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Subject: Small but cool idea: Personal Level Pictures
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In Halo1-3. Each MP level and SP level has a small picture and even a description. It's always the same. So i was thinking of a pretty small, easy, but pretty cool idea. Being able to personilize this.

I'll use Halo3 for example. Tsavo Highway's picture is around the middle of the map, where the big Ship jumps over your head. Now using theater mode you would take a picture on "Tsavo Highway" and using your gallery you would have options, one would be "Make Map Picture"

This could also be done for Mutiplayer.

One big reason this would be cool
Well lets say Reach has an advanced Forge mode, like a level editor of some sort, if you were forced to have a "?" mark or some random picture that has nothing to do with your map it would suck. However being able to take a picture of your map...and use it for the world to see it could make custom maps easier to share.

Also for SP or MP you could have funny pictures, anything.

One rule
You must use a picture from the map. So as an example you cant use a pic for Sierra 117 on "Halo".

Like?

  • 08.05.2009 1:59 PM PDT
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FLAW: Matchmaking. What happens when all the people have different custom map pictures? Would it revert to a default setting, or would the custom map picture only appear on your screen?

  • 08.05.2009 2:00 PM PDT
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Well either
1-Default picture for MM
2-What ever you have

Not everyone has to see the same thing.

The map name will still be the same

  • 08.05.2009 2:02 PM PDT

I think it would be cool if it worked like this.

When you forge a map, you, the forger, take the picture, and that is the icon for the map instead of having the original picture on the map of which you forged. For example: a lot of people use sandbox to forge. So every permeration has the picture of the original sandbox. It would be cool to have a different picture to fit that permeration so people have an idea on what is in the map.

  • 08.05.2009 2:04 PM PDT

No matter how many times I forget about this place, I always get dragged back.

I'm more than okay with that.

Just allow Forge variants to have their own screenshot, like custom maps do in FarCry 2. That way, you eliminate confusion with Campaign levels and Built-in maps and stuff, but each CUSTOM map and map variant will have its own touch.

  • 08.05.2009 2:05 PM PDT
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Posted by: SomeRandomDudeee
Well either
1-Default picture for MM
2-What ever you have

Not everyone has to see the same thing.

The map name will still be the same


Then, yeah. I'm all for it. Mainly for custom maps.

  • 08.05.2009 2:06 PM PDT
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Could work for anything. I'd like to it for both, but it would be more noticed on Live (custom games).

  • 08.05.2009 8:12 PM PDT

Great idea. No complaints.

  • 08.05.2009 8:33 PM PDT
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Legends never die.

coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool idea bro

  • 08.05.2009 8:35 PM PDT

Here’s what Luke had to say about the differences in treatment between the Spartans and Elites in Reach:

“Instead of piece-by-piece customization like the Spartans, Elite customization is a full model swap with models selected from the various Elite classes appearing throughout the Campaign. There are all kinds of reasons for this, not the least of which is our continued emphasis on the Spartan as your identity in Reach.”

Sure. Especially for a forged variant on Sandbox and Sandtrap.

  • 08.05.2009 10:05 PM PDT
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You can't kill what's dead.

Stand. Fight. Resist. S2F.

It took me two times to understand, but now that I do get it, I have to say, this is a small yet very intriguing idea. I would love to see this, actually.

  • 08.05.2009 10:11 PM PDT

Posted by: Sonic343
I don't think you are allowed to talk about bungie on Bungie.net.

I think everyone should see the same map picture, but the maker of the map, if it's forged, should be able to snap the screenshot for it.

  • 08.05.2009 10:12 PM PDT

Posted by: SomeRandomDudeee
Well either
1-Default picture for MM
2-What ever you have

Not everyone has to see the same thing.

The map name will still be the same

This is a good thread.

  • 08.05.2009 10:47 PM PDT
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Legends never die.

Posted by: TW InKoGnIto
This is a good thread.

I guess i'll try to keep it alive then...

  • 08.06.2009 2:40 AM PDT