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The Halo 3 Beta Thread

my last few games in the beta were certainly my best ones.

Damn friends playing it ruined my ratios :(

It's going to be a hard wait till september. Thank god for forza 2 and dead rising coming in the mail :)
 
Spartan Laser - WAV M6 GGNR 283

Assault Rifle - MA5C ICWS 238
BR55HB SR Battle Rifle 207
Fragmentation Grenade 189
Melee 157
SRS99D Sniper Rifle 139
Classified 100
Plasma Grenade 74
Brute Spike Grenade 65
Carbine 57
Needler 54
UNSC Missile Pod 48

I am a laser god
 
Not sure if everyone caught this post I made last night:

siamesedreamer said:
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.
 
siamesedreamer said:
Not sure if everyone caught this post I made last night:
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NO! NOT THE STATS!
 
joelseph said:
I am allready starting to have withdrawls, is Resistance any good?


Not if you love Jeebus.

They did that again on the BBC radio this morning. 5 minute report, and the word "alien" was only mentioned once, and in the last sentence.

I weep for the media.
 
is it bad that this morning i sat and watched the halo 3 beta flying sequence for like five minutes and almost wanted to cry. i just loved it so much...
 
GhaleonEB said:
Heh, I thought that was you I kept doing that to. It wasn't intentional, honest. (Okay, it was.) The last two times I could hear explicative start up right before you died, which made it all the sweeter. *shunk* "You gotta be f...." *BOOM* :lol

I just love how you saw me with the shotgun, and it's like you decided, "Well, if I gotta die, he goes with me" and essentially just came at me as if to hug my shotgun and ask for release. Little did I know the going away present you'd leave.

I had one particularly great kill in that game. Someone charged me through a main shield door as I was holed up inside a base. I stood about 15 feet from the door and just waited....then tossed the Energy Drainer down just as he came through. One second he's healthy and walking through the door, confident in victory. The next he's standing in the middle of an exectical storm, shieldless and saying, "uh-oh!". Uh-oh indeed. I love that piece of equipment.

Uh, yeah. I think that might have been me too. :lol

I'm going to miss this game.
Ain't that the truth.
halo3thinking.jpg
 
Wolffen said:
I just love how you saw me with the shotgun, and it's like you decided, "Well, if I gotta die, he goes with me" and essentially just came at me as if to hug my shotgun and ask for release. Little did I know the going away present you'd leave.



Uh, yeah. I think that might have been me too. :lol


Ain't that the truth.
halo3thinking.jpg

the main halo story may be over but it doesn't the franchise is over
 
Just wanted to echo the sentiments expressed in here over the last few weeks, days, and hours. Beta was a blast. Probably the best online experience I've had. Definitely the best. We came. We saw. We cybered. You gaffers are good shits, the lot of you.

Looking forward to September when I will mete out hot metal death from the barrel of my single SMG and then engage in unwanted, forced sexual intercourse with your digital, online representations once again.

Until then, I'll probably be playing Gears or Resistance or Killzone 2. Maybe Haze if I feel like being berated for killing some rebels.
 
urk said:
Just wanted to echo the sentiments expressed in here over the last few weeks, days, and hours. Beta was a blast. Probably the best online experience I've had. Definitely the best. We came. We saw. We cybered. You gaffers are good shits, the lot of you.

Looking forward to September when I will mete out hot metal death from the barrel of my single SMG and then engage in unwanted, forced sexual intercourse with your digital, online representations once again.

Until then, I'll probably be playing Gears or Resistance or Killzone 2. Maybe Haze if I feel like being berated for killing some rebels.

Killzone 2 before September?????

Your talking about the beta?
 
urk said:
Just wanted to echo the sentiments expressed in here over the last few weeks, days, and hours. Beta was a blast. Probably the best online experience I've had. Definitely the best. We came. We saw. We cybered. You gaffers are good shits, the lot of you.

Looking forward to September when I will mete out hot metal death from the barrel of my single SMG and then engage in unwanted, forced sexual intercourse with your digital, online representations once again.

Until then, I'll probably be playing Gears or Resistance or Killzone 2. Maybe Haze if I feel like being berated for killing some rebels.
urk for president!:lol
 
The shit Halo fans find is crazy,on B.net they've found out (and got a video) that Master chief is more human than he seems.
Basically he's got a fully modelled head with textures adn stuff, You get to see his eyes (accomplished with pretty nasty scar underneath his eye - possibly from augumentations or a epic battle), nose and some cheeks. He's pretty pale and his face is hidden by teh darkness.

http://useruploads.mythica.org/view/Halo3MC.wmv

You don't have to download, you have the opition to stream.
 
Chinner said:
The shit Halo fans find is crazy,on B.net they've found out (and got a video) that Master chief actually has a fully skin a modelled head underneath that helmet.
You get to see his eyes (accomplished with pretty nasty scar underneath his eye - possibly from augumentations or a epic battle), nose and some cheeks. He's pretty pale and his face is hidden by teh darkness.

http://useruploads.mythica.org/view/Halo3MC.wmv

You don't have to download, you have the opition to stream.

It would be great if you'd spoiler that - though truth be told, the MC having a battle-worn face isn't exactly a plot twist.

edit: edited, addressed, updated.
 
Wolffen said:
I meant (and I think GhaleonEB did as well) that we will miss the beta/Halo 3 multiplayer. :)
Indeed - I mean I'll miss this game until September, when we meet again. Midnight. My place. Dim lights and pillows. Good times will ensue.

As for the franchise...there's always Halo Wars. :D
 
PwnedList is pretty nice, if you don't want to wait for your games to be updated go to Cpanel and go to Personal Game Checker:

Karg
Games: 95

Career Kills: 1614
Career Assists: 439
Career Deaths: 790
Kill/Death Ratio: 2.043

Pwnage Score: 339
Games Checked: 95
Games Cataloged: 95

Tools of Destruction:
BR55HB SR Battle Rifle 293
Carbine 246
SRS99D Sniper Rifle 199
Assault Rifle - MA5C ICWS 176
Melee 149
Fragmentation Grenade 147
M90 Shotgun 103
M41 Rocket Launcher 90
Spartan Laser - WAV M6 GGNR 89
Brute Spiker - (Type-25 Carbine) 82
Brute Shot 57
Turret 53
Needler 52
Classified 51
M7 Sub Machine Gun 32
Brute Spike Grenade 28
Ghost 17
UNSC Missile Pod 15
Particle Beam Rifle 14
Plasma Grenade 12
Warthog - Gunner 9
Ball 3
Tripmine 2
Plasma Rifle 2
Bomb 2
Explosion 2
Warthog - Driver 1
Flag 1
 
Er okay osrry, I've spoilered it and probably good if you updated your posts. Didn't mean no harm, partially because I thought it wasnt that much of a spoiler itself. Again, sorryz.
 
Chinner said:
Er okay osrry, I've spoilered it and probably good if you updated your posts. Didn't mean no harm, partially because I thought it wasnt that much of a spoiler itself.
You'll find that the definition of a spoiler varies widely from person to person. For example, I don't consider any MP features to be spoilers, because what I really care about is the campaign. Anything even slightly story related has me running for the hills. Others are less touchy. Just suggesting that when posting information that's not offically released by Bungie or Microsoft, be conservative with the tags. Someone is likely to get upset otherwise.
 
Yeah, I should of thought it through before I posted. I definantly know what you mean being a MGS fan myself. There are some people that don't want anything confirmed or shown, even though some of the stuff is pretty obivous or likely (and its probably the best way to go, they want to get the full experience and they have the balls to say no to new media). Sorry againz.

Luckily I had you guys to tell me and do a quick edit :)
 
GhaleonEB said:
For example, I don't consider any MP features to be spoilers, because what I really care about is the campaign. Anything even slightly story related has me running for the hills.

I think this is probably how most feel here.

After what happened with the Halo 2 leaks here on GAF, I've told myself that I'm basically going on a internet forum blackout for the 30 days leading up to 9/25. I really don't want to have to extend it to the 90 days leading up to the game's release......
 
Found an amusing timeline of Bungie-related events during the Beta. (Their site is getting hammered so I'll post it here.)

May 11th: The beta opens for those with a Friends and Family invite. Those invited spend more time on making fun of those who didn't get invited, and thousands of fanbois scream in anger as they complain at Bungie for not getting an invite. Punks try to sell their invite on Ebay, for an gazillion dollars (or something in the same crazy price class).

May 15th: Bungie decides to release an FAQ for the Beta, along with announcing the date for when Halo 3 will be released. We also learn about how crunchy a Bungie Crunch is.

May 16th: The Beta officially opens for those who won a spot in a contest, or bought a copy of Crackdown. Unfortunately, a bug with Crackdown prevents some from playing the beta. Fanbois scream in anger as they complain at Bungie for not being able to play. Some of the emails for those who won a spot in the contest gets lost on the internet, and havoc ensues. Bungie fixes this, but to calm the angry peasants, they extend the Beta period with four days.

May 17th: Bungie starts cracking out the Banhammer to beat down on the modders and hackers of Halo 3. Angry modders claim it was only their brother doing it.

May 18th: The custom matches are secretly discovered by a small group of people, and MorningStar writes up this awesome article about all the options in the custom matches.

May 20th: Bungie updates the Bungie Store with a Halo 3 shirt, fanbois go wild spending their allowances on this.

May 21st: First update for the Beta. Team Training is switched out with BIG Team Training, in addition with some new modes and minor tweaks.

May 23rd: Angry boy Jack Thompson sends an angry letter to Bill Gates demanding that no copies of Halo 3 will ever fall into the hands of minors. The rest of the world points and laughs, while angry fanbois make fake death threats.

May 25th: Bungie and HBO teams up to give away cool Halo 3 Zunes, angry fanbois forget to read rules.

May 28th: Second Update, with BIG Team Battle being added to ranked matches and other oddities.

May 30th: Frankie poses for sexy picture, and includes an interview for GameDaily.

May 31st: The whole world and their moms know how to get in the Custom game matches in the Beta, and we see swords, pistol and wraiths coming out to play. Angry fanbois scream at Bungie to make it easier to do in the beta.

June 3rd: With illegal scans from the Gamepro Mag we learn that the full version will have a much more customization and variations when it comes to appearances in Halo 3 multiplayer.

June 5th: The Halo 3 emblem contest is over, with a pirate emblem winning. Pimps at Sea fans all over rejoices, while angry fanbois continue to scream and rave at Bungie for adding fuel to the fire that is P@S conspiracy theories.

June 8th: Bungie reveals the Halo 3 Limited Edition, why there is three DVDs in it along with what will be included in all of the different versions of the Halo 3 packs.

June 10th: The Halo 3 beta ends, and angry fanbois accept this with a calm face and moves on with their life... in alternative reality world. Here havoc ensues again and pitchforks are gathered.

http://www.subnova.com/news/?nid=2027

So true on the F&F debut (those lucky bastards. Oh wait....) and t-shirt. I sent two to Europe and one to Canada in addition to buying one myself. (Which I'm wearing right now.)

Also, just click this. (Small imbedded flash animation.)
 
Regarding the reveal of Master Chief's face... this very interesting. Some of you might remember the face that people thought they saw at a specific angle in the Chief's visor from the E3 trailer.

In my opinion it looks exactly like the face seen in that video. If I recall correctly, Stinkles shot that down as a reflection of the storm above the Ark, but now I doubt it.

Here's a link to the image:

Spoiler warning if you're worried about that sort of thing:

*removed because it was hosted on imageshack*
 
Chinner said:
The shit Halo fans find is crazy,on B.net they've found out (and got a video) that Master chief is more human than he seems.
Basically he's got a fully modelled head with textures adn stuff, You get to see his eyes (accomplished with pretty nasty scar underneath his eye - possibly from augumentations or a epic battle), nose and some cheeks. He's pretty pale and his face is hidden by teh darkness.

http://useruploads.mythica.org/view/Halo3MC.wmv

You don't have to download, you have the opition to stream.

Couldn't make shit out of that. 0.o
 
Falagard said:
Regarding the reveal of Master Chief's face... this very interesting. Some of you might remember the face that people thought they saw at a specific angle in the Chief's visor from the E3 trailer.

In my opinion it looks exactly like the face seen in that video. If I recall correctly, Stinkles shot that down as a reflection of the storm above the Ark, but now I doubt it.

Here's a link to the image:

Spoiler warning if you're worried about that sort of thing:

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/5779/wallpaper1editedxt6.jpg

Imageshack is sin around here.

Change it
 
Imageshack is sin around here.
Change it

I didn't upload it originally, it was from a forum post. If it's that bad, I can remove it completely but I'm not taking the time to put it up somewhere else. Feel free to do it yourself if you want.

me either, the most I could make out was what appeared to be a lump.

That's a sign you guys really need to adjust your monitor's brightness and contrast settings. His entire fact was clearly visible in that video.
 
Not to wreck your face finding efforts, but I thought this was best posted here. The small Halo 3 site I run called H3DA is continuing on without me going forward from today. I have written my last article for the site and it's a pretty decent-sized one that touches into the heart of Cortana's nature during Halo 3. It's all speculation and it's all written based on known and readily available information fused together by my lack of intellect...

Think of me the next time you take a shit and print this puppy out...

A Sun - Black, But Shining
 
Mr Vociferous said:
Not to wreck your face finding efforts, but I thought this was best posted here. The small Halo 3 site I run called H3DA is continuing on without me going forward from today. I have written my last article for the site and it's a pretty decent-sized one that touches into the heart of Cortana's nature during Halo 3. It's all speculation and it's all written based on known and readily available information fused together by my lack of intellect...

Think of me the next time you take a shit and print this puppy out...

A Sun - Black, But Shining

Great article. You may be aware, but the text, especially that which contains the title of your piece, is alluded to in the Marathon series. In fact, there are references that are too similar to discount as coincidence, though I would guess it's more a product of a grand story being fleshed out from its preceding fragments then a true link between the two series.

Also, you may be interested in checking out the strong Hindu ties that underpin Cortana's arc. Check out Kali, who is described verbatim by Hindu mystics as "black but shining, as a million suns." To strengthen the association, Durga, another Hindu Goddess, was used for the Ilovebees campaign, representing a rampant AI construct.

Kali, true to Hindu's ever present duality, is at once the Source of All Being and the Goddess of Annihilation, both life and death.

Also worth exploration is her battle with the demon Raktabija. Some interesting similarities there when read with the Flood in mind.

Okay, gotta go poop now.

:)
 
So now that it is everyone, how did everyone like it?

for me

Halo 1 MP: 9.4
+ Fun as hell, especially LAN's
- No online MP

Halo 2 MP: 9.7
+ Perfected online play, best there is, even today. Still as fun as Halo 1 MP
- Alot of stupid glitches, weird ways, don't know how you died. The power weapons were way way overpowered ie the sword

Halo 3 Beta MP: 9.8
+ Perfect balance. I never thought I died unfairly. Interface is awesome. So much more, but it's already been said.
- Custom games, even though we weren't supposed to play them, were missing something, They didn't seem as fun as halo 2. That will probably change with Halo 3. and more maps!! :)
 
I'll wait until the final version of Halo 3 till I make real comparisons but as it is now...

Halo 2 MP > Halo 3 beta MP > Halo 1 MP
 
Cerrius said:
I'll wait until the final version of Halo 3 till I make real comparisons but as it is now...

Halo 2 MP > Halo 3 beta MP > Halo 1 MP


yer crazy, I had more fun with the halo 3 beta than I did with all of halo 2 mp. It's a pretty fair comparison since 90% of halo 2 mp games are also on 3 maps. **** BEAVER CREEK and **** THE SMG
 
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