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The Halo 3 Beta Thread

GhaleonEB said:
Thanks for playing with us, Frank and Luke. Great games. I'll be back online in an hour or so, in a final marathon 'till the plug is pulled.
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Oh good. I'm super bored, watching the Cavs miss free-throws is not my idea of fun.
 
Well it's the final stretch. It's been fun! If anyone starts up some games during these final hours feel free to invite me.

Gamertag: Voltron64
 
the disgruntled gamer said:
Oh good. I'm super bored, watching the Cavs miss free-throws is not my idea of fun.
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I'll be hopping back on after my doomed 360 cools down a bit.
It's been working overtime.

(no more gimping the winning team, I need grenades to function well... I'm surgical with them. )
 
LukeSmith said:
I actually will probably play a little bit later, around 10 p.m. or so...working atm.

Edit: One of my favorite moments was on High Ground when Shogmaster was outside the front of the gate and on defense and we were heading out with the flag and he jumped to fire the RL at me and I dropped the shield at the exact moment to repel his rocket. Then Vocif took off with the flag.
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I did notice that you ALWAYS had the shields on you somehow. :lol
 
I missed the first round of games you guys played; it seems like it was over rather quickly. When you guys fire it up again later, feel free to invite me if there's room.

GT: Sp4ceman Sp1ff
 
One thing I wouldn't mind seeing is having the bubble shield a little more 'pronounced' from a distance. Sometimes you sit and just unload into a guy thats a little far off only to realize later that hes bubble shielded. There is a certain distance on valhala and that bubble shield is invisible.
 
Dirtbag 504 said:
One thing I wouldn't mind seeing is having the bubble shield a little more 'pronounced' from a distance. Sometimes you sit and just unload into a guy thats a little far off only to realize later that hes bubble shielded. There is a certain distance on valhala and that bubble shield is invisible.
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In the latest videos of Last Resort, I think they added a sort of yellow tint to the shield. So yeah, it's much easier to see.
 
I was just reading Ghosts of Onyx and I suddenly remembered how much I hate Dr. Halsey as a character. So glad she isn't in the games. She's beyond annoying. A know it all sort of lady. And her theory on winning the war against the Covenant is...Run and start a new civilization because the war cannot be won. I pray to God that this isn't insight into the events of Halo 3. That'd kill the entire series' story. Fighting a war for nothing! Sweet. God I can't stand Halsey. /rant.
 
Dirtbag 504 said:
One thing I wouldn't mind seeing is having the bubble shield a little more 'pronounced' from a distance. Sometimes you sit and just unload into a guy thats a little far off only to realize later that hes bubble shielded. There is a certain distance on valhala and that bubble shield is invisible.
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I have a hard time seeing it on the snow of Snowbound as well. Actually, when outside I can't see most the HUD on Snowbound.

Also - sorry about that last game. We left the teams red versus green, and I'm red/green colorblind. The results were often....unfortunate.

Did anyone else see me go sailing on that round? I got meleed and sniped simultaniously, and my corpse flew from tunnel entrance about 100 feet up into the air, landing past the sentry guns. I respawned at the same moment I touched the ground - it was some crazy air time. If the guy who did the melee watched me go sailing it would be the ultimate "owned" gif. :lol
 
GhaleonEB said:
I have a hard time seeing it on the snow of Snowbound as well. Actually, when outside I can't see most the HUD on Snowbound.

Also - sorry about that last game. We left the teams red versus green, and I'm red/green colorblind. The results were often....unfortunate.

Did anyone else see me go sailing on that round? I got meleed and sniped simultaniously, and my corpse flew from tunnel entrance about 100 feet up into the air, landing past the sentry guns. I respawned at the same moment I touched the ground - it was some crazy air time. If the guy who did the melee watched me go sailing it would be the ultimate "owned" gif. :lol
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Yeah I caught that dramatic death :lol

Damn noshit about that colorblindness!? My dad's got that, and it skipped me.
I imagine my kids will probablly have some color blindness.
 
turn it on southpark right now, HALO spoof!
Was flipping channels and there is a sea otter sitting in a prophet chair!
Some covie references.
 
Couldn't resist a few more Big Team games. Never really played with the Banshee but I did in my last game and I wrecked with it. Pretty damn fun. And much more balanced now that you can't shoot straight down. Here's my final basic stats.


Combat Stats
Games: 359
Rank: Captain

* Total Kills: 4418
* Total Deaths: 3469
* Kill/Death Ratio: 1.2736
* Total Assists: 1480
 
I think the bubble shield looks fine the way it is. However Bungie REALLY need to make the hill barrier/marker more transparent, because you can't see shit when somebody has occupied the hill. Hard to see in or out of it.
 
ToyMachine228 said:
Couldn't resist a few more Big Team games. Never really played with the Banshee but I did in my last game and I wrecked with it. Pretty damn fun. And much more balanced now that you can't shoot straight down. Here's my final basic stats.
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Wow, I couldn't put my finger on what was so different about it, but thats it!
 
Scullibundo said:
I think the bubble shield looks fine the way it is. However Bungie REALLY need to make the hill barrier/marker more transparent, because you can't see shit when somebody has occupied the hill. Hard to see in or out of it.
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Sometimes it glitches and you can't see the shield at all. I hate it when this happens :(

Agreed about the hill, especially when it moves to underground spots, you can't see anything out of it.
 
LukeSmith said:
I actually will probably play a little bit later, around 10 p.m. or so...working atm.

Edit: One of my favorite moments was on High Ground when Shogmaster was outside the front of the gate and on defense and we were heading out with the flag and he jumped to fire the RL at me and I dropped the shield at the exact moment to repel his rocket. Then Vocif took off with the flag.
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FINE I'LL PLAY AT 10.
 
I don't think that I'm going back into the Beta again seeing as I REALLY should head to bed right now, I am just sitting in the Beta menu while on the PC though, so I'll say it now: thanks a million Bungie for this Beta and letting me play my GOTY 2007 4 months early... thanks a mil again to Frankie for the F&F invite, which was again, the coolest game-related thing to happen to me...

And it was great to play with Luke and Frankie, as well as the rest of the guys here, it was really a great way to end an awesome Beta - playing with the boys from Bungie themselves along with laughing it up the entire time...

So awesome...

Will the Beta stats be taken down soon, if at all?
 
I finished putting all my games in Excel.

Interestingly, I discovered Bungie.net does not add your kills/assists/deaths in custom games played with the kills/assists/deaths in normal games played.......even though it keeps track of your custom game stats on the carnage page.

The same holds true for the Pwnedlist.com stats.

So, if you played a lot of custom games, then your stats that either Bungie.net or Pwnedlist.com show are way off.
 
Yet another game ruined by quitters. How about design it so that if you quit, you can't play another game for half an hour? That should take care of the people who have to leave legitimately and punish those who quit just because they're losing or don't like the current game type.
 
LukeSmith said:
FINE I WILL BE THERE TOO. I WILL STOP WRITING THIS THING I AM WRITING AND I WILL LOG ON TO THIS GAME.
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NO, WRITE THAT THING. THOSE GUYS YOU ARE WRITING ABOUT ARE MAD SWEET. THE KIDS WISH TO KNOW ABOUT THE MAD SWEETNESS THEY ARE CREATING.
 
Has the Banshee been over-nerfed? I've played lots of BTB matches in Valhalla, and people always get in the Banshees, but people rarely seem get kills when they use them (it's not just me :lol). I know it has a plasma bomb that fires at that funny angle, but what else is different? Have the flight controls been slightly changed, is the placement of the reticle different, do the lasers do less damage now, etc?
 
a Master Ninja said:
Has the Banshee been over-nerfed? I've played lots of BTB matches in Valhalla, and people always get in the Banshees, but people rarely seem get kills when they use them (it's not just me :lol). I know it has a plasma bomb that fires at that funny angle, but what else is different? Have the flight controls been slightly changed, is the placement of the reticle different, do the lasers do less damage now, etc?
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It goes slower and you can't aim as far down forcing you to fly lower. I think its just fine, it requires a lot more skill to use now, but I haven't had too much experience with it yet (I got 15 kills with it in one go a few games ago, but the other team sucked).
 
Well, it was ****ing fun while it lasted. I ended on a first place performance on Valhalla, so I can't say I'm mad about that. It was great gaming with and getting to know some GAF guys in the process, and I hope to catch up with you guys later on some SR or Halo 2. Peace.


*wipes tear* =(
 
That stat site takes forever for my stats for some reason, it's still like 40 games behind. My final bungie.net stats, I'll post the detailed ones if the site ever catches up:

Games: 428
Total Kills: 4497
Total Deaths: 3745
Kill/Death Ratio: 1.2008
Total Assists: 1976
 
Buttonbasher said:
It really sucks that I've finally gotten good and its the last day.
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On release day you'll still have an advantage over the vast majority of people who didn't play the beta, at least for a few days.

I'm out for the night, see you guys all in Halo 2 and Halo 3 in September. Good playing with Luke/Frankie and those guys too.
 
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