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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update: 10/08/10

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Great update, loved the stats!

I was a little disappointed that there wasn't any info on custom game type options, do you guys plan on bring the ones from halo 3 back? or are alpha zombie traits and things like that a thing of the past?

And about the completing on legendary, the thing that halped me most was pretty much keeping a Plasma pistol and a DMR handy at all times and if possible let the AI do as much fighting as possible but on the levels where you have to fly solo just take it slow and save the DMR shots for unshielded opponents, don't waste it on elites with full shields, take their shields down with a plasma based weapon or something first.

[Edited on 10.08.2010 3:35 PM PDT]

  • 10.08.2010 3:32 PM PDT

I appreciated this week's update although real information was scarce. I would like to know more about the ban and resets and what constitutes a banhammer strike. Also will this be used retroactively (will people who used it months ago be penalized after a banhammer update)? I understand that it takes a while for updates and such, and Bungie has a large load to carry with all these updates and catering to millions of players in multiple games. For now, I am happy to wait and see what happens.

A monument to all your sins was especially tough for me to get. I am practically deaf so I can't hear gunfire, grenades, etc. so when enemies sneak up on me I am really surprised. I would like it if there could be some type of closed captioning system that could tell me the sound effects so I could sorta be on the same level as others. But the hardest part for me was taking down vehicles in the hornet and in the space mission. I used to the best of my ability spiderbite's guide on ign by just watching what was going to happen so that I was more prepared. Hardest part for sure were those elites at the end of the last level, I died to them about 100 times. Had no good weapons left after saving at checkpoint and only the AR.
If anyone needs help I would check out spiderbites guide since it helped me a ton.

  • 10.08.2010 3:35 PM PDT

Posted by: Gollygeeanelite

Posted by: Sqwiidge
really?? bungies stoopid as hell. yea lets cap ppl out right away and make it pretty boring when Black Ops is less then a month away now. personally im dropping reach and going back to CoD its so much faster gameplay and so much more funn. reach gets gets retarded. the DMR is -blam!-, the headshot never register even when the redicule is unbloomed, grenades suck and are sooo unbalenced, the good weapon in the game is the sniper. forge is awesome but seriously....face it reach is gonna fall. Black Ops will own. theatre mode and complete customization? WIN! good job on reach bungie but once again. you suck at making it "playable" just like when halo 3 came out.


Good. We don't want people like you who whine and complain after boosting for Lt. Colonel grade 3. Go back to that broken game COD and don't ever come back.

You aint got no pancake mix...


amen to that gollygeeanelite.

I don't see why people can't read. Here is an entire BWU basically devoted to showing you how special you are (by being the highest possible rank atm) and all you can do is complain about how they don't care about you? Frankly, the "majority" of the gamers playing reach are enjoying themselves and still leveling.

If I were Bungie, and I'm not, I don't think I'd listen to the 1% of folks who are capped.

  • 10.08.2010 3:36 PM PDT

Hi.

So, you say that if I have that achievement involving the completion of the campaign on Legendary all by myself, I'm part of an elite club? That's awesome, but I see one small problem: I am definitely not an elite player. It's still pretty freakin' awesome, however, to be in a 5% range, even if this is probably just for a little while.

I have a question not totally related to this update: Will checkpointing outside of a campaign map ever get fixed? I got a little curious when someone phoned me about "data pads" and accidentally found myself outside of the map with a checkpoint, so I couldn't get back in without some seriously extreme grenade jumping.

  • 10.08.2010 3:37 PM PDT

now knowing only a handfull of people have got those acheivables makes me feel all the better for only needing the make it rain acheivment that im only a measly 120,000 credits away from woot woot

  • 10.08.2010 3:38 PM PDT

mobbsy

1 to 2 months? bungie im sick of you retards and your fail games. i paid to lvl up online but i dont get to for another month of two just so other bad kids can catch up? are you kidding me? im buying black ops next month and trading this game in. sick of bungie so much. i can program better then you retards

  • 10.08.2010 3:39 PM PDT

Beware Frodo, there are trolls afoot!

lol i boosted?? yea right haha. i love halo its a great gome but bungie sucks at making it playable. and i garentee i would -blam!- you kid in CoD and in Halo any day. And btw Halo will never win CoDs onslaught =D everytime a halo game comes out a CoD game comes out. hmmmm that weird...coinsedence?? or marketing smarts?? ;)
Okay kid, first off learn how to type in proper, well spoken English. Hopefully they'll teach you that next year in 6th grade. And next, stop trolling about COD, no one cares. Finally, don't act like you're amazing when your service record shows that you are the worst player in a game around 90% of the time. So please, please leave us when Black Ops comes out.

  • 10.08.2010 3:40 PM PDT

Sorry for my rant on the scorpion tank a week or two ago. I can't stop playing Halo: Reach like I said I would. The other modes are to damn addictive and awesome to stop playing.

Again thank you guys so much for making such a great game, the Campaign is my favorite and I can't get the music out of my head its so good.

But, one question; you going to add heavies to Big Team? Please?

  • 10.08.2010 3:40 PM PDT
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hehehehehehe

I'm part of the 5% to have a Monument! w00t. If I had advice, it'd be to "Noob Combo" everything haha (Overcharged Plasma Pistol and Precision weapon w/ a headshot!!!)

But please...lift the rank cap within the month... I understand that a big part is to counter Black Ops's release but it's essentially punishing those of us who love the game and went to the midnight release... I beg of thee have mercy!

  • 10.08.2010 3:40 PM PDT

Thanks for the update Bungie!

See, it's always the vocal minority. Keep doing what you're doing, the majority has your back!

  • 10.08.2010 3:41 PM PDT

We should hopefully have more news to share on those "cool communal efforts" very soon and if I were a betting man I'd say that the current cap will be lifted in the next month or two, give or take.

Why is it that Bungie is so insistent on rewarding people who weren't big enough fans to buy your game day one-- or who weren't big enough fans to play it regularly-- but punish the hardcore fans who have already reached Lt. Colonel Grade 3.

The only thing this rank cap is doing is taking away the enjoyment of leveling up. It's not discouraging boosters, since once the cap is unlocked, the rank catches up to what it should be anyway. I don't know about the rest of the community, but in "A MONTH OR TWO" when I turn on my Xbox, I don't want to see that I'm already an Inheritor, and say, "Well, damn, I guess I already did everything there is to do." I've already skipped over Commander entirely, I don't want to skip the rest of them.

It seems like the only way to miss out on things in the game... is to stop playing the game.

  • 10.08.2010 3:42 PM PDT

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Those videos were awesome

  • 10.08.2010 3:44 PM PDT

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Great update Bungie, I can't wait to see what rank I am once the cap is raised I've been at the cap for about a week now.

  • 10.08.2010 3:44 PM PDT
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Stop staring at my mandibles.

I too am a monument to all of your sins. I even did it on Legendary first, and so when I finished that last level, I really made it rain with gamerscore for all the achievements it unlocked! I wasn't sure I'd want to play the campaign a second time all that soon after finishing it, so I just took the Legendary plunge from the start.

For your Legendary guide: Just be patient and don't be discouraged about how many times you have to go through a stage. And sometimes, just avoiding enemies and getting to the objective can be the way to go. With the one jammer guarded by four Hunters.. there was enough cover that with Sprint I could hit the control and get out. On the spire, skyjacking a banshee let me fly up and over all those baddies on the ground.

I also preferred to deal with grunts and jackals first before Elites, dispatching them with the DMR from a distance. Same with the Brutes, since you can pop their helmets off, and then the skulls. Otherwise you'd lose track of them while dancing with the Elites, they'd come around, and light you up. And as noted, those little plasma pistols pack quite a punch on Legendary. But then it was noob combo and headshots all the way for the Elites.

The downside was sometimes I'd get clipped by the Elites, and I'd end up clearing out the same waves of grunts and jackals multiple times, since the game was mercilessly stingy with checkpoints in places.

Oh, and about the checkpoints: not just stingy at places, but also some poor timing. When I was in the top of the spire, having an Ultra Elite running at me with sword drawn was perhaps not the best time for a checkpoint. At least I didn't live very long when I attempted something that didn't work, so I could find something that did get me out of this quickly!

But there's my 2cR for your Legendary guide.

  • 10.08.2010 3:52 PM PDT

My Coup avatar is from this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMrwNz24j_g#t=01m46s.

One to three months until the level cap is lifted?

Disappointing and frustrating, to say the least.

  • 10.08.2010 3:53 PM PDT

I also beat the game on Legendary solo, although on my first playthrough, since I like to get the achievements out of the way to later just enjoy the game. My stats are not much different than yours:

2363 kills
361 deaths
13 hours 29 minutes

Congrats to anyone who can beat it solo in under 10 hours. If you are somehow able to do it SLASO...you are god.

  • 10.08.2010 3:54 PM PDT

Forgot to mention...how many people are at 1000/1000? I finally finished it a couple of night ago when I buckled down and hit Lt. Colonel, and am proud to have it done. DLC, now?

  • 10.08.2010 3:54 PM PDT

I play for fun, not for Competition, besides, its just a game you over actors.

After College, I plan to apply for a job at Bungie.

I feel super special now that I know I'm one of the 5% to finish the game alone on Legendary, took me 19 or 20 hours, but for about two of the hours I wasn't playing.

Legendary is much easier with the drop shield since it heals your body health and provides cover for you. Plus that Needler Rifle makes it easier to kill the enemies, it only takes about 3 or so shots to kill an elite. The Plasma pistol and the standard pistol together make Legendary more bearable.

I've got all the achievements, so I feel super special as well.

  • 10.08.2010 3:56 PM PDT

GT - lil shorty2024

I feel special now, all my sweat and tears (no blood thankfully) may have actually paid off.

My two tips for legendary: Overcharged Plasma Pistol + DMR, Needle Rifle, or Magnum

And most importantly: patience.

  • 10.08.2010 3:57 PM PDT

Anybody want a peanut?

When can we get games that don't suck, lag, and/or bore the hell out of everyone in Firefight matchmaking?

  • 10.08.2010 3:58 PM PDT

I cant believe that you didnt mention how many people have all of the achievements. I would fall into that category as of about a week ago.

I still feel special being among the top 97% as far as rank goes (without much farming either).

Anyway we can gather that less than 1% of all players have 1000/1000 like i have so it makes me feel moar awsm

  • 10.08.2010 4:04 PM PDT

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  • 10.08.2010 4:05 PM PDT

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Tips for Legendary Solo:

1. Plasma Pistol is your best friend. Always have one in your back pocket.

2. Whenever possible, juggle AAs. You'd be surprised how many times going camo after sending out a hologram while in a drop shield comes in handy.

3. Patience is a virtue, and is your second best friend. Legendary Solo is not a race and should not be treated as such.

4. Whenever possible, take out Grunts and Jackals from a distance before taking on Elites. An Elite is a lot easier to kill without Tupac's posse hitting you with every shot in the meantime.

  • 10.08.2010 4:09 PM PDT

humans are so concerned about where they've been, that they dont stop and think about where we're going

Can't believe I'm in the top 1 percent of the entire population. Makes me feel cool. But one or two months till the rank cap is gone?! Buy the time its gone all my credits will boost me to general grade two probably.

  • 10.08.2010 4:12 PM PDT