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The Official Halo 3 Thread

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ALeperMessiah said:
Awesome, I preordered from there this morning.

I ordered mine at 8:30 EST this morning and still nothing....
 
dskillzhtown said:
I ordered 10 minutes ago and my card was charged immediately. Did you do the overnight shipping?

Yup
 
Littleberu said:
It's untrue, not true, bollock, false, bullshit, de la merde, foutaise, etc...

MS can't and won't do that. It's not the consumer's fault.
I've asked for confirmation. I'll let you know if I hear anything back.
 
Just placed my NewEgg Legendary order. Awesome being so close to them, the cheapest shipping still gets to me next day. Woo!
 
Good news.

Microsoft has backtracked on its original threat to ban the LIVE accounts of gamers who have purchased Halo 3 early following high street retailer Argos' admin error.

Earlier today, a Microsoft rep told Pro-G that gamers who played Halo 3 early would have their LIVE accounts banned. The rep also confirmed that Microsoft was able to ban accounts based on information collected by the console which showed when the game was played.

However, Pro-G has since been contacted by another MS rep, who said the ban only applies to Microsoft employees.

:D

Go! Go! Go! Ship my order!
 
Wait everyone is freaking out over step 4? They are probably prepping all the copies to go out but I doubt they will actually be shipped until Friday/Monday.

:lol :lol
 
unrelated, but i found it interesting...

i have a presentation i have to do in one of my teacher credential classes. it can be on anything i want, so of course, i'll be doing mine on Halo multiplayer. i was actually probably going to chicken out and do it on fishing or camping instead, as my class is taught by a 70 year old man and EVERYONE else in it is female, must of whom are adults. i just didnt think it would fly and it may be difficult to go into it without dumbing it down too much with that audience.

however, last night this girl in my class was joking around with me and saying that she thought doing it on halo would be hilarious and awesome. an older woman overheard and was over joyed, her sons were HUGE fans and she'd like to know more about it. several other people showed legitimate interest as well, which was just... well, shocking.

i guess i just really underestimated halo's now mainstream level of recognition. it seems most people, even older house wives, know what halo is at least on the most basic of levels.

if anyone cares, i'll likely throw up my powerpoint of the presentation afterwards :P
 
Newegg ships at noon PST so they still have 3.5 hours to box up everyone's order and get it out. I don't expect any step 4/5 confirmation for a few more hours.
 
DoctorWho said:
Wait everyone is freaking out over step 4? They are probably prepping all the copies to go out but I doubt they will actually be shipped until Friday/Monday.

:lol :lol

Aw shit. Knew it was too good to be true.

*cancels order*
 
Chinner said:
Got hit by the friends invite guy, I checked it over with some of my friends who have watched the ending and they said it wasn't right. Luckily, the actual friends request is so blunt and lacks so much detail that it doesn't really hinge on the game even if it was true.
OH MY GARWD thank you. I got the FR this morning!!!
 
Games TM (9/10)

Spoke to my friend who is the Editor of GamesTM Retro. Whilst he wouldn't discuss the finer details he did tell me that they've awarded Halo 3 a 9/10.

Oh and a side note Atari were there having a PR meeting for Conan, and they brought beer, waita work the press there Atari.

9/10 is good, but tbh GamesTM aren't that harsh, but its always hard for a sequel to score a 10.

For the non-uk guys GamesTM is the joint biggest games magazine in the UK along with Edge
 
striKeVillain! said:
I'm gonna LiveChat withone of their CSRs. Let me ee what I can dig up.

Chat Information: Please wait while we connect you to a Newegg representative.
Chat Information: Thank you for contacting Newegg. My name is Dary. How may I assist you today?

shrgnatlas: Hello Dary, I have a question of a certain product.
shrgnatlas: Not of what the product is, but if you are currently shipping it.
shrgnatlas: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16874103056
shrgnatlas: I would love to order this product, but only if I can guarantee that I would receive it by Saturday, if I make my purchase with-in the next few hours.

Dary: There shipping is not a guarantee. Your best bet is to upgrade the shipping to Next Day Service to get it before Saturday. Newegg does not ship on weekends.

shrgnatlas: I understand, is overnight shipping available for this product?

Dary: Yes it is.

shrgnatlas: Also, I inquire over this product, because it has a street date for most stores. If I order this with overnight shipping, will it ship today?

Dary: Sorry about that.
Dary: Order Processing Time
Dary:
Dary: It takes 24-48 business hours (Monday through Friday) to process an order before ship-out. Check/money payment must be received within 7 days. It may then take 7-10 business days to process the order.
Dary: Your order can be delayed if any address or phone information is not on file with your chosen payment method.
Dary: Once the order is shipped, your ETA is determined by the selected shipping service.
Dary:
Dary: For times when you simply need an item sooner rather than later, we offer Rush Processing.
Dary: If placed before Noon PST, we will try to ship your order the same business day. For an order submitted after Noon PST, we will do our best to ship out by the following business day.
Dary: The order must be placed with a credit/debit card.
Dary: Billing & shipping addresses must be the same.
Dary: This is not a guarantee of same day shipping. Your order may still require 1-2 business days to process.
Dary: The Rush Processing Fee is $2.99 before 11:00am and $3.99 thereafter. If the order does not ship out the same business day as specified above, the fee will be refunded to the original method of payment.

shrgnatlas: Alright, I understand. If there is a chance of this item being shipped to be before it's street date, then I am interested in working with you in the future. I will make my order now.
shrgnatlas: Thank you for your time.

Dary: Do you have any other questions, or is there anything else I can assist you with today?

shrgnatlas: No, thank you however. Have a good day, and I thank you again for your time.

Dary: Thank you for contacting us. I hope you have an Eggcellent day!

Chat Information: Thanks again for contacting Newegg. Once you know, you Newegg.
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op_ivy said:
unrelated, but i found it interesting...

i have a presentation i have to do in one of my teacher credential classes. it can be on anything i want, so of course, i'll be doing mine on Halo multiplayer. i was actually probably going to chicken out and do it on fishing or camping instead, as my class is taught by a 70 year old man and EVERYONE else in it is female, must of whom are adults. i just didnt think it would fly and it may be difficult to go into it without dumbing it down too much with that audience.

however, last night this girl in my class was joking around with me and saying that she thought doing it on halo would be hilarious and awesome. an older woman overheard and was over joyed, her sons were HUGE fans and she'd like to know more about it. several other people showed legitimate interest as well, which was just... well, shocking.

i guess i just really underestimated halo's now mainstream level of recognition. it seems most people, even older house wives, know what halo is at least on the most basic of levels.

if anyone cares, i'll likely throw up my powerpoint of the presentation afterwards :P
I'd LOVE to see that.
 
If you guys keep asking them, they're going to think something is up. Just watch your order status; no need to raise every friggin red flag in the book! :lol
 
"It should be shipping out today, I don't see why it wouldn't." -Newegg rep on phone

Either they're not aware of the issue or they don't care about the street date. I didn't want to bring it up.
 
Aleman said:
"It should be shipping out today, I don't see why it wouldn't." -Newegg rep on phone

Either they're not aware of the issue or they don't care about the street date. I didn't want to bring it up.

I'm sure it is the former.

I should phone them up and let them know what is going on. :D

I'm jealous because I'm in Canada.
 
If they don't ship until next week we should be able to cancel our orders since it was their mistake that the website said "In Stock."

I don't even know why I'm going through all this trouble, I have to take the GRE this weekend and will have no time to play until late Sunday night even if I do get it. Something about Halo is forcing me to do it. Bugine mind control?
 
I'm blatently going to Argos tomorrow to see if there selling it still. Any Uk'ers manage to get it from them today & know if they are continuing to sell?
 
GhaleonEB said:
Desperation springs eternal. As someone who is just going to pick it up on Tuesday, all this thrash is hilarious to watch.

If someone said "OMG its out in Ghaleon land!", you wouldn't be rushing down to the local game store to have a look?
 
Aleman said:
If they don't ship until next week we should be able to cancel our orders since it was their mistake that the website said "In Stock."

Once the order has progressed to Step 3, there is no turning back.
 
traveler said:
Which means we're screwed, since everyone is calling them about the same damn product. Excellent.

Yep, noone stands a chance now.

Note to everyone: Don't ever call a company that's fucking up and tell them they're fucking up. You'll ruin it for everyone.
 
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