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painey said:
so in team slayer, if your team wins, everyone gets a point?

I think a point based on winning and not for individual kills is insane!
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Yes, everyone gets a point. It's a team game - winning as a team counts, even if someone is being dead weight.
 
So does the vehicle use option for assualt and CTF work at all? With full use turned on one would expect the bomb or flag carrier to be able to drive them.
 
Also, is it just me or are the stats on Bungie.net for ranked games seperated out from non-ranked games? It also appears to me they aren't tracking assist totals.
 
siamesedreamer said:
Also, is it just me or are the stats on Bungie.net for ranked games seperated out from non-ranked games? It also appears to me they aren't tracking assist totals.
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Yup, they're split up into ranked and social. I haven't seen an assist total on there.
 
Wollan said:
So there's not a single person in the world who has managed to find the last skull?
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it's not a matter of finding, really. more like uncovering


it's not hidden like the other skulls... they might have you do something (like a halo ring music game on
covenant
) and then have you thrown into a difficult fight like in halo 2, before you can get it
 
I just joined the GAF Group at Bungie.net

How do I initiate online co-op with group members? Do I have to login b.net and see who is online, invite them to my friends list, then invite them to a co-op campaign?
 
painey said:
so in team slayer, if your team wins, everyone gets a point?

I think a point based on winning and not for individual kills is insane!
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Team games aren't always about individual kills -- I hate that shit. Do two teammates unload entire clips on one guy so that one of them gets a kill or do you unload part of your clip, and then switch targets to the other enemy behind him?

99 players out of 100 will do the first scenario, after which both teammates are reloading and the other enemy takes one of you out.
 
widgetraf said:
I just joined the GAF Group at Bungie.net

How do I initiate online co-op with group members? Do I have to login b.net and see who is online, invite them to my friends list, then invite them to a co-op campaign?
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so far, yes. B.net group is more an organization tool at the moment. So far is seems like the forum isn't getting used that much, but eventually I see it being a good spot to setup matches once this thread calms down in a months+ time.
 
So now that I've been through the campaign several times, (again OMFG best Halo ever, etc, etc), searching for skulls and whatnot, I think I can now jump into the multiplayer scene over the weekend. Must've missed the GAF Bnet group announcement, so I just sent in a request to join. Hopefully, I'll get in some games with you guys soon. :)

Wait, it looks as though I've already been accepted. That was fast! Thanks, Dirtbag.
 
tissot said:
I was expecting a msg from Bnet, but this works too. Thanks!
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Yeah, there are a few mysterious omissions from Bnet... but I know of no game that comes anywhere near this level of interaction outside the game (minus maybe some MMO's I guess.)

I'd really like to see a Group recommended gametypes/map variants section.. and a calender-style match schedular broken out with timeslots and sign ups. (maybe it could even factor in your timezone and figure out what time the games are setup in reference to your location.... :D )
 
Btw Gowans sorry I missed your invite last night I forgot I turned off notifications when all the 'spoilars' stuff was going on. Im up for some MP or co-op tonight if anyones around.
 
I really need to start my campaign. I've just been playing Multiplayer - what is this talk of skulls? :lol

Ghost said:
Btw Gowans sorry I missed your invite last night I forgot I turned off notifications when all the 'spoilars' stuff was going on. Im up for some MP or co-op tonight if anyones around.
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Down for co-op. Hit me up, GT: widgetraf :D
 
Do you have to accumulate the kill style totals in one match for the achievements? That is, do you need to stick 5 people in one match or over time?
 
Y2Kev said:
Do you have to accumulate the kill style totals in one match for the achievements? That is, do you need to stick 5 people in one match or over time?
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1 match I think. That's how I got my melee achievement.
 
Y2Kev said:
Do you have to accumulate the kill style totals in one match for the achievements? That is, do you need to stick 5 people in one match or over time?
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Definitely one match, I've done it over 5 times by now I'm sure.

Speaking of, I fucking hate achievements that change the way people play online. God damn.
 
RiskyChris said:
Definitely one match, I've done it over 5 times by now I'm sure.

Speaking of, I fucking hate achievements that change the way people play online. God damn.
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But.. how else will I get an overkill if I dont spam grenades? :lol
 
My record so far.

950 Achievement points.
Completed game on Legendary both Solo and Co-op.
52 exp.
All terminals skulls except for last white skull.

I have no idea how I can get the other online achievements. Restricting them to Lone Wolf only makes the Moongoose/4-kill/3-sword kill pretty difficult when you are only matched with 3 other people half of the time.
 
Just joined the GAF group. GT = SEMBE

Also...anyone else hate it when you play oddball and someone is just killing ppl just to rank up kills?
 
RiskyChris said:
Definitely one match, I've done it over 5 times by now I'm sure.

Speaking of, I fucking hate achievements that change the way people play online. God damn.
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Yeah, that's mega ass. I wouldn't mind sticking people with grenades 5 times over the course of my playtime...but in one match...

no wonder I saw people running around with plasmas before.
 
GhaleonEB said:
Halo 3 sells over 50,000 copies in the first 24 hours in Australia - or to nearly 1/4 of the entire 360 userbase. (And yes, MS did the "biggest entertainment launch of all time" line again over there. For some reason that annoys the hell out of me.) I thought it was nice to get some numbers from at least one territory.
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Are there any numbers out on Europe or the UK yet?
 
Y2Kev said:
Yeah, that's mega ass. I wouldn't mind sticking people with grenades 5 times over the course of my playtime...but in one match...

no wonder I saw people running around with plasmas before.
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I was in a TS match on High Ground with an idiot who was driving around trying to splatter someone with the Mongoose.
 
Its a real shame about the screen shot feature not working on Bnet atm. It was working great a few days ago so I just hope for us and for Bungie that they sort it out. Its truly a next-gen feature.

And the hunt for the last silver skull is still on-going. The latest evidence points to level 7.
 
Joined GAF group...needing approval.

Also just curious if anyone knows of a place where I could possibly find a .mp3 rip of the ending credits music. I need a fix until the OST arrives.
 
I was able to barrell through levels 3 through six last night after not playing at all since launch night. This game is just so damn awesome! I've been trying to get the skulls, but some are such a bitch to get to. Once I finish it (hopefully tonight), I'd like to go back on cop-op and get them that way.
 
The achievement whores should pan out as time goes on. Oh well.

And yeah, that ending music was <3

edit: whoa, 25k! We're rolling.
 
RiskyChris said:
Team games aren't always about individual kills -- I hate that shit. Do two teammates unload entire clips on one guy so that one of them gets a kill or do you unload part of your clip, and then switch targets to the other enemy behind him?

99 players out of 100 will do the first scenario, after which both teammates are reloading and the other enemy takes one of you out.
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im not saying EXP in team games should be distrubuted according to who kills the most, im saying that 1 EXP per win is a bad way of doing things. It means you must play around 1,300 games for 1,000 EXP (if you are good) whereas if it were based on 10 kills = 1 EXP you could probably do it in 100 games, which would make alot more sense, to me at least.
 
Y2Kev said:
Yeah, that's mega ass. I wouldn't mind sticking people with grenades 5 times over the course of my playtime...but in one match...

no wonder I saw people running around with plasmas before.
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Aww man! I stuck 4 people in a row last night and stopped. I didn't know there was an achievement for 5.
 
How do EXP Penalties work?

Bungie.net says: "EXP penalties are applied when the player starts but does not finish the game. This penalty normally only applies to team games"

I have a -2 penalty and I've never quit a team game. My internet went down during a Slayer match the first night, but I was listed at 0 until today.

I've only betrayed (double) once accidentally during a CTF match too, so I have no idea if those count for some reason.

The only other time I can think of is I had one of those server glitch rooms where there were 8 people but when the match started, I was the only person in the room. It just automatically said Blue Team won and cycled back to matchmaking.
 
painey said:
im not saying EXP in team games should be distrubuted according to who kills the most, im saying that 1 EXP per win is a bad way of doing things. It means you must play around 1,300 games for 1,000 EXP (if you are good) whereas if it were based on 10 kills = 1 EXP you could probably do it in 100 games, which would make alot more sense, to me at least.
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I'm pretty sure your skill, though, is measured by those sorts of metrics.
 
painey said:
im not saying EXP in team games should be distrubuted according to who kills the most, im saying that 1 EXP per win is a bad way of doing things. It means you must play around 1,300 games for 1,000 EXP (if you are good) whereas if it were based on 10 kills = 1 EXP you could probably do it in 100 games, which would make alot more sense, to me at least.
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1300 games isn't all that many...
 
Baker said:
How do EXP Penalties work?

Bungie.net says: "EXP penalties are applied when the player starts but does not finish the game. This penalty normally only applies to team games"

I have a -2 penalty and I've never quit a team game. My internet went down during a Slayer match the first night, but I was listed at 0 until today.

I've only betrayed (double) once accidentally during a CTF match too, so I have no idea if those count for some reason.

The only other time I can think of is I had one of those server glitch rooms where there were 8 people but when the match started, I was the only person in the room. It just automatically said Blue Team won and cycled back to matchmaking.
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I know during the beta my game kept freezing about every 3 matches or so. It sometimes took a while to register, but it definitely would dock me a point every time.
 
Vik_Vaughn said:
I know during the beta my game kept freezing about every 3 matches or so. It sometimes took a while to register, but it definitely would dock me a point every time.
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Thanks. So that means it does count for Slayer too and not just team games like the text says?

Not that I plan on ever quitting, I just would like to know why I got these previous ones taken away.
 
BenjaminBirdie said:
Wow. Literally millions of players worldwide and no success. This is some Perplex City type shit.

Nice work, Bunge.
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You would think it would be in the strategy guide, I may go to target or something and look through it.
 
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