Halo 3 Impressions

[sportsdude]

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My biggest issue with Halo 3 multiplayer is the maps. There just isn't nearly the same number of quality maps that the previous games had. 6 months after launch and I have only logged 125 games. I was over a thousand 6 months after Halo 2 launched. Still, I will more than likely be playing Halo 3 from time to time a year from now.

I couldn't agree more, Flawless. Ivory Tower, Headlong, Coagulation, Zanzibar (without VIP or territories), Lockout, Midship, Terminal, Ascension...I mean the only maps that really sucked were Backwash, Burial Mounds and Waterworks but even on Burial Mounds and Waterworks it was still possible to have good, fun games.

With Halo 3, I'm not feeling the same love. Sandtrap is fun and Valhalla is fun for CTF or assault. But Guardian is a failure since it was supposed to be the new Lockout, Isolation blows, Last Resort sucks because it's always shotty snipers/territories/VIP instead of fun stuff like assault or 1-team CTF. Snowbound just funnels everybody underground where it's a grenade fest. Narrows is too easily dominated by a good sniper. And High Ground is just blah.

Standoff is OK as is Rat's Nest but Foundry is a failure. The one map I like, Construct, only comes up maybe once in every 20 games played.

[Miles_Yuhas]

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April 15th

Thanks. These new maps appear to be quality stuff. In retrospect, the herioc map pack sucked

[Flawless]

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Legendary Map Pack Trailer

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[chadskee]

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Can't wait for the map pack, I really think these maps are going to be great.

[Flawless]

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Bungie Weekly Update

With the Heroic Map Pack, we gave users the Foundry, a Forge Playground. This time we’ve reworked two classic maps and have an all new map to show, what are the Forge Objects like for each of the new maps?

There are some brand new objects in the Forge this time around. What are they? How will they change the Forge and gameplay?

CP: The biggest new things are the Forge filters, these are forge objects that change the camera settings to create a variety of effects. I think some of them will be useful for adding a little bit of a different flavor to custom maps, but the main intended use was for those who are interested in creating cool screenshots and films. Our Community’s machinima makers should get a kick out of them.

To illustrate and illuminate some of the differences in the various Forge filters Stosh took the same screenshot over and over and over, and only changed the screenshot filters before taking the picture. The screen effects are just Forge objects, placed like any other object. Then, to take a screenshot using the screen effect players just have to simply watch their Saved Film and take a screenshot as you normally would -- the screen effect is applied to the whole map in the Saved Film (and during gameplay).

Normal screenshot. Default. Basic.

Screen effect: Gloomy

Screen effect: Juicy

Screen effect: Old Timey

Screen effect: Pen & Ink

Screen effect: Nova

You drop it in Forge, anywhere on the map and the entire map takes on that look. And yes, filters can be combined to create strange effects.

Frankie took time from having his brain vacuumed and becoming a true and proper 'merican this week to send this contribution in to the Weekly Update. It's strangely appropriate as Shishka is the new chef of playlists and there will be more lifting the lid off of his playlist stew soon enough.

[Miles_Yuhas]

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Those filters look really cool. Should be a nice changeup playing with those on.

[Flawless]

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ViDOC: Mapmaker, Mapmaker Make Me a Map

This ViDOC focuses specifically on the Legendary Map Pack (due April 15th for 800 points on Xbox Live Marketplace) and introduces viewers to virtual versions of the some of the designers and artists who worked on Avalanche, Blackout and Ghost Town. An assortment of file sizes for the ViDOC are available for download now. Tomorrow, the ViDOC will be available on Xbox Live Marketplace.

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Great video.

[Flawless]

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Youtube version

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[Spectre]

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Bungie is a great company, these map packs are awesome

[Miles_Yuhas]

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yeah, they look really cool, i just hope it doesnt take 2 months to see them regularly in matchmaking like the first pack.

[Flawless]

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More than likely it's going to be when the maps become free that you see them with any regularity in the normal matchmaking playlists. Like with the prior maps, it's possible, but the people you get matched with have to have the maps and I don't see Bungie making it a requirement to have them in certain playlists. At least the DLC hopper will be split this time between Slayer and Objective.

[Flawless]

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Living Dead Double XP Weekend!

Today at 2:00 pm pacific, Gamers everywhere will see the dead come to life. Zombies, the Halo 2 cult classic gametype made manifest as Infection in Halo 3, and will have all weekend to try and survive this weekend's double XP playlist "Living Dead." The Living Dead Double XP weekend lasts from today until Monday morning at 2:00 am PST.

Time to brush up on your shotgun skills, boys and girls. That Hell's Janitor medal awaits. Enjoy!

Latest Bungie podcast mentions a couple things that will be apart of the May playlist update: Ranked Team SWAT, Ranked MLG.

They say Ghost Town is a sleeper in the upcoming map pack. Multiplayer designer Lars Bakken says it's his favorite map in Halo 3.

[Beantown]

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Isn't MLG already ranked?

And pumped to hear about both Infection and, finally, a permanent SWAT playlist.

[Flawless]

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Yeah, the MLG playlist is ranked. I misheard what was said. The MLG playlist will be moved from a community category to a hardcore one.

[Beantown]

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Yeah, the MLG playlist is ranked. I misheard what was said. The MLG playlist will be moved from a community category to a hardcore one.

Ah, alright. That makes more sense.

Still...can't wait for SWAT.