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PsychoRaven said:
I felt it had a good enough timer. I found out on my first play of it that the tiles eventually all fall away. I made the mistake of starting to go the wrong way then turning around. By the time I figured out where to go the whole section fell away.
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but it wasnt legendary enough. good enough is fine for normal or heroic. I wanted a balls to the wall challenge on legendary. It didnt really match up to how hard some battles were earlier on in the game.
 
It's still missing about 30 EXP for me, and considering that I've been out for most of the weekend, that's about 2 days of gaming missing...

Just goes to show you how much this game sold - it was constantly during the 1.2 - 1.4 million people in Matchmaking alone from Friday to Sunday from what I saw...
 
ToyMachine228 said:
Everyone's stats still not updating on Bungie.net? Mine still aren't. I enjoy continuing to monitor my stats. My K/D Ratio is up over my K/D Ratio in Halo 2.
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Mine aren't updating, either. I'm kind of bummed -- I had a few games of social slayer where I was total beast that will probably never be replicated. Is it too late to cancel my preorder?
 
LukeSmith said:
Yes, we know. Same situation for me. Dudes are looking into it.
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Do you know if the data is completely lost, or is it just lagging in updating? I think 99% of us are just worried those games are gone forever.
 
SailorDaravon said:
Do you know if the data is completely lost, or is it just lagging in updating? I think 99% of us are just worried those games are gone forever.
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Does it really matter if you lose a couple games worth of data? You're going to be playing this game for years. Actually, I hope a few of my games are lost forever. :lol
 
SailorDaravon said:
Do you know if the data is completely lost, or is it just lagging in updating? I think 99% of us are just worried those games are gone forever.
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Seriously, I had some amazing matches last night! I made it rain grenades off a man-cannon and wiped out an entire team of 4. That will never be repeated. Here's to hoping those stats aren't lost.
 
SailorDaravon said:
Do you know if the data is completely lost, or is it just lagging in updating? I think 99% of us are just worried those games are gone forever.
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Considering that some of my games from this weekend showed up in one of the guy's I was playing with's game history, it seems unlikely that they are "lost" -- we just have to figure out the problem and top men are on it.
 
LukeSmith said:
Considering that some of my games from this weekend showed up in one of the guy's I was playing with's game history, it seems unlikely that they are "lost" -- we just have to figure out the problem and top men are on it.
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'Top Men' :lol I can't remember the movie but anytime I hear that I laugh.
 
One of my favorite screens from the game (taken from Ascendant Justice forum)
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God, I want a Sidewinder or Ice Fields inspired™ map so much where all the architecture is overflown with snow and ice, even inside the buildings (like in this pic)
 
First we find out they we're missing p and now we have to deal with stat outages. Thanks a lot, Bungle.

Preorder CANCELED.
 
LukeSmith said:
Considering that some of my games from this weekend showed up in one of the guy's I was playing with's game history, it seems unlikely that they are "lost" -- we just have to figure out the problem and top men are on it.
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Shouldn't your tag be changed now?

Also, I have a question I'm hoping someone on here can help me with. I Halo 2, my friends and I had created a game called 3 Strikes. It was a team-based slayer game where everyone on a given team had 3 lives and it was a round-based elimination game, where first to X number of rounds win. You win a round by eliminating the other team. I can't seem to be able to set this up in Halo 3. I can set the number of rounds for a game, but you have to play all the rounds, even if someone has already won 3 out of 5 for example. Also, after you die it doesn't tell you how many lives you have left. Am I missing something? Should I not be trying to make this game as a Slayer variant? I tried to get this answered in the Weekly Update this week, but that is basically a crap-shoot because of all the responses. Any help would be appreciated.
 
urk said:
First we find out they we're missing p and now we have to deal with stat outages. Thanks a lot, Bungle.

Preorder CANCELED.
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Yeah Bungie is really falling apart after splitting from MS...it is a shame really they used to be good :(
 
just watched a vid of a few friends in our community play egm and luke

luke was good as to be expected , surprisingly Dan Hsu was pretty good
 
They really need to make it where, when it is IMPOSSIBLE for one team to win (down 2-0 in an objective game, for example), THE GAME ENDS. No utterly pointless last round when I could be playing in a new game.
 
My Arms Your Hearse said:
They really need to make it where, when it is IMPOSSIBLE for one team to win (down 2-0 in an objective game, for example), THE GAME ENDS. No utterly pointless last round when I could be playing in a new game.
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QFT.
 
My Arms Your Hearse said:
They really need to make it where, when it is IMPOSSIBLE for one team to win (down 2-0 in an objective game, for example), THE GAME ENDS. No utterly pointless last round when I could be playing in a new game.
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Yeah, that's pretty weird. Talking about kicking someone when they're down -- forcing the other team to try and score even though they've already lost. :lol
 
My Arms Your Hearse said:
They really need to make it where, when it is IMPOSSIBLE for one team to win (down 2-0 in an objective game, for example), THE GAME ENDS. No utterly pointless last round when I could be playing in a new game.
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i call it the vacation round

i just put down my controller and wait
 
Dirtbag 504 said:
OMG AT MAN CANNON STICKS!!!

Saved films I love you!
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In that first stick vid, I just counted, and it's TWELVE SECONDS after he throws the grenade that he gets the stick :lol :lol
 
Opus Angelorum said:
Seriously, I would not have believed that otherwise.
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The more I think about it, I bet bungie goes crazy with this 'community' style gameplay/features for their next ip.

I wouldn't be suprised in the least to see something build off forge and saved films and this game 2.0 stats tracking they've started. This stuff gives me so much hope for 'little big planet' a concept I wasn't initially sold on.
 
Yeah I have to agree that the game should end when it is impossible to win from the other side. More so, I wish bungie would fix matchmaking. I think 5 or 6 times now the game has STARTED with lobb sided teams, aka before the game is in motion, or before we even see the names of the players, 1 or more people have quit. The game is obviously able to detect the number based on the veto system (such as, 5 possible vetoes) and as such, it makes it stupid that the game will start AND screw your rank because you got fucked by the matchmaking system.

There should also be some kind of penalty for people who quit, I swear if someone isn't quitting pre match making their quitting when the game starts. Worse is that you lose rank either way, come on now.
 
actively searching, and finding the "Tough Luck" skull on Tsavo Highway was pretty exhilarating. I just got to the part with the pipes, and it clicked, i thought "there's GOT to be a skull here".

Anyways, the official inclusion of skulls, instead of a temporary easter egg is really really nice, and adds that much needed challenge when playing 4 player co-op legendary. ("Catch" anyone?)

I do wish there was an "infinite ammo" skull just so my friends and I could go mongoosing with fuelrod guns/rockets.

Oh, and while we're on the topic of mongeese, WTF with the transport hogs. Horribly disappointed :(
 
Insaniac said:
Anyways, the official inclusion of skulls, instead of a temporary easter egg is really really nice, and adds that much needed challenge when playing 4 player co-op legendary. ("Catch" anyone?)
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Catch is a bitch.
 
Insaniac said:
Oh, and while we're on the topic of mongeese, WTF with the transport hogs. Horribly disappointed :(
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DUDE...totally agree.

In Level 7 there's a part where one is dropped off for you. I was playing four player co-op on the level and I was like "hey, let's all pile in this thing".

NOPE. Can't do it. Its passenger seat only.
 
Rodeo Clown said:
Catch, Cowbell, and Grunt Birthday Party must at least be on or Co-op is an utter failure.
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Catch, Tough Luck, Thunderstorm - single player on heroic

Catch, Tough Luck, Thunderstorm - 2 player coop on legendary

Catch, Tough Luck, Thunderstorm
Then add Tilt - 3 player coop on legendary

Catch, Tough Luck, Thunderstorm, Tilt
Then add Mythic (and cowbell depending on player skills of teammates) - 4 player coop.

My favorites.

Grunt Bday party is great for meta-game scoring to help you hone in those headshots.
 
IWGBYD skull still gets a laugh out of me, a brute saying "He was my lover" when I killed the other brute he was with :lol and the arbater saying
arsehole! to truth before stabbing him
:lol :lol :lol
 
Diablohead said:
IWGBYD skull still gets a laugh out of me, a brute saying "He was my lover" when I killed the other brute he was with :lol and the arbater saying
arsehole! to truth before stabbing him
:lol :lol :lol
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OMG the IWGBTD skull changes cutscene dialogue! I never knew!!! LOL
 
Is it just me or does the 4th grenade type seem a little last-minute? It doesn't appear on any multiplayer maps by default, doesn't regenerate when grenade regeneration is on, and rarely appears in campaign.

Like the Spartan Laser, Energy Sword, Rocket Launcher, Flamethrower, and Mauler, it seems somewhat of a waste of good weapons to have them pop up so infrequently (in campaign anyway).
 
Rodeo Clown said:
Catch, Cowbell, and Grunt Birthday Party must at least be on or Co-op is an utter failure.
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Grunt Birthday Party is definitely my favorite skull. I'm pretty sure it improved my campaign game - it makes going for headshots automatic.
 
Yeah the new weapons don't seem to appear a lot, maulers come in for multi a decent amount but in single player I rarely crossed the flame thrower, mauler or fire bombs. I love the fire bombs as well :(
 
Man, Saved Films and uploading screenshots are the best features ever, my goodness...

Those once-in-a-lifetime moments are captured forever with these things - like the evolution of leaderboards...

Bravo for including them Bungie...
 
Dirtbag 504 said:
OMG the IWGBTD skull changes cutscene dialogue! I never knew!!! LOL
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It's still random but it happens, first one I know is the arrival cutscene when johnson gives you a gun, ive heard him say 3 or 4 different things to the chief while doing so now.

"They must love the smell of hero."

"They must love the smell of green!"

Etc.
 
Diablohead said:
It's still random but it happens, first one I know is the arrival cutscene when johnson gives you a gun, ive heard him say 3 or 4 different things to the chief while doing so now.

"They must love the smell of hero."

"They must love the smell of green!"
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I'm pretty sure certain cutscene dialogues are difficulty-dependant. That first one, for example — if you're playing on Heroic you should always get the smell of hero, Normal the smell of green, and Legendary the smell of testosterone.

(this was the case for cutscene dialogues in Halo 2, also)
 
I turned the subtitles on on my second play through, and the subs say "They must love the smell of a badass", though he never says that. :lol Think he says real man or something.
 
Ramirez said:
I turned the subtitles on on my second play through, and the subs say "They must love the smell of a badass", though he never says that. :lol Think he says real man or something.
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My first run through the game, he says the badass line (legendary).

On normal, it's different.
I just think that specific line, IWHBYD doesn't do anything.

So far, I haven't seen it do anything.
And shit, that Hayabusa helmet is overused. D:
 
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