Halo 3 beta...i'll miss you.

[VigilanteV]

So, with the halo 3 beta gone for ever, and people counting down the days till halo3 comes out, what did people think of it?

Pesonaly i though it was a lot of fun. The battle rifle and carbine are still my favorite weapons. but my favorite new weapon was by far the spartan laser. Sniping people with that was fun.

[ZeroDarkStar]

I didn't get the Halo 3 beta but I heard it was an absolute blast.

[Spartan-II]

It was so much fun!

Halo 3 multiplayer is going to be amazing. I have my legendary copy reserved! :D

[VigilanteV]

i got the legendary reserved too. Don't care how much it costs, it'll be worth it.

[B.A.Baracus]

Any new weapons?

[andman3000]

Well there is the spartan laser, brute smg thingy, spike grenade, and gagets like a grav lift and buble shields.

I forget the other weapons there might be.

[Spartan-II]

The MA5C, Spartan Laser, Spiker (Brute Machine Pistol. :D), missile pod, portable turret, and spike grenades.

All of the weapons from Halo 2 have had overhauls though. All for the better.

[DoctorZettabyte]

In theory.

I'm still a bit skeptical about balance issues w/the spartan laser and Dual-Wielding swords. I'll stick with CS:S for now :)

-DocTera

[VigilanteV]

the spartan laser has a long charge up, so it makes it more usefull for vechicals. As for duel wielding swords, that justs looks realy cool.

you forgot the assult rifle readded. It's a lot better and more accurate now.

as for the over haul of the weapons.
Smg=faster
Battle rifle=stronger shots but slower shot time+acurate
carbine=bought the same
Rocket launcher=no more track, but the missle pod can track.
brute shot=more rounds but not as powerfull.
only two of every gernade
75 degree profile view.

and thats all the changes i can think of.

[sdbolts11]

I hear they got the same assault rifle from Halo 1, but now its super good. is that true? i really liked except for the fact a whole 60 bullet clip could barely kill red/blue elites, never mind the goldies on legendary. i think halo 2 was a slump from h1, so i hope h3 can revive it. and dam, i had like 6 months free of xbox live i could have used. should have used it. well 9/25 everyone will raid every store with video games just to halo 3 xD ill just pre-order it xD

[VigilanteV]

I hear they got the same assault rifle from Halo 1, but now its super good. is that true?

Read the other posts...and no..it's not that great... battle rifle is still better...if you can get head shots at least.

and if you are just going to post with out reading anyone elses posts to awnser your questions, than don't post at all plz.

[Spartan-II]

I would take the Assault Rifle at close range, Battle Rifle at medium. The new Assault Rifle is better than the Halo 1 AR. It's more accurate and more powerful, but it only has a clip of 32.

[Pisces]

I haven't been following halo 3 so I never tried the beta or seen ingame footage. But dual weild swords, I am assuming they weakened the sword from halo 2, but perhaps having 2 swords=same as 1 was in halo 2? I am assuming they made it dual wield for coolness factor, remove people throwing grenades prior to their charge (which was fun) and can you now weild a range weapon with your sword? That would look cool, probably not too effective though as swapping weapons would be better in most situations.

[VigilanteV]

that would be cool to have an smg and sword in the other hand. Stab them, then shot a hole through their stomach.

I wonder if they are going to make the sword use energy like in the in halo 2 single player in the halo 3 multiplayer. That way maybe having two of them would lower the energy cost on them. Instead of 10, 5 for each blade.

just a thought

[sdbolts11]

I think it should be unlimited energy as in Halo 2 Multiplayer and the allies/enemies in Campaign. Remember, in Halo 2 Multi, theres only like 1 on each map, if there is even one. so like in a even as small game as 4 on 4 game, its not like pure pwnage or anything. Didn't get the beta cuz i dont have xbox live :( but i heard about there being 2 of each nade, but theres a new spiky nade. I think 3 types of nades is too much, but then 2 for each type is too little.

[Spartan-II]

The sword has energy in Halo 3 multi. I wold know, I got to play with it because of the Custom Game glitch. And no, you can't dual wield it.

I also got to play with the Wraith. It has a turret that a second person can climb into and fire independently. ^_^

[VigilanteV]

the two of each gernade is fine. I played the beta, and with less gernades you have to use them more wisly. But of corse this change lead me to die a few times cause i thought there was 2 more plasma left, but instead it was a spike. When a ghost is coming at you, a spike gernade doesn't even slow it down.

if you want to see the new weapons, i'll find a video on you tube that shows them all.

[Spartan-II]

Also, the new magnum pistols look and sound amazing. Not sure about damage, the custom was a one hit kill affair.

Halo 3 is going to be cumshottastic.

[VigilanteV]

1.cumshottastic? WTF
2. Heres a video showing some of the weapons. All of the new ones(except sword and pistle.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJysvOZj91I

[sdbolts11]

REALLY COOL VIDEO SEIGEMASTER!!! The spiker is really cool, same with teh spartan laser. is the only new vehicle the mongoose though? that's kind of a letdown if it is. also, do you know anything about being able to play as elite models in multiplayer, in the beta or the real one?

[VigilanteV]

bungi hasn't let out if there are going to be elites in multiplayer, though they hinted tat there were.

The mongoose is the only new car in the beta, but when the game comes out tere is soposed to be a lot more.

[bobboy]

Well i really wanted dual wield swords, cause of that one video with that elite model and all, so that was a letdown, for me.

As for the vid, very nice. Smgs look a little odd in my POV when dual wielded, but that's just me. Holding turrets sure seem fun >_>. It'd b better if bungie let you rip em off of warthogs, for the laugh factor. Imagine if they let you climb on an enemy warhog turret and just rip it off >_<.

As for the AR, technically they put it in there, but they didn't. They put the MA5 concept in it, but not the same gun. Bungie, you sneaky bastards :D.

[Spartan-II]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYUCP3Hq6Qo

That's the stuff I was talking about.

[sdbolts11]

Now the wraith can have a gunner and there's the Halo 1 pistol. That really rocks.

[Spartan-II]

It's not the Halo 1 pistol. It's a Magnum pistol, with a similar skin. Don't be ignorant. :\

[sdbolts11]

Looks the same, sounds the same, same rate of fire. Last time I played halo 1about a month ago, but I'll check it out again. however, this pistol has 8 rounds a magazine rather than 12. I don't know. Also, "magnum" refers to the cartridges, not the gun, which is something usually misinterpreted, but has come to be popularly known as a gun that fires magnum cartridges. Yeah, when you pick it up in h3 it says magnum, just like from h2, and if it is a magnum pistol, it should be much more powerful than the very similar handgun from Halo 1. here's a definition of magnum: "Of or relating to a cartridge containing a larger explosive charge than other cartridges of the same size." So if you have a .357 caliber, it could be regular, or magnum, although magnum cartridges are very common in that and the .44 caliber.
Now you played the beta. Is it more powerful than the handgun in h1, and especially the one in h2? BTW, the handgun in h2 is a magnum, how come it sux more than the pistol in h1?

[VigilanteV]

well...half that was a waste of brain space....

Think about it. It has only 8 rounds=stronger than halo 2 mag.

Dual weilding=weaker than halo 1 mag.

[Spartan-II]

The Halo pistol shot HE-AP rounds. That's why it was über-powerful.

I like the H3 Magnum most of all.

[sdbolts11]

Okay I understand now. So according to Seigemaster H3 handgun is stronger than H2's and worse than H1's. :/ sigh... I want H1 pistol. Used to get too many good headshots with it and it rocked on Hang 'Em High. They have to bring that map and especially the snow one in H3 multiplayer.

[Spartan-II]

I hated the pistol in Halo.

'LOLZ I HAFF A PISTEL! UR ALL DEAD, ROCKETZ SUXX NOOB! OMG LAWL!'

It was a pistol spamfest. High level games had no variety, and it just wasn't fun only using one weapon.

Also, it's a fucking pistol for gods sake, how is it going to take down a heavily armored and shielded foe in 3 shots?

[Pisces]

The pistol was a bit over powered in halo 1. 100% accurate with high/instant speed bullets and no trail, it was good for sniping at medium-long range, especially those little heads in tanks and the hog. High rate of fire and decent sized cartridge made it good for short-medium range. It made the rifles next to useless because shotgun owned them in short range and pistol owned it as a verstile medium range weapon.

[Spartan-II]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kotkDwsvia4
Armor customization for the WIN. I want a Mandalorian style Spartan helmet.. zomg. Also, the Brute Chopper.. that's gonna lead to some fun on XBL.

'GET TO ZE CHOPPA NOWWW!'

[sdbolts11]

That's cool. I hope they bring back the snow map from halo 1 multiplayer. At least they have a Blood Gulch/Coagulation related map. Brute Chopper looks cool, but hope there's still gauss warthogs. THOSE THINGS PWNED!!!!!!!

[DarkMirror]

Wow. I like the new helmets. Spartan III helmets FTW!

[Battlecruiser]

Armor customization is going to rock. I just don't want Microsoft to make this a way for them to get richer by charging people to get new armor types.

[sdbolts11]

I'm just happy with regular Chief's armor or Elite armor, assuming there will be the elite model in multiplayer. However, it would be cool to customize.... as long as it's free.

[Zerg_eater]

You know, I really wish I had an xbox360, and...is it true that you can get XBL for free? my friends told me it is

[sdbolts11]

Uh no... Xbox Live costs money, which is why I don't have it :(, but you could get like a 2 month free thing.

[ZeroDarkStar]

You know, I really wish I had an xbox360, and...is it true that you can get XBL for free? my friends told me it is

Silver is free. That lets you download things off of XBL marketplace (most for free), have a friends list, chat with your friends, use leaderboards. Basically everything except actually play online. For that you need to get the pay Xbox Live Gold.

[VigilanteV]

finaly a map that gives the need for vechicals!!!

YAY!!

brutechopper is going to be bad ass.

[sdbolts11]

Hopefully both sides have like a huge motor pool, instead of like one warthog, one mongoose, one, one wraith, and one ghost.