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The Official Halo 3 Thread
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electricpirate
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In Sp, in some ways the needler is the new Frag grenade. Brutes anwd jackals will dive roll to dogde, so you can send a patch of needles to flush out a brute often.
EvaPlusMinus said:
hmm, i'd say the shot gun is definitely more powerful at point blank and at a bit further out. it does everything the mauler does, but better. the thing is, the mauler is still powerful enough to kill in one close shot and melee, just like the shotgun. it can also be duel weilded with a longer range weapon to help in closing the gap, and most importantly, it can be found throughout the maps and has a higher respawn rate then the shotty (which is never there when you look for it).
but in my experience, if you have a single mauler (i typically dont duel) and you go up against a shotgun, you will lose.
Hitler Stole My Potato
Banned
So today is the first day that I'm able to spend some real time to H3 and so far so good. I know I'm behind the GAF curve on H3 (work and life have kept me away) and I'm only up to the beginning of level 6 now. I really wasn't too crazy about how it started but man, as soon as I got to level 3 the game has picked up tremendously. There was so much happening during levels 3 & 4 that I almost hated to leave them 'cause I felt like there was so much more to do. Really fun so far.
One question - I'm sure it's been asked before but how do you take screenshots and make films in the single player campaign? I can't seem to figure that out.
One question - I'm sure it's been asked before but how do you take screenshots and make films in the single player campaign? I can't seem to figure that out.
Cornballer
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Like most of you, I <3 new needler. I get such a kick out of blowing someone up with it.
I haven't had much success with the mauler yet. Is there a map with two of them that are located close to each other? I'd like to run around dual-wielding shotties like the Marathon days. I find spikers in pairs all the time, but not so much with the mauler.
I haven't had much success with the mauler yet. Is there a map with two of them that are located close to each other? I'd like to run around dual-wielding shotties like the Marathon days. I find spikers in pairs all the time, but not so much with the mauler.
Mr Vociferous
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So for those who were a little miffed (or a lot miffed) that I was starting on Halo 3 with Normal, do not fret. Today I finished on Legendary solo. Out of sincere curiosity, who else, other than Luke, has done this on GAF? I'd say the jump between Heroic and Legendary is pretty significant, not nearly as steep as Halo 2, but considerably more than Halo 1 - at least right now.
Funz.
Funz.
Just finished the campaign. The last 2 missions weren't as good as the rest of the game. Mission 8 was a definite lowpoint imo. Favorite mission: 4!
Overall I'm pretty impressed, now I'm gonna try beating herioc and then do some co-op.
Question! When I finished the 6th mission something glitched apparently and I didn't get the achievement for it... At the end I also didn't get the achievement for beating the game on normal. If I just replay the 6th mission, finish it in one go and get the achievement, will I get the one for beating the game too? I don't understand why I didn't get it, the only thing I can think of is that I quit mission 6 halfway through and started again at one of those selectable checkpoints.
Fighting the scarab, then destroying the gun and finishing it off with MC walking away in a badass fashion = awesome
Overall I'm pretty impressed, now I'm gonna try beating herioc and then do some co-op.
Question! When I finished the 6th mission something glitched apparently and I didn't get the achievement for it... At the end I also didn't get the achievement for beating the game on normal. If I just replay the 6th mission, finish it in one go and get the achievement, will I get the one for beating the game too? I don't understand why I didn't get it, the only thing I can think of is that I quit mission 6 halfway through and started again at one of those selectable checkpoints.
Cornballer said:
off the top of my head...
on the map with the bridge in the center (still dont know names
) there are two towards the base sides of the top bridge. on isolation there are single maulers by each purple grav lift (which are fairly close to each other), on contruct they are right by the purple lifts again (again close to each other) and you can find a few lone ones placed on guardianI don't know if I'm in the minority, but I loved the campaign. In fact, it was the first of the three that was over before I wanted it to be over. Unlike Halo 1, I didn't feel like a rat trying to find my way out of a maze (I got lost maybe 2 times, briefly, throughout Halo 3). Unlike Halo 2, I loved the polish, the variety, the pacing, the scale, the AI (though not perfect), the story, and the ending.
It was a lot of fun and a great appetizer for the multiplayer main course. Forge, online co-op, campaign scoring--all of that looks great, too, but I have yet to dig in.
It was a lot of fun and a great appetizer for the multiplayer main course. Forge, online co-op, campaign scoring--all of that looks great, too, but I have yet to dig in.
MrBeanTroll
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electricpirate said:
Oh god yes! It is Grenadetopia. I refuse to play with it off.
I present to GAF THE OFFICIAL NEOGAF FORGE & CUSTOM MAP SHARING TOPIC
This is NOT a topic to discuss pirates and rocket race, as awesome as they may be. This is a place for content CREATORS to spotlight their custom game types and forge maps, receive feedback, remix other member's ideas, and for us all to just support each other's creativity in general.
Riffing on each other's ideas and allowing game types and maps to evolve through feedback and playtesting is strong encouraged!
I really believe that the creativity of NeoGAF can lead to us creating some crazy gametype that could spread through the entire Halo 3 community. I believe one of us will come up with the initial idea, and then the rest of us will take it and run with it and tweak it to perfection.
Edit: Ghaleon, if you're still here, an OP update would be appreciated.
This is NOT a topic to discuss pirates and rocket race, as awesome as they may be. This is a place for content CREATORS to spotlight their custom game types and forge maps, receive feedback, remix other member's ideas, and for us all to just support each other's creativity in general.
Riffing on each other's ideas and allowing game types and maps to evolve through feedback and playtesting is strong encouraged!
I really believe that the creativity of NeoGAF can lead to us creating some crazy gametype that could spread through the entire Halo 3 community. I believe one of us will come up with the initial idea, and then the rest of us will take it and run with it and tweak it to perfection.
Edit: Ghaleon, if you're still here, an OP update would be appreciated.
Guys, you need to DL this clip.. its hilarious.
http://www.bungie.net/stats/Halo3/FileShare.aspx?gamertag=StoOgE
I was playing sicher and gravity hammered the front of a warthog right as he got into it.. and flew a mile up.
http://www.bungie.net/stats/Halo3/FileShare.aspx?gamertag=StoOgE
I was playing sicher and gravity hammered the front of a warthog right as he got into it.. and flew a mile up.
mr_bishiuk
Banned
Been working away all week so got back home this evening shoved my clothes in the washing machine and headed straight out to buy the game.
Guess what the first 5 shops I went to were Sold out (UK 2 blockbuster stores, Asda, Tesco and Sainsburys)!! Could not believe it! Eventually gave up and drove out of town to get it in Currys after driving round for 1 1/2 hrs!
Played for 10 mins but am now going down the pub so had to put it down. Its the Halo I love in HD so cant go wrong really, only thing that bothers me is the sound of the gun seems a bit quiet??
Cant wait to get back after a few beers and play all night long!
Guess what the first 5 shops I went to were Sold out (UK 2 blockbuster stores, Asda, Tesco and Sainsburys)!! Could not believe it! Eventually gave up and drove out of town to get it in Currys after driving round for 1 1/2 hrs!
Played for 10 mins but am now going down the pub so had to put it down. Its the Halo I love in HD so cant go wrong really, only thing that bothers me is the sound of the gun seems a bit quiet??
Cant wait to get back after a few beers and play all night long!
Canvases for the maps are up on the File Share. (Dunno if it had been mentioned yet or not)
MMaRsu's Insane Hill has inspired me to begin work on Forge. I've already got a ton of ideas. (I'm even thinking of doing a DOTA-esque thing in 2-Flag CTF where each player is a "hero" of sorts with their own unique attributes.) I'll hopefully have some ideas up tonight for feedback.
MMaRsu's Insane Hill has inspired me to begin work on Forge. I've already got a ton of ideas. (I'm even thinking of doing a DOTA-esque thing in 2-Flag CTF where each player is a "hero" of sorts with their own unique attributes.) I'll hopefully have some ideas up tonight for feedback.
Cornballer
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Thanks, I'll take a look next time I'm playing on one of those maps.op_ivy said:on the map with the bridge in the center (still dont know names
Cornballer
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Courtesy of Chevmeister on B.net. Might want to add that to the OP of the Forge thread. These are very useful if you want a blank map to start with.traveler said:
Kabuki Quantum Lover
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Darunia said:
The Scarab battles were overall the most enjoyable sections of the game. The amount of fun during those battles only infuriates me further in that the last sections of the game do not have that degree of fun and awesomeness.
Awesome. Experienced my first round of cheating today, playing Team Slayer on Isolation and the opposing team kept switching hosts and everytime we came back from the loading screen, they were a couple kills ahead of where they were. I put all of them on Avoid and I hope their adaptive host system will eventually weed those fuckers out of ever being host, but it's disheartening to see people pulling that shit so early in the game. This is the match, btw.
Cornballer
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Just making sure it's high visibility for the start of the Forge thread, amigo. I read the OP all the time to catch up on news.GhaleonEB said:Done. Though I don't think anyone reads that...because those have been linked at the top of the OP since yesterday morning.
You get points from 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in a five person FFA game, as I understand it.DoctorWho said:
ALeperMessiah
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Cornballer said:
Hmm, so if you want massive Exp, play lone wolves.
Son of Godzilla
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thatbox said:
I feel like an idiot wrestling with this, did one of the recent (Like, within a year) updates change the dash to always be fullscreen even if running in 16:9? I didn't think to try the game because I got frustrated trying to force the dash into widescreen on my 4:3 monitor. I know it used to just letterbox everything, including dash.
BenjaminBirdie
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Cornballer said:Just making sure it's high visibility for the start of the Forge thread, amigo. I read the OP all the time to catch up on news.
How come it's not in the regular gaming thread? My Custom Livery thread was for Forza.
Cornballer
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Yup, that's how you have to do it. They're tough. The running riot in particular will be hard for me.SanjuroTsubaki said:
Seems like that might be the case, but it's still somewhat unclear how many points are being given out for FFA vs team matches.ALeperMessiah said:
Just finished the fight on Heroic over co-op XBL.
Wow. Absolutely loved it. The Scarab fights,
, every piece of music, the scale. And the ending was totally perfect.
Been playing matchmaking for a few days, but now i can really concentrate on it
So far, easily my GOTY.
Wow. Absolutely loved it. The Scarab fights,
landing on the beach
Been playing matchmaking for a few days, but now i can really concentrate on it
So far, easily my GOTY.
ALeperMessiah
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Cornballer said:
I'm almost positive that you only get 1 point for a team match win.
Cornballer said:
The EXP system is simple:
You gain 1 EXP anytime you accomplish the following. This is the ONLY way to gain EXP:
+Win a team game in any ranked or social matchmade playlist
+Finish in the TOP HALF of any ranked or social matchmade FFA playlist
+Halo 3 errors on the side of GIVING you the EXP. So if a team game ends in a draw, you get the point. If you finish in the middle of an FFA match (say, 3rd out of 5), you get the point.
-ONLY MATCHMADE GAMES WILL EARN YOU EXP. If you're playing slayer with a bunch of friends of yours in a custom game room, you will not earn any EXP. Basically, the only games you can earn EXP are the games where matchmaking puts you up against other players. Ranked or social makes no difference. As long as you're matchmaking, you can win one EXP that round. So if you JUST care about an EXP boost, play social, not ranked.
Cornballer
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Thanks for the clarification. My confusion was regarding FFA where some people were claiming to have received more than 1pt for a single match. I haven't played any Lone Wolves yet, so I couldn't confirm or deny for myself.GDJustin said:
Bungaloo0O
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I love this game, it consumes me like no other has before it.
It's to the point that i don't care if my gf is out fucking someone else as long as she lets me play Halo 3 in peace.
The thing is that Halo doesn't bitch at me when i don't want to go out to dinner because i'm not hungry, it doesn't menstruate, it never gets jealous or moody for no fucking reason whatsoever.
Halo 3 is perfect in all dimensions...
It's to the point that i don't care if my gf is out fucking someone else as long as she lets me play Halo 3 in peace.
The thing is that Halo doesn't bitch at me when i don't want to go out to dinner because i'm not hungry, it doesn't menstruate, it never gets jealous or moody for no fucking reason whatsoever.
Halo 3 is perfect in all dimensions...
Cornballer said:
I edited my post with a bit more info, in case you missed it.
Anyway, I dig the EXP system, but it's an oversight on bungie's part to not allow ANY EXP to be gained through custom games. I know they did it to keep people from gaming the system and ranking up super-fast, but sure there should be some middle ground.
When I'm done with a two-hour rocket race session, surely that has to be worth a few EXP points, IMO.
ToyMachine228
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I saw someone with a strange looking symbol by their name online. To the right of their name, next to their level. Looked sort of like the stick symbol. Anyone know what it means?
electricpirate
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I understand the hate for level 8, but level nine?
Defending the door against an army of flood? Charging those ramps with a flamethrower? finally getting to kill Spark? The frantic warthog escape? How could you hate on that awesomeness?
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
ToyMachine228 said:
I want to know how to get the Bunge sign next to my name. I know I'm linked up with the site if I have a service record, right?
electricpirate said:
Could have used some covies thats alll, just because Truth was killed.. shouldnt mean there wouldnt be some covie's still around, at least some brutes if nothing else. The game didn't have enough 3 and 4 way fights.
Honestly I havent seen much hate for level nine, so I think you are kind of making that up in your head. The trend is hate level 8, and its pretty justified.
Honestly I havent seen much hate for level nine, so I think you are kind of making that up in your head. The trend is hate level 8, and its pretty justified.
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