Official Halo 3 General Discussion

New Halo 3 information

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/742/742313p1.html

Highlights:

Halo 3 will have not only a collector's edition but a legendary edition as well. Along with bonus DVDs of content, the package will come with a replica Spartan helmet.
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The Brutes will be armed with Spike Grenades and Spike Rifles. The grenades are said to stick to walls and explode into a vicious blast of sharp projectiles. There's also word on a new Spartan Laser, a difficult-to-control but powerful attack that can disable vehicles in a single hit. Pwned!
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The Mongoose will also be included, the two-man vehicle that was originally slated to be included in Halo 2. The Mongoose has no weapons, reportedly, and it is designed for speed.
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Woot! I wonder when it will come out.
 
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Yeah, I read this stuff and I knew instantly Bungie wasn't messing around this time. They are going to release a game worthy of the Halo name.
 
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I hope so. I think it would be cool if they released something from the myth universe again. or marathon. I have all the marathon games and they are pretty cool.
 
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I'm gonna bump this...

In spring microsoft is going to allow Gold member x-box live users to beta the Halo 3 multiplayer. How cool is that?!
 
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Aprilsrain said:
I'm gonna bump this...

In spring microsoft is going to allow Gold member x-box live users to beta the Halo 3 multiplayer.  How cool is that?!
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Whoa! That's flippin' sweet! I better brush up on my skills so I don't get schooled by everyone.
 
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This Is No S*** guys And Gals March Is The Due Date
There will be a world wide release

now sycth dont go nuts around da house
 
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MuSt CoNtRoL mY sAnItY.
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Nope. Can't contol...... ::D :p >:( :lol :D :rockin :hh :drool :woot :hey
 
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_hAlO_ said:
This Is No S*** guys And Gals March Is The Due Date
There will be a world wide release

now sycth dont go nuts around da house
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Wait, March 2007? I heard it was gonna be in November of next year.
 
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Strubes said:
Wait, March 2007? I heard it was gonna be in November of next year.
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From http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?cid=9182

Halo 3 Public Beta!?

Perhaps the biggest bomb that was dropped today, the MOAB of press announcements, was the indication of a public beta for Halo 3 coming next Spring. What exactly does this mean? Well, again we can’t really get into the details quite yet (notice a theme here?) but we can confirm that our fans will have an opportunity to play Halo 3 multiplayer over Xbox Live BEFORE the final game is available. You’ll be playing a little multiplayer and simultaneously providing us with some valuable data to help our development team. We’re still working out the details on timing and scope and there will be a lot more info coming in the weeks ahead. We can confirm that you will absolutely be required to have an Xbox 360. Probably not a huge surprise.
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Check out dis pic http://www.halo3site.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/halo_wallpaper.gif
 
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From the Bungie Website…



The Warthog is now a super-deluxe killing machine. Not because we’ve changed the Hog itself very much, although graphically it’s seen some significant upgrades, but rather because of how your AI buddies behave when you’re driving the thing. First off, beeping the horn seems to bring any nearby Marine running (although they will come based on suitability for the task at hand – more on that in a future update) and hopping straight into the gunner turret.

In previous Halo games, the gunners were smart and would pick off targets in a logical fashion, but this time around, and it could be my imagination, the gunners are more precise and easier to influence. You can target individual bad guys by steering the Hog and even “convince” your gunner to pick a more relevant target and have him stop trying to blast a lone grunt hiding behind a rock when a bigger menace approaches.

This has two effects on the gameplay – one is that it makes the Hog feel more like a weapon when you’re driving, and the second is that it makes you want to cruise around bigger battle areas playing mop-up, whereas previously the temptation might have been to get the heck out of dodge. And by heck, I mean hell.

The AI still has ages of tuning left to go, and the bad news is that if your AI gunner is too good, he’ll be dumbed-down to make the game more balanced. That said, the scale and ferocity of the current encounters (read: more bad guys than ever before) mean that you were going to need more capable AI anyway.

Now, if only I could make my real human gunner in multiplayer shoot so accurately…

I’ve been playing around with the latest builds of multiplayer and single player (again, both are deployed separately so that neither team is stepping on the other’s toes) and tooling around with a “controversial” new control scheme. Basically it addresses some of the complaints 360 owners had about the button mapping – especially the black and white buttons no longer found on the 360 – and makes for a more logical use of the left and right bumpers. There are some other changes that are game-feature dependent that I can’t talk about yet, but basically the new scheme is super solid.

The problem of course, is that after two years of training with the old scheme, the slightest change caused me to spaz out for about three minutes. Once I got used to it however, it’s far more natural and sensible, and the logical use of the new controller.

And before you start pitching angry mails about a control scheme you haven’t tried yet, don’t worry – we’ll be including the classics too and perhaps even some improved or new control variants. We might even take a look at the “backward” southpaw controls so that Claude will quit his -blam!-in’ and go back to stocking shelves at the Leftorium. I think we’ll have something cool for everyone from your mom, to a hardcore, Dolbex-esque tournament player.
 
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They released some more pictures and information recently. There's a new map called High Ground and a new weapon called the Spartan Laser. This is a total ripoff of Metroid Prime Hunters. MP:H has a map called High Ground (looks the same too) and at the top of it is a sniper that fires a red beam (just like the Spartan Laser).

Not cool, Bungie. x__x
 
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