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[Sai-kun]

Honestly, I don't doubt this pricing. Microsoft is putting Bungie over the barrel again, for one last time.

They'd probably make more money with a lower price.

I think so. By the time ODST is out, I'll have paid 30 extra bucks for maps, and I'll be spending another $60 for the same maps, but a different, shorter campaign. >< If this is really the real price, which I hope it isn't, I might end up waiting til this comes in used. >>

 

[Walshicus]

If had to choose between either reveal -- how they plan on implementing the skulls on each map or the "bottom" level of Sandbox -- I would choose the skull system.

Have I been lax on keeping up with Sandbox? Bottom level?

 

[Chinner]

Okay, so, Halo 3: ODST is now available for reservation at GameStop....

for 59.99.

:< wat

Don't bother looking deeply into it. They don't know shit at this moment.

 

[Sai-kun]

Don't bother looking deeply into it. They don't know shit at this moment.

Yeah the dates are usually a guess, but the prices are usually correct..>>

 

[Chinner]

If the game is actually 59 dollaru I'm not gonna buy it at launch.

 

[xDEILGYREx]

Anyone have that Halo3 pic Bungie had up, comparing the color pallets of Gears of War and Halo3, with the color drained from the Halo3 shot?
It was on Sierra 117, the spot where the Pelican gets shot down by the river.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Honestly, I don't doubt this pricing. Microsoft is putting Bungie over the barrel again, for one last the second to last time.

They'd probably make more money with a lower price.

amended

 

[Sai-kun]

amended

wat

 

[urk]

Don't bother looking deeply into it. They don't know shit at this moment.

Yup. They just slap in placeholder values so they can take the preorder and issue a receipt.

 

[GM Bullfrog]

I was already impressed by the sky bubble. If they manage to squeeze in another level along with the $1500/640 object budget then I'm simply going to jizz in my pants.

You are not the only one. :lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X43ABjupyf8

 

[FourDoor]

Someone found this on H.B.O, mystery solved?

http://www.bungie.net/images/halo3stats/maps/sandbox/006.jpg

Holy shit. Mother of all maps. You can have an inside map with all the amazing customizations, and outdoor map surrounded by sand, a map high in the sky where you can fall off and die, or even all put together.

Bravo Bungie, you just blew my fucking mind.

So we have Middle Level, Sky Bubble, and now potentially this sanbox basement. I'm not getting my hopes up anymore after Urk crushed it a couple of BWUs ago with the blue grid. But then again it was just more smoke and mirrors until the week after. :lol

I dub the secret room the "Sandbox Box"

 

[Kibbles]

So we have Middle Level, Sky Bubble, and now potentially this sanbox basement. I'm not getting my hopes up anymore after Urk crushed it a couple of BWUs ago with the blue grid. But then again it was just more smoke and mirrors until the week after. :lol

I dub the secret room the "Sandbox Box"

That image is from Bungie.net itself, by changing the number values. 006 gives you the basement, 009 gets you the top and 004.jpg gets you the middle. (Or something like that)

 

[GhaleonEB]

That image is from Bungie.net itself, by changing the number values. 006 gives you the basement, 009 gets you the top and 004.jpg gets you the middle. (Or something like that)

That, and there's the guys on the HBO forum who have played it as part of the forthcoming (embargoed) press and community impressions to come and teased they'd played a game down there.

 

[FourDoor]

That image is from Bungie.net itself, by changing the number values. 006 gives you the basement, 009 gets you the top and 004.jpg gets you the middle. (Or something like that)

Yes, but it could still be a trick! I'm lowering my expectations now until I have the maps in my hands or see something official in the BWU.

 

[EazyB]

That, and there's the guys on the HBO forum who have played it as part of the forthcoming (embargoed) press and community impressions to come and teased they'd played a game down there.

Embargoed until next week?

Yes, but it could still be a trick! I'm lowering my expectations now until I have the maps in my hands or see something official in the BWU.

There's no fun to be had in that.

Plus, if you believe hard enough it makes it true.

Spoiler

the blue grid lives

 

[Wizman23]

You guys are on crack if you think Halo 3 ODST will be priced any cheaper then $59.99.

We are dealing with MS here, and this is their cash cow Halo. $59.99 will be the cheapest version of the game.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Embargoed until next week?

I'm assuming so. From the last IGN article:

Check back next week for some hands-on impressions of the Mythic Map pack.

From the Mythic Humpday writeup on bungie.net:

Soon enough we'll trade out our sparring partners for legitimate industry and community contenders.

When the Legendary map hands-on embargo ended, impressions from a ton of community sites went live alongside the media impressions. I'm assuming that's the plan again this time around. The appearance of the map pack on Marketplace was probably to enable codes to be distributed to facilitate the impressions.

 

[EazyB]

When the Legendary map hands-on embargo ended, impressions from a ton of community sites went live alongside the media impressions. I'm assuming that's the plan again this time around. The appearance of the map pack on Marketplace was probably to enable codes to be distributed to facilitate the impressions.

Hopefully someone from forgehub (or anyone for that matter) spends some quality time in forge this weekend. I'd love to see the sheer size of structures people could make with the given budgets.

 

[Domino Theory]

That, and there's the guys on the HBO forum who have played it as part of the forthcoming (embargoed) press and community impressions to come and teased they'd played a game down there.

 

[godhandiscen]

Homeworld 2 Halo mod?
Imperium Galactica 2 Halo mod?
Sins of a Solar Empire Halo mod?
Victoria: An Empire unver the Sun Halo mod?

Do these exist?

 

[Mr Vociferous]

I'm assuming that's the plan again this time around. The appearance of the map pack on Marketplace was probably to enable codes to be distributed to facilitate the impressions.

I'm certainly looking forward to those impressions, but I'm not going to lie: I'm the greenest of green right now watching these peeps play the maps early. I've got visions of sugar plums dancing in my head on Assembly right now -- and they all have BRs. I get the feeling that the best parts of Halo 3's multiplayer are almost within arm's reach and it is utter agony! ;-)

 

[kylej]

Please no rusty chain link fences or wires snaking across the floor. Amen.

 

[neoism]

Okay, so, Halo 3: ODST is now available for reservation at GameStop....



for 59.99.


:< wat

with all the maps included, we might as well get use to it.
mythic $10
New maps $10
ODST $40


(((((((((((
if it's $40 for all then....

 

[EazyB]

I'm certainly looking forward to those impressions, but I'm not going to lie: I'm the greenest of green right now watching these peeps play the maps early. I've got visions of sugar plums dancing in my head on Assembly right now -- and they all have BRs.

You and me both. To make maters worse we got but a quick suckle on Assembly's teets months ago at PAX, have had to wait idly as MS pushed the maps back, and now we see journalists playing what was ours not too long ago.

What a tease

*sad-fuggin-face*

 

[Mr Vociferous]

You and me both. To make maters worse we got but a quick suckle on Assembly's teets months ago at PAX, have had to wait idly as MS pushed the maps back, and now we see journalists playing what was ours not too long ago.

*sad-fuggin-face*

Agreed, but with less nipple. :lol

 

[FourDoor]

I'm certainly looking forward to those impressions, but I'm not going to lie: I'm the greenest of green right now watching these peeps play the maps early. I've got visions of sugar plums dancing in my head on Assembly right now -- and they all have BRs. I get the feeling that the best parts of Halo 3's multiplayer are almost within arm's reach and it is utter agony! ;-)

I want to think of myself as a grown/mature adult when I need to be. But it's the days like this that makes me want to scream like a bad kid. :lol

 

[GhaleonEB]

Agreed, but with less nipple. :lol

Hey now. Nothing wrong with nipples. They can be both nourishing and fun.

But yeah. *does giddy impatient dance*

"Microsoft says it's not my turn in the sandbox yet and I wanna plaaaaay!"

Ahem. Don't mind me.

 

[The Librarian]

I'm certainly looking forward to those impressions, but I'm not going to lie: I'm the greenest of green right now watching these peeps play the maps early. I've got visions of sugar plums dancing in my head on Assembly right now -- and they all have ARs. I get the feeling that the best parts of Halo 3's multiplayer are almost within arm's reach and it is utter agony! ;-)

That's fixing worthy of a quote of this post.

 

[Shishka]

That, and there's the guys on the HBO forum who have played it as part of the forthcoming (embargoed) press and community impressions to come and teased they'd played a game down there.

Pete the Duck doesn't have an advance copy of the map pack. I think he was just making a joke. He's the same guy that did the "Things to do with the kill ball" thing a few days ago.

 

[Domino Theory]

I'm certainly looking forward to those impressions, but I'm not going to lie: I'm the greenest of green right now watching these peeps play the maps early. I've got visions of sugar plums dancing in my head on Assembly right now -- and they all have BRs. I get the feeling that the best parts of Halo 3's multiplayer are almost within arm's reach and it is utter agony! ;-)

Good ti

Spoiler

ts

mes.

Whoever changed the settings at PAX for Assembly to spawn you with a BR primary was a God.

Spoiler

Although for the record, during our serious GAF game on the show floor, I would've been first place, beating Blood, had vibration been off on my controller

 

[GhaleonEB]

Pete the Duck doesn't have an advance copy of the map pack. I think he was just making a joke. He's the same guy that did the "Things to do with the kill ball" thing a few days ago.

Ah. Cock teasing bastard. He suckerd Ducain as well. :lol

 

[neoism]

So, has anyone put up some films of the NEW maps on B.net??????????????

 

[EazyB]

So, has anyone put up some films of the NEW maps on B.net??????????????

Wouldn't do us any good. You can't watch a saved film that was taken on a map you haven't downloaded.

Ghaleon's age is slowing him down.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Edit: beaten.

So, has anyone put up some films of the NEW maps on B.net??????????????

Even if they did, you wouldn't be able to watch them without the map pack yourself.

 

[neoism]

Hopefully someone from forgehub (or anyone for that matter) spends some quality time in forge this weekend. I'd love to see the sheer size of structures people could make with the given budgets.

Yeah, I'm going to start downloading map variants as soon as possible.:lol

 

[neoism]

Edit: beaten.


Even if they did, you wouldn't be able to watch them without the map pack yourself.

:0 Not sure why I didn't know that! lol youtub I guess!

 

[EazyB]

:0 Not sure why I didn't know that! lol youtub I guess!

Seems like there's been some leaks onto the youtubes:
Orbital
Assembly
Sandbox

 

[Deleted member 21120]

Seems like there's been some leaks onto the youtubes:
Orbital
Assembly
Sandbox

omg dawgs

 

[Domino Theory]

Seems like there's been some leaks onto the youtubes:
Orbital
Assembly
Sandbox

Damn, someone leaked gameplay of Longshore, too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aILWmjKEPI&feature=related

 

[Arnie]

Seems like there's been some leaks onto the youtubes:
Orbital
Assembly
Sandbox

There are some Mongeese dawg.

 

[neoism]

Seems like there's been some leaks onto the youtubes:
Orbital
Assembly
Sandbox

omg dawgs:lol :lol


Thanks man!!

 

[FourDoor]

Seems like there's been some leaks onto the youtubes:
Orbital
Assembly
Sandbox

Must send friend requests to these guys now since they are sooooo cool!!! :lol

 

[Arnie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC_WhN03clo&feature=related
I need this map, I am seriously considering buying the Halo Wars CE, extracting the Bungie goodness and then trading the game in. I played the demo and honestly I enjoyed it, but not enough to justify the cost of the CE.

 

[The Librarian]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC_WhN03clo&feature=related
I need this map, I am seriously considering buying the Halo Wars CE, extracting the Bungie goodness and then trading the game in. I played the demo and honestly I enjoyed it, but not enough to justify the cost of the CE.

facepalm

 

[CrunchinJelly]

I called an underground section.

 

[Arnie]

facepalm

I doubt you would have the orgasmic love for it if the Halo skin was removed. Underneath it is just a basic RTS, still slightly fun. However you must accept that facepalming isn't the way to transmit an opinion. Plus I don't agree with some of the design decisions Ensemble have made, for example flaming warthogs and asthma Elites.

 

[KevinRo]

uh, why not hand out the new 3 maps as awards for the v-day playlist instead of recon?

i would def take the maps over some stupid armor.

 

[Digital Limit]

I want Halo Wars and the maps but I don't want the shitty CE case.

 

[Domino Theory]

BWU is up:

http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=17358

Reading.

 

[Grimm Fandango]

Basement confirmed.

Damn I love how massive it is