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The Official Halo 3 Thread
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Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Achronos said:
Putting the banhammer on your Bungie iPhone?
cjelly said:Looks like I'm the new Juices:
I've been banned from earning EXP.
I wasn't even trying to get EXP, I was trying to get the Oddball achievement with a couple of buddies in DLC FFA and Multi Team. We weren't hurting anyone.
God, I'm pathetic.
6 of us (6 gaffers with 2 guests) will probably get the ban too then; we played 2 games, mainly to get the splatter spree one, which is fucking ridiculous (although we also did the assassination one). The only other ridiculous one is the oddball one, unless that pops up in one of the playlists a lot more or something, I haven't seen it come up at all since the update yet. I could care less about the achievement points, I just want to get them out of the way so I don't have to think about it in the back of my mind. If you're going to do multiplayer online achievements, I think they need to be reasonable. In 2,351 games of Halo 3, I have gotten ZERO splatter sprees.
Also some of us were talking about what the new exp requirements are for the ranks, don't know if it's been posted yet: http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Halo_3_Ranks (scroll down)
Shake Appeal
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I've gotten splatter sprees before, but requiring you to get a splatter spree 'on a Legendary map' when only one of the Legendary maps has vehicles that can effectively splatter is harsh. And it's harsher still when you consider that half the time we seem to get Avalanche Heavy anyway, meaning you potentially need to dodge three lasers, four tanks and two hornets on your way to the spree.SailorDaravon said:
But I don't think we'll be banned. We only played two games, we played the first one legit except the guests weren't moving, and once we'd got the splatter sprees we played the rest of the second one out legit (and I didn't finish in the top half). Also we only had two guests out of eight people, whereas cjelly had five.
Kibbles said:
TGS isn't until the 9th of October. They'd be getting there almost a week early. But it would seem to be something since they are both going to the same place.
P.S. Anyone wanna go for the Annual Achievement?
P.P.S. That suicide video? Worst editing I've seen in a long time. And that font made my eyes bleed.
xxjuicesxx
Member
I miss the battle rifle.
The Librarian
Banned
Yeah, it's really nice.GhaleonEB said:
Thanks, Bungie!
sixthsubset
Banned
i wish i could be banned from earning exp
i liked the stars
i liked the stars
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk312/mergy/54038820-Full-1.jpg?t=1222487052
Good heavens.
Bungle has to include one campaign enemy in the AU2. This schlong flood form is impossible to kill and will whack at you if you come close. Campaign ruined.
Good heavens.
Bungle has to include one campaign enemy in the AU2. This schlong flood form is impossible to kill and will whack at you if you come close. Campaign ruined.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
wtf?Merguson said:
CrazedArabMan
Member
Merguson said:
looks like something close to the camera that makes it look big? Maybe?
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Wow, Self. Our time for Annual is 35 min? Sweet. 
And awesome update is awesome.
And awesome update is awesome.
Super Johnson
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Anyone take a gander at the Bnet forums? Looks like everyone got banned and made a thread about it. :lol
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Deleted member 21120
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And they all say the same thing: "I didn't even do anything!" And then the best part about it is the guy who comes in and posts a link to the Matchmaking game where the OP has three guests and two other friends who DNF'ed.Super Johnson said:
LunaticPuma
dresses business casual
If anybody feels like doing some campaign co-op (any level), send me an invite stat!
GT = LunaticPuma
GT = LunaticPuma
CrazedArabMan
Member
Super Johnson said:
Wow, quick question to people, went into FFA DLC with 2 friends (not to get achievements, we randomly met in a game when he was with his friend, and partied up afterwards) could I get banned for that, everyone was playing, just to win and get kills and stuff, and I don't think I got any achievements. I'm hoping thats not ban worthy because if that is the case, they shouldn't have it so you can have more than 1 person in a party for FFA. As long as they ban one of the guys I played with who had 3 guests, (not actual players) just to win and get achievements.
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Deleted member 21120
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Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Cocopjojo said:
Tyson's custom tag, LMAO. :lol :lol
That was a great update. I'm really looking forward to the B.net updates and I loved reading those memorable moments from the team.
I got nostalgic myself so I dug up some pics from the Halo 3 Launch Party that was held here in Miami. Take a look.
Bungie's Steve Scott and I.
One of them! Myself, Hostile behind me (I never really looked at this pic before so his facial expression is as disturbing to me as it may be to you) and a friend of ours sneaking in the shot.
And a van that was there at the launch event but later showed up at the GameStop where I actually had pre-ordered the game from (and purchased from). Then immediately afterwards it began to rain like HELL. Stayed up until 6am playing Lone Wolves matches. What a night.
I got nostalgic myself so I dug up some pics from the Halo 3 Launch Party that was held here in Miami. Take a look.
Bungie's Steve Scott and I.
One of them! Myself, Hostile behind me (I never really looked at this pic before so his facial expression is as disturbing to me as it may be to you) and a friend of ours sneaking in the shot.
And a van that was there at the launch event but later showed up at the GameStop where I actually had pre-ordered the game from (and purchased from). Then immediately afterwards it began to rain like HELL. Stayed up until 6am playing Lone Wolves matches. What a night.
Super Johnson
Member
Watching that B.net thread is amazingly awesome. I just scroll through the nonsense and look for the yellow text. Yellow text = someone got owned hard with statistical evidence. :lol
In that same vein, I swung my own form of Banhammer today:
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo3.aspx?gameid=759229017&player=Pickled Trout
Everyone agreed to team up and wait in the hill together (one of the guys was even bragging how he got EXP banned today). Needless to say, I wasn't going to make it easy for them.
In that same vein, I swung my own form of Banhammer today:
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo3.aspx?gameid=759229017&player=Pickled Trout
Everyone agreed to team up and wait in the hill together (one of the guys was even bragging how he got EXP banned today). Needless to say, I wasn't going to make it easy for them.
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Deleted member 21120
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Too many lasers on Heavies.
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RocketMoose
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EazyB said:
Banned folks on the bungie forums have been alleging a lot of things today. So far the alleged vs. substantiated record looks pretty bad for the banned.
Ooh, some new Halo Wars stuff (love that Wolverine concept, it looks like it conforms very well to UNSC style):
New Flamethrower unit info & screens:
Hellbringers
These specialized Marines are outfitted with a Napalm spewing NA4 Flamethrower. First seeing action during World War I, flamethrowers have changed remarkably little since those early days in the trenches. These specialized Marines carry a potent mixture with them in a tank that is spewed through a gun onto the target. A variety of mixtures have been created for work in various atmospheric and gravitational conditions, but they all work similarly to fry just about anything.
Squads of Flame Marines arent particularly common in the UNSC arsenal. Usually they are only called in to exterminate the most firmly entrenched enemies, which means that they also take plenty of casualties themselves. They know its a dirty job, but someone has to do it.
Armament: NA4 Flamethrower; Flash Bang
Crew: 2 person squad
Role: Anti-infantry
New Flamethrower unit info & screens:
Hellbringers
These specialized Marines are outfitted with a Napalm spewing NA4 Flamethrower. First seeing action during World War I, flamethrowers have changed remarkably little since those early days in the trenches. These specialized Marines carry a potent mixture with them in a tank that is spewed through a gun onto the target. A variety of mixtures have been created for work in various atmospheric and gravitational conditions, but they all work similarly to fry just about anything.
Squads of Flame Marines arent particularly common in the UNSC arsenal. Usually they are only called in to exterminate the most firmly entrenched enemies, which means that they also take plenty of casualties themselves. They know its a dirty job, but someone has to do it.
Armament: NA4 Flamethrower; Flash Bang
Crew: 2 person squad
Role: Anti-infantry
LAUGHTREY said:
Back when Halo 3 first came out, I boosted in an oddball game on a friend's account (didn't have my own) since everyone wanted Slayer. A guy in the lobby suggested the idea. I didn't know that it was considered "cheating". I hope these retroactive bans target repeat offenders and not people who've done it once.
I wonder how they can tell the difference between boosting and legit games. I've had games of ninja/oddball where I held the ball for the entire time against a bunch of guests. I got first and everyone else got 2nd.
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