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Captain Blood said:
We have Dax's replacement anyway
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Chinner said:
okay, what i think what happened is this: awhile ago ghal posted pics of his daughter. i reckon that when dax saw these pictures he fell in love and started to search where ghal lives. finally when he found out where he lived he got his dad to drive their and knock on the door while he sat in the car taking pictures of the house for future fappage. the next day dax stalked ghals daughter and he talked to her briefly: she talked about how she liked pokemon, halo and lazy town and dax knew at that moment that he had to marry her. so he kidnapped her, took her to mexico and attempted to marry her but ghal stumbled in by coincerdence becauseh e was drunk with a hooker. anyway he got a restraining order on dax and because ghal is always on the internet dax cant go on the internet.
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*calls wife, tells her to lock the door*

the fuck?
 
Captain Blood said:
We have Dax's replacement anyway

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Shame on you Blood. That Gif is supposed to go back and forth at least twice.

....Chinner, wtf dude.

endless wasteland doesnt remind you of infinite blue grid room? really?
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If I'm gonna name my infinite blue grid room anything, it's gonna be Tron.
 
Jironimo said:
Wow! The supposed map names could have been information culled from the leaked skulls achievements. How would anyone know the descriptions, size, and internal names unless of course they work for Bungie and if that's the case there's no good reason why they would leak it. The writing style of the descriptions sound spot on, so at the very least they're a good writer if they're trying to fake us out.


I'd like to hear you rationalize how you figure Valhalla is a bad name for that map. Do you think it just sounds bad, or do you have an intelligent reason as to why you don't like it?
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I dislike 'cool' things like that. In my eyes the name Valhalla is on the same level a gamertag like Apathetic Sword.

But if I have to rationalize...

wikipedia said:
"Walhalla" (1896) by Max Brückner.
"Walhalla" (1896) by Max Brückner.

In Norse mythology, Valhalla (from Old Norse Valhöll "hall of the slain"[1]) is a majestic, enormous hall located in Asgard, ruled over by the god Odin, where those that die in combat go upon death, led by valkyries. There, they join the masses of the dead who have died in combat known as Einherjar, as well as various legendary Germanic heroes and kings, as they prepare to aid Odin during the events of Ragnarök. Before the hall stands the golden tree Glasir, the halls ceiling is thatched with golden shields, and various creatures live around it, such as the stag Eikþyrnir and the goat Heiðrún, both described as standing atop Valhalla and consuming the foliage of the tree Læraðr.
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Let's name this map after what is basically Viking heaven

so we can kill each on it.

I don't get it.
 
Prvt.Pegleg said:
I dislike 'cool' things like that. In my eyes the name Valhalla is on the same level a gamertag like Apathetic Sword.

But if I have to rationalize...


Let's name this map after what is basically Viking heaven

so we can kill each on it.

I don't get it.
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You really got it out for Valhalla. Get over it dude.
 
Shake Appeal said:
Best thing about those 'leaked' map descriptions if true? Three maps with 2-6/8 players. Small-scale slayer maps yes yes yes.
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Pretty much. It would be nice to have some small maps in Halo 3 that we'll love for years, consider to be classics, and complain about being ruined in Halo 4.
 
kylej said:
Midship in Halo 3? I hope they add some stairs, ledges and invisible corners.
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Well if you remember that guy who had said (before they were released), that the legendary maps were blackout, avalanche, and ghost town, he had also stated in that thread that they were working on midship for their next map pack, I can't remember where that thread is though. I thought it was on Halo3forum or highimpacthalo, one of those sites I had thought.
 
Didn't Bungie already confirm that they aren't remaking midship?

Of course, the map's codename being midship and the map being set in the Pious Inquisitor doesn't mean it's a remake for sure, but it definitely points to that being the case.

But whatever, I'm not believeing anything until adults at Bungie confirm it.
 
Okay guys, I've been meaning to ask this for a very long time, but I always forget to. Today is the day where I don't...

You know when you respawn in multiplayer and sometimes that "Waaaat" sound effect can be heard? Is there some significance behind that or does it just happen for the heck of it?
 
RyuHayate said:
Okay guys, I've been meaning to ask this for a very long time, but I always forget to. Today is the day where I don't...

You know when you respawn in multiplayer and sometimes that "Waaaat" sound effect can be heard? Is there some significance behind that or does it just happen for the heck of it?
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Umm, what?

Seriously, never heard it... or noticed it.
 
RyuHayate said:
You know when you respawn in multiplayer and sometimes that "Waaaat" sound effect can be heard?
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On some maps, when you spawn near an overshield, something to that effect can be heard. I could be wrong. It's happened to me on High Ground and Avalanche, if my memory serves me correctly.
 
Mr Vociferous said:
On some maps, when you spawn near an overshield, something to that effect can be heard. I could be wrong. It's happened to me on High Ground and Avalanche, if my memory serves me correctly.
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That sounds like a logical explanation. I recently heard it while playing on High Ground when I respawned in range of the overshield on that map.

Thanks!
 
MaritalWheat said:
Isn't/wasn't there some Mario death sound? Or was that only in the beta?
Or am I pulling this outta my ass?
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I saw a video about that but I didn't hear it. It's like listening to music backwards and picking out messages. IMO

What I was talking about just had one of the guy's (Grif?) sound of voice.
 
Sorry about going off topic here, but I had read earlier in the thread about ensemble going out of business (it was like just one post) I didn't think anything of it but I just saw it on HBO. This is really strange if it is true.
 
Prvt.Pegleg said:
Let's name this map after what is basically Viking heaven

so we can kill each on it.

I don't get it.
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I was hoping you'd say you just don't like how it sounds. I can tell you don't get it since the name Valhalla works on many levels with the multiplayer map. Take a peek at the wikipedia page for some clues.

1. "Valhalla (from Old Norse Valhöll "hall of the slain"[1])", the Hall of the Slain in Norse mythology sounds very appropriate for a multiplayer map where Spartan warriors kill each other over and over again.

2. "In Norse mythology, Valhalla...where those that die in combat go upon death, led by valkyries." So it's not just a Viking heaven, but an after-life where warriors go to battle once again for the god Odin in the ultimate battle for the gods Ragnarok. Notice a theme of warriors, battling again even after death, maybe a little like respawning ;-).

3. It works because Valhalla the map is beautiful in an eerily similar way to the Valhalla described in Norse mythology and shown in classical art (see example below).
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4. Norse mythology is very relevant to the Halo universe, there are references to it all throughout the games and the fiction. MJOLNIR (as in the armor MC wears) = Thor's Hammer, Thor = son of Odin, Odin = Host of an afterlife in a beautiful place named Valhalla.

So perhaps you would have just preferred Bungie's internal name River World, which is an OK name referencing an apparent characteristic about the map. I continue to really appreciate the attention to detail Bungie takes in crafting their universe. I know that the references they make to cultures, mythology and religions all over the world connects the universe more to the people who enjoy the games. It's a very distinct style which gives the series a unique flavor.

I'd encourage you to pay more attention to the details because I think you'll get a lot more out of the story. So many people skim right over these details which is a shame. This is one of the reasons we'll be looking into more of these details at Ascendant Justice.
 
Jironimo said:
a bunch of valhalla facts
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pegleg just got donged

EDIT: coco if your still playing send invite
i'll message you

EDIT2: alright well if you play send an invite i love infection i should be on for the rest of the night
 
vhfive said:
pegleg just got donged

EDIT: coco if your still playing send invite
i'll message you
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Nah, we couldn't get enough folks together. If more people get on later, I'll let you know.
 
MS has dealt another death blow to Halo and game fans alike. Ensemble to be shutdown.
http://kotaku.com/5047632/shane-kim-delivers-death-blow-to-ensemble

Once Halo Wars is done, the studio will be destroyed in a great nuclear explosion

A sad day for all gamers indeed.

R.I.P Ensemble, for your age of empires series brought a great deal of fun to my computer.
In the words of Johnson, "send me out with a bang". Meaning Halo Wars better be one of the best games ever created.
 
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