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Subject: Is it worth buying halo 3 and coming back
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Or just save my money

  • 05.19.2012 7:38 AM PDT
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It depends. Do you want to play the game online? More likely. Is the game game still active? Yeah, not as much as it use to be back in 2007-2010, but it's still somewhat active. Are you expecting the community to be as "sociable?" Like majority of the game community, they're either in 'Party Chat' or just don't feel like talking, taking their mics off in other words, so if you're expecting people to talk crap or use teamwork on there like they use to, your chances of that happening are now slim nowadays, although you might be lucky if you find the right people.

Map packs: Are you expecting the map packs to be free? Other then the Heroic Map Pack, no, you still have to pay for them unless you buy Halo 3: ODST which would come with the Mythic disk with all the maps in it.

I think the game is worth it if you're expecting to play it. I like Halo 3 better than Halo Reach, in my opinion.

[Edited on 05.19.2012 8:30 AM PDT]

  • 05.19.2012 8:29 AM PDT

I'd say yes. And I'd say yes for the campaign.

Haters gonna hate.

  • 05.19.2012 8:48 AM PDT

offical stats and gamertag:

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/Default.aspx?player=maritol op87&sg=0

It depends. Do you want to play the game online? More likely. Is the game game still active? Yeah, not as much as it use to be back in 2007-2010, but it's still somewhat active. Are you expecting the community to be as "sociable?" Like majority of the game community, they're either in 'Party Chat' or just don't feel like talking, taking their mics off in other words, so if you're expecting people to talk crap or use teamwork on there like they use to, your chances of that happening are now slim nowadays, although you might be lucky if you find the right people.

Map packs: Are you expecting the map packs to be free? Other then the Heroic Map Pack, no, you still have to pay for them unless you buy Halo 3: ODST which would come with the Mythic disk with all the maps in it.

I think the game is worth it if you're expecting to play it. I like Halo 3 better than Halo Reach, in my opinion.


Here in Europe are all Map Packs for free.

  • 05.19.2012 9:48 AM PDT

Indisputable Facts:
ODST >>>>>>> H1
H3 >>>>>>> H2

Yes, or your a bad kid who doesn't deserve to have nice things.

  • 05.19.2012 11:30 AM PDT

Games I like:,
Half-Minute Hero
MBU
Portal
Halo 3 is the best Halo ever
Maps I like: Turf, Avalanche, Pylon, Sandbox, Breakpoint and many more.

If your in it for Multiplayer, Forge and Custom Games get ODST. You get ODST's awesome campaign, plus all the Halo 3 Multiplayer maps *Which includes Forge and Customs).

If your in it for Campaign, Certainly. One of the best game's I own. And who doesn't love landing on a Scarab in The Covenant and making a mad dash back to your Hornet before it blows?

  • 05.19.2012 3:31 PM PDT

It is totally worth it. you should buy halo 3. it is super fun and in my opinion it is better than halo reach. Halo 3 is just pure endless fun. i was playing it the other day and did not stop for like 4 hours.(i've played longer) halo 3 is only $4.99 at gamestop now. there are still lots of people playing. so get halo 3 back.

  • 05.19.2012 4:12 PM PDT

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Halo 3 is awesome I would buy it. Halo 3 goes for around 5 bucks on Half.com. I'd say its worth it.

  • 05.19.2012 5:19 PM PDT

Absolutely, I bought Halo 3 odst for 10 bucks from gamestop a few months ago because my Halo 3 disk broke. You buy that and it has all the maps on it already. If you want campaign I'm not sure...

  • 05.19.2012 6:22 PM PDT

I've been replaying Halo 3's campaign the last few days, put my Mythic disc in from ODST but there were only 2700 people online. Some playlists had 0 population. Team SWAT only had 14 players. Kinda sad to see the support for this game drop off so much.

  • 05.19.2012 7:12 PM PDT
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If you're going for campaign, you have got to try out 4 Arbiters vs. Brutes on Heroic difficulty with all AI modifying skulls turned on.

Much more engaging than any other ground battle and for once, you get to fight alongside reliable friendly AI.

It makes Truth's demise taste more sweeter and if you spawn Flood allies during the battle, you can get more combat forms to fight after the cutscene (if you headshot them before activating the light bridge). There's 6 fuel rod guns on the bridge in addition to 3 which you can get from the Arbiters. Putting them next to dead Flood bodies can potentially result in 9 fuel rod gun Flood!! You can also get swords from the Arbiters, meaning you could get an army of sword Flood!!

To get rid of the invincible Arbiter for the Brute battle, you have to make sure the turret (only spawns on higher difficulties) is intact while leaving an enemy alive long enough for Arby to get close and want to get in it.

To get rid of Arbiter for the Flood fight, you have to get him on the activation platform that Truth was killed on and teabag him into nonexistence. To get rid of Sentinel allies on the middle bridge, use the plasma pistol overcharge or speedrun to the Cortana moment. Also, you can do the Flood fight with up to 4 Arbiters if you knock them off the bridge before activating the light bridge.

In essence, this battle is the #1 of H3's campaign. Very controllable and replayable (checkpoints don't pop up during the Brute fight). If you have an usb drive, you can customize your experience even more by using Liberty to mod your ammo and grenade count to resemble CE.

The only problem is that on higher difficulties, it's going to take a lot longer.

[Edited on 05.19.2012 7:30 PM PDT]

  • 05.19.2012 7:21 PM PDT


Posted by: Zeke Maximum
I've been replaying Halo 3's campaign the last few days, put my Mythic disc in from ODST but there were only 2700 people online. Some playlists had 0 population. Team SWAT only had 14 players. Kinda sad to see the support for this game drop off so much.
Oh don't pay attention to them. None of the population counters have actually been anywhere near accurate for months, and I think over a year now even.

  • 05.19.2012 9:54 PM PDT


Posted by: Zeke Maximum
I've been replaying Halo 3's campaign the last few days, put my Mythic disc in from ODST but there were only 2700 people online. Some playlists had 0 population. Team SWAT only had 14 players. Kinda sad to see the support for this game drop off so much.


You realize none of those are correct right? I think it updates once a day if that and at different times.

  • 05.20.2012 5:46 AM PDT
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Reach has ended my 5 year addiction to Halo. Thanks Bungie!
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Halo 3 is the only game I play on the 360, as it is the best game for it, currently.

  • 05.20.2012 9:46 AM PDT

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Posted by: Zeke Maximum
I've been replaying Halo 3's campaign the last few days, put my Mythic disc in from ODST but there were only 2700 people online. Some playlists had 0 population. Team SWAT only had 14 players. Kinda sad to see the support for this game drop off so much.
Oh don't pay attention to them. None of the population counters have actually been anywhere near accurate for months, and I think over a year now even.
I remember JonnyOThan saying they weren't too accurate at the height of H3's popularity.

  • 05.20.2012 11:35 AM PDT

This is a Reach account that I created the day they announced his name in a bnet weekly update. Any stats regarding ODST or Halo 3 are irrelevant. Also, Halo CE master race. Halo 1 > other halo games > other games.

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Posted by: Zeke Maximum
I've been replaying Halo 3's campaign the last few days, put my Mythic disc in from ODST but there were only 2700 people online. Some playlists had 0 population. Team SWAT only had 14 players. Kinda sad to see the support for this game drop off so much.
There is no support. They don't update playlists and haven't since just after Reach's release. Banning is automated and the game now runs on Reach's servers.

  • 05.20.2012 12:01 PM PDT

lol

I can't believe you even had to ask that question.

  • 05.20.2012 2:01 PM PDT

I run Skirmish!!!

NO ONE has figured out that the population counters do not work anymore?

This has been stated hundreds of times on here...

  • 05.20.2012 3:15 PM PDT

"What are we holding on to, Sam?"
"That there's some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for."


Posted by: burritosenior

Posted by: Zeke Maximum
I've been replaying Halo 3's campaign the last few days, put my Mythic disc in from ODST but there were only 2700 people online. Some playlists had 0 population. Team SWAT only had 14 players. Kinda sad to see the support for this game drop off so much.
Oh don't pay attention to them. None of the population counters have actually been anywhere near accurate for months, and I think over a year now even.


I know they've been wrong since Reach....I never really paid attention before then, but it's been at least a year.

  • 05.20.2012 5:47 PM PDT

Ricsina.Killer


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Or just save my money


Yes of course it is, if you are a loyal fan of the Halo franchise you will be playing Halo 3 till you die and pass the gift to your unborn children.

  • 05.21.2012 3:14 PM PDT


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Yes, or your a bad kid who doesn't deserve to have nice things.

Good one. Seriously though, the play style in Halo 3 is better than Reach in my opinion. In most matches, if you leave you'r mic on and say something, others will switch theirs on. Just gotta coax them into it. Still a great game, that has good days and bad days regarding population. If matchmaking is really slow, invite recent players and play custom games of CTF, Slayer, or infecton. then the choice is yours, and that is when it's the best.

  • 05.21.2012 3:17 PM PDT

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I played the other day when my old teammates saw me online for the first time in months and coaxed me into switching disks. Got matches immediately (playlist counters are not accurate, never were very up-to-date but now are unquestionably inaccurate), had solid connections, and had a blast.

It's worth the $5-10 it'll cost you at Gamestop or Amazon.

  • 05.21.2012 9:09 PM PDT
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Yes. It's still fun to play.

  • 05.22.2012 4:50 AM PDT
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Yes, play it... it needs more people!

  • 05.22.2012 7:22 AM PDT
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  • 05.22.2012 3:13 PM PDT

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