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The Official Halo 3: ODST Thread

Awesome Weekly Update. That's the Weekly Update I remember back when Halo 3 was in development: telling us as much as possible without telling us anything. Great stuff, urk.

BWU said:
Halo: Reach
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pics or it didn't happen

BWU said:
You see someone who let’s say is gorgeous [laughs]. You’re like, ‘Oh, I love their voice!’ and then later on you hear it blind and you’re realize that their voice isn’t so great. ‘Who is that again? Oh, yeah she was beautiful’ and you realize that’s not the quality you should be making your judgment on for a video game.”
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Marty just owned Tricia Helfer. Big time.

BWU said:
Sometimes that causes a domino effect and we have to choose a couple of new people.
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Glad I could be a part of Reach's development hardships.
 
I just got ODST yesterday, loving it so far. I'm on my 4th mission and I really like how you can play with stealth and avoid enemies in Mombasa Streets while the missions are like typical Halo levels.

If anyone's up for co-op or Firefight, my GT is Kinosen55. Just to let you know, ODST is my second Halo game on Heroic(beat Halo 3 and Halo: CE on Normal). I like to think that I'm decent, but I'm not particularly good or anything. I should be on for most of tonight.
 
Just finished the single player. It was cool, not awesome but good fun. Some of the set piece battles were really fun, loved the Oni building one especially.

Sucks that you can't jump in after finishing it and grab audio logs though :(
 
Kibbles said:
There should be a Heavies only playlist. I <3 it. So refreshing after all these 4v4 slayer matches. I just had 2 Heavies BTB matches. First one on Standoff, which was a crap load of fun, and I kicked ass. 2nd on Sandtrap, we lost, but it was still fun as ever.
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As long as that shit is removed from Squad Battle, I'd take it. Put that in Social Big Team only and be done.
 
DiabolicalBagel said:
Just jump in, grab a ghost and cruise around to the sweet sound of jazz. :)
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I think my disc is broken, or that the version of ODST I have didn't have Ghosts being drivable by The Rookie. :(
 
Saw this on Bungie.net forums. It's allegedly Halo: Reach Concept Art. Some official clarification would be nice.

[edit] Re-hosted in case they are taken down.

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Good lookin' art, 'cept the first two remind me of Halo CE. Not to say thats a bad thing, but very reminiscent of 343 Guilty Spark and The Library.
 
Oh hi, HaloGAF! Yours truly is back in town after being ruthlessly banned for
no reason
a whole entire month! You must have missed me so!

Anyway, I just wanted to chime in and thank Amirox a thousand times for finally banning Dax. No greater good has been done in this world.

Also, I'd like to thank whoever it was that invited a mod into this thread to ban me for a month, only a couple of days before ODST came out. That was a very classy move on your part, and I would like to congratulate you on having the cajones to pull such a move.

As far as ODST goes, I am very disappointed by the relative weakness of the pistol. It is so far from a BR or Carbine it's not even funny. I don't get it. Why make the enemies' shields so powerful when you spawn with such a weak weapon that does almost no damage to Brutes, etc?

Anyway, it's good to be back, and Dax-free. When I was banned, I was half-expecting a post about stains on the walls in ODST when I would return. I'm so glad that hasn't happened!
 
MLG Top Ten User Videos of the Week...I'll just show you #10 since it's definitely the best one up there.

http://www.mlgpro.com/content/page/292690/MLG-Top-10-User-Videos-of-the-Week-108/9

:D :D :D I hope it reaches the ESPN MLG Top Ten plays of the month

In worse news, just got cheated by some well known players. I guess when I go on a killing frenzy and they're down 15 kills, they just couldn't handle it. We take a huge lead, 2 members of the opposite team quit, and then one hits the lag switch while the other runs around the map killing us.

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo3.aspx?gameid=1405690520&player=NYSTOFMIND23

And in better news, I got matched against some pros and semis. They were Walshy, Neighbor, Tetra Shot and Detach. Victory!!! That game will go up shortly on my youtube.
 
backflip10019 said:
Oh hi, HaloGAF! Yours truly is back in town after being ruthlessly banned for
no reason
a whole entire month! You must have missed me so!

Anyway, I just wanted to chime in and thank Amirox a thousand times for finally banning Dax. No greater good has been done in this world.

Also, I'd like to thank whoever it was that invited a mod into this thread to ban me for a month, only a couple of days before ODST came out. That was a very classy move on your part, and I would like to congratulate you on having the cajones to pull such a move.

As far as ODST goes, I am very disappointed by the relative weakness of the pistol. It is so far from a BR or Carbine it's not even funny. I don't get it. Why make the enemies' shields so powerful when you spawn with such a weak weapon that does almost no damage to Brutes, etc?

Anyway, it's good to be back, and Dax-free. When I was banned, I was half-expecting a post about stains on the walls in ODST when I would return. I'm so glad that hasn't happened!
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I got your invite but I was playing some Operation Flashpoint with a friend who rented it.
 
DiabolicalBagel said:
Yes, you can. Just jump in, grab a ghost and cruise around to the sweet sound of jazz. :)
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i jumped into my save game and was stuck in the small area just before going underground.

I then went into level select and chose the rooftops level in an attempt to get into the city again, am I screwed?

BTW where do I get a ghost?
 
I'm hoping those Reach pictures are real. Pretty sweet looking. Typical internet, leak delivers before Bungie does.

MLG leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
 
mujun said:
i jumped into my save game and was stuck in the small area just before going underground.

I then went into level select and chose the rooftops level in an attempt to get into the city again, am I screwed?

BTW where do I get a ghost?
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You should be able to jump straight into Mombassa streets. Ghosts are all over the place. Finding one that I was actually able to use is another matter. :P

ZayneH said:
I think my disc is broken, or that the version of ODST I have didn't have Ghosts being drivable by The Rookie. :(
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I've only been able to use 2 ghosts so far. One I jacked from a brute and the other I found in some random alley. Seems unreasonable to disallow usage of ghosts, sure... it ruins the whole 'lonely' feeling but it's hella fun to cruise in one of those. :)
 
DiabolicalBagel said:
You should be able to jump straight into Mombassa streets. Ghosts are all over the place. Finding one that I was actually able to use is another matter. :P
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The only ones that worked for me were ones that were being driven by Covenant.
 
DiabolicalBagel said:
You should be able to jump straight into Mombassa streets. Ghosts are all over the place. Finding one that I was actually able to use is another matter. :P


I've only been able to use 2 ghosts so far. One I jacked from a brute and the other I found in some random alley. Seems unreasonable to disallow usage of ghosts, sure... it ruins the whole 'lonely' feeling but it's hella fun to cruise in one of those. :)
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Thanks for that, just got 15 of them, that's enough for me :)
 
Anyone that doubts Bungie's technical and artistic achievements with ODST (or if you are just interested) should watch these videos. They give you a great critical analysis of what ODST does good (and there is quite a lot) and not so good (hello chin girl!).

Also, I didn't know Master Chief's ship (from Halo 2, when he follows the Covenant ship into slipspace) shows up in the opening cutscene.

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Spoilers as the videos analyse many different scenes and levels.

DigitalFoundry- ODST Lighting, AI and Hunter Face-Off
DigitalFoundry- Halo 3: ODST Environments Analysis
DigitalFoundry- Halo 3: ODST Cut-Scene Tech Analysis
DigitalFoundry- Halo 3: ODST AI Analysis

Accompanying article;

Tech Analysis: Halo 3: ODST
 
DiabolicalBagel said:
We were all leaving anyway. Thanks for the games. :)
Tomorrow? sure.
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I already had Last Exit 200k but that was an awesome game

Unfotunatly, I still need:
Vidmaster Challenge: Annual
Déjà Vu
Endure
And the 200k for Chasm Ten, Rally Point, Crater, Windward and Security Zone :lol

If anyone's interested in getting those, or just wants to play for fun, I'm available
 
I find it pointless to get excited over concept art. Usually concept art is much more interesting than the actual product (read: Epic Mickey :lol ). And history has taught me that Bungie's concept art doesn't really portray what the final product will be at least when it comes to urban environments. ODST might have come close but the whole city is super clean and barely in disarray in-game.
 
Gui_PT said:
I already had Last Exit 200k but that was an awesome game

Unfotunatly, I still need:
Vidmaster Challenge: Annual
Déjà Vu
Endure
And the 200k for Chasm Ten, Rally Point, Crater, Windward and Security Zone :lol

If anyone's interested in getting those, or just wants to play for fun, I'm available
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I had it already too but that map is always hella fun.

Remember what happened next, blur?
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Sorry btw... but there was a map barrier followed by total darkness, I had to check it out.
 
Blueblur1 said:
I find it pointless to get excited over concept art. Usually concept art is much more interesting than the actual product (read: Epic Mickey :lol ). And history has taught me that Bungie's concept art doesn't really portray what the final product will be at least when it comes to urban environments. ODST might have come close but the whole city is super clean and barely in disarray in-game.
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Not Bungie's fault, Vergil is that awesome.
 
Gui_PT said:
I did that too. That barrier is hypnotizing!
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The door closed behind me and I got stuck in there.
We had no lives left, everyone else was dead and I'm stuck in that little room unable to move or be killed by the enemies, who were totally oblivious to my presence for some reason despite standing right by the door.
 
DiabolicalBagel said:
I had it already too but that map is always hella fun.

Remember what happened next, blur?
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Sorry btw... but there was a map barrier followed by total darkness, I had to check it out.
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I remember that. :lol You ended killing yourself, right? For some reason the game grabs you and pushes you into the corner. :P
 
Blueblur1 said:
I remember that. :lol You ended killing yourself, right? For some reason the game grabs you and pushes you into the corner. :P
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Yeah, I had to get out the ghost and nade myself.

What about when we were trying to escape via the main barrier? :P
The sense of achievement from finally getting out and then the crushing blow of reality as you tread across the kill barrier.
 
Blueblur1 said:
I remember that. :lol You ended killing yourself, right? For some reason the game grabs you and pushes you into the corner. :P
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There's a death barrier behind those doors (all of them). I've been killed a few times by accidentally backing up into them when fighting. Once when I went to splatter a group that had just come out.
 
Louis Wu said:
There's a death barrier behind those doors (all of them). I've been killed a few times by accidentally backing up into them when fighting. Once when I went to splatter a group that had just come out.
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I parked a ghost on one of those garage ramps , when I got out, accidentally went through the barrier and died.

After respawning, I went back for the host and got on it, the ghost turned me into the barrier and died again! :lol

Edit: I'm off into da Halo. Lemme know if you're interested
 
DiabolicalBagel said:
I had it already too but that map is always hella fun.

Remember what happened next, blur?
98188644-Full-1.jpg

Sorry btw... but there was a map barrier followed by total darkness, I had to check it out.
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Oh god, I remember that happening sometime. :lol :lol Also, the person was the Last Man Standing, too. :lol :lol

Gui_PT said:
I already had Last Exit 200k but that was an awesome game

Unfotunatly, I still need:
Vidmaster Challenge: Annual
Déjà Vu
Endure
And the 200k for Chasm Ten, Rally Point, Crater, Windward and Security Zone :lol

If anyone's interested in getting those, or just wants to play for fun, I'm available
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I can help you with those.
 
Gui_PT said:
I already had Last Exit 200k but that was an awesome game

Unfotunatly, I still need:
Vidmaster Challenge: Annual
Déjà Vu
Endure
And the 200k for Chasm Ten, Rally Point, Crater, Windward and Security Zone :lol

If anyone's interested in getting those, or just wants to play for fun, I'm available
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I'd be in for any of the firefight 200ks except Windward. GT: blackMamba187
 
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