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Hi Frankie and all the Bungie Team great job with the secrecy of the project until the Announcement the trailer was the steal of E3, here is my question.

During the trailer the particle effects on the dust and the mists are fantastic how do you do that, it is some special particle effects software that does the job or do you have to create a single particle and duplicate it and give it some bump mapping to give it some density and clarity because whatever you have done to it is amazing good job guys best wishes for the future.

Chris Watson

  • 05.12.2006 9:51 AM PDT
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Will both my favorite guns from halo combat evoled the pistol and the assualt rifle return

  • 05.12.2006 9:51 AM PDT

"Do it right the first time" - Unknown

Is there any chance that we will get to see other Spartans besides Master Chief in Halo 3?

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  • 05.12.2006 9:52 AM PDT
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This has already been asked, but what's up with the dope new hand-armor for Chief? Artistic license or something story related that you probably can't discuss? I dig the new gloves. I would like to be able to put Chief's armor-clad superhuman fist through a Brute's (or any other invading alien scumbag or grotesquely twisted parasitic xenomorph's) skull at some point in H3 (I still get off on smashing in Regret's protuberant cabeza on a regular basis!!!). C'mon- you can't break the cycle. First it was Keyes' cranium that got pulped, then Regret...who is next???

  • 05.12.2006 9:52 AM PDT
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Is the Assault Rifle really going to be in the game or, did you just put it in the trailer to torment all of us Halo 1 fans?

  • 05.12.2006 9:52 AM PDT
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Homer- This tarzan movie is really boring

Lisa-Dad its a documentary on the homeless

Whats the gun, it looked almost as sexy as you

  • 05.12.2006 9:52 AM PDT

Dear Frankie,


Please tell us if the AR is for real and whats the easter egg?

  • 05.12.2006 9:54 AM PDT
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First off, the trailer was fantastic. The visuals are awe inspiring considering that the game is 8-19 months away. Also Marty's music is his best. It gave me the same feeling and also reminded me of the music of John Williams from 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Question one: Is that what Mr. O’Donnell was thinking of in terms of mood or theme behind the music? If so/if not, what did inspire it, besides the game itself.

Question 2. The reflections in the visor, is that a "Feature" of the games graphics that could be seen during game play (co-op, multiplayer), or was that just going to be done for cinemas / Cut scenes?
Again this was an amazing trailer and I can't wait to play and experience this final chapter. Congratulations on all your hard work so far.

  • 05.12.2006 9:54 AM PDT

- Mike

When will Halo 3 be showed on TV?
Will there be a Marketing campaign like that of Halo 2?
Also can I request a Mister Chief Drawing, What Mister Chief looked like when he heard that Halo 3 was coming out?

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  • 05.12.2006 9:54 AM PDT
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why is master cheif so cool? 1 more thing if halo3 has xbox live,how many players can there be in one party,more than 16?

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  • 05.12.2006 9:55 AM PDT
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Does Bungie have any new Multiplayer options/ideas you can share with us?

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  • 05.12.2006 9:56 AM PDT

PM from Equus Asinus: "Calling me a moron for somthing wich you have no part in is stupid. Maybe if you used proper grammer I would feel you as a threat. But, I think you owe me an apology."

We all know that it's really Spartan 117 in the video footage. It looks like he has some enhancements to his armor.

But what we really want to know is, what enhancements has Mister Chief added to his armor?

Wolf-

  • 05.12.2006 9:56 AM PDT
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Are the Covenant ships in the trailer to scale with the Master Chief or have they been shrunk to fit into the space you've allowed?

Also, how much ammo is on the AR's counter?

  • 05.12.2006 9:57 AM PDT

i know your not going to be able to give much away regarding any new information about halo 3 so i was wondering if you could tell me if you guys were surprised by how quickly the halo 3 forums filled up? and also (if you know) how much traffic did bungie.net get in the hours after the announcement?
thanks mate.

  • 05.12.2006 9:57 AM PDT
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Posted by: OrionWolf
We all know that it's really Spartan 117 in the video footage. It looks like he has some enhancements to his armor.

But what we really want to know is, what enhancements has Mister Chief added to his armor?

Wolf-


It's questions like these that make weekly updates sometimes meaningless. Gj

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  • 05.12.2006 9:58 AM PDT
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We discussed this on IBO for a while, the truth has to come out.

Is the model (not the texture) for the Assault Rifle in the trailer the very same model as (or at least incredibly close to) the one which is used in Halo1? (the first person model) The only possible difference we could find was a longer muzzle, which could be a result of the angle or FoV in the trailer.

Please enlighten us.

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So this exact scene will be in the game will it? Hope so.

Will the music piece be repeated in-game too? That was truly spine tingling stuff - the trailer would've lost a lot of its atmosphere without it.

And here's one you won't answer, any projected time frame for release? Or to put it another way, do we have to wait until E3 '07 to see more?

Cheers chaps,

Kepp up the good work. Can't wait for this game...but then it's over, isn't it?

/sniff

  • 05.12.2006 10:00 AM PDT
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Great trailer guys.

Being that MC's armor was damaged in the trailer, is there any chance of having some type of real time damage? For example: As you progress through the game, his armor gets more scratches and dents noticable during the cutscenes.

PS: Realeasing the game on July 7th '07 would be awesome. That would be my greatest birthday present ever.

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  • 05.12.2006 10:00 AM PDT
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Pistol is back!

Frankie,

Will there be a system in place that will allow you to easily change the attributes of the weapons in multiplayer? A system similar to how you update the playlists. This system would not be accessable to the end user, only Bungie. You guys could use this system to re-balance weapons even after the game has shipped. For example, If this system was in Halo 2, you could easily reduce the homing abilities of the Plasma Pistol and give the sword limited ammo, like in the single player missions.

Will there be an option to turn off the opposite teams voice all at once?

Will I still get pWnd like a nub in Halo 3?

Thanks Bungie, you guys are great.

  • 05.12.2006 10:00 AM PDT
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The Assualt Rifle MasterCheif is holding in the trailer- is this indicating that Bungie is bringing it back for Halo3? And if so, what will happen to the SMG?

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  • 05.12.2006 10:00 AM PDT

Snipe the weak, stick the arrogant, and win a steak dinner from Lukems

This may have been asked but with 8 pages and counting....I would reallly like to play co op compaign on live....How about it Frankie, any shot of it????

  • 05.12.2006 10:01 AM PDT
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Now wait a second... Can we even be sure that's John in that Mark Series armor? The AR makes me think we're looking at some other surviving spartan...

  • 05.12.2006 10:02 AM PDT

"Go then. There are other worlds than these."

Greetings Sir Frankie,

1. Could we get an mp3 of just the trailer music without the other sound effects? My iTunes needs some Halo 3 lovin'!

2. How can we get people to stop asking about the "arc" and start asking about the "Ark" instead?

  • 05.12.2006 10:04 AM PDT

Bungie.net Forums:
Where few Listen, and most Wait to Talk.

Ninja 0n Fire is the best mod ever, for asking us what we wanted.

Is the Spartan we see Master Chief for sure?

What kind of aMiNals are in the ark?

  • 05.12.2006 10:05 AM PDT
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Frankie,

Will there be a system in place that will allow you to easily change the attributes of the weapons in multiplayer? A system similar to how you update the playlists. This system would not be accessable to the end user, only Bungie. You guys could use this system to re-balance weapons even after the game has shipped. For example, If this system was in Halo 2, you could easily reduce the homing abilities of the Plasma Pistol and give the sword limited ammo, like in the single player missions.


There was a system in place to do that in Halo 2(Auto Update). How do you think they enhanced melee damage?

  • 05.12.2006 10:07 AM PDT