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I'm hopping on to play the 7th playlist.

Squid,

Bases look great. The sketch program I tried messing with one day, but was confused like hell. Not sure what I downloaded. :lol

Looks very good!
 
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While I really like Stonehenge, it definitely needs some change:
- Only two types of grenades (frag and, personally firebomb).
- Reduce the amount of equipment at each base to one or none.
- Get rid of the two sets of overshields and invisibilities. It should only be one of each.
 
Dax01 said:
While I really like Stonehenge, it definitely needs some change:
- Only two types of grenades (frag and, personally firebomb).
- Reduce the amount of equipment at each base to one or none.
- Get rid of the two sets of overshields and invisibilities. It should only be one of each.
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You know they won't put the firebomb in matchmaking.
 
Hi everyone, I've only just realised my account got activated with the last batch of juniors, I've been reading this thread and the ODST/Reach one for ages though so I thought I might as well have my first post on here. Looking forward to playing with you guys in the future at some point :D. Feels good to finally post.
 
FooFighter said:
Could someone please either gif this or just render it into a WMV file please?

http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=89557457

Cheers.
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Speaking of which, I just realized that today is the 7th (you'd think the playlist would have tipped me off). Since I subscribed to Bungie Pro when the video feature launched, my minutes just got topped off. Which means I can clear out a bit more backlog when I get home. :D
 
GhaleonEB said:
Speaking of which, I just realized that today is the 7th (you'd think the playlist would have tipped me off). Since I subscribed to Bungie Pro when the video feature launched, my minutes just got topped off. Which means I can clear out a bit more backlog when I get home. :D
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Ghal, did you save that video from Bungie Day when we were like four behind and we came out on top?
 
Dax01 said:
Ghal, did you save that video from Bungie Day when we were like four behind and we came out on top?
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Hell yeah. That's on tap for tonight. Clipped the last 59 seconds, though since it's from my perspective it also catches a moment when I choked and dropped my controller for a sec, almost costing us the game. :lol

That and the other two will be more exciting than this. But I had to capture what happens when you do the same thing over and over (and over) and expect a different result. I'm on laser duty.

http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=75261290
 
Ugh, remembered why I don't usually play in 7 on the 7th. Not enough BR starts. Oh well, I guess I can get on to play Banjo-Kazooie, or fix Barracks. :/
 
ZayneH said:
Ugh, remembered why I don't usually play in 7 on the 7th. Not enough BR starts. Oh well, I guess I can get on to play Banjo-Kazooie, or fix Barracks. :/
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Most maps in Sandbox, at least the ones I've seen that are in it, have scanned the map itself, or played in, need BR-starts because of elevated areas and how fairly open some are.

But what else is new.
 
Striker said:
I'm hopping on to play the 7th playlist.

Squid,

Bases look great. The sketch program I tried messing with one day, but was confused like hell. Not sure what I downloaded. :lol

Looks very good!
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Thanks man. The sketchup is kind of weird at first and seemingly not very user friendly for the way the Sandbox components are set up, mainly because they aren't right there in front of you when you open the file (have to go to "components in model or click the button shaped like a house) It's pretty simple once you get the hang of it, though. Just drag and move.
 
So me and a couple of my friends last night decided it would be interesting to play a game of Team Rockets on Standoff in the biggest target available on the map.

It went surprisingly well.

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Also, 2 of us were involved in one of the best uses of Bubble Shields ever:

I threw one over a Warthog (in the enemy base..) and we both ran towards it, getting inside just in time to be greeted by a hail of rockets:

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In the end, we managed to drive away from them all as they reloaded.

Here's a video of the whole Bubble Shield thing. In all fairness, we'd have been dead straight away if we were playing good people :lol

http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=89662692
 
Striker said:
Most maps in Sandbox, at least the ones I've seen that are in it, have scanned the map itself, or played in, need BR-starts because of elevated areas and how fairly open some are.

But what else is new.
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Yep. Not much you can do besides veto. :/
 
GhaleonEB said:
Hell yeah. That's on tap for tonight. Clipped the last 59 seconds, though since it's from my perspective it also catches a moment when I choked and dropped my controller for a sec, almost costing us the game. :lol

That and the other two will be more exciting than this. But I had to capture what happens when you do the same thing over and over (and over) and expect a different result. I'm on laser duty.

http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=75261290
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:lol That was beautiful.
 
Man I miss playing Halo and jealous of all who are still playing. Being a grown up with responsibilities sucks! Is there a whambulance for people who can't play Halo? :lol
 
pet said:
funnest glitches in halo 2 were tank launching on coag, ghost launching on headlong, and the relic magic floating sniper tower glitch which i cant find a video for
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I don't remember seeing the Relic glitch but tank launching was fun :) Remember that crazy glitch with the giant spartan or elite in the sky on Burial Grounds? I loved how whatever weapon you had was blown up too. Biggest sniper rifle EVAR! Alright, I should probably shut up about Halo 2 haha
 
SquallASF said:
I don't remember seeing the Relic glitch but tank launching was fun :) Remember that crazy glitch with the giant spartan or elite in the sky on Burial Grounds? I loved how whatever weapon you had was blown up too. Biggest sniper rifle EVAR! Alright, I should probably shut up about Halo 2 haha
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I liked getting overshields and launching myself up to the top of the Relic.....relic. :D It was a great view!
 
SquallASF said:
I don't remember seeing the Relic glitch but tank launching was fun :) Remember that crazy glitch with the giant spartan or elite in the sky on Burial Grounds? I loved how whatever weapon you had was blown up too. Biggest sniper rifle EVAR! Alright, I should probably shut up about Halo 2 haha
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He might've meant knocking down the Covenant lift, also known for the Beam Rifle rifle tower. A person can knock this down using the Gauss Warthog.

Is the Beam rifle in any standard Halo 3 default map? Outside Snowbound, which it may not be there anymore, I can't think of any others off the top of my head. :\
 
ZayneH said:
Ugh, remembered why I don't usually play in 7 on the 7th. Not enough BR starts. Oh well, I guess I can get on to play Banjo-Kazooie, or fix Barracks. :/
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Yeah, it's outrageous that almost all of the maps have AR starts. Do these Atlas guys really think it plays best this way? Am I supposed to be having fun on Eighty Grit while I get sniped from the dunes as I run to find a longer range weapon? Ugh, between the ARs and my shitty internet connection, it's definitely been a mixed bag of frustration and fun. Sorry I lagged out of that last match, guys.

Got to play my map though, which was awesome.
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo3.aspx?gameid=1287434764&player=EazyB

Thought it went well. I've been messing around with it and if the reception is good enough I'mma try to add the lights in which would really help. Also have some spawns I wanna tweak.

I'll probably be back on later tonight to see if I can't get some more games in.
 
Striker said:
I'm online if anybody has room or wants to play the 7th.

Not really intrigued going in alone and being paired with three randoms.
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I haven't played in 3+ weeks, but I have a couple hours to kill right now.

Who else is game? Dax, Eazy, Ghal? anyone?!
 
Since no one responded to clearing up space on the GAF tag, what's the best way to play with you guys. Anyone have most of the main Halo Gaffers on their friends list?
 
KevinRo said:
i'll get on. time to dust off the br.
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radddd

everyone who will be on adddd meee

GT - _wait_ last time I posted this publically it did not go well for me.

Click my name to see my GT. It's in my 'bio' or whatever you call it.
 
Ok so I pre-ordered ODST today. The staff member at the counter told me that the controller edition came with an extra disk with some bonus content as well as a special case. Could you confirm or deny this Urkle as my assumption was the controller edition would just be the regular box and game just with an additional ODST themed controller. I pre-ordered the controller edition anyway as at £55 it is a steal, just trying not to get my hopes up on any additional content.
 
EazyB said:
Yeah, it's outrageous that almost all of the maps have AR starts. Do these Atlas guys really think it plays best this way? Am I supposed to be having fun on Eighty Grit while I get sniped from the dunes as I run to find a longer range weapon? Ugh, between the ARs and my shitty internet connection, it's definitely been a mixed bag of frustration and fun. Sorry I lagged out of that last match, guys.
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I'd assume people making the maps would be "smart" enough to suggest BR starts if their map was open, or put the maximum amount of BRs on the map possible. Preferably in locations that aren't in a dark corner that nobody would go to during a match.

Then again, it seems AR starts will always be in the rotation more than BR starts. Which means I get to spend half of the game waiting in my team's base for a BR or Carbine to spawn. Or I could just play BTB by myself and play in the GAF customs.
 
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ZayneH said:
I'd assume people making the maps would be "smart" enough to suggest BR starts if their map was open, or put the maximum amount of BRs on the map possible. Preferably in locations that aren't in a dark corner that nobody would go to during a match.

Then again, it seems AR starts will always be in the rotation more than BR starts. Which means I get to spend half of the game waiting in my team's base for a BR or Carbine to spawn. Or I could just play BTB by myself and play in the GAF customs.
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AR starts are for the less experienced, more casual Halo players, which are the vast majority.
 
Dax01 said:
AR starts are for the less experienced, more casual Halo players, which are the vast majority.
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Which is why I said AR starts will always be in the rotation more than BR starts. Though, if a map is open, then it should have more BRs than usual, or have both Team Slayer and Team Slayer BRs selected as options to get it in playlists.

Hopefully this doesn't devolve into another AR vs BR fight that I loved to watch and eat popcorn to when I was just a lurker. :/
 
Dax01 said:
I remember Shishka made a post once saying that it will never be all BR starts all the time.
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I know, I don't remember saying that I wanted BR starts all of the time. Just that it'd be nice to have more open maps have more BRs or have a higher weighting with BR starts. Or a equal, or near equal weighting on Team Slayer and Team Slayer BRs in other playlists that they appear together in.

I barely play matchmaking all that much anymore, so this thing doesn't bother me. Just that it'd be nice, but it will never happen. :/
 
Weekly Update - http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_080709

Over the coming weeks, our Visual Design, Cinematics, and Animation teams will make room in their already busy schedules to put in the time and effort it takes to turn those blank panels I saw into the finished product you’ve come to expect.
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Over the coming weeks? Damn. So new ViDoc next month then eh? :lol That's quite a long time for filling in some black panels in a rough cut from earlier this week. I guess they are busy though...
 
I asked this on the Optimatch forums, but why aren't some new (lol) variants being added or tried out in the 7th playlist? You know, a Multi-CTF game with 10 sec timers, CTF Classic, or bomb settings with a 10 sec. arm and no disarm? That's the perfect place really to try things like this out publicly...
 
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