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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 07.16.10

Does anyone know what the armor affect is

  • 07.16.2010 10:00 PM PDT

-Delta0Medusa-

Cool update.

  • 07.16.2010 10:03 PM PDT


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Oh man, this was a great update. The big question I have about the Deja Vu video though is that if all the MP maps are in campaign, and that looks to be a Halo ring in the background of the new Gulch, are we gonna end up on a ring, or will this game be completely on Reach as we've been lead to believe and this stage just get a skybox change? Or did I just see something that wasn't there?
Really, REALLY getting impatient for this game, it's looking SOOOO amazing.

... and hope that Noble 6 Avatar helmet is available through other means besides what's listed in the update.

only reach



Pretty sure there is a ring in the sky in the original blood gulch/ coagulation.

so what?!

  • 07.16.2010 10:16 PM PDT


Posted by: Steelspawn18
So whats with those last pics? Armor effects that allow you to play as the MC or Johnson? or Cortana? Cuz thats badass.

no those are the firefight voice possibilities

  • 07.16.2010 10:17 PM PDT

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He [me] is a tall, Nordic looking guy. He could pass as a Die Hard villain.

Games Played = Win | The WorkPLace

"infinite armor ability energy

I know I've said it many times, but this time i mean it.

I love you guys. <3

  • 07.16.2010 10:18 PM PDT
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Posted by: ashjr59
Does anyone know what the armor affect is
I have no idea but im really excited to find out :D

  • 07.16.2010 10:20 PM PDT
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"It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me."

So much customization!!!

I was hoping for that much in Halo 3, so I'm really really excited about this :D

  • 07.16.2010 10:21 PM PDT

If you're looking for a relaxed, but fun group of people to play, have fun, or work on achievements with (Annual, Endure, Deja Vu, etc.), then SIP is for you!

What a great update! Very informative and tasty. I'm already diggin' the hologram AA. Sounds and looks sweet!

  • 07.16.2010 10:24 PM PDT
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Posted by: Duardo
So much customization!!!

I was hoping for that much in Halo 3, so I'm really really excited about this :D
Better late than never!

  • 07.16.2010 10:26 PM PDT

It's SPI....
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Great update guys! I love all of the screenshots!
Great, the infamous E.V.A. helmet... one day I will get sweet revenge on you..
GO vIRL!

  • 07.16.2010 10:28 PM PDT

~B.B.

Posted by: Obi Wan Stevobi
He [me] is a tall, Nordic looking guy. He could pass as a Die Hard villain.

Games Played = Win | The WorkPLace

Posted by: ashjr59
Does anyone know what the armor affect is

From the looks of the armory pic, it is things like Grunt Birthday Party explosion when you get headshotted, or the hearts like marty had in the ODST easter egg.

Looks like they threw in quite a few others as well.

The one with the green stuff could be the green dusty puffs you get when you kill flood characters in other halo games.

Who knows...

  • 07.16.2010 10:29 PM PDT
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I hope you can have both flame and lightning armor effects at once!!! just think of it!
Beyond EPIC!!

  • 07.16.2010 11:40 PM PDT

All of the toils and hardships and labors of our ancestors produced us. We are their greatest creations; we are humanity's finest products. Mass production seems to have made an impact on quality though...

It was so awesome but when I finished reading I thought "aw man now what am I gonna do?" Nothing can top this, Reach is gonna be sweet!

  • 07.16.2010 11:41 PM PDT

out of these choices:
helmet: the one on the 2nd row over 6
shoulders: both like the one 5 down 4 over
chest: 1st one on the 6th row
wrist: the one with the little blue light on it
utility: the second of the 2
visor color: blue
knees: the 2nd choice
armor efect: lightning
firefight voice: cheif or johnson

[Edited on 07.17.2010 12:35 PM PDT]

  • 07.17.2010 12:08 AM PDT
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"Tell me the human race is degenerate now.." [The Doctor rises up angelically] "When they can do this.." - The Doctor
"The one thing you can't do, stop them thinking." - The Doctor

I've gotta say, this update was a joy to read. It makes me want to go back and read previous weeks now. I love how candid you guys are when you talk about the creative process and I'd like to say I appreciate all the effort you've put into Reach. I'm truly looking forward to this game, like no Halo game previously. :D

Hopefully if I get my Gaming Blog started by the time it comes out I can put up a review for Halo: Reach after I've gone through the campaign and some of the multiplayer. One thing I chuckle to myself when thinking though, if Chief is a Firefight voice does that mean he almost never speaks, just like in the Halo franchise? :P Seriously though, I appreciate all the effort you've put into this game, and its reading things like this that make me want to get into the gaming industry myself, either as a Reporter for OXM, IGN, etc or as a game designer myself. Thanks so much for all the effort guys, and I'm really looking forward to playing Reach on 9/14, hope to see the dev team online at some point. :D

  • 07.17.2010 12:33 AM PDT

I love all the different variants you can have for this game. I wish more games would allow you to be able to customize it like this game can. Great update, Sketch.

  • 07.17.2010 12:42 AM PDT

Don't want no negativity. :)

Those avatar awards look amazing. I can't wait to get my hands on Reach, just 8 more weeks. I don't know if I will be a big fan of the hologram armor ability but I will have to wait and see. Comic Con just got 10x better thanks to Bungie. Can't wait to see what is beyond the Canyon.


Keep up the great work guys, the game looks amazing.

Also, are there new skulls? In the carnage report at top of the update, it showed all the skulls and I haven't seen some of them before.

  • 07.17.2010 1:09 AM PDT
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Posted by: ashjr59
Does anyone know what the armor affect is

From the looks of the armory pic, it is things like Grunt Birthday Party explosion when you get headshotted, or the hearts like marty had in the ODST easter egg.

Looks like they threw in quite a few others as well.

The one with the green stuff could be the green dusty puffs you get when you kill flood characters in other halo games.

Who knows...


Good guess, I too think the skulls represent armor effects that are applied to your kills instead of yourself, so you can cause explosions of confetti/hearts/etc when you dispatch enemies. As for the spart helmet armor effects, those are obviously going to be similar to the flaming helmet; an effect for your spartans head. I've not cancelled my legendary edition order but I will probably be running around with a head full of lighting more often than fiery flames... The green flood spore gas is cool too and I'm very curious to see what other effects there are, hopefully there will also be a helmet effect that radiates flying hearts =D

  • 07.17.2010 2:04 AM PDT

Delta. Alpha. November. Indigo. Echo. Lima.

My hype-meter just broke. That's a good thing right? Anyways, nice update Ur-... Sketch. :)

*Nice is inverse-hyperbole, in this instance.

  • 07.17.2010 2:06 AM PDT

Allegedly, the Cortana image isn't a skin or voice option. It is, instead, a lap dancing achievement.



  • 07.17.2010 2:06 AM PDT

Gonna be very cool game. But those screenshots are eyecandy for me... mmm...

But that's very huge update to read, very huge game. What other is huge in Reach? Invasion? At least. But you never know, that how many good maps there will be.

[Edited on 07.17.2010 2:12 AM PDT]

  • 07.17.2010 2:10 AM PDT

What the hell is with those last 4 pictures? Are they just fillers or do they have a meaning?

  • 07.17.2010 2:26 AM PDT
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Posted by: BobRobDobalina
Here's my thoughts on the mystery UNSC face next to Buck. I'm gonna go with either CPO Mendez, Colonel Ackerson, or the glorious return of Captain Jacob Keyes. The bigger question is, what's the space in between the mystery soldier and Kat? Looks straight outta Tron.


I don't think it can be Mendez. He was on Onyx helping train the Spartan-III's with Kurt at the time. It looks vaguely like Keyes, but I'm not sure. Also, was Ackerson even on Reach?

  • 07.17.2010 2:27 AM PDT

Tank Beats Everything!

Not that I'm not grateful, but I'd still like to get a look at the Marathon helmet.

And can't wait to start tearing up people with the Scorpion back in the canyon.

  • 07.17.2010 2:41 AM PDT
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Posted by: MaxRealflugel
Allegedly, the Cortana image isn't a skin or voice option. It is, instead, a lap dancing achievement.




I think that applies to the entire bottom row ;-)

  • 07.17.2010 2:57 AM PDT