I like the idea u guys have about the girls... And I hope u get a bit more Humped ;)

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Frankie Congrats to Cliffy B and OF COURSE the rest of the team at Epic for the launch of Gears of War. The game is full of amazing art, music, audio and gameplay. A bunch of us have been getting together at night for some curb-stomping, chainsaw-wielding action. It’s a violent, gory blast and is apparently the only thing folks on my Friends List are playing.[/quote] Thanks! We LOVE seeing how much phun everyone is having with it!!! And may I suggest some excellent voice acting for a female spartan were that to actually happen: http://www.kristenrutherford.com/

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] c0mfor7a31y_Num3 Nice Update. It was a nice read as usual. As Much as I like Bungie, and the Halo series, especially Halo: Combat Evolved for Xbox which even after the release of "GOW", I still Put Halo: Combat Evolved at # 1 in Shooters "In General" and "Gears of War" at # 2. I only bring this up because I feel that "GOW" took an absolutely perfect angle to deliver a shooter on a console. When I picked up "GOW" it imediately gave me the feeling of the first time I picked up Halo: Combat Evolved for Xbox. (I did NOT get his feeling when I picked up Halo 2 BTW!)The two games, although different in FPS to 3PS, delivers that feeling of a Game I really want to play, Straight forward, the good weapons are the good weapons, and the bad weapons are the bad weapons. They didn't try and "BALANCE" anything from weapon to weapon. IE: in Halo 2 all weapons are nearly matched including the RL against a Pistol. Which makes NO sense at all and makes me wonder why there are SO MANY different weapons in the game, when they all have the same result? I know it is way too late and Halo 3 will never be the "Straight Forward" shooter that Halo: CE is, especially with the recent information you have given us which is more than generous of Bungie(Clap Clap, TY) I think that Bungie should read the first page in the manual of "GOW". I think you may find it interesting that "GOW" although not specificallyaddressed, took the angle that the "Original Halo" took. IE: "You don't get to jump around like a moron in our Game". Is just One example of how the developers set out to deliver this absolutely amazing gameplay experience. I guess what I'm trying to say or ask, is why are all these companies trying to deliver a game with mechanics and gameplay that "The Greatest Game In the World Ever Released Had which is Halo: CE, and Bungie, the Makers of that game went in the opposite direction? IE: So Called "Balancing of Weapons", a super retarted "High Jump", "No Health System", "NO ALL AROUND WEAPON " (YES I'm talking about the M6D Pistol There!) Adding way tooooooooooooooo many weapons to the game, and now especially, The "Man Cannon". Don't get me wrong, but isn't that something from Super Mario Bros.? I don't understand why everyone is trying to make a game that is Like the Original Halo and all Bungie does, is make games that have "Things and Stuff" in them that have been done already in almost every shooter ever made. You lost your "Originality" and now all that is left are "Gimics" IE: a Female Spartan Voice. Not that it is a bad idea, its just that maybe there are more important things to address? Please Bungie, I ask you as a very long time and faithfull fan, that you guys go back to making games the way you used to, Halo: CE and Earlier. And I am hoping that a big announcement next week will be that for the birthday of Halo and Xbox, that Bungie/MS gives us a Tunnell Update for the Xbox 360 (cause of the HDD) and maybe even for the Xbox that will allow us faithfull fans to play the greates game ever made on XBL with MILLIONS of other Fans who have been waiting for that day for a very, very, very long time. Remember the Halo 1.5 build (XBL ENABLED) that was kicked around ALOT a year or so after the launch of Halo? well..... we know you have it, so give us a really, really, really big Birthday present and give us that Update. IGN even Rumored that that an XBL update for Halo:CE might be launched over the summer, so we know you have it, what gives? You know Halo 3 will most definately be the end of Halo2. But....... Halo: CE will ALWAYS be played and loved by your biggest fans you ever could imagine you had. I don't understand why Bungie left us behind to ROT along with their Greatest Game Ever? Why Bungie, Why?[/quote] Word.

Bungie isn't releasing halo:ce again, so for christs sake, stop asking them to bring back the pistol. Stop telling them to make it exactly like halo:ce. The only reason people love halo:ce better is because it was the first one. Everybody likes the firsts of everything. Its the same with music. If halo2 came out before halo:ce, people would absolutely despise halo:ce. In my opinion, if you are a halo fan, you would like all the games. But thats just some stupid thought i have. I love all two games, and cant wait for the third.

Cool can't wait til next weeks update- that female voice thing sounds cool- as long as its not a really anoying helpless girly voice type thing- that would just be -blam!-

dude if bungie actually puts in girls voice in the multiplayer, i would definetly use a girl character just to laugh if the death sound is funny. anyways great update frankie. damn i want to know the release date so badly.

bring back the old pistol and make the guns from halo 2 suck less with all this weapon balancing garbage, tell you what why don't you go balance a nuclear missle and a rubber band gun. the reason people make bigger better guns is not so they can be the same as all the rest it is so they can have something better to get an edge. so if some one is complaining that the other team has the rocket launcher too bad they got it first if you want it, take it from them, this is one of the things that make the game competitive fighting over things. am i right. stop the balancing of wepons it is -blam!-, make how they are supposed to be meaning not worthless tinker toys censorship is -blam!- [Edited on 11/11/2006]

yeah...that big of a file? Riiight...I'll just go and stop everything I'm doing for the next two hours

I have the book and so far I am only on Chapter 11 (haven't really had the time ot actually sit down and read it without any interrupotions.) and so far it is pretty amazing. I myself don't read much at all, only when I have to. But like some others said, for Halo it's an exeption. [Edited on 11/11/2006]

My two bits worth :) ( a bit long I know, [i]sorry about that[/i] :p) Is there a hint whenever anybody asks what the main idea behind Halo 3 is? The answer is somewhat vague. Do you notice the subtle "conclude the story arc" rather than conclude the series? Will there be other story arcs in the future. I would place all but my last two cents on that bet. :))) Female voices in multiplayer would be cool. Dare I say even a little welcome to hear *LOL*. It certianly would add a bit of fun to the game. Though it might dent the beefiness of Halo for a few people I think it is a good idea :). Hmmm on another note the birthday of Halo is in November and Halo 2 was released in November. Is this a hint when Halo 3 might be released. I always had my bets on November next year and hoping this year, but that was nothing short of wishful thinking. Quote "It would be great to write something about what happens after HALO 3…." So does this mean the world doesn't end in Halo 3? Darn it... I was so wishful thinking *grin*. Oh well I guess we can't have everything in life eh? Otherwise I may say... What a cool update :) Overall it was well worth the admission fee :p [Edited on 11/11/2006]

You should definately get Ghosts of Onyx. It's an amazing book and gives you sooooo much more info background on the other Spartans

YOU SAID u didn't want our opinion well to bad cause u guys are changing a -blam!- load honestly u dont--------HAVE-------------To change ____EVERY______ Aspect of the game u can leave SOME things the same

Y is Halo 3 so secret? I would like to see some new screenshots

590 mb, holy smackadogs! and u gave away some of the book, i didn't read it yet, dangit! why are you so obsessed with water? sure the graphix are kick ____, but come on, have faith and be patient! Yea

I've been warned la la la?

Great update, Frankie. All we need now are new maps and a Hot Coffee Easter Egg. lol

Nice Update. It was a nice read as usual. As Much as I like Bungie, and the Halo series, especially Halo: Combat Evolved for Xbox which even after the release of "GOW", I still Put Halo: Combat Evolved at # 1 in Shooters "In General" and "Gears of War" at # 2. I only bring this up because I feel that "GOW" took an absolutely perfect angle to deliver a shooter on a console. When I picked up "GOW" it imediately gave me the feeling of the first time I picked up Halo: Combat Evolved for Xbox. (I did NOT get his feeling when I picked up Halo 2 BTW!)The two games, although different in FPS to 3PS, delivers that feeling of a Game I really want to play, Straight forward, the good weapons are the good weapons, and the bad weapons are the bad weapons. They didn't try and "BALANCE" anything from weapon to weapon. IE: in Halo 2 all weapons are nearly matched including the RL against a Pistol. Which makes NO sense at all and makes me wonder why there are SO MANY different weapons in the game, when they all have the same result? I know it is way too late and Halo 3 will never be the "Straight Forward" shooter that Halo: CE is, especially with the recent information you have given us which is more than generous of Bungie(Clap Clap, TY) I think that Bungie should read the first page in the manual of "GOW". I think you may find it interesting that "GOW" although not specificallyaddressed, took the angle that the "Original Halo" took. IE: "You don't get to jump around like a moron in our Game". Is just One example of how the developers set out to deliver this absolutely amazing gameplay experience. I guess what I'm trying to say or ask, is why are all these companies trying to deliver a game with mechanics and gameplay that "The Greatest Game In the World Ever Released Had which is Halo: CE, and Bungie, the Makers of that game went in the opposite direction? IE: So Called "Balancing of Weapons", a super retarted "High Jump", "No Health System", "NO ALL AROUND WEAPON " (YES I'm talking about the M6D Pistol There!) Adding way tooooooooooooooo many weapons to the game, and now especially, The "Man Cannon". Don't get me wrong, but isn't that something from Super Mario Bros.? I don't understand why everyone is trying to make a game that is Like the Original Halo and all Bungie does, is make games that have "Things and Stuff" in them that have been done already in almost every shooter ever made. You lost your "Originality" and now all that is left are "Gimics" IE: a Female Spartan Voice. Not that it is a bad idea, its just that maybe there are more important things to address? Please Bungie, I ask you as a very long time and faithfull fan, that you guys go back to making games the way you used to, Halo: CE and Earlier. And I am hoping that a big announcement next week will be that for the birthday of Halo and Xbox, that Bungie/MS gives us a Tunnell Update for the Xbox 360 (cause of the HDD) and maybe even for the Xbox that will allow us faithfull fans to play the greates game ever made on XBL with MILLIONS of other Fans who have been waiting for that day for a very, very, very long time. Remember the Halo 1.5 build (XBL ENABLED) that was kicked around ALOT a year or so after the launch of Halo? well..... we know you have it, so give us a really, really, really big Birthday present and give us that Update. IGN even Rumored that that an XBL update for Halo:CE might be launched over the summer, so we know you have it, what gives? You know Halo 3 will most definately be the end of Halo2. But....... Halo: CE will ALWAYS be played and loved by your biggest fans you ever could imagine you had. I don't understand why Bungie left us behind to ROT along with their Greatest Game Ever? Why Bungie, Why? [Edited on 11/11/2006]

if you guys merge BTB slayer and BTB skirmish i think you should take out or at least reduce the number of times we play brute wars . That is if your gonna make it ranked. brutes are fun . but i'd rather not play it three times in row on ranked matches.and good luck with halo 3 !!!

No it's the next trailer!!!! Jk, one can hope...

How much you guy's want to bet that the BIG announcement next week is the release date for Halo 3? [Edited on 11/11/2006]

Thnx for the update, I cannot wait till next week! Also female voices in mp sounds pretty dang nifty.

That update was an adventure. I feel somewhat like Indiana Jones right now.

I might be a little late, but great update. Next week must be a big week.

nice update cant wait for next weeks

No master chief pictures tthis update. damn it, waiting for a good update next week( a podcast with a trailer?? or better still the realese date of 07/07/07.)

Frankie the fact that you said this: "If you ARE a dude, we don’t care what you think, because we’re not asking you. Anyone who says anything stupid or sexist in the discussion forum will be megabanned." it rather dissapointing.. who is to say a guy can't play as a female spartan. we play games to escape reality (well some of us) i play becuase they are fun.. but i customeize a character in any game to be what it want it to be..i'm not an elite in real life but who says i can't play as one in the game i probabaly would make a character that had a female voice and i would'n't be insulting to anyone saying i can't play as a female voiced character or even by saying you don't care what i think becuase i'm a guy is just wrong.. tell all the WoW players out there that they can't be a female character if they are a guy... it is downright wrong and crazy - so i HOPE you do care what guys have to think about it..don't just single out the women here.. i hope you care becuase if you don't it is really dissapointing to see bungie fail at not listen to feedback of all kind.. love, tomcatjones