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The Halo 3 Beta Thread

I actually liked the Shadowrun beta. I think it's a well put-together game.

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I've played 85 games and my k/d ratio is just over 1, but it has been brought down by the girl and my friends. :lol
 
DD-11 said:
I actually liked the Shadowrun beta. I think it's a well put-together game.

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I've played 85 games and my k/d ratio is just over 1, but it has been brought down by the girl and my friends. :lol
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I'm glad you had a good time with it. :)
 
DD-11 said:
That goes without saying. :) Although the wait for final release will be all the more difficult.
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Yeah. My plan was to originally go back to Halo 2 for a bit, but I don't think I'll be able to. Current plan is to fill in the gap with the Crackdown DLC (which I bought but have not played yet), the Shadowrun demo and Bioshock.
 
That's a good plan. I agree, going back to H2 is not an option. I'm planning on C&C, Shadowrun and vacation. I just hope I can control the shakes that will inevitably come.
 
Combat Stats
Games: 786
Last Played: 6/7/2007 11:46:18 PM

* Total Kills: 11750
* Total Deaths: 7049
* Kill/Death Ratio: 1.6669
* Total Assists: 3356
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I was addicted...and it felt good. :lol

According to that stats page the Battle Rifle was my most used weapon for killing, with like 1100, I don't think it's added all of my games up yet though, Carbine was only like 500, but I know it's superior, I just feel more at home with the BR :(

-508 Double Kills
-439 *insert MAWR LAZR*
-375 Killing Sprees
-197 Sticks
-54 Killing Frenzies
-5 Rampages

and a bunch of other crap, I wish Bungie's site could keep a score of all of your medals, then it would be flawless :P

Yea, I just added the kills up and it only came to 7K or so, so I guess either it's not gonna count the other games or it's still at it, heh...thought some of those were a little low considering people with 300 less games had similar numbers.
 
Probably already discussed, but you can make out the outline of a flamethrower-ish weapon on the inside of the CE case:

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Hmmmmmm?
 
Yeah, there's three outlines there that I don't recognize. The two right above the AR on the bottom, and then to the left. VERY interesting. Nice find of the high-res version! That's one sexy box.
 
Phatcorns said:
Whoa, I've never seen that pic before. Why are there two game discs? I've never heard that discussed before.
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Stinkles will talk about it in the Weekly Update in a few hours. Speculation was that it means there's two game discs, but he shot that down. It's just weird labeling for the early test runs - expect updated PR pics to go out sooner rather than later.
 
Not sure if this has been posted, havent seen it yet. http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=12527

First General Of The Beta Interview
While my rank hovers somewhere near Gunnery Sergeant (and likely always will), other players have played an obscene number of games, tallied an absurd numbers of kills and achieved ranks that I will only see via stalking other player profiles on the website. One of those ranks I will never see is General but SmokedYeti has – he was the first player in the Public Beta with the rank.

It took longer to catch up with SmokedYeti via email than it took for him to be the first player to reach the rank of “General,” from the time we talked to him, he added two more stars to his General’s insignia. Turns out his rank ascension wasn’t all by chance, he had a plan.

Q: Eight hundred and three games played and you’re the first general in the Halo 3 Public Beta, maybe the most appropriate first question is “how?”
A: When I first started playing the game, I planned to maximize my levels in the match making. Once I hit a level 50 in rumble pit and team slayer, I beginning working on my RP by playing many rumble pit training matches.
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GhaleonEB said:
Yeah, there's three outlines there that I don't recognize. The two right above the AR on the bottom, and then to the left. VERY interesting. Nice find of the high-res version! That's one sexy box.
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The one in the very bottom right (for better idetification, to the right of the needler and below the SMG) looks like a plasma turrent. Then in the lower centre (below the pistol and plasma rifle) it looks like one of those brute hammers. Theres a weapon I can't identify which is left to this brute hammer, looks like a rifle so I'm assuming its a Brute Rifle (looks kinda like a P90 but where the sights would go theres a curv that goes upwards).

is that what you meansz?

One is almost definitely the flamethrower.
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Bottom one of what you've marked is the flamethrower.
 
GhaleonEB said:
Stinkles will talk about it in the Weekly Update in a few hours, which thedisgruntledgamer will be posting. Speculation was that it means there's two game discs, but he shot that down. It's just weird labeling for the early test runs - expect updated PR pics to go out sooner rather than later.
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Yep.
 
Chinner said:
Theres a weapon I can't identify which is left to this brute hammer, looks like a rifle so I'm assuming its a Brute Rifle (looks kinda like a P90 but where the sights would go theres a curv that goes upwards).
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That's the Fuel Rod Cannon.
 
Dirtbag 504 said:
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C). Looks preticularly interesting to me.

D). I believe is covie turrent already seen in brute doc.
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Nice find! Missed the turret on the right.

So that's at least four unannouced weapons (one seen in a vidoc). Halo 3 already has a large arsenal in the Beta. 0_o
 
I've cut them out, enlarged them and messed around with the brightness/contrast to make them more viewable. Hope this helps!

Plasma Turrent
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Flame Thrower
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Possibly Brute Hammer (looks like its not)
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Fuel Rod/brute rifle/unidentified?
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There is definitely 3 new weapons in there. One of them seen in the early vidoc.
 
Chinner said:
I've cut them out, enlarged them and messed around with the brightness/contrast to make them more viewable. Hope this helps!
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lol, always love seeing the Halo scavenging in real time.
 
Chinner said:
I've cut them out, enlarged them and messed around with the brightness/contrast to make them more viewable. Hope this helps!

Possibly Brute Hammer?
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Could be. I was hoping it was a Brute spear gun, myself. But a hammer is more likely, since we saw one in the Vidoc and Starry Night ad.
 
GhaleonEB said:
Could be. I was hoping it was a Brute spear gun, myself. But a hammer is more likely, since we saw one in the Vidoc and Starry Night ad.
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Nah, no Spear Gun. I told Valor I thought it was just Brute Shot concept art. Would've been cool and maybe I'm wrong.

I just got to this thread, but all I see are the Plasma Cannon from H2 (now detachable and presumably called the Plasma Turret), the Gravity Hammer from H2, the Fuel Rod Gun/Cannon (from both H1 and H2), and the Flame Thrower (which wanted to be in both H1 and H2). There might be some others in there (a few items I can't make out near the Spiker and Carbine), but it looks like they have all of the other weapons so this might be pretty damn complete. It looks tight. I definitely don't have a problem with the new ones.

Anyone considered how a Gravity Hammer could impact gameplay?

Pushing objects into people and vehicles... pushing vehicles around... pulling stuff toward you...if it works like the Fist of Rukt that Tartarus had in H2, I imagine it'll be pretty bad ass, even as a "projectile-based weapon."
 
Mr Vociferous said:
Nah, no Spear Gun. I told Valor I thought it was just Brute Shot concept art. Would've been cool and maybe I'm wrong.
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These look like final (or near final) images, the same that are on the halo3.com site weapon and vehicle profiles. I don't think they would include concept art for one, and such accurate images for others. It's definately either a melee based weapon or a long-range one. If the Brutes do indeed have a full weapon sandbox, it could be their version of the sniper rifle. They have their own grenade (Spike), close range machine gun (Spiker Rifle) and rocket launcher (Brute Shot) - they just need a melee, mid-range and long range weapon for a fully fleshed out weapon sandbox.

And here I thought Friday couldn't get any better. :D
 
GhaleonEB said:
These look like final (or near final) images, the same that are on the halo3.com site weapon and vehicle profiles. I don't think they would include concept art for one, and such accurate images for others. It's definately either a melee based weapon or a long-range one. If the Brutes do indeed have a full weapon sandbox, it could be their version of the sniper rifle. They have their own grenade (Spike), close range machine gun (Spiker Rifle) and rocket launcher (Brute Shot) - they just need a melee, mid-range and long range weapon for a fully fleshed out weapon sandbox.

And here I thought Friday couldn't get any better. :D
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In one of the concept art picks given away with the zune a brute is shown holding a rifle with an under side that looks ripped from a brute shot,
so just a sniper type weapon needed.
 
That case is awesome. Why are Bungie making it so hard to decide between the CE and LE? Just when I thought I had my mind set on the LE they go ahead and show me this...

It definitely looks like a brute hammer. I find it hard to imagine it as being something else because of the way the long section looks so much like a grip (narrowing and widening + the lines going up and down on those two sections). I wonder how they will implement it.
 
Okay, it's not the Brute Hammer. One of the Zune concept art pieces has the Chief with that weapon slung over his shoulder. The profile matches exactly.
 
I'm curious about those who say they can "never go back to Halo 2" after playing the beta. What exactly about the beta has proven to be such a big leap for you guys?

I can still perfectly go back to Halo 2 and have a fun time. Hell, I've been doing just that during the beta. The only problems I've had are with the x button reload :lol
 
I just used the brute hammer as a way of referencing, I do agree that it is not it after furthur inspection and that zune art. Looks pretty bad ass either way.
 
GhaleonEB said:
Okay, it's not the Brute Hammer. One of the Zune concept art pieces has the Chief with that weapon slung over his shoulder. The profile matches exactly.
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Definitely not the hammer shown in the Starry Night vid. That looked like, well, a hammer. That thing on the box clearly has a handhold and a trigger on the fat end.
 
Can anyone link me to this supposed piece of Zune art? Please? :)

Edit: Nvm, found it.

For anyone else who hasn't seen it:
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This is what you guys were talking about, right?
 
Brute Hammer will be badass in multiplayer if it's done right. It NEEDS to be a humiliating melee weapon. It has to have a really satisfying "thwack" sound. And make it behead people, or make them fly 20 feet when hit with it.

Kinda like this:
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CreepingDea7h said:
Can anyone link me to this supposed piece of Zune art? Please? :)

Edit: Nvm, found it.

For anyone else who hasn't seen it:
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This is what you guys were talking about, right?
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Yup, that's it. Look at the profile of the part on his shoulder - it matches up perfectly.
Chinner said:
I've cut them out, enlarged them and messed around with the brightness/contrast to make them more viewable. Hope this helps!

Possibly Brute Hammer (looks like its not)
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What the hell is that?
 
Cerrius said:
I'm curious about those who say they can "never go back to Halo 2" after playing the beta. What exactly about the beta has proven to be such a big leap for you guys?

I can still perfectly go back to Halo 2 and have a fun time. Hell, I've been doing just that during the beta. The only problems I've had are with the x button reload :lol
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I dont know about you, but I refuse to go back to a game in which I start with the stupid SMG. Halo 3 has made me see the faults of Halo 2, and has raised the bar for what I expect of a shooter.
 
CreepingDea7h said:
Can anyone link me to this supposed piece of Zune art? Please? :)

Edit: Nvm, found it.

For anyone else who hasn't seen it:
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This is what you guys were talking about, right?
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Wow, I like this. Does Master Chief look a little thin to anyone else? Maybe just how he's standing.
 
I'm going out on a limb here but isn't it kinda odd to not include a weapon such as a flamethrower in the Beta? I mean, such a unique weapon would require a lot of balancing and the Beta would be perfect for that. Same for the Brute Hammer.
 
Nino said:
I'm going out on a limb here but isn't it kinda odd to not include a weapon such as a flamethrower in the Beta? I mean, such a unique weapon would require a lot of balancing and the Beta would be perfect for that. Same for the Brute Hammer.
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It is in Halo 1 PC. Obviously they have looked at those stats. Plus it isnt like Bungie cannot balance things on its own anymore.
 
Nino said:
I'm going out on a limb here but isn't it kinda odd to not include a weapon such as a flamethrower in the Beta? I mean, such a unique weapon would require a lot of balancing and the Beta would be perfect for that. Same for the Brute Hammer.
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Maybe it's single player only.
 
Nino said:
I'm going out on a limb here but isn't it kinda odd to not include a weapon such as a flamethrower in the Beta? I mean, such a unique weapon would require a lot of balancing and the Beta would be perfect for that. Same for the Brute Hammer.
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The primary purpose of the Beta wasn't balance testing, it was back-end infastructure, matchmaking and party systems, performance, etc. The last few Updates talked about the internal balance testing going on. It looked like they were gathering data on it, but they definately held back on the weapon sets. Bungie and their secrets, I tell ya.
 
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