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The Official Halo 3 Thread
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Just saw this on HBO.
E3 might return for the public
I can put up a few people (3-4) for free if this happens. It will be the cost of an air mattress and 1 lucky SOB gets the futon.
I'm a short 15 minute drive from the convention center (I live in Century City)
E3 might return for the public
I can put up a few people (3-4) for free if this happens. It will be the cost of an air mattress and 1 lucky SOB gets the futon.
I'm a short 15 minute drive from the convention center (I live in Century City)
Super Johnson
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It all depends on your rank. The top 3 positions get EXP and a possible rank-up, but in the higher ranks you have to place either 1st or 2nd to rank up (for me it was after rank 35).PatzCU said:
Edit: I forgot to mention that you have to place in 1st or 2nd in multiple consecutive games to rank-up when you're in the higher ranks.
backflip10019
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Super Johnson said:
Uhh, actually I think that if you finish top 3 you rank up a little bit. It's not like if you finish 3rd ten consecutive times in LW in the upper levels (40+) you'll go down. Think of it like the Halo 2 experience bars; if you come top 3, you'll go up a little bit, bottom three down a little bit.
xxjuicesxx
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No no no. It depends on your rank compared to the each of the other 5 players ranks.
You could beat 4 players that all have lower rank than you and lose to the one player who was 5 ranks below you and that would make you lose a certain amount of invisible trueskill units (ITU) that you actually lose more ITU than you won by beating the other 4 players. Net ITU. and all that.
Its really all about who you are expected to beat and who you are expected to lose to.
Even though you got second place.
Theres a calculator over at Xboxlive.com but bungie runs a modified version of the Trueskill so its not that helpful, plus its not that customizeable to fit a game of H3 LW.
You could beat 4 players that all have lower rank than you and lose to the one player who was 5 ranks below you and that would make you lose a certain amount of invisible trueskill units (ITU) that you actually lose more ITU than you won by beating the other 4 players. Net ITU. and all that.
Its really all about who you are expected to beat and who you are expected to lose to.
Even though you got second place.
Theres a calculator over at Xboxlive.com but bungie runs a modified version of the Trueskill so its not that helpful, plus its not that customizeable to fit a game of H3 LW.
When I hear "longshore," I think of this beauty:
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It's funny when I see people talking about how easy it is to jump into Halo 3 after time off, because it's just not like that for me. When I play every day for a week, by the seventh day I'm getting at least a 5+ K/D in every game, but when I take anymore than three days off, I'm just terrible.xxjuicesxx said:
The Librarian
Banned
TDG said:
The Librarian
Banned
No Snowbound?Dirtbag 504 said:
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Dirtbag 504 said:
Isolation - "I am beautiful, no matter what they say, and words can't bring me down, no no no"
Seeing Relic has got me thinking. Halo 2 has got the best suite of maps in the series.
Zanzibar
Burial Mounds
Relic
Lockout
Midship
Hang'em High remake
Sanctuary
That large Snow level
The level with the subway, Terminal?
Covenant map with the Sword in the tree.
Beaver Creek
Collossus
Turf
Any others that were stand outs?
Zanzibar
Burial Mounds
Relic
Lockout
Midship
Hang'em High remake
Sanctuary
That large Snow level
The level with the subway, Terminal?
Covenant map with the Sword in the tree.
Beaver Creek
Collossus
Turf
Any others that were stand outs?
Brainboy said:
Shit ya. That was the one with the over shield ramp. I really liked that map. It almost feels like Containment was the spiritual successor of Ivory Tower. I remember people camping the top where the sniper spawns, kinda like the 'lobby' in Containment. It had the two 'streets' by-way-of the shotgun and over shield ramps.
Ivory tower never had much area to it. You could grab the sniper rifle and book-it to the opposite side of the map within seconds, it handled the 'verticallity' well. The Sword floor, Rocket floor/Shotgun floor and Sniper floor.
Captain Blood
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fin said:
I played a lot of Big team battle when Halo 2 first shipped and I always thought Headlong was a blast, especially for three plots which I am now officially campaigning for it's return to replace territories.
The rule of thumb for Halo 2 was that the smaller maps were awesome. Except maybe Beaver Creek, must I think I just didn't like that because I wasn't very good at it... In general though, the small maps were fantastic. Which is why I loved Double Team in Halo 2 so much.
This man speaks truth.
vhfive said:
This man speaks truth.
xxjuicesxx
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fin said:
Yes. I see the resemblance. :lol
JK I know you meant Construct.
xxjuicesxx said:
Yeah.
which one is Containment? Is that even a map? I can't see any pics I'm at work.NM the free one, right.
Anyone notice any other similarities between maps. Beside the obvious Guardian = Lockout.
Thinking more about the:
Ivory Tower = Construct
Sword floor = Flame Thower
Rocket spawn = player spawns
Sniper Spawn = Lobby
Elevator = Yellow Lift
Over-shield and ShotGun = The Two Streets
Like Sanctuary kinda felt like Hang'em High
i would love to see some more small maps in halo three for reg slayer.
also, is it just me but wasn't there a matchmaking in Halo 2 that loaded all random weapons 1st and secondary. i would love a section that did all randoms, all rockets, all shotguns, all beat downswith plasma grenades only on midship. i would die for that!
also, is it just me but wasn't there a matchmaking in Halo 2 that loaded all random weapons 1st and secondary. i would love a section that did all randoms, all rockets, all shotguns, all beat downswith plasma grenades only on midship. i would die for that!
xxjuicesxx
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StranGER said:
Yea like Armory or something. It was short lived I believe...
sixthsubset
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imo guardian is the most beautiful halo map no contest
Its not my favorite ever, but that sexy waterfall just past construct is pretty nice also.
Also, Guardian is really good looking. I was a little disappointed that we never saw a campaign level set in guardian's local. Maybe it was originally planned and never made the cut.... who knows. It's just such an exotic location, I thought for sure we would visit something like it in campaign. Unfortunately it was never to be.
Also, Guardian is really good looking. I was a little disappointed that we never saw a campaign level set in guardian's local. Maybe it was originally planned and never made the cut.... who knows. It's just such an exotic location, I thought for sure we would visit something like it in campaign. Unfortunately it was never to be.
This is pretty widely accepted and understood, but thanks to the map packs, and some map weapon-location updates, I've grown to really enjoy halo 3's maps. I'd say the halo 2 maps just played better as a whole though. Halo 2's gameplay seemed to complement the mid sized maps better, where I agree with Ghaleon that Halo 3's gameplay complements larger maps better. I think the spartan lazer and homing rocket nerf were the best tweaks seen to vehicle maps.Chinner said:
wayward archer
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fin said:
Waterworks... think I got a little tired of it eventually but I loved defending that base during bomb and ctf games.
DeadFalling
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QFT! Ivory Tower was my favorite Halo 2 map along with Lockout and Sanctuary.Trasher said:
The Librarian
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Now that would take the prize of most beautiful Halo map.numbers said:
Where did this picture come from?
Larger pic if available please
Captain Blood
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We need the Bungie Store to open back up. I didn't feel like I bought enough gear with the Bungie shirts I got at PAX. I have been looking around for a laptop case and almost got a RvB one at the booth, but if there had been a Bungie/Halo one there I would have picked it up for sure.
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Deleted member 21120
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I'll have to double check, but I'm fairly positive that it is from the Zune artwork that came pre-loaded on the device.numbers said:
Where did this picture come from?
Larger pic if available please
Kibbles
Member
So, with the next map pack, Halo 3 will officially have 1 more map than Halo 2. 
Damn.
Halo 2
- Construct
- Epitaph
- Guardian
- High Ground
- Isolation
- Last Resort
- Narrows
- Sandtrap
- Snowbound
- The Pit
- Valhalla
- Foundry
- Rat's Nest
- Standoff
- Avalanche
- Blackout
- Ghost Town
- Cold Storage
- Assembly
- Citadel
- Heretic
- Longshore
- Orbital
- Sandbox
Damn.
Halo 2
- Ascension
- Beaver Creek
- Burial Mounds
- Coagulation
- Colossus
- Foundation
- Headlong
- Ivory Tower
- Lockout
- Midship
- Waterworks
- Zanzibar
- Backwash
- Containment
- Elongation
- Gemini
- Relic
- Sanctuary
- Terminal
- Turf
- Warlock
- Desolation
- Tombstone
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Dear Bungie/Microsoft,
Release these maps together for the price of 1200 points or 800 points this month to accompany the September MM Update and AU2.
kthx.
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
Domino Theory said:
It's gonna be 1200 at the least, probably more like 2000 since Microsoft has say in price point.
The Librarian
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If those achievements are indeed real, going by the (in the description) "After 9/25/08" achievement, we should get at least three of those new maps this month.Domino Theory said:
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