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xxjuicesxx said:
You would love the man cannon.
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Dax is the annoying little brother that does or says the opposite just to be a pain in the ass except in this case the little brother is smarter than a 10 year old but only slightly. Only slightly.
 
Blueblur1 said:
Dax is the annoying little brother that does or says the opposite just to be a pain in the ass except in this case the little brother is smarter than a 10 year old but only slightly. Only slightly.
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aren't you the dude who wrote 800 words on why ascendant justice and neogaf sucks?
 
That rumored Elite bundle was finally announced.

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Doubt it'll really push numbers up much since most people buy premiums and arcades but it's a decent deal (much better than Kung Foo Panda and Indiana Jones) so maybe more people will pick it up.
 
Shoot... I just reread the April MM update and noticed that BTB did not get any Sandbox variants for play... :(

And now that I think of it, I don't think any of the maps were ever officially announced for BTB play, even the default Sandbox layout.
 
EazyB said:
That rumored Elite bundle was finally announced.

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Doubt it'll really push numbers up much since most people buy premiums and arcades but it's a decent deal (much better than Kung Foo Panda and Indiana Jones) so maybe more people will pick it up.
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that is a good deal. actually both personal games of the year for me.


lol it says "go big" on it
 
FourDoor said:
Shoot... I just reread the April MM update and noticed that BTB did not get any Sandbox variants for play... :(

And now that I think of it, I don't think any of the maps were ever officially announced for BTB play, even the default Sandbox layout.
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Default Sandbox is just a tadge too small for BTB, IMO.
 
Man, Amplified spawns suck so much, why is it still used? It seems like for 50% of the match I either spawn in front of, behind people, or into a volley of nades, and it usually ends up with one of the teams losing 1/2 of their team before the match is over.
 
Willeth said:
Default Sandbox is just a tadge too small for BTB, IMO.
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Definitely too small. My dislike for the default setup grows more passionate everytime I play a decent team on it. The bases are too easy to camp and the tops of each base are much too hard to assault.

Ramirez said:
Man, Amplified spawns suck so much, why is it still used? It seems like for 50% of the match I either spawn in front of, behind people, or into a volley of nades, and it usually ends up with one of the teams losing 1/2 of their team before the match is over.
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Yeah, I don't know why MLG includes most of those Foundry variants; the spawns are almost always unbearable. Oddball on Lockdown is a complete joke, both teams just spawn on the opposite side of the map as the ball which results in a lot of spawning behind players. I take to just spawning and backpedaling when I know the other team has a person respawning.
 
Ghaleon, it's Eurogamer's customs night tonight (a/k/a/ "Halo Monday"), and I might be able to get a game going on Entrenched if we have the numbers (and aren't scuppered by the regulars who don't pay for map packs). Is there a particular variant/number of players you need a film of?

Applies to anyone else who might be looking for Atlas films, although again it's contingent on actually having the numbers to do it.
 
EazyB said:
Yeah, I don't know why MLG includes most of those Foundry variants; the spawns are almost always unbearable. Oddball on Lockdown is a complete joke, both teams just spawn on the opposite side of the map as the ball which results in a lot of spawning behind players. I take to just spawning and backpedaling when I know the other team has a person respawning.
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Well I just played Lockdown Ball and it was a pretty good experience, the teams weren't very even though, coulda had something to do with it.
 
Shake Appeal said:
Applies to anyone else who might be looking for Atlas films, although again it's contingent on actually having the numbers to do it.
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I don't really care about sending my map to Atlas (it'll never get in because you can break out and such) but can you guys try Turf II v2.1 and send me a video? I'd like to see how the spawns work out. Map works best with like 10 players max.

Thanks if you can.

edit: oh and here's the map - http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=73423814
 
Shake Appeal said:
Ghaleon, it's Eurogamer's customs night tonight (a/k/a/ "Halo Monday"), and I might be able to get a game going on Entrenched if we have the numbers (and aren't scuppered by the regulars who don't pay for map packs). Is there a particular variant/number of players you need a film of?

Applies to anyone else who might be looking for Atlas films, although again it's contingent on actually having the numbers to do it.
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CTF, standard settings (20 minute limit, 30 second flag return), with between 6 and 8 players per team. The version we've been playing on was very slightly tweaked from the one in my file share. So if you do get the chance, please try it on the version I just uploaded: http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=75053961

And thanks a bunch.

I should have a new - well new-ish - map for GAF customs this weekend.
 
Blueblur1 said:
Dax is the annoying little brother that does or says the opposite just to be a pain in the ass except in this case the little brother is smarter than a 10 year old but only slightly. Only slightly.
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I hope you are joking.

Shake Appeal said:
Applies to anyone else who might be looking for Atlas films, although again it's contingent on actually having the numbers to do it.
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Outskirts. If you can also give some feedback on the map, I would appreciate it. It might be a bit sparse in some areas, so if you could tell me where, exactly.
 
GhaleonEB said:
CTF, standard settings (20 minute limit, 30 second flag return), with between 6 and 8 players per team. The version we've been playing on was very slightly tweaked from the one in my file share. So if you do get the chance, please try it on the version I just uploaded: http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=75053961

And thanks a bunch.

I should have a new - well new-ish - map for GAF customs this weekend.
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Would you like me to to replace your old link with this one? Can't wait to see you new(ish) map. You've become quite the forger since your early attempts.

Also, should I start including Foundry map variants in the list. I've sorta ignored them since Foundry has severe limitations that hurt every map built in it, but I don't really want to ignore GAFers maps. Maybe someone could think of a way to distinguish the two.

Shake Appeal said:
Ghaleon, it's Eurogamer's customs night tonight (a/k/a/ "Halo Monday"), and I might be able to get a game going on Entrenched if we have the numbers (and aren't scuppered by the regulars who don't pay for map packs). Is there a particular variant/number of players you need a film of?

Applies to anyone else who might be looking for Atlas films, although again it's contingent on actually having the numbers to do it.
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If you wanna and have 6-8 people I could use some films of my latest version of Ber Ber Creek (not custom) in multiflag, neutral assault, or AR slayer.
 
GhaleonEB said:
Suggestion: review this Vidoc. Specifically from the 4:45 mark on.
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I don't think the assault rifle plays right, even if it's what Bungie intended. I've definitely watched that Vidoc many times before.

So... I wasn't going to go this far in depth (I realize this stuff gets old), but I guess I should explain my thinking. And I'm not trying to stir up any drama. I just want to present my thoughts on the assault rifle since what I said earlier is being questioned.

I just don't understand why you would make a weapon that requires an extra grenade, or melee to finish someone off effectively. People would still use grenades and melee even if the AR was more powerful. I do it with any weapon I'm carrying, even the shotgun. In Halo:CE I did it all the time, and that was with the most overpowered weapon in the game... the pistol. But if I have a weapon that actually requires extra grenades or a melee to kill someone, I think I'm gonna avoid touching it just to be on the safe side, which is partly why I was dreaming about Bungie boosting the AR's power. This also leads into what I see as a related problem.

If the melee system was like it used to be, I might have a change of heart. But in my opinion, the person with less lag still wins, because he or she is still able to do more initial damage. So what did the system change really accomplish, other than changing a huge part of the Halo game (melee is one of Halo's 3 golden essentials right?)? Instead, the winner of every melee encounter ends up with no shields, effectively turning them into cannon fodder for whoever happens to be standing close by. Not exactly a nice reward. So why should anyone ever attempt to melee, except in rare cases where it's 1v1 and no one else is around? I think it's a fair argument.

Anyway, that's where I'm coming from on that front. I have no expectations for Bungie to change anything simply because I'm not happy about a specific part of the game. I just like to day dream. And I apologize if I was part of rehashing old topics.
 
EazyB said:
Would you like me to to replace your old link with this one? Can't wait to see you new(ish) map. You've become quite the forger since your early attempts.

Also, should I start including Foundry map variants in the list. I've sorta ignored them since Foundry has severe limitations that hurt every map built in it, but I don't really want to ignore GAFers maps. Maybe someone could think of a way to distinguish the two.
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Yeah, go for it. And I'll put the new list in the OP next time you post it.

The "new" map isn't especially new - I remaking Sandstorm, one of my earlier ones, with some tweaks. I pulled it down because the top level is hilariously bumpy, to the point where infantry just kind of bounce around. I've been home sick from work for a few days, and wanted to do a new map out of boredom. But they all came back to the same concept as that one. One thing led to another and I decided to remake it using what I know about Forge's quirks, and now I've got the top level 80% done, smooth as buttah. I never played a custom game on it, but I love the concept of it.

Really, I just wanna knock a Warthog off the top level with a brute shot.
 
Really enjoyed Vessel, well balanced map for Doubles.

Hated cubed, the overshield respawns every 30 seconds or so and it is way to easy to camp behind the shield doors with a close quarters weapon and a BR to rain destruction down below.
 
Yeah the Spawns on Lockdown are pretty terrible. If you get killed you will spawn on the opposite end, no matter if your team is still alive at the other base. Which leads to many fire fights before getting to the actual base because you have others(enemies) who are spawning right besides you.
 
Shake Appeal said:
Ghaleon, it's Eurogamer's customs night tonight (a/k/a/ "Halo Monday"), and I might be able to get a game going on Entrenched if we have the numbers (and aren't scuppered by the regulars who don't pay for map packs). Is there a particular variant/number of players you need a film of?

Applies to anyone else who might be looking for Atlas films, although again it's contingent on actually having the numbers to do it.
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Shake, if you guys have time to play a 4v4 or 5v5 match, try Aire Stream 0.2 if you could please. I've been unable to log on this past week to get some games going and it would be nice to see what others who don't know me say and play the map.

Any of Social/Objective gametypes would be great: KOTH, CTF, Assault (neutral or multi), or Oddball.

Thanks in advance if you can squeeze it in there.
 
Sir Fragula said:
http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=32277720&postRepeater1-p=1
The almost-assuredly 100% real genuine achievements for ODST are exciting!

I assume they're fake.
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As will everyone else. Though, these sound like a lot of fun:

Prepare To Drop 20
Succesfully drop pod to New Mombasa Enjoy Your Stay! On Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.

Too Close to the Skyline 5
Reach the new mombasa skyline with any Aerial vehicle in campaign.

Prepare To splat..wait? 5
Free fall from 1000km from the sky......splat.
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Ramirez said:
Man, Amplified spawns suck so much, why is it still used? It seems like for 50% of the match I either spawn in front of, behind people, or into a volley of nades, and it usually ends up with one of the teams losing 1/2 of their team before the match is over.
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I used to feel the same way but now I really love the map. It really takes a well coordinated team to take some sort of map control on Amplified. At least in terms of predicting the other teams spawns. I think against a team of people who either don't know the map or aren't an actual team, you get more crazy spawns on it because I don't really think there are any setups or any real coordination on their part or on one's team.

Lockdown, I'm a fan of as well. I will admit that the spawns are a little janky because sometimes they go against what you think shouldn't happen on a Halo 3 map. Like players from different teams spawning in the same base only 2-4 seconds apart. If there was just a huge battle at one base, and there are at least 2 dead for each team, and you spawn in the opposite base, you're either going to spawn behind someone or next to them, or it will happen to you. Rushing across bottom middle on respawn on that map is usually not a good idea. What I really love about that map is that it's modeled after midship so 85% of the callouts are the same.

I'm also not so sure that holding ball in a base is the greatest Idea. The bases are very closed off on that map, with nades the only way to make some damage from a distance. It would be hard to team shoot outside the base in. For instance if you're trying to run a set up where you have the ball in a base and a teammate with the ball and then lets say the other 2 teammates across from each other on each tower (Pink 3 and Carbine 3) If some players slip by and get into the base where the ball is being held, it would be very difficult to help out from Pink 3 and Carbine 3. The players there would have to leave their posts and get into the base to help. Also, a well coordinated rush can easily break that set up. I personally like holding the ball at Carbine 2 and around there and having 2 teammates with you there and one on pink 3. I haven't broken it down completely but that seemed to have worked when I tried it out.

Also, a key to ball on that map that was also a key to ball on Midship is the ball carriers ability to sense danger and be aware of where his teammates are and be able to move around the map with the ball accordingly.
 
They should show it at that Japan thing tonight... -_- Ok, not going to happen. Seriously though, I can't survive until E3. Feed me soon Bungle, I'm starving.
 
Domino Theory said:
Ugh, give me REAL INFO ON ODST BUNGLE PLEASE :(
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Those achievements were about as real as they get.

I'm just hoping that Microsoft can replace my power supply before ODST comes out. The way things have been going, its not looking likely.
 
Kibbles said:
They should show it at that Japan thing tonight... -_- Ok, not going to happen. Seriously though, I can't survive until E3. Feed me soon Bungle, I'm starving.
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Remember how they held back the original ODST announcement and announced it in Japan? Massive Halo fan base there. ;)
 
Botolf said:
Anybody have a full list? The fake cheeseminte maker has been banhammered.
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Another ninja got to him. Was going to ban him myself but Urk posted there so I left it. Yeah, policy is to ban fake or real.
 
Sir Fragula said:
Another ninja got to him. Was going to ban him myself but Urk posted there so I left it. Yeah, policy is to ban fake or real.
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Wait, you're a Bnet forum ninja?

Wtf, what a day, I also learned that Mike Works is a goon!
 
Sir Fragula said:
Another ninja got to him. Was going to ban him myself but Urk posted there so I left it. Yeah, policy is to ban fake or real.
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I'll post it just in case anyone missed it and are interested.

Prepare To Drop 20
Succesfully drop pod to New Mombasa Enjoy Your Stay! On Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary. ( Bungie has described as, "the most spectacular cinematic event in any Halo game to date" )

Silent Rookie 20
As The rookie, Use the new silenced SMG to Kill 5 Brutes.( Can Be done in co-op )

Romeo Done 20
As Romeo Headshot 5 Brutes In a Row.( Can Be done in co-op )

Big Boys Toys 30
As Dutch Destroy 10 Enemy Vehicles ( Can Be done in co-op )

Scout 30
Use the night vision googles, to scan 10 Brutes without being detected ( Can Be done in co-op )

When will it end.... 30
Reach The halfway point of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.

Brotherhood 40
Help all fallen comrades atleast once ( Return Of medkits after all not spartan no more?)

The Chase 40
On the warthog Out run the phanton though the city streets in the campaign, ( Sounds Like e epic on-rail Chase?)

Death Do Us Apart 50
Finish the final mission of the Halo ODST Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary. ( Could it be........epic finale with emotional ending?)

Halo ODST Campaign Complete: Normal 125
Finish the Campaign on Normal.

Halo ODST Campaign Complete: Heroic 125
Finish the Campaign on Heroic (unlocks achievement for Normal, if not earned).

Halo ODST Campaign Complete: Legendary 125
Finish the Campaign on Legendary (unlocks achievements for Normal and Heroic, if not earned).

Skull Hunter 100
Find and claim all 100 skulls Scattered Around New And old mombasa ( Use Your PDA For Help! ) ( Looks like pigeons from GTA but skulls to find around Mmombasa?)

ODST Wins 10
finish and win a online game with the full ODST armour, Plus get the MVP (Online).

Are we not brothers? 15
Kill someone else with the Full ODST armour, while also wearing the Full Armour yourself. (Online).

Brute Massacre 25
Kill 200 Brutes In the Campaign.

Epic Scenary 5
Take A photo of the various Views in New mombasa and upload to your file share. ( Bungie Introduceing More Newbies?)

Too Close to the Skyline 5
Reach the new mombasa skyline with any Aerial vehicle in campaign.

Prepare To splat..wait? 5
Free fall from 1000km from the sky......splat.

Group Effort 5
Flip a vehicle with all your comrades efforts. ( Looks like four people have to contribute to flip a vehicle, as were not Spartans No more?)

Hammer To Heavy 5
Try to pick up a Brute Hammer.......

Gadgets And Gizmos 5
Obtain all Gadgets During campaign. ( Wondered what other new gadgets did Bungie add, we know of Night vision, and thermol vision.)

Brave Heart 5
Kill 5 Brutes With melee attacks ( More melee attacks?)

Steppin' Commando 5
Kill 5 Brutes with the ODST general equipment combat Knife. ( Combat Knife Confirmed?)

Mongoose Hit And Run 5
Splatter an Brute with the mongoose in the campaign. ( Mongoose Mowdown V2?)

Wigly Virmin 5
Free Your self from the brutes Grasp 5 times in the campiagn. ( Looks like Brutes can grab you, so no more up frontal like Master Cheif?)

Undercover Mist 5
Kill 3 Brutes while under the cover of a smoke grenade. ( Smoke Grenade Confirmed?)

Keep to the right 5
Follow SI orders at the begining of the campaign. ( I smell a tutorial level?)

Land Sea Air 5
Pilot all the vehicles old/new in the campaign atleast once. ( Sea?! Boats Confirmed?)

Night shift Campers 40
Locate and eliminate all Brute Camp Hideouts in the Campaign. ( Use your PDA for Help!) ( Terminal Replacements?)

Olympic Sprinter 5
Cover One Mile, while sprinting. ( Sprinting Confirmed? after all cant run like Master Cheif?)

Free roamer 5
Free roam all parts of Mombasa. ( Open ended gameplay)

The Journey Begins 10
View the flashback of the first mission.

Phantom Ahoy 10
View the flashback of the second mission.

Regroup! 10
View the flashback of the third mission.

City Of Destruction 10
View the flashback of the fourth mission.

We will fight on 10
View the flashback of the fifth mission.

We will succeed 10
View the flashback of the sixth mission.

Brothers Are Reunited 10
View the flashback of the seventh mission.

Brothers Are At Peace 10
View the flashback of the eighth mission. ( again could it be? emotional ending?)
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Grimm Fandango said:
I don't think spelling errors necessarily mean fake.

If true the person can't grab them from Xbox.com so he had to read and type them from his TV.
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Anybody trying to sell the legitimacy of something should correct such small errors, eh? My guess is he's simply an incompetent hoaxer.

The titles and descriptions are also a complete departure of tone from what Bungie's actual people would write.
 
BladedExpert said:
We know Dax, we know :)

Also, This is why I love MLG CTF :D
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i dont know if you guys saw this or not but that was insane.

and i'll starting getting hyped for ODST after I see some game play
at least some screen shots
 
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