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The Halo 3 Beta Thread
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KachoMakura
Banned
I keep getting a messge that the beta is currently over and I should look into Shadowrun on 360 and Vista for my shooter fix! WTF?
I'm using Crackdown to get in and was just playing 10 minutes ago
I'm using Crackdown to get in and was just playing 10 minutes ago
rollingstart
Banned
Hairyiguana said:
that crap is happening with me also
I went on, played 2 games, was having some fun, 3rd game froze, then after the 4 minutes it takes to load up Crackdown and get into the Halo 3 beta, it says that.
and the hell I will buy Shadowrun.
Synbios459
Banned
What does the gun with blade underneath do? The one that kind of looks like a hand gun.
This game is awesome! Awesome is this game!
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo3.aspx?gameid=166334&player=jet1911
I think they did not know what they were supposed to do. :lol
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo3.aspx?gameid=166334&player=jet1911
I think they did not know what they were supposed to do. :lol
Karma Kramer
Banned
HALO 3 is awesome.
Loved the the little I played. Ran smooth too!
Loved the the little I played. Ran smooth too!
what's everyones stats looking like?
here's mine so far: http://www.bungie.net/Stats/PlayerStatsHalo3.aspx?player=Decamus
here's mine so far: http://www.bungie.net/Stats/PlayerStatsHalo3.aspx?player=Decamus
rollingstart
Banned
milkham said:
seriously, I dont need to see that crap everytime, they should let me skip it.
Hairyiguana said:
Rebooting your 360 should be enough I believe once you got the update - if not, you have to clear your cache - Frankie posted the method a few thousand posts back, so search for his latest posts... but for me yesterday, all I had to do was reboot after getting the update...
RPS37
Gold Member
Hairyiguana said:
I played for like 10 hours today, came back and now I'm getting this.
I'm about to try to clear the cache.
Procedure = Memory > HD > Y button > XX LB RB XX
Edit: Just clearing the cache didn't seem to work. I'm also not getting my Saved Films feature to pop up in the main menu. Going to try to reboot the 360 a few times.
got2bekidding
Member
I'm getting that "Game Over/Shadowrun" screen now too. I'm not sure what to do now, I guess wait it out? And no, I'm not trying Shadowrun. 
Thermite said:
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/PlayerStatsHalo3.aspx?player=Naricat
Only stopped due to the flashing "Loading information..." message that keeps me from matchmaking. I've never played Halo befoe but man, this was pretty neat once I got things figured out.
CreepingDea7h
Member
Been beatin down on them noobs:
# Total Kills: 126
# Total Deaths: 65
# Kill/Death Ratio: 1.9385
# Total Assists: 49
I got 25:3 my first time on snowbound :lol
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo3.aspx?gameid=119629&player=CreepingDEATH54
At the moment I'm unsure if I'm that good or if everyone else is sucking, I'm leaning towards the everyone else is sucking though.
# Total Kills: 126
# Total Deaths: 65
# Kill/Death Ratio: 1.9385
# Total Assists: 49
I got 25:3 my first time on snowbound :lol
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo3.aspx?gameid=119629&player=CreepingDEATH54
At the moment I'm unsure if I'm that good or if everyone else is sucking, I'm leaning towards the everyone else is sucking though.
Went 24:1 in a TS match on Valhalla.
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo3.aspx?gameid=158771&player=purg3
Had a great time with everyone who I played with tonight.
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo3.aspx?gameid=158771&player=purg3
Had a great time with everyone who I played with tonight.
I could get regular matchmaking games easily (with patience), but team training is impossible.GhaleonEB said:
Now, I can't get anything because the button is grayed out for matchmaking. "Retrieving information..."
When I do get games in, they're pretty smooth. No one talks at all, though. There's been some good team work in a couple of games, but it's all instinctual. No one utters a peep. I wish there was an ID system like in BF2 sometimes. :lol
So far, I'm not a big fan of Valhalla. Especially with 4v4 and the lack of communication. I'm a ctf fan, so I guess that's why higher ground is my fav right now. Some of the moments during that are hilarious. Mongoose = good times.
Community Forum
Member
I'm going to stop gaming between June 11 and Sep 24
brokenwatch
Member
I'm getting the GAME OVER error too. I did the reset cache (the correct code is y -> XX LB RB XX not the one posted on the last page, and restarted my xbox. No difference...
CreepingDea7h
Member
Ugh... is anyone else able to join any games?
Giga and I were chillin in the lobby unable to do anything
Giga and I were chillin in the lobby unable to do anything
Son of Godzilla
Banned
I got out of the gameover screen by trying to get back to the main menu and restarting from the top. Within the beta that is.
Also.
HOLY SHIT THIS IS THE BEST GAME EVER ATHATRHEAHHEAGV AHHHHHHHHHHHH etc.
Everything about it feels great, I don't even know where to start.
I haven't retried any team games since I got used to the controls. Well, no I'm still not used to the controls. Having to hold LB to dual wield is obnoxious when the Y button isn't doing spit.
So I've played about 8-9 slayer games, and man it's great. Every weapon feels awesome, even the ****ing plasma rifle and SMG. Dual Wielding is still awesome, don't know why anyone would think otherwise. The new Brute Whatevers are fantastic, probably the most impressive weapon to just fire and pelt somebody with. Only thing is you feel really really vulnerable by it, as it's pretty much purely mid-close combat.
Assault Rifle feels kinda like ass, it's a decent enough starting weapon but I've never been near a spawn and not wanted to swap it out. Battle Rifle is nerfed to hell, thank god. Now that I think about it, I've never used the PP either.
I want to build a shrine to the almighty Laser now. It's actually fairly difficult to hit people with, but getting a kill is so goddamn satisfying. There's nothing quite like shooting people out of the air with it. They just crumple.
Hate the Brute Nades. Seem pointless so far. And I can't seem to find stickies.
Oh and the sounds, the graphics, etc. Haven't gotten used to the equipment yet, seems no one has so far. Basically anytime someone's used anything, from what I've seen, it's backfired or ignored. And the new scooter thing is crappy. Again, haven't played much Team stuff, but the camera is really off on the SD tv I'm currently playing at.
Only reason I've stopped is because the game seems a bit borked atm, took forever to join a game and not kick me out, then when it did I got frozen. Luckily you can get out easily enough by joining a friend's party. I don't even remember who I joined, I just said "boo" and ducked out.
Also.
HOLY SHIT THIS IS THE BEST GAME EVER ATHATRHEAHHEAGV AHHHHHHHHHHHH etc.
Everything about it feels great, I don't even know where to start.
I haven't retried any team games since I got used to the controls. Well, no I'm still not used to the controls. Having to hold LB to dual wield is obnoxious when the Y button isn't doing spit.
So I've played about 8-9 slayer games, and man it's great. Every weapon feels awesome, even the ****ing plasma rifle and SMG. Dual Wielding is still awesome, don't know why anyone would think otherwise. The new Brute Whatevers are fantastic, probably the most impressive weapon to just fire and pelt somebody with. Only thing is you feel really really vulnerable by it, as it's pretty much purely mid-close combat.
Assault Rifle feels kinda like ass, it's a decent enough starting weapon but I've never been near a spawn and not wanted to swap it out. Battle Rifle is nerfed to hell, thank god. Now that I think about it, I've never used the PP either.
I want to build a shrine to the almighty Laser now. It's actually fairly difficult to hit people with, but getting a kill is so goddamn satisfying. There's nothing quite like shooting people out of the air with it. They just crumple.
Hate the Brute Nades. Seem pointless so far. And I can't seem to find stickies.
Oh and the sounds, the graphics, etc. Haven't gotten used to the equipment yet, seems no one has so far. Basically anytime someone's used anything, from what I've seen, it's backfired or ignored. And the new scooter thing is crappy. Again, haven't played much Team stuff, but the camera is really off on the SD tv I'm currently playing at.
Only reason I've stopped is because the game seems a bit borked atm, took forever to join a game and not kick me out, then when it did I got frozen. Luckily you can get out easily enough by joining a friend's party. I don't even remember who I joined, I just said "boo" and ducked out.
Some awesome first games. I shockingly didn't suck too much ass despite never playing Halo seriously before in my life. Some quick notes:
- I am not down with this "push the D-pad to talk to your team through the headset" crap. Please tell me I can change this in the options menu?
- All the weapons feel useful except the plasma pistol, which no longer tracks. Dual wielding spikers is awesome, and I like how the maps are set up to give you easy access to weapons for both hands (see: a pair of spikers just sitting on the rim of the base in Valhalla).
- Speaking of Valhalla, you + sniper rifle = I Win button. I'm looking at you purg3, you a$$hole
- Is it too much to ask to be able to choose the game type I want and play with my friends at the same time? Correct me if I'm wrong here, but it seems that the only party type that allows for a party of 8 is Team Training, which randomizes the type of match being played.
- Graphics are blah. Yes, it's a beta - I don't care. What I'm seeing on my screen right now is pretty "blah," and that makes me upset. I never really held Halo to such a high regard that I'd expect it to be the graphical showpiece for the console, but I guess Gears has completely spoiled me. But I've been playing f@ckin' Gunz: The Duel for the past week, so let's just say I won't lose sleep over the graphics.
- The missile pod is RUDE. \m/ -_- \m/
- Everything felt completely balanced - health, weapon placement, jump height, etc.
Overall, I want to keep playing more, and I can't say anything better about it than that. Ghaleon, snack, Y2Kev, and the rest - please accept my friend requests!
- I am not down with this "push the D-pad to talk to your team through the headset" crap. Please tell me I can change this in the options menu?
- All the weapons feel useful except the plasma pistol, which no longer tracks. Dual wielding spikers is awesome, and I like how the maps are set up to give you easy access to weapons for both hands (see: a pair of spikers just sitting on the rim of the base in Valhalla).
- Speaking of Valhalla, you + sniper rifle = I Win button. I'm looking at you purg3, you a$$hole
- Is it too much to ask to be able to choose the game type I want and play with my friends at the same time? Correct me if I'm wrong here, but it seems that the only party type that allows for a party of 8 is Team Training, which randomizes the type of match being played.
- Graphics are blah. Yes, it's a beta - I don't care. What I'm seeing on my screen right now is pretty "blah," and that makes me upset.
I never really held Halo to such a high regard that I'd expect it to be the graphical showpiece for the console, but I guess Gears has completely spoiled me. But I've been playing f@ckin' Gunz: The Duel for the past week, so let's just say I won't lose sleep over the graphics.- The missile pod is RUDE. \m/ -_- \m/
- Everything felt completely balanced - health, weapon placement, jump height, etc.
Overall, I want to keep playing more, and I can't say anything better about it than that. Ghaleon, snack, Y2Kev, and the rest - please accept my friend requests!
Hi Folks,
You'll be pleased to know that your zealous testing has brought down two of our primary file servers. Backups are being put back online right now, that should help the Game Over / Downloading Files errors.
Things are going to be a little bit up and down due to the load, but problems are being worked on. The guys here at Bungie and at XBL are still here and monitoring the situation, but these are uncharted waters. Please bear with us, these things should smooth out as we work out the bugs.
You'll be pleased to know that your zealous testing has brought down two of our primary file servers. Backups are being put back online right now, that should help the Game Over / Downloading Files errors.
Things are going to be a little bit up and down due to the load, but problems are being worked on. The guys here at Bungie and at XBL are still here and monitoring the situation, but these are uncharted waters. Please bear with us, these things should smooth out as we work out the bugs.