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EVERYONE SHOULD READ THAT NINJA BOOK!!
It is soooooo funny.
The best thing I've read since Harry Potter.

  • 12.17.2005 6:10 PM PDT
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Nice MC. Hey, you should do him as a rapper, Frankie. ;)

Good to hear the new game's coming along... It's a Bungie product, so it'll be worth getting. Can't wait.

  • 12.17.2005 6:28 PM PDT
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Interesting....

Vol. 2 is going to be very cool. Vol. 1 was good, so I have high expectations. Thanks Marty.

Heh, I totally agree with Frankie's idea on Ranked Snipers. Stop complaining.

And I hope all of the Bungie Employees have a Merry ChrismaHanuKawannzakaa. You gave us two of the greatest games of all time. Relax and feel good about yourself. I saw today in Best Buy that you guys made Halo CE Platinum now. It definately deserves it. Good job guys; and keep up the good work.

  • 12.17.2005 6:59 PM PDT
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What about a disco Mister Chief?

[Edited on 12/17/2005]

  • 12.17.2005 7:40 PM PDT
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Frankie should add Soul Calibur 3 to the stack of games.

  • 12.17.2005 8:56 PM PDT
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you realize how they dont mention a thing about stopping standby

  • 12.17.2005 8:58 PM PDT
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Hey Frankie. who was the guy talking trash to you ?????????????????????????????????????????
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  • 12.18.2005 7:54 AM PDT
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Alright some word on the new project's progress. That's pretty cool that they have sound and textures and even a playable version now. I'm really looking forward to E3-06. Bungie is gonna blow everything away just like they always do. You guys rock, keep up the good work Bungie.

  • 12.18.2005 8:19 AM PDT
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Is it still bungie's stance that there is no advantage in a matchmade game to haveing host of the game? I am a veteran online mid-level player of Halo 2 Team Skirmish, and I have noticed a considerable advantage to either haveing host or "getting hosted" in a matchmade game. Different aspects of the game a enhanced when a user, or group of users, has host of a game. The most important aspects that are different are the lethality of the weapons. The shotgun causes the same amount of damage from twice the distance, the BR causes more damage and seems more accurate with less trigger pulls, and both of the grenades are much more powerful. I am just concerned that this gives players a great advantage over opposing players. Is there a fix that can normalize the play?

Modding and standby have been cheating applications for some time now, but the new one is bridgeing. Similiar to standby bridging causes oponents connects to be degrades allowing the bridging team to move around and accomplish objectives with ease. Is bungie looking for bridging incidents in matchmaking?

  • 12.18.2005 9:44 AM PDT
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Why is it that these skilled players can't stand playing with those of lesser skills on their teams yet don't mind those with lesser skills on the other team ?

These masters should learn how to use their lesser skilled teammates to their advantage.

  • 12.18.2005 9:51 AM PDT
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Im all for your comment of user lesser skilled players to an advantage. I suck at slayer. I can take one on one but if I get around two or more I get owned. I am all about the objective when I play team skirmish and my teamates usually appreciate it. If I can keep the bomb activated or more the flag just a bit more thats all I need to do. I usually team up with a good sniper and a good slayer player. Parties are where its at!

  • 12.18.2005 10:01 AM PDT
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hmm. whats mister chief look like without his mask? GASP!

  • 12.18.2005 10:41 AM PDT
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Oh No, My font on the internet is wicked small, i've been copying the stuff i wanted to read, and putting it in Word, but I'd really like to fix it, and ideas?

  • 12.18.2005 11:21 AM PDT
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My friend writes an amazing fan fiction story, I personally think its good enough to be turned into A book, just not a book that directly lines up with the current set of halo novels

the story is located at \/

www.blackops.tk

  • 12.18.2005 11:27 AM PDT
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Posted by: aakova
Why is it that these skilled players can't stand playing with those of lesser skills on their teams yet don't mind those with lesser skills on the other team ?

These masters should learn how to use their lesser skilled teammates to their advantage.


wow, nicely put.

  • 12.18.2005 12:03 PM PDT
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There is no complaining when this game involves -blam!- players and cheap thrills.
Sometimes this game is fun, but it is totally unbalanced. There should be less time having company fun days and more time making the game better. That would create less complaining and more praises.

And the ranking system IS flawed!

  • 12.18.2005 12:59 PM PDT
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Wow all of you guys are nerds for even wanting to by a stupid soundtrack from a company that cant do anything to stop cheating.

  • 12.18.2005 2:19 PM PDT
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I stopped playing Halo 2 awhile back, and about a week ago, I played 2 or 3 games. It was nice to see that nothing has changed since I last played back in August. I believe it was the first game where 3 people on the other team left, so 2 people on my team felt it was necessary to harass the hell out of the person who was cool enough to remain in the game.

The next couple of games I played consisted of people accusing others of being homosexu.al, for not getting as many kills as they did in Team Slayer. Because we all know that g.ay people naturally have no ability to throw a grenade or point and shoot a gun at an enemy (yes, that was sarcasm, in case you're a moron).

In fact, I was quickly reminded of way back when I was playing Team Rockets, and a few people left, leaving the game 2 against 3. Since my teammate was really damn good at the game, he pretty much got half the kills. That didn't sit right for one particular idiot on the other team. He only felt it was necessary to send me friend invites with voice messages attached saying that he claimed I was a homosexu.al, and that he could "powen" me at Halo 2 any time. I like it how if someone sends you a voice message with the f-word repeated many times (hint: the word wasnt fukc), that voice message isn't transferred to XBox Live so that they can decide whether or not the message is offensive, after I report the message. Why doesn't Microsoft actually enforce most of the things in the code of conduct? I take it nobody actually took the time to read that..

My point? When in the hell is Xbox Live going to have a decent feedback system? Every single person on my friends list has quit Halo 2 because of the flaming dumbass to decent player ratio. That's also why I quit back in August, and am most likely going to quit Xbox Live next month. If Xbox Live was half decent with the treatment of troublemakers, I'd actually consider buying that heap Xbox 360.

Oh, and don't bother asking an Xbox Live customer service kid about this problem. They really tell you "there's nothing you can do" if someone calls you the n-word.

  • 12.18.2005 2:25 PM PDT
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honest to god everyone stop F@#king cheating!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! theres even more ways of chetaing now?!?!?!! thats so F@#king ridiculous seriously whats the point maybe the only way to realy fix it is to take out ranks....i honeslty dont blame bungie cuz this can hapen in any game and why waste all the time of figuring out way to cheat...theres no purpose...

  • 12.18.2005 5:41 PM PDT

Skin Cancer is the #1 killer of Halo players worldwide.

Merry CHRISTMAS to you too Frankie. I hope everyone has a good CHRISTMAS break... enough with the politically correct, "happy holidays", geeze, if there was no CHRISTMAS, there would be no significant "holidays" to speak of this time of year...

again, Merry CHRISTMAS everyone

-Cancer

  • 12.18.2005 8:03 PM PDT
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I like the music on Halo and Halo2. It added a real feel to the game wth intense moments and I find myself humming the tunes around the house. Which beggs the question how many other games does one mute the music duering game play? How important is the right music to game play?
Sound track is out for which one? {please no remarks on being a bit late with news}

  • 12.19.2005 5:27 AM PDT
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yay todays my birthday!!!!...hey guys i might get my xbox back today!!!..yay!!!...(its the 19th)

  • 12.19.2005 7:16 AM PDT
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I just want to know why people that dont want to hear people cursing, screaming, being hateful etc. dont use one of the better things on Halo2 on live the MUTE button takes 2seconds to mute that person you come on here complaining about. Then that jerk you dont want to hear is heard no more.

  • 12.19.2005 9:46 AM PDT
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thats amazing that is what mastercheif looks like before details


Posted by: Frankie
Marty hints at a date for Halo 2 Soundtrack Vol. 2, I hint at some new Halo novel action and do a little social engineering, in a weekly update destined to languish in mild obscurity for thousands of years.

  • 12.19.2005 1:47 PM PDT
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I think I might be the guy you described as an assclown who was belittling (?) his own team during team snipers.

HAHA just kidding, I totally agree with you on that subject about a bunch of idiots still on Live. I still get modded occasionally, even after I leveled down to a 20 so I wouldn't have to face that garbage (guess I was wrong).

  • 12.19.2005 1:57 PM PDT