Halo 3 Pre-Release Discussion

[MachoMyers]

Re: Halo 3: Behind the Scenes

Why can't they just make weapon respawn points totally random? It would solve all of those problems and stop every game turning into a "race for the weapons" type affair.

Might not work for Halo because it is a respawn type game but if there were a Team Survival mode like GRAW it would be cool to start out in a "combat room" ala The Matrix where you pick and choose your weapons, each team gets similar types of weapons.

[Sandman42]

Re: Halo 3: Behind the Scenes

That's what I want to know. Once people learn where the weapons are it doesn't matter how well hidden they are.

Well the one thing is how hard the weapons are to get to. The rockets or snipers are usually in a dangerous part of the map. They might be high up on some platform but they are usually out in the open where you can be easily shot or grenaded. Plus some of the maps are symmetrical with the same weapon spawns in each base, so it would be cheap if the rockets or sniper spawned in one teams base when they are normally in the middle of the map.

[dagger55]

Re: Halo 3: Behind the Scenes

the weapon spawns are a very strategic part of halo.

making them appear in random spots would be a terrible idea.

Some games you get lucky and spawn closer to a weap than the other team. Sometimes you dont. It evens out over the longrun.

Plus when playing with a team, weapon spawns are good verbal locators when talking with your team.

For example, we are playing lockout.... "he's down by the sword"

everyone instantly knows what i am talking about.

[dagger55]

Re: Halo 3: Behind the Scenes

another update full of info

http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?cid=9631

[Flawless]

Re: Halo 3: Behind the Scenes

Not confirmed unless Bungie says it, but it would make sense.

Halo 3 Slated for September
Microsoft pushes for early fall system-selling spree to kick off holiday season.

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/772/772950p1.html

Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie Studios aim to ship Halo 3 in September, well before the biggest holiday rush begins, IGN learned last week from two independent sources who asked to remain anonymous.

A big-name publisher and well-established development house separately revealed to IGN that Microsoft intends on beating this year's stacked holiday rush with a September release, rather than the assumed November timeframe.

[Brandwin]

Re: Halo 3: Behind the Scenes

I really wish that they would have random weapon spawning. I hate playing against people who do nothing but play halo all day and they know where every good weapon is.

One of the few things I don't like about Halo

[jmood88]

Re: Halo 3: Behind the Scenes

Not confirmed unless Bungie says it, but it would make sense.

Halo 3 Slated for September
Microsoft pushes for early fall system-selling spree to kick off holiday season.

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/772/772950p1.html

It really doesn't matter when they release it, people are gonna buy it regardless.

[Dispatch]

Re: Halo 3: Behind the Scenes

One of the few things I don't like about Halo

Like mentioned earlier in this thread, if they had random weapon spawning it would ruin the game. It takes one day to findout where all the weapons are for probably half the maps. By the first week you should have an idea of where they are atleast. If you put random weapon spawning it would take out so much strategy thats involved in the game, everyone would be either running around with sucky weapons that spawn near them or they would get lucky and spawn near rockets or a sword.

Team Hardcore is the best playlist in Halo 2. You start out with a Battle rifle so you are able to shoot people further away then you would with an SMG and its more powerful. If you shoot someone 3 times with a BR and then get the 4th shot in the head they are dead. I suggest anyone who hasn't played Team Hardcore to get a couple of friends together and play it one night, IMO it's the best and most well balanced playlist in Halo 2.

[Spectre]

Re: Halo 3: Behind the Scenes

Well said CK- a good deal of the strategy of Halo is strategically getting to where those weapons spawn. It's by no means a given that you beat the opponent to those sites. I don't want people luckily stumbling onto a rocket launcher.

[jmood88]

Re: Halo 3: Behind the Scenes

Well said CK- a good deal of the strategy of Halo is strategically getting to where those weapons spawn. It's by no means a given that you beat the opponent to those sites. I don't want people luckily stumbling onto a rocket launcher.

There is no strategy with people running towards the best weapons and then killing people. If the weapons spawned randomly then there would be actual strategy involved in a match.

[jmood88]

Re: Halo 3: Behind the Scenes

Like mentioned earlier in this thread, if they had random weapon spawning it would ruin the game. It takes one day to findout where all the weapons are for probably half the maps. By the first week you should have an idea of where they are atleast. If you put random weapon spawning it would take out so much strategy thats involved in the game, everyone would be either running around with sucky weapons that spawn near them or they would get lucky and spawn near rockets or a sword.

Team Hardcore is the best playlist in Halo 2. You start out with a Battle rifle so you are able to shoot people further away then you would with an SMG and its more powerful. If you shoot someone 3 times with a BR and then get the 4th shot in the head they are dead. I suggest anyone who hasn't played Team Hardcore to get a couple of friends together and play it one night, IMO it's the best and most well balanced playlist in Halo 2.

How exactly does it add strategy to know where every weapon is on the map and have the same people get them everytime?

[TheGamingChef]

Re: Halo 3: Behind the Scenes

How exactly does it add strategy to know where every weapon is on the map and have the same people get them everytime?

If everyone knew where they were, the same people wouldn't get them every time.

[DaveDQ]

Re: Halo 3: Behind the Scenes

It really doesn't matter when they release it, people are gonna buy it regardless.

I think that news is more about how MS wants to support GTA IV and show Rockstar they have love for them. By doing this, MS is saying, release your game with no external factors in the way.

[ThaGenecyst]

Re: Halo 3: Behind the Scenes

ah... seems they upped the price of the LE from 99.99 to 129.99

[ExtremeGamer]

Re: Halo 3: Behind the Scenes

ah... seems they upped the price of the LE from 99.99 to 129.99

Link...

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/16/halo-3-legendary-edition-to-command-a-legendary-130-pricetag/