably so people with modded xboxs can't just earn the achievement offline and cheat.

  • 07.02.2009 9:19 PM PDT

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Yea that would really actually help, I'm pre-ordering and most of my friends aren't so I'm stuck there, but Bungie should also make a thread for people needing help (More people) on the vidmasters that are co-op.

[Edited on 07.02.2009 9:36 PM PDT]

  • 07.02.2009 9:35 PM PDT

Posted by: L05T50UL
Yea that would really actually help, I'm pre-ordering and most of my friends aren't so I'm stuck there, but Bungie should also make a thread for people needing help (More people) on the vidmasters that are co-op.

Here's the thread for game recruiting.

  • 07.02.2009 9:37 PM PDT
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sig goes where?

It's to prevent people using empty controllers, by making sure you have 4 Live Accounts for VM Annual and VM Deja Vu. VM Classic requires Live I presume to make sure you didn't cheat.

[Edited on 07.02.2009 9:39 PM PDT]

  • 07.02.2009 9:39 PM PDT

xXxL05T50ULxXx


Posted by: Spartan_008

Here's the thread for game recruiting.

XD Thanks, lol I hardly ever look for stuff just read updates and sometimes straight to ODST forums.

  • 07.02.2009 9:40 PM PDT

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I FLAME YOU TO DEATH!!!!!!!!! Just kidding but the reason why (in my belief) is so you cant use empty controllers which wouldnt work anyway on annual achievment plus it is 4 coop but campaign only allows 2 system link

  • 07.02.2009 9:45 PM PDT