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The Halo 3 Beta Thread
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cool_dude_2049
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add me too. I definately want in on this
spermatic cord
Member
Are overshields and invisibility still in the game?
Mr. Lemming
Member
spermatic cord said:
Camo showed up in the leaked beta videos, so most likely.
There was talk of the powerups having traits that you could change (like giving super speed or even making a 'power down') but that isn't something we would see until the final game, if at all.
PedroLumpy
Member
I'm in, via the Crackdown.
Friend requests will be spammed at a later date.
Broadbandito
Member
In via Crackdown
btw, i didn't read through the pages but Spike on friday at 1 am has a special on the beta.
edit:
Halo 3 Beta Special
Friday May 11, 1AM
Its on Game Head, no idea what timezone
Mr Vociferous
Member
Last Resort (or Epitaph for that matter) won't be in the beta we play.JdFoX187 said:
Also, to clarify, there's a lot of people who are claiming that Spike TV's GameHead exclusive is at 1am Friday. That's not accurate. It's actually at 1am EST on 05/12 (the night of the 11th, yes, but not the 11th). The website's schedule page is confusing because of their daily program schedule being less than 24 hours.
Leo the 3rd
Lord of the Manberries
I'm in the beta via the 1st website sign up wave.
http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=10716425&postRepeater1-p=3#10731979
So 35,000, from which the F&F will be selected. Not sure how many of those will be picked.
(Spotted over at HBO.)
Achronos said:
So 35,000, from which the F&F will be selected. Not sure how many of those will be picked.
(Spotted over at HBO.)
In addition to the public methods to get into the Beta (halo3 site, Rule of 3 promotion and Crackdown) Bungie is hand-picking members from their online forum and varous other online communities (like HBO) to participate. They're calling those individual selections their Friends and Family Program, and they get to start on the 11th rather than the 16th, partly as a reward for being active in their respective Halo communities and partly to help ramp-up the Beta from the small internal pool to the public one. There's some info about it in the OP from Bungie.SonnyBoy said:
Also, not really related but since some folks were heckling Stinkles for an update:
http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=12422
Frankie said:
GhaleonEB said:Hah, just spotted the edit. My original post said something to the effect of, "there's 35,000 b.net'ers in the F&F program!". Then I clicked on the second post in that thread.
Hehe. Yeah. I clicked the link and got a bit excited. Oh well.
By the way, how long has the countdown on the B.net frontpage been up? It's funny to think I'm more stoked for a beta than I've been for a full game in a long, long time.
I only noticed the countdown today, though it could have gone up earlier.Eric WK said:
7 days, 12 hrs, 31 mins, and 59 secs until the Halo 3 Public Beta begins!
That's too long, dammit.
The degree I'm hyped for this Beta is higher than I was for Halo 2. And I waited in line for five hours for the midnight launch for that one.
GhaleonEB said:I only noticed the countdown today, though it could have gone up earlier.
7 days, 12 hrs, 31 mins, and 59 secs until the Halo 3 Public Beta begins!
That's too long, dammit.
wtf it says 7 days, 9 hours, 30 minutes for me
argh
i guess it's 5 AM PST time it's meant for... they just casually forgot that the majority of their audience doesn't live in the PST time zone and that not everyone's computer is set to bungie time
The comparison between Alpha and Beta shots should be interesting, to say the least. I suspect Halo 3 is going to be a poster child for "don't judge unfinished games graphics".Ramirez said:I'm just stoked for the media blowout on Friday more than anything, I wanna see how the game has come along and not be looking at an Alpha screenshot or blurry shaky cam footage
I predict the Beta will look slightly better than the Alpha build but nothing mindblowing.
Of course when the media is released, extremists from both sides will spin to their heart's content.
"WOW THIS LOOKS 100X TIMES BETTER THAN ALPHA"
"WOW THIS LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME AS ALPHA, HALO 2.5"
Of course when the media is released, extremists from both sides will spin to their heart's content.
"WOW THIS LOOKS 100X TIMES BETTER THAN ALPHA"
"WOW THIS LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME AS ALPHA, HALO 2.5"
I don't think it will look like a whole new engine or anything crazy. But just hearing the improvments - textures, lighting, decorators, water, etc. - added since the Alpha should make a noticable difference.Cerrius said:
I do think those who say the Alpha screens look like Halo 2.5 or something are on crack. I've never claimed the shots looked the best, but they do look pretty good, especially when compared to Halo 2.
Halo 3:
http://www.halo3.com/images/screenshots/downloads/hg_int1.jpg
Halo 2:
http://www.bungie.net/images/Games/Halo2/screenshots/H2_chiefandodsts.jpg
The Halo 2.5 line, even against the Alpha screens, don't hold water. But I digress.
I'm hoping, a day or two into the Beta, we're not talking about graphics at all. We'll be talking about gameplay, and awesome saved films, all that jazz. At the end of the day, that's what it's all about.
Spaceman Spiff
Member
Yeah, I'm grateful that Bungie is giving the general public a glimpse of the multiplayer shenanigans that'll be in store this fall, but I have to say, having the Beta end after three weeks is going to make the remainder of wait unbearable. Like being weaned off the food nipple when you're not ready. Still, it's nice to have a good bearing on what to expect this fall. I can't believe that in a week's time, we'll be playing Halo 3. It's only just starting to sink in now that we're this close. This week can't get over soon enough, but the next three are going to fly by.
I remember going into the H2 launch having deliberately kept away from most impressions and spoilers. I though that waiting in line that night, just hours away from launch, was hard-- until the jackass EB clerks set up a trio of TVs in front of the window, set up a LAN and started playing the ****ing game right in front of all of us in line. How we managed to restrain ourselves from breaking down the doors and lynching those fools is beyond me. :lol
I remember going into the H2 launch having deliberately kept away from most impressions and spoilers. I though that waiting in line that night, just hours away from launch, was hard-- until the jackass EB clerks set up a trio of TVs in front of the window, set up a LAN and started playing the ****ing game right in front of all of us in line. How we managed to restrain ourselves from breaking down the doors and lynching those fools is beyond me. :lol
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Friday is May 11th. There is an event going on that day which is exclusive to the press. I am sure thats what they are talking about.Truelize said:
I just realized the OP was missing that information. It was there originally, but when the OP imploded because of the size limitation I must have neglected to add it back in. It's kinda important so apologies for the gap.godhandiscen said:
Here's the notice sent to the media:
http://kotaku.com/gaming/halo-3/halo-3-unveil-in-two-weeks-255314.php
Three weeks, to be precise. We knew all along it would be a temporary event, but I was suprised it was that short. That's just how long it will take to gather the data Bungie needs to finish the game.Dr_Cogent said:
I've been saying all along that Crackdown should be purchased on its own merits, with the Beta as a bonus. I still believe that.