Halo 3

All of my friends (Xboxers) are going to be ignoring me for the next two weeks. Yay.
 
Stigmata said:
The Needler is a completely awesome weapon. The AR is a solid starting weapon. The grenades are pretty good, although the Spike grenade should really have a more pronounced cone of fire. The Rocket Launcher no longer has a lock-on, and feels like it did in Halo 1, which is a very good thing. Sniper rifle has a cooldown between shots, which is cool. The Spartan Laser is kind of a bitch to use, but very satisfying. The Needler now feels useful. The Carbine feels useful as well. Haven't touched the dual-wieldables yet.

Basically the game just feels solid and more strategic. It feels like it's going back to the Halo 1 roots.
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QFT. I burst out laughing at how badass the Needler is now. I picked it up in High Ground, saw a guy near the sniper cave, unloaded from the top of the bunker, got a kill. :D :\ Carbine deffo. feels more sturdy now, too. Seems more weighty, packs more of a punch. Felt a bit puny in Halo 2 - they kind of weapon I could kill on guy with, whereas today I survived an ambush of two guys with it. Nice.
 
Well after playing the beta for a couple hours i must admit my hopes for Halo 3 have been somewhat revived.
 
Love it! It's great to have new content in Halo 3. Like the new weapons (Laser is difficult to use, and Spike grenades make a meaty noise when stuck in someone), and love the revision of old ones. The needler is truly awesome.

And thanks to the trip mine, I got my first Overkill (4 successive kills), and Extermination (Kill every opposing team member in rapid succession) medals!
 
I've heard you can play the beta by just renting a copy of Crackdown from Blockbuster or somewhere similiar. Anyone confirm this?
 
Cant confirm it, but I've heard a bunch of people saying its possible.

EDIT: Another thing I like about the beta: Updated Teabagging!!!
 
Haha, it's cool.

The 'mark' on the Crackdown box is just like this sort of silver/grey circle type shape, basically either look in a store for one with it or in a video store to rent it.

Marked:
crackadoodle.jpg


Not marked:
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destrukt said:
Haha, it's cool.

The 'mark' on the Crackdown box is just like this sort of silver/grey circle type shape, basically either look in a store for one with it or in a video store to rent it.

Marked:
crackadoodle.jpg


Not marked:
thumb_3301795089803aa.jpg
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Be careful tho because that marker is only on the plastic wrapping not the box itself.
 
I downloaded the Beta last night, but it didn't find any games/people/servers and whatnot. Are I doing it wrong?
 
Cormeh said:
I downloaded the Beta last night, but it didn't find any games/people/servers and whatnot. Are I doing it wrong?
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It takes a while sometimes. That's my one flaw in the Beta - the wait times for games can be really horrid sometimes.

I wish my 360 would come back. :( Not here today.
 
On Valhalla, Team Slayer. Having some fun with the Warthog.

Driver: Shit other way.

Gunner: I'm trying stfu.

Me: *blam blam blam* What the f*ck are you doing turn right dumbass! *punches Red* Hey, two Reds coming out of the Man Cannon.

Gunner: Haha, die bitch!

*Trip Mine*

All: OHSHI-

Gunner: GG

Me: Nice driving asshole.

This is the most fun I have had with a multiplayer game in a long time.
 
I'll play with you tomorrow, Willeh.

I take it you got a replacement 360? \o/
 
Add my gamertag, OmegaX06 if you guys wanna play some with me.
 
Jesus, Shotty snipers has to be the most fun gametype I've played in ages.

Dealing with Rumble pit mostly, my adventures in Team Skirmish have not ended well. D:
 
buy it, play the beta till it ends, return it with reason of 'dissatisfied' (trust me, you certainly will be)
 
MS should just sell it as an MP game.

The single player will be poo judging from the other 2...
 
Heh, best moment in the Beta so far:

Playing 1-Flag CTF on High Ground, with our team on Defence. I have a needler, and was checking the tunnel for attackers when I see out of the corner of my view an enemy with a Spartan Laser, tucked away on the ledge right next to the Lasers spawn point. Since he hasnt noticed me, I decided to have some fun and fire a full clip of needles at him. About half of the clip sticks in him before he notices and tries to escape. BOOM! Those needles explode, kill him, and send him right over the wall. BUT the other half of the needler clip continues to follow the body, sink in and explode at the same time. BOOM! His body was catapulted right back to the beach. Man, I died laughing watching his body go flying. :p
 
babyheadcrab said:
I don't want to buy Crackdown :(
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Why not - it's great fun.

Coop Crackdown has to be one of the most fun games i've played in months - it's hard to play the Halo 3 beta when this is that much more enjoyable :)

However, back on topic - so far i'm enjoying the beta. Decent visuals, very solid and weighty feeling engine/combat (the opposite being one of my pet hates in fps), it runs smooth and I haven't experienced any lag. A little polish, more ppl per side, extra game types and more vehicles and Halo 3 is going to be a blast.
 
We all know you're secretly playing the Beta, Samon.

Playing it and loving it. Close to fapping to it.

We know....
 
That you are, that your are.

(Oh shit, don't ban me pls!)
 
Thank science they don't give banhammers to trolls.

OH SHI-
 
GIMMEH MAH 360 BACK MS.

I want to play. :(
 
Samon said:
I know what this thread is missing.

Halo 2 + 3 Beta sucks.

/thread :E
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Fixed :p

I wish I could give my key to somebody that likes it or will actually play it. I played for a few hours on the first day and never picked it up again. A couple of my friends played off and on for another day or so, but even those Halo 2 nuts have stopped.
 
AmishSlayer said:
Fixed :p

I wish I could give my key to somebody that likes it or will actually play it. I played for a few hours on the first day and never picked it up again. A couple of my friends played off and on for another day or so, but even those Halo 2 nuts have stopped.
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Give it to me! I am obsessed with halo and can't afford crackdown(yes I do have a job). My twin bro who is in the military got in and I would love to be able to play it with his as he no longer plays halo 2.
 
I can't. Once I redeemed the code they gave me to download, it was invalid.
 
AmishSlayer said:
Fixed :p

I wish I could give my key to somebody that likes it or will actually play it. I played for a few hours on the first day and never picked it up again. A couple of my friends played off and on for another day or so, but even those Halo 2 nuts have stopped.
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I agree with the 2...though, I haven't played the beta. I thought it looked fun.
 
Hey isn't H2 for pc coming out tommorow? OR ya know...supposed to.
 
Samon said:
I agree with the 2...though, I haven't played the beta. I thought it looked fun.
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I feel it's still plagued with the no-skill crap that haunted Halo 2 only in some cases it's worse.

General game flow has changed along the way.

Halo 1 : Outdoors battles ended up being battles between pistols, pistol vs. sniper, person vs. vehicle, etc. All of the mentioned situations could be won by either party if they knew what they were doing and were good.

Halo 2 : Vehicles are all but useless due to lock-on rockets and the fact that anybody can jump right over any vehicle AND that the ghost no longer gets slowing power with plasma shots. Other battles turn into spray-fests, each player seeing who started firing first or times their melee strike. The winner of the above situations is the player that fires first or gets the drop on the other player, no matter what skill level they may be.

Halo 3 Beta : Mongoose is a death waiting to happen, Warthog can be ok but still easily avoidable and easy to take down. 90% of combat turns into assault rifle fights, once again seeing who gets their shots off first or who times their melee strike right. Having the other weapons basically just gives you a derivative of the assault rifle battle. The fact that everybody has less shields only makes matters worse for when somebody starts shooting you first - taking even more skill out of the equation.
 
Dunno, I've fought my way out of a few fights involving an enemy with a BR in the Beta now... I think it's nicely balanced, personally. You should put some more time in to it other than a few hours. At first I was joyous to be playing it, then a few hours down the line I was getting frustrated with it as I was getting used to the controls, weapons and maps, and now that I know everything about the weapons and maps I really enjoy it.
 
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