Halo 3 Impressions

[garnettrules21]

Re: Halo 3 Impressions

Pretty much same stuff but from ign............

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/839/839087p1.html

[mgoblue]

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I played Halo 3 till about mid October and then stopped due to the onslaught of games that released. Then I played COD4 (awesome SP), now when playing a FPS no matter new or old, comparisons to COD4 are made.

I started replaying Halo 3 today in hope of finishing The Fight within the next few weeks. Halo 3 is not too bad of a game, but when comparing this to a COD4..........why couldn't they do something similar with the whole WAR aspect. In COD4 you feel like your a part of the battles, while with part of Halo 3 feels like large battles, there are times it doesn't feel that way. It is a shame that they couldn't pull that piece together, really would have made a difference.

Back to trying to finish the game.

I know Halo has a great intellectual property (and has a crapload of books out there too), but for whatever reason I've never "cared" about the story. Mass Effect I got emotionally invested in the story. COD4 I want to see what's going to happen. Gears of War I wanted to play to get more plot. Halo, for whatever reason, has never gotten me hooked that way.

Not hating on it just to hate on it, more just making an observation. I've been wondering why I don't care about the Halo franchise anymore (and probably won't buy any further games), and maybe this is why.

[Altimus]

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I know Halo has a great intellectual property (and has a crapload of books out there too), but for whatever reason I've never "cared" about the story. Mass Effect I got emotionally invested in the story. COD4 I want to see what's going to happen. Gears of War I wanted to play to get more plot. Halo, for whatever reason, has never gotten me hooked that way.

Not hating on it just to hate on it, more just making an observation. I've been wondering why I don't care about the Halo franchise anymore (and probably won't buy any further games), and maybe this is why.

I read all the Halo books and I wasn't as into as I thought I would be.

[Flawless]

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So, I guess that "secret Forge item" is a soccer ball?

Awesome. Foundry has some huge potential with Forge.

Comments from Frankie

"As for Forge naysayers - Foundry will for example let you remake a somewhat passable version of Foundation, or even a smaller Hang Em High. It is NOTHING like editing Forge variants on "normal" maps. And remember, a ton of new objects have been added for just that purpose - ramps, stairways, immovable walls and so on."

Foundry default layout

Barren Foundry

Forged Foundry

...

[sportsdude]

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http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13059

screenshots of the new levels

[jmood88]

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So, I guess that "secret Forge item" is a soccer ball?

Awesome. Foundry has some huge potential with Forge.

Comments from Frankie

"As for Forge naysayers - Foundry will for example let you remake a somewhat passable version of Foundation, or even a smaller Hang Em High. It is NOTHING like editing Forge variants on "normal" maps. And remember, a ton of new objects have been added for just that purpose - ramps, stairways, immovable walls and so on."

Foundry default layout

Barren Foundry

Forged Foundry

...

I don't understand why they can't just have a map creator. Forge really isn't that great.

[Flawless]

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I'm sure we will get complete details on the playlist updates, but Tyson Green gave some insight into them.

December 11 Update

• This playlist is going to include a playlist specifically for the new Heroic DLC maps (so that early adopters can get their fix in), as well as incorporating those maps into the general playlists.

• In addition, we're reasonably sure that variety updates to almost all of the playlists will be included. This includes some long requested BR start variants, wider map selection in the Ranked playlists, and a couple of map variants that we're going to try in BTB to start with.

December 18 Update

• The December 18 update will include the Team Hardcore playlist. I will post some specifics about the composition of this playlist by the end of the week--we're still playtesting. What I can be pretty sure about is that we're trying to stay true to Halo 2's THC playlist, which means nothing crazy, but a solid variety. I fully expect this playlist will be a fixture of our playlists from here on out, so it will refine and improve over time too.

• In addition, the current plan includes an overhaul for Team Objective. This playlist will henceforth be focused on CTF (both One Flag and Multi Flag variants, as has been frequently requested) and Assault (One Bomb, Multi Bomb, and Neutral Bomb) variants. VIP is out, until we have some time to bang on it and get something we're happy with.

No more Territories?

• Not in Team Objective. However, we are going to introduce a playlist called Team Control, which is based on zone control gametypes like Territories, Land Grab, and a little bit of Team King (but incorporating some suggestions to make it more about map control, and less about grenade spam.) We're going to see how people react to this new playlist, and play it by ear. We're hoping that the sum is greater than the parts here, and that some teams will find their niche in this playlist.

Any update on Ranked BTB?
Actually, yes.

• And for at least of few of you, it should be good news. In investigating ways to improve upon Social BTB's match quality, we hit a snag--it turns out that a key matchmaking setting (that restricts matching between teams of roughly equal sizes) is not being used in social playlists. Having explored the problem, I do not believe we can give you guys the match quality we want to without it--so, we will be introducing a Ranked BTB playlist early in the new year.

[sportsdude]

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I'm sure we will get complete details on the playlist updates, but Tyson Green gave some insight into them.

December 11 Update

Any update on Ranked BTB?
Actually, yes.

• And for at least of few of you, it should be good news. In investigating ways to improve upon Social BTB's match quality, we hit a snag--it turns out that a key matchmaking setting (that restricts matching between teams of roughly equal sizes) is not being used in social playlists. Having explored the problem, I do not believe we can give you guys the match quality we want to without it--so, we will be introducing a Ranked BTB playlist early in the new year.

booooooo! Should have been worked out weeks ago, halo 2 had it right away, why not halo 3?

[Flawless]

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Fooling Around with Foundry

As I mentioned above, Bungie has added a slew of new objects to the Forge palette for Foundry. You now have the ability to place and configure large objects like walls, stairs and ramps to literally craft your own unique multiplayer space. You can even place your own mancannons and shield doors. However, as cool as these items are, it's the wacky addition of a giant soccer ball that garnered the most attention from our visitors. And why not... after all, why on Earth would we include a gigantic ball in a sci-fi futurisitc shooter? Why not?

[garnettrules21]

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Are all these new forge options available to other maps as well?

[Flawless]

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Are all these new forge options available to other maps as well?

I know some of them will be, but this only for the DLC maps. It was mentioned in last weeks update that mancannons, ramps, and bridges could be used on Rat's Nest. I have also read that mancannons can be used on Standoff.

[Candyman5]

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I know some of them will be, but this only for the DLC maps. It was mentioned in last weeks update that mancannons, ramps, and bridges could be used on Rat's Nest. I have also read that mancannons can be used on Standoff.

When is this stuff comming out? I havent poped my version of Halo in my xbox for a while.

[Candyman5]

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Can anyone tell me when the updates will be out?

[Flawless]

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DLC maps and the first update go live at 5 AM EST. The bigger update is coming next week.

[Candyman5]

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DLC maps and the first update go live at 5 AM EST. The bigger update is coming next week.

Bigger updates...like the forge update?