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[BladedExpert]

Don't they just make you smile?

EDIT: On second note, since we're getting armor abilities in place of the equipment I guess that means we most likely won't even see a real return of a good tripmine either. =/

EDIT 2: To keep you guys updated I has 60 clips done before I turned in last night thats now leading at 1.15 GBs. What would you guys want out of the credits portion if we have one? I was thinking about dropping in some failtastic clips of mine kinda like how I did before.

Watched your funtage earlier and shed a single tear for the Beta Carbine :'(

60! Nice! File sizes are pretty good too.

Something like that for the credits would be cool. I didn't really have many idea for it yet.

Just to keep in the spirit of updates: I've been working on some of the intro today (mostly text). It's coming along.

What are peoples opinion on using Halo music? I'm not sure how well it would fit a lot of these awesome clips yet, but it's a thought I've had from the beginning.

 

[Magni]

Has MS actually made any reliable hardware this gen? Console sucks hardware-wise, controller sucks (great layout ruined by shitty sticks), and the microphone doesn't work 20% of the time!

How do you get rid of the microphone buzzing sound? I've plugged in/plugged out every cable in my setup, rebooted the 360 I dunno how many times, and two hours later, it's still there! Usually a simple reboot solves this, but not this time =(

I have over a dozen controllers, and a half dozen mikes, and this happens on all of them. It happens to all my friends as well =( So frustrating, I can't launch any MLG like this =(

 

[DualX]

How do you get rid of the microphone buzzing sound? I've plugged in/plugged out every cable in my setup, rebooted the 360 I dunno how many times, and two hours later, it's still there! Usually a simple reboot solves this, but not this time =(

Use Skype. Seriously, thats what I normally do. 100% better quality anyway.

 

[Magni]

I can't Skype with randoms. Unless three people with 25-45s in MLG want to/can play right now, it's not a solution..

 

[DualX]

I can't Skype with randoms. Unless three people with 25-45s in MLG want to/can play right now, it's not a solution..

Why would you want to skype with randoms anyway? I thought you had those problems while talking to your friends. Get them to jump into Skype and own up on some fools. :lol

 

[Louis Wu]

How do you get rid of the microphone buzzing sound? I've plugged in/plugged out every cable in my setup, rebooted the 360 I dunno how many times, and two hours later, it's still there! Usually a simple reboot solves this, but not this time =(

Is this on a wireless mic? (I stopped using them because of this problem; even cheap wired mics don't have it.)

 

[JaggedSac]

I've never had problems with any of the controllers, but I have gone through a shit ton of mics. Nothing to do with buzzing, I haven't experienced that, but the wires get shorts in them so damn easy.

 

[Kapura]

I seem to have more success with the wired mic that came with the Messenger kit for the controller. I went through two standard wireless mics, but I've been using the messenger headset for over a year now and I've had no problems.

 

[Cuckooo]

Shishka said he hadn't loaded it up there yet, but it could be there now. Check the "Playlists" section.

Thank you muchly. I just checked it out and previous poster was right, it is griftball this weekend. Lame.

 

[Spasm]

I can't Skype with randoms. Unless three people with 25-45s in MLG want to/can play right now, it's not a solution..

If it's the official wireless mic, give MS call an complain about the buzzing. They might send you a replacement. They did me. You might have the old version which had numerous problems. They'll possibly send you the new version, which is pretty damn solid.

No ideas if you're talking about the wired mics. Never had a problem.

 

[Lazslo]

How come no Franky tour of 343? Just have Voc do the shity camera work. He can complete his trilogy of office tours and finish the fight.

 

[Devin Olsen]

I can't Skype with randoms. Unless three people with 25-45s in MLG want to/can play right now, it's not a solution..

I'll hop on right now... I believe I am 43 in MLG.

Are you still on?

 

[DualX]

How come no Franky tour of 343? Just have Voc do the shity camera work. He can complete his trilogy of office tours and finish the fight.

If they have one it must start with the Cocop -> Voc -> Franky coffee tradeoff. :lol

 

[Stinkles]

How come no Franky tour of 343? Just have Voc do the shity camera work. He can complete his trilogy of office tours and finish the fight.

I am trapped in my balloon-filled cube.

 

[Miggytronz]

Iv never had any Mic issues and ive had my wireless mic since release.

 

[Slightly Live]

Haven't watched any of those yet but you reminded me of that customs game (M_CTF on Avalanche) in which we were at a stalemate for a good 14 or so minutes, Ghal joins the game, strolls over to the enemy base, grabs the flag and walks it all the way back to ours by himself, uncontested. Good times. =)

I remember this game, probably the only game where I heard half the team say "Holy shit, it's Ghaleon!" in honest amazement.

 

[Magni]

I'll hop on right now... I believe I am 43 in MLG.

Are you still on?

Sorry, went out to see a flick with friends.

This time, the problem was (I'll check if still is in a sec) with my A40s, first time with them. All the other times it was with wired mics, both pre- and post-messenger kit variants. Never bought or tried the wireless ones.

The problem is on the 360's end because I have no trouble using my Astros with Skype or with my phone.

 

[Devin Olsen]

Sorry, went out to see a flick with friends.

This time, the problem was (I'll check if still is in a sec) with my A40s, first time with them. All the other times it was with wired mics, both pre- and post-messenger kit variants. Never bought or tried the wireless ones.

The problem is on the 360's end because I have no trouble using my Astros with Skype or with my phone.

I have Astro's... So I might be able to help you out.

What is the problem you're having with them?

 

[Magni]

I have Astro's... So I might be able to help you out.

What is the problem you're having with them?

The problem isn't coming from the Astros, I've had this problem with the wired mikes on three different consoles, and my friends on theirs as well, and my Astros have no problem with Skype.

Basically, when my mike is plugged in, it makes it appear as if I was constantly talking, and everyone hears a loud an annoying buzzing sound (I don't hear anything on my end). This used to happen regularly (once a week) before I had my Astros, this time though it won't stop after a reboot.

Edit: just checked, it's still doing it, over six hours now. Usually I fix this in ten minutes maximum..

 

[Major Williams]

I am trapped in my balloon-filled cube.

A glass case of emotion?

When do we hear about the Greg Bear novels? ANY news would be good news at this point.

Also, order of the coffee = Cocop -> Voc -> Frankie -> Major Nelson ->

 

[Oozer3993]

Watched your funtage earlier and shed a single tear for the Beta Carbine :'(

60! Nice! File sizes are pretty good too.

Something like that for the credits would be cool. I didn't really have many idea for it yet.

Just to keep in the spirit of updates: I've been working on some of the intro today (mostly text). It's coming along.

What are peoples opinion on using Halo music? I'm not sure how well it would fit a lot of these awesome clips yet, but it's a thought I've had from the beginning.

I'm gonna work on a mix of a couple pieces from the Halo soundtracks this weekend for possible use as the background music.

 

[vhfive]

Yeah, I don't think either of us will be doing anything clutch anytime soon, you saw how badly we played last week. Our only hope is for lulz and pretending that it was all intended.
This weekend, you drive. Also, Five, wanna be a sentinel-beam toting passenger just to add to the awesome that will ensue?

like you even need to ask

 

[BladedExpert]

I'm gonna work on a mix of a couple pieces from the Halo soundtracks this weekend for possible use as the background music.

Cool, thanks dude.

 

[NOKYARD]

This time, the problem was (I'll check if still is in a sec) with my A40s, first time with them. All the other times it was with wired mics, both pre- and post-messenger kit variants. Never bought or tried the wireless ones.

One of my friend's mic buzzes if he is charging while he is playing. I find the tone it generates oddly soothing.

 

[Presco]

The problem isn't coming from the Astros, I've had this problem with the wired mikes on three different consoles, and my friends on theirs as well, and my Astros have no problem with Skype.

Basically, when my mike is plugged in, it makes it appear as if I was constantly talking, and everyone hears a loud an annoying buzzing sound (I don't hear anything on my end). This used to happen regularly (once a week) before I had my Astros, this time though it won't stop after a reboot.

Edit: just checked, it's still doing it, over six hours now. Usually I fix this in ten minutes maximum..

Really weird that you've had the problem across multiple consoles. I've had the exact same problem with Astro's though (2 separate pairs). The issue for me was always the two prong connector with the mute button. For as nice as the Astro's are, the build quality of the headset is pretty subpar. So flimsy. I've given up on them and now use the mixamp with Sennheiser PC 350s. A big improvement over the Astro's and a quite a bit cheaper. Hope you find a solution...playing with friends and being unable to use a mic really sucks.

 

[Domino Theory]

Original dates were May 16 - June 6. F&F early beta started on May 11.

End date was extended until June 10, to compensate for the Crackdown problems on the 16th. (Most regular Beta participants couldn't really get on until the 17th.)

SO: 31 days for F&F, 24 days for everyone else.

With the release of Alan Wake on May 18th, I can see them going from May 3-17 which would be just 14 days (2 weeks) for the Beta.

I'm stoked as hell as the next person for Alan Wake, but I really hope the Beta is at least a month. I don't get how Bungie and Microsoft can hype up the Beta with "all this content" and just let us test it for 2 weeks.

And considering the fact that there could be damn near 3 million users playing the Beta considering ODST's sales, you know some complications will come from all those people trying to download the Beta at once the day it arrives.

 

[Apath]

Microsoft hardware sucks balls in general. 360 had RROD and now it's just horribly loud, controllers drop out constantly and just about every one I own has some problem or another, mics usually start acting funny after a few months, and the wireless adapter gives me a shit signal.

Considering Halo 4 won't be made by Bungie, I'm not entirely sure if I'll be buying the next XBOX so soon next generation unless they can really get the fuck up on their standards for hardware.

 

[Louis Wu]

The problem isn't coming from the Astros, I've had this problem with the wired mikes on three different consoles, and my friends on theirs as well, and my Astros have no problem with Skype.

Basically, when my mike is plugged in, it makes it appear as if I was constantly talking, and everyone hears a loud an annoying buzzing sound (I don't hear anything on my end). This used to happen regularly (once a week) before I had my Astros, this time though it won't stop after a reboot.

Edit: just checked, it's still doing it, over six hours now. Usually I fix this in ten minutes maximum..

This used to happen with me when I used my Astros on battery power. It's never happened since I went to full plugged-in mode. Ties you to the console, but avoids the buzzing. Seemed like an acceptable tradeoff to me.

 

[Big Chungus]

Does anyone know if Halo ODST copies still have the Halo Reach Beta codes?

 

[GhaleonEB]

Does anyone know if Halo ODST copies still have the Halo Reach Beta codes?

There is no code, the disc itself is the way you access the Beta; it's built into the menu. So any copy will have access.

 

[bobs...onGaf]

Original dates were May 16 - June 6. F&F early beta started on May 11.

End date was extended until June 10, to compensate for the Crackdown problems on the 16th. (Most regular Beta participants couldn't really get on until the 17th.)

SO: 31 days for F&F, 24 days for everyone else.

Thanks for that, much appreciated, thats a longer timespan than I expected. A similar timespan would put the BETA to an end on May 20th, which is fairly good news for me.

(I heard that with the H3 beta it actually went on slightly longer than that because people managed to extend it by finding the custom game lobby :lol thats awesome)

As far as beta codes go you just need to have your ODST disk.

 

[backflip10019]

Does anyone know if Halo ODST copies still have the Halo Reach Beta codes?

Nope, they're fresh out of codes.

 

[Magni]

Really weird that you've had the problem across multiple consoles. I've had the exact same problem with Astro's though (2 separate pairs). The issue for me was always the two prong connector with the mute button. For as nice as the Astro's are, the build quality of the headset is pretty subpar. So flimsy. I've given up on them and now use the mixamp with Sennheiser PC 350s. A big improvement over the Astro's and a quite a bit cheaper. Hope you find a solution...playing with friends and being unable to use a mic really sucks.

Yeah with hindsight I should have bought the Mixamp as a standalone, oh well. The Mixamp is plugged into my 360, no batteries, and the controller is a wired controller.

 

[Olivero]

Help me, Gaf! My wife asked me what a fanboy was and I remember a video being posted in this thread with this guy ranting about the PS3. He had a headset on, teen guy, I think. I need to show her this video but I can't find it. Help?

 

[Big Chungus]

There is no code, the disc itself is the way you access the Beta; it's built into the menu. So any copy will have access.

Nope, they're fresh out of codes.

Which one is it?

 

[feel]

Every ODST disc gets you access.

(I heard that with the H3 beta it actually went on slightly longer than that because people managed to extend it by finding the custom game lobby :lol thats awesome)

Somewhere, somehow, a couple of dudes are still probably in a beta custom flying banshees around in space above Valhalla.

 

[Kapura]

I'm hoping on the podcast that they talk about any little bit of the beta besides May 3. I know they won't talk about anything in the beta except "a lot of content," but maybe giving the timeframe. Or file size. or anything. hurr durr content drought. Power... leaving...

RELEASING CONTROL

 

[Drinking Hatorade]

Microsoft hardware sucks balls in general. 360 had RROD and now it's just horribly loud, controllers drop out constantly and just about every one I own has some problem or another, mics usually start acting funny after a few months, and the wireless adapter gives me a shit signal.

Considering Halo 4 won't be made by Bungie, I'm not entirely sure if I'll be buying the next XBOX so soon next generation unless they can really get the fuck up on their standards for hardware.

I've had to get my console repaired five times so far. Luckily those five times were covered under warranty but it just expired a couple months ago so I hope it holds out for a few more years.

Considering how widespread the RROD issue is I expect microsofts next gen hardware to be much more reliable. micosoft knows many people will be waiting to hear about the hardware quality before buying it next time around so hopefully they use a good design and parts. I know I'm holding off next time until the quality is confirmed. As much as I love the 360, i've been burned this gen by a variety of issues. I'm not a big fan of their customer service either.

On topic, anyone know if beta invites are included with ODST up till the beta ends?

 

[big ander]

Which one is it?

Guess which post this applies to?

 

[GhaleonEB]

Which one is it?

Never listen to anything he says. Ever.

http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=faq

Q. How do I get access to the Halo: Reach Beta?

A. Your invitation to participate in the Halo: Reach Xbox LIVE multiplayer beta is included with your copy Halo 3: ODST. If you want in, hold onto your disc and stay tuned to Bungie.net and Xbox.com in 2010 for more details.

 

[backflip10019]

Welp, after a 2 hour session of some Halo 3 with Tashi, I now remember why I stopped playing in the first place. Every single game that we played was either plagued with cheaters or terrible lag. I don't know it's Halo or XBL that's the problem, but seriously I find no joy in the game anymore.

 

[Pudding Tame]

Which one is it?

There is no code, all you need is the Disc.

 

[Prophet Steve]

Any idea which ODST disc you need (singleplayer or multiplayer)? My brother his multiplayer disc is broken and I don't want him begging at me to play the beta.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Any idea which ODST disc you need (singleplayer or multiplayer)? My brother his multiplayer disc is broken and I don't want him begging at me to play the beta.

It will be made available through the Intel menu of the Campaign disc.

 

[Prophet Steve]

It will be made available through the Intel menu of the Campaign disc.

Thank you very much, hurray!

 

[bobs...onGaf]

Every ODST disc gets you access.

Somewhere, somehow, a couple of dudes are still probably in a beta custom flying banshees around in space above Valhalla.

Longest custom game ever. :lol

By the way backflip ive heard a lot of people complaining about cheating recently and I just dont see it. What actually happened, if it was just lag, if you havent played the game in ages it might just seem really laggy because of the difference between 30 fps and the 60 fps from CoD, my first few days of Halo after playing CoD solid seemed unplayable :lol

If thats the problem stick with it, when you get used to it, it seems smooth again.

 

[Shishka]

Does anyone know if Halo ODST copies still have the Halo Reach Beta codes?

It's not really a code, per se. When the beta is released, if you boot up your ODST disk, you'll see an option in the main menu that will lead you to downloading the beta.

[Edit] Everyone in the entire world beat me to answering this question.

 

[urk]

It's not really a code, per se. When the beta is released, if you boot up your ODST disk, you'll see an option in the main menu that will lead you to downloading the beta.

[Edit] Everyone in the entire world beat me to answering this question.

Can I have Recon?

 

[Merguson]

Welp, after a 2 hour session of some Halo 3 with Tashi, I now remember why I stopped playing in the first place. Every single game that we played was either plagued with cheaters or terrible lag. I don't know it's Halo or XBL that's the problem, but seriously I find no joy in the game anymore.

Infuse vehicles into your halo lifestyle to find joy and happiness.

 

[Kapura]

Can I have Recon?

Can I have Podcast?