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11/10/2007 2:18:51 AM
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Bungie Weekly Update: 11/9/07
Heatmaps, DLC objects and housecleaning.
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So Monsieur Luke... what are the chances of hearing something about the Halo movie in the next update? I'm sure that I wasn't the only one to notice that the director of the Arms Race shorts, Neil Blomkamp, is the same guy who is supposed to direct the movie, and after what I saw in those shorts I'm stoked about the possibility of a Halo movie. So what's the dealio?
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SOMEBODY PLEASE ANSWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOW DO U GET THE DANG UPDATE. and what is rocket race or whatever it is called?
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] MrGyro Lone Wolves: * Player count has been increased to 6 players * Swords gametype has been added * Oddball games on Snowbound and Epitaph have been reduced considerably WTFFFF. man never has an update pissed me off so much. social doubles is gone, and they added SWORD to lone wolves? wtf man, trying to sell this gametype to the -blam!- players? wow such bull-blam!-. [/quote] I don't like Matchmaking in general just for this reason. Bungie can't possibly please everyone. The very smart thing to have done would have been a way for people to find the types of games they want to play rather than fixed, static (except for these occasional updates made by Bungie) playlists. They didn't learn their lesson w/ H2 it seems. Yeah I know about custom games but it's next to impossible to get a game even started with enough people let alone have it stay together for even longer. ~telengard
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] X Treme Talent why do they take so freaking long to fix something in this game? i dont get it. just fix the melee and mauler problems already, geesh. [/quote] Yeah Valve got out a bunch of fixes for the Orange Box within a week or two of release. I'm all for testing but some of the fixes necessary can't involve *that* much regression testing. I can see the melee being a big deal, but some of the minor stuff... no. My guess is they would rather have one big massive patch than a bunch of small ones. Good update although I'm waiting for a response to the "player offset issue" that does not seem to be due to lag and could be contributing to a LOT of the complaints about collision detection/hitboxes/etc. [url]http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=14148359[/url] ~telengard
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When does this update come out? and if it already is how do you get it?
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god forbid anybody cheats to get an achievement or two. whats the big deal ive got hundreds of the suckers and dont care about any of them. yea they are fun to unlock but talking to your opponents right as you snipe there big heads off is twice the fun. i guess the problem is that there are too many opinions, and no matter what bungie ever does, they will absolutely never please everyone, which is why i dont really care. Sometimes i forget that halo is just a game
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i understand that you rank up with team doubles but sometimes i like to have a couple warmup games, and even if i didnt they still shouldnt go taking things away already. the way i look at it is they should be concentrating on adding things not taking them away
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Halo 3 X360 Nice update, can't wait for the matchmaking updates. Is it possible for you guys to make it so we can talk during lone wolves? That is the main reason I don't play it, because I like to talk with my opponents. The DLC sounds really cool too, can't wait.[/quote]It would be too easy to cheat to get the acheivements that way. Players often ask for help getting to achievements in the pregame lobby, which occationally works, so if you could talk in Lone Wolves people would be able to convince everyone else not to kill eachother and get the achievements during the game.
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Just do team doubles with him then, plus you rank up with it too so it's better.
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BRING BACK SOCIAL DOUBLES please? i only have one friend :(
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and as for experience boosters, HELLO, you can still do the same thing in rumble pit but they arent taking that away! .....not yet anyways. soon you wont be able to play with guests at all
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i cant believe they are removing social doubles without adding a sniper or swat gametype. Fix whats missing before taking away a great gametype like social doubles. Or change it so in shotty/snipes you can have an alien sniper rifle. I really dont know where bungie gets their crazy ideas
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Im gonna miss social doubles, mainly cuz id play with my friend as a guest and it was really good competition, but i suppose its what has to be done to end EXP boosters
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I agree. I play Social with one of my friends whose ever on or even by myself when I just want XP and not rank from Team Doubles. Since I'm a level 22 in that it's somewhat harder to win a game. :P Also on the fact of XP boosting, tehcnically you can do that on ANY Social playlist if you have enough friends. So I don't think they should take it out just fix it somehow or only give them XP if thier friends arn't on the other team. Whatever it takes to keep it alive!!! Other than that looking foward to the Forge and the map and stuff!
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Team Hardcore with first patch/maps please.
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Seriously? Naw. Seeeeeeriously? Social doubles was a blast, man... and a great way to practice for Team Doubles. That creates a huge hole in matchmaking with no casual option for the hopper. Someone mentioned an EXP boosting problem as the reason - if that's the case, why not leave the hopper open and just disable EXP gaining with it? That way, those who want to practice for Team Doubles or play with a buddy on the same box still have the ability to. If that isn't feasible, then surely there's some way... Killing the option altogether is borderline immoral. I urge you to hear my insignificant plebian voice of reason amidst a mass of meaningless posts, Luke. Do something. [Edited on 11.10.2007 11:14 AM PST]
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hey nice update!! woot!!!
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nice update i didnt like social doubles all that much there was too many bad gamtypes in it. But i want to hear more on what u guys are doing with the beat down situation because that is a pretty big problem. And last WHERE IS TEAM HARDCORE!!!!!!!
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I don't know if anyone has already asked this but is [url=http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Halo3/Default.aspx?player=ProJecT+TimeZ]this[/url] why you are getting rid of social doubles?
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Nice post. I really like the short and sweet part about the melee system. How bout you guys make an update thats actually useful. Instead of wasting time, energy and effort on adding sword and rocket game types, how about you eliminate Snowbound or at least take out the shield doors. Hears a question. Why on gods green earth would you make it so kids can camp on a fast paced FPS? I'll cut this short. Heres a few things you guys might want to think about changing. -Shotgun, and Mauler range the fact that the mauler is strong as it is. So why is it duel wieldable? -The amount of damage that grenades do. -When people get sniped in the head and blood squirts they should die. -The fusion core respawn, now that in it self doen't even make any sense. -Team Tactical, again with the camping Bungie! What were you thinking? Eliminate tactical and make Big team ranked. Your H2 MM list was descent this one is garbage. -try adding odd ball and KotH in Objective. Oh, back time my little rant about Snowbound and camping, if you can't eliminate that awful excuse for a map, then try taking it, Guardian and Epitaph out of the lineup. Seriously all people do is hide in H3, why encourage that. I thought it was supposed to be fast paced, not who can hide on the other end of shield doors with a shotgun. So once again instead of making this game more noob friendly, lets stop worrying about file uploads, adding swords or hammers to Matchmaking. And worry about stuff that will increase the level of competition and make your game more skilled. [Edited on 11.10.2007 4:27 PM PST]
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When are the new maps coming?
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once again, another update, and still no news about the machinima problems over xbox live, thanks again.
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I'm happy about the matchmaking changes, thanks!
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They're finally gonna add Swords to Lone Wolves! Now it's gonna be a lot easier to get Steppin Razor. As for the vehicle tweaks... Rocket 'Hog anyone? EDIT: Or maybe instead of the regular Rocket 'Hog, make a Warthog with a Missle Pod turret on the back! Better than the original Rocket 'Hog. But the firing rate could be adjusted so it can be balanced. Besides, it'll make a great vehicle for Rocket Race! Escort Driving, VIP on the turret. [Edited on 11.11.2007 7:30 AM PST]
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Would it not have been much more efficient if they just got rid of the ability to enter Social Doubles with 4 players? That way everyone can still enjoy a skill level-less social 2 vs 2 game without those -blam!-mooks boosting their ranks. Taking away the entire game mode seems a little extreme to me...
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Nice update, love the Heatmap. THat's the story of most od my games on Guardian. Anyway, Why Social Doubles? There's nothing more fun than bringing a party of 4 into social doubles and get EXP for whooping your friends. PLus, I use it as a warm-up for Team Doubles, because i can't play without a warm-up match or two. Congratulations, you caved into the whiny community that couldn't get achievements without your help. So you give them swords matches, wa to ruin a great playlist. Now i'll be seeing everyone get their overkill, steppin' razor, and killing frenzy achievements like they're goin out of style, while I earned mine the hard way. Now i won't be able to play Lone Wolves without a bunch of people asking "Can I get my steppin' razor achievement?" And i'll probably be the only veto. I only like swords when one person has it, so you don't have that lunge crap, b/c that's only fun in custom games to me.
