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I would get one for some AU2 shinanigans but I don't want to drive my new roommate crazy the first night :P

Instead I'll be watchin Heroes!

Don't have classes tomorrow though so I'll see ya guys then.

Edit: And sorry about those last few games, a couple of the guys in my cluster came and introduced themselves so I was pretty distracted. I hope Trasher enjoyed being able to kill me for a change.
 
I'm up for some games when the Update hits. It's already morning here, and I haven't got anything to do today, so I'm free all day. Hopefully staying in bed playing Halo will cure my cold also. :)
 
DeathNote said:
That says a lot then. I've never played Halo 3, not a Halo hardcore like you probably, and I loved season 1-3. So I'm sure I'll like the new stuff.
The Reconstruction series has been excellent. The shift in quality and production values is staggering. Be prepared, Reconstruction is more of a Dramedy rather then a straight comedy like the original series. I think the new format has a better long term viability.

Speaking of Reconstruction, Chapter 15 just came out an hour ago.
 
No update for me yet, and the only way I can see the new Achievements is when I compare games with someone else, not when I just look at my own Gamercard in the Dashboard...

Gonna try the old Test Live Connection trick to see if it still works to get the update right away...
 
Has anyone tried this yet:

When TU2 goes live next week we fully expect a crazy period in Matchmaking. See, there will be a period after TU2 goes live where not everyone will have the Title Update for a number of weird reasons like: You left your box on and the TU came out so folks who turn their boxes on are getting the new patch and you're playing the previous version of the game; Your Xbox doesn't recognize a new patch (clear your boxes' cache - Go to the System blade and select Memory. Press Y on the HD symbol and then press X, X, LB, RB, X, X. If you did this properly a message will appear saying: Do you want to perform maintenance on your Xbox 360 storage device. Selet the "yes" equivalent and then boot up Halo 3) or any number of other weird issues like the host has TU2 and the client doesn't or the client has TU2 and the host is on TU1, it's going to be a bit like the end of Ghostbusters, but we promise, that even though it seems like Matchmaking has fallen into the gaping maw of cement cracks - it will climb out.
 
Voltron64 said:
Yes, we are pathetic. :lol

I got the update message but after it finished it still says 1.1 on the title screen.
You mean you got the update message after clearing your cache? Cause that's what happened for me.
 
In just a few minutes I have seen 2 "Should I sUE bUNGIE1!!!?" threads on B.net forums.

Bungie should do this more often. Awesome entertainment. Their forum ninjas are probally having the day off.
 
WOOT!

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Dani said:
In just a few minutes I have seen 2 "Should I sUE bUNGIE1!!!?" threads on B.net forums.

Bungie should do this more often. Awesome entertainment. Their forum ninjas are probally having the day off.
Yeah, if things weren't blowing up at work I'd 'Just Been Revoked' a lot of the chaff.
 
Wow. How long has it been since my last post? Jeez, that took a while to solve.

Anyway, first of all let me give a HUGE shout out to Blueblur1 (Total Sacrifice!!!!), thanks for all the help, man. I finally sent an email and it go through. Weird. Total, if you need anything that you think I can help you out with, don't hesitate to ask.


First of all, let me clear of a few inaccuracies:

snack said:
Holy fucking shit.

Dax01 is a sophomore at my high school.

WTF

Um, I'm a sophomore? lol. I'm a junior, dude.

snack said:
EDIT: I was just spreading the good word about NeoGAF, I was unaware of the ramifications of introducing Mike, I mean Dax01, to NeoGAF.

No SAM, oh, I mean, Snack, you didn't introduce me to NeoGaf. I discovered NeoGaf while reading an article on 1UP about that whole Jeff Bell issue. I didn't pay much attention to the site until about the week before the release of Halo 3. As the HaloGAF community became more and more defined, I want to join more and more. About the time I talked to you I was FINALLY able to get an email that would work with GAF.

Now that that is cleared up...
EazyB said:
KyleJ
Juices
Dax
Sai Kun
KevinRo
xxsixsubset
cjelly

I don't like any of you. If I could I would give you a swirly, a wedgie, and stuff you in a locker after circulating viscous rumors about each one of you.
... :( I like you, Eazy. Though, I am not a huge fan of the flight.

Let me get in on the talk of a Halo Wars thread. I was interested in doing the official thread (about two weeks before the game releases), so I contacted DJ a while ago and asked him to make some banners for me because I liked what he did with the banner for Bungie Day '08. Hey, DJ, how is that going along?

Bungle said:
New Achievements!

The most exciting piece of the update for many of you is the addition of TEN brand new achievements to Halo 3. We’ve covered these in detail in prior weekly updates but in case you’re just joining us, you forgot, or you’re just too lazy to go back and read… here’s the full list:

* Vidmaster Challenge: Lightswitch (0 points) – Get to the rank of Lieutenant in any playlist in the new EXP progression system.
* Vidmaster Challenge: 7 on 7 (0 points) – Enter into any ranked or social playlist with 7 EXP on the 7th of the month.
* Vidmaster Challenge: Annual (0 points) – After 9/25/08, complete Halo on 4-player Legendary LIVE co-op, with Iron, and everyone in Ghosts.
* Double Double (25 points) – On a Legendary map, get two Double Kills during any ranked or social match.
* Poor Yorick (25 points) – On a Legendary map, get 3 Oddball melee kills during any ranked or social match.
* Came…From…Behind (50 points) – On a Legendary map, get 3 assassinations during any ranked or social match.
* Defend This (50 points) – On a Legendary map, get a flag melee kill during any ranked or social match.
* Flag Dropped (25 points) – On a Legendary map, get 2 flag carrier kills during any ranked or social match.
* Road Rage (25 points) – On a Legendary map, get 5 Warthog chaingun kills during any ranked or social match.
* Look Both Ways (50 points) – On a Legendary map, get a Splatter Spree during any ranked or social match.

Awesome!!! New achievements. All the achievements in Halo 3 were fun to get, well, besides those that you had to get in the lone wolves playlist. I remember having a roaring fun time with TGA in co-op to get the campaign achievements. And I want to wait for TGA before I get these achievements as well. Should be fun.

Bungle said:
Let’s dive into this a little deeper and try and address some of the questions that will no doubt arise from the community. First off are the “Vidmaster Challenge” achievements. These three will not earn you any gamer points but there will (eventually) be a pay-off. We’re not going to spoil the fun just yet but suffice it to say that gamerscore isn’t everything. There is a pot of gold at the end of the Vidmaster rainbow and it is something you will want. More details later.

Well, that's good now, and exciting. I wonder what it is. Oh well; if they are hinting at it, then it must be good.

Exciting.

I also have two Gameveedeos for you guys to look at:

The first, Pink Mist, has TGA owning with the needler. Ghal, you'll like this video.

The second, Failed T-bag, has this guy getting owned while T-bagging an enemy (I'm the one in the turret). I laughed so hard, and even warned the guy not to do it!

Well, that's it for me. It's nice to be back. I love you guys.

Wait... Huzzah, I have the TU2! Going to play a little now.
 
Yeah, I just played against a guy in Social Slayer who was already a General with 3 stars already...

Then again, I had no idea that when they said individual ratings per playlist, that they'd look like this - pretty nice actually!
 
Good job Bungie! Lovin' the update. :D

They either fixed the netcode or did a host reset because Trasher and I got ZERO lag in a DLC FFA game.

And spawns = fixed? Foundry did not frustrate in the slightest.
 
Dax01 said:
Wait, if you guys look at the achievements, you will notice that Halo 3 has been updated with 30 achievements. I thought it was just going to be the ten?

Xbox.com says

980 of 1750
45 of 79 Achievements

Bungie.net says

Total Achievements: 45 of 59
Total Gamer Score: 980 of 1250

Guess they broke the max 250 dlc point limit
 
MiloFoxburr said:
Xbox.com says

980 of 1750
45 of 79 Achievements

Bungie.net says

Total Achievements: 45 of 59
Total Gamer Score: 980 of 1250

Guess they broke the max 250 dlc point limit
Are you missing the sword spree and overkill achievements like me? :D

Also, can someone test and see if getting 1000 gamer score now unlocks the marathon helmet?
 
Domino Theory said:
Good job Bungie! Lovin' the update. :D

They either fixed the netcode or did a host reset because Trasher and I got ZERO lag in a DLC FFA game.

And spawns = fixed? Foundry did not frustrate in the slightest.

Yeah, I gotta say in both games that I played I had no lag whatsoever, and I noticed it right away - good stuff Bungie!
 
Sir Fragula said:
Are you missing the sword spree and overkill achievements like me? :D

Also, can someone test and see if getting 1000 gamer score now unlocks the marathon helmet?

Missing Overkill, Killing Frenzy, Mongoose Mowdown and Two For One :/
 
Are the new versions of Snowbound, Sandtrap, Epitaph, etc. only available during Matchmade games? No custom/Forge options?

Brainboy said:
Just had a game of Squad Battle on Sand Tarp. It has Prowlers. :lol
Holy shit!
 
cjelly said:
OMG 16 PLAYER AVALANCHE. FUCK YES, YES, YES!

Not as fun as I expected. :(
My first 16 player avalanche game and 7 players quit, 6 on the other side :-(

Unfortunately I have to go sleep so I can get up and go to meetings all day tomorrow...
 
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