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Hey guys. I just saw a 10 minute video on Youtube about Firefight. Everything seems great, really great. Except that it seems like you just respawn after a few seconds after you die. I don't like this at all! I thought it would be more like Horde on Gears of War 2, when everyone in your squad is dead, you loose. What was Bungie thinking? O_o So you just can't loose? No matter how many times you die? Just seems wierd to me.. Don't you agree?

  • 08.13.2009 12:11 PM PDT

you have 7 shared lives

  • 08.13.2009 12:13 PM PDT

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Posted by: dangerbyrnes
you have 7 shared lives
And trust me, Firefight is a LOT harder than Horde, even if you play Insane.

(How do I know? I have friends. =P)

[Edited on 08.13.2009 12:15 PM PDT]

  • 08.13.2009 12:15 PM PDT
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KILL THEM ANY WAY !!!1!!!

you have 7 lives that are shared between your team mates
atention to detail.

  • 08.13.2009 12:18 PM PDT

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You have 7 Shared lives and you respawn after every wave/round.

  • 08.13.2009 12:19 PM PDT
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Nope, you respawn like 3 seconds later after you die.

  • 08.13.2009 12:21 PM PDT

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If its at a place where Bungie are there like E3 or ComicCon then they edited the time people can play and how they respawn so other people get a go.
Posted by: Nicko xD
Nope, you respawn like 3 seconds later after you die.

  • 08.13.2009 12:24 PM PDT
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Posted by: ODST Mickey
If its at a place where Bungie are there like E3 or ComicCon then they edited the time people can play and how they respawn so other people get a go.
Posted by: Nicko xD
Nope, you respawn like 3 seconds later after you die.

yeah you're probably right

  • 08.13.2009 12:31 PM PDT
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They had unlimited lives when they played in the Firefight booth, at least that's what Bungie said.

When you play, alone or with friends, you'll have 7 lives. If you or your friend die, you will lose one life.

Your lives will fill up to 7 after one set I think, or something like that. So you'll play until you have 0 lives.

  • 08.13.2009 12:32 PM PDT

Hey Guys.

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I think that would be reasonable getting 7 Lives every Set.

  • 08.13.2009 12:38 PM PDT

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You have shared lives..if 1 person dies ALL of your lives go down.

[Edited on 08.13.2009 12:43 PM PDT]

  • 08.13.2009 12:43 PM PDT

Posted by: Gazas
They had unlimited lives when they played in the Firefight booth, at least that's what Bungie said.

When you play, alone or with friends, you'll have 7 lives. If you or your friend die, you will lose one life.

Your lives will fill up to 7 after one set I think, or something like that. So you'll play until you have 0 lives.


well that's not completely true... the game doesn't end at zero lives.. you just wont respawn if you have zero lives... if you're the last person alive with zero lives left i believe you get a last man standing medal, like infection... once you kill all the enemies in the last wave, you're lives are replenished...

so, once you have zero lives and every one is dead the game ends

[Edited on 08.13.2009 12:47 PM PDT]

  • 08.13.2009 12:45 PM PDT

Gears of war 3 looks amazing i can't wait for halo 4 master chief is a pretty cool guy he kills aliens and doesn't afraid of anything

so it makes it different if you watch the e3 thing about halo odst he says its is different to horde and they made it like any halo game you can respawn yeah but like a guy said you share lifes some way

  • 08.13.2009 12:46 PM PDT

Gears of war 3 looks amazing i can't wait for halo 4 master chief is a pretty cool guy he kills aliens and doesn't afraid of anything

ha they did the 7 thing again

  • 08.13.2009 12:47 PM PDT

Gears of war 3 looks amazing i can't wait for halo 4 master chief is a pretty cool guy he kills aliens and doesn't afraid of anything

hey i know it kinda doesn't have to do with this but it is annoying me now what does this mean---> =p

  • 08.13.2009 12:50 PM PDT
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Posted by: dangerbyrnes
Posted by: Gazas
They had unlimited lives when they played in the Firefight booth, at least that's what Bungie said.

When you play, alone or with friends, you'll have 7 lives. If you or your friend die, you will lose one life.

Your lives will fill up to 7 after one set I think, or something like that. So you'll play until you have 0 lives.


well that's not completely true... the game doesn't end at zero lives.. you just wont respawn if you have zero lives... if you're the last person alive with zero lives left i believe you get a last man standing medal, like infection... once you kill all the enemies in the last wave, you're lives are replenished...

so, once you have zero lives and every one is dead the game ends
Well DUH, what if you're playing alone?

  • 08.13.2009 12:54 PM PDT

Hey Guys.

I am Founder of the group FireFight Custom Games
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:P - Someone sticking there tounge out.

  • 08.13.2009 12:55 PM PDT

Posted by: Gazas

so, once you have zero lives and every one is dead the game ends[/quote]Well DUH, what if you're playing alone?


well it works the same

-you have 1 life...
-you die
-respawn
-0 lives left
-die again
-game over

  • 08.13.2009 12:58 PM PDT

Ah, another Bungie 7 reference.

  • 08.13.2009 5:30 PM PDT

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Posted by: dangerbyrnes
you have 7 shared lives
And trust me, Firefight is a LOT harder than Horde, even if you play Insane.

(How do I know? I have friends. =P)

im calling BULL

  • 08.13.2009 6:09 PM PDT

no you have a shared pool of lives that everyone uses but you get more lives the longer your team stays alive by surviving rounds

  • 08.13.2009 6:22 PM PDT