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Subject: What about a playable demo? Just to tide us over? Pleeeeease?
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Posted by: Krimson Relik
I would much rather just have the whole package at once. There are plenty of other good games to tide me over until Halo 3 comes out.


You know what? You're right! There are plenty of games to hold us over.

I would like to play a pre-release demo of Halo 3, but I'd probably never see it so... I'm just going to play something else. Who knows maybe I might find a game I like better than Halo and might never go back to it again. O well, if that happens I guess it's just Bungies loss.

  • 06.29.2006 12:02 PM PDT
Subject: Playable demo
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there was a demo for H1 it was a long time ago and they should atleast give us an environment demo so we can test distructible objects spawn a couple of grunts to move down the the AR and then fill out a debrifing and send it Via Xbox live to show them what we like and dislike like other demo's for games if seen

  • 06.29.2006 12:07 PM PDT
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We've been here since you left.
We left before you came.

All these demos you guys are talking about came out after the initial game was released.

  • 06.29.2006 12:09 PM PDT

Don’t get mad if I flame you because you cannot spell, or because my three year old has better grammar and etiquette than you.

That would ruin they hype and anticipation and bring down a lot of critique and so forth, they are making a game and story THEY created, not the fans, so they will continue to do so and hope for the best. A demo would not be in thier best interest.

I would rather see them not take a few guys to make a demo team, just as I dont want to see them use a few guys for a bot team or map editor team. I would rather see them make the best game possible and add more MP maps instead.

Think about your requests and the impact they will have.

The thing that pisses me off the most is the lil cry babies who dont have live or broadband crying about BOTS, rather than trying to fix thier situatiuon and getting live or broadband or both really. They already have system link, if you dont have friends, dont have live or broadband they are doing you a favor by focing you to leave your bubble and making you get out into the real world and doing something about it rather than playing with bots all by yourself.

  • 06.29.2006 12:09 PM PDT
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Posted by: marsman0013
...The thing that pisses me off the most is the lil cry babies who dont have live or broadband crying about BOTS, rather than trying to fix thier situatiuon and getting live or broadband or both really. They already have system link, if you dont have friends, dont have live or broadband they are doing you a favor by focing you to leave your bubble and making you get out into the real world and doing something about it rather than playing with bots all by yourself.


LMAO...that's a very accurate statement marsman. That's also what makes it hilarious.

  • 06.29.2006 12:24 PM PDT
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actually there was a halo 1 demo

  • 06.29.2006 12:26 PM PDT

when this thread was started, i wasnt going to post.

but i changed my mind.

Which would you rather have:
1. Halo 3
2. Halo 3 DEMO

I would pick #1. If they want to take the time to put all of what you are asking into the demo, it would take away their precious time for making the Full Release Game. For now, be grateful that they just recently released a teaser trailer to "tie us over"!

  • 06.29.2006 12:28 PM PDT
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how about something that only shows off the new graphics.... just a remake of lockout or something, for multiplayer.... would be sweet! But I doubt there will be a demo at all.

  • 06.29.2006 12:29 PM PDT

Posted by: Mattamus Prime
how about something that only shows off the new graphics.... just a remake of lockout or something, for multiplayer.... would be sweet! But I doubt there will be a demo at all.


they showed off their graphics in the trailer

  • 06.29.2006 12:31 PM PDT
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There are 3 types of people in this thread:

1) Crybabies who can't wait for the game who actually think they will persuade bungle to release a demo
2) Those who can actually think straight who knows that there is no point in a demo
3) Idiots who keep saying Halo CE had a demo

I can wait until the full version of Halo 3 comes out. Everyone just needs to settle down.

  • 06.29.2006 12:33 PM PDT
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this would just slow down the release of the game. would that make you happy? also, if they dont give us any photage or demos, then that will increase the hype of the game, thus increasing sales.


um....well thats true to an extent. look at oblivion. It had tons of hype early on.....then came the long time period of no footage (yes thats how you spell it) and eventually more and more people started to loose interest in it. Than close to release the were somehow able to save themselves but, theres no guarantee it would happen again. Sure this is halo 3 which is more anticipated but that doesn't mean it will always keep people interested if its kept secret. in the long run it could decrease hype/sales.


Maybe thats because Oblivion sucked ass...Halo 3 will sell itself thats obvious, they dont even need to advertise it, thats why Halo 2 sold $125Million worth in the first 24 hours breaking any and all video game and movie opening WEEKEND records in just one day. The hype is there, Bungie just needs to spend all their effort making the game itself as awesome as possible and will generate its own hype.

  • 06.29.2006 12:39 PM PDT
Subject: What about a playable demo? Just to tide us over? Pleeeeease?
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Attention Bungie: DO NOT release a demo of Halo 3.

Anything you play on a demo is only surprise and excitement taken away when the full game comes out,

I would go as far as to say i do not even want them to realease any videos of the gameplay. pictures, sure, but no videos.

Patience is a virtue, don't you people have any at all?

i can't wait for the game to come out as much as the next fan, but i don't want the experience to be watered down because i've already seen the aamzing graphics in action etc...

Hopefully bungie will be on my side with this one and not have any intentions of making a demo. I don't think they will be swayed from community pressure, why would they?

Just sit tight and wait for the game, it will be better in the end.

  • 06.30.2006 12:00 PM PDT
Subject: Playable demo

­"You have to aim above the head, but then a little lower so you actually get it."

-John Mayer

There was a demo for Halo 1, it was the Silent Cartographer and Blood Gulch

The New Mombasa video of Halo 2 that was shown at E3 was a recording of one of their test sessions.

The Halo 3 Trailer was rendered real time on an actual Xbox 360

I can say with 99.99999999999999999999% Certainty, that Halo 3 will NOT have a demo before or after the game is released.
Demos aren't realeased to tide people over, theyre made to attract people to the game, which Halo 3 doesn't need.

[Edited on 6/30/2006]

  • 06.30.2006 12:28 PM PDT

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