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The Halo 3 Beta Thread

http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11111719&postRepeater1-p=1

First, you may have noticed that all ingame communication with enemy players is prohibited in Ranked matches. This does mean you cannot talk smack, but it also means somewhat less verbal abuse, and greater concentration on team communication. Our focus in Ranked hoppers is combat and competition, clean and simple. Humping, however, is significantly improved.

In Social hoppers, an option exists in your Voice Communication settings to impose similar restrictions. However, it is turned off by default. Our focus in Social hoppers is on interaction with other players, and voice is part of that. Not everyone enjoys this interaction, though, and prefer to talk only to their team and party. The voice option is Matchmaking Voice > Team and Party. If enabled, you will only hear (and be heard by) members of your team, and members of your party. Of course, if your party members are divided onto enemy teams, you will only be able to communicate via proximity voice.
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You can turn it of basically, You have to go to Headquaters and then opitions, it's in voice I think. Edit: NVM says above.
 
NJ x Falkor said:
Shoho said:
*grin*

I have been junior membered dammit. QUOTE]


How is he still a Junior with that many posts ??
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It was the gods who sealed this fate into me.

I spoke my mind and suffered. Unable to change or be altered, I am forever to be like this. Unable to have a signature, avatar or make threads. Ignored by the admins, hated by the mods.


I am cursed and I am blessed.
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ToyMachine228 said:
Just played another hour or so and after playing Shadowrun and Gears of War online recently I can definitely say this...Proximity chat more or less ruins the game for me. I'm really glad Bungie is leaving it out of Ranked games. In Double Team Training all anyone does is talk shit because they're always with a friend and they're trying to be funny. It's not funny. There are certain times when Proximity Chat causes a few laughs, but overall I think the game is better off without out. Especially in Ranked Games.
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You, yourself, can EASILY avoid this by:

1) Going into a Private Chat with your partner
2) Muting the opposing players instantly

EDIT: And do what Chinner quoted.
 
Shoho said:
GhaleonEB - No. Just no. Im not gonna waste time crushing you. I'll let you have this supposed internet defeat
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Crushing me? Internet defeat? Seriously, my four year old doesn't bother with such childish rhetoric.

but know this - I am laughing from inside the closet
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That's just plain creepy.

Had some good games last night. The group I play with pretty consistantly runs into fun guys to play with in matchmaking, who are mostly good sports. We thumped one of them, and they turned to some nasty trash talk in the lobby, but aside from that I'm pretty pleased with the overall sportsmanship. I keep reading horror stories, but so far my experience has been pretty good.
 
Striker said:
You, yourself, can EASILY avoid this by:

1) Going into a Private Chat with your partner
2) Muting the opposing players instantly
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Yeah I'm aware and I'm thankful to Bungie for the option. I was just giving my opinion on the situation as a whole. You can quick mute people from the Scoreboard too.
 
Do you guys know a good hoster?

There is a program now on Dutch tv called Gamekings which features Halo 3 and the remake of Zanzibar!!!!

I'm now converting this to WMV so if you know a good free hoster?
 
GhaleonEB said:
Had some good games last night. The group I play with pretty consistantly runs into fun guys to play with in matchmaking, who are mostly good sports. We thumped one of them, and they turned to some nasty trash talk in the lobby, but aside from that I'm pretty pleased with the overall sportsmanship. I keep reading horror stories, but so far my experience has been pretty good.
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This is probably because you play with me and the enemies we face are completely in awe of my atrociously vociferous potty mouth. Believe it or not, it's not my unbelievable skill (shocked, right?).

We had a blast last night. Halo 3 matchmaking is easily more fun than Halo 2, even in this early and limited build.
 
Shoho said:
*grin*

My ma wants a hug 2 dirtbag. show no luv for ur homies?

WTF indeed. I have been junior membered dammit. I will stand the test of time. Nothing can bring me down.






GhaleonEB - No. Just no. Im not gonna waste time crushing you. I'll let you have this supposed internet defeat, but know this - I am laughing from inside the closet.
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No one here is surprised you're a junior forever.

How did I miss the emblem contest? So, since the dutch have received the ok to post Zanzibar media, does that mean we'll be seeing stuff on IGN/Gamespot/TXB?
 
itsgreen said:
Here guys for your viewing pleasure..

It is Dutch so if you can't tollerate that just press mute :)

Zanzibar!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8-zVTo3I0k
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Zomg PC port confirmed! No but really just a screw up.....Also why does Zanzibar look really good graphically (may be just the low rest footage)? Like better than any of the maps on the beta? Can't wait to play it though, I always loved teh shit out of Zanzibar even though if alot of people liked to avoid it.
 
Chinner said:
Zomg PC port confirmed! No but really just a screw up.....Also why does Zanzibar look really good graphically (may be just the low rest footage)? Like better than any of the maps on the beta? Can't wait to play it though, I always loved teh shit out of Zanzibar even though if alot of people liked to avoid it.
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I think because you're actually comparing it to a Halo 2 version. It's hard to authentically compare Valhalla to another map or High Ground to another map, etc. because while there were similar maps on Halo 2, they're completely new. With Zanzibar, you can actually compare it to what it used to be and look at what it is now.
 
I dunno, although its true I have a point of reference to compare it too, everything just looks really good, you got the high res textures, good geometry, the lighting is just spot on and the sense of scale (looking at that wheel from a distance, fricking hueg) is really impressive. Maybe you're right, but the footage itself just seems alot more detailed than the maps in the beta. Not that I have any problems with the Beta graphics as I think they're pretty good, but when I saw this I was like woah.
 
Just the clear things up, the map they showed with all of those gravity lifts on the sides isn't Zanzibar, right (its the very last footage they show)? Because that map looks absolutely beautiful as well.
 
CreepingDea7h said:
Just the clear things up, the map they showed with all of those gravity lifts on the sides isn't Zanzibar, right (its the very last footage they show)? Because that map looks absolutely beautiful as well.
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Epitah.
 
Chinner said:
I dunno, although its true I have a point of reference to compare it too, everything just looks really good, you got the high res textures, good geometry, the lighting is just spot on and the sense of scale (looking at that wheel from a distance, fricking hueg) is really impressive. Maybe you're right, but the footage itself just seems alot more detailed than the maps in the beta. Not that I have any problems with the Beta graphics as I think they're pretty good, but when I saw this I was like woah.
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I'm not sure that the graphics are any different on the Internal Beta, than the Beta that we are playing.

It could be the shiny textures on the floors of Epitaph or the super shiny day outside at Last Resort that make those maps looks better
 
JdFoX187 said:
Epitah.
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That map's ridiculous. With all the grav lifts and perched landing points, it's like something out of UT/Quake. I love it. :D

NJ x Falkor said:
I'm not sure that the graphics are any different on the Internal Beta, than the Beta that we are playing.

It could be the shiny textures on the floors of Epitaph or the super shiny day outside at Last Resort that make those maps looks better
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Internal Beta's are usually (always) more current builds... so you know...
 
Ramirez said:
I'm lookin the account management area of the dashboard and I don't see anything about purchasing a name change :(
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i saw it last night.

i was in the middle of a game and I hit the guide button, then clicked on my name, and it was there somewhere. try that
 
Ramirez said:
I'm lookin the account management area of the dashboard and I don't see anything about purchasing a name change :(
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Guide > up top (1st option w/ gamerscore and pic etc) > gamertag.

edit:
:lol too late I guess.
 
itsgreen said:
Here guys for your viewing pleasure..

It is Dutch so if you can't tollerate that just press mute :)

Zanzibar!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8-zVTo3I0k
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Jeez - I was by friend of mine, they were flipping the channel, and happened to see them playing Forza 2, and then 5 minutes later - had I known that they went to Bungie, I would have found out what time it was going to air, damnit!

Epitaph looks gorgeous, and Last Resort looks even better than the leak for some reason - even with the YouTube quality... can't put my finger on the reason why...

Oh, and you can host the vid on Rapidshare for starters, since their limit is 100 MB I believe...

Chinner said:
Zomg PC port confirmed! No but really just a screw up.....Also why does Zanzibar look really good graphically (may be just the low rest footage)? Like better than any of the maps on the beta? Can't wait to play it though, I always loved teh shit out of Zanzibar even though if alot of people liked to avoid it.
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Beta, beta, and seeing as this was an internal beta, it was no doubt the latest build, seeing as the playtest dev kits get updated multiple times daily, as we've read many times in the Bungie Weekly Update...
 
raYne said:
That map's ridiculous. With all the grav lifts and perched landing points, it's like something out of UT/Quake. I love it. :D.
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The first thing I thought of was that one map in Quake III Arena that had all the launching pads over the lava. I loved that map.
 
Totally unexpected! New Zanzibar footage! Love the 'engine' wheels in the room, looks so smooth

The other maps (forerunner cathedral) look great too!
 
NEW HALO 3 ART:

http://gizmodo.com/photogallery/halozuneshots/1877894

Just go left and right to check em out.

A couple noteworthy ones:

Kelly anyone?
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MC and arbiter/elites working together.
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What what what! That is a very feminine pose...arms behind body, chest up...I don't think Bungie would reveal something like that through this though...
 
FunkyMunkey said:
It's Kelly. The other surviving spartan.
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I'd say so myself too, what I'm doubting though is to reveal something big like that before the release.

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Cortana ascending to heaven...
 
Tieno said:
I'd say so myself too, what I'm doubting though is to reveal something big like that before the release.
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Well, its not exactly a reveal considering its just a random piece of art, and its not like it says "This is Kelly!" all over it. It may or may not mean that she will make an appearance in the game.

Edit: That's now like, how many times that video has been posted here? :P I guess that's what we get for having such a monster of a thread.
 
sableholic said:
I haven't read it in a while, but isnt there technically more than one surviving spartan. There were those trainee Spartans and her.
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Yes, but I believe after
Kurt
died, Kelly and MC are the only two left of their respected programs, i.e. the best one :) .

The younger Spartans are alive, but are much weaker and foolhardy than Kelly and MC.

Tieno said:
I'd say so myself too, what I'm doubting though is to reveal something big like that before the release.
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That's what I thought too when I first saw this, but it's officially from Bungie...
 
I thought we already had a thread about the Halo Zune Art? I started it. :|

EDIT:

Also, that video seems to show a new wicked cool effect for the bubble shield.
 
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