[b][u]Do not reply to this thread[/b][/u] Below is a list of the best websites and fansites dedicated to enhancing your Halo 3 experience. This list is for [u]tools and extras for your Halo 3 experience[/u].This list does not include general Halo sites, blogs, clan websites, sites dedicated solely to displaying screenshots or maps, or general Bungie fansites. This initial post is just a start. Additions to this list are encouraged. Please send a private message to me with a link and a blurb about the site you would like to see included. [quote][/quote] * [b][url=http://www.h3customs.com]H3Customs.com[/url][/b] is the closest thing to a Custom Games Browser in Halo 3. Sign up, post matches, add polls, track your matches in a calendar, join our forums, create groups, and do so much more. Services also include live chat to quickly get a match together, designing a profile, and adding photo albums. Founded by Manhands14 and Psythik. * [b][url=http://www.forgehub.com]Forge Hub[/url][/b] is the authoritative and undisputed king of Forge fansites. Forge Hub is a community based website that focuses on the map creation tool, Forge, from the Xbox 360 game, Halo 3. The site staff is always focused on featuring the latest Forge developments, news, and maps. With community being the focus the staff run community events such as the biweekly Thank God Its Forgeday, TGIF for short, every other Friday. Contests and tournaments are also held for the community to take part in that often include prizes. Regular Forging articles and tutorials are also published to benefit the community. If you are looking for a locale to increasing your Forging knowledge or just find some people who share a similar interest in Forge as you do, Forge Hub is the place for you! Founded by TrueDarkFusion and Dragoncoals. * [b][url=http://www.mlgpro.com/getbetterfast/halo3]Major League Gaming's (MLG) "Get Better Fast"[/url][/b] site contains in-depth tutorials and tips from the pros who study Halo 3's gameplay more than any other players. Watch the videos, read the tips, and watch YOUR game start to improve by leaps and bounds! MLG was founded in 2002 by Sundance DiGiovanni and Mike Sepso. * [b][url=http://www.halocharts.com/]HaloCharts.com[/url][/b] is the most popular leaderboard site for Halo 3 stats. The goal of this site is to provide players with their game stats tracked over time, for example, to show how slow or fast a player improves at the game. Check your stats against your friends, your clan, or the best players in Halo 3. Statistics are collected every day. Founded by firestream. * [b][url=http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page]Halopedia[/url][/b] is the authoritative source for all questions concerning Halo 3. Find information on anything and everything concerning the Halo Universe, weapon stats and information, maps, Forge, and everything else imaginable concerning Halo 3. Site run by CommanderTony, Dragonclaws, ED, HaloDude, Manticore, RelentlessRecusant, and SpecOps306. * [b][url=http://www.gamevee.com]GameVee[/url][/b] is the original website that allows you to upload your Halo 3 films and film clips to your PC without the need to buy capture hardware for your computer. It's not just a place where you can post videos, but actually connect with other gamers around them. GameVee is a leader in web 2.0 features, such as Highlight (patent pending), which helps users share, promote, communicate, and network around game-play videos. If posting videos isn't your thing, you can view glitches, how-to's, reviews, secrets and more, for today's leading video games and game platforms. Vote on your favorites to help make them Popular, make friends, join in discussions, and get connected. Founded by Jason Bradicich. * [url=http://www.eathalo.com/index.aspx][b]eatHALO.com[/b][/url] is a service that will convert your Halo 3 highlights from your file share straight to YouTube – for FREE. The conversion process focuses on simplicity, quality and speed. eatHALO allows you to upload as many highlights as you can and features up-to-the-minute status on all of your conversions. All highlights are showcased by category: from sticks to snipes to splatters. eatHALO films are backed by an extremely active YouTube community, which has been recognized by YouTube as a “Most Subscribed-to" channel. Being a part of YouTube, each gamers’ highlight includes all the features to make it “WORLD-enabled”: a linkable and downloadable video, ratings, comments, favorites, viewing statistics, honors, MySpace/Facebook integration, friends, playlists, etc. Founded by eatHALO. * [b][url=http://mjolnirtactics.com/]Mjolnir Battle Tactics' Halo 3 Strategy Guide[/b][/url] is a free online strategy guide to everyone's favorite game. It contains a multitude of content that is updated regularly and the guide is being prepared for a major update. Everything under the sun is already covered or in the process of being covered. To top it off, the guide is produced by Bungie.net's own [url=http://www.bungie.net/fanclub/41623/Group/GroupHome.aspx] Mjolnir Battle Tactics[/url], the second-largest private group on the site. It follows very much on the trail of MBT's completed Halo 2 Guide, which was a resounding success amongst our community. The Halo 3 guide has been around since the days of the Beta and was the first of its type for Halo 3. Detailed analyses of the three maps, the weapons, and equipment of the Beta were up on the very same day that the Beta was released. A lot of effort has gone into the guide and it remains the pride of MBT. Founded by Guardian Hunter. * [b][url=http://rampancy.net/sheetmusic]Rampancy.net's Sheetmusic Section[/url][/b] is the musically inclined Halo fan's dream-come-true! The site contains fan-translated sheet music from Halo 3 for your playing pleasure. While you're there, check out the rest of one of the oldest and most dedicated Halo fansites in existence and enjoy! Site administered by narcogen. * [b][url=http://gamebattles.com/xbox360/halo3/]GameBattles.com's Halo 3 Site[/url][/b] is the largest online destination for competitive Halo 3 custom gaming. Featuring tournaments, ladders, forums and more, GameBattles is home to over 1,000,000 gamers worldwide, and over 800,000 teams. Recognized as an world leader in online gaming competition, GameBattles also hosts over 500,000 gamer profiles, heavily trafficked forums with over 11 million posts, video game news, reviews, previews and media with a focus on online multi-player games and community based content. All games are played by MLG rules, best of 3 games. Maps and gametypes are randomly generated by the website and the results need to be posted by a representative of each team after the game has been played. Founded by Major League Gaming. * [b][url=http://www.h3wheelmen.com]H3WheelMen.com[/url][/b]: Over at [url=http://www.h3wheelmen.com]H3WM[/url] we are all things "Hog". Our community is comprised and collected of members hailing from all over the world of Halo. Many different groups and clans make up our membership. This is one of the things we are most proud of. Swing by and enter your GamerTag into our [url=http://h3wheelmen.com/tandf/topten.html]Rankings page.[/url] Here you'll see we track stats in both Ranked and Social for, you guessed it... the WartHog!! Drivers and Gunners are welcome, we even have "love" for those who'd rather support on the ground! We talk in detail about strategies and in-game tips that will help support your addiction to the M41 LAAG, and the three thousand kilo monster that hauls it around! * [b]Other Leaderboard and Stats Websites:[/b] ** [url=http://halo3.junk.ws/]Halo 3 Junk[/url] ** [url=http://www.halo3leaderboard.com/]Halo 3 Leaderboard[/url] ** [url=http://halocal.com/]Halocal[/url] ** [url=http://h3themost.com/]H3TheMost.com[/url] [b][u]Do Not Reply To This Thread[/b][/u] [Edited on 08.17.2008 8:17 PM PDT]