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Subject: Bungie Weekly Update
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Cool update.

But you need to get with the times and give out widescreen wallpapers in like 1920x1200

  • 05.15.2006 1:40 PM PDT
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hey everybody i just became a member guy thing so i can post and i was wondering how do you email Frankie

If you wish to curse, say your own name
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  • 05.15.2006 1:54 PM PDT
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woo hoo!!!!
the assault rifle makes a come back,hopefully the'll take out the noob stuff like the BR and take the cheapness out of the sword and dualweild


flippin sw33t
hellz yeah

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Cool update.

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Posted by: M4W DOMn8r 2
woo hoo!!!!
the assault rifle makes a come back,hopefully the'll take out the noob stuff like the BR and take the cheapness out of the sword and dualweild


flippin sw33t
hellz yeah

The BR is not cheep, its just right.
The sword can be dodged, and is usless at medium range.
The AR will prob. be the best gun for close- semi mid range, like it should be.
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Dear Bungie,

wow that guy just wrote an essay to Bungie about Halo 3...........
omfg.....
give it to your english teacher!
OMG LOL ATKINS HOLY SHAT DUDE WOW I CANT BELIVE U DID I TOLD U IN GROUP BUT I GUESS U DIDENT LISTEN WOW OMG LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO HOLY GOD!!

Why did you quote my hole thing? It is not needed.
Posted by: Caboose987
Ok, played Halo: Combat Evolved...

Don't listen to some other people who insult your ideas. There is nothing wrong with a diffrence of opinion. When folks call your ideas stupid, they become hypocrites themselves. I love to see other people's ideas, even if they conflict with mine. It shows that there is actully some other intelligence out there; enough intelligence to come to a conclution on a situation, reguardless if it is right or wrong in someone elses mind. I think we all know who i am refering to....
I wish a mod would see this.
Anyways, don't get discouraged by posting your thoughts, its what keeps everything moving in the world today.
-Aktins Diet
Posted by: stan5
Ever think about
"I am your shield, I am your SWORD"
Reckon we're going to get a shield this time?

Well, i sure hope so! Because in halo 1, there was. Just look at the E3 trailer for halo 1 on the Halo 2 expantion pack. DANM IT BUNGIE, PUT IT BACK IN! GAH!!!!!

Sorry, this is still an emotional part of Halo for me. >_< *sniff*
Posted by: MrSpo
Just wondering.... Are both Covenant factions around that huge Forerunner weapon?? I noticed some of the ships moved away, and was also wondering what those Banshees and that dropship were up to....

The ships moved away because the same impact that made the rocks fall infront of Chef, pushed the Ships. I hope this sums it up. Can you think of what was to happen to chef if he was closer to the center? :)
-Aktins Diet

  • 05.15.2006 4:00 PM PDT
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I hope one of the staff reads this.

Will the vehicles that you wanted to use in Halo 2 but couldn't because of various issues be used in Halo 3? I really wanted to have a motorcycle.

  • 05.15.2006 4:15 PM PDT
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Hey bungie i got banned from halo 2 matchmaking
I do not cheat in the game what gives
My accont is minerho
Ive benn suspended for team standbying but then i quit that and now im banned
I stoped it and im upset
can u plz un ban me
let me know if you can unban me alright thankz alot


MinerHo

  • 05.15.2006 4:41 PM PDT

Clan Draconus Lupus - Kicking ass for over a decade (Hyncharas)

In the trailer it showed what I thought was the docking station on High Charity for the "Ark" - a control-ship that could fire all remaining Halos simultaneously - but now I am not so sure.

Before I ask my question, I will be making some comparisons.

We know that the Forerunner-Flood War happened 900,000 years ago, after a statement made by Marcus Lehto during Halo2's development process. We also know that during this period, the Halos were activated. In Earth's history there are also a number of references to "Noah's Ark" and "the great Flood created to purge and purify the world", in the story of Gilgamesh... and the city of Atlantis during this period; where the flood swallowed the city into the ocean. All of this was part of a story told by Plato about a civil war that occured long before our own civilisations.

According to some historians, the Earth surrounding the desert-regions of Africa 1 million years ago were covered by both fields and ocean/waterway systems, and it is theorised some natural disaster caused this to be obliterated. Also in the story of Atlantis, "the fall" was attributed to a war between a confederacy of the rulers of the city (who had cohabited with mortals) and the gods who created it and the rings that surrounded and protected it. Lastly, there is some discrepancy in the time in which this war was set; either being 900 or 9,000 years ago, or perhaps even longer than Plato believed.

Now we've always assumed that each of these Halos were just weapon-platforms, but in the first game Cortana said the Forerunners referred to them as "fortress worlds". It is also fair to assume that - while at the start of Halo 1 there were seven rings - there might have been 10 of them as Plato's story suggested...

(wait for it)

In the trailer, the top of the structure in the crater looks similar to the control centers on the other Halos, but because it's on Earth it can't be a Halo itself. Is the structure in the trailer the city of Atlantis; buried by the devastation caused in the 100,000 Year War?

  • 05.15.2006 4:43 PM PDT
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Posted by: I Cadilllac I
Conform...

"Its Obvious the new AR has differences..... The Barrell From what i can tell from military specs is ATLEAST 4 (four) to 6 (six) inch extension.( a 1 inch extension would make no sense and serve no purpose) An Extension to a Barrell usually has 2 reasons..... 1- it allows the bullet to spin longer before its released from the Barrell(if its a "RIFLED" Barrell and not "HONED) giving the Bullet a much Faster spin in turn giving it a much strated and more accurate Line of Flight. and 2- To help Bullet Drop, The Bullets should fire alitttle further, but not have as much drop. Longer Barrells usually mean better accuracy.... i mean the spread on a sawed off 4 inch shotgun is not going to be anywhere near as accurate as the spread on an 18 inch long shotgun... this is the best i can explain.

Yea the BR has a slightly longer barrel, thats pretty much what I said. But believe me I have done some serious comparisons and the barrel is no were near 4-6 inches. Atleast thats not represented in the pictures.

"a 1 inch extension would make no sense and serve no purpose"

This is exactly my point and the reason I thought it was still pretty much the same gun.

Anyway the gun cant be too accurate because it doesnt have a scope. Its pretty much gotta be a fully auto AR with possibly slightly more accuracy.


al im sayin is that an extension would need to be atleast 4-6 inches to serve purpose. Scopes dont have anything to do with accuraacy....does it help....of course.. you making the object alot bigger in "sight" but a scope only makes the target biggerit does not make a gun more accurate...put a 2 inch barrell on the sniper with the badass scope and all your gonna get is a nice view... and not good accuracy aan accurate 1.

The only difference i se in the new AR ... and thats the only speculation i have on the reason for the barrell to seem to look longer. Its obviously not the standard Arrault rifle . Frankie confirmed it. this is from the update.

Meeper asks,


Why is the Assault Rifle in there?


Who says it's the standard Assault Rifle? Doesn't look identical to me…


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  • 05.15.2006 5:40 PM PDT
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hey, is this where you ask frankie for the weekly update questions? It used to be in the Halo 2 forums, but things have changed a lot.

  • 05.15.2006 5:46 PM PDT
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Ello All, Just one Question/Request.
since the release of the real time demo for halo 2, The Battle rifle had a single fire mode when it was scoped. is there a way to possibly seeing how it seems that bungie is bring back the AR, perhaps giving the option of full auto 3-round burst, of single fire, seeing how the battle rifle was so prone to running out of ammo so fast,(and yes i know weapon switching and proper weapon load for the right job makes a really big difference) but the battle rifle in my mind is one of the most reliable weapon in the game.
Can you at least give us a slight tid bit on the AR/Battle Rifle for the game
::On knee's Holding hands together::Please Frankie Tell Us........

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just a blank field


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  • 05.15.2006 6:16 PM PDT
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I have a question for this week's update:
Will Halo 3 use the Xbox Live Vision camera other than to communicate with other people(As in making gestures to control anything in game).

  • 05.15.2006 8:48 PM PDT
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Posted by: Tiletron
In the trailer it showed what I thought was the docking station on High Charity for the "Ark" - a control-ship that could fire all remaining Halos simultaneously - but now I am not so sure.

Before I ask my question, I will be making some comparisons.

We know that the Forerunner-Flood War happened 900,000 years ago, after a statement made by Marcus Lehto during Halo2's development process. We also know that during this period, the Halos were activated. In Earth's history there are also a number of references to "Noah's Ark" and "the great Flood created to purge and purify the world", in the story of Gilgamesh... and the city of Atlantis during this period; where the flood swallowed the city into the ocean. All of this was part of a story told by Plato about a civil war that occured long before our own civilisations.

According to some historians, the Earth surrounding the desert-regions of Africa 1 million years ago were covered by both fields and ocean/waterway systems, and it is theorised some natural disaster caused this to be obliterated. Also in the story of Atlantis, "the fall" was attributed to a war between a confederacy of the rulers of the city (who had cohabited with mortals) and the gods who created it and the rings that surrounded and protected it. Lastly, there is some discrepancy in the time in which this war was set; either being 900 or 9,000 years ago, or perhaps even longer than Plato believed.

Now we've always assumed that each of these Halos were just weapon-platforms, but in the first game Cortana said the Forerunners referred to them as "fortress worlds". It is also fair to assume that - while at the start of Halo 1 there were seven rings - there might have been 10 of them as Plato's story suggested...

(wait for it)

In the trailer, the top of the structure in the crater looks similar to the control centers on the other Halos, but because it's on Earth it can't be a Halo itself. Is the structure in the trailer the city of Atlantis; buried by the devastation caused in the 100,000 Year War?

I always thought Alantis was involved in some way, but i could never really connect it. If what you say is true, then this could be a big find. Could you give me some Refrences that gave you this impression? I really want to learn more about it myself, thanks.
-Aktins Diet

  • 05.15.2006 9:17 PM PDT

#1, So are we (the players) going to go into that city in the distance at some point in the game?

#1.5, If we get to, is there a chance of seeing a night or late evening level in the city? That would be totally sweet with all the city lights and etc.

#2, is the "heat" effect in the background part of the in-game engine? Or is that an added effect for the trailer?

#3, is there going to be a "return" of old mombosa (aka "destroyed mombosa") at any point in the game?

#4, Is there going to be a level inside the forerunner ship (the one that left from High Charity)?

#5, What is (or was) the structure that the Cheif walked through (in the first part of the trailer)?

#6, Can the Cheif really "walk" (not run) that fast?

#7, So what is "new" (fictitionally, not fact. As in, not game engine related.) on the weapon the Cheif is carrying?

#8, I counted 34 Capitiol Ships, 9 banshees and 1 phantom. How many more/are there any more are there in the trailer? (just curious)

#9, Is there any reason (that you can tell us) why 3 of the capitiol ships (and the phantoms and banshees) are fleeing the forerunner structure? (and if you respond no or nope please define waht you are responding nope to)

#10, (and the last question) Does the "wind" really blow around sings and etc. (aka the grunt crossing sign)?

Thanks!

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4 spartans Survived john,kelly,fred and linda and the spartan in DOA4 isnt one of them!!!!!

  • 05.16.2006 5:21 AM PDT
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Hey Frankie will there be any more trailers on halo 3

  • 05.16.2006 6:48 AM PDT
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Posted by: Aktins_Diet
I always thought Alantis was involved in some way, but i could never really connect it. If what you say is true, then this could be a big find. Could you give me some Refrences that gave you this impression? I really want to learn more about it myself, thanks.
-Aktins Diet


There are several references through the Halo trilogy that have been made - all pointing towards Plato's story - however most of these appeared during the storyline for Halo2. I have made a list of these ever since before Bungie asked for Contract Writers.

Special thanks goes to Enclopedia Mythica for references:


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Forerunner -- http://www.pantheon.org/cgi-bin/search.pl?nocpp=1&Realm= mythica&fa=0&Terms=Forerunner
The Oracles -- http://www.pantheon.org/articles/o/oracle.html
Katavul (possibly the first Arbiter) -- http://www.pantheon.org/articles/k/katavul.html
The Flood -- http://www.pantheon.org/articles/f/flood.html
Gods of The Winds -- http://www.pantheon.org/articles/g/gods_of_the_winds.html
Ark of the Covenant -- http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/ark_of_the_covenant.html
Noah -- http://www.pantheon.org/articles/n/noah.html
The Tabernacle -- http://www.pantheon.org/articles/t/tabernacle.html
Atlantis, and "The Fall" -- http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/atlantis.html

If my beliefs are correct, the "kings" in the myth of Atlantis refer to the Prophets; the sumpreme rulers of the Covenant.

When the Forerunners gave them Atlantis, they prescribed to its inhabitants a set of rules to follow, but oveer time the Prophets gained so much power they became too greedy. They tried to establish an empire of their own to overthrow the Forerunners, with Humanity caught in the middle. The war lasted for 100 millennia until the Forerunners decided to create a weapon that would wipe out all life on Earth, crushing the rebellion for good. They called this weapon the Flood.

When the Flood were released on Earth the newly-formed Covenant decided to abandon their homeworld and either created or captured the Ark: a ship based on Forerunner technology that could both ferry a large number of their race to safety, but one that could also control the "Halo" fortress platforms in their gods' territory. Humans also found a similar Ark and used it to protect themselves from the Flood. Then, once the "Ark of the Covenant" reached a safe distance, they activated the Halo network, in the process destroying the Forerunners, and the Flood on the Earth's surface.

While the Covenant made their journey in the cold of space far from Forerunner boundaries, Humans returned to the world that was also theirs and repopulated the planet...

And now after 900,000 years, the Covenant have returned to start that war all over again, just with Humanity instead of their gods. It is my belief that this site buried under New Mombasa is either the city of Atlantis, or at the very least the launch-site for the Ark (the Tabernacle) that transported the Covenant to safety so long ago.

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  • 05.16.2006 12:05 PM PDT
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I think it was only posted once so far but just to reiterate. If you pay attention to the direction of the flight of the Covenant ships you will notice that the banshees are approaching the "ark" in the trailer while two other ships are lifting off from the "ark". This in my mind would constitute a divide among the covenant possibly led by the arbitor

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Posted by: Caboose987
Ok, played Halo: Combat Evolved. The Assault Rifle in the trailer is just about completely identical to the original, what's the deal ?
I really think you should be extremely careful on choices for weapons for the new Halo.
Think about it, the first Halo didn't have live, but it had System Link, but no one used it because the weapons didn't fit a multi-player battle. Halo 2 was so popular and worked great because it had different types of weapons, e.g. SMG is basically an AR and the Battle Rifle was a bit of a tactical weapon. What would a Halo Team Slayer be like if the main weapon was an AR ? It would feel so weird and un-Haloish.
Here's an idea, get 4 players to play Halo: Combat Evolved and see how much the Multi-player sucked, it wasn't rubbish, but it wasn't good, it was weird and just...I don't know how to explain it but it was really weird. Then play Halo 2 on a multi player...feel the difference and the opportunities that the weapon choice brings. Yes there are a few extra weapons in Halo 2, but the difference between the weapons gives you more choice and more of a battle. Feel the change the Halo 2 weapons bring about.
So, to the point, think extremely carefully about weapons for Halo 2, in my opinion i absoloutely hated the AR in Halo. Here you are thinking about the future of Halo, even though this is the last installation, think about it, most people have Halo 2 for the multi-player, because the Campaign became boring after completing it a few times. If there were rubbish weapons in Halo 3, there won't be much Halo 3 being bought or used, and i have a feeling a lot of people would buy the game, finish the story and go back to Halo 2 on Live.
Please think carefully on this, it's quite a concern really.[/quote]

Excuse the name calling.... but you my friend, are an idiot.

"I really think you should be extremely careful on choices for weapons for the new Halo.
Think about it, the first Halo didn't have live, but it had System Link, but no one used it because the weapons didn't fit a multi-player battle."


Apparently you didnt play very much H:CE or have very much knowledge of it because it is the game that spawned MILLIONS of lan partys. Its the game that brought competitive gaming to a new level. I cant believe you will sit here and act like the multiplayer in Halo:CE was mediocre or average because it simply was much better than that.

"Here's an idea, get 4 players to play Halo: Combat Evolved and see how much the Multi-player sucked, it wasn't rubbish, but it wasn't good, it was weird and just...I don't know how to explain it but it was really weird. Then play Halo 2 on a multi player...feel the difference and the opportunities that the weapon choice brings. Yes there are a few extra weapons in Halo 2, but the difference between the weapons gives you more choice and more of a battle. Feel the change the Halo 2 weapons bring about."

As for this little statement... Just please excuse Halo:CE for having weapons with a purpose. With your theory more variety is better (and A LOT of people think this way), however let me ask you this...

Why is Halo so much better than other FPS? Why does it sell more copies? Why is it the game professionals haven chosen to play for years? Why does it have a factor that keeps you playing for over a year from launch?

The answer to all these questions is that its NOT a generic FPS. It has 10 or so PURPOSEFUL weapons. Every weapon has a time, a place, and a purpose. With Halo 2 bungie lessened that to an extreme degree.... especially when it comes to vehicles. The game has become much more concerned with what looks 'cool' and can be implemented.
Now of course the game also stands out because of its epic storyline (which many think is not a good one) and its great user interface. However, it still all comes back to these core gameplay ideas.

If you want to have 50 weapons, be able to hold 10 at a time, have 35 different vehilces then you are playing the wrong FPS. Other developers have already proven that more isnt always better. Heres an old nintendo statement for you "quality over quantity."



I'm with ya on that all the way. That kid should be playing unreal championship...or similar FPS's ... i thought with Halo 2... thats where the game was heading... you know... more playable characters, more weapons....Duel Weilding( which BTW has been done Before so theres nothing special about that.) Halo: Combat Evolved was Original... never before even close gameplay or story line..... Thats why it is called Halo: Combat Evolved (Not Halo 1 like most people call it with "Ignorance") Halo 2 is simply Halo 2.... I mean what would they call it.... Halo 2: Combat Devolved ? Or how About Halo 2: The MC is No Longer a Hero? Maybe that would have sold more copies?

flippin sw33t
hellz yeah

The BR is not cheep, its just right.
The sword can be dodged, and is usless at medium range.
The AR will prob. be the best gun for close- semi mid range, like it should be.
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[quote]Posted by: ChiloPilo
[quote]Posted by: Aktins_Diet

Theres a reason they gave the BR a 3 shot Burst or "SPREAD" rather.... that so the peopel with Horrible Aim would have a chance in Hell in landing 1 of those 3 shots. I agree... The BR was Cheap and a rather poor replacement for the M6D Pistol.

And to everyone who has Ballence in Gameplay issues... please read my Famous yet witty quote beneath my posts.

[Edited on 5/16/2006]

  • 05.16.2006 6:59 PM PDT
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I just hope to hell we get to have more power when it comes to making Game types, and where certin guns go. (not like with rocket spwan spot, have a sniper, but like choosing the types of weapons in that class.)
I also hope we can put some pictures in our gametype's name. In Halo 2 its only possible with Action Replay. God that stuff was fun. :)

One more thing, who thinks here that we should have a gametype in H3 of unlimited grenades, but no weapons? I personally love that!
-Aktins Diet

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"First up - Bad news for about 200 of the most serious bridgers, standbyers and boosters yesterday - we banned them. Better, newer tools allow us to spot network throttlers and other CRETINS more easily. There will be plenty more bannings before we're through. It's not hard to detect, but we like to be careful about who we ban. So if you're boosting with a modder, or a bridger, stop. Stop because it's stupid to cheat at a video game, and stop because you will get banned and yes, we can tell. I don't understand people who will cheat to get a rank number they know they didn't deserve. Clowns. Anyway, enjoy being banned."

Please do something about Modding. i know the games are purged...But it is ALOT going on still. We Quit this game as fast as we could. Something has to be done. And i think its rediculous that you even warn them to stop. We played a few games after.. but to be honest , this link below completely ruined our night.

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStats.aspx?gameID=487028707&a mp;player=c0mfor7a31yNum3



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  • 05.16.2006 10:25 PM PDT
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SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Check it out boys and girls, common sense is here.

First off, Everyone is freakin out about Cortana, yes she is fused with the mombasa, thats why she says she knows everything about Master Cheif. Chances are if the story is anything like it has been, you will have to fight the mombasa or cortana in HALO 3.

I don't know what it means about Halo delta, possible Halo 4 in the making?

The assault rifle should have burst fire options, it just makes sense if they are going to make improvements, make it both assault and battle rifle capable.

Bungie people are smart as -blam!-, they must have a female spartan during multiplayer action. Microsoft is way pushing female gameplay, and halo already has -blam!- ton of female gamers.

Anything that people predict, Bungie will out do.

  • 05.17.2006 5:37 AM PDT
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Hey Frankie, Is the crater in the Halo 3 trailer a natural crater, or ground zero of where the city used to stand? If it is a natural crater, does the crater exist in real life? Because there are crater nature reserves that are on the outskirts of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

If you can't answer this because it would give something away about Halo 3, I can understand. I just want to know if it's based off a real place.



  • 05.17.2006 6:35 AM PDT