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The Halo 3 Beta Thread
- Thread starter GhaleonEB
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Buttonbasher
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Ragnarok10 said:
Buttonbasher
Member
You obviously don't live here:lolthe disgruntled gamer said:
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
page "360" for me.
Ragnarok10 said:
Someone being fanatical about a game.......at GAF? Surely you jest.
You need to realize what forum you're on and relax.
As far as the MC's face goes,
for some reason I don't think Bungie would go with the scarred Sith Lord looking face that was shown. Then again it would be unique to have him have that Darth Vader kind of unveiling.
Mr Vociferous
Member
Hahah. Like the photoshop. Ghaleon discovered the glory of god mode in Crackdown last night and it is clear in his furious rampage on this very thread today. Furious, I tell you. 
Back to Halo 3, I've been thinking about a unique concept which I'm literally shocked hasn't been implemented in multiplayer:
LIGHT BRIDGES.
Remember the first time you flipped the switch after cutting down a pair of Elite Majors in the second level during H1? The bridge appears and it's really the first time you get a good physical sense of the Forerunner technology? I think it was really cool...
My question is why hasn't it been implemented in multiplayer yet, like during an objective-centric map (particularly CTF). You could have one or two of these things on a map and individual switches located neutrally that control each - or maybe just one bridge and one switch.
Rather than having it be a gate which opens and stays open, only slowing down the flag grabs, it could be a bridge which doesn't necessarily need to be crossed to get from Point A to Point B, but is by far the easiest way.
Think about the characteristics of combat which would be introduced... Not ony would you have to communicate to get into the base, grab the flag, and leave (like you would normally), but now you have to communicate on whether or not the switch is free or if the "wrong" players have possession of it.
Defensive players would rush the switch to stop the offensive players from carrying the flag over. They would flip it and shut the bridge off, dropping the players to their deaths. Offensive players, however, would flip the switch to turn the bridge off when defensive players are trying to stop the carrier after they've passed the bridge.
This concept is old (Moses/Red Sea/dead Egyptians), but I think it would make for an interesting map and I'll be honest in saying that I'm shocked we haven't seen anything like this or at least similar to it...
Back to Halo 3, I've been thinking about a unique concept which I'm literally shocked hasn't been implemented in multiplayer:
LIGHT BRIDGES.
Remember the first time you flipped the switch after cutting down a pair of Elite Majors in the second level during H1? The bridge appears and it's really the first time you get a good physical sense of the Forerunner technology? I think it was really cool...
My question is why hasn't it been implemented in multiplayer yet, like during an objective-centric map (particularly CTF). You could have one or two of these things on a map and individual switches located neutrally that control each - or maybe just one bridge and one switch.
Rather than having it be a gate which opens and stays open, only slowing down the flag grabs, it could be a bridge which doesn't necessarily need to be crossed to get from Point A to Point B, but is by far the easiest way.
Think about the characteristics of combat which would be introduced... Not ony would you have to communicate to get into the base, grab the flag, and leave (like you would normally), but now you have to communicate on whether or not the switch is free or if the "wrong" players have possession of it.
Defensive players would rush the switch to stop the offensive players from carrying the flag over. They would flip it and shut the bridge off, dropping the players to their deaths. Offensive players, however, would flip the switch to turn the bridge off when defensive players are trying to stop the carrier after they've passed the bridge.
This concept is old (Moses/Red Sea/dead Egyptians), but I think it would make for an interesting map and I'll be honest in saying that I'm shocked we haven't seen anything like this or at least similar to it...
When the shots of the controllers went up yesterday, I mistakenly thought they were Mad Catz products based on their previous announcement that they would release Halo 3 accessories when the game came out. Looks like the first of their actual products is now listed. It's a "Halo 3 Faceplate/Skin Pack". Hopefully it features artwork from Bungie - unlike the first-party controllers - because if it's actually good I will garb my console in Bungie love.
Mr Vociferous
Member
I haven't seen the controllers up close, but I'm so pissed McFarlane's name is attached to them. I've always wanted figurines and art from that guy based in the Halo universe, but those controllers are horrible. Hopefully he has something interesting down the pipeline...I've been a fan of the Spawn figurines for quite some time now.GhaleonEB said:
Tieno
Member
Here are the dates http://www.videogameslive.com/index.php?s=datesOrodreth said:
That's a really cool idea. I think that would be a ton of fun.Mr Vociferous said:Hahah. Like the photoshop. Ghaleon discovered the glory of god mode in Crackdown last night and it is clear in his furious rampage on this very thread today. Furious, I tell you.
Back to Halo 3, I've been thinking about a unique concept which I'm literally shocked hasn't been implemented in multiplayer:
LIGHT BRIDGES.
Remember the first time you flipped the switch after cutting down a pair of Elite Majors in the second level during H1? The bridge appears and it's really the first time you get a good physical sense of the Forerunner technology? I think it was really cool...
My question is why hasn't it been implemented in multiplayer yet, like during an objective-centric map (particularly CTF). You could have one or two of these things on a map and individual switches located neutrally that control each - or maybe just one bridge and one switch.
Rather than having it be a gate which opens and stays open, only slowing down the flag grabs, it could be a bridge which doesn't necessarily need to be crossed to get from Point A to Point B, but is by far the easiest way.
Think about the characteristics of combat which would be introduced... Not ony would you have to communicate to get into the base, grab the flag, and leave (like you would normally), but now you have to communicate on whether or not the switch is free or if the "wrong" players have possession of it.
Defensive players would rush the switch to stop the offensive players from carrying the flag over. They would flip it and shut the bridge off, dropping the players to their deaths. Offensive players, however, would flip the switch to turn the bridge off when defensive players are trying to stop the carrier after they've passed the bridge.
This concept is old (Moses/Red Sea/dead Egyptians), but I think it would make for an interesting map and I'll be honest in saying that I'm shocked we haven't seen anything like this or at least similar to it...
the disgruntled gamer said:
There is some things that my mind just associates with the Haloverse.
I don't know where they come from, but they are just there.
I associate Ohio, Michigan and Florida with Halo.
Also, Hardcore music, and teenagers with tight jeans.
hrmm??
It seems that most people I talk to about Halo, or I play with are either from Ohio, Michigan, or Florida.
I dunno
Mr Vociferous
Member
Yeah, they're ugly.
I've tried playing both Halo and Halo 2 after playing Halo 3 and they're both unplayable for me now. the controls are no where as near as tight, I prefer reloading with the left/right bumpers instead of X, and the aiming is much better in Halo 3 than the other two. playing the beta really has spoiled me; these next 3 months better go fast. :lol
Random thought - the layout of the controllers is similar. The Warthog on one side and the Chief on the other for the human, and the Phantoms and a Brute on the other. I wonder if that particular Brute is important - he's got an elaborate helmet and it would be consistent with the human design to place a major character there. Could that be one of the major villains in Halo 3?
Oh, and light bridges for the MF win. Dropping the flag carrier while they run accross would be a great dynamic to MP.
Oh, and light bridges for the MF win. Dropping the flag carrier while they run accross would be a great dynamic to MP.
Mr Vociferous
Member
You have a point. I fully expect someone from the Brute tribe to take over the role left by Tartarus. I even thought at one point that the Brute who took that role might be related to Tartarus somehow, possibly with a vendetta for the whole "gang rape incident" in 05's control room where Johnson and the Arbiter essentially tag-teamed the dude until he died.GhaleonEB said:
What Tartarus doesn't know when I get into the control room during that last battle is that I've got a Beam Rifle of my own for a secondary weapon. He doesn't know that because he's playing H2 and you can't see the secondary weapon in Halo 2. Duh.
NINTH AGE OF RECLAMATION =
FAILS
Shogmaster
Ask me about my package
Because they are done by Todd McFarland. :|GhaleonEB said:
The art quality is below a good chunk of the suff in the HBO fan art page, but more alarmingly it doesn't appear to be really designed with a controller layout in mind.
DO NOT WANT TOTAL
scarybore
Member
Mr Vociferous said:
Bracktanus is one of only three Brutes we know by name, the other 2 being Tartarus and Gargantum. However while Gargantum was only mentioned in Ghosts of Onyx as a Ship Master, Bracktanus was in a early Halo 2 script seen in the making of DVD that came with the Limited Edition version of Halo 2, and he is also mentioned briefly in the Conversations from the Universe booklet, having killed a Elite near a holy place with no repercussion.
As such it wouldn't surprise me if his name popped up in Halo 3, but it would be just as likely for Bungie to create a brand new Brute character to replace Tartarus.
I played one online game of Halo 2 the other night, kept on pressing the wrong buttons to do things, won the game and then had the other team start whining about us feeling good about beating them in team training and then being racist. I just couldn't bring myself to play another game after that :lol
Just saved off the list of gamertags from this thread to be used in the "official" Halo 3 thread. About two weeks before Halo 3 releases I'll start a thread with the purpose of gathering up gamertags of those who intend to buy the game; I'll include the list from this thread as a starting point. I know I missed a few hundred that came in the last thirteen thousand posts. The new one will be more complete. One week before the game comes out I'll start the "official" thread. Should be fun.
GhaleonEB said:Just saved off the list of gamertags from this thread to be used in the "official" Halo 3 thread. About two weeks before Halo 3 releases I'll start a thread with the purpose of gathering up gamertags of those who intend to buy the game; I'll include the list from this thread as a starting point. I know I missed a few hundred that came in the last thirteen thousand posts. The new one will be more complete. One week before the game comes out I'll start the "official" thread. Should be fun.
Still surprised you dont have a Tag under your name for starting the largest thread in GAF history.
Betalicious would be a good one
BetaFrenzy
I second this idea.Mr Vociferous said:
As the opposing team is running off with your flag you're rushing to flip the switch off. They think they're about to make a quick getaway, only to fall to their deaths as the bridge literally disappears from under their fleeing Warthog.
Sounds fun to me.
Merovingian
Banned
I think this deserves its own topic, but i'll post it here, don't wanna upset anyone:
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6172429.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;0
What does this mean for Crackdown sales?
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6172429.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;0
What does this mean for Crackdown sales?
Francias Castiglione
Banned
Merovingian said:
It means David Jones can afford his own Agency supercar (with guns)
:/ Wish it was like that for me. The experience varies, apparently.NJ x Falkor said:
I can hear everybody else just fine, but I have to raise my voice to a point I'm not comfortable with for the thing to pick it up. That, or cup my hand over the mic, which is a bother--'specially when I got somethin' important to say if I'm in between firefights. This is my second one too, both had the same problem. I went back to using the wired Plantronics headset a few days after I started playing the beta.
If it could easily pick up my voice, I'd love it. It's comfortable, everybody's voice comes in clear, muting it is nice 'n' simple... And I like that I can still hear all the chatter in the pregame lobby when I go to the kitchen for a drink or somethin'.
Fix it, MS.
Make the mic retractable or something.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Hopefully it reaches 1.5 Million soon so that MS gives the green light to the sequel. Crackdown, by far the best game on the 360.GhaleonEB said:
Imperial Hot
Banned
That sounds awesome. The light bridges must make a return! What if you could turn it on while someone was jumping through it, effectively beheading.DeadCell said:
