The Official HALO 3 thread

That chanting... the memories of carnage...

No 360 for me yet, but this would probably be the game to change that.

I'm sure it's just the fact that I'm looking at it tiny on a regular-def monitor, but where does the sizzle come in? It looks just like Halo 1 or 2. Granted I'm sure it'll be spectacular on a 360 Elite over an HDMI cable, but I don't see how this is supposed to generate buzz. Myabe I'm just tired and grumpy.

Halo 2 was perhaps the biggest video-game disappointment ever for me personally, so I'm trying to approach Halo 3 with more realistic expectations. As much as I enjoy multiplayer, I am really hoping that they deliver a fantastic campaign like the first game, since that is really where they dropped the ball with the sequel. And Nick, can you explain your Guitar Hero hatred? I'm honestly curious, as I have yet to meet anyone who hasn't at the very least mildly enjoyed the game.

You know how in Halo 2, the guy who got the sword ended up fucking up the most people despite having the least amount of skill (the reticle is red? right trigger!)? Yeah, the Spartan Laser looks like it will make players fondly reminisce about sword-guy.

Guitar Hero is great fun. Until Nick fucked I love Rock and Roll on three buttons worse than Paris Hilton in prison. Am I right?

Please tell me there's a way to still get on board for this damn thing?

Halo 2 was the shit, but I am more of a multiplayer maniac. I honestly dont give a shit about the campaign mode and found it to be repetitive and boring. I never finished either halo 1 or 2.

Multiplayer looks fucking amazing so far though.

Oh, and Mr. Jukes, the man behind the cam so to speak in this video and his cohorts often play with a few of the CHUD halo 2 regulars, like myself, death via sexy, darth chocula, and the likes. He is a genuinely nice guy as well as a killer video editor.

A few observations from the video:
1- Portable boost pads? Very nice, although I can see amazing potential for them to be exploited by cheaters(but hey that's what beta testing is for).
2- The plasma grenades are fucking beautiful.
3- Not much dual-wielding it seems(in all the clips I've seen so far), nut sure if I like that or not. I'm all for variety though.
4- So swords are out this time? That's a bummer if true. I'd gotten really good at sticking people who were on the warpath with those things.
5- Nice to see they've sped things up, it's not quite up to Unreal/Quake levels(a good thing), but the running speed is closer to the first game, which is a plus for me.
6- Where the fuck are the Elites? I've yet to see a single one. I figure they'd add a new model type if anything, not take one away. It's still early though, and we are only getting three stages.


You can still buy(or rent) Crackdown. It's a decent game, but too repetitive for my tastes. I say go to your local video store and rent it for a few weeks. The game itself will keep you busy collecting orbs and leaping around until the 16th.
I wonder how many people have the same idea though("Let's rent it!"). If that's you're game-plan, I'd rent early(like tomorrow).

So what, the game comes with a coupon or something?

No, it comes with a subsection in the game that says "Play Halo 3 Beta", meaning that every time you want some Halo 3 Beta action the Crackdown disc needs to be resting comfortably in your 360.

And please god I hope there's some massive downside to the Spartan laser because right now it looks like the Jesus Cannon and the Halo series already has enough of those (sword, human sniper rifle).

And I'd like to know why the Guitar Hero hate from Nick as well. It's just such an unhatable game.

I seem to remember reading that it has a really long recharge/reload time, but from watching these videos that doesn't seem to be the case.

actually, jukes just seemed to be really damn good with it. If you notice, there is about a 5 second charge delay before it actually fires. Jukes had just gotten so good that he was always accounting for it and by the time the laser blasted he had lined up the enemy in the crosshairs pretty well.

That said, he was using it from a distance to snipe. It would probably be useless in a close to medium range battle.

I love you and the website, Nick.

But fuck yourself.

Guitar Hero is awesome.

That being said, I am (somewhat) looking forward to Halo 3. I am not looking forward to playing video games with complete fucktards again. Chud Clan better be on with 16+ players every day constantly, dammit!

Yeah, I doubt I'll get in on the demo. I'm just going to wait until release. That said it certainly does look beautiful.

So we should start up a list of people who are going to be in the Beta. I've got my copy of Crackdown- Gamertag's simply 'Creature Corner'.

Oh yeah, and Nick.... Guitar Hero makes for a better party game than Halo.

I'll be on the beta over the next three weeks via my copy of Crackdown.

Wayward One is the gamertag.

Damn that beta looks fun. Picked up an Elite a few weeks ago, and strongly considered a Crackdown purchase simply for the beta. But said "nah" because I'm going to be on vacation for over 1/2 the beta and the game itself looks kinda dumb. Seemed like a waste of $60.

After seeing this video my willpower and rationale is quickly eroding.

I'm guessing Nick can only 3-star I Love Rock & Roll...

Ahhh, no wonder you don't get it. It's the fear of the unknown.

Seriously, pick it up and try to play one song- you'll understand.

agreed.

Nick you shouldn't judge it till you play it. But seeing as you already have, fuck you.

Anyway, im putting my gamertag back up in the sig.

Based on my schedule I probably will be on heavily in the first week and last week of the beta.

But see, the thing is, nobody is really playing Guitar Hero for the CGI characters...the game is just a lot of fun, especially when other people are present.

As for Halo 3...as of right now i'm "meh" on it. I know, I know, I shouldn't be, but I guess i'm still kind of let down from Halo 2...

Wow, I never figured Nick for a fun-hater.

Jukes is a good guy, and that video will make these next few days even more tough. Looking forward to seeing the November 05 regulars again, I'll be on most of the time during the beta, so feel free to add me:

Gamertag: Death Via Sexy

Hell even if you aren't in on the beta and still play Halo 2, I play pretty regularly.

Edit: Nick, take some of that dead weight off of your friends list so I can get you on there. Everyone else who isn't already on my list, I'll try to add you tonight.

Fun hater!

Medium Dave is the tag. Beta's Wednesday, right? Wow. Live is gonna crash that day.

As I posted in a couple of other threads, the amount of issues that Bungie ahd with the Halo 2 map pack makes me a bit nervous. I know this is limited in it's numbers, but with so many ways to get in - I can't see how this doesn't blow up.

Ohh, and I gotta go with Nick. I've both seen the kiosks and played them at BB or another store and I just don't get Guitar Hero. I have zero desire to even try. Everyday I'm shocked that the thread for that game is in the thousands.

Map pack was the suck, but to be fair it was because of a deployment that hadn't been attempted before. At least for the beta, they have no billing to worry about, so all we'll likely have to deal with is a slow download.

http://xboxmovies.teamxbox.com/xbox-...3-Betalicious/

That's a link to a not as small and full screenable embed of the same video.

It appears that the Spartan Laser will be a hybrid Sniper / Rocket Launcher but with a significant charge up time and cool off time. Similar to the plasma weapons in H2, you can just put it in your pocket while it cools down. Unlike the sword, this will definitely have charges.

With Sniper and Beam in H2 you can at least defend yourself... with this thing, if you're under attack, you're toast.

The sword complaint in H2 has gotten weaker as people have adapted to it. Sticking the sword carrier, circle strafing, ducking. People have adapted... it is no longer the God weapon it was for the first year of H2.

The portable jump thing will surely be exploited, but not too badly. You can only carry one piece of equipment at a time and it doesn't appear to give you too much of a boost.

I've got high hopes for H3.

GT: ThePacifier (don't ask, it's not named after the movie... just an incredibly unfortunate coincidence)

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I felt the same way until I played the same song for the fourth time and started to get the hang of it. it's amazingly addictive and fun. Oh, and while you're playing there's no time to look at the on-stage guys, that's more something for the people waiting for their next fix(er, turn).

I might shoot out a few friend requests, if you guys don't mind the fact it will probably be two or three people taking turns on my end (two of which are good Halo players, the third not so much). We'll see. I'll send a voice message saying who I am, feel free to deny me, no hard feelings.
But we should be playing this a lot, and the more the merrier.

so i spent a better part of today reading up all the press reviews on the beta and a bunch of videos and my dick is officially engorged for this game.

I can't wait to get my hands on this thing.

The spike grenade looks amazing, and the ability to detach turrets and the new detachable missile pods look awesome.

As I stated in the Chud clan thread, im going to try to get something steady going for the beta at least. Starting tonight, I'll try to be on at around 1030 est and we'll brush up on part 2, then when the beta comes around in a couple of days, we'll take it there. Also I'm officially accepting donations for the make Medium Dave buy the new maps fund.

Playing Halo 2 with the Chud crew was some of the most fun I've ever had with videogames. Needless to say, I'm pumped.

I have Crackdown. I'm set. I'll try to be on the beta as much as possible, usually after about 9:00 PM Central.

Gamertag: Secret Meatloaf
(formerly eyeball kid, for those of you who already had/have me in your friends list.)

Also, does Matchstick have a 360? Matchstick commentary always made things better, particularly in clan matches against assholes.

Sign me up for some CHUD Halo 3 action. I got Crackdown and I'll be downloading the beta as soon as it's available.

Gamertag is Phreakdoubt. Usually around from 6-11 Pacific time.

shit, i didnt realize this goes live at 5 am PST.

Looks like i will be setting my alarm and making use off the 360's auto-off function

So I logged into Bungie.com today, and I had a message waiting for me: I was invited to the Friends and Family Public Beta, that started on FRIDAY!! I could have been playing this over the weekend! Secondly, I wouldnt have had to buy Crackdown.

Oh well, at least I had fun with Crackdown, and I will have one extra day with Halo3. Also, I can avoid the Wednesday rush of downloaders. And my friend can borrow the Crackdown disc.

Great. My Crackdown disc hasn't been working lately, now I just discover that there's a crack.... down the middle of the disc.

FUCK. That's what I get for buying used.

Where did you read this? The bungie.net clock seems to say this but the only article I could find with an actual time said midnight PST..

umm..i think halo3.com

Back before everyone in the CHUD clan disappeared, the Halo 2 gaming sessions were great. I had the most fun playing in a 16 player game of rocketball on Foundation . . . You could hear everyone go through the cycle of amused to annoyed to infuriated to amused again.

As fewer CHUD guys logged on, I lost interest. Playing with other folks was rarely as fun, and seemed to be dominated by griefers and cheaters. I stopped playing online completely and ended my subscription. Has the group been reborn?

Hmm, bungie took down the FAQ that said midnight, sometime in the last 12hours too strangely enough..so I guess 5 pst is the go time. I'll see you all on there..and for the love of fuck, if anyone wants to play h2 tonight, ill be on there as well.

Welcome to the Beta FAQ is online.

Looks like the Multiplayer is going to have some nice options.

i've been playing the last 3 days. add me again folks. Gamertags in the sig.

I have a feeling a few 360's are going to croak in the next 3 weeks.

that's if the download ever comes up...bungie's dropping the ball so far.

Well, my prediction of the worst case scenario being a slow download has not come true..they had a while to get this sorted out but still screwed up. The conspiracy theorist in me says this is just to spread the server load, but then they wouldn't have given an exact time..i dont think..

Crackdown Delay: We Know!
Posted by Frankie at 5/16/2007 5:22 AM PDT
With any luck this will be a short delay. People enetering the Beta through other methods - Friends and Family, Rule of Three and so on, are unaffected.

thats from bungie.

way to go bungie. you are all set for the couple thousand who got in by other means, but for the MILLIONS who are going through crackdown there is a small problem...go fuck yourselves!

bungie is blaming the chimps over at Xbox Live.