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Subject: How will these forums change when Halo 3 is released.
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This may belong in the Halo 3 forum. Sorry.

But I was wondering how Halo 3 was going to impact these forums. Specifically, the gaming interface to this site. By that I mean, how will the Friends list, and stats be handled by this site for H3 info.

Will there be a seperate Stats and Friends list pages for H3?

Will Optimatch be converted to something H3-like?

Also wondering how much longer H2 will be supported as more and more people play H3 instead of H2? I imagine H2 will join the Underground group here.

And along those same lines of thinking, how quickly will the wait times increase for an H2 game? (I think we will be waiting longer and longer as more and more people go to H3 - I am sure it is to be expected)

I think it will be an interesting transistion to watch.

Your thoughts ???

  • 09.25.2006 9:55 AM PDT
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*There should be a noticable increase in members.

*Optimatch may remain for Halo 2 and 3 playlists, but I think there should be a seperate one for Halo 3, and either scrap this one, keep it for a while longer, or add it to New Mombasa.

*Library and Maw should be combined, IMO

*Possible revival of the Voting Booth (because the Ninjas will all be able to make topics in there in the future.) This new Booth should be near-exclusive for Halo 3 content.

*Change the name of the Halo 3 Forum to "The Ark" or "High Charity" or something.

*I could imagine two seperate Friends Lists for both games- depends on how popular Halo 2 is going to be when H3 is released.

I bet there will be a lot of changes to this site when Halo 3 arrives. The new "Hawtness v2"

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  • 09.25.2006 10:04 AM PDT

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  • 09.25.2006 10:12 AM PDT

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*I could imagine two seperate Friends Lists for both games- depends on how popular Halo 2 is going to be when H3 is released.


... What? Xbox Live is one friends list. No need for two.

I'm sure we'll get a new stats page, as well, for Halo 3. I'd hate to not have the gameviewer etc. again. :)

I think we'll just have to wait and see.

  • 09.25.2006 10:28 AM PDT

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Optimatch will remain for both Halo 2 and 3 - there isn't a need for two of them.

Moderators can already post in the voting both - just because we don't go offline doesn't mean we can't make code changes. :)

Many of the forums will likely be changing their name to something more indicative of their subject. For example, "New Mombasa" will likely become "Halo 2". This is because a lot of people seem to have the inability to understand which forum is for which game.

You won't have two seperate friends list - the Xbox only has 1 friends list for all games. Multiple friends lists defeats the point of a unified list across all games.

Posted by: ICEMAN ASSASS1N
*There should be a noticable increase in members.

*Optimatch may remain for Halo 2 and 3 playlists, but I think there should be a seperate one for Halo 3, and either scrap this one, keep it for a while longer, or add it to New Mombasa.

*Library and Maw should be combined, IMO

*Possible revival of the Voting Booth (because the Ninjas will all be able to make topics in there in the future.) This new Booth should be near-exclusive for Halo 3 content.

*Change the name of the Halo 3 Forum to "The Ark" or "High Charity" or something.

*I could imagine two seperate Friends Lists for both games- depends on how popular Halo 2 is going to be when H3 is released.

I bet there will be a lot of changes to this site when Halo 3 arrives. The new "Hawtness v2"

=)

  • 09.25.2006 10:40 AM PDT

Posted by: Achronos
Moderators can already post in the voting both - just because we don't go offline doesn't mean we can't make code changes. :)
SRSLY? NO WAI!

Of course, I'm not intelligent enough to come up with a good poll... but the option intrigues me.

  • 09.25.2006 10:44 AM PDT
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Posted by: Achronos
Optimatch will remain for both Halo 2 and 3 - there isn't a need for two of them.

Moderators can already post in the voting both - just because we don't go offline doesn't mean we can't make code changes. :)

Many of the forums will likely be changing their name to something more indicative of their subject. For example, "New Mombasa" will likely become "Halo 2". This is because a lot of people seem to have the inability to understand which forum is for which game.

You won't have two seperate friends list - the Xbox only has 1 friends list for all games. Multiple friends lists defeats the point of a unified list across all games.



Fair enough about Optimatch. Hopefully it can be closely watched, because there's going to be a heck of a lot of confusion between Halo 2 and Halo 3 lists (at least it seems like it'll be that way to me.)

Here's to the revival of the Voting Booth. I didn't know you could make Code changes while the site is still up.....Zomg, Haxx :-)

So the Forums will be named with respect to the game title......interesting. So we'll have a Halo 3 Forum, Halo 2 Forum, Halo 1 Forum, and Halo Vista/PC Forum? That should at least make things easier to understand for those who are confused by the name.

The Friends List feature remaining the same bums me out a little. I know you guys can't control it, but can you at least pitch a suggestion to Billy Gate$ and Micro$oft about making the list bigger? Because 100 friends across all these games is going to be really hard to balance (well, maybe.)

Any chance of there being new "tools" available for the Forum goers? Or any other changes to the layout of this place?

  • 09.25.2006 12:00 PM PDT

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Achronos, if I hear you correctly, have you just stated that Halo 3 will have Matchmaking, since Optimatch will be needed?

.. *gasp*

[Edited on 9/25/2006]

  • 09.25.2006 12:01 PM PDT

I think it would be cool to know if they are gonna just revamp the current Bnet, or if they might be having some Newer Hawtness in store for once Halo 3 ships. I'm not asking for it by no means, we are spoiled already, its just a thought.

  • 09.25.2006 12:10 PM PDT

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I love the current layout.. I'd have to get a new "Hawtness v2"..

Now, "Hawtness v1.5" would be sweet.. But that's already planned. :)

About the same time The Nav Bar goes on it's vacation.

[Edited on 9/25/2006]

  • 09.25.2006 12:16 PM PDT

I have a little more than a sneaking suspicion that there may be another "New Hawtness" in the works. They are no longer accepting custom themes and avatars(for public use) for this site currently. Maybe this is why.

  • 09.25.2006 12:27 PM PDT
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I predict more stupidity...

  • 09.25.2006 1:04 PM PDT

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hopefully we will have more controle over our posts, such as;

* Formatting buttons such as Left alligned, centre, bold, italic, underline, strike out, link etc

* Probably a new layout to the site

* Some unique features that the live anywhere will provide.

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  • 09.25.2006 1:17 PM PDT
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Posted by: Spec_Ops_Assault
I have a little more than a sneaking suspicion that there may be another "New Hawtness" in the works. They are no longer accepting custom themes and avatars(for public use) for this site currently. Maybe this is why.


That is a good theory. It would be nice to see a facelift.

  • 09.25.2006 1:20 PM PDT

I'll be on my own side.

I don't think The Maw and the Library will combine. Halo Xbox is different than Halo PC(tricks and such).

[Edited on 9/25/2006]

  • 09.25.2006 1:28 PM PDT
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Id like to see how the stats are handled for halo 3.

Id like to see a 'favourite weapon' feature added, amongst other small things.

  • 09.25.2006 1:36 PM PDT

I'll be on my own side.

It kinda sucks that we have to get rid of the names like "New Mombasa" and "The Maw" because people are stupid and can't read.

  • 09.25.2006 1:40 PM PDT
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It kinda sucks that we have to get rid of the names like "New Mombasa" and "The Maw" because people are stupid and can't read.


I know what you mean. It's a shame.

In response to your other post:

Although the Xbox and PC versions of the game are different, I think the forums could be merged. I don't think either forums is so active that combining them will drown things out. But that's just my opinion.

  • 09.25.2006 1:46 PM PDT

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Posted by: Nedus
It kinda sucks that we have to get rid of the names like "New Mombasa" and "The Maw" because people are stupid and can't read.


I know what you mean. It's a shame.

In response to your other post:

Although the Xbox and PC versions of the game are different, I think the forums could be merged. I don't think either forums is so active that combining them will drown things out. But that's just my opinion.


Good point, but it just sounds weird to have both versions of Halo 1 and Halo 2 Vista in one forum, while Halo 2 Xbox gets it's own forum.

[Edited on 9/25/2006]

  • 09.25.2006 2:08 PM PDT
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Posted by: Nedus
It kinda sucks that we have to get rid of the names like "New Mombasa" and "The Maw" because people are stupid and can't read.


I know what you mean. It's a shame.

In response to your other post:

Although the Xbox and PC versions of the game are different, I think the forums could be merged. I don't think either forums is so active that combining them will drown things out. But that's just my opinion.


Good point, but it just sounds weird to have both versions of Halo 1 and Halo 2 Vista in one forum, while Halo 2 Xbox gets it's own forum.


Ah. I'd forgotten that Halo 2 vista was part of the Maw. Considering that, it does seem like it would be a bit odd.

  • 09.25.2006 2:14 PM PDT

I'll be on my own side.

Heh, I hadn't even noticed it. My first post originally said "The Maw should be for Halo 2 Vista", but I didn't see that it already was for H2V.

The only change I see happening besides the naming, is Halo 3 MM in Optimatch.

[Edited on 9/25/2006]

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This may belong in the Halo 3 forum. Sorry.

But I was wondering how Halo 3 was going to impact these forums. Specifically, the gaming interface to this site. By that I mean, how will the Friends list, and stats be handled by this site for H3 info.

Will there be a seperate Stats and Friends list pages for H3?

Will Optimatch be converted to something H3-like?

Also wondering how much longer H2 will be supported as more and more people play H3 instead of H2? I imagine H2 will join the Underground group here.

And along those same lines of thinking, how quickly will the wait times increase for an H2 game? (I think we will be waiting longer and longer as more and more people go to H3 - I am sure it is to be expected)

I think it will be an interesting transistion to watch.

Your thoughts ???
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  • 09.25.2006 3:34 PM PDT
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Posted by: ICEMAN ASSASS1N
*Library and Maw should be combined, IMO


No

Although we have a lower usage, we should not be combined. There is a big difference between Halo PC and Halo XBox.

It would'nt make sense to have LAN experts try to help out people with DS problems...

  • 09.25.2006 4:08 PM PDT

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I predict more stupidity...


I predict a riot...

  • 09.25.2006 4:12 PM PDT

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