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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 04.23.10

What's up? I'm Anthony, from Maryland. I play a lot of video games, too many. Enjoying the Halo Reach Beat right now. Also Halo was kind of my life from the age of 11-14.

Controls, nice.

  • 04.23.2010 10:08 PM PDT

"Wait....... I have..... another... gun..."

-Hurt-

Why no mongeese? Too good enough for you guys? Why isnt "Race" added? It looks great.

Also, How come it says Y to swap weapons but in all the vids its X?

  • 04.23.2010 10:22 PM PDT

im only worried about one thing, the elites are now faster and have better shields, so how are the spartans supposed to win during invasion slayer? we'll probably lose every 1 on 1 fight against those squid heads.
but atleast there's a quote that will keep me fighting!

"Men, here is where we show those split-chin, squid-head, sons of -blam!-es that they could not have picked a worse enemy than the human race. We are going to blow the hell out of those dumb bugs until we don't have anything left to shoot 'em with! And then, we are going to strangle them with their own living guts! Am I right, Marines?"

also Recon button layout FTW!!

[Edited on 04.23.2010 10:45 PM PDT]

  • 04.23.2010 10:23 PM PDT

I'm sorry for reposting, but I really don't want this question to just get looked over:

With the mention of offering a special armor to anybody who's played a Halo 2 matchmaking game, will that offer be extended to (the few and proud) Halo 2 Vista players?

I mean, if you're actually one of the few that even bought that game in the first place, much less still play it, you've got to be pretty damn dedicated... :P

  • 04.23.2010 10:24 PM PDT

My Best Bungie moment: finally beating all the Halo games on solo legendary.
My Worst Bungie moment: not seeing giant stuffie grunts in the Bungie store.

Sweet stuff, glad boxer is back.

  • 04.23.2010 10:29 PM PDT

Posted by: Hylebos
No Legendary-Map-Pack-Style Interactive Map Layouts yet?

=(

Yet..

  • 04.23.2010 11:07 PM PDT

Spelling doesn't count past 3 AM.
Some guy made this for me
Posted by: StP Scar
Sounds like a bunch of Justin Bieber wannabes in here. I bet you all wear skinny jeans too.

I lol'd quite nicely at the Sage Beard at the end.

  • 04.23.2010 11:11 PM PDT
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Posted by: r c takedown
Yax is a shining beacon in these dark times. You should all strive to be more like Yax.

I don't think I like the flaming heads idea and "(It's super awesome)" got old quick, (not referring to the video by the way) but other than that, looks great.

[Edited on 04.23.2010 11:35 PM PDT]

  • 04.23.2010 11:33 PM PDT
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WoW is like Girls Gone Wild without the tits: idiots and douches taking turns doing anything to get noticed, and no one knows what a condom looks like.

Posted by: Teltaur
I'm sorry for reposting, but I really don't want this question to just get looked over:

With the mention of offering a special armor to anybody who's played a Halo 2 matchmaking game, will that offer be extended to (the few and proud) Halo 2 Vista players?

I mean, if you're actually one of the few that even bought that game in the first place, much less still play it, you've got to be pretty damn dedicated... :P


I,too, wonder this. Halo 2 Vista is the only version of Halo 2 I own. So yeah.

  • 04.23.2010 11:36 PM PDT
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So you've tracked me down...

Be sure to check out my Youtube profile for all of my videos.

The Recon controller layout looks more like the classic Halo 3 default configuration. If only the equipment and change grenade buttons were swapped...

Awesome update, looking forward to testing the new gametypes out. The loadout choices look pretty sweet aswell!

Hope to hear something about Forge sooner rather than later but that's just me :)

Keep it up, this is certainly looks to be shaping up like a classic Halo game that'll keep going for years!

  • 04.23.2010 11:39 PM PDT
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R.I.P. Halo 2
11/9/04 - 4/15/10

- B( )B

Wait, so if you get Legendary edition, you can turn the flames off right?

  • 04.23.2010 11:45 PM PDT

:)

That song is stuck in my head.. :(

  • 04.23.2010 11:56 PM PDT

Posted by: BOB570
Wait, so if you get Legendary edition, you can turn the flames off right?


Most likely, since the fire is apart of armor customization.

I also have a question about the flames, which the answer to is probably no.

If someone humps your head when your dead (rhyming, great), will it set them on fire? (Which may be cool to see in special events if not)

[Edited on 04.23.2010 11:58 PM PDT]

  • 04.23.2010 11:57 PM PDT

Don't be irreplaceable; if you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.

Supergreat, thanks for the return of Bumper Jumper <3

  • 04.24.2010 12:36 AM PDT

Send me a PM of your email and I'll get you a lockerz invite. 100% legit Thx CarloMorris for pic.

Banshee Master

Absolute Annihilation

Wow, didn't know Invasion was going to be so complex. The beta is getting more and more awesome everyday.

  • 04.24.2010 12:58 AM PDT
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I really do love you, Bungie, but I'm tired of learning new FPS control schemes. I loved your use of the bumpers in Halo 3. I'd be interested to know why the default is the way it is...you guys kind of glazed right over any explanation of that in this update. I suppose I could understand armor abilities as the left bumper function since it's no longer just a "throw and go" thing, but I think a general explanation might be nice in a future update.

Also, I really hope there are only like 50 people who get a flaming helmet because otherwise it's going to get really annoying.

Sorry for sounding like a pessimist. Reading the rest of that update got me really excited and ready to enjoy the beta! But those two bullet points above just kind of made me nervous.

  • 04.24.2010 1:14 AM PDT

Don't want no negativity. :)

im loving it

  • 04.24.2010 1:22 AM PDT

Posted by: Achronos
I blame stosh.


Proud tester of the Halo 3 beta.

Yes! Bumper Jumper is back, oh joy! Kickass update too!

  • 04.24.2010 1:40 AM PDT

"If revenge is sweet, and revenge is a dish best served cold... is revenge ice cream?"

Posted by: CAVX
I really do love you, Bungie, but I'm tired of learning new FPS control schemes. I loved your use of the bumpers in Halo 3. I'd be interested to know why the default is the way it is...you guys kind of glazed right over any explanation of that in this update. I suppose I could understand armor abilities as the left bumper function since it's no longer just a "throw and go" thing, but I think a general explanation might be nice in a future update.

Also, I really hope there are only like 50 people who get a flaming helmet because otherwise it's going to get really annoying.

Sorry for sounding like a pessimist. Reading the rest of that update got me really excited and ready to enjoy the beta! But those two bullet points above just kind of made me nervous.


On the topic of controls,

Halo reach is very different from Halo 3 (or any halo game), so I completely understand why a new controls must be made up for it. And to be honest, the new controls look fantastic.

I love the new Green Thumb controls. I've been using it since I've started playing Halo (was it even in Halo CE?) and have never looked back.

The fact that zoom is now on the bumpers (shoulder buttons) in Halo Reach, makes me even more happy since I try to snipe from as far away as possible or try beat them down at point blank range.


Another thing that I've been wishing in a halo game is the things like Elites vs Spartans (something promised in Halo 2) and massive visual events at the end of the game, like the long sword bombing run.


My last point is... who cares about dual wielding? it sucked anyway. (it's been cut right? for good? I hope so...)

  • 04.24.2010 1:44 AM PDT

Tank Beats Everything!

It's so nice that everyone gets the option of having flaming heads, it'll be so much easier to headshot them no matter what the situation. I liked one of the suggestions a previous poster about if you get corpse humped with the flaming helmet, that it'll cause the humper some damage. Makes me curious to what Bungie employees will have...maybe Forerunner armor?

Like most of the others say, the new position of the melee and no classic position seems a bit odd. Could just make it easy an let people customize their button layout, right?

Also, has Sage ever braided his beard and put on a viking helmet? And has he ever wanted to train dragons?

  • 04.24.2010 2:09 AM PDT

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Not liking the controller krap.
Why is it so hard to give the player an option for custom mapping?

Where the hell does that "essence of Halo" come in? Not seeing it...

  • 04.24.2010 2:27 AM PDT

It looks like the Recon control scheme is for me.

Invasion looks pretty awesome.

And now finally, people will believe that you do get flaming head with Legendary edition!

  • 04.24.2010 2:56 AM PDT

Posted by: antony X1000
It looks like the Recon control scheme is for me.

I'll use it too in the Beta (it's super awesome).

  • 04.24.2010 3:18 AM PDT

"You know what happens when you leave someone hanging for too long? They fall."

*Click* Psshhhhhhhh

I'm glad to have been an influence on the elite phase 2 loadout.

  • 04.24.2010 6:12 AM PDT

You ask yourself: Is this a trap or just a dead end?
You shouldn't ask yourself such worthless questions.

Unless the control scheme is configurable, its gonna be Recon for me. I've been playing Halo with pretty much the same layout for nearly 9 years now, and I'm more than just used to it... its a part of me, embedded into my muscle reflexes forever.

As for the more important content of the update, I must say I'm totally stoked for the Beta. Unfortunately I missed the Halo 3 Beta all those years ago, but this time around my buddies and I are planning on bringing fire and death to the land of Xbox Live all night every night until it closes. Bromance shall be in the air as we fire-team it up (a concept that reminds me of Battlefield games, a great addition btw) through hordes of squidhead freaks in Invasion.

Oh, Invasion. That looks, in a word: epic. The concept is vaguely similar to modes of play from many recent games, where you have to hold of an invading forces of Alien Army Space Guys, but the difference (and its and awesome difference) is that the invading hordes of conquering Aliens aren't predictable bots, but living players (who may or may not be predictable). The phases that unlock more and better loadouts and vehicles is great as well, I think it will add a lot on intensity to the gameplay. I can imagine, as a poor, out-matched Spartan, waiting two minutes or so for the next phase to unlock, so that I could get maybe a chance to hold of the evil Elites. Its gonna be fantastic. (I'd say 'awesome' but... no. No.)

And when it comes to game editions, I've already pre-ordered my sexy Legendary. Don't worry haters: I will flaunt to the best of my ability my fantabulous flaming helmet, so get your expletives ready. But really, its not that, or even the statue that sealed my purchase of the best of the best (though it is incredible, <3 McFarlane)- its that Dr. Halsey stuff. You see, I'm not just a kickass Halo player- I'm an avid Halo fanboy, and I have been since I was 8 years old. I've ready every novel, flipped through every comic and graphic novel, watched every VidDoc and Halo Legends episode... I pride myself on knowing as much there is to know about Halo without reading the Game Bible. So the addition of never-before-seen content makes me shiver with antici... pation.

So all in all, what I'm trying to say through this wall of text is that I am immensely excited for what will undoubtedly be the best game by the best developer, and probably the best game of 2010 hands down. <3 you Bungie. Party hard.

tl;dr I like the Beta(it's super awesome!)

  • 04.24.2010 6:14 AM PDT