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Has there been any word on the patch?
I finally beat the Hard path drum career in rockband, and I feel like I can finally chill out on it.

Not sure I want to play Halo3 (MP) yet though, because I find myself mostly frustrated by things I'm assuming will get tweaked in the near future.
 
There has not been a word on a patch. The closest I saw was Frankie (or was it Luke?) hinting that it would be a long time. My guess is that if a patch doesn't occur or is at least announced by mid-january then it won't happen until spring sometime, probably around the time the next map pack comes out.
 
I started playing H3 MP again and I'm having a decent time. I'm glad that there is some more variety in the playlists and I welcome some of the map tweaks. Still, if I could get a Lockout and a Midship game going in Halo 3 then I would truly be happy. I hope Bungie delivers this spring.
 
Ghaleon,

Your map is queued. I'm always willing to try out folks' new maps. I downloaded PacMan from Bungie Favorites last night, too. Looks ok, but what should you expect? :lol

Speaking of creations, I'm almost finished with my map from Foundry. Will post pics when I am finished. :D
 
Ascent looks very very cool, and a unique idea. I didn't read your whole post, but I'd assume it works best with a 1-sided or asymetrical map type. Neutral bomb would be pretty interesting too. I haven't played it yet, but I will try it out and offer my opinion if you don't mind
 
urk said:
I denounce BB as my brother. I cannot bear his pro cockfighting stance any longer. It makes my ass hurt.
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I'm still your delicious lawyer, bro.

And I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend you still today.
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this man,
God bless the Urk SA.
 
I just played a 3v3 game of One Flag on Ascent. Fun times, would play again A+++.

Really appreciated the work on the spawns. Spawning in the pit of fusion coil doom when the flag is away is a great idea. We only just worked out that the turrets are great for covering your flag carrier right at the end. No-one really used the laser or the hammer successfully.

If I had to offer criticism, I had the feeling that maybe there were a few too many weapon choices. I'm not sure that the brute shot is much use in such an open area, and maybe pick one of carbines/BRs, but not both. It's a matter of taste anyway.

Anyway, great work Ghaleon, and to anyone who hasn't tried it: you should!
 
Fuck. I put Halo 3 back into my 360 to do some metagame missions but getting the required point amount is way harder/irritating than I thought. I must've played the first mission like 5 times now and I never get it. Last time I got 14500, I was pissed. No matter what I try it never works: last time I tried normal with 4 skulls turned on. Other times I try heroic with 2 skulls turned on, fail again. Maybe I spend too much time in the mission or I die too much, dunno. I even do the noob combo which nets you a lot of points. The other mission I tried was the fifth, barely made it in that one, probably because it's short.
You guys got any tips? Maybe I should get the one silver skull I'm missing, Cowbell, to improve the hit radius of my explosions. Either way it's starting to annoy me
 
Darunia said:
Fuck. I put Halo 3 back into my 360 to do some metagame missions but getting the required point amount is way harder/irritating than I thought. I must've played the first mission like 5 times now and I never get it. Last time I got 14500, I was pissed. No matter what I try it never works: last time I tried normal with 4 skulls turned on. Other times I try heroic with 2 skulls turned on, fail again. Maybe I spend too much time in the mission or I die too much, dunno. I even do the noob combo which nets you a lot of points. The other mission I tried was the fifth, barely made it in that one, probably because it's short.
You guys got any tips? Maybe I should get the one silver skull I'm missing, Cowbell, to improve the hit radius of my explosions. Either way it's starting to annoy me
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Did you finish the level or reset when you got to the end and realised you were under the points goal?

if you are getting under 15k on the first mission it sounds like you reset before the level end, losing lots of multiplyers that tally up at the end of each level.

Best setup I found is normal mode, no radar, half ammo skull, the skull that raises enemy rank up by 1 and then anything else you think you can handle, but most of the time just those first 3 skulls I listed on normal is plenty.

Timan said:
I know you said its not scratched, but make sure its not cracked. Thats what happened to my h3 dvd, cause of the pos CE case.

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back at launch when I ordered doa4 from vg+ it arrived with the smallest hearline crack that I basicly shrugged off because never before have I had a cracked game, but over the use of about 4 days in my 360 the spinning caused the crack to increase untill I noticed loading problems with the game, turns out the crack was doing more damage then good so I got it replaced.
 
Diablohead said:
Did you finish the level or reset when you got to the end and realised you were under the points goal?

if you are getting under 15k on the first mission it sounds like you reset before the level end, losing lots of multiplyers that tally up at the end of each level.
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no.. at the end it said skull multiplier x6 but my final score wasn't different from the one I ended the mission on. How are those skull multipliers supposed to work? It doesn't look like they're added at the end because I didn't get extra points. It did take me a long time to finish though (+30 minutes), I probably got no time multipliers.
 
Darunia said:
no.. at the end it said skull multiplier x6 but my final score wasn't different from the one I ended the mission on. How are those skull multipliers supposed to work? It doesn't look like they're added at the end because I didn't get extra points. It did take me a long time to finish though (+30 minutes), I probably got no time multipliers.
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Beat it solo, on legendary with Tough Luck, Catch, Fog, Famine and the 3 good silver skulls turned on.

MAN UP
 
numbers said:
Beat it solo, on legendary with Tough Luck, Catch, Fog, Famine and the 3 good silver skulls turned on.

MAN UP
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I'm afraid of Legendary solo. I'm reserving that mode for a co-op session. I was finally able to get the required score in the first mission on normal, with 4 skulls turned on. 15600, again no time multiplier. Let's just hope the other levels go a bit smoother :s
 
Darunia said:
I'm afraid of Legendary solo. I'm reserving that mode for a co-op session. I was finally able to get the required score in the first mission on normal, with 4 skulls turned on. 15600, again no time multiplier. Let's just hope the other levels go a bit smoother :s
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Its not that hard if you finished legendary on HaloCE and Halo2.

I´m nearly done with it, i´m in Covenant level and this one has been a blast to play even if i have died a lot in the tower entrance.

Its such a beautiful level and is so damn fun to try to beat all the enemies running around on a mongoose, jumping with all the platforming elements and the different routes in that open space.

After getting rid of most of the brutes i had lost all my marines and had to face the wraith alone and on foot. Approached using the rocks as cover and got close using a bubble shield to protect me in the last steps and take out the gunner before jumping to throw a grenade...great moments, it even reminded me the CG trailer scenes in a way.

I miss the landing section at the beginning feels a bit short. It would have been nice to make it a last a bit longer, and keeping the intensity.
 
Still on vacation out of the city, but I'm really missing out on the Halo 3 talks, not to mention the Foundry Forge action - I have been popping in and out now and then and seeing some of the good stuff you guys have been making, stuff that could have never pictured when Bunie told us about Foundry when it was announced - cool stuff guys...

I'll be back in the city on the 2nd, to throw down in Halo 3 again, and I'm definitely going to spend a hell of alot of time in Foundry coming up with some of my own creations as well...
 
I just started playing this game on Christmas day, and wow do I suck. I hadn't played dual analog FPS games for a while, but I can't remember being this bad. I can't even beat the first level on heroic. Those damn snipers kill me before I could even get a few shots in. I'm really having trouble circle strafing and aiming at the same time. The controls just feel wrong to me. Maybe I'm doing it wrong.
 
Lookin to test a new foundry map with some Gaffers at some point, drop me a PM or post here with your GT and i'll send you a friend request.

Need opinions on the level gameplay, weapon placement, etc
 
ItsInMyVeins said:
Hey I've got a question.

Can you play two persons, split-screen, on one X360 and over live?
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You can co-op over live with 2 people per console, or 4 player over live if you stick to matchmaking and custom non story games.
 
Insaniac said:
Lookin to test a new foundry map with some Gaffers at some point, drop me a PM or post here with your GT and i'll send you a friend request.

Need opinions on the level gameplay, weapon placement, etc
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I would be in for some map testing. I also have a map that I would like some input on. So i would be happy to help you out.
Cap7ain Blood is my gamertag
 
Insaniac said:
Lookin to test a new foundry map with some Gaffers at some point, drop me a PM or post here with your GT and i'll send you a friend request.

Need opinions on the level gameplay, weapon placement, etc
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I attempted to download your maps, but Xbox Live was fucked.
 
I'm finished with my unnamed map. Weapon placements are finished. All I have left is placing spawns.

The map is a CTF based one, but it could also be used for other things like Infection, Territories, Slayer, and Assault.

I like it. :)
 
Darunia said:
I'm afraid of Legendary solo. I'm reserving that mode for a co-op session. I was finally able to get the required score in the first mission on normal, with 4 skulls turned on. 15600, again no time multiplier. Let's just hope the other levels go a bit smoother :s
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I'm working through Legendary solo with Tough Luck, Catch and Fog on and it's easy to get the points.

you need 50k for the achievement on 'The Ark' and I got closer to 80 with no time bonus because I spent forever trying to work out how to get the Famine skull.
 
Finished "cortana" on Legendary, around 40 minutes.

It wasnt as hard as i thought it would be specially because at first tried to advance killing everything possible but i got tired in some parts and the rest of it went for the sneaky route using the camo as much as possible and running away.

It also helped following the advice found here of using the needler against the hideous spiting flood, they fall much more easily that way.
 
We should really set a big party up in a few hours time and test everyones maps and gametypes out - some of them looks great, but most of them need more than 1 person to play :lol
 
I should be around all week, but I'm at work today and also it's New Year's Eve.

But I would definitely play more GAF games. What I did play with urk, SpudBud etc. last night was fun.
 
Frankie and Luke, can you guys do a piece for Bungie.net on the GOTY Lists of some Bungie developers? That'd be great!
 
Diablohead said:
You can co-op over live with 2 people per console, or 4 player over live if you stick to matchmaking and custom non story games.
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So, uh, you just log in with two accounts or what?
 
alisdair said:
You can, or you can sign the second controller in as "Guest" of the current account.
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Oh, so you can either sign in two different live accounts on the same time or just use a guest option? If you sign in with a different live account they will have their own name I assume, unlike the [gamertag][1]-thing?
 
deftangel said:
Has this been posted yet? I've followed this thread but not seen it yet...best Halo 3 video I've seen for a while :D

Halo 3 Spitfire
http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/16832
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Awesome

ItsInMyVeins said:
Oh, so you can either sign in two different live accounts on the same time or just use a guest option? If you sign in with a different live account they will have their own name I assume, unlike the [gamertag][1]-thing?
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Yes. You can sign in another person as your "Guest" their name will be ItsInMyVeins-1

Or, if your friend has an Xbox Live account, he can "Recover" his account on your box and you can sign in with two Gamertags and you can play ranked stuff.

It's all going to depend on what kind of games you want to play. If you want to play ranked with your friend, then you will have to have your own Gamertags. But if you guys are just screwing around he can just sign in as a guest on your account.
 
ItsInMyVeins said:
Oh, so you can either sign in two different live accounts on the same time or just use a guest option? If you sign in with a different live account they will have their own name I assume, unlike the [gamertag][1]-thing?
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If you're using two 360's, then each one needs its own Gold account. If you are using one 360, then you can mix and match. You have to recover accounts that exist on other 360's to get them on board, but each player can have their own unique Gold account, and in fact it's required for voice support.
 
deftangel said:
Has this been posted yet? I've followed this thread but not seen it yet...best Halo 3 video I've seen for a while :D

Halo 3 Spitfire
http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/16832
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that's... incredible.

Anyway my ongoing adventures into metagame land have been easier! Finished the Ark last night with 60k and I pretty much have found my ideal skull combo now (fog, thunderstorm, mythic, and tough luck). I think it was activating the Catch skull that gave me that much trouble in the first level. Also I suck at weapon management there. Whenever I get to the sniping spot above the construction at the end, I don't have any long range weapons handy.

Anyway playing the Ark again reminded me why I love this game so much. A very long mission, but always interesing because of the variation (sniping, open combat, taking out vehicles and a scarab, etc.).
 
urk said:
Fucking amazing editing skills. That's obviously canned footage there, but damn, looks sweet. This would have made for an incredible E3 teaser video instead of that crap Luke did.
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Those were my exact thoughts while watching. Awesome editing and an awesome tune = infinite win!
 
Tieno said:
Wow, that's incredibly awesome! If they had shown something like this at E3 I would have exploded.
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Now they just need to do that for campaign (which is what the E3 trailer was). Awesome vid. I went back and watched the E3 trailer recently, and it shows lots of cool stuff - but the editing is crap. That Spitfire vid had fantastic editing.
 
I was over my cousin's yesterday because we wanted to try out his new HDTV. After setting everything up and seeing the Live was going to shit that night, we started off playing through Halo 3 on legendary because he hadn't finished it yet.

I'll be satisfied if I never pick up a controller to play Halo again. That was the least fun I've had in a long, long time.
 
rotaryspirit said:
I was over my cousin's yesterday because we wanted to try out his new HDTV. After setting everything up and seeing the Live was going to shit that night, we started off playing through Halo 3 on legendary because he hadn't finished it yet.

I'll be satisfied if I never pick up a controller to play Halo again. That was the least fun I've had in a long, long time.
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Halo 3 campaign is atrocious. Nothing can touch the multiplayer though. Wait for live to get better then try it out.
 
Finished campaign on legendary, nice way to end the year in terms of gaming.

Even if there are some rough edges here and there, the ending is beautiful, specially the last cutscene, very well done Bungie. I dont get tired of watching it and keeps being as touching as the first time.

Btw, is a bit soon but happy new year gaffers.
 
I wish Halo 3 was in 60fps.

Last night I finished campaign co-op on Legendary with Ghaleon, had a ton of fun. Only problem is I didn't get the achievement for finishing, even though we did the entire campaign together. Any ideas why I didn't get it? The only thing I can think of is that we switched hosting from level to level, but aside from that I don't see why I didn't get the achievement.
 
SOLDIER said:
I wish Halo 3 was in 60fps.

Last night I finished campaign co-op on Legendary with Ghaleon, had a ton of fun. Only problem is I didn't get the achievement for finishing, even though we did the entire campaign together. Any ideas why I didn't get it? The only thing I can think of is that we switched hosting from level to level, but aside from that I don't see why I didn't get the achievement.
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What achievement are you talking about? Are you talking about the Legendary achievement? It is possible that you still need to 'play through' the very first introduction cinematic on Legendary too.
 
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