Buttonbasher
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The Halo 3 Beta Thread
- Thread starter GhaleonEB
- Start date
Finally got mine to work, I had to manually reset and recheck all the games. It definetely doesn't check custom game stats since I don't have any of my bulltrue medals, but at the same time it acknowledges 1 sword kill, weird. Holy crap at my top 3 kills, waaay different from how my Halo 2 kills worked out. :lol
SailorDaravon
Career Kills: 4497
Captain - Grade 1
Games: 428
Career Deaths: 3745
Kill/Death Ratio: 1.2008
Career Assists: 1976
Tool of Distruction:
Assault Rifle - MA5C ICWS 823
Melee 809
Warthog - Gunner 413
Fragmentation Grenade 322
BR55HB SR Battle Rifle 319
M90 Shotgun 302
Carbine 267
M41 Rocket Launcher 224
Classified 211
Turret 209
SRS99D Sniper Rifle 205
Brute Spike Grenade 129
Spartan Laser - WAV M6 GGNR 116
Needler 95
Plasma Grenade 74
Brute Spiker - (Type-25 Carbine) 68
UNSC Missile Pod 36
M7 Sub Machine Gun 32
Brute Shot 29
Explosion 25
Tripmine 12
Warthog - Driver 11
Plasma Rifle 10
Particle Beam Rifle 10
Flag 9
Banshee 9
Ball 8
Ghost 8
Bomb 5
M274 Mongoose 3
Covenant Energy Sword 1
Top Medal:
-629
-306
-215
-201
-176
-159
-116
-101
-78
-39
-37
-26
-20
-20
-19
-16
-16
-13
-9
-8
-5
-5
-5
-2
-2
-1
-1
SailorDaravon
Career Kills: 4497
Captain - Grade 1
Games: 428
Career Deaths: 3745
Kill/Death Ratio: 1.2008
Career Assists: 1976
Tool of Distruction:
Assault Rifle - MA5C ICWS 823
Melee 809
Warthog - Gunner 413
Fragmentation Grenade 322
BR55HB SR Battle Rifle 319
M90 Shotgun 302
Carbine 267
M41 Rocket Launcher 224
Classified 211
Turret 209
SRS99D Sniper Rifle 205
Brute Spike Grenade 129
Spartan Laser - WAV M6 GGNR 116
Needler 95
Plasma Grenade 74
Brute Spiker - (Type-25 Carbine) 68
UNSC Missile Pod 36
M7 Sub Machine Gun 32
Brute Shot 29
Explosion 25
Tripmine 12
Warthog - Driver 11
Plasma Rifle 10
Particle Beam Rifle 10
Flag 9
Banshee 9
Ball 8
Ghost 8
Bomb 5
M274 Mongoose 3
Covenant Energy Sword 1
Top Medal:
AZ Greg
Member
I can't help but feel disappointed with Halo 3 after playing the beta. I couldn't pull myself away from Halo 1 and Halo 2 for a couple of months following their releases. I played about 7500 matches of H2 and just recently started to get bored of it, however, finally removing most of the cheating did bring me back for some games before the H3 beta was released. With Halo 3 I just haven't had the desire to play much. My last H3 games were May 30th and that was only because I had friends inviting me to come check out their custom games. Before that I hadn't played since May 23rd. The gameplay just doesn't feel as solid as the previous two titles, or maybe the leap from H2 just isn't big enough and the fact that I began to get bored of that game carried over to H3. Here are some of my brief positives and negatives:
+ Matchmaking system is still amazing
+ Bungie.net integration
+ Saved films feature was cool and will be even better in the final game
+ Sound quality is awesome
+ Little features like being able to mute jerks easily, ability to join up with strangers after a matchmaking game, and more customization of your character
+ Shotgun seems to be worth using again
- Extremely unimpressive graphically
- Control annoyances, some of the changes simply annoyed me but with time I got through them, however, the team chat button needs to be addressed. Its new location hinders teamwork as you sorta have to go out of your way to hit it. I'd say in the average Halo 2 match I played in there was team communication going on about 60-70% of the time whereas in Halo 3 it was going on about 5-10% of the time.
- Warthog is overpowered, it allowed me and my team to win many matches we probably didn't deserve
- The new specialty grenades feel a tad gimmicky. I never felt like I was at a disadvantage for not having one or an advantage for having one, they're just sorta there.
- Carbine is overpowered
- Laser is overpowered. All I heard from the people who got in through the F&F program was that it wasn't overpowered as it was hard to aim. I found it extremely easy to use and if you had a buddy with a carbine protect you from close enemies then you were a killing machine.
- Lag problems. I only played a few 6v6 but those games were just as bad as BTB in Halo 2 in terms of lag. I can't imagine how 8v8 will play. I know the amount of people who play H2 and H3 online make the dedicated server possibility and unlikely one, but I think it would be great if they simply used dedicated servers for matchmaking and P2P for custom games.
- Lacks a big jump from its predecessor. To me going from Halo 1 to Halo 2 was like going from the original Super Mario bros. to Super Mario bros. 3. Both great games but you just love that SMB3 can stand on its own and give you a different experience than SMB. However, going from Halo 2 to Halo 3 is like going from Madden 2006 to Madden 2007 IMO. I know there are a lot of people who are happy with H3 being a more polished H2 but I was just hoping for more. I remember playing Halo 2 on XBL with people who were excellent at Halo 1 yet I was on equal footing with them at Halo 2. When I play Halo 3 with XBL friends who were really good at Halo 2 they dominate. A buddy of mine who was really good at H2 had something like a kill to death ration of probably 4 or 5 when the beta ended! :lol
I'll still be buying the game on day 1 as I did enjoy H3 even if it didn't live up to my expectations. Plus, based on some of the stuff that has leaked there seems to me a lot more in store for us. I just hope the other maps and maybe some small tweaks between now and release make the MP more enjoyable to me as I've never really been a big fan of the Halo campaigns.
+ Matchmaking system is still amazing
+ Bungie.net integration
+ Saved films feature was cool and will be even better in the final game
+ Sound quality is awesome
+ Little features like being able to mute jerks easily, ability to join up with strangers after a matchmaking game, and more customization of your character
+ Shotgun seems to be worth using again
- Extremely unimpressive graphically
- Control annoyances, some of the changes simply annoyed me but with time I got through them, however, the team chat button needs to be addressed. Its new location hinders teamwork as you sorta have to go out of your way to hit it. I'd say in the average Halo 2 match I played in there was team communication going on about 60-70% of the time whereas in Halo 3 it was going on about 5-10% of the time.
- Warthog is overpowered, it allowed me and my team to win many matches we probably didn't deserve
- The new specialty grenades feel a tad gimmicky. I never felt like I was at a disadvantage for not having one or an advantage for having one, they're just sorta there.
- Carbine is overpowered
- Laser is overpowered. All I heard from the people who got in through the F&F program was that it wasn't overpowered as it was hard to aim. I found it extremely easy to use and if you had a buddy with a carbine protect you from close enemies then you were a killing machine.
- Lag problems. I only played a few 6v6 but those games were just as bad as BTB in Halo 2 in terms of lag. I can't imagine how 8v8 will play. I know the amount of people who play H2 and H3 online make the dedicated server possibility and unlikely one, but I think it would be great if they simply used dedicated servers for matchmaking and P2P for custom games.
- Lacks a big jump from its predecessor. To me going from Halo 1 to Halo 2 was like going from the original Super Mario bros. to Super Mario bros. 3. Both great games but you just love that SMB3 can stand on its own and give you a different experience than SMB. However, going from Halo 2 to Halo 3 is like going from Madden 2006 to Madden 2007 IMO. I know there are a lot of people who are happy with H3 being a more polished H2 but I was just hoping for more. I remember playing Halo 2 on XBL with people who were excellent at Halo 1 yet I was on equal footing with them at Halo 2. When I play Halo 3 with XBL friends who were really good at Halo 2 they dominate. A buddy of mine who was really good at H2 had something like a kill to death ration of probably 4 or 5 when the beta ended! :lol
I'll still be buying the game on day 1 as I did enjoy H3 even if it didn't live up to my expectations. Plus, based on some of the stuff that has leaked there seems to me a lot more in store for us. I just hope the other maps and maybe some small tweaks between now and release make the MP more enjoyable to me as I've never really been a big fan of the Halo campaigns.
Aww, we've been un-stickied.
So, I tried playing Halo 2 on line today. Ugh.
A few more things (we must get to 20k!):
People who hate Snowbound have bad taste.
People who think Snowbound has bad spawns need to play High Ground.
September is way too long to wait.
The Warthog is too powerful.
Weapon balance is really excellent at this point.
The needler is awesome, and people who disagree are all clowns.
The Spartan Laser charge-up system is perfect. People who disagree should be subjected to Chinese Water Torture.
Also, this has nothing to do with the beta, BUT:
People who dislike The Arbiter deserve to be dressed up as clowns and killed with the electric chair.
That's all for now.
So, I tried playing Halo 2 on line today. Ugh.
A few more things (we must get to 20k!):
People who hate Snowbound have bad taste.
People who think Snowbound has bad spawns need to play High Ground.
September is way too long to wait.
The Warthog is too powerful.
Weapon balance is really excellent at this point.
The needler is awesome, and people who disagree are all clowns.
The Spartan Laser charge-up system is perfect. People who disagree should be subjected to Chinese Water Torture.
Also, this has nothing to do with the beta, BUT:
People who dislike The Arbiter deserve to be dressed up as clowns and killed with the electric chair.
That's all for now.
You know, almost all but the first and last of your minus points can be answered with "this was a BETA."AZ Greg said:
You were playing this so that Bungie could find what was WRONG with the game in its current form, remember? That's what betas are.
That said, I only had lag problems on a handful of occasions. The overwhelming majority of BTB games I played ran silky smooth.
Buttonbasher
Member
is b.net down for anyone else?
MMaRsu
Gold Member
Nino please post that awesome gif again, you know which one I mean 
Then I can save it
And btw I swear I bought Halo 2 for the first time ever a couple of months ago, raYne can tell you that I really sucked @ Halo 2. I've never loved Halo until Halo 3.
Yeah im good but I dont know, it just comes naturally!
Then I can save it
And btw I swear I bought Halo 2 for the first time ever a couple of months ago, raYne can tell you that I really sucked @ Halo 2. I've never loved Halo until Halo 3
. Yeah im good but I dont know, it just comes naturally!
siamesedreamer
Banned
I'm breaking down my stats using Excel.
In the first half of my games I had a K/D ratio of .7162.
In the second half of my games I had a K/D ratio of 1.0098.
I knew I got better, but I didn't think the improvement was that drastic......
In the first half of my games I had a K/D ratio of .7162.
In the second half of my games I had a K/D ratio of 1.0098.
I knew I got better, but I didn't think the improvement was that drastic......
So now that the Beta ended, it's time for post #2 here on GAF 
It's been fun playing with everyone here during the past month. I didn't participate in Ghaleon's monumental thread but I did read just about all the posts daily. You guys are a fun group to hang around. See you guys in September!
*keeps mental note to never borrow or buy any of Urk's used 360 controllers* :lol
It's been fun playing with everyone here during the past month. I didn't participate in Ghaleon's monumental thread but I did read just about all the posts daily. You guys are a fun group to hang around. See you guys in September!
*keeps mental note to never borrow or buy any of Urk's used 360 controllers* :lol
Shogmaster
Ask me about my package
AdjutantReflex said:
So the Halos raped the galaxy around 99521 years ago, eh?
Marsu just owns at FPS for some reason. The guy also destroys at shadowrun.Nino said:Yeah whatever, I'm still convinced that you have some sort of aimbot + wallhack + some other cheats because you were fscking unstoppable. Maybe you lied about your Halo 2 past (or lack thereof) or something but no way you got this good this fast.
The Laser is over powered, but it's a little more complicated than that. If your team still has the sniper, it can be countered (but the sniper is over powered, the rate of fire should be dropped). I found it quite easy to kill with it the few times I picked it up, even if my target tried the late jump move.
All too often when playing with randoms the guy who rushes the sniper hits the man cannon and dies almost instantly, then it's laser time. But this has two effects. The team with the laser immediately starts warthogging the whole map. This is almost always game over.
But this is also with a partial weapons and vehicles list so it is difficult to speak of balance. Bungie will figure it out, I'm sure.
All too often when playing with randoms the guy who rushes the sniper hits the man cannon and dies almost instantly, then it's laser time. But this has two effects. The team with the laser immediately starts warthogging the whole map. This is almost always game over.
But this is also with a partial weapons and vehicles list so it is difficult to speak of balance. Bungie will figure it out, I'm sure.
Buttonbasher
Member
Shogmaster
Ask me about my package
Buttonbasher said:
OOT! A dedicated thread for a 3 month long Halo 3 campaign cock tease! :lol
MMaRsu said:Nino please post that awesome gif again, you know which one I mean
Then I can save it
And btw I swear I bought Halo 2 for the first time ever a couple of months ago, raYne can tell you that I really sucked @ Halo 2. I've never loved Halo until Halo 3
Yeah im good but I dont know, it just comes naturally!
Admit it MMaRsu, you have bionic eyes and hands.
edit; gah, beaten.
Shogmaster
Ask me about my package
Nino said:
:lol
Nino said:
:lol
I had some freaking GREAT mongoose rolls on high ground when we doing all swords yesterday, but didn't save any of them since I don't have a capture card: (
So is this pretty much the general Halo 3 discussion thread until the actuall official thread in September then?
Buttonbasher
Member
You should be the one to make that.GhaleonEB said:
Son of Godzilla
Banned
Back to my month long voyage through Halo 2 because I suck at videogames and hardly ever play them: Finally trudged through Sacred Icon after losing progress at the end two freaking times. I hate that the checkpoints aren't auto-saves. Anyways, it's hilarious how easy it is to just dash through the level. Maybe two corridors of Flood actually need to be dealt with, you can pretty much ignore the rest. The goddamn vehicle part gets a wee bit annoying with the flood with lock on rocket launchers that seem to two hit you.
But anyways, Gravemind time! Not what I expected at all. I mean uh.............. wtf.
Now the bitching: Where's my volume adjusters? Why the **** must I listen to this ****ing Scorpion blare for thirty minutes at a time. It drowns out the music something nasty. I wanna pump up the music something fierce and it just makes the stupid engine roar numb my mind faster. And the same for the situational music. Plays once and then waits for you to get to a new checkpoint. WTF is that. It's like you get punished for dying by making the game suck. Also **** the Scorpion. It's way to slow and way too prevalant. In fact, I'm now sick of the vehicles in Halo 2. They are played the hell out.
But anyways, Gravemind time! Not what I expected at all. I mean uh.............. wtf.
Now the bitching: Where's my volume adjusters? Why the **** must I listen to this ****ing Scorpion blare for thirty minutes at a time. It drowns out the music something nasty. I wanna pump up the music something fierce and it just makes the stupid engine roar numb my mind faster. And the same for the situational music. Plays once and then waits for you to get to a new checkpoint. WTF is that. It's like you get punished for dying by making the game suck. Also **** the Scorpion. It's way to slow and way too prevalant. In fact, I'm now sick of the vehicles in Halo 2. They are played the hell out.
I'm planning to, but I'm not possesive about it or anything. I'm planning on starting it a couple weeks before the game comes out, and re-using the gamertag listings (so they are both near the OP on the first page). If someone starts one first, more power to'em. I want to do it just because I'll actually keep the OP up to date, but whatever.Buttonbasher said:
Buttonbasher
Member
Yeah, I agree with that. 2 threads is the way to play.Nino said:
That's why I made this one. I didn't post a weekly update - didn't feel like it - and the guy that did got shit for the entire first page for not being me. I caved in to the masses. :lolNino said:No need to be humble, GAF demands that you do it
There's some consideration, too. I spent over eight hours updating the OP and gathering gamertags.
I would never do that. I'm not the kind of asshole that is so desperate to have my name somewhere that I post something shitty with zero substance for no apparent reason.OverHeat said:
I'd make the Weekly Update threads (who knows, I might be considerate enough to update the original post), but Ghaleon is 'da man when it comes to big stuff like this.
About the Snowbound respawns: I wasn't claiming that Snowbound has good respawns, I was just saying that if you're going to bash a level for having bad respawns, because it has the worst respawns in the beta.
My level in TS is 12, and I have experienced bad respawns on Snowbound, but not AS bad or as frequently as on High Ground.
OverHeat
« generous god »
the disgruntled gamer said:
Level 12...Do you know that you can control the spawning location of the other team, depending on where your teammate are on the map. You know how to control the beach to make sure they dont spawn in your back?
Learn how to play then talk to me about the map with the worst spawning.