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The Official Halo 3 Thread
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DiabolicalBagel
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Oh the joy of Collonade! >.>
I just sat atop my base with a sniper taking out anyone that dared come near while the other three folk on my team kindly fetched the flag.
Firefight + sniper + replenishing ammo... *teary eyes*
Chopper on firefight? That could possibly be the most satisfying thing ever in halo (bar the sniper thing)
Constantly mowing down EVERYTHING! Infantry! Ghosts! Other choppers!Friendlies! Bagel wants nao!
I just sat atop my base with a sniper taking out anyone that dared come near while the other three folk on my team kindly fetched the flag.
Firefight + sniper + replenishing ammo... *teary eyes*
Chopper on firefight? That could possibly be the most satisfying thing ever in halo (bar the sniper thing)
Constantly mowing down EVERYTHING! Infantry! Ghosts! Other choppers!
BerserkerBarage
Neo Member
Glad to hear that ATLAS is back in order Shishka.
I'm excited about the next iteration of the 7 on 7th and more Community made goodness. Is MiniWaz's second map (Benchmark) going to be making an appearance? I've played it a couple times and seems pretty solid. My personal opinion is that it takes the good aspects of The Pit and expands it out to make it play well with larger teams. We've run 5v5s and it works pretty well but even as a 8v8 it wasn't too bad.
Oh, and hi Zayne.
~B.B.
I'm excited about the next iteration of the 7 on 7th and more Community made goodness. Is MiniWaz's second map (Benchmark) going to be making an appearance? I've played it a couple times and seems pretty solid. My personal opinion is that it takes the good aspects of The Pit and expands it out to make it play well with larger teams. We've run 5v5s and it works pretty well but even as a 8v8 it wasn't too bad.
Oh, and hi Zayne.
~B.B.
NullPointer
Member
EazyB said:
Overpowered in a pitched battle against superior forces and overwhelming odds, that can only end in the death and destruction of your entire team?
Not sure I agree with that assessment. ;P
I'm not so great at this game as it is, so it'd probably just involve me getting off a few decent cannon shots and cackling maniacally just before going nuclear in some giant fireball of blinding light and flying metal.
That's what usually happens when I get into a tank anyway. Its still worth it. Every time.
Stormtrooper30
Member
Yea, you bastard. We never even capped a flag because it was always 3v4 and that retarded friend of yours didn't even know how to play the damn game. Stupid map.DiabolicalBagel said:
I love llamas... *points to avatar*
As Coco said, that pic of that inside map looks fantastic. Very crisp and refined.
The Librarian
Banned
I can't wait to hear stories from you when they are in their teenage years.GhaleonEB said:
Okay. Thanks for going more in depth and explaining it for me further.Shishka said:
What's most exciting about that picture is that it seems the other players in Firefight can ride on the tank. You can't do that in Halo 1, 2 or 3. Very cool.NullPointer said:
Edit: Guess I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions. Taking a second look, it seems those are Marines. Are Marines in Firefight?
Things aren't looking good for you today Dax 0-2. That is not a screen from firefight. Why? Because those aren't ODST sitting on the tank but instead AI marines. Just like on The Ark. I wouldn't be surprised if, like in Halo 3, co-op budies are only able to jump in the turret and not ride on the side.Dax01 said:What's most exciting about that picture is that it seems the other players in Firefight can ride on the tank. You can't do that in Halo 1, 2 or 3. Very cool.
Stormtrooper30
Member
You forgot to mention that he was wrong in that you can ride the tank in Halo CE. They removed it in 2 and 3 for nonexistant reasons. I never understood why they took that out. I mean, it's not like it's too powerful, as people sitting on the tank are extremely exposed.EazyB said:
DiabolicalBagel
Member
Stormtrooper30 said:
Heh heh, Yeah I had been playing the map with randoms a lot before you came along and was sick of it so decided to chill and just take out the enemy. You have to admit though that for the first half of the game the other team made a few big pushes for our side and sniping from the base was very helpful... the second half of the game? well... uhm... I was just having fun.
Also, you're being a bit generous again. it was 2v5 in the grand scheme of things. Myself in defense, you in offense, one useless guy on our team and another so horrible he could've counted as an enemy player.
If you look at it your way... well... it was 1v5; you were the only offensive force and our guy was hindering you.
GOOOOOD TIMES! *still hates map*
Edit: You could forgive me though because of all the epic flag runs we've had, right?
All the times where we've been playing defense, see a gap in their offense and charge through and return triumphant before they can mend their efforts.
The Librarian
Banned
I never played Halo CE in multiplayer, and before this I've never seen nor heard that you could ride the tank (passenger) in Halo 1 MM.Stormtrooper30 said:
There's no reason, given how you are an ODST, why you can't ride the tank as a passenger. It's shown in Halo 3.
NullPointer
Member
EazyB said:
Dax may have the same problem I've got. To me ODST *is* Firefight. Same synapses fire either way.
The single-player/co-op campaign is just crazy sweet icing on the cake.
BerserkerBarage
Neo Member
Frankie is answering some questions over at HBO. Figured I'd transpose them over here so we could talk about them. Massive text follows:
How much of this new series will be directly related to the fact that it is anime instead of the identity of Halo?
Frankie: It's all Halo, interpreted by anime studios. Exactly in the way the Halo Graphic Novel was by folks like Moebius, etc. Halo Halo, Halo.
Where in the gradient of Halo "cannon" will this fall? In the realm of the current-released books, or more like "published fan-fiction" ?
Frankie: It's canon, like books. Except for Toei. But there IS interpretation - armor styling etc. It's art, after al.
will more about the flood be explained in the retrospective pieces?
who's doing the voice work for characters we're familiar with?
Frankie: Casting isn't done yet - and the history of the Flood and the Forerunner conflict will be touched upon.
who is "1337" Spartan?
Frankie: He's in off-canon for laffs episode by Toei, which in no way prevents the RvB thing.
1. I've only started reading about the project, so sorry if this has been answered, but is this going to be released on DVD or just online? Will it be online first and DVD later or simultaneous?
2. Will any of the questions here be addressed, especially the ones under "Major threads"?
3. Would you recommend the series as an introduction to Halo for non-fans or non-gamers?
Frankie: 1.Some episodes this year thru Waypoint, the entire collection on DVD etc next year (early).
2. Yes, eventually (at comcion now)
3. Absolutely.
Will we be getting any pre- Fall of Reach stuff and post- Halo 3 stuff, or is Legends about filling in the years before Halo and after Harvest?
Frankie: Yes to Kabu, lots of background stuff, but each story is insular - and has no necessary connections to broader events - again like the HGN stories - self contained, but connected.
Is there a canon explanation for the Spartans wearing MK.VI in the promotional images, or is it just the artistic direction?
What's up with the space rocket motorbikes?
Will any characters or events from the novels make an appearance in Legends?
Frankie: Sausage-making answer is that Mark VI amor is as much to do with a graphical generational leap as anything else. Canonical reason is that armor aesthetics are secondary to purpose - hence MP variants, etc.
The Booster Frames are EVA specific purpose machines cobbled together for a very black ops mission and are purpose built to do a single task.
Yes. A few. Cool ones.
Length:
Frankie: They vary between ten and fifteen and twenty minutes. One is more like a half hour and thus split into two obvious parts (the 4C "Origins" episode).
6. Does seven films include both parts of Origins?
Frankie: Eight pieces, seven episodes. That make sense?
1. 4C's History piece - 2 parts.
2. Bones "Prototype" piece
3. Casio/Aramaki's Spartan/Space battle stuff
4. Toei's shenanigans
5. I.G's Duel (Elites around the time of the Prophet alliance)
6. I.G's exploration of the Spartan "recruitment" tragedy (kidnapping, etc)
7. 4C's ODST/Spartan rivalry
Also, was that CG clip (the one where MC and the elite face off) the final product, or is it still being polished?
Frankie: Everything is still being polished, but CG especially. You will read some interviews where we showed folks new, 80% complete stuff that's moooooar awesome.
1.) How did this project come about?
2.) Where/When does this take place in relation to the Halo trilogy, does it tie into the "Main" Halo story, or is it just an expansion of the overall universe?
3.) Do you like your tear martinis shaken or stirred?
Frankie: 1.) Coversations, meetings, opportunties and ideas.
2.) Expansion. But in logical, known-ish corners. Just like books.
3.) Frozen and Blended.
Is Halo Legends seen by you guys as the start of something more, a testing ground for like a longer series of animated Halo-ness?
While I have nothing against such a broad thing as Anime, I personally would be interested see some other studios and styles tackle the Haloverse as well, if you guys keep cranking these things out in the future.
Frankie: This is a one-off. I keep saying Halo Graphic Novel - but that's the best analogy. t-shirts aside, we really are being careful to serve, but not oversaturate. It seems like a lot now, because all our annuncements are coming at once, but this stuff is being paced. We're not turning into Madden or Mario.
ODST
Reach
That's hardly spam.
4. How long has the series been in planning?
5. Are there seeds for it or influences from it in anything we've seen so far?
Frankie: 4. Years if you include Mehve's desires!
5. Yes. And there are clues in the frames if studied and thought about in deep Halo context.
How long has this been in development?
Also, did you and your team expect the mixed thoughts on this project?
Frankie: More than a year.
And yes, reactions are according to Keikaku
How much of this new series will be directly related to the fact that it is anime instead of the identity of Halo?
Frankie: It's all Halo, interpreted by anime studios. Exactly in the way the Halo Graphic Novel was by folks like Moebius, etc. Halo Halo, Halo.
Where in the gradient of Halo "cannon" will this fall? In the realm of the current-released books, or more like "published fan-fiction" ?
Frankie: It's canon, like books. Except for Toei. But there IS interpretation - armor styling etc. It's art, after al.
will more about the flood be explained in the retrospective pieces?
who's doing the voice work for characters we're familiar with?
Frankie: Casting isn't done yet - and the history of the Flood and the Forerunner conflict will be touched upon.
who is "1337" Spartan?
Frankie: He's in off-canon for laffs episode by Toei, which in no way prevents the RvB thing.
1. I've only started reading about the project, so sorry if this has been answered, but is this going to be released on DVD or just online? Will it be online first and DVD later or simultaneous?
2. Will any of the questions here be addressed, especially the ones under "Major threads"?
3. Would you recommend the series as an introduction to Halo for non-fans or non-gamers?
Frankie: 1.Some episodes this year thru Waypoint, the entire collection on DVD etc next year (early).
2. Yes, eventually (at comcion now)
3. Absolutely.
Will we be getting any pre- Fall of Reach stuff and post- Halo 3 stuff, or is Legends about filling in the years before Halo and after Harvest?
Frankie: Yes to Kabu, lots of background stuff, but each story is insular - and has no necessary connections to broader events - again like the HGN stories - self contained, but connected.
Is there a canon explanation for the Spartans wearing MK.VI in the promotional images, or is it just the artistic direction?
What's up with the space rocket motorbikes?
Will any characters or events from the novels make an appearance in Legends?
Frankie: Sausage-making answer is that Mark VI amor is as much to do with a graphical generational leap as anything else. Canonical reason is that armor aesthetics are secondary to purpose - hence MP variants, etc.
The Booster Frames are EVA specific purpose machines cobbled together for a very black ops mission and are purpose built to do a single task.
Yes. A few. Cool ones.
Length:
Frankie: They vary between ten and fifteen and twenty minutes. One is more like a half hour and thus split into two obvious parts (the 4C "Origins" episode).
6. Does seven films include both parts of Origins?
Frankie: Eight pieces, seven episodes. That make sense?
1. 4C's History piece - 2 parts.
2. Bones "Prototype" piece
3. Casio/Aramaki's Spartan/Space battle stuff
4. Toei's shenanigans
5. I.G's Duel (Elites around the time of the Prophet alliance)
6. I.G's exploration of the Spartan "recruitment" tragedy (kidnapping, etc)
7. 4C's ODST/Spartan rivalry
Also, was that CG clip (the one where MC and the elite face off) the final product, or is it still being polished?
Frankie: Everything is still being polished, but CG especially. You will read some interviews where we showed folks new, 80% complete stuff that's moooooar awesome.
1.) How did this project come about?
2.) Where/When does this take place in relation to the Halo trilogy, does it tie into the "Main" Halo story, or is it just an expansion of the overall universe?
3.) Do you like your tear martinis shaken or stirred?
Frankie: 1.) Coversations, meetings, opportunties and ideas.
2.) Expansion. But in logical, known-ish corners. Just like books.
3.) Frozen and Blended.
Is Halo Legends seen by you guys as the start of something more, a testing ground for like a longer series of animated Halo-ness?
While I have nothing against such a broad thing as Anime, I personally would be interested see some other studios and styles tackle the Haloverse as well, if you guys keep cranking these things out in the future.
Frankie: This is a one-off. I keep saying Halo Graphic Novel - but that's the best analogy. t-shirts aside, we really are being careful to serve, but not oversaturate. It seems like a lot now, because all our annuncements are coming at once, but this stuff is being paced. We're not turning into Madden or Mario.
ODST
Reach
That's hardly spam.
4. How long has the series been in planning?
5. Are there seeds for it or influences from it in anything we've seen so far?
Frankie: 4. Years if you include Mehve's desires!
5. Yes. And there are clues in the frames if studied and thought about in deep Halo context.
How long has this been in development?
Also, did you and your team expect the mixed thoughts on this project?
Frankie: More than a year.
And yes, reactions are according to Keikaku
Stormtrooper30
Member
Hah. That seems to explain it a lot better. I would kill most of the other team, look on my radar and see two yellow dots and make a push for the flag. I grab the flag and turn around, only to see that my two teammates have somehow killed each other and now the enemy is spawnin in the base... sadtimes.DiabolicalBagel said:Also, you're being a bit generous again. it was 2v5 in the grand scheme of things. Myself in defense, you in offense, one useless guy on our team and another so horrible he could've counted as an enemy player.
If you look at it your way... well... it was 1v5; you were the only offensive force and our guy was hindering you.
Yea Dax, I played coop campaign in CE and it was a ton of fun. Highly reccomend you play through the campaign with a friend. In CE, you could ride on a Scorpian just like the marines do in the games. While on it, you could only turn in a 180 degree radius, so you were limited to what you could do. I think Bungie siad they eliminated it from 2 an 3 because it was too powerful? I personally thought that it made the rider more vulnerable and would therefore me the opposiste of unbalanced.
Edit:
I have to admit, I never saw the post that you quoted.BlueBlur said:I'm under the impression that I'm the only one that notices his posts.
I've heard of him before, maybe in a Halo 2 Frankie WWU? I dunno. I think I'm way off... but I've heard of him somewhere.backflip10019
Member
Neosho is a piece of garbage. Whoever made that map has a special place in Hell reserved for them.Butane123 said:
lol I didn't ever get the chance to play it 
BerserkerBarage said:
Frankie talking about it is making me gain confidence. I'm sure the stories to be told are very interesting, so I'm going to be checking this out, even though I'm skeptical of the animation and CGI.
I understand some artistic leeway, but I still feel like samurai elites and gundam Spartan might be taking it a bit too far. I'll have to see though.
DiabolicalBagel
Member
I have CE on my PC, I play the campaign every so often. I loves my CE.
Nathan Walpole. I believe he's at 343 Industries now.Stormtrooper30 said:I have to admit, I never saw the post that you quoted.
Edit: Speak of the devil! ^^
The Librarian
Banned
Thanks for this. Wasn't expecting for some of the episodes to be revealed through Halo: Waypoint.BerserkerBarage said:
I wouldn't say ODST is Firefight to me. You see, I was under the impression that only screenshots of Firefight were being released, and so I assumed, at first glance, the screenshot was from Firefight and got all excited that players could now ride the tank.NullPointer said:
Kibbles, you got that from the boxart? I either forgot about it, or haven't seen it before. Makes sense now.
BerserkerBarage
Neo Member
bentllama said:
Canimators in the hiz-ouse!
343 is getting better and better.
~B.B.
Dax01 said:
Halo 1 MM, waaaat? You could ride on the side in Halo: CE campaing, but I don't remember how it was done in multiplayer. Maybe it wasn't implemented on Halo 3 because there's the machine gun turret on Scorpion. The sideseats could make it too complicated to get to the turret.
D
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Unconfirmed Member
I can see it fine.
DiabolicalBagel
Member
Ghal??
Lazslo
Member
The Weekly Whats Update is live...
Update's up.
http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_072409
EDIT: Haha beat to it.
Those are freaking amazing.
I'd agree with the description of Dreamy.
http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_072409
EDIT: Haha beat to it.
Those are freaking amazing.
I'd agree with the description of Dreamy.
Captain Blood
Member
That is awesome.Butane123 said:
Also, congrats Eazy for getting Ber Ber Creek in the 7th playlist.
Grimm Fandango
Member
BWU said:
Ah.
And wow, major props to Eazy for inclusion in 7 on 7 and Ghaleon for Entrenched!
late edit: and Butane for Neosho!
The Librarian
Banned
The width is correct but you need to shave off six pixels in order to get it to the standard as described in the TOS.bentllama said:better? ok. bye. got work to do.
Matchmaking Updates
BWU said:
Hopefully we see Stonehenge in the next update for Matchmaking.
Congrats to Ghal in Butane for your maps being added to Matchmaking. You guys did good work!
Also, congrats to Eazy for Ber Ber Creek getting into the 7/7 playlist.DiabolicalBagel
Member
Congrats guys! 'Entrenched' and 'ber ber creak', brilliant stuff. *teary eyes*
Edit: Skystation?! I STILL haven't seen that! Ghal and I always spawned down on the middle level, he dies and spawns up top.
Edit: Skystation?! I STILL haven't seen that! Ghal and I always spawned down on the middle level, he dies and spawns up top.
Hmm... maybe I should have purposely let him kill me? nah, too much effort... I'd have to try REALLY hard.
Sounds like a good Matchmaking update, especially with Ber Ber Creek being in the 7 on the 7th playlist, and Entrenched and Neosho being introduced into matchmaking(and with them being in playlists that I play, whenever I rarely get invited to play Halo ).
I wonder what was going through Cliffy B's head when this picture was taken?
EDIT:
Whew, that's one thing I really didn't like. I always did like how Halo 2's divisions were just Ranked and Social, makes the playlists seem less cluttered in the menu.
).I wonder what was going through Cliffy B's head when this picture was taken?
something to do with glitches not being there, or something?
EDIT:
Whew, that's one thing I really didn't like. I always did like how Halo 2's divisions were just Ranked and Social, makes the playlists seem less cluttered in the menu.
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