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The Official Halo 3 Thread
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BladedExpert
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Dax01 said:
Contrary little bastard aren't you? Pointless argument is pointless as its all based on opinion of a weapon's function. Opinions are not facts...
The Librarian
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I agree that it's pointless but I'm not the one who started arguing about it.BladedExpert said:
backflip10019
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Dude, but you're being cheap. Come on bro.EazyB said:
On topic: I was completely destroying in SWAT today. Won something like 12 in a row, then dropped one due to lag, then won another 6 or so and then lost again due to teammates who sucked.
The Librarian
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Is that suppose to act like some sort of deterrent?EazyB said:
A Penguin said:
Attempting to revamp Team Snipers' version of Standoff, and one thing that bugs me... the despicable nuisance of putting a Send teleporter inside the actual Standoff base. I'm trying to have one send a player outside (see "road paths" in corner sections) to a receiving, but it is seemingly difficult to stand the object in the base itself. >:|
Last Resort should be much easier, and hope that would be accepted/permitted. Snipers in Guardian, but not Last Resort?! boothisman.gif
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Shishka post the new theme for ATLAS. "4v4 Slayer/Objective" - looks like Access can still stand a chance!
Wait, no Bomb?!
Last Resort should be much easier, and hope that would be accepted/permitted. Snipers in Guardian, but not Last Resort?! boothisman.gif
EDIT
Shishka post the new theme for ATLAS. "4v4 Slayer/Objective" - looks like Access can still stand a chance!
Wait, no Bomb?!
Stormtrooper30 said:
The marginal amount of recoil and slightly slower shot of the Halo 3 sniper was not enough IMO. If you don't agree with that then fine, but there is not an argument in the world that will convince me that 20 rounds is an appropriate amount of shots for the sniper.
Question: I need to get the campaign scoring achievements still and am wondering what the best combination of skulls/difficulty are. My thoughts are Heroic with Tough Luck, Catch, Fog, and Tilt. Any better options out there?
Wow, can someone from Bungie please ban Kives1? I just played two games in a row with him. The first (http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo3.aspx?gameid=1178394931&player=Two Penguins) involved him running out and giving my team free kills
In the second (http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo3.aspx?gameid=1178419058&player=Two Penguins), he killed himself and his teammates to a final score of -24.
Luckily I was on the other team both times, but I would hate to be matched with this douchebag.
I also got matched up with MIMIC who enjoyed the game in my backpack <3
In the second (http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo3.aspx?gameid=1178419058&player=Two Penguins), he killed himself and his teammates to a final score of -24.
Luckily I was on the other team both times, but I would hate to be matched with this douchebag.
Grimm Fandango
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soldat7 said:
I went with Tough Luck, Catch, Famine, and Thunderstorm. Motion tracker is too valuable to lose. I suppose you can interchange Tilt/Famine but Thunderstorm isn't that bad. Sticking with Heroic is probably the best choice as well.
it can be done with geo-mergingStriker said:
- set 2 Crates and a Send Teleporter, the Teleporter must be upside down or it will not work
- set a Double Box on top, it also must be upside down
- move the Teleporter out of the way, tap the Double Box to make it fall on the Crates (works best from inside the Double Box near center so it moves less)
- set the Double Box to not spawn at start
- start a new round
- move the Teleporter back into position before the Double Box spawns
- when it does spawn the Teleporter will be merged with the Double Box
- tap the Teleporter and it should drop into the ground
- you will only be able to see the top half of the teleporter
- pick it up and carefully move it into position
- push it flush with the ceiling (remove the Magnum first), then save'n'quit
- set your Receiver Nodes, i would suggest using 3 so it would be harder for the opposing team to use it for an escape to a waiting Hog
- you could also flip the Receiving Nodes upside down so enemy snipers can't see them
xxjuicesxx
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So KoTH in doubles is 100 points now?
Are you gunna update us about these changes or just leave us to fucking figure it out?
Shishka you're fucking terrible at being a playlist manager I swear.
Are you gunna update us about these changes or just leave us to fucking figure it out?
Shishka you're fucking terrible at being a playlist manager I swear.
backflip10019
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Why are you playing doubles? It has terrible maps (nearly every Sandbox variant) and terrible gametypes (ball, KOTH, Flag wtf?). You'd be best staying out of the playlistxxjuicesxx said:
unless you want to boost me to 50
xxjuicesxx
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backflip10019 said:
Just name the playlist and I'll "accidently" lose a whole bunch of games. Then when we play I'll "accidently" start doing decent again
(Fuck this stupid Trueskill system) I used to laugh at CoD cause it didnt have a ranking system now I see its so much better than H3 because of that.
Also I have some cool CLIPS on my justin tv channel and I just upgraded my quality a bit:
http://www.justin.tv/sometimesimepic/all clips are in old quality tho.
Visualante
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Beautiful, didn't know they had pubs like Valve. Much appreciated.EazyB said:
xxjuicesxx
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ShinAmano said:
RoCket race apparently.
Instangib is next week tho!
So pumped!backflip10019
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This week is Rocket Race (ugh). Next week is Social Living Dead (UGH!). Then we FINALLY have Team Flag.ShinAmano said:
:lolxxjuicesxx said:
I'm assuming you're basing this one the following criteria:
Which game makes me feel better about myself
Because you're definitely not basing it on:
Which game puts me in the most competitive ranked matches.
CoD is a joke when it comes to matching up players, especially if you're in a decent party. As someone whose been stuck at 47 because tueskill has decided I belong there and won't give me the slightest chance to get out, I'm not bitter enough to make the claim that it doesn't put me in competitive games. If I go into team slayer, it oftentimes puts me up against 50s, I don't get rewarded by having a nice general (though I'll soon be brig gen
) but I'll find good competition regardless. And that's what it's about.Sure I'd love it if the trueskill was more flexible but in the end it doesn't matter.
Good luck with that whole quitting and boosting thing though, just make sure you have another person lined up to boost the new account you're going to have to make.
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Once you get the Vidmasters in ODST, you'll get Recon.ShinAmano said:
There's also skulls on the three other Mythic maps that come with ODST, and you won't get the Vidmaster achievement until you get those. There's also another Vidmaster achievement in ODST as well.ShinAmano said:
Once you get all the Vidmasters, you get Recon. I don't think Bungie has ever commented on whether or not this includes the XBLA Marathon Vidmaster achievement, though. :lol
Does Social Living Dead use Mythic maps? I completely spaced on picking up the bulltrue last time around.
Grimm Fandango
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ShinAmano said:
Yeah but more than likely they'll just be normal skulls which do nothing like in the Mythic Map Pack.
backflip10019
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Looks like the Social Living Dead requires ALL DLC, so yes it uses the Mythic maps.Willeth said:
The easiest way to get it is on Avalanche with the Ghost. It might be difficult because of how prevalent Heavies is in Big Team, but you should eventually get a Flag or Bomb game and be able to pick up the Ghost and splatter a few enemies for the spree.ShinAmano said:
The whole Trueskill system is, as my friend Bladed would say, bollocks. I would estimate that you and I are better than 60% of the people out there who have 50s, and yet Trueskill makes it impossible for us to achieve that rank. Is there a reason that I should be penalized by my earlier games that I played when I wasn't as good if I'm winning 15 games in a row now? No, there's not. Trueskill is inherently flawed and boosting seems to be the only way for anyone who has an original account to get to 50. I'm aware that it wasn't created to help people move up, but rather to place them where they ought to be, but that is certainly not happening, at least in the case of many of the people on this board.EazyB said:
tl;dr: Fuck Trueskill.
backflip10019
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Alas Poor Yurick shouldn't be that bad. Just play some Rumble Pit and you'll eventually get ball on Ghost Town. 3 ball kills shouldn't be that hard to achieve with all of the nooks and crannies in that map. Just grab the bubble shield, kill the ball carrier and go to town on invaders. You'll get it eventually.ShinAmano said:
backflip10019
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I still have to get my Two-for-one Laser, 5 sticks, Mongoose mowdown and maybe next time buddy in LW. Ugh, I hate farming for these BS achievements.
The Librarian
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I thought most of the earlier MM achievements were hard to get. Especially "Two for One."ShinAmano said:
Five sticks? Really? One Guardian game focusing on only that and you'll get it no problem. As long as you don't care about K/D, of coursebackflip10019 said:
I got all my original achievements legit. Or at least, I say so. I got into a High Ground game where people were trying to collude to get Mongoose Mowdown, and I decided to fuck with them because achievement matches are fucking dumb and I'm not going to lose an EXP because of it.
So while everyone else was meeting at the beach and grabbing Mongooses, I rushed the laser and fired at the Mongoose at the beach as it was coming towards two others. Who stepped into the beam. Achievement Unlocked. :lol
backflip10019
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:lol Yeah, I should have no problem with stickies. Laser, mongoose and maybe next time are gonna be difficult to get though.Willeth said:Five sticks? Really? One Guardian game focusing on only that and you'll get it no problem. As long as you don't care about K/D, of course
The five sticks I thought was pretty easy...two for one laser i think i still have that in my file share...titled 'legit' and the mongoose mowdown I got on Isolation and was totally random...I was driving got exploded by a frag and slammed into a guy in the corner...achievement unlocked! :lolbackflip10019 said:
Mine was complete luck, too. Drove into the base on a Mongoose and got just a little air off the doorway hump, and there was a guy running up from the gates. I landed directly on his face.ShinAmano said:
The film didn't show it very well, annoyingly. He didn't ragdoll until I was well past him.
I really think the Mythic achievements are bastards, though. Killtacular against a four-man team? Perfection? Cry. Even five kills with the hammer was surprisingly hard.
I've lamented before that I never got Two for One early on in Lone Wolves. At level 47, I'm less likely to get it now especially since the Laser appears on only two map variants that are in the LW rotation. I haven't played LW in a while so I don't know if it appears more frequently now.
I got my 2-for-1 with help in Lone Wolves. Every single person in the match wanted to do it, so why the hell not (Lone Wolves on Construct.....long time ago). You could probably get it in Fiesta. That's the only legit one I ever got (Fiesta on the Pit).
And yes, the Look Both Ways achievement was extremely frustrating. I got mine on the easiest map with the easiest game: Flag on Avalanche (with the Ghost).
I also got help with my "Maybe Next Time Buddy," too.
ETA: I forgot that the Two for One could only be obtained in Lone Wolves. Forget my suggestion about Fiesta.
The only achievements I don't have are the Perfection one, the Killtacular one, and the Monitor Mode one. I have a few killtaculars but I have ZERO perfections. I lucked up and for my very first extermination on Orbital (Team SWAT). I wasn't used to killing an entire team like that. I was still looking around waiting for someone to pop up from around a corner. :lol
And yes, the Look Both Ways achievement was extremely frustrating. I got mine on the easiest map with the easiest game: Flag on Avalanche (with the Ghost).
I also got help with my "Maybe Next Time Buddy," too.
ETA: I forgot that the Two for One could only be obtained in Lone Wolves. Forget my suggestion about Fiesta.
The only achievements I don't have are the Perfection one, the Killtacular one, and the Monitor Mode one. I have a few killtaculars but I have ZERO perfections. I lucked up and for my very first extermination on Orbital (Team SWAT). I wasn't used to killing an entire team like that. I was still looking around waiting for someone to pop up from around a corner. :lol
xxjuicesxx
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EazyB said::lol
I'm assuming you're basing this one the following criteria:
Which game makes me feel better about myself
Because you're definitely not basing it on:
Which game puts me in the most competitive ranked matches.
CoD is a joke when it comes to matching up players, especially if you're in a decent party. As someone whose been stuck at 47 because tueskill has decided I belong there and won't give me the slightest chance to get out, I'm not bitter enough to make the claim that it doesn't put me in competitive games. If I go into team slayer, it oftentimes puts me up against 50s, I don't get rewarded by having a nice general (though I'll soon be brig gen
Sure I'd love it if the trueskill was more flexible but in the end it doesn't matter.
Good luck with that whole quitting and boosting thing though, just make sure you have another person lined up to boost the new account you're going to have to make.
While I agree with everything you said you forget the basic fact that at no point are you REALLY getting competitive games in h3. Its all a fucking sham. Its like CoD but with some imaginary # that trueskill gives you and makes you THINK you are. While you are a 47, I was recently a 46 and backflip was recently a 45 and moved to 46 theres absolutely no difference between those #'s. Furthermore in the competition theres absolutely no difference between those #'s and the higher up closer to 50s. (besides perhaps the MLG playlist)
Furthermore at no point are you really getting competitive games. When you are winning something like 22/24 SWAT games but not going up, or winning what was it? 12/12 TS games and not going up. I understand the trueskill is FOR getting competitive matches, but what about when you AREN"T getting competitive matches when you're consistently winning for several hours before shutting it off without one advancement in rank?
Without ever dipping below 1.0 k/d. Don't you find it strangely odd you guys are not 50s yet if you push you still win and win and never dip below 1.0 yet still don't advance?
I'm sorry but all those mathematicians and all those systems and greek letters they "implemented" don't mean jack shit. I could come up with a better system in about 12 minutes.
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backflip10019 said:
i was under the assumption that if you go into slayer with a new account it doesnt help you boost at all. It just places that players rank at yours until it gets higher.
The only way i see matchmaking at the high 40s without playing generals is to play with friends in the low 40s, but im pretty sure that would decrease your chance of going up when you win. idk
Princess Carl
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xxjuicesxx said:
I dont care how bad you think it is. You wouldnt be able to come up with jack shit unless you decided to implement the halo 2 ranking system. Then i would support you as long as you brought back clans and team clan match.
xxjuicesxx
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xDangerboy said:
Meh actually I probably could create a better system. And it would be quite reminiscent of the H2 system.
Stormtrooper30
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I really liked the Halo 2 ranking system. It was actually a challenge to acheive a high rank. In H2, you barely ever saw a 50 (yay black halo thing), but in Halo 3, you see 50's in every game you play. I also liked clans/clan matches in Halo 2. It was pretty sweet. We could have a HaloGAF clan and then we could play together and have a clan rank.
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