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Subject: I never played the Halo 3 Beta :(
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8llFV3MFawI

After watching this video, I feel like I missed out.

What were the differences between the H3 Beta and the final game? The graphics I'm surprised look better in some areas than the final game! Also the weapons seem different...

Anyone who played the H3 Beta, what differences did you notice between the Beta and the final copy of Halo 3?

[Edited on 05.13.2011 11:21 PM PDT]

  • 05.13.2011 11:20 PM PDT

I can't remember too much about what was different, but a couple that come to mind are these:

* Tripmines were insta-kill, so all players and vehicles (except tanks, I think) were killed on contact, irrespective of their health or damage.
To recap on how tripmines currently work, read this.

* On Snowbound, the bases didn't have any invisible barriers inside them. This meant that you walk up the purple "rails" and camp there.
It was heavily abused in the Oddball and VIP gametypes.

  • 05.13.2011 11:34 PM PDT

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The BR was way stronger and the laser's reticle was different. Trip mines were insanely effective and the kill animations were similar t Halo 2's. The character models were almost identical to Halo 2's as well.

  • 05.14.2011 12:03 AM PDT

Trip mines were an instant kill on warthogs and mongooses. It should have stayed that way. If anyone in a vehicle is coming at you like that and you have the only mine on the map, it should be game over.

  • 05.14.2011 12:47 AM PDT

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  • 05.14.2011 1:27 AM PDT

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It was better than the full game. At least it played a helluva better.

  • 05.14.2011 2:07 AM PDT
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Posted by: Pahat Pojat
It was better than the full game. At least it played a helluva better.
Pahat, who are you? I'm not trying to be rude or elitist or anything, but your record is really good.

I notice that your H2 record is pretty amazing as well. What ranked playlist did you play most in H3, because I play a lot of TS, and Ive never played you.

  • 05.14.2011 2:30 AM PDT

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I miss the Beta Trip Mine above all else. It would stick to the underside of vehicles, making it a great trap device.

  • 05.14.2011 2:51 AM PDT
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Halo 2 isn't dead jorge...... its just missing in action.
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I never played it either.

  • 05.14.2011 3:03 AM PDT

no. nonono

I really wish I had a chance to play it. I heard that the community was much more pleasant to be a part of back then.

  • 05.14.2011 3:06 AM PDT

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Posted by: droppedasababy
I really wish I had a chance to play it. I heard that the community was much more pleasant to be a part of back then.
It certainly was. Every match was ended with an all-round "good game" when I played, and there were no screaming idiots complaining about the game being broken.

I wish that just for one week, they'd reactivate the Beta in all of its 2007 glory.

  • 05.14.2011 3:12 AM PDT

no. nonono

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Posted by: droppedasababy
I really wish I had a chance to play it. I heard that the community was much more pleasant to be a part of back then.
It certainly was. Every match was ended with an all-round "good game" when I played, and there were no screaming idiots complaining about the game being broken.

I wish that just for one week, they'd reactivate the Beta in all of its 2007 glory.
What happened? People get away with acting like idiots on XBL nowadays because of the anonymity, it's not like it was different back then.

  • 05.14.2011 4:41 AM PDT

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The trip mine was way better in the Beta.

  • 05.14.2011 7:08 AM PDT

Halo lulz

I saw some of it....that's it.

  • 05.14.2011 10:02 AM PDT

Blah blah blah


Posted by: Dropship dude
Posted by: droppedasababy
I really wish I had a chance to play it. I heard that the community was much more pleasant to be a part of back then.
It certainly was. Every match was ended with an all-round "good game" when I played, and there were no screaming idiots complaining about the game being broken.

I wish that just for one week, they'd reactivate the Beta in all of its 2007 glory.

I don't know what the hell you're talking about, people trash talked as much if not more back then.

  • 05.14.2011 10:49 AM PDT
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The graphics were better imo and so was the trip mine.

  • 05.14.2011 11:00 AM PDT
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dude, you're lucky you got to even play halo when it was in its prime

I picked it up in 2010..

  • 05.14.2011 12:39 PM PDT
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I don't see why they needed to lower the trip mine's damage. In Halo PC, there were individual damage modifiers for Spartans, Elites, Grunts, Jackals, Hunters, etc.

For instance, the plasma pistol bolt did about 3-4x damage on Elite shields but around 1-1.5x damage on Spartan shields.

I'm pretty sure that Halo 3 works similarly, given Tilt skull.

So I think Bungie was just being lazy. After all, the multiplayer is nearly identical to the Campaign. If they had revamped multiplayer and separated the damage modifier for Spartans into teams, the Trip Mine would probably be functioning as it did in the Beta.

This is how it should have been:

-Halo 3 damage on unmanned vehicles
-Beta damage on enemies, enemy controlled vehicles
-Halo 3 damage on allies

Edit:

No wait,

the damage modifier system would also be needed to be revamped.

[Edited on 05.15.2011 10:08 AM PDT]

  • 05.14.2011 7:11 PM PDT
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Not really on xbl atm, i just mostly play for fun and rank up and such,im getting there with the br,dmr ,etc.

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i wish i got to play the beta,looked like fun

  • 05.14.2011 9:07 PM PDT

Posted by: Sentox6

Guess I'll have to defer to your expert and statistically robust estimates :(

I do like your tactic of being deliberately obtuse then accusing me of being stupid when I try to surmise what you're actually saying. Very clever.

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Posted by: Pahat Pojat
It was better than the full game. At least it played a helluva better.
Pahat, who are you? I'm not trying to be rude or elitist or anything, but your record is really good.

I notice that your H2 record is pretty amazing as well. What ranked playlist did you play most in H3, because I play a lot of TS, and Ive never played you.


He plays loads of dubs, i've played him in both H2 & H3, his pretty good, haven't played him much thou in about a year, in saying that i haven't played dubs since my main ran out of gold!

Where did all the good dubs players go? Salmon & Saiyan is the only other two i really remember

  • 05.15.2011 2:35 PM PDT

Life is always slow...

The armor where more dented and felt like you survived a round of bullets
like master chief's normal armor in halo 2

  • 05.15.2011 5:01 PM PDT