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[DjangoReinhardt]

Finished the campaign on Heroic with a buddy of mine. Didn't really like it at all. There was way too much time in corridors, which was made even worse by the terrible story that kept interrupting the flow of the game. My favorite part was when the game kept crashing right before the end of level 8 and wouldn't let us finish unless we loaded from the checkpoint right after

Spoiler

saving Cortana

. I've beat Halo 3 and have the achievements for levels 1-7 and 9, but no level 8 or clearing the entire thing. :lol Man, the last two levels were awful.

I suppose the most telling part is that there aren't even encounters I want to experience again. Hell, I barely remember most of the game.

Anyway, on to multiplayer.

 

[Rezbit]

Australian Prime Minister John Howard using Master Chief to win upcoming election?

http://www.kotaku.com.au/

:lol :lol I love it. The picture of Master Chief and Little Johnny is fantastic.

 

[Tieno]

Standtrap is so cool. So much stuff to do. Add in equipment and it's a blast. I was against another guy, he had my shields down and his were almost. Luckily he drops a shield, but it's closer to me so I stand in it, recharge my chield, wait for him to come and beat him.

 

[Sean]

You Bungie guys need to put the playlists u[ on bungie.net like with Halo 2...

is Assault even in any playlists?

 

[Poody]

you'd see after credits on legendary

or

***MEGA SPOILER***

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LpbEr0E5hE&mode=related&search=

***MEGA SPOILER***

if you're lazy

Sweet!

 

[FightyF]

I checked Bungie.net, and it's all good. I registered my LIVE ID last night and it seems that it took a day to sort it so that I can see my file shares online.

So if you're having issues after signing up, wait a day and it should be resolved.

 

[Ramirez]

You Bungie guys need to put the playlists u[ on bungie.net like with Halo 2...

is Assault even in any playlists?

One Bomb is like the only fucking mode we get in Objective...where's all the KotH/Oddball?!

LMAO, just d/l Cubsfan sticky vid in his file share, bounces off the tree and then sticks the guy, good stuff.

 

[Halvie]

anyone else having trouble getting the campaign scoring achievements. Keep dying and losing all my points

 

[godhandiscen]

B.net is really fucked up. It hasnt updated my games in hours. And they havent been able to help me with my screenshot issue. It seems that they have more players online than what they expected. Hopefully it will take less than a month for B.net to go back to its awesome usual self.

 

[Prine]

Oh, and the little touches and refinements Bungie has made to the gunplay makes the game feel perfect, tweaked to perfection, which changes how you aproach skirmishes. The tip of Covanent snipers rifle now glow, makes them much easier to spot, Grunts lose control as soon as their Chief drops, then do kamakaze runs :lol

Brute Shot is one of my fav weapons now. Love this sooo much, much, much better than 2

 

[Dante]

The game is really falling apart for me at the end :/

 

[Nick]

Really need to do away with all the Shotty/Snipers matches. I hate them.

 

[Ramirez]

Anyone got any good clips they've made? I uploaded two more tonight, this is like my favorite feature of the game, just watching clips of crazy MP shit. :lol

 

[Coverly]

Just finished playing co-op for an hr with my wife. Extremely satisfying.
We never played Halo 1 or 2 but we've beaten gears on the hardest settings two or three times so we were looking forward to another co-op experience.

It took a couple days to get used to it, but I think we're getting the hang of it.We're in the level where you can drive and shoot for the first time and for twenty minutes she didn't notice that I was in the same car with her driving and me on the gun. -_- I guess I get ignored in games too lol.

The black bars on the left and right side when playing co-op bothers me a bit though, that's my only gripe.

One more thing though, the game is dark on my tv, so when i set it to the highest brightness, only the bottom of the co-op screen takes the setting while my side stays on default. Maybe it was just my eyes but we stood next to each other looking at the same place and her screen was much brighter.

90% of my friends with a 360 have Halo now so we're planning to do 4 player campaigns this weekend. I'm really looking forward to that part.

 

[See]

I think this is the first time I've ever cried while playing a game, didn't Steven Spielberg say it was impossible for games to make people cry? Well this did to me and I didn't even finish the game yet!

Anyway, I used my 48hr trial but I don't think it worked, it told me to sign out and in, I did, but my gamertag was still displaying silver, when I go on Halo 3, I can only play social matchmaking, not ranked, has it worked?

Thanks.

 

[op_ivy]

:lol we just played some 4 player co-op and at the start of the third stage started goofing off and killing each other. we had forgot that the marines go ape shit when you do this and also jump into the fray, but one bungie staffer (i forget who, i'll have to load up the doc again to check) marine took all four of us out before we knew what hit us! shame i cant show a film of the whole event, but i did take a series of screens. they arent up at b.net yet but i'll post them in the screenshot thread.

 

[Gadfly]

So in the first game

Spoiler

you weren't racing out of some exploding place in a Warthog? It's been a long time since I beat it, but I remember the exact same thing happening...

could you please spoiler tag that shit? Yes I know you didn't like the game. no excuse to ruin it for others.

 

[FightyF]

I think this is the first time I've ever cried while playing a game, didn't Steven Spielberg say it was impossible for games to make people cry? Well this did to me and I didn't even finish the game yet!

Anyway, I used my 48hr trial but I don't think it worked, it told me to sign out and in, I did, but my gamertag was still displaying silver, when I go on Halo 3, I can only play social matchmaking, not ranked, has it worked?

Thanks.

I have a feeling it didn't work. Try turning off the console and turning it back on?

 

[Feindflug]

I just can't upload any screenshots to my account at bungie.net - yesterday I took 3 screenshots and upload them to bungie.net but there are nowhere to be found at my account...wtf? any help?

 

[Gowans]

Gona try a co-op ledge on second playthrough today

Gona try and get all the skulls, visit all the secrets and terminals to.

Is there a good guide for this yet?
(checked the op)

 

[Tieno]

I just can't upload any screenshots to my account at bungie.net - yesterday I took 3 screenshots and upload them to bungie.net but there are nowhere to be found at my account...wtf? any help?

Seems bungie.net is having some launch problems, as expected. Just upload them to your fileshare, that works.

 

[See]

I have a feeling it didn't work. Try turning off the console and turning it back on?

I entered it yesterday, I even tried to re-type it but then it said the code was invalid

 

[GDJustin]

Everyone flipping their shit about uploaded screens not showing up right away, bungie.net not reflecting their latest stats, etc. needs to chill out.

Earlier this evening there were over 700,000 people playing Halo 3 online concurrently. That isn't, you know, 700,000 over the course of 24 hours, or something. It's seven hundred thousand sending voice data, trying to get into matchmade games... thousands signing off and on every second.

And you're complaining about your game stats being bottlenecked for ~3 hours.

Edit: In fact I'd wager that the sheer VOLUME of Halo 3 multiplayer action is most likely unprecedented in the history of console gaming. There's MMOs of course, but they exist on separate, isolated servers and don't have an over-arching system like Halo does...

 

[Tieno]

GDjustin, I don't think people are really 'complaing', they're just wondering. For such a big launch and such an indepth website it has been very smooth.

I love looking at the stats. I have a lot of melee kills and stickies.


One more thing regarding campaign. Has anyone seen that grunt with a plasma nade in each hand, running towards you? I was like "oh shit, a kamikaza grunt!" I've only encountered this grunt once.

 

[Kevtones]

Um, why does the second level (in the base) look like an Xbox 1 game???

Seriously, the humans look ATROCIOUS. Kind of surprised, although it was more noticeable during the cutscenes.


Anyway, game is very fun, although I notched a Kill Frenzy (12 kills) in my first ranked match and didn't get the achievement, kind of lame.

 

[bosx2]

finished the game last night

damn the ending was dissapointing!
There were story cinematics which are incredible stupid, but then again there are some so absolutely awesome Master chief shots/cinematics, where I thought.. how in gods name is that possible, looks like fucking cgi..




single player and coop experience did not live up the hype for me... halo1 > halo 2/3

 

[MirageDwarf]

Everyone flipping their shit about uploaded screens not showing up right away, bungie.net not reflecting their latest stats, etc. needs to chill out.

Earlier this evening there were over 700,000 people playing Halo 3 online concurrently. That isn't, you know, 700,000 over the course of 24 hours, or something. It's seven hundred thousand sending voice data, trying to get into matchmade games... thousands signing off and on every second.

And you're complaining about your game stats being bottlenecked for ~3 hours.

Edit: In fact I'd wager that the sheer VOLUME of Halo 3 multiplayer action is most likely unprecedented in the history of console gaming. There's MMOs of course, but they exist on separate, isolated servers and don't have an over-arching system like Halo does...

I expect that number to increase in first weekend of Halo 3. May be 800,000.

 

[Tieno]

The second level is my second least favorite, next to level 8. I don't care much for the look, but the design makes for some very cool fights, which saves it for me.

 

[FightyF]

Um, why does the second level (in the base) look like an Xbox 1 game???

Seriously, the humans look ATROCIOUS. Kind of surprised, although it was more noticeable during the cutscenes.


Anyway, game is very fun, although I notched a Kill Frenzy (12 kills) in my first ranked match and didn't get the achievement, kind of lame.

As you progress, you can actually tell which levels were the first ones designed, and the ones that were made later on in development. Something about a couple of levels didn't look so impressive, and then others were jaw dropping.

Now I'm sure ALL levels were being tweaked and prepared during the life of the game's development, but it seems some areas played to the engine's strengths better than others.

 

[_dd_]

I can't get the "Used Car Salesman" or "Headshot Honcho" to work in campaign. I don't even know what I'm doing wrong.

SOMEONE HEEELLLP

Used Car Salesman - Shoot the turret off of a Phantom before the enemies jump out off it.
Headshot Honcho - Must use a Sniper Rifle

 

[soco]

Um, why does the second level (in the base) look like an Xbox 1 game???

those humans look good in comparison to some that come in some very late cut-scenes.

 

[civilstrife]

I'm Playing it on Heroic after playing the first two games on Normal and this game is kicking my ass :lol

I'm shocked by the AI. Pretty cool stuff. That room that was FULL of brutes on the second level completely destroyed me. Took me about 10 tries. Gotta say, though, rewarding. By the end of it, I had managed to pick them off one by one with a shotty/melee combo, before luring out the gravity hammer guy.

INTENSE.

 

[Poody]

I need some gaffers to play with on multi.

 

[Prine]

slaughter fuckin tag your posts, you almost ruined the ending. I now have an idea of how it plays out you selfish git

EDIT: I cant even put the guy on ignore. WTF?!

 

[NZNova]

Shotty Snipers sucks!

 

[VALIS]

I hate that I have to take my right thumb off of the right analog stick and press B to melee. Because then I can't look around! ARRRGGHHH!

Same thing was bugging me, but there's a control scheme (forget the name) that changes melee to the right stick click and zoom to the B button. Takes a little while to get used to, but totally worth it.

 

[VALIS]

The flaming helmet has to be awful...everyone would know where you were.

I had the same thought. Also, the white armor looks fucking sweet, but I'd have to imagine you can be seen moving from clear across the map.

 

[Kuroyume]

Sort of off-topic question... Anyone ever have any issues with the 360 controller? I have the Halo edition machine. A few minutes ago, I began noticing a change in the way the RB button felt whenever I hit it. It's now spongy and almost unresponsive.

 

[thetrin]

Anyone up for 2-4 player online legendary co-op on Tsavo Highway and onwards in about 2 hours? I know it's an odd time, but my regular co-op partner kinda wigged out at the last minute, so I have no one to play with tonight.

Send me an e-mail to my cell phone at thetrin@ezweb.ne.jp if you can play, and I'll give you game details when I get back to my apartment after work. Thanks!

 

[McBradders]

GGs Gowans, McBradders and co

Had some fun games, even though we kept losing ^_^

My thumb is sore now, damn RSI, grr

Woot! Sorry for sucking, and bailing early, still gotta finish the fight before I sink in to MP properly. On the last level now so hopefully we can go crazy nuts on Saturday

 

[painey]

just beat the single player game.. a thoroughly dull and generic game, with only one standout level (4) and a piss poor ending. There were moments of geniune fun, but not many. I am glad that the game didnt follow the one FPS convention of

Spoiler

big bad boss fights at the end of the game

but it was pretty unforgettable. Not in my top 10 FPS's and if it werent for achievements I doubt i would ever touch it again. Im glad ive got it out the way and im free to enjoy the MP now.

 

[Crab Milk Mickey]

I just came in here to say that Halo 3 looks nowhere near Halo 2 HD. Only an ignoramus, a blind idiot or someone who hasn't properly calibrated his TV would say something like that. In fact, I'm surprised that at times it's one of the prettiest Xbox 360 games right now, even though there are some ugly parts in the game (like the buildings in Sierra 117). And the cut scenes are gorgeous.

And :lol at people finishing the game on Normal and being disappointed with the campaign. Well no shit you're going to "hate it" when playing it on anything lower than Heroic.

 

[Aurora]

I entered it yesterday, I even tried to re-type it but then it said the code was invalid

This happened to me. I burned through four 48-hour trials before I realised what the problem was. Basically, as the small print states, the trial will only permit new subscriptions. In other words, it will only activate if your account has never experienced Gold before, so to speak. Since accounts are given a 30-day Gold trial upon their creation it renders the trial cards pretty much useless.

 

[Photolysis]

The only bad things are

A) The terrible level design on level 8, which is extremely confusing and disorientating. At least give us some more Nav points damnit.

B) Not enough Spartan Laser

C) "Marathon Man" refuses to unlock despite me completing all requirements

D) The stupid parts of the game where you slow down to a crawl whilst weird shit happens on your screen. I want to shoot who came up with that idea; make it so it fucking has a voice over whilst you can continue playing. It's so fucking frustrating where you go along and BAM, you're more or less frozen. Terrible, terrible, terrible idea to halt gameplay. Didn't Bungie say something about having the story not interfere with gameplay? Yet they repeatedly break their own rule, and it sucks.

Other than that, the game is amazing.

 

[McBradders]

slaughter fuckin tag your posts, you almost ruined the ending. I now have an idea of how it plays out you selfish git

EDIT: I cant even put the guy on ignore. WTF?!

QFMFT. Thanks for potentially ruining my otherwise spoiler free run through campaign, jerkhat.

EDIT: Isn't this banworthy?

So pissed right now :lol

 

[swander]

Easy Used Car Salesman get: Sierra 117,

Spoiler

after you release Johnson a dropship appears, you just have to shoot off a gun turret to get the achievement.

 

[Mr YuYu]

Got a question:

Is there no way to play the campaign on coop with total strangers? I only seem to be able to invite friends. The thing is, i havent got that many friends on my friendslist and playin with strangers seems like the only way for me to play the campaign on coop. (ala Gears of war)

I seriously hope that i'm overlooking something... if not, plz add me if you are interested in playing some coop with me. GT: Mr YuYu

same goes for custom and theater. Nowhere i see an option to join ohter people's game :-/

 

[Hammer24]

OK, I gotta admit - I suck at Halo. Took me more than two hours to get through the first level alone (heroic). I don´t even check how long the second took me.
How in the bloody f***ing hell am I supposed to kill these grav-hammer swinging dudes? I endlessly replay scenes with those...

 

[Mr YuYu]

.
How in the bloody f***ing hell am I supposed to kill these grav-hammer swinging dudes? I endlessly replay scenes with those...

stay on a safe distance and aim for the head. I usually stay far of and they don't even attack me , except if they get pissed just before they die.

 

[swander]

you could always let the arbiter do it, you big girl