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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 03.19.10

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AWESOME.

  • 03.19.2010 7:52 PM PDT

"Don't mistake your rank and number for superiority.
The oldest child may learn from the youngest."

Looking good! Thanks for the update Urk. Can't wait to test it out!

Very informative also. Startin' from scratch.

[Edited on 03.19.2010 7:58 PM PDT]

  • 03.19.2010 7:57 PM PDT

Told Y'all it was from Top Gun. :)

Top Gun opening credits.

[Edited on 03.19.2010 8:18 PM PDT]

  • 03.19.2010 8:13 PM PDT

This is a information overload.

44 days and counting!

  • 03.19.2010 8:14 PM PDT

Better yet, you'll be able to upload, tag, and search for content right from the in game menus, utilizing the massive database previously found only through Bungie.net to tag and query our vast community collection for kick ass content.I know some of you guys were chatting about this on the forums a while ago; great to see it being implemented into the game.

  • 03.19.2010 8:39 PM PDT
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Arts and Crafts are win!

The thing about people not trolling with the preferences wasn't explained that well, but I'm going to read it over again.

  • 03.19.2010 8:43 PM PDT
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This single update is reason enough for me to get Halo: Reach. Why might you ask because ever since Halo 3's release I've wanted the matchmaking to be revamped to a more similiar Halo 2 style. Now with reach this is happening but it's better than Halo 2 matchmaking its evolved to something better.Plus the join your friend games Qeues are genius.

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  • 03.19.2010 8:44 PM PDT

"There is no time for peace. No respite. No forgiveness. There is only WAR!"

what i want to know is whether or not custom games will be available in the beta or not? cause that made the original halo3 beat super fun

  • 03.19.2010 8:47 PM PDT

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1. Friend's party is set to OPEN.
2. Queue-join the party when it's OPEN.
3. Friend's party is now set to CLOSED when it's okay to join.
4. ????

What happens?

  • 03.19.2010 8:53 PM PDT
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"It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me."

This was a great update urkles. Thanks so much for the information :)

If you're worried about regional networking, rest easy. Matchmaking will now take into account your locale and match you up accordingly.
WOOOO!!!

  • 03.19.2010 10:20 PM PDT
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That was one awesome update.

  • 03.19.2010 10:30 PM PDT
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Liking the new hoodie, but I'm sad that the blue Septagon got retired. I was planning on picking it up for Christmas, but then it went out of stock and never came back.

Or is it not retired?

  • 03.19.2010 11:39 PM PDT

Seriously this is an awesome update!

  • 03.19.2010 11:56 PM PDT

Epic update is epic.

This is sounding more and more awesome with each passing Friday update.
Thanks Urk!

  • 03.20.2010 3:24 AM PDT

Halo: Reach the broken game!!!

bungie has done it again taken something that was already great and made it that much better. Halo Reach is going to rock the xbox live actvity boards that majornelson post.

  • 03.20.2010 4:40 AM PDT

Bungie once again I am drooling for your next game.

Well done on this cornerstone addition to Halo Reach

If you are worried about regional networking, rest easy. Matchmaking will now take into account your locale and match you up accordingly.

  • 03.20.2010 5:46 AM PDT

Posted by: Smartman91
what i want to know is whether or not custom games will be available in the beta or not? cause that made the original halo3 beat super fun


this might change but in this screenshot disembodied soul is in a custom game lobby, and the bottom of the shot says beta.

so, custom games may be available in the beta.

  • 03.20.2010 6:38 AM PDT

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Re: UI

I hope "polish" doesn't mean a monochromatic filter applied to the artwork behind the menus (i.e., planets, character models, etc.). I miss Halo 1's color view of the ring--the blue finish of H2 and 3 never struck me the same way.

  • 03.20.2010 7:37 AM PDT
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Great update! This one had lots of info on the online multi-player, and hopefully we can get some stuff about campaign in the next update.

I have mixed feelings about the removals of visible ranks. I always liked them because they gave you a level to work for , but without them, rank trolling, cheaters, second-accounters, and booster won't be as rampant.

Edit: Never mind, they do have a new system in place, with "rank and cR designations)

Arena I won't judge until I play it, but it seems like a great mode for the online era, and it seems like a ongoing thing rather than a game that finishes after the match. I'm glad that it's in a separate playlist though.

The expanded matchmaking settings sounded great. I never really used the settings in Halo 3, because they just had connection options and language. There was something similar in Crackdown, with preferences on player types, and it would be great to get more cooperative players when playing bigger gametypes. It won't be perfect, but it will help.

Voting also sounds good, but in many games, players would not even bother voting, so I'm hoping there is still a default first choice for people who don't vote.

Custom Content Limit Removed! In Halo 3, this was one of the biggest annoyances when forging, saving clips, or having gametypes. Now we can not have our creativity stifled by this limit unless we fill up our hard drive.

Active Roster sounds like the Halo 2 system, and I wonder how they got this one past Microsoft, but it's great. Queue Join is one of the best features that has ever been introduced to the networking model, and I know from experience that it could have been useful in Halo 2 and 3, and it will definitely continue to be useful in Reach

The menus look great, though I'm not a big fan of that background quite yet, but that's not really a big deal, and anyways, Urk said there is still polishing left to do.


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  • 03.20.2010 7:37 AM PDT

Extraterrestrial life detected, attempting communication:
"Hello, where can I find the space bathroom?"

Oh boy oh boy.

Active Roster excites me in a way I've never been excited before. I've not really played customs in H3 like I did back in H2, and I've always thought it had something to do with the removal of the sleek, convenient in-game friends list. I'm so excited for the return of the "good old days".

Also, how on Earth can one man manage to work day in and out, putting in what I'm assuming is an obscene amount of hours and effort into a game, and still manage to raid? What a beast...

  • 03.20.2010 8:06 AM PDT

This is the best update this few months.

  • 03.20.2010 8:42 AM PDT

"Sometimes I like to make up ridiculously emotional and intricate backstories and plots for minesweeper. I've cried playing that game before."

A good, informative update topped off, a little bit surprisingly, by a WoW reference. Amazing.

[Edited on 03.20.2010 10:19 AM PDT]

  • 03.20.2010 10:19 AM PDT

Wow, "The Arena" sounds like a -blam!-s paradise. Hopefully all the "L33T" -blam!-s stay there while the regular folks enjoy everything else.

  • 03.20.2010 10:19 AM PDT

Pretty sweet update urk. U got skill to make this!

  • 03.20.2010 12:13 PM PDT