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[CougRon]

I hardly get a chance to try out the real Foundry maps. When we're in a party big enough for 4v4, at least one guy doesn't have the DLC. I wish Bungie would pick some of the best Foundry maps and put them in a playlist. Any chance of that happening?

I think a playlist update was planned for January so it might occur then. Though it's getting just a little late in the month and they haven't said anything in a month, so the playlist update might be coming later.

I wouldn't be surprised if they have a Foundry and/or Community Forged Maps playlist in the future but I'd lay outs that it won't be until either the first map pack is free or the auto-update has come out. hmm, now that I think of it they might wait until after the a.u. to see how it changes gameplay on those types of maps.

 

[CougRon]

No update - Pentathlon today. Good one next week tho.

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Can you we get a summary of how the pentathlon went tonight for our update at least? or saturday morning. I don't know if I can go a whole week without some sort of fix.

 

[Insaniac]

The letter Arby wrote in Episode 2.

Those new ones are great. This third one is probably the best, though.

I like how the guy in Last Resort is trying to snipe and then Master Chief steps in front of him bragging about his helmet. :lol

Also, good stuff about the melee change. Hopefully a playlist update is soon to follow (BTB RANKED!).

melee change? I was playing today and as I was assault rifleing guys, dying to melee cause they got that first bullet in, I thought to myself, whats the point?

 

[BladedExpert]

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Can you we get a summary of how the pentathlon went tonight for our update at least? or saturday morning. I don't know if I can go a whole week without some sort of fix.

Indeed, it just doesnt seem like a Friday without Frankie rambling for 7 paragraphs about crates

Dam you Bungie for having soem time for yourselves and having fun. DAM YOU TO HEELLLLL

 

[t4ng0]

LET US COOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




No update - Pentathlon today. Good one next week tho.

well damnit i'm hungry!

 

[godhandiscen]

Will we have a reveal of Bungie's next project this year or next year? I see the R2 thread and I want to feel the same those ppl who like that game are feeling. Will it be this year Stinkles?

 

[voltron]

Why arent I surprised that theres no podcast this week even though Luke said there would be?

Spoiler

Insomniac wouldnt do that

 

[GhaleonEB]

"How to Own a Very Dumb Sniper; or, Don't Stand There You Idiot"

(If these are getting annoying let me know.)

I don't think this one even needs a narrative. Having just watched the Simpson's Movie, I imagine this with a series of "Doh!"'s to go along with it.

 

[t4ng0]

ghaleon photo journals will never get old.

never change

 

[Domino Theory]

Apparently a screenshot of Halo: Chronicles (PJ's Halo project) leaked. I'm calling fake on this one, because this screen looks a lot like EA's upcoming FPS Tiberium.

EDIT: Just saw GT TV on Spike and this screen IS Tiberium.

 

[t4ng0]

i'm going to agree with you on that one - never seen a halo color palette like that (aka gray.)

 

[Goreomedy]

That's definitely Tiberium.

 

[Revengeance]

"How to Own a Very Dumb Sniper; or, Don't Stand There You Idiot"

(If these are getting annoying let me know.)

That last picture is soo perfect. :lol :lol

(and I enjoy your photo stories - keep em coming)

 

[g23]

anyone know if red vs blue will ever come back?

 

[Tieno]

"How to Own a Very Dumb Sniper; or, Don't Stand There You Idiot"

(If these are getting annoying let me know.)

I don't think this one even needs a narrative. Having just watched the Simpson's Movie, I imagine this with a series of "Doh!"'s to go along with it.

They never get old. Everytime you post here I'm hoping for another installement. Appreciate the effort!
The fusion cores are very well placed over there, I've been killed by them a couple of times, even when I was running away alongside the that rail.

 

[NJ Shlice]

Arby n Chief Ep 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzgXGACAU20&feature=PlayList&p=D0504B433186FC55&index=4

Wow, the letter actually worked.

Huzzahh!

 

[ChrisD84]

Hm, i can't seem to get the terminal achievement. I know i've visited all of them, and i'm sure i let them all get to the end before exiting, but i haven't gotten it yet.

I'll probably have to go through them all again i guess.

 

[Deputy Moonman]

Hm, i can't seem to get the terminal achievement. I know i've visited all of them, and i'm sure i let them all get to the end before exiting, but i haven't gotten it yet.

I'll probably have to go through them all again i guess.

That sucks. I got the achievement, but I can't remember whether or not I had to start each level from the beginning or not. Each one will go through some kind of security alert sequence, and once you get to the end of that you know you've read everything.

 

[Domino Theory]

Hm, i can't seem to get the terminal achievement. I know i've visited all of them, and i'm sure i let them all get to the end before exiting, but i haven't gotten it yet.

I'll probably have to go through them all again i guess.

I think you have to get them in the same difficulty. Getting 2 on Easy, then the rest on Normal won't work, I think.

And you have to wait until after it goes all wonky and red.

 

[Stinkles]

Arby n Chief Ep 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzgXGACAU20&feature=PlayList&p=D0504B433186FC55&index=4

Wow, the letter actually worked.

WTF, so that little kid doesn't have Super Cancer?

 

[Insaniac]

Frankie, Luke, I'm begging you, release a patch or something so we can remove the quota from items in Forge. Auuugh it hinders so many of my maps!

 

[Buttonbasher]

Frankie, Luke, I'm begging you, release a patch or something so we can remove the quota from items in Forge. Auuugh it hinders so many of my maps!

I heard someone (Echo Eagle?) talking about a way to work around it...

 

[Insaniac]

I heard someone (Echo Eagle?) talking about a way to work around it...

must know... 100 cookies to the finder of the solution

Until then, my homage to Boarding Action will be on hold.

 

[BakedPigeon]

must know... 100 cookies to the finder of the solution

Until then, my homage to Boarding Action will be on hold.

Ahhh good old boarding action.

Boarding action is to Team Snipers as Fat Kids are to Cake.

 

[Shake Appeal]

melee change? I was playing today and as I was assault rifleing guys, dying to melee cause they got that first bullet in, I thought to myself, whats the point?

Yeah, it's like Bungie watched all those videos of themselves talking about the sainted 'tripod' of guns, melee, and grenades enabling you to tip a battle in your favour even if someone jumped you, and then said, 'naaaaaah'.

 

[ChrisD84]

I think you have to get them in the same difficulty. Getting 2 on Easy, then the rest on Normal won't work, I think.

Ah, that may be it. I got some on my first play through on Heroic, and some on my 2nd on Legendary.

Thanks

 

[godhandiscen]

I heard someone (Echo Eagle?) talking about a way to work around it...

Doesn't make sense because the item quota has to be related to memory performance issues. There could be a way around it but at the expense of making your new map crash the game as soon as certain events are triggered.

 

[Tieno]

Based on the Bungie pentathlon news post there are 124 Bungie employees.

Grizzled Ancients
1. Jason Jones
2. Robert McLees
3. Marcus Lehto
4. David Dunn
5. Charles Gough
6. Paul Vosper
7. Shi Kai Wang
8. Paul H. Russel
9. Joseph Staten
10. Jaime Griesemer
11. Lorraine McLees
12. Benjamin Wallace
13. Christopher Barrett
14. Christopher Butcher
15. Paul Bertone
16. Martin O'Donnell
17. Curtis Creamer
18. Zachary Russell
19. Harold Ryan
20. Michael Wu
21. Eamon McKenzie
22. David Candland
23. Matthew Noguchi
24. Thomas Gioconda
25. Eric Arroyo
26. Tyson Green
27. Luke Timmins
28. Roger Wolfson
29. Adrian Perez
30. Paul Gradwohl
31. Eric Helbig


Old Skool
32. Jay Weinland
33. Christopher Carney
34. William O'Brien
35. Damian Isla
36. Nathan Walpole
37. Justin Hayward
38. Brian Jarrard
39. John Butkus
40. Frank Capezzuto
41. CJ Cowan
42. Mike Zak
43. Travis Brady
44. Luis Villegas
45. Aaron Lieberman
46. Frank O'Connor
47. Hao Chen
48. Steve Cotton
49. Steve Scott
50. Jamie Evans
51. Tom Doyle
52. Vic DeLeon
53. C Paul Johnson
54. Steve Lopez
55. Jeremy Fones
56. Michael Williams
57. Chris Tchou
58. Lee Wilson
59. Joseph Tung
60. Graham Bartlett
61. Steve Alliston
62. Bill Metters

Middle School
63. Bob Glessner
64. Dan Miller
65. Allen Murray
66. Lars Bakken
67. Isaac Hannaford
68. Domenic Koeplin
69. David Hunt
70. Max Dyckhoff
71. Niles Sankey
72. Francois B.-G.
73. Andrew Solomon
74. Sean Shypula
75. Jim McQuillan
76. Chris Gossett
77. Ken Taya
78. Milton Cadagon
79. Sam Jones
80. Jason Robertson
81. Josh Rodgers
82. Kurt Nellis
83. Matthew Priestley
84. John Gronquist
85. Mike Buelterman
86. Petar Kotevski
87. Jonty Barnes
88. Dorje Bellbrook
89. Matt Burns
90. Xi Wang
91. Rajeev Nattam
92. Christopher Opdahl
93. Tony Bradley

Newbies
94. Eric Elton
95. David Gasca
96. Aaron Lemay
97. Tim Williams
98. Steve Reddoch
99. Doug Patrick
100. Jon Cable
101. Steve Theodore
102. James Haywood
103. James Parks
104. Tristan Root
105. Roberta Brown
106. Luke Smith
107. Seth Gibson
108. Jason Sussman
109. Yao Hua Hu
110. Davina Chan Gallagher
111. Cameron Pinard
112. G4yle Chonzena
113. Christian Allen
114. David Allen
115. Jerome Simpson
116. Renae Wetsig
117. Shauna Sperry
118. Phil Kaufman
119. Matthew Richenburg
120. Brent Abrahamsen
121. Matt Bennier
122. Michael Means
123. David Aldridge
124. Johnney Nguyen

 

[Insaniac]

Doesn't make sense because the item quota has to be related to memory performance issues. There could be a way around it but at the expense of making your new map crash the game as soon as certain events are triggered.

there are two limits in forge: the budget limit and the quota limit.

The budget limit is that total cost allowed on a map which I assume is related to game performance but the item quota is the restriction on the number of items you're allowed to place on a map, for example 16 bridges, or 24 double boxes. I don't understand why they have this limit, why not just let me place as many bridges or double boxes as I want until I hit the budget?

 

[Manp]

WTF, so that little kid doesn't have Super Cancer?

:lol :lol :lol

 

[RyuHayate]

That was pretty awesome of Bungie to give DigitalPheer the Recon armor.

 

[Kestastrophe]

Ah, that may be it. I got some on my first play through on Heroic, and some on my 2nd on Legendary.

Thanks

I've done this several times and I still cannot get this achievement to unlock.

 

[urk]

In anticipation of the new patch I would like to be the first to say OMG BUNGLE FIX THE MAULER IT'S TOTALLY WORTHLESS NOW!

 

[KevinRo]

I have to be frank here. This game is broken. I have put so many hours in to it - I am a level 48 for christ's sake. But the truth of the matter is, it has gotten to a point where it is just not fun anymore. I'm sick to death of the stupid melee bullshit. There are so many things wrong with the multiplayer that it is just sad. I was a huge fan of Halo and Halo 2 and I hate to admit it but Halo 3 pails in comparison to the both of them. I hope Bungie get round to fixing it with patches and such, and I'm sure that they will, but right now, it's verging on unplayable. Why did I bother spending my money on the new maps when they are so rarely used in the playlists? Why does the power of the grenades vary so randomly? Why are games so dependant on host? It's so frustrating having to fight people who can deal double damage with Br's because they have host and you don't. I can't believe this game doesn't have dedicated servers.

It's quite distressing, because I really love the Halo series, but I'm not surprised that COD 4 has surpassed it online. I will be awaiting news that Bungie has sorted out the dreadful melee and the grenade power before I strap back online. It's really unbalanced and has become a hugely stressful experience, and this is coming from a guy who is pretty damn good at the Halo series and genuinely loves the Halo games.

The problem is that I'm pretty much sure Bungie tests the majority of their game on a closed network and never really runs into the problems that the hardcore players deem a tragedy on XBL. Either that or they're really stupid. Isolation anyone? Yeah, Host matters.

For example, my connection would be full green bar in game(no lag) but after watching the game-play video in theater mode I could literally watch bullets bounce and hit my opponents shield but not register damage(FULL 3 round burst body shots not registering). WTF?

Hopefully Bungie gets around to fixing the BR spread. I love the argument they added kickback and returned to the old spread to make the game more realistic by adding some sort of randomness to the game, but why did they change the spread in Halo2 then???

It just irks me that after Halo2 Bungie didn't develop an option for dedicated hosts. Now not only can we not control who becomes host anymore in Halo3(this is for custom games not matchmaking) but it's stupid how host is decided now. Some kid with a .8 Mbit upload Wal-Mart connection can pull host over 4 people in the room who have a 2 Mbit upload stream with FiOS.. Ok.

 

[ChrisD84]

For example, my connection would be full green bar in game(no lag) but after watching the game-play video in theater mode I could literally watch bullets bounce and hit my opponents shield but not register damage(FULL 3 round burst body shots not registering). WTF?

I don't trust the bar anymore, i've noticed various times in some matches where i've been lagging but had a full green bar, and in one game i remember in particular, this guy was warping around a lot and yet everyone in the game had full green bars the entire time.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

In anticipation of the new patch I would like to be the first to say OMG BUNGLE FIX THE MAULER IT'S TOTALLY WORTHLESS NOW!

Heh. Bungle.

Urk wins as always.

 

[Tieno]

Urkel is a troll, already complaining about a future patch.

 

[urk]

Where we're going, we don't need roads.

 

[Insaniac]

Patch? REMOVE SPECIFIC ITEM QUOTA PLEASE!!!!one

 

[godhandiscen]

there are two limits in forge: the budget limit and the quota limit.

The budget limit is that total cost allowed on a map which I assume is related to game performance but the item quota is the restriction on the number of items you're allowed to place on a map, for example 16 bridges, or 24 double boxes. I don't understand why they have this limit, why not just let me place as many bridges or double boxes as I want until I hit the budget?

Maybe they are related to the complexity of putting each one in the map. Maybe 24 bridges consumes as much memory as 23 bridges and a multitude of other objects. I doubt Bungie would put a quota on elements just because they felt like it was correct. There are always carefully thought reasons behind things like these, but hopefully it is possible, I like your maps.

Based on the Bungie pentathlon news post there are 124 Bungie employees.

Still, I doubt contractors make it to the pentathlon. Wasn't the team that made Halo 3 bigger?

 

[Deleted member 21120]

You guys probably remember my final level Ghost-run pictures from a week or so ago. The discovery of the Ghosts on Legendary means that there are now four drivable vehicles on the final level.

So, of course, you know what that means.

Here we go!

This is gonna be rough. The Mongoose is pretty hard to handle, as well as being a bit slower than the rest of the vehicles.

Not to mention how exposed it is.

And the Chopper tends to go airborne at the slightest nudge.

But we pressed on.

Of course, we had setbacks.

But we persevered.

And were victorious.

It was epic fun. That's Texas in the Ghost, Nightshade in the Warthog, me in the Chopper, and Sharpe in the Mongoose.

 

[Captain Blood]

lol that is awesome

 

[urk]

Just before the end of the level, all four of you should have drove around the perimeter for twenty minutes, taunting Halo 3 like the little bitch it is.

 

[Deleted member 21120]

Just before the end of the level, all four of you should have drove around the perimeter for twenty minutes, taunting Halo 3 like the little bitch it is.

YOURE NEVER HAPPY> WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM MEEEEEE

 

[Tieno]

Coco, you make awesome screenshots! Really cool!

Still, I doubt contractors make it to the pentathlon. Wasn't the team that made Halo 3 bigger?

I read the number was around 250 or something. Don't know if that's including the 100ish testers.

 

[Kuroyume]

Not to mention how exposed it is.

The elite looks funny there... :lol

 

[urk]

YOURE NEVER HAPPY> WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM MEEEEEE

I want to own everything I see
Sell my soul for complete control
That is really what I need

 

[Deleted member 21120]

The elite looks funny there... :lol

Yeah, that's why I took it. I thought he looked really odd, particularly how he's looking at the camera. :lol

The last one is easily my favorite, though.

 

[Skilotonn]

Epic.

So deserving for the final scene as well as a matter of fact...

Saved Films/Photos are the bestest things EVER.

 

[urk]

Beam Proctology.