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The Halo 3 Beta Thread

I'm not really mad. It's lame that they can't either a) get their shit together or b) at least let us know what's going on in a reasonable timeframe, but I think about half the angst in this thread is bored people hitting F5 waiting for news and the frustration that comes of that.
 
Rorschach said:
If they tell me "We're real sorry. Come back tomorrow, please." I'll be ok with that.

If they make me sit here and wait until tomorrow and just repeating "we're working on it" or "they're working on it" (whoever the hell "they" are), then I'll be pissed.
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how about you pretend they DID and come back tomorrow. i bet it'll be up by then
 
Shake Appeal said:
I really thought they'd have a hold on it eight hours later
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The fact that an entire workday has passed with God knows how many people concentrating on this (probably 1, and he's likely dyslexic) and it still isn't resolved is not encouraging.
 
thatbox said:
The fact that an entire workday has passed with God knows how many people concentrating on this (probably 1, and he's likely dyslexic) and it still isn't resolved is not encouraging.
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:lol You guys are harsh.

Kinda makes me think that maybe it's not fixable and they're working on an alternative?
 
BobFromPikeCreek said:
It's still not up? Wow. This **** up is epic.
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The bad thing is, while I expected it would be a godawful slow download, I didn't expect the whole day to go by without even being able to start it!

Jesus do they even test this stuff before it goes live? All signs point to "no"
 
thatbox said:
The fact that an entire workday has passed with God knows how many people concentrating on this (probably 1, and he's likely dyslexic) and it still isn't resolved is not encouraging.
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That's a scary thought. But here's a scarier one - think of how long it took them to fix the Halo 2 map snaffoo....
 
Rorschach said:
:lol You guys are harsh.

Kinda makes me think that maybe it's not fixable and they're working on an alternative?
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Make a F&F code that can be used an unlimited number of times in a 48-hour period. Let the angry mob in to play while they work it out.
 
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I don't understand how this can be so hard?

Rules of 3rd/F&F can download fine... why not just take that "link" and hyperlink it to the "download Halo 3 beta" in Crackdown?
 
Luke Smith, Baptism by Fire.

I wonder what it's like to be on the other end of the conflict. I bet Luke would be all over this on the 1up Show, but now he's in a situation where he has to defend it.

Funny and ironic.
 
Rorschach said:
:lol You guys are harsh.

Kinda makes me think that maybe it's not fixable and they're working on an alternative?
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how could it not be fixable? it's a damn download link it's not like programming in pascal or some shit, it's probably a link that sends the DVD's code to XBL to open the download prompt just like the downloadable content button
 
Karma Kramer said:
I don't understand how this can be so hard?

Rules of 3rd/F&F can download fine... why not just take that "link" and hyperlink it to the "download Halo 3 beta" in Crackdown?
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Well it has to work with the code created by Realtime Worlds, so perhaps they can't resolve it without their prompt involvement.
 
op_ivy said:
how about you pretend they DID and come back tomorrow. i bet it'll be up by then
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This isn't pretend land, buddy! I wouldn't be pissed because they didn't get it out in time, it's the lack of info. If it were gonna take the entire day, they should man up and say "**** it, come back tomorrow, suckas!"

ElectricBlue187 said:
how could it not be fixable? it's a damn download link it's not like programming in pascal or some shit, it's probably a link that sends the DVD's code to XBL to open the download prompt just like the downloadable content button
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If it's so easy, then why are we not downloading it right now?
 
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Frankie writes: Folks are reporting problems downloading the Halo 3 Beta via Crackdown this morning. We have alerted the appropriate Live authorities and they are taking care of the problem as we speak. More news as it comes in.
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"Folks" has changed from "some users"
 
Falagard said:
Luke Smith, Baptism by Fire.

I wonder what it's like to be on the other end of the conflict. I bet Luke would be all over this on the 1up Show, but now he's in a situation where he has to defend it.

Funny and ironic.
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All the "important" people already have the BETA so no one is really going to make a fuss.
 
Falagard said:
I wonder what it's like to be on the other end of the conflict.
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They got our money and made sure the people who could hurt them the most (media and most vocal online fans) were already playing through F&F. They don't give a flying ****.
 
Just release the thing on Marketplace for the impatient and fix the Crackdown thing by tomorrow. Sorted. Can make a quick buck out of it too.
 
Bowen_B said:
If the beta isn't up by tommorow morning I'm gonna get my 360 hacked
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Wow... empty threats. I'm sure that sends shivers down the spine of a multi-billion dollar corporation.

I'd expect as much from bungie.net or xbox.com or gamefaqs, but come on guys.
 
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