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The Official Halo 3 Thread

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Halol 3!

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Edit: and :lol at the people freaking out about the spoilers, this is like a Harry Potter thread! Can't wait for the youtube video of someone doing a "Master Chief dies!" drive-by at the local EB Games!:lol
 
Note: at some point, I'm going to arbitrarily stop responding to "is it a spoiler?" questions. Sorry if it seems rude, but it's really so that I don't inadvertently spoil something by not saying it's not a spoiler.

Hmm, that was a little hard to follow...
 
Domino Theory said:
*WARNING*: NO ONE go to the Halo 3 forum on Bnet. As we expected , someone just posted a crap load of spoilers from what seems to be the PAL version of Halo 3. I'm going to PM Stinkles and Luke with the link to the thread. Hopefully they can say it's fan made and fake. Luckily I was able to dodge the spoilers by blurring my vision and scrolling really fast.
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lol

Years on the internet has trained you in the lost art of the auto-blur and scroll technique. :lol
 
ferrex said:
Note: at some point, I'm going to arbitrarily stop responding to "is it a spoiler?" questions. Sorry if it seems rude, but it's really so that I don't inadvertently spoil something by not saying it's not a spoiler.

Hmm, that was a little hard to follow...
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I understand. You're saying you're eliminating possibilities as to what is happening. So we might figure it out.
 
ferrex said:
Note: at some point, I'm going to arbitrarily stop responding to "is it a spoiler?" questions. Sorry if it seems rude, but it's really so that I don't inadvertently spoil something by not saying it's not a spoiler.

Hmm, that was a little hard to follow...
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"okay so it's down to two things... either master chief saves the universe with the power of midas or he retires and opens an enchilada joi... aww fuck"
 
traveler said:
Has anyone actually spoiled any major details yet accurately, Bungie dudes? Or has it all been fake?
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I haven't seen shit, all fake, except the screens from the cinematic where you see Johnson. But really, from now on, it's a Stage 7 Carefulocalypse.
 
Stinkles said:
I haven't seen shit, all fake, except the screens from the cinematic where you see Johnson. But really, from now on, it's a Stage 7 Carefulocalypse.
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operation media blackout in full swing.

gaf lockdown imminent
 
Stinkles said:
I haven't seen shit, all fake, except the screens from the cinematic where you see Johnson. But really, from now on, it's a Stage 7 Carefulocalypse.
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That's good to know. Won't go looking for trouble or anything, but I feel at least somewhat safer.
 
Stinkles and friends should just say every spoiler is fake so you can at least keep the hope alive if you accidently get spoiled.
 
Buttonbasher said:
I understand. You're saying you're eliminating possibilities as to what is happening. So we might figure it out.
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No, he means that if a real spoiler shows up, he has to stay quiet (otherwise he has to lie and say it is false) and being quite itself will give it away that spoiler is real.
 
So it's getting to that point.

I hear that if a GS employee even opens a Halo 3 package, he gets fired. That's not much incentive; what does a 16-year old with the ability to say he's never worked before and can get another job elsewhere easily have to prevent him from opening and buying said game for himself.

Besides the computer.

And the managers guarding the sweet, sweet cheeba.

And Microsoft ready to pounce on anyone playing the game too soon (supposedly)






Okay maybe there are a few deterrents, but teens are expendable, and they know this. They're also not expected to have a work history, and they know THIS.

This could get interesting.
 
What's so hard for some of you to just stick to this place for your forum talk? I don't even go to the B.net forums when a game is 3 years away, much less a little over a week. :lol
 
Ramirez said:
What's so hard for some of you to just stick to this place for your forum talk? I don't even go to the B.net forums when a game is 3 years away, much less a little over a week. :lol
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Yeah, I'm out of all forums but this one, basically. I'm not even visiting gaming news sites any longer - just taking direct links to articles from GAF. I'm getting all my Halo news from HBO and Bungie.net.

And also, GAF.
 
Ramirez said:
What's so hard for some of you to just stick to this place for your forum talk? I don't even go to the B.net forums when a game is 3 years away, much less a little over a week. :lol
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Well, I think they're just afraid the spoilers will get out and make their way here; much like the spread of the Flood.

Did I just make a HAlo joke? Fuck, I need a break fromt his thread.
 
My two suggestions for avoiding "spoilers" and somebody breaking release date:

1- Have two versions of binaries. one that needs a public decryption key in order to be played (only the first time it gets loaded). Up until release date this is the only version that is manufactured and distributed. On the day of release, Bungie would announce the public key that would unlock the code. Once the code is unlocked, it will run without any need to enter the key again. If you want to play Halo on release date, you wouldn't mind the inconvenience of entering a key the first time you load it on a system. Starting with official release date, start manufacturing the second version of the code that does not need a key.

2- Let RTM date to be release date. Whenever stores have them people can go and buy them. Some will have it sooner, some will have it later. Since this is just software, the supply will meet the demand soon enough.
 
Are you guys afraid of Harry Potter fans spoiling the story to people on the pick up lines during the midnight release? Now I am even scared of picking up my copy. This is going too far.
 
godhandiscen said:
Are you guys afraid of Harry Potter fans spoiling the story to people on the pick up lines during the midnight release? Now I am even scared of picking up my copy. This is going too far.
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I suppose that's one blessing of picking the game up during the day on the 25th, rather than my planned midnight line festivities.
 
GhaleonEB said:
I suppose that's one blessing of picking the game up during the day on the 25th, rather than my planned midnight line festivities.
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Same. :D Once my college classes are over on Tuesday around 2pm, I'm going to walk a block or so to my GameStop and pick up my CE.
 
Well, I have a pretty good feeling we're gonna get some kind of news/media before the game ships, that alone will add alot of pages. :lol

I hope the weekly update tomorrow is interesting. :(
 
Humiliatingly enough, I had my first Halo 3 dream last night. It was weird, like I was playing with a controller, yet I was also physically inside the game. Sucks to wake up and realize you still have two weeks to wait for real gratification.
 
Lakitu said:
How on earth will we get through these next two weeks? :(

Someone should compile a list.
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I consider myself lucky. I will be spending most of the next week on a business trip (IDF) which pretty much doesn't leave much time to think about anything and then getting drunk on weekends.
 
godhandiscen said:
Are you guys afraid of Harry Potter fans spoiling the story to people on the pick up lines during the midnight release? Now I am even scared of picking up my copy. This is going too far.
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someone can tap dance on my balls and sing me the ending, ima still gonna love me some halo loooong time
 
Scarecrow said:
Humiliatingly enough, I had my first Halo 3 dream last night. It was weird, like I was playing with a controller, yet I was also physically inside the game. Sucks to wake up and realize you still have two weeks to wait for real gratification.
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Oh no, you just reminded me. I had one last night as well.

I was at a games convention with my girlfriend and there were a load of people wanting to watch a new movie and a smaller crowd (along with myself) noticed a Halo 3 booth set up to promote some new style of 360 controller. The controller was completely flat, orange, and the analogue sticks were tiny. I started playing, and remember losing miserably even though the people playing were terrible.
 
I've had 2 halo dreams , one , it streeted early and I was freaking out that I didnt have me xbox back yet, and two, tooling around on tsavo and finally realizing beore I woke up that the game wasnt out yet :D fuck I'm a nerd.
 
Nebur said:
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Holy crap I want that theme. Will it be available on Marketplace?

Too bad though that most of Master Chief would be obscured by the fucking eyesore that is the banner announcing the games that are out.
 
zam said:
Holy crap I want that theme. Will it be available on Marketplace?

Too bad though that most of Master Chief would be obscured by the fucking eyesore that is the banner announcing the games that are out.
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YUP!

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zam said:
Holy crap I want that theme. Will it be available on Marketplace?

Too bad though that most of Master Chief would be obscured by the fucking eyesore that is the banner announcing the games that are out.
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That theme is most likely the theme we'll get during launch when other Halo-related goodness goes up on MP during that week.

DO WANT.

EDIT: Officially <3 you Nebur.
 
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