in tribute to the beautiful scenery, ive gotta post the link to the "Halo 3 Mythbusters" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MJgqNulW78

so we get banned for quiting games? only thing is, i've got dodgey internet, and it disconnects at random times on xbl. will i get banned? :(

How long is the ultra ban?

hey when the changes are inacted will a team snipers be put in, please say yes.

Why is it that every weekly update is so hyped up when in reality nothing special ever happens. Its annoying. It's always about how your going to ban everyone, but yet cheating has never stopped. Banning people hasn't accomplished all that much has it? Maybe it would be wiser to focus on developing a better infrastructure for this game, and devoting your resources toward an interface that can't be tampered with. I mean there are people out there that can accomplish this. Human resources might not be doing their job too well... you should check into that, instead of going golfing!!!!!

Seeing that you are being so firm with your ban hammer I only ask one thing of you, bungie. Please keep us more updated and also change your weekly favorites possibly, maybe, WEEKLY. If you want to keep firm on your decisions then keep up on what you actually say you will do for us, because we can all tell you that you don't keep up very well.

Let me just say, I'm all for this new system of cheat detecting and "no forgivness". Its great. But I just had a question. Couldn't these cheaters just create a new account and do it all over again? Would there be some way to stop this?

nice comment and are the maps going to be free or no also if they are not when will they?!?

i liked the new update i can't wait till it happens, i kinda don't like the new acheivements but alteast it will give me something to do

...........I accidentally just reported Enzer0...........whoops sorry about that.............Im glad BTB is going to be gone............No offense but I find it Hilarious that you guys were saying that people love big team and the reason you made Avalanche was because we needed more maps for big team...........and Now it has failed completely.......maybe that will show you that we don't need maps with 50 vehicles on them.we need maps that have lots of BRs and have plenty of opportunities to be strategic and fun maps.......The only other thing I can complain about (yes I know we all hate people that complain but still we all do it) is the whole banning boosters deal.....I mean I have boosted people in many playlists across H2/H3 and it is my personal opinion that if someone is boosting that just means that they personally have done everything they can do on their own account meaning they have a few 50s they have a 4 or 5 star general but still they want to keep playing so what do they do? they make new accounts and help their friends that aren't as good at the game get some levels...I dont really see what the harm is especially considering now that your giving even someone that cant get a 10 the ability to become a general.....yea its very nice of you guys to help out the noobs but still its ridiculous to ban someone for starting a new tag and PLAYING YOUR GAME I mean when it all comes down to it isn't that the whole point? to get people to play your game..after losing so many people to COD4 I dont understand why your complaining that you still have hardcore fans that want to keep playing.............by the way I am not one of the people that has stooped so low as to play COD4.....well i played it at a friends house for about 10 minutes..I got 23 kills and died 5 times against people that were supposedly good.....its a terrible game that people only play because THEY were terrible at Halo.........that game is known and shall always be known by me as C**K of Doody 4 Modern Ghey F^!K Stupid....please bungie just don't be too drastic you really have to realize that a lot of the boosters(and no I dont mean the ones who quit out of 100s of games so they don't lvl up)are just really hardcore fans that just want to continue being loyal to Bungie and want to keep playing Halo 3 This post was already ridiculously long but I have been thinking about something......I know bungie has said that they don't have an exact date for Assembly's release........but seeing as how they had a final build( I assume it was final) at PAX that they were playing and they released screen shots of it which they usually dont do until the map itself is close to releasing I have a theory that they will be releasing on the 25th as a one year anniversary kind of deal....I mean it fits right bungie likes to celebrate anniversary's and what not so I don't understand why this wouldn't fit....another thing that led me to believe this is the fact that they said AU2 will be releasing BEFORE the 25th meaning that they are trying to keep the 25th open for something else............I don't know I think I'm right but bungie is unpredictable on some things so I could just be reading way to much into all of this [Edited on 09.15.2008 5:40 AM PDT]

i really could of done with that double exp i only got 11days left on xbox live

OMG I can't wait tell this update is ready. It all sounds great, but I want to know, Will we ever see a Ranked Team Snipers thats on there like we had in Halo 2. I mean its there every now and then and some for Double EXP Weekend, But what about just playin Team Snipers all the time. I miss Team snipers. Im sure alot of gamers miss it. Will you ever bring it back?? Its Every bit as great as just playin Ranked Team Slayer all the time, If not better.

Please Bungie, dont make the new exp progress (sorry for my bad english) you can lost fans if you make this

what is that picture i dont recognize it as any map is that a new map

when we finish the 64-man roshambo tournament to decide the release date, we'll let you know. I always wondered how you guys decided when to release something new.

cool update look forward to the banning pwnage, it will be nice to see all those people that keep team killing and lagging u out of games go away. thank you bungie

I'm going to show how much i don't know here But I don't understand the banhammer,I mean understand that cheating is bad etc,I just don't get what it means exactly; to clarify I understand that they will be banned form playing online, I just don't get as why this is the part I would like someone to explain to me [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Weekly update That means no more sitting in lobbies chalk full of jerks recounting about how sweet it was when you [b]boosted your way to 50[/b] or how hilarious your Overkill was when you lagged out those “newbs” in Team Slayer. [/quote] and i don't know what this means exactly [quote] we’ll be retroactively applying this ban to their accounts.[/quote] If some one would be kind enough to either give me links or explain it,that would be awesome

bungie is doing the right thing but do they realy have a right to actualy not let you play because some people only get ther live and x box for halo3 like me and then its ruined for them

Which will be more painful? The new Banhammer or a Gravity Hammer to the skull? You decide.

hopefully they are just messing with us and the update happens on the 17th or something. Also I'm glad to see the podcasts are back on a regular schedule, hopefully they keep up because they are very informative and hilarious.

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] lukems [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] mongoose4 Frankly, not that informative. I would probably find other places to read about golf.[/quote] more tears plz[/quote] Cry, Sob... ='( Jk, Good Update Thow!

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Godzil1a [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] lukems This Weekly Update will sweep your leg. You got a problem with that? [url=/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=15475] click for full story [/url][/quote] Uh-Huh. More "Banhammer" chest beating. Great PR you got going there but EVERYONE knows it won't last long even if it does work. You guys basically abandoned Halo 2 after the 1st update and it's the same broken game it's been since. Halo 3 is going to be no different unless you dump the host system. Enough with the patronizing already[/quote] Host system DEFINATELY needs addressing. Give host to person with the fastest upload speed. Simple as that

Wow. That we really blew me off my feet. /sarcasam. Another FAIL news post; a post that really revealed nothing except a handfull of Bungie tournies and new ways for us to get banished. Podcast doesnt count. I can find that on Itunes. [Edited on 09.14.2008 12:34 PM PDT]

what happens if we get booted

Luke you're a mega huge tool.

your podcast has inspired me to try out for bungie