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[kittens]

Person on friends list has Halo 3. Tells me there are

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11

multiplayer maps.

cool, good to know. that's the type of spoiler I don't mind at all... Thanks for spoiler tagging it though!

Campaign levels, though... I'd die if someone just blurted it out.

 

[JdFoX187]

Is that... bad?

...

 

[The Elite]

...

The ellipses makes it mysterious.

 

[Vyse The Legend]

cool, good to know. that's the type of spoiler I don't mind at all... Thanks for spoiler tagging it though!

Campaign levels, though... I'd die if someone just blurted it out.

We've known that for a long, long time.

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It's 9.

 

[ant1532]

Probably old but damn, I love this and just saw it for my first time.

Mario Paint - Halo theme

 

[kittens]

We've known that for a long, long time.

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It's 9.

Yeah, I read something ages ago (in EGM?), but I actually forgot what it was. :lol

I'd rather not be reminded.

 

[Domino Theory]

Still waiting to find out what this map is (from the issue of GamePro where armor perms were revealed): http://thelastboss.com/photo.phtml?post_key=2952&photo_key=2052

(Bottom left-hand corner pic)

 

[Creamium]

Person on friends list has Halo 3. Tells me there are

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11

multiplayer maps.

You probably get this all the time, but: what is she saying??

 

[JdFoX187]

Still waiting to find out what this map is (from the issue of GamePro where armor perms were revealed): http://thelastboss.com/photo.phtml?post_key=2952&photo_key=2052

(Bottom left-hand corner pic)

Probably

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Narrows

 

[Numbers]

ban?

People with football avatars like to see people banned. What does this mean?


and:

Keep all potential spoiler discussion to the official Halo 3 thread, and *always* use the spoiler tags.

And bans are probably reserved for Campaign spoilers, most likely, unless someone spoils something HUGE about MP.

 

[Domino Theory]

Probably

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Narrows

Really ? Hmm doesn't look like it to me. Looks more like

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a Chill out re-make since the map "Chill" was found in the beta code

 

[spermatic cord]

You probably get this all the time, but: what is she saying??

No idea. The clip I took and made this gif from was a trailer that had no dialog.

 

[JdFoX187]

Really ? Hmm doesn't look like it to me. Looks more like

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a Chill out re-make since the map "Chill" was found in the beta code

Could be. How long ago was that mag released?

 

[Domino Theory]

Could be. How long ago was that mag released?

It says July '07 on the bottom, so it came out in June.

 

[Striker]

God damn nine days

 

[alexh]

The ellipses makes it mysterious.

I always read it as "unmitigated conflonderation".

People with football avatars like to see people banned. What does this mean?

LOOKING FOR BLOOD!

 

[JdFoX187]

It says July '07 on the bottom, so it came out in June.

I think I read somewhere in here that Last Resort was the only map that was being remade. But I could see some kind of Chill Out-influenced map like of like how Valhalla was influenced by Blood Gulch/Coagulation.

 

[The Elite]

I WANT TO PLAY HALO 3!!!

 

[Domino Theory]

I think I read somewhere in here that Last Resort was the only map that was being remade. But I could see some kind of Chill Out-influenced map like of like how Valhalla was influenced by Blood Gulch/Coagulation.

Yeah, I've read the same. It doesn't necessarily have to be a re-make like you said. It could be a successor to Chill Out just like High Ground is to Zanzi and Guardian to Lockout, etc..

 

[ice cream]

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11

maps you say?
Ah,

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dissapointed, I thought there would be like 15

 

[The Elite]

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11

maps you say?
Ah,

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dissapointed, I thought there would be like 15

I think it is a good number. How many did Halo 2 start with?

 

[MaX_PL]

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11 maps?

that sucks cause that leaves us with

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9..

good ones. i hated snowbound and high ground, snowbound especially.

cant wait to play the new zanibar though.

 

[Calm Killer]

Yeah, I've read the same. It doesn't necessarily have to be a re-make like you said. It could be a successor to Chill Out just like High Ground is to Zanzi and Guardian to Lockout, etc..

Well technically High ground isnt a successor to Zanzi because Last Resort is a remake of Zanzi. But the guardian reference is correct. Like Valahalla is the successor to BG.

 

[MaX_PL]

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11

maps you say?
Ah,

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dissapointed, I thought there would be like 15

yeh i thought there would be around

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15

as well. means we'll get raped by microtransactions, and should expect more of em than with Halo 2.

 

[ice cream]

i hated snowbound and high ground, snowbound especially.

Why the hate? I can sorta understand snowbound, but not High Ground.
High Ground is a very well designed map IMO.

 

[MrDaravon]

6000 posts already :lol

for one gametype yes. ctf that is.

playing slayer with radar on is just a stupid camp, crouch fest. i prefer symetric maps i guess and thats not one.

I actually agree. I looooove High Ground, but it works much better as an objective map.

 

[MaX_PL]

Why the hate? I can sorta understand snowbound, but not High Ground.
High Ground is a very well designed map IMO.

for one gametype yes. ctf that is.

playing slayer with radar on is just a stupid camp, crouch fest. i prefer symetric maps i guess and thats not one.

 

[Buttonbasher]

Why the hate? I can sorta understand snowbound, but not High Ground.
High Ground is a very well designed map IMO.

During the beta, whenever we would be heading to Snowbound I would think I hated it. Whenever I played Snowbound I really loved it. Stange...

 

[LukeSmith]

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11 maps?

that sucks cause that leaves us with

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9..

good ones. i hated snowbound and high ground, snowbound especially.

cant wait to play the new zanibar though.

It's entirely likely that you'll be able to fix the things you don't like about the maps in question (not enough BRs [my usual complaint]) in Forge and we'll be closely monitoring well-wrought changes to maps and then integrating them as we can into our matchmaking playlists. That doesn't mean you'll wonder which version of Snowbound is going to appear in Team Slayer, though -- I'm sure we'll keep folks informed.

 

[MaX_PL]

6000 posts already :lol

we're going after the title, we need three times as much as this plus some.

 

[Vyse The Legend]

yeh i thought there would be around

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15

as well. means we'll get raped by microtransactions, and should expect more of em than with Halo 2.

Halo 2 originally shipped with roughly the same amount. The Multiplayer map pack and the later two maps nearly doubled the amount.

 

[MaX_PL]

It's entirely likely that you'll be able to fix the things you don't like about the maps in question (not enough BRs [my usual complaint]) in Forge and we'll be closely monitoring well-wrought changes to maps and then integrating them as we can into our matchmaking playlists. That doesn't mean you'll wonder which version of Snowbound is going to appear in Team Slayer, though -- I'm sure we'll keep folks informed.

well yeh i love forge and it'll be a great thing for customs, but when i first start playing halo i go right into matchmaking. i want it to be a perfect experience from the start and even though you will be making changes to playlists, i just wish it was perfect from the get go.

and the thing i hate about snowbound is the fact that theres essentially two floors; with radar kids just camp the tunnels, most likely with a shotgun, and its just a pain. not my style to camp and i love charging, but thats best done with radar off so the enemy doesnt know youre coming. i mean, camp all you want, but dont be a bitch and camp just cause you have radar.

 

[got2bekidding]

Why the hate? I can sorta understand snowbound, but not High Ground.
High Ground is a very well designed map IMO.

I believe the tuning of the carbine will make snowbound a bit more enjoyable.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

It's entirely likely that you'll be able to fix the things you don't like about the maps in question (not enough BRs [my usual complaint]) in Forge and we'll be closely monitoring well-wrought changes to maps and then integrating them as we can into our matchmaking playlists. That doesn't mean you'll wonder which version of Snowbound is going to appear in Team Slayer, though -- I'm sure we'll keep folks informed.

So what people do in Forge gets sent back to Bungie? I didn't realise that.

 

[Buttonbasher]

So what people do in Forge gets sent back to Bungie? I didn't realise that.

I figured he meant what gets downloaded frequently and what's popular and such.

 

[Domino Theory]

So what people do in Forge gets sent back to Bungie? I didn't realise that.

I think he means via File Share on Bnet, then in which Bungie can review your custom created map. (Don't kill me again Luke if I'm wrong)

 

[Calm Killer]

well yeh i love forge and it'll be a great thing for customs, but when i first start playing halo i go right into matchmaking. i want it to be a perfect experience from the start and even though you will be making changes to playlists, i just wish it was perfect from the get go.

and the thing i hate about snowbound is the fact that theres essentially two floors; with radar kids just camp the tunnels, most likely with a shotgun, and its just a pain. not my style to camp and i love charging, but thats best done with radar off so the enemy doesnt know youre coming. i mean, camp all you want, but dont be a bitch and camp just cause you have radar.

:lol

 

[MaX_PL]

i wonder how bungie will track these changes though. will they get feedback sent back to them for every forged custom game played?

 

[Diablohead]

I believe the tuning of the carbine will make snowbound a bit more enjoyable.

Dispite it being a beta I never had a problem with that gun being shot at me on that map, my problem was the general layout. In the short time I had to play I never did work out a good stratagy and use to get pwned.

 

[Numbers]

I believe the tuning of the carbine will make snowbound a bit more enjoyable.

My only issue of snowbound was in oddball games, where people would camp at the energy barriers and 1-hit-beat-down people... and the time to win was EXTREMELY short (2 mins?)

Other then that I thought it was pretty cool.

GAF Halo 2 game today?

 

[MaX_PL]

Dispite it being a beta I never had a problem with that gun being shot at me on that map, my problem was the general layout. In the short time I had to play I never did work out a good stratagy and use to get pwned.

there was a very simple strategy, but it didnt always work because of the random spawns in the beta.

my team for example would just control a base and and maybe one side of the map, and we'd teamshoot with carbines and brs. it worked but sometimes the enemy would respawn behind our base, something i believe shouldnt happen, and we'd all get raped.

say it with me people, PLAY MLG CUSTOMS, PLAY MLG CUSTOMS. god i hate radar.

 

[McBradders]

...I just played with Urk. I'm a whole new man.

We may never see the other members of our party again.

 

[SpudBud]

Snowbound and High Ground rock, you all just suck.

 

[Numbers]

there was a very simple strategy, but it didnt always work because of the random spawns in the beta.

my team for example would just control a base and and maybe one side of the map, and we'd teamshoot with carbines and brs. it worked but sometimes the enemy would respawn behind our base, something i believe shouldnt happen, and we'd all get raped.

Camper noob!1

 

[JdFoX187]

Snowbound had the worst spawns in the Beta, utterly detested that map.

 

[LukeSmith]

there was a very simple strategy, but it didnt always work because of the random spawns in the beta.

my team for example would just control a base and and maybe one side of the map, and we'd teamshoot with carbines and brs. it worked but sometimes the enemy would respawn behind our base, something i believe shouldnt happen, and we'd all get raped.

say it with me people, PLAY MLG CUSTOMS, PLAY MLG CUSTOMS. god i hate radar.

Wait so you were complaining about campers in the tunnels on Snowbound and then complaining that when you camped and held a base people spawned near or behind you?

Sounds like you should make Custom Games, change Leader Traits, where leading team is invulnerable and then the losing team has no shields and that would be your perfect version of Halo 3!

 

[ice cream]

I agree with max, I really don't like the radar.

 

[Domino Theory]

I agree with max, I really don't like the radar.

+1 reason why I hope Team SWAT is in Halo 3 come launch.

 

[MaX_PL]

Wait so you were complaining about campers in the tunnels on Snowbound and then complaining that when you camped and held a base people spawned near or behind you?

Sounds like you should make Custom Games, change Leader Traits, where leading team is invulnerable and then the losing team has no shields and that would be your perfect version of Halo 3!

standing atop a base and controlling a portion of a map is not camping, its called map control. kinda like when you control pink on midship because its the center of the map pretty much.

my idea of camping in Halo 2 is kids crouching around just so theyre not seen on radar.

but come on luke you know what i meant about those spawns behind the bases on snowbound, right? is that a spawn thing in the beta or is it bungies way of preventing people from "camping" atop the base?

 

[nelkon and parker]

...I just played with Urk. I'm a whole new man.

We may never see the other members of our party again.

Was some cool games. Even though I betrayed you twice.