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[giga]

B.net has been updated with goodies.

SEX!

http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=WelcometotheBeta

 

[SpudBud]

B.net has been updated with goodies.

 

[-Rogue5-]

3 weeks is still sooo short. I can barely wait another day to play the beta, what the **** am I going to do until September (at the earliest)!

We should be able to keep it on our HDD and play locally though, right? LANs are usually a lot more fun than LIVE anyway... or is Bungie taking that away from us at the end of the 3weeks too?

 

[Ramirez]

Wow, they added a 30-0 medal, no way you're getting that shit unless you're playing complete scrubs :lol

 

[JdFoX187]

*cough* Mass Effect *cough*

Hell, if it keeps getting delayed, Halo 3 will be out befor eit.

 

[got2bekidding]

OMG I don't know what I want to read first on B.net! I keep skipping around not really reading anything.....just smiling and thinking YAY! wtf is wrong with me?!?!

 

[CreepingDea7h]

Awesome

 

[GhaleonEB]

SEX!

http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=WelcometotheBeta

Wow. There's a SHITTON of content there.

And one (possible?) typo - the Beta is 900 megs. The FAQ says 1.1 gig which is how large the internal Beta was. Or so I heard.

 

[got2bekidding]

Awesome! You can toggle your crouch button so you don't have to hold it down to crouch anymore!!!!!!! :::hugs Bungie:::

 

[SpudBud]

Awesome

Beautiful

 

[Eric WK]

BTW, some of the links are messed up there, particularly the Matchmaking one (it goes to Saved Films). If you need a direct link, it's here: http://www.bungie.net/content.aspx?link=h3betaMatchmaking

 

[giga]

i really love the look of highground. (click for big)

 

[EMBee99]

Quick question:

Will I be able to play the beta across multiple Xbox consoles? I have an account set up on my work Xbox as well as my home one. Can I download the beta twice with the same Crackdown disc?

 

[Tieno]

Isn't 6 supposed to be Rocket Launcher?

Bungie has put some serious work into this guide! Nicely done!

 

[scarybore]

Just finished 2 hours of Halo 2 playing with racists and people who accuse you of cheating every 5 seconds, hopefully all this crap won't be as regular a occurence during the beta but I'm glad as hell its a lot quicker to mute the buggers now. Can't wait to get my hands on those new weapons

 

[-Rogue5-]

i really love the look of highground. (click for big)

Halo RTS confirmed..... oh, wait. Nevermind.

 

[StriKeVillain]

We should be able to keep it on our HDD and play locally though, right? LANs are usually a lot more fun than LIVE anyway... or is Bungie taking that away from us at the end of the 3weeks too?

Good point, I'm wondering the same thing as well now.

 

[giga]

These map guides should help Ghaleon out a bit.

 

[LukeSmith]

These map guides should help Ghaleon out a bit.

Press Right Trigger to Fire Your Weapon.

 

[Eric WK]

Ughhhhhh. I am off the wall right now reading this stuff.

I don't think I'll be going to sleep tonight.

Press Right Trigger to Fire Your Weapon.

:lol

 

[thatbox]

In fact, you will hear the Crackdown disc spinning in its drive while playing the Beta.

Dammit

 

[Thermite]

i really love the look of highground. (click for big)

as do I. my favorite map from Halo 2, and from any multiplayer game in general, was Zanzibar.

High Ground looks to be even better than Zanzibar ever was.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Is there a finalized time yet? That didn't seem to be in the FAQ.

 

[Ramirez]

Zanzibar doesn't even hold High Grounds jock strap.

 

[SpudBud]

Ughhhhhh. I am off the wall right now reading this stuff.

I don't think I'll be going to sleep tonight.

Same, Its going to be like christmas eve as a kid, so excited you can't go asleep. :lol

 

[darkressurection]

Press Right Trigger to Fire Your Weapon.

Hey Luke, beta goes live at 5AM PDT right? Or am I mistaken?

 

[CreepingDea7h]

To choose a new hue for your Spartan (No Elite models in the Beta)...

Just noticed that. Elites in MP haven't been confirmed yet have they? Personally, I don't really like them in MP, it just annoys the hell out of me for some reason.

 

[Skilotonn]

I just finished a Team Training game, and I've been "receiving files" from Xbox Live for a few minutes, blocking me from starting matchmaking, while Playlists (Updating) flashes - then I come here and see that B.net just got the massive new FAQs up - so does this mean we're got new playlists now? If so, that's awesome!

Gonna check out the massive update now, and from the pics I've seen already in this thread, it looks sweet!

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

add me guys

 

[Thermite]

Zanzibar doesn't even hold High Grounds jock strap.

that good huh?

 

[Ramirez]

Probably my favorite Halo map ever, but I wasn't a huge Zanzibar fan, it was a really crap map at higher levels of play I thought...of course people superjumping on to the base doesn't help in most games.

 

[Eric WK]

 

[CreepingDea7h]

add me guys

I'll drop you an invite if you don't mind, I need some friends :lol Also, anyone feel free to add me: CreepingDeath54

 

[got2bekidding]

I just finished a Team Training game, and I've been "receiving files" from Xbox Live for a few minutes, blocking me from starting matchmaking, while Playlists (Updating) flashes - then I come here and see that B.net just got the massive new FAQs up - so does this mean we're got new playlists now? If so, that's awesome!

Gonna check out the massive update now, and from the pics I've seen already in this thread, it looks sweet!

They did some tweaking to the playlist "Team Skirmish" by reducing the number of Slayer matches in it. http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=12449

 

[SpudBud]

Does F&F beta have BTB? If not, looks like it was added to public beta.

[Ranked Playlists

Rumble Pit – all out action with you entering alone to play in Slayer, and some objective game types. Max party size: 1 (you!).
Team Slayer – Enter alone or with a small group and you’ll be matched against another team of equal size in a small variety of Slayer variants. Team Size: 3-4. Max party size: 4
Team Skirmish – Team based objectives are the order of the day here, everything from single flag CTF to Territories. Team Size: 3-4. Max party size: 4
Big Team Battle – Just like it says. Big team based games on maps big enough to support them. In this case, that’s Valhalla. Team Size: 5-6. Max party size: 6.

Social Playlists

Rumble Training – Just like Rumble Pit, but unranked. Max party size: 6
Team Training – An unranked mixture of team-based games, with both Slayer and objective types. Team Size: 3-4. Max party size: 8
BTB Training – An unranked version of Big Team Battle. Max party size: 12
2V2 Training – Pint-sized teams battle each other for bragging rights and little else in this unranked playlist. Max party size: 4

 

[wasting]

Does F&F beta have BTB? If not, looks like it was added to public beta.

Big team and 2v2 are new for public beta!

 

[Tieno]

Woot at player count on Valhalla.

 

[GhaleonEB]

These map guides should help Ghaleon out a bit.

I just scrolled down to them and said, out loud, "thank god! that's where the switch is!" :lol

 

[Sullichin]

is there a page with all the new medals?

 

[got2bekidding]

Woot at player count on Valhalla.

How many? I can't seem to find the number of max players in the new info.

 

[CreepingDea7h]

How many? I can't seem to find the number of max players in the new info.

http://www.bungie.net/content.aspx?link=h3betaMatchmaking

12.

 

[thatbox]

I'm not digging this tendency towards base-based levels. Hopefully there will eventually be some good general conflict spaces like Damnation and Chill Out!

 

[SpudBud]

How many? I can't seem to find the number of max players in the new info.

12, 5-6 per team.

Edit: Beaten

 

[Tieno]

How many? I can't seem to find the number of max players in the new info.

Big Team Battle – Just like it says. Big team based games on maps big enough to support them. In this case, that’s Valhalla. Team Size: 5-6. Max party size: 6.

BTB Training – An unranked version of Big Team Battle. Max party size: 12

 

[SpudBud]

Big Team Battle – Just like it says. Big team based games on maps big enough to support them. In this case, that’s Valhalla. Team Size: 5-6. Max party size: 6.

BTB Training – An unranked version of Big Team Battle. Max party size: 12

6 on 6 gaf showdown!

 

[Y2Kev]

Hibernate.

RAWWRRRWWARRRWARRRRR

 

[mikeGFG]

It just hit me.

I'll be playing Halo ****ing Three. Tomorrow

 

[GhaleonEB]

File sharing is a dedicated space, hosted on Bungie servers, but accessible right from Halo 3, and allows you to store a publicly accessible collection of content, initially Saved Films and eventually (when the game ships) other stuff. In the Beta, this feature is limited solely to Saved Films, but we’ll have lots more to announce fairly soon.

WHAT WHAT

 

[got2bekidding]

Jesus, I must be blind....I read all through that and didn't see it the first time. I see the light now!!!!! :lol

 

[GhaleonEB]

is there a page with all the new medals?

There's a link in the OP to a fansite collecting them, under "cool stuff".