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Subject: Halo Reach Beta: The Truth
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Ok...there are alot of people confused about how the "Halo Reach Beta" will be presented. This is what i have been hearing from alot of my "Halo Need" friends. Here's what they have been saying: The Halo Reach Beta will be presented through the Halo 3 ODST game, NOT the Halo 3 disc that came with Halo 3 OSDT. Sometime between the months of January and April or the year 2010 (maybe during part of the summer), people who have a Legit copy of Halo 3 ODST (not used) will get and update for the game. There is NO card or code (the ones that gives you free stuff, like 48-hours of Live Gold) that comes with the Halo 3 ODST game. The code is "Built-into" the disc itself. So if you were told that the game comes with card or code, then the person that told you has NO IDEA what they are talking about. When you get the update it will be installed automatically (like any other update). After the update HAS been installed, there will be a "Extras" tab added under the Main Menu of the Halo 3 ODST disc (Not the Halo 3 Disc). When you select that specific tab of the Main Menu you will be able to access the Halo Reach Beta. There are two other thing that some people are still confused about...for those people here is you answer: You do not (and i repeat), YOU DO NOT NEED TO PREORDER HALO 3 ODST! This is one of the most mixed up part information that people can't seem to figure out. and the second thing is, is that the Halo Reach Beta does NOT include the campaign feature...it is JUST Multiplayer. NO CAMPAIGN!
I really hope that this clears up the confusion that has been going around all over the web (and Bungie.net) about the Halo Reach Beta.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to send me a message (or post a comment) and i will try my best to answer you quickly and most efficiently and i possible can.

  • 11.03.2009 4:44 PM PDT

Posted by: urk
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I've always figured the information was straight-forward, but then again I'm pretty awesome. :D

  • 11.03.2009 4:45 PM PDT

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There is a sticky about the Beta...

  • 11.03.2009 4:54 PM PDT

Armor Lock isn't overpowered. You just suck at Reach :)

Reach isn't bad, you're just a BK :)

For my gamertag, look up "Ghoulishtie"

There is a sticky already explaining most of this.

  • 11.03.2009 4:56 PM PDT

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Worst idea ever...http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=8664824

Posted by: CorvetteHalo3
There is a sticky about the Beta...
Even so, people still are idiots and don't read.

  • 11.03.2009 4:57 PM PDT

How to spell "space"?

S-P-ACE! SPACE!

I knew this already.

But, I guess it's helpful for those listening to rumors.

  • 11.03.2009 4:58 PM PDT

Posted by: Frost1691 1691
Posted by: CorvetteHalo3
There is a sticky about the Beta...
Even so, people still are idiots and don't read.


So how is this spam better than their spam asking about it?

It's not.

  • 11.03.2009 5:01 PM PDT

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Worst idea ever...http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=8664824

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Posted by: Frost1691 1691
Posted by: CorvetteHalo3
There is a sticky about the Beta...
Even so, people still are idiots and don't read.


So how is this spam better than their spam asking about it?

It's not.
I never said it was. He simply stated there was a sticky, and I simply stated that the sticky isn't doing any good.

  • 11.03.2009 5:01 PM PDT

Were it so easy.

Everybody except for idiots know this. Your not special for knowing we all knew.

  • 11.03.2009 5:52 PM PDT

Posted by: LinkLegend0
Everybody except for idiots know this. Your not special for knowing we all knew.
I really don't think he was trying to be "special". He was just trying to help the uninformed people on this forum (not idiots). Most of people already new this, not everyone.

[Edited on 11.03.2009 5:57 PM PST]

  • 11.03.2009 5:57 PM PDT

don't you mean tru7h, not truth? considering that we are on bungie's forum...

  • 11.03.2009 6:06 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.”

Posted by: RabidNutCase45
I've always figured the information was straight-forward, but then again I'm pretty awesome. :D
There is also the stickied thread at the top of the Reach Forum.

  • 11.03.2009 6:13 PM PDT

Posted by: Frost1691 1691
Posted by: CorvetteHalo3
There is a sticky about the Beta...
Even so, people still are idiots and don't read.

so true. And if you havent been living under a rock, most of this info should be alerady in your heads

  • 11.03.2009 6:13 PM PDT
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beta's coming out march 22.

ODST updates every 22.
3+2+2=7.

bungie loves 7.

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  • 11.03.2009 6:31 PM PDT

Posted by: Videoman
people who have a Legit copy of Halo 3 ODST (not used) will get and update for the game. There is NO card or code (the ones that gives you free stuff, like 48-hours of Live Gold) that comes with the Halo 3 ODST game. The code is "Built-into" the disc itself.


There is no such thing as a legit "unused" copy of the game, as soon as you opened your box and played the disc and played it, it was used. If you traded it in and someone else bought it, it would be no more "used", the beta would still be available on it. There's no way to track that. It would be the same as popping your game disc in a buddy's xbox.

That said, you're right. It is on the disc, not a card. But it will be playable on used discs just like the Halo 3 beta was on used Crackdown discs.

  • 11.03.2009 6:47 PM PDT

I write for Geekscape.net, more specifically I write a column that goes by Teabag Prevention. Teabag Prevention does exactly what you think by providing tips. We've been around for a while, and now we're doing Reach tips. Go read 'em!

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Posted by: AEon Xao
Posted by: Frost1691 1691
Posted by: CorvetteHalo3
There is a sticky about the Beta...
Even so, people still are idiots and don't read.


So how is this spam better than their spam asking about it?

It's not.
I never said it was. He simply stated there was a sticky, and I simply stated that the sticky isn't doing any good.


And I'm going to simply state the question: If you believe people don't read, i.e. the sticky, what makes you think they'll read this unorganized wall of text?

  • 11.03.2009 7:06 PM PDT