New maps huh? PLEASE PLEASE let it be a new Lockout. Even if its exactly the same as the one in halo 2 t it would still be great (maybe better because they might mess it up if they add stuff to it). Im positive that it was the most played map on halo 2 custom games so i'm sure everyone wants to see it again.

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i dont kno so much that the melee got fixed cuz sum BS happened to me 2day but then again melee is a tricky thing anyway and ya I'd def like to see new maps and not hug ones like Sandtrap but medium to small like Snowbound, Highground, or Gaurdian

I like the "new maps" idea but why do you constantly make large maps that support vehicles? I know bungie went to MLG Nationals, were there any maps that used vehicles? NO! Just bring back back the following halo 2 maps EXACTLY, don't change where weapons spawn or espicially how players respawn. Keep them the SAME: Midship Warlock Sanctuary Ivory Tower Beaver Creek Also bring back the following Halo CE maps only changing the magnums for Battle Rifles: Chillout Damnation Prisoner I'd suggest Derelict and Hang 'em High, but you guys already destroyed those maps in Halo 2. The Bad players have Campaign and the Good players have Multiplayer, don't take that away from us too.

Hey will the new maps give me a chance to get my last 2 achievements 2 for 1 and OVERKILL?

I always thought my videos were the best. no question about it.

Where is this halloween treat they told us about? I mean I've been playing, and I see nothing new. Am I missing something?

"Rank Amateurs I’ve had a lot of mails from skilled Halo players saying things like, “Hey, I am stuck at level 41 skill level and I am not going up, so your skill system must be broken.” Actually, what you’re seeing is that it works. What the system is telling you, is that relative to the other players currently playing Halo 3, you are a level 41. You should not be going up in skill level until you become appreciably and significantly better. If you suddenly developed a whole new level of headshot ability, for example you’d find that your skill level would rise commensurately. It is not, like your rank, supposed to climb inexorably based on experience, but rather to judge and determine your relative skill and match you with players of like skill. My experience is that games are closer, tighter and more fairly balanced than ever before. The spikes happen at the low end, as you mix it up with folks who haven’t played enough to determine a steady skill level. As you get better, progress will slow and eventually halt as the system determines your overall ability and uses that to find matches. It’s important to note that it is an increasingly accurate estimate, designed to become more accurate over the long term. So don’t worry about dips in your performance, or unexpected sprees, those dips and spikes are not given much precedence by the system. In theory, it is trying to put you in the most competitive matches. It is not some goal or trophy – it’s a tool" Thanks for a -blam!- explanation for rankings in matchmaking. This still doesnt explain why when i win 15 games in a row ,versus people who have more skill and exp, that i dont level up. Can anyone please explain that, I have gone on TWO(2) 15 game runs in team slayer and not leveled. Then when i lose 1 game i delevel. If anyone can give me a decent explanation it would be nice. How does myself staying at 40 help determine my skill when i own kids who by halo's all knowing rank system are suposedly better than me. This doesnt make sense, not leveling me because i -blam!- kids doesnt make sense, maybe im just a -blam!- idiot or i expect too much in an explanation from developers that i pay money to play their game . "What the system is telling you, is that relative to the other players currently playing Halo 3, you are a level 41. You should not be going up in skill level until you become appreciably and significantly better." appreciably and significantly better, I can go back and scour my games and show you the steaktaculars my team pulls on 45+'s so how are they better than me, what makes them rank up, these are the questions i want answered not just some vague statement where you quote a random fan mail. I am significantly better than the people i play against yet im penalized because......yet another question id like an answer to. Now i usually dont go on tirades of whining but jesus -blam!- christ i dont pay money and invest time into something to only stay stagnant at one rank and then not even get a decent explanation.

Is there any reason why mutual annihilation wouldnt be the answer for effectively simultaneous melees? If the damage from a melee is significant enough to kill both parties, then why give one an advantage over the other, simply wipe them both out. I, for one, would be much more content dying myself if I knew I took out the other guy as well :)

I have a vid that could get the Recon Helmet. We forged a map on the Pit, and there were a lot of Propane tanks that got blown away by a Fusion Coil. I was on one side of the split near the bridge where the Maulers are, and all of a sudden I see a propane tank come from the other side, bounce off the wall, and come down and smack me in the face and kill me. It was pretty epic, I'll try to put it on my File Share.

all of you whiners need to grow up, the armor isnt even that good their is cooler ones we can get, that armor was something for them, you got what you got be satisfied they could have not even given you that, now it does piss me off when ordinary gamers get it and others dont, that goes way to far, all or nothing, make up your mind. im fat and dont get laid, that comes in the package and programing of life, some do get it some dont, but theres nothing i can do to change that, i am glad to here of new maps and stuff in progress, i do hope to play more game types in matchmaking, i want to collect alll the medals in social and ranked, but i cant do to the lack of game types and such

all of you whiners need to grow up, the armor isnt even that good their is cooler ones we can get, that armor was something for them, you got what you got be satisfied they could have not even given you that, now it does piss me off when ordinary gamers get it and others dont, that goes way to far, all or nothing, make up your mind. im fat and dont get laid, that comes in the package and programing of life, some do get it some dont, but theres nothing i can do to change that, i am glad to here of new maps and stuff in progress, i do hope to play more game types in matchmaking, i want to collect alll the medals in social and ranked, but i cant do to the lack of game types and such

Where are those elites commando shouler pads? I have every achievement...

Thanks for the update and all the hard work. It's people like you (bungie) that keep me sane by giving me the perfect escape. Plus, you keep my 5 month old daughter entertained...although she seems to like (to watch) Shadowrun better ;-)

I started to think.. This Spooktacular thing in halloween..i hope its really that good because,normally i spend halloween watching movies and spending time with others.. So i gotta choose..either Halo 3 halloween..OR just regular halloween[even though i dont think halloween is anything special] Better be a kick ass thing..or else!!!..umm i will kick ass in halo 3 =D

Great update. MAPS! Two of them can be anything, but H3 desperately NEEDS a small, symmetrical map with no shield doors and no man-cannons! PLEASE! No funny business - just a clean, small, symmetrical map. I beg of you!

I have a suggestion for a medal.. It's called "Avenger" and it's when you kill the enemy that killed your teammate within 3 seconds of your teammates death. Eh? Eh? :P

i wonder when DLC is out?

Cheers to Bungie on the great work, fantastic draftsmanship, rewarding of members and the punishing of CHEATERS!

Melee system. Now I'm sure Bungie knows 1000x more about it than me and if it's there, it's there for a good reason. However, I, along with many people seem to think that it is unfair. Let me give you an example and you can tell me what the outcome would be and how it actually should be. 2 people (A and B) with max health run towards each other with ARs shooting as they go. by the time they reach melee distance they have exactly the same amount of energy. A times his melee perfectly, striking B. Now B, who's timing is a little off, hits melee slightly later in which time he has landed 2 more AR shots while A was in melee animation. meaning that when he strikes he actually has more energy than B. From my experience B would unfairly win but obviously I might be overlooking something. So in that situation what exactly would happen? thanks in advance if you guys get the chance to reply to this. [Edited on 10.28.2007 6:35 AM PDT]

I think I should get it I don,t have a video of it but I was playing one of my maps. someone shot a rocket at my mongoose I went flying and landed on my friend pt7. Somehow my mongoose got on top of tho only spawn points for his team he couldnt spawn and my team won. EDIT: by the way pt7 was on the other side of the map. On sandtrap. Here is the map.Crash:http(://www.bungie.net/stats/Halo3/FileShare.aspx?gamertag=Swim101) [Edited on 10.28.2007 4:24 AM PDT]

Hi there! Cool update, Frankie! Cant wait to get spooktaculared ! Qne of my favorite updates, ever! Freaky rec(k)oned Mr. chief! Can anyony teach me, how to shoot myself with the sniperrifle?! I also like to try it with the bra-bomb! Any pointers?? Nice one, keep up the awesome work! 7hanks, bye!

I liked the video. I wouldnt mind watching ona full one.

Am I to understand that it's only the helmet that's being given away? Because to be frank, the helmet looks kinda awful. The body and shoulders are the cool parts. To be honest though, I think you may have started a whole new problem. You're either gonna be swamped by emails where people are trying to entertain you enough to get the helmet, or by complaints that some people are unable to do something like that.

Wow, that's great. The reacon is the best armour!!

no mention about how strong the melee and AR rifle are? freaking awesome. no mention about that annoying spawn point on the pit? or the suicide penalty? joke. [Edited on 10.28.2007 2:40 AM PDT]