got another few questions I would like answered when you a$$holes play the beta...(I'm so jealous)

1) does the spike grenade thing stick to the bubble shield
2) can you run a vehicle through a bubble shield to splatter someone?

If I think of any others I'll post

5/15/2007 1:36:26 PM

That game definitely looks like its going to be a good time. I would be all over it if I had a 360.

5/15/2007 1:55:58 PM

improved needler woohoo

5/15/2007 2:16:44 PM

just so you assholes know, you can still buy crackdown and play the beta

5/15/2007 2:17:26 PM

^^^^good questions b/c i havent really seen them happen yet. Im pretty sure though that the spike grenade would stick to the outside of the bubble shield and also I would think that the cars would be able to run straight through the bubble no problem

5/15/2007 2:28:46 PM

i assume we get the dl code in our email that's registered with our Bungie account?
for the regular beta ppl that starts at midnight tonight... anyone have an idea when i should get my code/get to dl etc since we're east coast?

5/15/2007 3:30:21 PM

i thought that you received your code through CrackDown or another way, email was only for the F&F. could be wrong

5/15/2007 9:24:07 PM

i think you just go to the downloads section of crackdown (main menu)

5/15/2007 9:41:40 PM

i got in through the second phase, (playing for 4 hours within the time span they specified), i got the e-mail saying i was in the beta, etc. crackdown and f&f luck weren't the only ways in. i'm just wondering when i'll get the code, etc.

5/15/2007 10:22:49 PM

^what he said tomorrow...

5/15/2007 10:23:50 PM

Quote :

"You know, I'm probably one of the few Xbox 360 owners that just could not care less about Halo 3. I just don't give a shit. Halo was such a huge and pleasant surprise, and a great way to start off the Xbox and Halo 2 was new maps, new weapons, slightly better graphics, it was the sequel to the game that blew us all away. And now Halo 3... so what? It's Halo. It's not like we don't know exactly what it's going to be like. Yeah, the graphics should be much sharper on the 360. And one would hope that means more than just a shinier plastic shader over everything. And it is Halo, and Halo has been good, so Halo 3 will be good, but... eh, I don't know. I just can't bring myself to care. Most anticipated game ever? Pfeh, whatever. Give me Mass Effect, Too Human, Phantom Hourglass, Crackdown 2, Condemned 2 (etc etc) over Halo 3 any day. I also can't say I'm a huge fan of the caliber of gamer that Halo online multiplayer attracts. I fully intend to ignore the beta for at least the first week. I figure let all the idiots rush the field and squeak themselves into oblivion. I'll try it towards the end, because I am curious to see where improvements have been made, and who knows, maybe I'll see something there that gets me excited for Halo again. I'm honestly not holding my breath."

I tend to agree with him. All I am really interested in is the storyline

5/15/2007 10:43:50 PM

i agree as well. i never got into halo 2, but was a beast online with halo...i played it all the time with my roommates and we would usually win 50-10 (or better) in 4 on 4...halo 2 just didn't have the same appeal to me, but it may be that i don't have as much time to play games anymore. i loved gears of war when it came out and became a formidable foe online and was always near the top of any leaderboard, but it got old after a while too.

maybe age and work is changing the type of gamer i am, but i'm just not really excited about halo 3 even though i'll buy it and play it with mildew, dmballer18 and hopefully other TWWers that i know.

[Edited on May 15, 2007 at 10:51 PM. Reason : .]

5/15/2007 10:51:16 PM

beta comments...now!!

5/16/2007 1:41:38 AM

doesn't start till 8AM


September 25, 2007 = Release Date

5/16/2007 7:08:30 AM

is the only way into the public beta through buying crackdown? or as of today its open for public downloads on marketplace?

5/16/2007 7:10:03 AM

5/16/2007 7:36:09 AM

WTF.... IT IS NOT LETTING ME DOWNLOAD FROM CRACKDOWN!!!!!

5/16/2007 9:16:52 AM

Quote :

" 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. "

Quote :

"Folks are reporting problems downloading the Halo 3 Beta via Crackdown this morning. We have alerted the appropriate Live authorities and they are taking care of the problem as we speak. More news as it comes in. "

Not to say I didn't see this coming.... but fuck man...I'm being late to work for this

[Edited on May 16, 2007 at 9:28 AM. Reason : madsad]

5/16/2007 9:17:55 AM

It's downloading for me right now. At about 75%, I might post some of my first feels of it on here. I got mine with the 2nd of the rule of 3, the playing 4 hours way.

But I've heard some people already complaining about Crackdown, and that really sucks, but I'm sure they'll get it fixed or there will be quite a few pissed off people, haha.

5/16/2007 9:36:08 AM

Got my redemption code , time to download; I got mine by applying on their website.

[Edited on May 16, 2007 at 9:37 AM. Reason : ]

5/16/2007 9:36:34 AM

Quote :

"I also can't say I'm a huge fan of the caliber of gamer that Halo online multiplayer attracts"

I really hope that they have found a way to limit/combat this with Halo 3. They probably can't do anything about it besides the feedback and maybe a better player mute system.

5/16/2007 9:41:53 AM

Just played my first match.

The spike grenade is NICE. Just played High Ground and it was an ok level, would be good for CTF or Assault.

I got hit by that laser twice, couldn't find it anywhere, but it packs a LETHAL punch, haha.

Don't like the new reload button, miss X. But the shield is nice.

[Edited on May 16, 2007 at 9:55 AM. Reason : .]

5/16/2007 9:54:28 AM

well im at work luckily...so i hope they have that fixed by later for crackdown...otherwise microsoft wins! buy crackdown and you can play h3 beta! jk, thanks for you money and buying our shitty game!

here's a guide to the beta...pretty nice

http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=WelcometotheBeta

http://www.bungie.net/images/News/InlineImages2007/Halo3BetaGuide/highground2.jpg

http://www.bungie.net/images/News/InlineImages2007/Halo3BetaGuide/snowbound2.jpg

http://www.bungie.net/images/News/InlineImages2007/Halo3BetaGuide/valhalla2.jpg

[Edited on May 16, 2007 at 12:46 PM. Reason : hurrr]

5/16/2007 10:02:13 AM

So I'm playing and someone quits, it starts doing the same shit it did in Halo 2 where it goes to the screen, but it's taking FOREVER.

5/16/2007 10:11:28 AM

wow, isn't that terrible that bungie and microsoft wait til today to see if downloading it through crackdown works and then it just doesn't work, haha, good stuff

i was reading people are saying hopefully they have a fix and to release it at 10pm tonight, which is bullshit

im not buying halo 3 and i bought that stupid crackdown game to play it

5/16/2007 11:20:16 AM

Crackdown was good.

5/16/2007 11:32:16 AM

Yeah, I had more fun playing Crackdown than just about any other 360 game I've played. I would have bought it even if it didn't have the Halo 3 beta.

Actually I'm not even sure I will bother with the beta. I'll probably download it to see what the big deal is, but I surely don't plan on playing it too much.

5/16/2007 11:46:21 AM

crackdown just got old to me...fun at first but then just repetitive and stuff, i dont like how its so easy to aim and kill

5/16/2007 12:05:20 PM

Ok, played a while, now I can be more specific.

X-Button Items:
Shield - Hard to see out of it when you're in it, and a few times it bailed me out but not great since people just run right into it with a shotgun or finish you off, haha. Only good at long ranges.

Energy Drainer - So far haven't really found this thing useful, managed maybe twice to get someone to get in it to help me take someone out.

Trip Mine - It is what it is, you lay it, they hit it, kaboom. Just don't like the fact that it hums so loud when it's active.

Air Lift - It is what it is, really helpful on some levels though to jump to good spots.

New Weapons-
Spike Grenades - My new favorite grenade. Really useful. But you can only carry 2 of each grenade now. Easy to cycle through with the LB as well. Great for pinning people or baiting people in.

Assault Rifle - Just like in Halo 1, it's between an SMG and a BR. Doesn't pack much punch but it's good at finishing people off.

Machinegun Turret/Missile Pod - Can't imagine moving any slower in Halo when you wield these 2 mammoth guns. The turret is easier to shoot because you just hold it down and mow people down(remember Jesse Ventura in Predator 1?) and the missile pod when it connects is nice but it's not as easy to aim or shoot long range.

Sentinel Beam - This gun is very lethal and I imagine that after more playing people will become ridiculous with this thing. I don't like the charge up factor but it's the only thing keeping it from being too overpowered.

Other notes:
- The new maps are pretty nice, played them all about equally and so far the snow map is probably my favorite, followed by Higher Ground and then Valhalla(like a weird version of Coagulation/Blood Gultch).
- The noob combo wasn't used much if at all while I was playing, which is a really good thing.
- The new medals are pretty cool.
- The slower rate of fire for the sniper was a bit aggrivating at first but it's not too bad.
- The new reload button threw me off for the first game or so, but I've adjusted and it's not bad.

Any other questions feel free to ask.

5/16/2007 12:55:07 PM

Can I come play??????????????


Man I was late to work today for the Crackdown Download at 8am... which was the biggest letdown of the millennium.... now they haven't given an update in 5 hours as to when/what the hell is wrong!!!

5/16/2007 1:05:22 PM

does it taste like chicken?

5/16/2007 1:24:43 PM

there is also two ranking systems, one based on wins/loses, and one based on how much you play. Right now im like a level 18 Sergerant (4 ^'s). Now you will be able to tell who are the kids who play a shit load and still suck, and the really good people who play on alittle bit and are high levels.

5/16/2007 1:49:27 PM

that new ranking system is still flawed, because say you play 2 games a night and just so happen be on a good team and win almost everytime. this system is only good to see who is and who is not good at slayer. i think cod3 does it best, kill:death for ranking.

5/16/2007 1:52:01 PM

but kill:death ratio isnt always the point of the game

5/16/2007 2:15:09 PM

just raped a Team Skirmish (Game type of Team Slayer) game, and got these medals...


Went 29 and 0 (yes they were playing)

Perfection (looks like a silver hexagon)- Win a slater game without dying with at least 15 kills
Sniper Spree - 5 kills in a row with sniper
Killing Spree is still 5 kills in a row
Kill Frenzy is 10 kills in a row now
Running Roit is now 15 kills in a row
Rampage for 20 kills in a row
Untouchable is for 25 kills in a row

5/16/2007 2:31:24 PM

^^ yeah you are right, but if you suck your kill:ratio will be the closest thing to reflect your skill

5/16/2007 2:34:17 PM

I am sooooo the sad panda right now....



Bungie has been "working on it" for 7+ hours now, I just want to know what "it" they are working on....... and do they have a time they expect to be done.

OR if they just say they don't know what it is and they don't know when we can fix it.


Cuz right now it seems like option #2, but still would be nice if they could confirm some news of it one way or the other....

5/16/2007 3:12:11 PM

i wonder how many fanboys are going to flip their wigs when halo3 gets less than 9/10 for a review

5/16/2007 4:16:09 PM

Quote :

"So I'm playing and someone quits, it starts doing the same shit it did in Halo 2 where it goes to the screen, but it's taking FOREVER."

god damn it i was hoping that would be a little better


it better be by actual release

5/16/2007 4:25:37 PM

Na it was worse than before. Took forever and then the game just ended, no message or anything. It was strange.

5/16/2007 6:00:23 PM

Please let it just be a Beta issue

5/16/2007 8:28:13 PM

which by the way they are saying should be ready for DL via Crackdown at ~10pm-1am tonight now.

5/16/2007 8:28:50 PM

chris...i'll be around this weekend so i expect an invite to your house to play this like i did for you with gears

5/16/2007 8:41:14 PM

My gamertag is jchill2 if anyone wants to play when the beta works with crackdown.

5/16/2007 9:00:05 PM

Quote :

"The noob combo"

what is the n00b combo in halo??

5/16/2007 9:37:50 PM

so if I buy crackdown now will it still have a code?

5/16/2007 9:54:07 PM

beta =

Gamertag: Sik NCSU
with a space between sik and ncsu

i'll play most of the night if anybody wants to hit me up

[Edited on May 16, 2007 at 10:06 PM. Reason : gt]

5/16/2007 10:04:38 PM

CRACKDOWN HAS BEEN PATCHED!

Downloading now.

5/16/2007 10:19:16 PM

^me too

5/16/2007 10:25:10 PM

servers crash in 3... 2..

[Edited on May 16, 2007 at 10:40 PM. Reason : going so damn slow]

5/16/2007 10:33:29 PM