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  • sportsdude
    Be Massive
    • Jul 2002
    • 5001

    #1111
    Re: Halo 3 Impressions

    Originally posted by Sandman42
    Yes, but I don't really like some of the maps that show up in Team Slayer though, like Epitaph and Snowbound. Big Team would be fine if it wasn't filled with lag in over half the games.
    I suppose I'm luck that I've played a ton of games and never had Epitaph come up in Team Slayer, only in Lone Wolves and Team Doubles.

    Snowbound isn't a favorite but I just go underneath with the guy I always party up with and we just annihilate fools with grenades and assault rifles. Isolation is terrible but every time it comes up it gets vetoed anyway so I'm OK with that.

    I really don't experience lag in Big Team anymore than I do in Team Slayer, and to be honest I only get lag maybe 1 out of every 20 games I play.
    Lux y Veritas

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    • Sandman42
      Hall Of Fame
      • Aug 2004
      • 15186

      #1112
      Re: Halo 3 Impressions

      Some playlist updates for June.

      Hardcore ADDED Head to Head (Ranked)
      • 1vs 1 hopper
      • Relies primarily on Duels-style Slayer (indicator over the head of the person with the high score)
      • Smaller maps customized in Forge
      • Low weighted instances of Oddball and KotH
      UPDATED MLG
      • v5 map variants added
      • Forge map “Amplified” added for Slayer and KotH
      • Blackout replaces Guardian as Oddball map
      • Legendary not required on this playlist.
      UPDATED SWAT
      • ShWATguns variant added
      • Shotty starts
      • No shields, 150% damage resistance
      • SWATball variant added
      • SWAT style oddball
      • 200 points to win
      • SWAT 2 Flag variant added
      • SWAT style Capture the Flag
      • On The Pit and Snowbound
      • Players can not return flags, returns after 15 seconds on its own.
      • 3 Flags to win
      Ranked
      UPDATED Team Slayer
      • Decreased weighting on BR start game types
      UPDATED Team Objective
      • Increased weighting on symmetrical map/gametype combinations, Example: Multi Flag on The Pit
      • Increased weighting on asymmetrical map/gametype combinations, Example: 1 Flag on High Ground
      UPDATED Ranked Big Team
      • Ranked Big Team will be worth double EXP for the month of June
      • All restrictions are being removed.
      • Fixed bug from May Mid-Month update that made the playlist require Legendary (The June playlist will only require Heroic)
      • If Ranked Big Team does not perform well this month, it may be retired in July.
      Social
      UPDATED Social Slayer
      • Team Snipers “Score to Win” requirement increased to 50
      DLC
      UPDATED DLC Slayer
      • Reintegrated Heroic Maps
      UPDATED DLC Objective
      • Increased focus on asymmetrical games on Avalanche, symmetrical games on Ghost Town
      • Reintegrated Heroic maps
      Double EXP Weekends (In order of appearance)
      ADDED Rockets
      • 8 Player FFA Insanity
      UPDATED Grifball Spring League
      • Bug fixes from the May version so that Carrier Damage Resistance is correct
      • Bug fix so forced player color is correct when carrying the bomb.
      UPDATED Team Snipers
      • Score to Win requirements increased to 50 for slayer games
      ADDED 3 Ball
      • 4v4v4v4 Gametypes with 3 Oddballs
      Member of The OS Baseball Rocket Scientists Association

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      • Miles_Yuhas
        MVP
        • Mar 2004
        • 2689

        #1113
        Re: Halo 3 Impressions

        I hope those added gametypes to SWAT are in its own gamelist, like SWAT objective. I'm not trying to play f'n SWAT oddball.

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        • Flawless
          Bang-bang! Down-down!
          • Mar 2004
          • 16780

          #1114
          Re: Halo 3 Impressions

          Bungie Makes World Premiere of Chill Out Remake at MLG San Diego!

          As promised, Bungie was on hand at MLG San Diego to unveil a “chilly” treat for the attendees of the event. Lukems and Shishka of Bungie picked up two of MLG’s biggest stars, Karma and Legend, in a 2v2 exhibition match fit for the highlight reels. Much like the exhibition match at MLG Meadowlands, the match was used to unveil a brand new map that’s very close to all of our hearts.

          Now let us get straight to the point: Chill Out is back! Resurrected from the days of Halo: CE, Bungie has answered many of our prayers and recreated Chill Out in all of its glory. The new map, dubbed “Cold Storage,” will presumably be released for Halo 3 sometime soon (although Bungie is still keeping the lid on any concrete info regarding dates). When the announcement was made, the audience at MLG San Diego erupted in applause, and the very first match was then played.
          Photos (hard to tell much)
          Go Noles!!! >>----->

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          • Flawless
            Bang-bang! Down-down!
            • Mar 2004
            • 16780

            #1115
            Re: Halo 3 Impressions

            Chill Out remake looks fairly accurate geometry wise from what I can tell.

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            Go Noles!!! >>----->

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            • sportsdude
              Be Massive
              • Jul 2002
              • 5001

              #1116
              Re: Halo 3 Impressions

              Originally posted by Flawless
              eh, I didn't care too much for the first one. Hopefully this either a free download or comes with some other maps, I wouldn't pay for this map by itself.

              And if they're going to keep remaking levels, why not Terminal or Headlong?
              Lux y Veritas

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              • McLite
                MVP
                • Feb 2003
                • 2113

                #1117
                Re: Halo 3 Impressions

                The problem with this game is that everyone still playing is pretty darn good.

                I play maybe 1 day a week for a few hours and absolutely get owned now. I am a Captain with 2 bars underneath...24 on Team Slayer...but am no where near that anymore.

                Very frustrating.
                - The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

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                • Gamecock
                  Pro
                  • May 2008
                  • 679

                  #1118
                  Re: Halo 3 Impressions

                  I forget what rank I am, but I do know it's commissioned.

                  Halo 3 wore thin for me because it really didn't offer anything new plus I sucked at executing and by that I mean getting the kill whenever I'd knock your shield down.

                  Call of Duty on the other hand is the complete opposite..


                  Originally posted by Altimus GTR
                  Bums.

                  Being a lazy gamer is one thing but being lazy at gaming is another.
                  On ODogg's and Stewaat's insincere laziness.

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                  • Flawless
                    Bang-bang! Down-down!
                    • Mar 2004
                    • 16780

                    #1119
                    Re: Halo 3 Impressions

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                    Go Noles!!! >>----->

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                    • Flawless
                      Bang-bang! Down-down!
                      • Mar 2004
                      • 16780

                      #1120
                      Re: Halo 3 Impressions

                      Bungie Day is coming (7/7) and Cold Storage (Chill Out) will be free. I recently started playing Halo 3 again and this is awesome news.


                      Cold Storage: Priced, Dated

                      By now you’ve hopefully read Sketch’s Humpday against the Wonder Triplets, you’ve probably seen some Cold Storage screenshots and checked out the overhead perspective of the map. That seems like pretty much par for the map reveal course and next week, we’ll have a Q&A with some of the mapmakers to commemorate Cold Storage’s release.

                      Cold Storage will be available for free beginning on July 7, Bungie Day, on Xbox Live Marketplace.

                      Additionally, don’t forget to grab the one-day-only free gamerpics and theme on 7/7.

                      Beginning on July 7, there will be a 48-hour long seven-player FFA playlist in Halo 3’s Matchmaking where you can turn the calendar back to 2001 and control l Rockets, Invis and Snipe.

                      For now, Cold Storage will be implemented in regular rotation in playlists that require the Legendary Maps. To avoid confusion, playlists that previously required the Legendary Maps will now remind players that they need “all Maps” to participate, and since Cold Storage is free, it shouldn’t be a big deal for you to grab the map on July 7 and then return to your regularly scheduled business in SWAT.

                      Additionally, on 7/7, Microsoft is dropping the price of the Legendary Map Pack from 800 spacebucks to 600 spacebucks. That price drop does mean that purchases after 7/7 will no longer include the Bungie Pro bonus.

                      We’re trying to churn one last thing out today regarding Cold Storage, and we hope to have that for you folks later this afternoon. We’re just squeezing it through the download system this morning. If something cataclysmic happens and it doesn’t get out today, I’ll stop drinking beer and consuming grilled meats over the long weekend and get it up for ya’all.

                      Bungie
                      Go Noles!!! >>----->

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                      • Beantown
                        #DoYourJob
                        • Feb 2005
                        • 31523

                        #1121
                        Re: Halo 3 Impressions

                        Looks like I'll be buying everything on the 7th.

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                        • rspencer86
                          MIB Crew
                          • Sep 2004
                          • 8807

                          #1122
                          Re: Halo 3 Impressions

                          I really miss being able to play Halo, it's probably the thing I miss most about the 360.
                          Ryan Spencer

                          University of Missouri '09
                          Twitter: @RyanASpencer

                          Royals / Chiefs / Kings / Mizzou / Sporting KC


                          PSN: MizzouTigerrr
                          XBox: MizzouRhino

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                          • Spectre
                            Th* ******
                            • Mar 2003
                            • 5853

                            #1123
                            Re: Halo 3 Impressions

                            That's a good reason for me to start buying stuff

                            600 points for those sweet maps? No doubt.

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                            • Flawless
                              Bang-bang! Down-down!
                              • Mar 2004
                              • 16780

                              #1124
                              Re: Halo 3 Impressions

                              Bungie has released has released a new ViDOC.

                              In anticipation of Cold Storage's Monday release, we've readied a new ViDOC to get you a bit more familiar with the map.

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                              Go Noles!!! >>----->

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                              • VidGaminMachine476
                                MVP
                                • Dec 2005
                                • 2686

                                #1125
                                Re: Halo 3 Impressions

                                Is it just me:

                                But AFTER playing CoD..

                                1) Halo seems like WAY slower and it honestly feels like your lagging when your playing Halo, but it's going at normal speed.
                                2) You can't kill anybody anymore. Although I wasn't any good anyway, but dang, I rack up the assists now like crazy. But, I do find it a lot easier to use the BR after playing CoD.
                                XBox 360 GT: XFactor416

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