Halo 3 Beta

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Wed May 16, 2007 2:43 pm

Has anyone been able to download this via the Crackdown game? It doesn't appear to be working.

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Wed May 16, 2007 2:53 pm

Per Bungies website:

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

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Wed May 16, 2007 3:01 pm

Thanks, but it looks like that was posted over 6 hours ago so I guess there was no luck.

Nozzleman_216 · Post by **Nozzleman_216** » Wed May 16, 2007 4:11 pm

that quote didn't say everything, in short delay, they said it could be up to 48hrs.

On a side note, I am loving this game. Lots of fun

Nozzleman_216 · Post by **Nozzleman_216** » Wed May 16, 2007 10:31 pm

those waiting for the update to get in from Crackdown, it appears it is working now!

Macca00 · Post by **Macca00** » Wed May 16, 2007 11:43 pm

The Halo 3 demo is 911MB and downloading S-L-O-W as heck....

seanmac31 · Post by **seanmac31** » Thu May 17, 2007 10:44 am

Yep. Plus I don't seem to be downloading properly- every 10-20 minutes the download cancels itself and I have to restart it. Weird.

TCrouch · Post by **TCrouch** » Thu May 17, 2007 11:15 am

I grabbed it late last night...took me about 30 minutes I think.

I don't know why the Halo style has never grabbed me. Maybe because it's exactly like what happened last night. Run out, shoot at somebody with a machine gun, get hit with a rocket. Respawn, run out and see somebody 200 yards away, and get hit with a sniper shot. Run out, get cold-cocked in the back of the head while I'm trying to figure out which button gets on the little bike-quad-thing. Wash, rinse, repeat. I'd even try to spray a guy with bullets right in front of me and he'd end up taking me out first. I just suck at this game style.

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Thu May 17, 2007 11:33 am

TCrouch wrote:I just suck at this game style.

Well, there was bound to be one.

I downloaded it last night as well and ended up getting in a party with Mix, Spooky, and Teal. It's definitely fun but it doesn't seem to have changed much from Halo 2 multiplayer.

Wilk5280 · Post by **Wilk5280** » Thu May 17, 2007 11:55 am

Put me in the "don't get the HALO pheonom camp" as well.

Dl'd the demo. Played for 5 minutes. I'm done.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu May 17, 2007 12:20 pm

PRBoom wrote:Put me in the "don't get the HALO pheonom camp" as well.

Dl'd the demo. Played for 5 minutes. I'm done.

I'm with ya. Don't understand the fascination either. But then again, I'll probably buy it when it comes out just to say I gave it a shot. Those games hold their value really well on Ebay anyway, so it'll be fine.

mixdj1 · Post by **mixdj1** » Thu May 17, 2007 12:35 pm

I'd have to say if you didn't care for Halo 2 then there isn't anything here that's going to change your mind. But what you do get is an improved, tweaked, HD version of the Halo formula which is all I was wanting. Some of the main improvements that I'm really liking:

* Ability to enable chat for only your team/party (this alone makes the matchmaking games a LOT more enjoyable)

* Spartan "tags" - a letter and two number identifier for your Spartan which makes locating and identifying teammates a lot easier

* Deployable equipment - the bubble shield and power drain are awesome but I haven't found a good place to use the jump pad yet

* The selection of weapons is great - I like having the assault rifle back and the brute spike pistols are devastating

* The new territories mode is really fun - there are now rounds with assault and defense and once you capture a territory it's yours so the battles are more focused

I'm sure there are things I'm forgetting but that's what I really liked about the time I spent with it last night. I'll be setting up a party (love that party system) at 10:30 pm EDT tonight if anyone is interested.

TCrouch · Post by **TCrouch** » Thu May 17, 2007 12:46 pm

I'd like to try it with people I know. Turns out it was 4 on 4 in the "team training" mode, and the other team were rank 2 or 3...and 3 of us on my team were literally firing it up for the first time. Maybe it was a rare slaughterfest due to skill level of people who had been playing non stop vs total noobs, no idea. I just had never even played Halo 2 much. I'll buy Halo 3 for the single player, as I enjoy it...but online? I'd really have to suddely "get it", and that hasn't happened yet.

Zeppo · Post by **Zeppo** » Thu May 17, 2007 12:51 pm

mixdj1 wrote:I'll be setting up a party (love that party system) at 10:30 pm EDT tonight if anyone is interested.

I'm there.

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Thu May 17, 2007 12:58 pm

I'm so damn ambivalent about this game. It's fun, and the party system and multiplayer options are beautiful.

But the fact remains that even if we get DSP parties going, we're still going to get chewed alive by 14 year-olds and people who have never had anything but Halo and Halo2 in the Xboxes for the last 5 years

And even if we don't get mauled we still have to tangle with the fact that the average Halo player has social skills that would trouble your garden variety sociopath.

Still, I'll probably give it a whirl. But this game will be on a short leash.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Thu May 17, 2007 1:29 pm

I sucked at Halo 2 online but enjoyed the original Halo quite a bit. Still, I thought Halo 2 was the most overrated, overhyped game this decade.

Others' mileage varied, obviously.

Take care,
PK

Sudz · Post by **Sudz** » Thu May 17, 2007 1:32 pm

pk500 wrote:I sucked at Halo 2 online but enjoyed the original Halo quite a bit. Still, I thought Halo 2 was the most overrated, overhyped game this decade.

Others' mileage varied, obviously.

Take care,
PK

i played 1 level of halo2...online a bit...

just seemed like the same game.

Slumberland · Post by **Slumberland** » Thu May 17, 2007 2:11 pm

I'm going to download after work and will try and hop on in the evening... count me in as one of those who loves Halo single player but am not that enraptured by online. The ability to talk to your party-mates only might go a long way towards improving things, though.

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Thu May 17, 2007 3:15 pm

I am actually very excited about this game now. I think I am ready for a more arcade fast paced style shooter again. I liked Halo 2 right away, then did not, then did a few month stint once I accepted it for what it was and LOVED it!

The party and matchmaking system has no rival and it is the best online interface for a shooter by far! That alone makes the game fun for me. The gameplay is largely unchanged from Halo 2. But why mess up a truly winning formula right? What more did people ant to see from Halo 3? Some type of revolutionary twist??? It's still an arcade shooter so what mode would people want?

What they seemed to have done is take Halo 2, tweak it, add a few now weapons, tighten the gameplay, new maps, Next-Gen it a bit, improve the stability and matchmaking options, interface, etc...and BAM! An instant hit. And why not? Halo 2 (for what it was trying to accomplish online/multiplayer wise) was the top of it's class, bar none. If you can take that and wrap it into a nice next-ge shell with some tweaks and overall improvements without re-creating the wheel, than that's the smart and right move. I am very much looking forward to the full version and feel that it definitely has a spot in my rotation. Do I really need another slower paced tactical shooter? This game will compliment my other shooters very nicely.

seanmac31 · Post by **seanmac31** » Thu May 17, 2007 3:21 pm

I've always loved Halo, and I can see why it's the Madden of FPS- you can play however you want and have good success at it. If you want to play like a 14-year old, you certainly can. But if you want to treat it as a military shooter, using cover and advancing from point to point, you can do that, too, and do it very well. Something for everyone.

As for the beta, when I actually get in on a game (the wait times are tedious), I like it quite a bit. Yes, it feels a lot like Halo 2, but there have been a number of tweaks that really work. I love that the assault rifle is back and that dual wielding has been marginalized. I also love that every map has a plentiful supply of quality weapons- battle rifles, carbines, etc.- you can get kitted up with your optimal weapon very quickly. Love High Ground. like Valhalla and am indifferent to the snow map.

Teal · Post by **Teal** » Thu May 17, 2007 3:34 pm

I'm actually liking it-Mr. Tactical and slow paced realism likes it. NOT for any tactical or slow paced reasons, to be sure-there's little of either. But it's a fun romp. I'll be there tonight, mixer...

seanmac31 · Post by **seanmac31** » Thu May 17, 2007 4:16 pm

And I neglected to mention the Spartan Laser. That thing's awesome once you get the hang of it.[/i]

Naples39 · Post by **Naples39** » Thu May 17, 2007 4:18 pm

I didn't do anything to sign up--what would I have to do now to try this? Would renting Crackdown just to DL do the trick?

seanmac31 · Post by **seanmac31** » Thu May 17, 2007 4:22 pm

Naples39 wrote:I didn't do anything to sign up--what would I have to do now to try this? Would renting Crackdown just to DL do the trick?

Yes, that's what I did.

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Thu May 17, 2007 4:47 pm

But you need the Crackdown disc to play it.