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Halo 3 Beta Video

Someone over at HBO found a gamertag at 38second mark

looks like when you are aiming at someone, that their gamertag is shown, rather than thier "call sign." I can read what looks like "jimmyfargo" Whoever leaked this went to a lot of trouble to black out gamertags in the pregame lobby and other info at the bottom of the screen, but left that one gamertag on in-game.
 
Tieno said:
Someone over at HBO found a gamertag at 38second mark

looks like when you are aiming at someone, that their gamertag is shown, rather than thier "call sign." I can read what looks like "jimmyfargo" Whoever leaked this went to a lot of trouble to black out gamertags in the pregame lobby and other info at the bottom of the screen, but left that one gamertag on in-game.
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Someone's getting fiiiiired.
 
Pretty interesting video. Look's like they've tweaked movement speed and jump heigh seems somewhere around the same as Halo 2, I'm tempted to say slightly lower. HUD looks like the shit, and i like how when you're not holding any grenades it removes the icons to give you more space.

I'm not going to judge the graphics yet, this could perhaps be classed as damage control but that map is not for public viewing and we should still reserve judgement untill we see the 3 maps in the beta as they're probably more 'prepared' for public viewing.
 
I was expecting more from the Beta, the geometry is disappointing. It's probably just a boring section of the map though, that and the low resolution of the video.
 
You guys got some good eyes because that low res vid doesn't communicate shit to me. The only thing I learned from that vid is the mechanics of the shield.
 
Tieno said:
Someone over at HBO found a gamertag at 38second mark

looks like when you are aiming at someone, that their gamertag is shown, rather than thier "call sign." I can read what looks like "jimmyfargo" Whoever leaked this went to a lot of trouble to black out gamertags in the pregame lobby and other info at the bottom of the screen, but left that one gamertag on in-game.
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yeah, i mentioned that. if their stat tracking is at least as roboust as halo 2's (a given), this guy should be easy to find.
 
We have people commenting on shit Youtube videos captures with shoddy equipment. People here kill me.
 
Tieno said:
Someone over at HBO found a gamertag at 38second mark

looks like when you are aiming at someone, that their gamertag is shown, rather than thier "call sign." I can read what looks like "jimmyfargo" Whoever leaked this went to a lot of trouble to black out gamertags in the pregame lobby and other info at the bottom of the screen, but left that one gamertag on in-game.
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http://live.xbox.com/en-US/profile/profile.aspx?pp=0&GamerTag=jimmyfargo

Last seen 19 hours ago playing Halo 3 Beta
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:lol
 
Chinner said:
Pretty interesting video. Look's like they've tweaked movement speed and jump heigh seems somewhere around the same as Halo 2, I'm tempted to say slightly lower. HUD looks like the shit, and i like how when you're not holding any grenades it removes the icons to give you more space.

I'm not going to judge the graphics yet, this could perhaps be classed as damage control but that map is not for public viewing and we should still reserve judgement untill we see the 3 maps in the beta as they're probably more 'prepared' for public viewing.
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I don't think they'd change too much from now until then. I think this is the "beta" for the beta, if you will. I think you're right about the speed, its a tad slower.
 
Dolphin said:
I was expecting more from the Beta, the geometry is disappointing. It's probably just a boring section of the map though, that and the low resolution of the video.
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the geometry thing is halo's artstyle. look at the concept art. thats what they are going for. also, the shots we've seen from the alpha were basically geometry complete. that shouldnt be a surprise at this point.
 
I would love to get someone to post side by sides from what we have seen of Halo at this stage and other games at this very same stage.

I feel like alot of people on message boards, both pro and con on Halo 3, dont have a good idea for what a game should look like at this stage.

Ive always been abit "meh" when it comes to the Halo series visually, its always seemed bland to me- Im not a big fan of the art direction (personal opinion- dont kill me) Halo has always come down to gameplay.

That said, when Halo 3 (final version) is released, I still expect at least Resistance level quality graphics of a game of this caliber, taking in the scope of both games. (I dont think Gears is a good comparision, because of the issue of scale)
 
I liked being able to see how they planned to do the ranking system with XP for ranked, social, and custom matches--along with your military rank on the player details screen.
 
Hunter D said:
You guys got some good eyes because that low res vid doesn't communicate shit to me. The only thing I learned from that vid is the mechanics of the shield.
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Pretty much. I'll wait for the beta to pass any real judgment.
 
Dolphin said:
I was expecting more from the Beta, the geometry is disappointing. It's probably just a boring section of the map though, that and the low resolution of the video.
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halo is all about geometry; its not a call of duty/resistance/rainbow six type shooter.
 
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