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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update
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halo 3 is a great great great great......2hours later great great great dissapointment

  • 05.13.2006 11:31 PM PDT

Violence is just action until somebody dies.

SOLID UPDATE QUESTION:

In the Halo 2 DVD, the director said he originally intended for the Master Chief to start displaying more of his deeper character and even bits of his human emotions as, and I quote him, "cracks in the armor, if you will."

We ended up not getting to see much of that in Halo 2. Do we get to see these interesting new developments within John 117 in Halo 3?

  • 05.13.2006 11:40 PM PDT
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Posted by: odin123
Thank you for making this a darker game. The halo series is all about despair.

In fact, I will be truely upset if the final mission of the game does not involve a timed level, or at least a story line leaving the whole fate of humanity on my sholders.

Unless we all die. That wold be acceptable.



Totally Agree

I think 2 endings would be badass... 1 showing what cortana predicts if the MC fails and Another If MC "Finishes The Fight" . And yes the timed ending would be sweet... i loved it in Combat Evolved. Very Intense Ending.


Thank you for completly ignoring me. To me, this is one of the biggest insults one can do, because it shows they have no respect or desency twords you. Especially when they have to quick posts reguarding nothing of you.

I love how people on here can just say stuff, but never back it up or they just disipear.

Anyhow, I am looking forward to playing halo 3. I really want to try the AR. I would love however, to se the Carbine re-done. It was the best gun overall in the game. Its even quicker to kill then the BR, But takes aim like the pistel. To bad it ran to low on ammo. Most people don't like it or any other covie weapon because there "creatures of habit."
-Aktins Diet

  • 05.14.2006 12:19 AM PDT
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Posted by: caesar104
halo 3 is a great great great great......2hours later great great great dissapointment


How so? That was just a teaser, and yet you can still tell how good it is.

I laugh at thee.

  • 05.14.2006 12:31 AM PDT
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in the background of the trailer is tht zanzabar? cuz the wreakage looks like the spining wheel. and u did say the moutain is kilmanjo ( cant spell) and thts in africa. and zanzabar is too.

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  • 05.14.2006 5:18 AM PDT
Subject: HALO 3 AND BUNGIE/microsoft
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Let me first say great job and booting cheating "middle schoolers" as my friends and I refer to them.( middle schooler= child hitting puberty late so they compensate their appearance buy stuffing tissue and socks in their bras and underwear to try to impress people, when infact its those actions that make them appear even more childish). Well with that off my chest let me say Halo 3 looks great, the darker feel better carrie into the game! I hope and pray its release is not tarnished as Halo 2 and 360 were. I reserved the $55 suppposed "limited edition only avaliable thru pre-order silver boxed "copy of H2 in nov. 03 being told X-mas- Spring 04 relase....A YEAR LATER I get in line and see the same copy available for sale with no reserve needed, 6 months later I see these for sale for $45 at the 7-11 store (shame). 360 I reserved a year in advance and wasnt able to get my one till feb of 06. at which point I passed up the purchase because the delivery didn't live up to the hype.(shame 2). I'm not gonna reserve Halo 3, But I will be in line the night of its actual release. Keep up the good work.

  • 05.14.2006 5:52 AM PDT

...And miles to go before I sleep.

Gravemind (aka Audrey 3 or the Brussel Sprout King) would seem to be using Cortana to communicate. "I have defied Gods and Demons", sounds like that dirty old fella has pirated her software (the cad!) and corrupted her operational heirarchy! Oh well, she always did have a thing for the bad-boys.

" ...Your Sword and Shield", maybe the big guy is going to shake off the croutons and lend a hand..or a vine-thingy..and help.

"This is how the world ends" Like, when you are going to make an omlette. I hope once this world is broken, the next has crunchy bits of bacon and jalapeno!

Peace.

  • 05.14.2006 5:56 AM PDT
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llDwells55Xll asks,


What's the polygon count on the characters and environments in comparison to Halo 2?



Not as high as it looks. A lot of detail is achieved using a combination of lighting, textures, normals and bump-maps. We're saving our polygon budget for other things…

This excites me. I'm pretty sure mostly Bit-Mapping (normal ....for lighting details and purposes) was used on halo 2 (to Bling out Details)......Halo: Combat Evolved expressed that everything was Bump-Mapped which is what i think gave the game the "feel" and gameplaay it has. Where Everything you saw, you could touch and feel....Halo 2 had alot of "Drawn in objects and details" that only exhisted to the eyes... if you actually went to these places, you can pass through them as if they were not even there. Bungie said in an interview on Halo 2 that we went back to Normal Mapping because we were able to add mor e lighting and detail... and it used alot less memory. My only guess is that they did it for LIVE purposes. But then again.. i really know nothing about how these things work.

I want that "feel" back...... but thats just me.


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  • 05.14.2006 6:50 AM PDT
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that was not MC. his armor was diffrent. he had a diffrent walk kind of to. the chunks that were taken out of his armor did match the halo2 MC armor. so i'm guessing that it was fred. fred is the only other male spartan that plays a big role. if it was linda the spartan would have a sniper. the are looked smaller and thiner. plus are those trees from astrala. and are the big rings from the MAC generater that was destroyed. cuz the one in mombassa looked the same. three ring close together and then conected by cables. so i'm also guessing that the city in the back is maybe sydney so a MAC gen would be possible. on a more personal note i cryed to. I LOVE YOU BUNGIE! X0

  • 05.14.2006 7:43 AM PDT
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Posted by: Mr Secksy Man
Tag! You now have herpes! Make yourself welcome in here, our colony of filth.

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Posted by: Johnny Lawl
Most marriage is based on love. If two people really love each other, gender should have no baring at all.

Posted by: caesar104
halo 3 is a great great great great......2hours later great great great dissapointment

What are you saying????? Please try to back up your posts, or you just look emo. I don't even know HOW you could possibly say that, seeing as it was JUST ANNOUNCED!

I...don't....understand..... *EXPLODE*


ps. everybody CALM DOWN! I didn't really explode.

pps. I'm installing Oblivion!!!!! OMGWTFBBQ!?!?!?!

  • 05.14.2006 7:43 AM PDT
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Posted by: Mr Secksy Man
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Posted by: Johnny Lawl
Most marriage is based on love. If two people really love each other, gender should have no baring at all.

that was not MC. his armor was diffrent. he had a diffrent walk kind of to. the chunks that were taken out of his armor did match the halo2 MC armor. so i'm guessing that it was fred.

THEY SAID he was MC your joking right? Please tell me your joking....

  • 05.14.2006 7:46 AM PDT

Posted by: Aktins_Diet
Frankie, halo 3 needs night levels! There so bad ass. Look At Truth and Rec. (cant spell) God i loved those levels. Also, remmember when in High Charity the flood start taking over? If you could make them more scary, (like poping out of no were, or like doom 3) i think that would be tight. But i dont know what the rest of the fans feel about this. This is what I personaly like. Its just a suggestion. Your game.
-Aktins Diet


Lol, I was posting night levels forever in my Halo 3 wishlist.....imagine a stealth level, with the mc, and a camo generator, going in on a stolen cov dropship to infiltrate a capital ship. I also hope they put in a cover mode, sorta like the one in PDZ, but better, cause that cover mode was sucky. But I dont think we have to worry. Everything bungie makes is golden. Even what comes out of the back end of the development team.

And also, I agree, Halo 1 had this great "feel"to it. Halo 2, not so much. I don't know what changed.

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  • 05.14.2006 7:51 AM PDT
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Posted by: UNYEILDING
that was not MC. his armor was diffrent. he had a diffrent walk kind of to. the chunks that were taken out of his armor did match the halo2 MC armor. so i'm guessing that it was fred. fred is the only other male spartan that plays a big role. if it was linda the spartan would have a sniper. the are looked smaller and thiner. plus are those trees from astrala. and are the big rings from the MAC generater that was destroyed. cuz the one in mombassa looked the same. three ring close together and then conected by cables. so i'm also guessing that the city in the back is maybe sydney so a MAC gen would be possible. on a more personal note i cryed to. I LOVE YOU BUNGIE! X0


from the update.'

The Analizer asks,


Qustion: Is the Spartan in the teaser trailer, John 117?


Fankies Answer: Yes.


it most certainly is the MC, Frankie Confirmed so..... Read the update. (that is Unless there are Other Spartan 117's That are also Master Chiefs. But I'm pretty sure Theres only 1 spartan 117..and that is The Master Chief.

Posted by: accident prone8


And also, I agree, Halo 1 had this great "feel"to it. Halo 2, not so much. I don't know what changed.



Im Pretty sure it was the Mapping....Thats one reason Halo:Combat Evolved never made it to live i guess.(it just ran way to rough) in order for Hal 2 you run on Live, they need to use inferior mapping and used "normal" lighting to make up for its loss. Hopefully now with the 360, we'll be able to get that Back.

I would love to see a "Hidden or Secret Spartan Project" on Earth (kinda like Area 51) with many many Spartans in Cryostasis just waitning to be revived. Maybe that Artifact is Where these Spartans are Burried?... but obviously... i know im wrong. But it would be cool.




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  • 05.14.2006 7:55 AM PDT
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The HUD should be more like metroid prime :). It would make it more realistic because in Halo 2 granted it was still really fun and well made but Master Cheif vision is always in a Helmet and it looked like in Halo 1-2 the helmet was stuck to his face so this is just a suggestion but having HUD lag would kind of cool i guess.

This could be for other characters also, just giving an exemple with the Master Cheif.

Thank you

  • 05.14.2006 9:43 AM PDT
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im shocked to see mr gates didnt want this game to come out near november of this year. Must be tacking a long time?

  • 05.14.2006 10:00 AM PDT

Ok i have to say that Marty's music, in the trailer, is by far one of the most touching pieces i've heard!! I definitely have to agree with that first guys question....Why does the music make me want to cry and smile at the same time? I don't know why, but it almost brought a tear to my eye and i was so excited at the same time. Keep doing a great job Bungie...on everything!!

  • 05.14.2006 10:03 AM PDT
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How do i download the walpapers to my 360 console ?
And are we also going to have the pistol back to ?
I think that it would be cool i they mixed the AR and BR with each other.
And what guns are you taking out ?
Are they replacing the machine guns and just adding the AR ?
Or do we get all new advance ments for the guns and vehucles like the banshe and warthog driving ?
Are their going to be new target reticles ?
I know i have a lot of questions but The trailer rocks and i wanna know if it is going to be worth wild ?
And do we have to use the Arbiter AGAIN he was ok at times but his missions were boring (opinion)

~HSD~

  • 05.14.2006 10:05 AM PDT

"many imitations, but only one!"

hey

dont know if you have been asked this before buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut....

the halo guy is a "spartan" - his name is john....(all this is obvious i know)

but heres the thing

you ever seen "demolition Man"? - well sylvester stallones character is called "John Spartan", hmmmmmmmmmm..... a coinsidence?????

Blitz

  • 05.14.2006 10:30 AM PDT
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Can someone please answer my question about next weeks update and how it could be a video read my post in there near the end of page 9 It would be greatly appreciated so I dont feel like im being completely ignored thanx

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  • 05.14.2006 10:42 AM PDT
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Posted by: Frankie

Hey guys, a Q&A about the trailer which answers a lot of the questions we can freely address.


Does the Chief have a dog?

  • 05.14.2006 11:44 AM PDT
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Posted by: DDRmaster
Sweet... Mister Chief must be dizzy from the glare. And the booth babes.

Please Learn how to spell! I Hate it when people spell MISTER CHIEF it is MASTER CHIEF!!!!!!!! Learn to spell you make him sound like a weak british wipped -blam!-!

  • 05.14.2006 11:45 AM PDT
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HALO 3, can any -blam!- tell me when its gonna come out, and when there are gonna be NEW info about it on Bungie?
p.s. this -blam!- is tight -blam!-s.

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  • 05.14.2006 11:49 AM PDT
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FRANKIE FRANKIE FRANKIE!!!!!

okay have i got your attention yet? (PS please read the bottom of this post Frankie - the most important question is there) Alright...good. Now mister I firstly have to say THANK GOD for bungies announcement of halo 3. Although in repsone to the comments written on the announcement trailer part of the site - it is a complete lie that no one thought halo 3 was your ever-discussed 'new project'. I hate to be that annoying guy who is like 'i knew i knew im so great' but seriously..... i knew. I mean c'mon! After the record-breaking success of Halo 2, how could ol' gatesy boy let you guys work on anything else!? You made him so much money! The only other piece of evidence - and in actual fact the only piece of evidence I was ever going by - that I have to suggest I knew it was Halo 3 is that YOU WERE SO DAMN SECRETIVE about your 'new project' - and what kind of secrecy could exist outside of the guaranteed success of a Halo 2 sequel? After all bungie is a company - and companies like to make money.

My next comment is damn all the posters on the site for being so smart... I would have never come to any of the conclusions they have about the trailer (and hence never have gotten all the juicy goss created from their questions). This may be due to the fact that although I have played Halo and Halo 2 through at least 200 times I have skipped through the trailer every single time - I'm sorry mr. cinematics guy; I LIKE THE GAME.

One quick question about the forums (and im now preparing myslef for all the angry posts) is - WHY do most posters not understand the difference between 'there' and 'THEIR'??!!?? I hate to be an intellectual snob but they are two different words for a reason! 'there' is used for "Hey, look over there!" (i.e. it refers to an area or place) and 'their' refers to to someone, or a group of peoples' possessions, as in "Have you been over to their place". Anyway - that just always bugs me. [EDIT] just another point as inspired by atkins diet (no offence dude - i usually agree with what u have to say) another big no-no is how no-one uses (or even mis-uses) "they're" -it mrans THEY ARE- so dont use their or there instead (god im 4N4L) [EDIT]

I must say I am a self-confessed Halo 2 addict. I normally live in Australia, but now I find myself in Tokyo, Japan (yeh like you needed to know where Tokyo is). Tokyo is an awesome AWESOME place but the biggest problem with this place is that EVERYONE IS JAPANESE AND THEY LOVE THEIR PS2s. Frankie - FRANKIE please help me HERE. I NEED, and i emphasize, NEED to know where I can play Halo 2 in tokyo on XBOX live! I am having serious withdrawals......

its funny - I smoked a lot of weed when i lived in Australia, and yet I havent smoked in Tokyo since ive been here, but i dont miss it! Halo 2 i DO miss!! so PLEASE frankie - if you dont know yourself ask around the bungie studios cos i am dying to play again!

Please send your answer to steve_baker_@hotmail.com cos I only check the bungie website every-so-often (I dont have internet at home here) and like i said i NEED to know!

I await your reply. Peace and re-incarnation to all...

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  • 05.14.2006 11:56 AM PDT
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Will there be other Spartans in Halo 3?

  • 05.14.2006 12:08 PM PDT