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The latest Weekly Update consists of questions submitted by our readers and answers from Frankie and myself. For the next hour, we'll be going through the questions that were gathered in the news forum and answering what we can in this thread. Let the fun begin!

This thread is now open to discussion. Post away!

And, just because this isn't a normal weekly update doesn't mean there isn't a Mister Chief drawing. Here he is, straight from Frankie's laptop. (drawn with his touchpad)



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TRfeuer asks: uhmm....exactly how many guns will be usable in multiplayer?

We're not able to give a specific quantity for this, but if you do some research with all the coverage from the recent Beta, you'll see quite a few covered. (the latest reveals are things like the Covenant Carbine, the Covenant "Beam Rifle" (aka Cov Sniper Rifle), the Brute Shot, etc..)

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Overlord notice: Do yourself a favor and stop posting to this thread before you get blacklisted. Posting anything here is a bad plan, and posting to tell others to shut up just makes moderators angry.

[Edited on 9/17/2004 2:40:47 PM by Achronos]

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Thanks for this hard work you guys are doing. I really appreciate it. Thanks

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Overlord notice: Do yourself a favor and stop posting to this thread before you get blacklisted. Posting anything here is a bad plan, and posting to tell others to shut up just makes moderators angry.

[Edited on 9/17/2004 2:40:30 PM by Achronos]

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[color=red]then where do we post our ?'s [/color]

Shishka's note: No more questions are being recieved at this time. Had you read the front page article, you'd have known we were taking questions in a thread made in the News forum. Please, no more questions at this time.

[Edited on 9/17/2004 2:36:48 PM by Shishka]

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Smoke Dog 4 Ever asks: Will there be more than the Ghost in terms of flying vehicles?

Nope, just the Banshee. The other flying vehicles are humongous and would basically carpet bomb the whole map at once. Which would be fun, we admit. But a little unfair.

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Hammurderer asks: How exactly does the Gauss 'Hog work? It seems to me like it would be overpowered, at least in multiplayer.

Is the Wraith's -blam!-pit open like the Scorpion's, or closed like in Halo 1?

Can the Banshee fire it's weapons while it's boosting?

1. The Guass Hog is indeed powerful, though it requires precise aiming and doesn't have much of a damage radius. The designers put a lot of testing time into making the game as balanced as possible so you won't see something like the pistol from Halo 1 this time around.

2. The Wraith has a closed cockpit, like in Halo 1, but it can be boarded still.

3. The Banshee, like the Ghost, can not fire weapons while boosting. It's a trade off.

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Posted by: Jedi631
Posted by: SketchFactor
akba asks: Will the shade be featured in multiplayer for the covenant? I've never heard or seen anything about it in awhile, so I was just wondering if it's been dropped.

A covenant turret does still exist and yes, it is able to be used in multiplayer. Turret type can be configured via the variant customization settings, which have now have a lot more options compared to Halo 1.

sorry to post here, but Sketch, come on, he was referring to the Covenant equivalent to the warthog! he wasnt talking about a turret. You've seen the pictures, so is there a shade or not?

No he wasn't. He was asking about the turret which is the shade and sketch answered his question. the Shadow is the equal to the warthog. My question was about it. Hopefully Sketch and Frankie will answer it too *wink* *wink*


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MasterChief420 asks: 1) I know and understand (I think) the ranking system that Bungie is implementing, and I think its a good idea. However, will Halo2 still track indvidual stats, such as total kills/deaths, number of melee kills, or number of times I've been splattered under an enemy's 'Hog tires? Since Halo2 is using an 'experience point' kind of ranking system, tracking these kind of stats seperatly when playing with your buddies is possible, right?

A: The post game carnage report has been beefed up from Halo 1 and will feature a lot of new tidbits of information about the game you just played. On Bungie.net, we will be tracking a variety of player and clan stats, but the final details aren't locked yet. The good news is that we can continue to roll out new goodies on Bungie.net even after the game has been released.

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Overlord notice: Do I need to post this on EVERY SINGLE PAGE? Stop posting to this thread before you get blacklisted. Posting anything here is a bad plan, and posting to tell others to shut up just makes moderators angry.

[Edited on 9/17/2004 2:50:18 PM by Achronos]

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EastBeast asks: Wow, thanks Bungie! I'd like to know more about the Bungie team's background. Where did everyone go to college? What did they major in? Do you guys have days where you wake up and smile because people like us love you?

A: Well, we have a big and diverse group of people that come from all over the place... Some people have posted some info about themselves on our bio pages here on Bungie.net and you'll also get a behind the scenes glimpse at the team in the upcoming Halo 2 bonus DVD.

I wake up and smile every day because my job kicks ass. Right now people are exhausted and not too many smiles are going around. However, in a few weeks, we'll be all smiles. =)

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LooseShooter asks: Can you use all vehicles on all levels?


No, like Halo, you can only use vehicles on levels to which they are suited. You cannot for example, use a Tank in Lockout. On levels where vehicles are enabled you will be able to customize them with any vehicles that we've tested to work well on that map. Just like Halo.