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Stinkles said:
They are also in the regular rotation. If everyone in your lobby has the maps - they come up at a pseudo random frequency, like any other map. And thanks for the yelling. That is a great way to communicate your thoughts anfd feelings.
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I was under the impression that if everyone in your party had the maps then you'd randomly get matched up with others with the maps. I guess that wouldn't make sense though because it would fracture the player base. Sucks though because there really isn't a chance in hell that I'd be matched up with 11 other people that have the maps and have one of the DLC maps randomly chosen over the others. Guess I'll just have to wait to till spring to play the maps in the other playlists. But by then I'll be complaining about the new batch of DLC not being playable in the other playlists :P

BTW, I'm jumping onto Halo 3 now if anyone would like to play, just send me an FR/invite.
 
EazyB said:
I was under the impression that if everyone in your party had the maps then you'd randomly get matched up with others with the maps. I guess that wouldn't make sense though because it would fracture the player base. Sucks though because there really isn't a chance in hell that I'd be matched up with 11 other people that have the maps and have one of the DLC maps randomly chosen over the others. Guess I'll just have to wait to till spring to play the maps in the other playlists. But by then I'll be complaining about the new batch of DLC not being playable in the other playlists :P

BTW, I'm jumping onto Halo 3 now if anyone would like to play, just send me an FR/invite.
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Well they'll be free soon enough and you'll see a lot more appearances in conventional playlists.
 
Stinkles said:
Well they'll be free soon enough and you'll see a lot more appearances in conventional playlists.
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Yeah, they'll become free when you guys release the pack with Sidewinder, right? In the spring?
 
Clip's on my share now (GT: Echo Eagle). That thing came damn close to capping me! My teammate, however, was not so lucky. Also on my share is a clip of me getting a double mongoose splatter on High Ground of the flag carrier and his guard with 1 foot left to score and 1 second left in the game. That feat gave me such a high.

A preview:
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So Spring is the next season there right? :)
Hmm... I hope I can hold out that long.
The normal maps are a bit boring.
When I play by myself I get bored real quick, but with my friends it's great fun.
 
In all my times of playing Sierra 117, I haven't once noticed the Brute Chieftain that hangs onto the Phantom watching the chaos that ensues in the area right after you get your first "real taste" of the Jackal Snipers until tonight this morning. I had a bit of a chuckle when I saw him. :P

 
Why would you guys increase the new maps frequency in the regular list rotation to counter the fact that they'll never come up if everyone doesn't have them? I mean it would make sense cause they come up so rarely, I can't help but feel like more people who bought the maps would get their money's worth if this was the case. Way better than the Halo 2 setup but the level of play in the DLC playlist leaves a lot to be desired.
 
Cap7ain Blood said:
standoff is one of my fav halo maps of 1 2 or 3
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Yeah its absolute ace. You know a map is good when it makes assault and VIP really fun. I get CS Dust vibes in terms of balance on that map.

I'm also surprised by how much I love the default Foundry layout. The simple open two-level layout is just perfect for 8 and awesome insanity for 12.
 
I just had the strangest thing happen to me in an incredibly awesome Multi-Flag BTB ranked match. For some bizarre reason, when I backed up the Elephant onto a hill it suddenly did a complete flip sending one unlucky teammate about 300 feet into the air. :lol

I recorded a clip of the Elephant flipping -- if you're interested, it's in my File Share. (Slot 3)
 
I haven't played this game in so long. I really, really want to, but everytime I'm about to put 'er in, I just end up leaving to do something else!

and I haven't downloaded the map pack either.. Argh, should I even bother? Why can't I play this game?!
 
I just had a game on Sandtrap which totally pissed me off. The other team parked their Elephant on the pelican drop ship on the map. The elephant was slanted for the entire game which made trying to steal the flag nearly impossible since the ramps on the elephant leading to the flag were slippery. We had a shot at stealing the flag at the end of the game, but I wasted most of the time trying to scale the fucking slanted elephant. Some guy managed to get it after a while, but by the time we were able to get on the mongoose the other team already spawned. Anyone else ever deal with this?
 
No, but that sounds lame. Could you get to the top by going base side and trying to drop in from the top of the pelican? I assume they had it covered with turret fire?

Part of what makes the Halo community so awesome is the limitless ingenuity. This quality is double-edged.
 
There was always a guy on the turret on the top of the elephant, and I believe there was always a guy with a detachable turret camping around it too. It was also a Covies game so we had to deal with wraiths and a bunch of ghosts.
 
Kuroyume said:
I just had a game on Sandtrap which totally pissed me off. The other team parked their Elephant on the pelican drop ship on the map. The elephant was slanted for the entire game which made trying to steal the flag nearly impossible since the ramps on the elephant leading to the flag were slippery. We had a shot at stealing the flag at the end of the game, but I wasted most of the time trying to scale the fucking slanted elephant. Some guy managed to get it after a while, but by the time we were able to get on the mongoose the other team already spawned. Anyone else ever deal with this?
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I've been in two different games where my team did just that. I guess I have no real opinion other than it is an interesting strategy. Sandtrap is my least favorite BTB map.
 
It gets vetoed a shitload, but I don't mind it. I think the two bases at each end are wasted space and aren't interesting at all, but the rest is just fine by me. BR heavy for sure up top and the lower level looks like a prostate, but not bad.

Not sure if it makes my top ten even, but that's an opinion piece, so I can see it making his list.
 
Shake Appeal said:
When exactly did you come eye to eye with a prostate?
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I was eating tracer foods and nothing was showing up. I setup an elaborate system of mirrors and tubes to take a peak and it turns out that the majority of the corn kernels had coalesced and formed a kind of makeshift dam.
 
urk said:
I was eating tracer foods and nothing was showing up. I setup an elaborate system of mirrors and tubes to take a peak and it turns out that the majority of the corn kernels had coalesced and formed a kind of makeshift dam.
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:lol
 
I actually like isolation, probably cause I've had some really good kill streaks going with my cousin in multi-team. I loathe high ground, the respawns make it annoying to play on. Your team respawns on the beach, starts advancing up the hill, pinned down by a laser or sniper. Then you kill a couple guys who stray out of the base. Next thing you know, they respawn behind you and your whole team is pincered.
 
Kuroyume said:
I agree with most of the choices on the list, but I would replace Valhalla with The Pit.
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I like Sandtrap better than Valhalla because of its scale.

My list would be as followed (no order)

- Standoff
- Sandtrap
- Last Resort
- Rat's Nest
- Valhalla

The Pit and Guardian close behind.
 
urk said:
I was eating tracer foods and nothing was showing up. I setup an elaborate system of mirrors and tubes to take a peak and it turns out that the majority of the corn kernels had coalesced and formed a kind of makeshift dam.
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.......:lol
 
Anyone wanna gift me maps? I have an American account too! :(

anyway, seriously, on the MLG pro game room site there are quite a few videos which look like the new BXB, so is it possible for bungie to fix these or is it going to be like Halo 2 so it's in the code?
 
Cap7ain Blood said:
i don't know if anyone has seen this and i know it doesn't say that it is halo for sure but it scares me.

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/15647/Has-Gearbox-Been-Hired-to-Continue-Halo/
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It connects a whole lot of dots to get to that conclusion, but it wouldn't surprise me. Microsoft kept the Halo IP for a reason - to keep making Halo games - and they don't have an internal studio that can make those kinds of games. Gotta farm it out.
 
GhaleonEB said:
It connects a whole lot of dots to get to that conclusion, but it wouldn't surprise me. Microsoft kept the Halo IP for a reason - to keep making Halo games - and they don't have an internal studio that can make those kinds of games. Gotta farm it out.
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I actually wouldn't mind a non-Bungie Halo game. They've already done enough Halo games and it'd be interesting to see another top developer's take on it. That is if they have to guts to mix it up a little.
 
Speaking of Sandtrap...

What 's the deal with the Covies version of the map not having the Spartan Laser? Without it, the game turns into who can control their Wraith the longest. Totally unfun.
 
If anyone besides bungie makes another Halo game (Halo 4) its going to bomb and not be the same quality. I would probably consider not buying it.
 
Hey can anyone link me to the best Halo 3 forums?
I need like hardcore ones so it has all the names for maps, like when watchign MLG videos they're all like "he's in blue 2!" so I need a place where I can get all this info, and top tips?
thanks
 
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