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Subject: Special Q&A Today!
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I have various questions, most of them regarding "colors":

1)Can I have my costumized (with the colors I want) Master Cheif for the Campaing Mode?
2)Can I have my costumized (with the colors I want) Master Chief for the Multiplayer Mode(in Team Slayer)? If not, how many variations of colors are available for MP?
3)Can Elites and Master Chiefs be in the same team? If so, how are you going to identify them if you can costumize your colors?

Thats about it thanks a lot for your time, it is apreciated!

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  • 09.17.2004 1:04 PM PDT
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Frankie or sketchfactor will u accept a halo2 challenge?

  • 09.17.2004 1:05 PM PDT
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Proximity voice: After you are killed, is your voice silenced, such as the grunts were silenced in Halo 1 after you killed them?

or can you keep talking and say stuff like, nice shot

  • 09.17.2004 1:05 PM PDT
Subject: Timing Equipment

This question is relates to the multiplayer game play of Halo 1, as well as Halo 2. In the multiplayer game of Halo 1, you can start a timer at the beginning of the match and "time" the equipment (power-ups, rocket launcher, hill changes etc.) and know exactly when they re-spawn. Example being, the camouflage and over shield power-ups would re-appear every minute on Damnation, or when playing king of the hill, the hill would move exactly every one minute. My question is... In Halo 2, will there be this same type of consistency in the power-ups, weapons, hill changes, etc.?

This question is on the minds of all the hard core Halo multiplayer tournament gamers.

  • 09.17.2004 1:05 PM PDT
Subject: Special Q&A Today!
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Well my question is this, In Halo CE we had the ability to have the one hit kill if we came up behind the enemy in game and over multiplayer. Will this also be available in Halo 2?

side note: Thank you guys for representing what good game making is about I'm out

  • 09.17.2004 1:05 PM PDT

R.I.P. Halo Movie and all of the unseen awesomeness.

When was the first time either of you played Halo 2?

  • 09.17.2004 1:05 PM PDT
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Will halo2 be out in Ireland on the 9th of November?

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I saw a post on page 2 that asked about where you guys went to college and I would like to back it up.
Did most everyone at Bungie go to the same college or is Bungie a random assortment of people from all over?
May you make a short list of recommended colleges?

  • 09.17.2004 1:06 PM PDT
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what the -blam!-? your just reapeating questions! bungie took time out of their BUSY shcedule to do this. it'll take em 4 ever to read let alone answer all this so lets stop now

  • 09.17.2004 1:06 PM PDT

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Will all of the levels in Halo 2 be dark and gloomy? I would like to see a few as colorful and bright as our beloved Blood Gulch...

  • 09.17.2004 1:07 PM PDT
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Why not give the dual wielding player individual control of which weapon they reaload by using X for the left weapon and B for the right weapon? I mean you can't melee while dual wielding anyways right?

  • 09.17.2004 1:07 PM PDT
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Please tell me if the phantom will be drivable

  • 09.17.2004 1:07 PM PDT
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GT: A HiFi

Scottish and stereotyped

Frankie, you will be usurped!

Do you believe Halo 2's final graphic system will destroy Halo's image or…playing it, do you feel quite nostalgic and miss the original Halo’s graphics?

That's not a bash at Bungie, just want to see if you miss the old Halo when playing it :)

  • 09.17.2004 1:07 PM PDT
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My question: How is dual-wielding handled in singleplayer, are allies & foes also able to dualwield?

Cause if else you'll gain an advantage, possibly making the game easier. Or is it compensated by improved AI.

  • 09.17.2004 1:07 PM PDT
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Posted by: Bryer The Munky
what the -blam!-? your just reapeating questions! bungie took time out of their BUSY shcedule to do this. it'll take em 4 ever to read let alone answer all this so lets stop now


It will take them longer if you keep spamming with this same notice.

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Is the same voice actor for the Multiplayer notices (Blue team: Flag Return) doing all of the notices for H2? Whoever he is, he rules.

  • 09.17.2004 1:08 PM PDT
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where do bungie staffers sneak off to when the flirting leads to hooking up? do the conference rooms lock or do you have to go to your parked car at the far end of the lot?

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  • 09.17.2004 1:08 PM PDT
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how many vechiles are there gonna be

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Posted by: Bryer The Munky
what the -blam!-? your just reapeating questions! bungie took time out of their BUSY shcedule to do this. it'll take em 4 ever to read let alone answer all this so lets stop now


Bryer i suggest you keep your mouth shut or your computer off. No one can read as fast as these posts are coming up.

  • 09.17.2004 1:08 PM PDT
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Will there be radar in the ranked games on xbox live?

And is the radar the same as last time where a player could sit and not be seen. I hope it has been changed, (i hate sitters)

  • 09.17.2004 1:09 PM PDT
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If you have over 5 different posts in this thread, QUIT SPAMMING DANGIT!!!

A handful of users have dozens and dozens of posts here.

  • 09.17.2004 1:09 PM PDT
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Hey Frankie/Sketch,

In the FAQ you said that you would be exploring ways to make multiplayer games more enjoyable for gamers with only 2 controllers and no Live access.

I was wondering what you are going to do for us Non Xbox Live players.

Thanks!

  • 09.17.2004 1:09 PM PDT
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My questions:

Can you confirm that the Magnum has a zoom, but that you cannot shoot when you are zoomed?

What are the zoom levels for those weapons that can zoom (i.e.. 2x, 5x. 10x, etc.)?

Will the sniper rifle and beam rifle have the night vision feature in MP? There have been too many times I would have loved to have that on Blood Gulch with the shadows on that map...

What is the overall favorite part about the MP in Halo 2 for you Bungie folk?

Will spawn points be "intelligent?" For instance, if someone is aiming a sniper rifle at a known spawn point (or something like that), will the system automatically not spawn you there? The better question would be, is there any coding to help prevent deliberate spawn-kills?

How many hours do you average a week at work? What will you do when Halo 2 is done, given that it has taken over your life a good bit in the last while?

Thanks! Awesome way to do an update, even more so since you don't have to at all!

rcymozart

  • 09.17.2004 1:09 PM PDT
Subject: hardware testing
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Hey Guys, thanks for doing this.

The Phillips DVD drive in my Xbox crapped out on me this week and I'm going to have to replace it. (the warranty expired about a month ago - dang!) I could replace it with another phillips drive for over $100cad. But, I found some dude on ebay selling brand new Thompson drives for only $30cad. But I've heard some negative things about the Thompson drives regarding failure rates and poor seek times (apparently some games won't work properly due to this problem). Obviously my main concern is that my xbox is fully functional when Halo 2 is released.

So, my question is this:

Is Halo 2 being tested on all versions of Xbox hardware, including versions containing the Thompson DVD drive?

Just curious, and trying to save some money. Cheers!

  • 09.17.2004 1:09 PM PDT
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hmmmmm questions!

#1. how will the sensitivity of the thumbsticks be? Will it be like halo CE, or like PC where you can control vertical and horizontal.

#2. Will custom servers administrators be able to switch level and game type and game options mid game? or will the server need to be completety shut down, reconfigured, and put back up?

#3. You probably said this already somewhere, but will i be able to play Co-op over xbox live with a buddy?

#4. How will the headset+proximity voicing integration work? will i need to hold a button or will it be just talk. will i be able to create individual fireteams within the game to help control larger games (ie. three groups, 2 offence, 1 defense, all with their own private voice channel.) If im talking to my team (or fireteam, if posible) and im in the area of a member of the enemy team, can he hear me? Or does talking over MJOLNIR's speakers need a button to be held?

#5. Energy sword, what is the time it takes to get a lock on the target? It better be FAST because (at least in halo CE) it only takes a short time to drop a target.

#6. Vehicles, i am a big anti-vehicle guy caus the noobs can always get so many kills they dont deserve, and i am wondering how easy it will be to use the boarding feature. Can a skilled player with good timing kick a guy out of a vehicle even if its going at full speed?

#7. Sniper recoil, are we talking look-into-the-sky-after-firing recoil, or just like 2 or so on screen inches when fully zoomed?

#8. My final question, and to me, the most important aspect of this entire game. How will the lag be on a 16 players game with players all across the country. Honestly, if its as bad as halo pc (for me at least) i will be very disapointed in this game. Now im not talking, oh the lag will be fine, type answer. Lets see some numbers bungie! whats the average ping in a game of 16 players with an average broadband connection?

Well i think thats its for now, ONLY 52 MORE DAYS LEFT! THANK YOU BUNGIE!

  • 09.17.2004 1:09 PM PDT
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my clock says 409 wtf it like 109

  • 09.17.2004 1:09 PM PDT