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The Official Halo 3 Thread

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Captain Blood said:
Can you imagine Bungie having one map completely done and ready to play at PAX a month ago and then have the other maps so not done that they can't lock down a release window....seems unlikely. I think we can prob hate big bad Microsoft again on this one.

Edit: also please don't hit my kidneys k thanks :D
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Microsoft cancels the release of the maps due to Gears of War 2, lololol.
 
Grenades go "farther" laterally.

Oh, and the Carbine is a BEAST on Swat.

That is all for now.

But squad battle tonight....going to be awesome.
 
Okay, finally got to play a game on Boundless. First thing I noticed when I immediately spawned was that, where you would normally see either two BRs or two Carbines resting on the side of the base, you now find one BR and one Carbine. This is the same for both bases. The removal of the shield doors definitely changed the gameplay of the map. As the game progressed more and more people were inclined to stay on top rather than sneak around in the bottom. However, the shields of the two doors on the side of the bases that face each other, remained intact. I was under the impression that ALL shield doors were being removed. Huh. Guess I was wrong.

Even though I am a fan of the previous Snowbound, I like Boundless a lot better, and plays better as well. I can definitely see Boundless becoming a Team Doubles fan favorite.
 
Voltron64 said:
Is The Pit in Squad Battle?
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Don't know. I just played my first game on Construct. I think it was unbalanced, if one team has control of the top floor, it's like a massacre. Too small methinks.
 
Dax01 said:
Okay, finally got to play a game on Boundless. First thing I noticed when I immediately spawned was that, where you would normally see either two BRs or two Carbines resting on the side of the base, you now find one BR and one Carbine. This is the same for both bases. The removal of the shield doors definitely changed the gameplay of the map. As the game progressed more and more people were inclined to stay on top rather than sneak around in the bottom. However, the shields of the two doors on the side of the bases that face each other, remained intact. I was under the impression that ALL shield doors were being removed. Huh. Guess I was wrong.
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All shield doors are removed from the Epitaph variant. Basically, the facing doors on Boundless were left in so the base basements couldn't be spammed from the opposing base.
 
Wait...so for the "Annual" achievement, you only have to beat the last level, right?

Because my friend and I just beat it on Legendary and with Iron, in Ghosts, fairly easily.

I realize 4 people are necessary and it doesn't begin until the 25th, but it really wasn't too hard.
 
Hootie said:
Wait...so for the "Annual" achievement, you only have to beat the last level, right?

Because my friend and I just beat it on Legendary and with Iron, in Ghosts, fairly easily.

I realize 4 people are necessary and it doesn't begin until the 25th, but it really wasn't too hard.
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Yeah, four players finishing the game in Ghosts.
 
Metroidvania said:
Grenades go "farther" laterally.
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The gernade trijectory has been tinkered with? Has Metroid been drinking? Can someone confirm this? It's the first I've heard of it.

Kibbles said:
So have the grenades damage been increased, as speculated from PAX?
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I hope not, I'm usually a grenade magnet...:(
 
GhaleonEB said:
1) Get seven XP in a playlist
2) Wait until the 7th of a given month
3) Enter that playlist
4) Achievement unlocked
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Actually, according to Shishka, it's much simpler than that. You just have to earn 7 EXP on the 7th in a single list.
 
Louis Wu said:
Actually, according to Shishka, it's much simpler than that. You just have to earn 7 EXP on the 7th in a single list.
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Wait, you EARN seven on a list? I though it was enter a playlist with seven XP. From Bungie.net:

Vidmaster Challenge: 7 on 7 (0 points) – Enter into any ranked or social playlist with 7 EXP on the 7th of the month.

Obviously, I'll take Shishka's word over anything else, but that wording is not right if all you have to do is earn seven XP in a playlist on the 7th.
 
6v6 in Halo 2 will be better off the start, mainly due to better map usage (Burial Mounds, Terminal, Relic, Zanzibar, etc.).

But hopefully some of the newer maps incoming will become favorites for the new playlist.
 
Argh. I want to just go ahead and buy the new (old now) maps so I can get some of the achievements. But... I also don't want to be wasting my money if a retail disc map pack will be coming out with the old maps + new ones.
 
DeadFalling said:
Argh. I want to just go ahead and buy the new (old now) maps so I can get some of the achievements. But... I also don't want to be wasting my money if a retail disc map pack will be coming out with the old maps + new ones.
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It's 10 bucks. Just buy it and stop bitching.
 
Dax01 said:
You wouldn't invite me... :(

Oh, and I got the double double achievement. I went in to DLC BTB and got Avalanche Heavy the first time.

<3
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Bleh, sorry man, we had a full 6 people for Squad and we were on a roll and I was gonna leave in like 2 games. :/
 
1003717910


O_O

forerunners?!?! to the right of the humans?

WTF
 
fin said:
Win 7 games on the 7th day of any month in any playlist. ;)

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They need to reword it to say "earn 7 experience points on the 7th day of the month."

Sounds like you have to have exactly 7 experience on a playlist when the 7th of the month rolls around, which some people could screw themselves out of if they weren't careful.

In any event glad it's not what it sounds like.
 
Just went on the MLG forums to see if they found any gameplay changes in the TU. I've never seen so much whining and moaning in all my years browsing the net. They all hate the game! Why do they even bother posting about it? Utterly unhelpful.
 
FFChris said:
Just went on the MLG forums to see if they found any gameplay changes in the TU. I've never seen so much whining and moaning in all my years browsing the net. They all hate the game! Why do they even bother posting about it? Utterly unhelpful.
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Reminds me of Halo2Sucks.com sometimes. It's really a site you can get popcorn for and enjoy yourself.
 
Sir Fragula said:
Sorry, these cracked me up when I captioned them so I'll repost them here in case anyone wants to use them in future:

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Wizman23 said:
WOW those concepts are awful. My faith in Halo Wars has dropped after seeing those.
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Those concepts were attached to something that would have been nothing more than a proof-of-concept at the time, I wouldn't be surprised if no one outside of Ensemble and Microsoft saw that stuff until now. Halo Wars would have been subjected to the rigors of examination by the Bungie canon-wizards, so I think you worry needlessly.
 
Striker said:
Reminds me of Halo2Sucks.com sometimes. It's really a site you can get popcorn for and enjoy yourself.
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I just get frustrated reading their regurgitated bullshit where they all keep agreeing with each other on nonsense issues, and continually wishing for things that aren't going to happen.
 
Haha, yeah, I will definitely save those in case they're needed after the release of Halo Wars.
 
So many matches with so many of you. 15/16 hours of win.

Thanking you all muchy. Clips and pics will follow when I get some rest. =)

Don't forget that PM BlueBlur, whatever it is.

Perfection will come to Standby by my wheels again. =)
 
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