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[The Librarian]

lol wat

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=12506069&postcount=67296

:lol
On a purely driving level, the mongoose is a lot more fun than the chopper (mongoose is more fun to drive than the tank, also). Though, I do admit the chopper's superiority over the mongoose for just about anything in MM.

 

[Shake Appeal]

I think you can only get perfections in slayer based game types.

I completely forgot about this. Just as well I didn't get much further with that particular spree, then. I think I only have a grand total of 1 ranked perfection... ever, so it would make sense I am unfamiliar with them. And 3 exterminations... ever. So that one is going to be difficult too, unless I get lucky with the spawns on a SWAT game.

 

[The Librarian]

I completely forgot about this. Just as well I didn't get much further with that particular spree, then. I think I only have a grand total of 1 ranked perfection... ever, so it would make sense I am unfamiliar with them. And 3 exterminations... ever. So that one is going to be difficult too, unless I get lucky with the spawns on a SWAT game.

You should be able to get the extermination in Grifball.

 

[xxjuicesxx]

I keep getting dudes on my own team killing me in TS? WTF is going on!? I played and like only 2 out of 6 games were serious games the rest had BS right off teh bat.

 

[Metroidvania]

You should be able to get the extermination in Grifball.

Should is the key word.

Unfortunately, I have NEVER recieved host in Grifball. Frankly, it always seems to be other team. :lol

 

[Shake Appeal]

Grifball in Europe is basically 'respawnball'. The hammer is nigh-on useless in most games if you live on this side of the Atlantic.

 

[Chinner]

Grifball in Europe is basically 'respawnball'. The hammer is nigh-on useless in most games if you live on this side of the Atlantic.

Bungie doesnt care about Europe.

 

[backflip10019]

Should is the key word.

Unfortunately, I have NEVER recieved host in Grifball. Frankly, it always seems to be other team. :lol

Yeah and it's way more difficult to get an extermination on the current Sandbox grifball map than it is on the Foundry version because it's 1.47 times bigger (is that right, Nokyard? somewhere around there...)

Frankly, I think it would be easier to get a Mythic Exterm in SWAT.

 

[Shake Appeal]

XBL and wider Internet infrastructure doesnt care about Europe.

Fixed.

I'm pretty sure the wacky melee system is, in part, an attempt to be kinder to those dealing with the bonus 'overseas charge' of 100-200 ms tacked onto your ping.

 

[Grimm Fandango]

I can't even wrap my head around getting a Perfection.

Still never got the original 1000 points and never will be able to.

 

[Shishka]

Shishka, do you have an exact date when the MLG playlist will be updated?

I'm not going to commit to a calender date, no, but the plan is that the matchmaking update will occur shortly after the release of Mythic on Marketplace.

 

[Kibbles]

Nope.

Speaking of those films, I'm not sure if it's too late or not, but I just put a clip up. We played one game on HawaiianPig's hello.map (which is great, felt a little reminiscent of Relic). It was an 18min match, but since you are looking for 5min clips, I did the last 5min, which are pretty good. After a tie game, we try and fail a few times at arming the bomb. It resets to the base with about 30s to capture, but we manage to take it all the way in a mongoose and get the win in Sudden Death. My gameplay isn't that good at the beginning of the clip as the rest of the match (some stuff was bad judgment, leading to embarrassment), but the bomb run for the win at the end was nice.

Said clip: http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=71846064



inahurryg2gbai

 

[neoism]

I can't even wrap my head around getting a Perfection.

Still never got the original 1000 points and never will be able to.

Halo 3 is the only game I care about achievement wise, but once I saw the perfection one I knew I'll never get all 1750, so I'll just have fun and not worry about them!

 

[FourDoor]

Ahhh ok different project then. Yeah when is the deadline about submitting videos for the custom maps? I need to get some good games in first...

And I forgot today was Friday. Good luck to Tashi's Trailer video!!!

 

[EazyB]

Can't count the number of times I've demolished a chopper with a tank. I get a shot in before they even get close enough to ram me.

Spoiler

Tank>Chopper

... that's why you flank them. Why would you expect anything other than being blown up if you charge a tank head on?

You have barely a 100 kills with the chopper so any attempt at telling me about the chopper will be ignored to a greater magnitude than I ignore all of your other posts. And that's quite the feat.

 

[NOKYARD]

Yeah and it's way more difficult to get an extermination on the current Sandbox grifball map than it is on the Foundry version because it's 1.47 times bigger (is that right, Nokyard? somewhere around there...)

approx 1.73x

and for my next trick...

i am constructing a new Grifball court on the main level of Sandbox, yet the actual game is played in the skybubble ??

 

[Sai-kun]

approx 1.73x

and for my next trick...

i am constructing a new Grifball court on the main level of Sandbox, yet the actual game is played in the skybubble ??

pics or it didn't happen

 

[urk]

We played one game on HawaiianPig's hello.map...

I don't think we have an opening, but I'll try to see if we can't stretch things out to cram you in last minute.

 

[Tashi]

for those who care we've got the first event of the 2009 MLG season this weekend in Meadowlands. http://www.mlgpro.com

 

[FourDoor]

I don't think we have an opening, but I'll try to see if we can't stretch things out to cram you in last minute.

Oh noes! The deadline has passed? =(

 

[backflip10019]

for those who care we've got the first event of the 2009 MLG season this weekend in Meadowlands. http://www.mlgpro.com

I'm having trouble with the stream. Ugh, nothing's showing up for meeee.

Nvm, it's working now.

 

[KevinRo]

fuck me billy and call me sally.

i stayed up all fucking night working on a project only to fall short of finishing 50% it before the due date. my procrastination finally got up and laid a humongous round house kick to my face. now i have to work extremely hard to keep an A. fuck.

oh well, now that's done i have a new set of problems:

should i go watch fast and furious with the girl who told me she was free tonight?
or
should i play halo?
or
should i do neither of the above and work on my homework assignment due monday and my pre/post lab reports that are due tuesday and study my ass off for my two midterms on wednesday?

decisions, decisions, decisions... hmm i think i'll play halo. FML

 

[Domino Theory]

Not sure what you're trying to say. Matchmaking's been updated at least once a month for an entire year, now.

If you're commenting on the lack of steady map flow from Atlas to Matchmaking, there are reasons for that that I cannot disclose. The fact that I've been trying to get people (you jerks) to post to Atlas, though, should be indication that said reasons are becoming non-blocking in the future.

March's Matchmaking Update says hi.

Not every month needs to have a glamorous OMFG update like September and January's.

"Hey guys, I'm too busy working on other things right now, so March's update is going to be very light. I'm just going to turn Social Skirmish into what Team Flag is and call it Social Flag. See you next month when I'll be doing much more!"

 

[vhfive]

fuck me billy and call me sally.

i stayed up all fucking night working on a project only to fall short of finishing 50% it before the due date. my procrastination finally got up and laid a humongous round house kick to my face. now i have to work extremely hard to keep an A. fuck.

oh well, now that's done i have a new set of problems:

should i go watch fast and furious with the girl who told me she was free tonight?
or
should i play halo?
or
should i do neither of the above and work on my homework assignment due monday and my pre/post lab reports that are due tuesday and study my ass off for my two midterms on wednesday?

decisions, decisions, decisions... hmm i think i'll play halo. FML

its really between choice 1 and 2. i mean sunday is when you do work

so you are left with one question
is girl cute enough to make the movie enjoyable?

EDIT:
BWU is up

 

[Tashi]

HBO's Mythic Movie Contest

All of the videos have been thoroughly digested by a panel of esteemed and anonymous judges. If you submitted and emerged victorious, you'll be notified shortly. If you submitted and didn't come out on top, thanks for participating. If you submitted, haven't been sent an email in response, and spam up Louis Wu's inbox, you'll instantly rule yourself out of contention. The man's old. And cranky.

praying for an email...

 

[Captain Blood]

praying for an email...

What do the winners get?

 

[Domino Theory]

Can anyone help me out with this dogshit MLG wants me to install to watch their stream? It keeps saying "Octoshape not detected, beginning install" and nothing happens.

Edit: Nvm, working for now.

 

[vhfive]

for people who are intrested but are at work

Spoiler

or to lazy

April Matchmaking Update

For those wondering what the upcoming April Matchmaking Changelist looks like, here's the scoop from Shiska:

General
• Default Orbital updated to address hiding spots and issue with players killing themselves when they touch the ceiling in the lower base
• Default Sandbox updated to address issue with Rocket Launchers spawning with different timing

Ranked
Team Doubles (Mythic Map Pack added but not required)
• All objective gametypes set to skip after veto
• Added Assembly
• Added Sandbox variants “Cubed,” “Plurality,” “Tundra,” “Vessel”

Team Objective
• Team Flag on Smashed removed

Social
Rumble Pit (Mythic Map Pack added but not required)
• Added Assembly (default), Sandbox (default)
• Added Sandbox variant “Cubed”
• Added infection gametype “Save One Bullet”
• Added infection variants “Dismemberment” (Assembly), “Andromeda” (Orbital), and “Spooky House” (Sandbox)
• Removed Hammerzeit

Hardcore
Team Swat (Mythic Map Pack added but not required)
• Added SWATssembly, SWArbital, Tundra SWAT

MLG
• Updated to v6 map variants

Team Snipers
• Grenades removed from Team Snipers gametype

Double EXP Weekends for April (In Order)
• Team Flag
• Grifball
• Team Melee (Mythic Map Pack added but not required)
• Living Dead (Mythic Map Pack added but not required)
• Fiesta (Mythic Map Pack added but not required)

7 on the 7th
Avalanche (for the last time, I promise)

Footnote
When you see a hopper with Mythic appearing as “not required,” expect that to mean that Mythic will be required the following month. For Double EXP weekends, this means that the next time they are used, they will require the Mythic Map Pack.

good news team doubles skip objective after veto and living dead
bad news tundra swat


EDIT:

Can anyone help me out with this dogshit MLG wants me to install to watch their stream? It keeps saying "Octoshape not detected, beginning install" and nothing happens.

this also happens to me. i dont care right now but i will want to watch the finals

 

[KevinRo]

praying for an email...

Tashi, i think we all already know the answer:

its really between choice 1 and 2. i mean sunday is when you do work

so you are left with one question
is girl cute enough to make the movie enjoyable?

her dorm smells like horses and i found out that when she lets her guard down and has a legit laugh, it's really fucking nerdy... like my nose crunches up and head jerk backs nerdy.

 

[xxjuicesxx]

lol so all april update is is adding some mythic into other playlists and more reused dbl exps.

no real issues fixed. SOLID WORK. A+.

 

[Tashi]

Tashi, i think we all already know the answer:

lolol...so bitter haha

 

[KevinRo]

lolol...so bitter haha

dude i already told you -> a quadriplegic blind 8 year old could create and edit a film better than yours

*cue over hyperventilated retarded laugh*

 

[EazyB]

*sees April MM update new, big grin*

*reads MM update content, sad fuggin face*

I hope they just forgot to detail the updates to the now "Mythic DLC" playlist because if they don't update it with the 6 new maps (I really like the look of Vindictive) then that's a major letdown and an unforgivable oversight.

There's no fucking way I'm ever going to see those maps in a playlist that doesn't require the mythic maps and so far Mythic DLC is the only one that does/will. I was under the impression that MythicHaloWars or whatever it's called was just a tiny taste of Mythic because the maps weren't on XBLMP but now that they will be, I expected DLC focused playlists at least on par with what was available for the Heroic pack nevermind the Legendary pack.

Even after I wait a month tolerating playing the same old Mythic DLC playlist there are no other social playlists besides fucking Rumble Pit that I'll be able to play the maps on.

Please tell me I'm wrong, if not; fucking lame. I don't even care that pretty much all of the changes revolve around semi-implementing the Mythic maps and not even bothering to freshen up any of the existing content. Just give me a DLC playlist on par with the past few.

 

[Tashi]

What do the winners get?

fame & fortune

Spoiler

I'm actually not too sure...Recon, extra mythic maps I think

*cue over hyperventilated retarded laugh*

ughh lol

 

[Striker]

So radar still in Team Snipers, but at least grenades got removed. I take that as all grenades on the map and starting grenades? Pretty good, if so.

I had the unfortunate chance of playing SWAT on Tundra, and didn't like it. I don't play SWAT in Ranked MM anyways, so it isn't a big deal to me.

I hope the Team Mythic Playlist gets updated... but seems that won't occur until May or June. Ugh.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Shishka. Please tell me you forgot to list the tweaks to Heavies in Social DLC. Lower frequency, fewer lasers. Anything.

Pretty please.

 

[Shishka]

Shishka. Please tell me you forgot to list the tweaks to Heavies in Social DLC. Lower frequency, fewer lasers. Anything.

Pretty please.

Not forgotten. Just... Not in April, either.

 

[Trasher]

The primary sources of map variants all know about Atlas. From there, when someone asks "how would I get my map into Matchmaking?" word of mouth takes care of the rest. This is a pretty easy-going way to handle a group moderated by one person. Lots of exposure would simply mean lots of people posting before reading the rules, and I'd rather spend my time on Atlas reading discussion and grabbing map variants than banning people for posting "HAY WEN IS ODST COME OUT?"

I definitely see what you are saying, but if you guys are really not having many maps submitted it's something to consider. Maybe the best forgers are people who aren't in those primary source groups.

 

[KevinRo]

Not forgotten. Just... Not in April, either.

aka i forgot

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Tundra. :lol

 

[GhaleonEB]

Not forgotten. Just... Not in April, either.

Thanks for the answer. It makes me very sad, but it's an answer.

If you need manpower, I'll be happy to devote my own free, time of charge, to tweaking laser spawns for ya.

 

[Shishka]

If you need manpower, I'll be happy to devote my own free, time of charge, to tweaking laser spawns for ya.

Were it so easy.

The maps have been tweaked. But they need to be run through the grinder. Hard to do when my grinder has been taken from me.

Next month! That's the plan.

 

[Voltron64]

Were it so easy.

The maps have been tweaked. But they need to be run through the grinder. Hard to do when my grinder has been taken from me.

Next month! That's the plan.

Someone please give this man his grinder back! Whatever it is please give it back. :\

 

[EazyB]

Not forgotten. Just... Not in April, either.

Please for the love of god put any of the 6 new map variants into Mythic DLC. Are none of them suited for 4v4? Vindictive? Wastelands?

I finding appalling that the Mythic map roll out comes less playlist integration than Legendary and even Heroic. I'm sure you have plans (which may relate to the Atlas thing) but throw us a freaking bone here...

The entirety of the March update was the addition of Team Mythic. Did February even see any changes? I think the last real playlist update was in late January but excuse me if I'm wrong. I didn't mind all this because I expected a heavy playlist update to coincide with the release of the Mythic map pack... joke's on me.

 

[Sibylus]

Were it so easy.

The maps have been tweaked. But they need to be run through the grinder. Hard to do when my grinder has been taken from me.

Next month! That's the plan.

Would it be feasible to add some volunteers to the grinding process? Being an MLG all-star isn't really a qualification for being a tester, as you know, so I'd think it'd be interesting to get more community feedback before maps become final.

 

[Domino Theory]

Someone please give this man his grinder back! Whatever it is please give it back. :\

:lol

 

[KevinRo]

Were it so easy.

The maps have been tweaked. But they need to be run through the grinder. Hard to do when my grinder has been taken from me.

Next month! That's the plan.

word.

 

[Blueblur1]

I'm disappointed by the lack of a substantial MM playlist update BUT I'm grateful there IS an update this month. I'd love to know every facet of the job that is maintaining and updating said playlists but I know that's asking for too much. With that said if I could ever be of any assistance please let me know, Shishka.

 

[backflip10019]

Wow, soooo the April MM update removes GRENADES from Snipers but not RADAR?

Awesome work listening to the community, Bungie.

 

[Voltron64]

Do you have to run the Octopusplexshape plugin to watch the MLG coverage? It's using up all my upstream bandwidth. BS.