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Im contplating on ordering from newegg since they are in stock and shipping but i already have my legendary on reserve at eb games. Could i get my$25 back?
 
Vyse The Legend said:
Crazy fun. The battles are massive, and they give you tons of different weapons to play with, so it doesn't get stale and you have a bunch of options.
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How is the enviromental variety? Lots of changes or does it largely take place in the same 3-4 enviroments?
 
Larsen B said:
Bristol Emersons Green.

All of the ones around Bristol have taken it off their systems now, though, so I've missed out.
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Are they still selling it at Emersons Green? I am just about to pop off and get it if they are!
 
Darkman M said:
Im contplating on ordering from newegg since they are in stock and shipping but i already have my legendary on reserve at eb games. Could i get my$25 back?
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Hmm, yea Newegg has Halo 3 "In Stock" right now. I wonder if I ordered with overnight delivery I could get it tomorrow??
 
traveler said:
How is the enviromental variety? Lots of changes or does it largely take place in the same 3-4 enviroments?
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It's very diverse. I don't recall many (if any) environments from later levels that looked similar to previous ones. So far (again at level 7), they are all pretty unique.

Also Vyse, how many "holy shit" moments have you had. Since I remember Halo 1 having a few for me.
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A lot. :D
 
Aleman said:
Hmm, yea Newegg has Halo 3 "In Stock" right now. I wonder if I ordered with overnight delivery I could get it tomorrow??
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The guy who ordered said he called customer service and sure enough it would arrive next day, fuck it im ordering my legendary from newegg now.
 
Darkman M said:
The guy who ordered said he called customer service and sure enough it would arrive next day, fuck it im ordering my legendary from newegg now.
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Yep, I'm getting regular edition overnighted for $72 total.
 
Aleman said:
Hmm, yea Newegg has Halo 3 "In Stock" right now. I wonder if I ordered with overnight delivery I could get it tomorrow??
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Legally speaking, certainly in the UK, MS may have a problem in taking action against those that aquired the product legally (i.e. purchased) it's the retailer that broke the contract, not the purchaser.

Having said that MS' terms of service are such that they can pretty much ban you for anything.
 
Yeah, I get the feeling that article is a hollow threat. I doubt MS really bans legit copies of Halo 3, and I am starting to think MS really can't detect whether most pirated copies are legit or not.
 
Dirtbag 504 said:
Maybe a 3 day ban on the three free days of live provided by BestBuy as a slap on the wrist. I think that's a fair trade off.
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Yup. Just becuase I didn't get it early.:D But really, with the Fall update they need to put on the main page "Playing a game before release date will result in
 
Yeah this is a serious case of BS, i rang my local ARGOS and they said they are selling it but the whole of the North West is sold out. WTF so i then rang my local GAME where i have my preorder and they said they havnt even recieved their shipment yet, they said they were expecting it on Monday.

Im not a happy chappy, i need some GUARDIAN
 
I placed a newegg order earlier this morning for the legendary ($138 overnight). I'm still at step 3, but I'm hopeful.

I also have a legendary pre-order through Best Buy for $106.

I'll probably just end up with 2 legendaries if Newegg delivers. It will be handy for LAN and XBL with the wife.
 
Kroll GB said:
Legally speaking, certainly in the UK, MS may have a problem in taking action against those that aquired the product legally (i.e. purchased) it's the retailer that broke the contract, not the purchaser.

Having said that MS' terms of service are such that they can pretty much ban you for anything.
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Legally, MS can ban your account for whatever they want.
PR wise it could be a bad move if its handled poorly or too severe.
 
Vyse The Legend said:
It's very diverse. I don't recall many (if any) environments from later levels that looked similar to previous ones. So far (again at level 7), they are all pretty unique.



A lot. :D
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Thank you good man, that is all needed to know.
 
As it gets closer and closer to Sept 25th, and as more and more retailers get tons of copies, I get the feeling a very large quantity of Halo 3 will be sold before street date. Is MS willing to ban upwards of 10k people who got a copy early??
 
Darkman M said:
Taking from gamefaqs apparently newegg has Halo 3 legendary and regular in stock and are shipping now.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16874103056


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16874105470


CONFIRMED.

Time ------------------------ Order # --------- Amount ------ Status
9/19/2007 7:32:31 AM -- 00000000 ----- $138.27 ------ Step 4

Step 4: Your order contents will soon be packaged and sealed.


thats someones order from gamefaqs.
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Sweet!! I hope I get mine tomorrow!
 
Darkman M said:
Taking from gamefaqs apparently newegg has Halo 3 legendary and regular in stock and are shipping now.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16874103056


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16874105470


CONFIRMED.

Time ------------------------ Order # --------- Amount ------ Status
9/19/2007 7:32:31 AM -- 00000000 ----- $138.27 ------ Step 4

Step 4: Your order contents will soon be packaged and sealed.


thats someones order from gamefaqs.
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Why can't they have the CE :(
 
I'm in luck! A bud wants me to get him a copy of Halo 3 for next weekend so we can play some coop together and then pay me back because he's not going to have any spare time till then. As such, I just ordered a regular edition from New Egg.

Best situation: I get it early and play through this weekend.

Worst situation: I get before next weekend and sell it to my friend.

I can't lose! :D

(Has anyone ordered from Newegg since that incident to see if their order has shipped yet?)

Vyse The Legend said:
It's very diverse. I don't recall many (if any) environments from later levels that looked similar to previous ones. So far (again at level 7), they are all pretty unique.



A lot. :D
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Excellent. Sounds like a lot of fun.
 
Maxwell House said:
As it gets closer and closer to Sept 25th, and as more and more retailers get tons of copies, I get the feeling a very large quantity of Halo 3 will be sold before street date. Is MS willing to ban upwards of 10k people who got a copy early??
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Dude its MS. They don't answer to man or God.
 
RunWhiteBoyRun said:
When I try to checkout on newegg, all that happens is an error page.. maybe they caught the mistake?
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No I don't think so. I just ordered the regular edition with overnight shipping. Still at Step 1 though.
 
Kotaku says that your Live account will be banned for playing Halo 3 early (SP or MP doesn't matter). As soon as you connect to Live, it will check your game history.

http://kotaku.com/gaming/xbox-live/play-halo-3-early-get-banned-301408.php


kotaku said:
A [Microsoft UK] rep for the company confirmed that anyone playing Halo 3 before the release date will have their Xbox Live accounts banned, going on to warn that simply playing offline will not work, as the moment you connect to live your play history will get you flagged for a ban. For those getting their hands on early copies, enjoy that new game smell...you've only got a week tops to wait!
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Wolffen said:
Luke, Ferrex, anything you'd like to say concerning bans and people who bought the game early?
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I'm sure it's not bungie's decision. Don't associate them with that call till we hear otherwise.
 
FIREBABY said:
Dude its MS. They don't answer to man or God.
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They do answer when there is a shit storm, though, and if they ban people who played the game before the street date, regardless of whether or not they have the legal recourse to do it, there will be a shit storm.
 
Bungie.net is rebooting in a few minutes.

Bungie.net Reboots Tomorrow
Posted by lukems at 9/18/2007 4:25 PM PDT
It will only be for a brief period, but tomorrow morning around 9 a.m. pacific, Bungie.net will be "read-only" while major upgrades to the infrastructure take place. What does this mean? Well, for you, typical Bungie.net visitor, it simply means you won't be able to post to the forums. After the site has been upgraded and relaunched, we'll check in and there will be some more Forge content for you to peruse. Thanks for your patience.


So that's like now, right?
 
Dirtbag 504 said:
I'm sure it's not bungie's decision. Don't associate them with that call till we hear otherwise.
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It might not be their call, but I'd still like their opinions on this rumor. (Granted, I'm sure at least Luke is possibly involved with the B.net downtime, and Tyson my be busy writing "The Forge, Pt III")
 
Microsoft isn't going to ban you. The only guy that got banned for playing Halo 3 early was that dude who cheated his way into the Epsilon. Kotaku is full of shit, like always. Jesus...
 
Wolffen said:
They do answer when there is a shit storm, though, and if they ban people who played the game before the street date, regardless of whether or not they have the legal recourse to do it, there will be a shit storm.
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Can they ban you if you dont play online?
 
Darkman M said:
Im contplating on ordering from newegg since they are in stock and shipping but i already have my legendary on reserve at eb games. Could i get my$25 back?
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Yes you will get the money back. I just ordered with next day air. Hope I get it tomorrow.
 
I just placed the order on NewEgg. I'm getting a free copy of Halo 3 anyway later this week. So I can keep the second one sealed and return it due to the fact I'm getting Legendary edition. I'll let you all know how it goes before I have to head into work at 2.
 
Tieno said:
Bungie.net is rebooting in a few minutes.

Bungie.net Reboots Tomorrow
Posted by lukems at 9/18/2007 4:25 PM PDT
It will only be for a brief period, but tomorrow morning around 9 a.m. pacific, Bungie.net will be "read-only" while major upgrades to the infrastructure take place. What does this mean? Well, for you, typical Bungie.net visitor, it simply means you won't be able to post to the forums. After the site has been upgraded and relaunched, we'll check in and there will be some more Forge content for you to peruse. Thanks for your patience.


So that's like now, right?
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yes, and wohoo!

(*i'm trying so hard not to enter this thread or any halo 3 threads anywhere right now...)
 
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