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The Halo 3 Beta Thread
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AltogetherAndrews
Member
GhaleonEB said:
Can they actually prove that this is done in such a way that it constitutes a violation of the TOS? It'd seem like it'd be almost as difficult to determine as malicious standbying of the old days.
But yeah, it's pretty crazy that people are going for it. It's almost Wednesday, people.
CreepingDea7h
Member
urk said:
Ugh, that's one of the reasons I thought it would be cool to be in the F&F. Any way, I'm not going to bother with this shit, I've got a big essay to write and some studying to do
goldenpp72
Member
I can see people being annoyed by this early halo 3 beta thing.. but it's 3 days people, not worth getting banned over.
JdFoX187 said:
On the B.net forums they specifically said that some people may have gotten multiple codes and that if they did, they could give it to anyone the felt deserved it. Or if the person who received the code couldn't use it, that they could then pass it on. Not to mention all of the after-the-fact code giving that happened here.
jordan0386
Member
I fear what some will do come launch, when it is sold out everywhere
True...I forgot about that.Eric WK said:
Then, the only way they could fish people out with this is if the work-around people are using here still records the Beta code with the download and they saw that code being used on another 360? I don't know. It's like I'm trying to talk myself into doing this, and I'm going to stop now. :lol
Would Bungie really go through and ban people for getting into a public Beta early?
DarkAngelYuna
Banned
They won't ban or punish anyone for this. Crackdown retail version was avail to pirates for almost a full week before it was on shelves. People kept crying that they're going to ban those people since they know they're pirates. Well guess what, they didn't do that. And if they're not going to ban people who obviously pirating full games they're not going to bother over a crappy beta when they know the people who are this interested in playing the beta will almost 100% buy the full version from them.
AltogetherAndrews
Member
Beyond the Bungie reaction to it... I wonder how the NeoGAF powers that be feel about this?
Community Forum
Member
DD-11 said:
Sounds easy enough.
Not a Jellyfish
but I am a sheep
SpudBud said:
either way your playing with assholes.
I would imagine that they can see that code AF235SF (for example) is being used by say SailorDaravon. Then the next day they see that user GhaleonEB is on using the same code, maybe even at the same time as me. I have to imagine they have some flags in place like that. If not it would've defeated the purpose of bundling the beta w/Crackdown (which you KNOW got it sales) and they would've just made it free and open to everyone.
Edit: DD-11 beat me to it, although I don't know if they would actually ban both accounts, only any after the first.
Edit: DD-11 beat me to it, although I don't know if they would actually ban both accounts, only any after the first.
DarkAngelYuna
Banned
Because they don't care. They don't care about the people pirating full games they don't care about a damn demo.DD-11 said:
OKAY! ENOUGH!
For the love of ****ing God, this is a video game.
Some of us have will power to hold off two days, some of us don't. It's not easy to have looked forward to this for six months only to have to wait five days and see and hear people playing and enjoying it. That's why some people are willing to take these risks.
I'm not making judgments, but I see the majority of the people threatening bans and hoping people get banned are the ones who already have the Beta. Like a poster said above, are you feeling threatened by the fact others are getting in?
Some of you even begged and begged Frankie and company to give you a Beta invite. Dispicable stuff. I haven't begged for anything in my life and never will. So there's no reason these beggers should be badmouthing guys using the work around.
And to those people who are getting in this way. You could get banned, you might not. There's no reason to start a bitch fest or an e-penis stand off here over a video game beta. Both sides are acting like immature idiots.
I admittedly thought about doing it but I've changed my mind. I can wait. Some people can't. Relax, everybody!
For the love of ****ing God, this is a video game.
Some of us have will power to hold off two days, some of us don't. It's not easy to have looked forward to this for six months only to have to wait five days and see and hear people playing and enjoying it. That's why some people are willing to take these risks.
I'm not making judgments, but I see the majority of the people threatening bans and hoping people get banned are the ones who already have the Beta. Like a poster said above, are you feeling threatened by the fact others are getting in?
Some of you even begged and begged Frankie and company to give you a Beta invite. Dispicable stuff. I haven't begged for anything in my life and never will. So there's no reason these beggers should be badmouthing guys using the work around.
And to those people who are getting in this way. You could get banned, you might not. There's no reason to start a bitch fest or an e-penis stand off here over a video game beta. Both sides are acting like immature idiots.
I admittedly thought about doing it but I've changed my mind. I can wait. Some people can't. Relax, everybody!
SailorDaravon said:
With the Crackdown Beta, you need the CD to be able to launch it. So it wont work since you cant lend someone the CD and still keep it.
This is different. Its just sharing XBL Accounts. Nothing you can do either since being able to use your XBL account on someone elses Xbox is something Microsoft plugs as a pro.
Hitting the mainstream press:
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN1119046520070513
Microsoft lifts shroud off Halo 3 to mixed reviews
By Scott Hillis and Justin Grant
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O.: Quote, Profile, Research gave a sneak peek at its "Halo 3" game on Friday, saying the next chapter of the fast-paced shooter trilogy will help it fend off competition from Sony Corp. (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research and Nintendo Co. Ltd. (7974.OS: Quote, Profile, Research.
Gamers at the invitation-only preview gave mixed reviews.
"The graphics can use some work ... They're not much different than the previous Halo," said Nicholas Puleo, editor of gaming news Web site Evilavatar.com.
"They've got five, six months until release, so they'll add some polish ... When I compare it to other things in the platform, it's not standout."
Microsoft staged previews in New York and San Francisco on Friday in advance of the public test, or "beta," of the game, which goes live next Wednesday.
A public beta is unusual for a console game, and the one for the flagship title for Microsoft's Xbox 360 is being closely watched by gamers eager to know how it looks and plays, and whether it will live up to the considerable buzz.
"I definitely believe that 'Halo 3' is going to be bigger than 'Halo 2'. Retailers know what 'Halo 2' did and they are not going to want to be caught out of stock," Shane Kim, head of Microsoft Game Studios, told Reuters.
The first "Halo" helped the original Xbox gain a foothold in the highly competitive video-game market, while the second installment became the top-selling game ever for the system, with sales of $125 million -- roughly 2.5 million copies -- in its first 24 hours of availability.
Microsoft plans to launch "Halo 3" in the autumn, Kim said. The first two games were released in November of 2001 and 2004 ahead of the year-end holiday season.
"I believe this is going to be one of the three biggest consumer entertainment events of the year, along with 'Spider-Man 3' and the new 'Harry Potter' book," Kim said.
"This is going to be a huge competitive advantage for us. Sony has nothing like it."
The game once again puts players in control of "Master Chief," a futuristic soldier trying to save humanity from an alien coalition known as the Covenant.
To make things more realistic, game maker Bungie Studios made the movements in "Halo 3" more closely follow the laws of real-world physics.
Dead bodies float. Grenades tossed in snow stay in place, while those thrown on harder surfaces skip and roll. Bullets ricochet off walls. And gamers' characters straying too close to grenades will be maimed by their shrapnel effect.
The games have also driven adoption of the Xbox Live online gaming service, which offers some basic features for free but charges users about $50 a year for being able to play against other gamers.
In addition to being one of the year's hottest-selling games, the publicity surrounding "Halo 3" should also spur some consumers to run out and buy an Xbox 360, said Craig Davison, Microsoft's director of marketing.
"There's a significant number of people just waiting for that one game," he said, "and this is the game."
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN1119046520070513
Microsoft lifts shroud off Halo 3 to mixed reviews
By Scott Hillis and Justin Grant
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O.: Quote, Profile, Research gave a sneak peek at its "Halo 3" game on Friday, saying the next chapter of the fast-paced shooter trilogy will help it fend off competition from Sony Corp. (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research and Nintendo Co. Ltd. (7974.OS: Quote, Profile, Research.
Gamers at the invitation-only preview gave mixed reviews.
"The graphics can use some work ... They're not much different than the previous Halo," said Nicholas Puleo, editor of gaming news Web site Evilavatar.com.
"They've got five, six months until release, so they'll add some polish ... When I compare it to other things in the platform, it's not standout."
Microsoft staged previews in New York and San Francisco on Friday in advance of the public test, or "beta," of the game, which goes live next Wednesday.
A public beta is unusual for a console game, and the one for the flagship title for Microsoft's Xbox 360 is being closely watched by gamers eager to know how it looks and plays, and whether it will live up to the considerable buzz.
"I definitely believe that 'Halo 3' is going to be bigger than 'Halo 2'. Retailers know what 'Halo 2' did and they are not going to want to be caught out of stock," Shane Kim, head of Microsoft Game Studios, told Reuters.
The first "Halo" helped the original Xbox gain a foothold in the highly competitive video-game market, while the second installment became the top-selling game ever for the system, with sales of $125 million -- roughly 2.5 million copies -- in its first 24 hours of availability.
Microsoft plans to launch "Halo 3" in the autumn, Kim said. The first two games were released in November of 2001 and 2004 ahead of the year-end holiday season.
"I believe this is going to be one of the three biggest consumer entertainment events of the year, along with 'Spider-Man 3' and the new 'Harry Potter' book," Kim said.
"This is going to be a huge competitive advantage for us. Sony has nothing like it."
The game once again puts players in control of "Master Chief," a futuristic soldier trying to save humanity from an alien coalition known as the Covenant.
To make things more realistic, game maker Bungie Studios made the movements in "Halo 3" more closely follow the laws of real-world physics.
Dead bodies float. Grenades tossed in snow stay in place, while those thrown on harder surfaces skip and roll. Bullets ricochet off walls. And gamers' characters straying too close to grenades will be maimed by their shrapnel effect.
The games have also driven adoption of the Xbox Live online gaming service, which offers some basic features for free but charges users about $50 a year for being able to play against other gamers.
In addition to being one of the year's hottest-selling games, the publicity surrounding "Halo 3" should also spur some consumers to run out and buy an Xbox 360, said Craig Davison, Microsoft's director of marketing.
"There's a significant number of people just waiting for that one game," he said, "and this is the game."