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Subject: 7 on 7 was a dumb idea and you know it.
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Why would you make an achievement that takes absolutely no skill to acquire, but is simply an annoying little bastard to get because you have to wait at least 22 days to be eligible for it? It was just a poorly thought-out way to increase the longevity of ODST, and the rate people got Recon.

  • 02.23.2010 7:46 PM PDT

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Derrrr...7 on 7th was invented before ODST. No evil plan to make ODST last longer, more of a way to make people play their special 7 playlist.
But no, it does not have much of a point.

  • 02.23.2010 8:15 PM PDT

Shall we play a game?

I disagree with you. Maybe I don't have a problem with it because I got it the 1st time I tried to get it.

The reason for the achievement (for zero points by the way) was to promote the "Global Enlisted Rating" when they were introduced to Halo 3 Matchmaking. You'll notice there is another achievement for obtaining the Lieutenant Rank in Matchmaking. Bungie was just encouraging people to pay attention to the ranking system so yes they were trying to in your words "increase the longevity of" Halo 3 not of ODST since the Ranking system was new to Halo 3 but preceeds ODST. The achievement was created months before ODST was released and was part of the road to recon. Road to recon was supposed to be hard to complete so that people that earned the Recon armor that way could take some pride in having it. 7 on 7 was probably the easiest road to recon achievement before ODST came out because it was pretty easy to find videos over the internet telling you how to find all the skulls. Then again maybe I didn't have a problem with it because I never waited 22 days to have another chance at getting it.

  • 02.23.2010 8:22 PM PDT
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It shows how lenient Bungie is.

  • 02.23.2010 8:25 PM PDT
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Wrong forum, sir.

Also, Bungie likes 7. Get used to it.

  • 02.23.2010 8:39 PM PDT

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Posted by: giant enemy crab
You have to wait at least 22 days to be eligible for it?

I don't know which calendar you're following, but the one I follow typically has 30 or 31 days in it, with each month having a 7th day - so I would have to wait a maximum of 29 or 30 days until the next 7th day of the month.

By the way, if you are actually following the same calendar as me, you only have to wait 12 days until the 7 on the 7th playlist returns again =D

  • 02.23.2010 8:41 PM PDT

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Posted by: giant enemy crab
Why would you make an achievement that takes absolutely no skill to acquire, but is simply an annoying little bastard to get because you have to wait at least 22 days to be eligible for it? It was just a poorly thought-out way to increase the longevity of ODST, and the rate people got Recon.

Your life was a dumb idea and you know it. Stop complaining, whelp. It's a game, and if you don't like it, no one is forcing you to play it. The achievements aren't mandatory.

  • 02.23.2010 8:53 PM PDT

Posted by: BS411
No. Just no.

Now you know how much Bungie loves the number 7

  • 02.23.2010 9:08 PM PDT

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What's bad about another 7 reference?
Be a real player and act like a Vidmaster, not a Spazeroid.

  • 02.23.2010 9:10 PM PDT

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These are the steps that bungie said you had to do to get recon. Obviously they did't want to just give it away, they wanted the player to have to think and work to get it. This achievement makes you think and others make you work. It is a completely fair achievement. And even if it wasn't for recon it's bungies game, they can incorperate any achievement that they want. I say they did a good job laying out the steps to recon.
I'll admit this has a little bit of opinion in it but I think it is moslty right on the money. Good luck with the achievement and getting recon.

  • 02.23.2010 9:16 PM PDT

7 on the 7th was available for completion for a longgggggggg time before odst. get your facts straight before complaining, and maybe its hard for people to get 50exp in one palylist. I've seen people with very very low winning percentages. For a lot of people though, ya it was stupid... bungie and their obsession with #7.

  • 02.23.2010 9:46 PM PDT

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i got it while playing a match then where im at the it was the 6th then i kept playing till it was 12 midnight and i got the achievement cuz then it was the 7th >_< cuz i had 7 exp ^_^ but i got it by accident LOL

[Edited on 02.23.2010 10:03 PM PST]

  • 02.23.2010 10:03 PM PDT
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Posted by: giant enemy crab
*Ima post something out of this world crazy and walk away*



[Edited on 02.23.2010 11:25 PM PST]

  • 02.23.2010 11:24 PM PDT
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f0ck bungie

Yea that was a rough hour to get 7exp

  • 02.23.2010 11:37 PM PDT

7 on 7 was updated into Halo 3's achievements over a year ago.

And this has nothing to do directly with ODST.

Try the Halo 3 forum.

  • 02.24.2010 12:56 AM PDT

Posted by: CYANIDEcrossbow
bungie and their obsession with #7.

Why you gotta hate on number 7? It didn't do anything to you.

P.S. Personally I like the number 7 references.

  • 02.24.2010 1:20 AM PDT