Halo: ODST

[Llama Juice]

Wait, what? Half the firefly cast is there?

*gets excited*

[=sw=warlord]

Wait, what? Half the firefly cast is there?

*gets excited*
what's firefly?

itroll (C)Cobby 2009

[Siliconmaster]

what's firefly?

:gonk: Go to your local video rental place dvd store and buy Firefly: The Complete Series (http://www.amazon.com/Firefly-Complete-Nathan-Fillion/dp/B0000AQS0F) and Serenity (http://www.amazon.com/Serenity-Widescreen-Nathan-Fillion/dp/B000BW7QWW/). Then watch them, and I can guarantee it will improve your quality of living.

[=sw=warlord]

Only 10 days left but unfortunitly i wont be playing on release day for i shall be arround 250 miles away from home.
Limited im comming to get you bitch.

[Limited]

Only 10 days left but unfortunitly i wont be playing on release day for i shall be arround 250 miles away from home.
Limited im comming to get you bitch.
:O Stalker!

Lol, I've only got a few days then start studying again, so playable time will hard to find :(

[FRain]

:gonk: Go to your local video rental place dvd store and buy Firefly: The Complete Series (http://www.amazon.com/Firefly-Complete-Nathan-Fillion/dp/B0000AQS0F) and Serenity (http://www.amazon.com/Serenity-Widescreen-Nathan-Fillion/dp/B000BW7QWW/). Then watch them, and I can guarantee it will improve your quality of living.

This.

I tend to not like my brother's choice of movies, but hes like "man i hear half the firefly cast in ODST" and im like "whats firefly" he replies "what? dude oh man i gotta show you" he then proceeds to pull up netflix on xbox and shows me serenity.

I just ordered three of the firefly discs in the netflix physical disk.

[Limited]

Firefly looks just like another battlestar or stargate or star trek.

[StankBacon]

:gonk: Go to your local video rental place dvd store and buy Firefly: The Complete Series (http://www.amazon.com/Firefly-Complete-Nathan-Fillion/dp/B0000AQS0F) and Serenity (http://www.amazon.com/Serenity-Widescreen-Nathan-Fillion/dp/B000BW7QWW/). Then watch them, and I can guarantee it will improve your quality of living.


http://www.hivclan.net/hivshack/images/j04blnd5cppi9xq43l4d.jpg

:iamafag:

[ICEE]

Firefly looks just like another battlestar or stargate or star trek.

Having made this assumption, you are currently the wrongest that anyone has ever been.

[BobtheGreatII]

http://www.bungie.net/images/Games/Halo3ODST/imagery/screenshots/odst_camp1/ODST_UpliftReserve08.jpg

Wait... Marines?

[Huero]

I'd think it was safe to assume that at least some marines survived the slipspace rupture.

[ODX]

Yeah, there's Marines in the game. I watched some of that French gameplay, and there's some marines either scattered around holding off with what they have, or dead in a bloody corner.

[Siliconmaster]

Firefly looks just like another battlestar or stargate or star trek.

First of all, Star Trek is the ancestor, not comparable. Second, which Battlestar are you referring to? If old, not applicable, if new, also not applicable (old doesn't count as a current comparison, and new is just as epic as Firefly, but for very different reasons). And I haven't watched Stargate, so I can't comment.


So Firefly is both different and awesome. And funny. Biggest plus. Funny plus epic plus great writing = win.

[Limited]

First of all, Star Trek is the ancestor, not comparable. Second, which Battlestar are you referring to? If old, not applicable, if new, also not applicable (old doesn't count as a current comparison, and new is just as epic as Firefly, but for very different reasons). And I haven't watched Stargate, so I can't comment.


So Firefly is both different and awesome. And funny. Biggest plus. Funny plus epic plus great writing = win.
I dont watch any of the ones I listed, all I know is they are based in space and have space ships in it.

[Siliconmaster]

I dont watch any of the ones I listed, all I know is they are based in space and have space ships in it.

Go educate yourself in the ways of pop culture, good sir. :eng101: Because that statement is so broad it's like saying all dramas have people in them. I mean, what? The setting does not define a good series, it only influences it.

[Kornman00]

Wait... Marines?
There were Marines in Halo 3 after all, are you really that surprised?

[paladin]

Or, maybe you can toggle off your helmet :iamafag:

[p0lar_bear]

There were Marines in Halo 3 after all, are you really that surprised?

Well, the slipspace rupture supposedly had killed anything and everyone in the blast radius. Guess not.

[Kornman00]

Yeah...in the blast radius. The UNSC has pelican drop ships ya know.

[FireDragon04]

Yeah...in the blast radius. The UNSC has pelican drop ships ya know.
QFT

They also could have been out of the blast radius and 'ventured' into the city.


My fav pic from the new BWU:

http://www.bungie.net/images/Games/Halo3ODST/imagery/screenshots/odst_camp1/ODST_TayariPlaza06.jpg

Known about these sexy hunters for a while but mannnn they look awesome :allears:
BWU (http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU091109)

[Limited]

Go educate yourself in the ways of pop culture, good sir. :eng101: Because that statement is so broad it's like saying all dramas have people in them. I mean, what? The setting does not define a good series, it only influences it.
Its still correct though, they are in space and have spaceships. Which all 3 I stated do have. Unlike the other titles, "firefly" has nothing in the name that shouts the words space.

The golden hunter looks stupid imo, not sure why but to me it just looks bizarre and unfitting.

[BobtheGreatII]

Unlike the other titles, "firefly" has nothing in the name that shouts the words space.

Does to me since I've watched all of it. :realsmug:

[Heathen]

They have golden elites Limited :/

[Delta4907]

My fav pic from the new BWU:

*pic*

Known about these sexy hunters for a while but mannnn they look awesome :allears:

Not really a spolier but:
IIRC, the gold hunter shoot fuel rods, a la Halo 1, while the blue ones still use assault cannons. I heard of a red\crimson hunter but I haven't seen one yet.

[Saggy]

Not really a spolier but:
IIRC, the gold hunter shoot fuel rods, a la Halo 1, while the blue ones still use assault cannons. I heard of a red\crimson one but I haven't seen one yet.
Yes that is true, except for the red/crimson hunters. None of those in the game.

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

Yes that is true, except for the red/crimson hunters. None of those in the game.

Idk, maybe on legendary?

[=sw=warlord]

They have golden elites Limited :/
The Elites arn't made of colonies of worms in a sybiotic bond brotherhood ala why theres always pairs of hunters.

[Limited]

They have golden elites Limited :/
Theres no elites in ODST. Also its not the fact its golden, that doesnt help to the look imo, it just doesnt fit the setting. Although I've only seen screenshot, so my real judgement will be when playing the game.

I've never liked the hunter model, just doesnt look right.

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

There are dead elites on the ground in the game

[Heathen]

The Elites arn't made of colonies of worms in a sybiotic bond brotherhood ala why theres always pairs of hunters.

So because they are made of colonies of worms, their armor cant be gold? :golfclap:

[=sw=warlord]

So because they are made of colonies of worms, their armor cant be gold? :golfclap:No i did not say that.
If their colonies of worms then what use would adding a rank to said colony solve?
Look at it this way, ranks are usualy given out on a individual level not to entire groups.

[FireDragon04]

I wouldn't say the golden hunters are a rank at all, just they have a different weapon loadout. Alot of enemies in older games use to be re-skins with different weapons.
This isn't really a spoiler, it's just for those who don't want to know about the hunters.

Blue Hunter = Plasma Beam/Assualt Beam
Gold Hunter = Fuel Rod (ie.Halo 1 Hunter Style)


ANYWAY, I like the golden-ness but again its to do with opinion i guess. If you think about modern film noir's alot leave certain colours in like reds or yellows, and having primary colours for the enemies in the game such as red, blue, yellow...etc backs up what Bungie have been saying about this film noir vibe they've been building, also ODST's are 'noir' and some have colours too. And its an awesome contrast with the night setting for most of the game, even the daylight screenshots I've seen look very washed out (in a good way)

Anyway, yey for Film Noir and primary colours.

[Heathen]

No i did not say that.
If their colonies of worms then what use would adding a rank to said colony solve?
Look at it this way, ranks are usualy given out on a individual level not to entire groups.

They are collectively one body. Thats what a hive mind is all about.

[=sw=warlord]

Anyone here pre-order their copy of odst from newegg?
I've heard from a few people that they've got their copy today and apparently if you order today you can still get it early.:v:

[mech]

Though Alpha Site, (I think, I didnt get the name) is tooooooooooooooooo big. (this on is toooooo big (http://www.bungie.net/projects/odst/asset_popup_viewer.aspx?at=59&cc=29&item=46) But Crater is excellent. Thanks to a friend in the business, I got to attend a private screening of the ODST campaign. Guess who was there as well..

This level was awesome. this one (http://www.bungie.net/projects/odst/asset_popup_viewer.aspx?at=59&cc=29&item=42)

http://www.bungie.net/images/Games/Halo3ODST/imagery/screenshots/Halo3-ODST_Johnson-Firefight-3rdP-02.jpg



Come on, Ya Dumb Ape!


Who's talking to who here, I'm very confused.

[Limited]

Anyone here pre-order their copy of odst from newegg?
I've heard from a few people that they've got their copy today and apparently if you order today you can still get it early.:v:
Sadly newegg doesnt have a UK site :(

Mine hasnt come yet :( I hope they send them out Friday and Royal Mail actually get their arses in gear and deliver it Saturday :D

[=sw=warlord]

Sadly newegg doesnt have a UK site :(

Mine hasnt come yet :( I hope they send them out Friday and Royal Mail actually get their arses in gear and deliver it Saturday :D
Yeah im hoping i get my copy friday actualy or im going have to wait till about a week or so.

[FRain]

Halo 3: ODST OST Preview

ODST Theme (Partial) - MP3 [3.5MB] (http://www.bungie.net/images/Games/Halo3ODST/sounds/ODST_Theme_partial.mp3)
Rain (Partial) - MP3 [2.9MB] (http://www.bungie.net/images/Games/Halo3ODST/sounds/Rain_partial.mp3)
Traffic Jam (Partial) - MP3 [4.8MB] (http://www.bungie.net/images/Games/Halo3ODST/sounds/Traffic_Jam_partial.mp3)
Neon Night (Partial) - MP3 [3.5MB] (http://www.bungie.net/images/Games/Halo3ODST/sounds/Neon_Night_partial.mp3)

My favorite so far is Traffic Jam and Neon Night

[FireDragon04]

Sadly newegg doesnt have a UK site :(

Mine hasnt come yet :( I hope they send them out Friday and Royal Mail actually get their arses in gear and deliver it Saturday :D


Yeah im hoping i get my copy friday actualy or im going have to wait till about a week or so.

Most UK stores/websites will be sending off pre-orders (online) on Friday or Saturday. If you've paid extra for Special Delivery/Parcelforce 24 you could get it as early as Saturday or Monday. Same goes if you haven't i guess, depends on how good the postal services are in your area.

This is one of those times i wish the post worked on a Sunday.

[=sw=warlord]

Most UK stores/websites will be sending off pre-orders (online) on Friday or Saturday. If you've paid extra for Special Delivery/Parcelforce 24 you could get it as early as Saturday or Monday. Same goes if you haven't i guess, depends on how good the postal services are in your area.

This is one of those times i wish the post worked on a Sunday.
Yeah its just im going away for a week or so friday so >_>

[FireDragon04]

Yeah its just im going away for a week or so friday so >_>

Aw man that sucks.

Moral of the 'post': Don't plan 'trips away' when Halo games come out. :realsmug:

E: i just can't stop thinking how awesome Bungie.net looks now... wow.

[Limited]

Fuck, Royal Mail are thinking about having a strike. WTF :(

[=sw=warlord]

Fuck, Royal Mail are thinking about having a strike. WTF :(
if your thinking that because of a post on bungie then ignore it, that was me trolling the bungie forums for a laugh.
There wont be any strikes next week as their doing their voting.

Limited if i dont get my copy friday im gonna knock on your door and start trollin you.

[Limited]

if your thinking that because of a post on bungie then ignore it, that was me trolling the bungie forums for a laugh.
There wont be any strikes next week as their doing their voting.

Limited if i dont get my copy friday im gonna knock on your door and start trollin you.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8259867.stm

Ballot papers proposing a national strike at the Royal Mail over pay and job cuts are being sent out to members of the main postal union.

Wouldnt it be ironic if the ballot papers got lost in the post :D
Also yeah no problem, just not friday morning as I'll be sleeping.

[Delta4907]

With "The New Hotness", you can make your ODST character early.

http://www.bungie.net/images/halo3stats/odst/models/<name>/<name>_(0-1)_(0-29)_(0-29).png

Replace <name> with the name of your character, in both spots. Names are lower case, and Johnson is "sarge", and must have the first value be 1, since you cannot play as Johnson with the helmet on (vice versa for the Rookie). The second and third values and primary and secondary colors, and they brought Black back! (which is 0)

Here's mine:
http://www.bungie.net/images/halo3stats/odst/models/dutch/dutch_0_0_3.png
http://www.bungie.net/images/halo3stats/odst/models/dutch/dutch_0_0_3.png

[Heathen]

cool I guess.

I hope this game is good /late to the party to say that.

[FireDragon04]

My ODST order is now 'shipped' so i'm keeping my fingers crossed for a Monday Delivery! :iamafag:

Exiting how close it is, also just thought i'd note:
GTTV had something going down about Halo 3 ODST last night on spike so i'm keeping my eye on gametrailers.com for more.

[Limited]

My ODST order is now 'shipped' so i'm keeping my fingers crossed for a Monday Delivery! :iamafag:

Exiting how close it is, also just thought i'd note:
GTTV had something going down about Halo 3 ODST last night on spike so i'm keeping my eye on gametrailers.com for more.
STATUS Packing: 18/09/2009


:D Mines currently in packing status, so hopefully shipped soon. Anyone received their codes via email yet? Apparently they send them out a few days before, unless however its in the actual case.

[=sw=warlord]

STATUS Packing: 18/09/2009


:D Mines currently in packing status, so hopefully shipped soon. Anyone received their codes via email yet? Apparently they send them out a few days before, unless however its in the actual case.
They sent the codes with the game.
I thought you was moving back today anyways?

[FRain]

It states on Amazon, if you preorder it it will be shipped after 10 business days. Shitty, I know, but that's Ok with me.

[Kornman00]

I think you mean it will ship in 10 days if you use the free shipping (unless you were referring to the Johnson code, but I that should be included with your shipment) method.

[FRain]

Yeah, the Johnson code ships 10 business days after.

[Limited]

Your order for Halo 3: ODST (with Halo: Reach BETA Access & Sgt. Johnson Unlock Code) has been posted.

:D Yay, also didnt someone mention it got emailed, I read it somewhere anyways.

[=sw=warlord]

Your order for Halo 3: ODST (with Halo: Reach BETA Access & Sgt. Johnson Unlock Code) has been posted.

:D Yay, also didnt someone mention it got emailed, I read it somewhere anyways.

when i got my codes for halowars i had a pair of cards for the different codes.

[sdavis117]

I got a card in the case I used to Pre-order ODST from Best Buy. It has the code on it to unlock Johnson.

Also, who thinks that playing Halo 1 is a good way to prepare for ODST? So far ODST looks like a throwback to the original Halo, with Health, fall damage, and weaker melee attacks. If I were to play Halo one with modified "rules" (pistol can only be used for headshots only, not to take down shields or hunters for that matter), I can't see how Halo CE can't get me ready for ODST.

[Saggy]

My ODST shipped yesterday, but my Johnson code won't be shipped to me for another week or so, but I'm fine with that.

[Limited]

My ODST shipped yesterday, but my Johnson code won't be shipped to me for another week or so, but I'm fine with that.
I'm not too fussed when I get the Johnson code, the game is still 100% fully playable, only difference is you cant make your dude look cooler, but then again everyone is in the same boat. It would have been nice to have it included in the actual game case from the get-go though.

My copy didnt come today (didnt think it would though), so I'm hoping for Monday :D

[Saggy]

I'm not too fussed when I get the Johnson code, the game is still 100% fully playable, only difference is you cant make your dude look cooler, but then again everyone is in the same boat. It would have been nice to have it included in the actual game case from the get-go though.

Agreed

My copy didnt come today (didnt think it would though), so I'm hoping for Monday :D

Wait, you get mail on weekends. Man, if it was like that in Canada, I would have my game tomorrow.
.

[Limited]

Saturdays yes, not on Sundays.

[dark navi]

After playing ODST, I would say playing Halo 3 on legendary would be pretty good prep. It would force you to be more tactical.

[Warsaw]

Halo 3 on Legendary was cake compared to Halo 2. If you've beaten Halo 2 on Legendary, you're good.

[sdavis117]

Halo 3 on Legendary was cake compared to Halo 2. If you've beaten Halo 2 on Legendary, you're good.


Oshi-

I only completed High Charity on legendary in Halo 2.

[Saggy]

For anyone who wants to spoil themselves this close to the games release, check out the first hour of the campaign, brought to you by Mega Putty Gamespot.

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/halo3untitledodstgame/video/6228737/now-playing-halo-3-odst?hd=1

[sdavis117]

Usually a game has reviews lined up for it before it comes out, yet so far only Eurogamer Portugal has reviewed it. They gave it a 90.

[Siliconmaster]

Review embargo until midnight tonight. Expect much reviewing. : )

[sdavis117]

Oh, I didn't know the embargo was still up.

[sdavis117]

Embargo has been lifted, and IGN already has a review posted.

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/102/1025307p1.html

[Advancebo]

You can hijack vehicles. :saddowns:

[Rosco]

No tactical play is involved with Halo 3 on legendary.

This game will be easy. :)

[Delta4907]

You can hijack vehicles. :saddowns:

You can, but IIRC, if you board a wraith, you can't punch it. You can only force a grenade into it.

[ODX]

Always been a fan of a Gametrailers review: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-halo-3-odst/56111

[FRain]

Damn it, will these pages ever remember that I was born on January 1, 1901?
:downs:

[dark navi]

I like how people are complaining that the campaign is only 6 hours long, when Halo 3's is just that.

[Limited]

I like how people are complaining that the campaign is only 6 hours long, when Halo 3's is just that.
I'm pretty sure 6 hours is being generous. People I've talked to said it wasnt very long and they completed it quickly.

[Advancebo]

I'm pretty sure 6 hours is being generous. People I've talked to said it wasnt very long and they completed it quickly.

Well you dont have to exactly fight off the enemies, just run to the checkpoints and get done.

[Kornman00]

6 hours my ass.

Obviously they weren't going for the Audiophile achievement (listen to all 30 mini-story, which actually explains some stuff, audio files). It may be 6 hours for the people who just wish to blaze through the game and not take in the scenery and other environment glitter all the artists at bungie placed into the game.

[Siliconmaster]

Yeah, I can make it through Halo 3 in a few hours, or I can pay attention to everything and take quite a long time. I'm assuming ODST is the same way, and what you guys are saying seems to back that up.

[Saggy]

6 hours my ass.

Obviously they weren't going for the Audiophile achievement (listen to all 30 mini-story, which actually explains some stuff, audio files). It may be 6 hours for the people who just wish to blaze through the game and not take in the scenery and other environment glitter all the artists at bungie placed into the game.
This.

Also, it depends on the difficulty as well, obviously. I was playing on Heroic and it took me maybe an hour and a half to beat the first two missions (note that I still have yet to complete the game. The 22nd is too far away). That was just running through, not really paying attention to story, and not trying to kill all the enemies. Play on co-op with a buddy and it only takes about half an hour for the first two missions on Heroic.

Also take note that there are mission specific achievements that you could be trying for as well while you're playing. Of course though, you could leave those for another playthrough. And that's another great thing about ODST's campaign. The replay value in it is amazing.

Oh, and it only took me about 6 hours to beat Halo 3 on Heroic, so if anything, this game is just as long as Halo 3 (to me), if not longer.

[BobtheGreatII]

Ha ha, yeah. I have a hard time getting through games without looking at how they're made, or the pretty things, or all that. I like to take it all in. Halo 3 was the same way. I'm expecting with ODST being fully open, that I'll be looking around for hours without doing anything. lol.

[CtrlAltDestroy]

Hm, it took jcap and I approximately 4 and a half hours each to play through ODST's campaign.

[Amit]

Hm, it took jcap and I approximately 4 and a half hours each to play through ODST's campaign.

On Heroic?

[CtrlAltDestroy]

On normal. Legendary took around 5 hours for me (second playthrough).

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

Keep in mind, this also has three multiplayer gamemodes rather than halo 3's 2 mp (coop, firefight, and the h3 mp disk)

[Advancebo]

Ending Cutscene/Epilogue:

Johnson is in the ending cutscene, which takes place 1 month after the drop.

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc292/Advancebo/at2t.jpg

Its a legendary cutscene.
The cutscene takes place on the multiplayer map "Orbital".

[Siliconmaster]

Dammit, spoiler tags don't transfer into email notifications. Someone should fix that. Now.

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
Johnson dies
:realsmug:

[Advancebo]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
Johnson dies
:realsmug:


lier

[BobtheGreatII]

And now I'm officially removing myself from this thread until I get ODST and beat it. It's getting too risky and I don't want the game ruined for me. lol.

[paladin]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
Johnson dies
:realsmug:

I knew Halo 3 Johnson was a clone!

[Amit]

I knew Halo 3 Johnson was a clone!

I don't think that even in 2553 they got flash cloning down pat. :eng101:

[Kornman00]

Ending Cutscene/Epilogue:

Johnson is in the ending cutscene, which takes place 1 month after the drop.

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc292/Advancebo/at2t.jpg

Its a legendary cutscene.
The cutscene takes place on the multiplayer map "Orbital".
that epilogue is played even after beating Normal...

[Advancebo]

I was looking through the ODST page on Bungie and found some stuff:

Drones (Infantry/Leader)
http://www.bungie.net/images/halo3stats/h3_characters/gif_large/drone_minor.gifhttp://www.bungie.net/images/halo3stats/odst/characters/gif_large/drone_captain_major.gif

Engineer (Huragok/Recharge Station)
http://www.bungie.net/images/halo3stats/odst/characters/gif_large/engineer.gifhttp://www.bungie.net/images/halo3stats/odst/characters/gif_large/engineer_pod.gif

[Kornman00]

Those recharge stations create a HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE explosion. It is awesome. Poor little dudes tho :(

[Advancebo]

Bungie listed it as a vehicle, is it? Or is it stationary.

[Limited]

Heh sweet, I just got my Johnson code emailed to me.

[Kornman00]

So Microsoft decided to email everyone their Johnsons instead of packaging them :realsmug:

[Cortexian]

http://www.bungie.net/images/halo3stats/odst/models/rookie/rookie_0_3_2.png

Eh...

[Ki11a_FTW]

just got the game, time to play the rest of the day

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

Lol you hoes, I beat this weeks ago.

[Futzy]

So Microsoft decided to email everyone their Johnsons instead of packaging them :realsmug:
Just if you ordered through amazon or some such, right?

[SilentChaos]

*covers eyes*
noo, the release for me isn't till tomorrow.:gonk:

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

Nobody dies <- legit spoiler btw

[Ki11a_FTW]

about half way through the SP, gatta say, this is pretty amazing

[t3h m00kz]

hellyeah gonna fuckin go to a release party, Bungie's gonna show up at various locations

GONNA WEAR MY MARATHON SYMBOL SHIRT HELL YEAH

[Advancebo]

hellyeah gonna fuckin go to a release party, Bungie's gonna show up at various locations

GONNA WEAR MY MARATHON SYMBOL SHIRT HELL YEAH

I thought its only in Seattle.

[Ki11a_FTW]

the halo 3 multiplayer disc has a pretty awesome ui

[BobtheGreatII]

BLAH BLAH BLAH

*plugs ears*

[sdavis117]

There are Engineers in Halo ODST:

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk17/spartan123209/engieinodstv2.jpg

[BobtheGreatII]

There are Engineers in Halo ODST:

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk17/spartan123209/engieinodstv2.jpg

Oh shi- :ohdear:

[Cortexian]

Erectin' a dick.

[Heathen]

lolol, I like the last few posts

{I need to stop posting lol posts, but those few were too funny}

[Hotrod]

Damn it, I'm getting the game after school today, but I have to wait until Friday, or maybe even Saturday to play it :(

[DEElekgolo]

Was banned from halo 3 matchmaking and fileshare's 2 years ago. Still banned from halo 3 odst's fileshare system.

[CabooseJr]

I got it at the midnight release and I played a straight run-through on Normal and finished it at around 4:00.

[Kornman00]

Yeah, I got banned from Halo 3's file share too at the beginning of the year (my fault for using a publicly released key to resign a devkit film) so I'm sure it will apply to any file share provided by Bungie.

[NullZero]

Fffffuuu- got game, will play in a bit :O

[klange]

The game is sitting in my residence hall office, but I can't pick it up until 4PM CST. Fucking shitty policies, tbh.

[Hotrod]

Well, it turns out that they ran out of Johnson cards at the midnight release, so now I have no Johnson...I am very sad now :(

[Limited]

Ouch bad luck, you can buy them in store.

1 more Vidmaster to go to get recon :)

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

Skyline, why did your ancestors have to be inbreeders??

[sevlag]

Well, it turns out that they ran out of Johnson cards at the midnight release, so now I have no Johnson...I am very sad now :(
wait so demand like some money back i mean isnt that the reason we all pre-ordered?

god i hope the palce i pre-bought my cop[y still has some ocdes left

[Heathen]

wait so demand like some money back i mean isnt that the reason we all pre-ordered?

god i hope the palce i pre-bought my cop[y still has some ocdes left

woah, calm down.

Look at that sentence how terrible.

[sdavis117]

I got my Johnson card with my pre-order. I've had it for almost a month.

Oh Best Buy, I love you.

I'm gonna have to wait for my dad to get home from work to go get ODST. He has the pin for the Bank account with all of my money in it, and I don't (I have no idea why I thought that would be a good idea).

[OmegaDragon]

My failbox rrod'd while I was going to get out of the pod. :smith:

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

LOL

[Siliconmaster]

I picked up the game this morning, and due to a canceled class have been playing it all day. Holy shit, I love this game. Might be my favorite of the 4, which is saying a lot. I love the environment and the non-linear play style.

Also, Nathon Fillion is amazing. His epic stunt in one of the cutscenes is cheerworthy.

[Rosco]

Heroric at Round 4 is gonna be a hell of a journey of fails and complaining at others... :smith:
Also, just need the firefight and no tank/hog achievement and I can get recon, any word on how hard the tank/hog one was limited?

[Hotrod]

Ouch bad luck, you can buy them in store.
Not here, or else I would have bought it...ah well...at least I didn't lose any money...

[Darqeness]

What do you reckon would be the best mission for the vidmaster classic achievement?

Completed four missions so far and I am loving it. All the extra little things like Halo Wars style elephants in the city or the re-made grav-lift landing pad from the covenant cruiser and the general attention to detail is really well done.

[Limited]

What do you reckon would be the best mission for the vidmaster classic achievement?

Completed four missions so far and I am loving it. All the extra little things like Halo Wars style elephants in the city or the re-made grav-lift landing pad from the covenant cruiser and the general attention to detail is really well done.
Uplift, I didnt die once.

Omg, the no hog and no scorpion one was horrendous. We kept getting stuck, I blame bad team work, then again all 4 people are members of this forum :P I was ready to rage quit.

Firefight wasnt as hard as you'd think, teamwork is a MUST, also a bit of luck really.

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

Why does skyline only have one brain cell? D:

[Delta4907]

Beat the game in about 4.5 hours on co-op. The campaign is just awesome, I love those resupply points.

[DEElekgolo]

It is annoying that they are everywhere but they are NEVER THERE WHEN YOU NEED THEM!

[Warsaw]

Well, it turns out that they ran out of Johnson cards at the midnight release, so now I have no Johnson...I am very sad now :(

Wait, so that means those of us who pre-ordered don't get our Johnson unlock ever?

And Limited, what do you mean we can buy them at the store?

Game is amazing; best one since the first Halo installment. It's pretty well polished too. It sounds great, looks great, and the gameplay is made of win and sauce.

Word to people who want to play it on Easy or Normal: don't...it's just too damn easy that way. There are healthpacks enough so that Heroic and Legendary aren't a grind.

[Limited]

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0665000FS10129942&logon=L&langid=EN&test_cookie=1

I got my code emailed to me a few days before release.

[FRain]

Tayari Plaza.

2 player splitscreen co-op.

Hunters.

Ate us for breakfast.

That is all.

[Darqeness]

Tayari Plaza.

2 player splitscreen co-op.

Hunters.

Ate us for breakfast.

That is all.

Reminds me of when I played that mission. I was using the VISR map to find enemies, not realising that the game doesn't pause while you're looking at the map. Turn it off in one of those hotel corridors and there's a hunter staring me down, charging his cannon :ohdear:

[Siliconmaster]

I finished ODST about two hours ago, and I loved the whole game. My playtime was about 6.5 hours on heroic, but I'm sure I missed some of the -blam-s, and I didn't spend a huge (though significant) time wandering between day missions, so I'd estimate an extra half an hour to an hour of added stuff I didn't get to. The graphics were quite beautiful, and the story was a lot of fun. On top of that, the gameplay was great, and only once or twice did it get a tad repetitive, but then the game would throw something new at me. There were a few absolutely awesome moments, and I just about stood up and cheered when -blam- and -blam- happen/appear. Obviously I can't say which due to minor spoilers, but they made me laugh and increased my enjoyment of the game. Overall I might call this the most unusual and pleasantly unexpected of the four Halo games, and it at least ties with H1 and H3 is my personal fun level. I might score 1 for being an oldie goldie, 3 for feeling like 1 but with moar epic, and this for being unusual, fun, and different.

[TeeKup]

Reminds me of when I played that mission. I was using the VISR map to find enemies, not realising that the game doesn't pause while you're looking at the map. Turn it off in one of those hotel corridors and there's a hunter staring me down, charging his cannon :ohdear:

The events thereafter sound rather unpleasant.

[Kornman00]

My failbox rrod'd while I was going to get out of the pod. :smith:
you may have been prepared to drop

but sounds like

your xbox wasn't :caruso:

[English Mobster]

SHITSHITSHITSHITSHIT.
Just got done playing the one tank level with Mickey (Kizingo Blvd). Decided to save and quit, take a break and then turn a few skulls on before I played the level.
Beat the level on Heroic, now the game thinks I'm back at the beginning of the Mombasa streets for some reason. My VISR intel is telling me to go to DARE's crash site and start Buck's first mission all over again, although it says I've beaten all the levels through Mickey's first one on Heroic.
I don't know what to do to get the game to point me the right way again.
:smith:

[Darqeness]

If you press up or down on the d-pad while viewing the map it should scroll through the beacons. If that doesn't work, you must've found a bug. :smith:

[English Mobster]

OH, THANK GOD.

<3
E: Now a Jackal sniper's found me. Brb.
EE: BENT SNIPER RIFLE! Thanks!

[Kornman00]

Yeah, your VISR database isn't deleted. The game tries to explicitly tell you that when you change game options (ie add/remove skull, team scoring, etc) and load a map. I think the player game save content actually stores two checkpoints. One for your state in the "hub" and one for your current active flashback. Pure speculation though, haven't actually researched it.

[Limited]

I sorta had this same problem. I played a mission, then wanted to do a new one on legendary. I couldnt load up mobassa streets level, so I had to complete another level on legendary, so that I could spawn back after on mobassa streets and walk to the new place.

Seriously there must be an easier way to drop straight into the mobassa streets to go looking for new missions (I was going to try the first mission, drop something, but I figured I wouldnt have map and be miles away from stuff.)

Any clues? I.e, if you dont "resume" campaign, how can you get to mobassa streets, to go find a new beacon.

[annihilation]

I'm really pissed they took off the flashlight. Sometimes it gets as dark as fuck.

[Limited]

I'm really pissed they took off the flashlight. Sometimes it gets as dark as fuck.
Uhhh, use VISR mode?

[Kornman00]

Try just changing the difficulty to something else then back again, then check your Mission selection list. I've never noticed Mombasa Streets not being listed but by changing any of the game options it will prompt for confirmation and after you hit ok then it should basically act as if you're starting your campaign insertion from the start (not the start of the game, but from the Streets or just mission selection via the Lobby).

[Limited]

It just says "Prepare to drop", which is early on so I won't have the map :(

[Kornman00]

Wah?

After I finished the game on Heroic I went back the to Lobby and changed the diff to Ledgendary afterwards I went to the Mission select, then to the 3rd selection (forget the UI text) which should display a list of each and every mission with Mombasa Streets being on the bottom.

Maybe you then find a bug :s. Either way, I would think your VDB should still be retained

fake e: http://www.modacity.net/forums/images/customavatars/avatar3494_14.gif

[Limited]

Well I havent completed the game yet, maybe thats why. The lowest on the list is coastal highway (there is not one below saying locked either)

[BobtheGreatII]

ODST was amazing. And was graphically beautiful.

[Advancebo]

Well I havent completed the game yet, maybe thats why. The lowest on the list is coastal highway (there is not one below saying locked either)

The lowest on the list should be called "Mombassa Streets". Its a free roam map, with all 8 explorable districts on there. Also if you collected audio logs, it unlocks a weapon cache near the first terminal where you receive the VISR, and it contains mongooses to drive around.

[Siliconmaster]

The lowest on the list should be called "Mombassa Streets". Its a free roam map, with all 8 explorable districts on there. Also if you collected audio logs, it unlocks a weapon cache near the first terminal where you receive the VISR, and it contains mongooses to drive around.

The weapons caches are everywhere, just keep unlocking the audio files. I finished the game, and now I've loaded the Mombasa Streets level up again to keep looking for the audio files. I estimate an extra hour or two just exploring.

[Advancebo]

The jets on Uplift Reserve is the F99 Wombat, as seen "The Art of Halo 3". You can also see it on Longshore, if you look out towards the aircraft carriers.
It also seems that Bungie used the aircraft carrier concept from "The Art of Halo 3".

F99 Wombat:
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc292/Advancebo/scan0001.jpg

[sevlag]

ok Im pissed, i pre-oreded and i didnt get my code becuase it was "first come first server"

way to lie to me about pre-ordering to get johnson MS

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

call up ms, if they don't give it to you, buy it online for 5$ if you REALLY want it

[Echo 418]

call up ms, if they don't give it to you, buy it online for 5$ if you REALLY want it


As stated on EBGames/GameStop website: Will supplies lasts.

Anyway, I got it with Johnson. The game, on normal took 3 hours and there's like 20 minutes or less to do (protecting that unbeliveably CUTEH engineer).:realsmug:

[Kornman00]

I just fucking RAGEQUIT a very fucking annoying game of firefight on crater on heroic (just me). tonight was not my night T_T

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK. If I ever work at a game studio there will undoubtedly be a dedicated monthly deduction in my pay check for broken controllers. All controllers within my reach should run away as fast as they can. I feel sorry for the wired controllers for they cannot escape my path of destruction.

[Limited]

Well this sucks, I changed difficulty as skyline and I were going to do co-op on a level, we didnt, and I lost my place in the game. It now says all of the beacon's havent been scouted yet, even though I unlocked all the maps (minus data hive), so wtf? I gotta do all missions again. (To unlock data hive so I can complete the game)

[Kornman00]

Blame Stosh

[sevlag]

well i've started up my copy and playing now so if anyone wants to do co-op on legendary (yes legendary) then add me or whatnot

[sdavis117]

So, has anyone popped in the second disk that came with ODST yet?

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk17/spartan123209/DSC00633.jpg

Well, after beating the ODST campaign, I decided to throw it in there. So far though I've only been able to find one game on the new maps, and that was Longshore (I wanted to see how a Big Team game played on it, so I went to the Mythic 8v8 playlist). I must say, for a large map, Longshore does not require that much walking distance to get to the action. No ManCannons needed either. But that isn't the amazing thing about the map. The amazing thing is that it can do that, and not feel crowded. Not once did I feel like the game was becoming chaotic. It was always 1v1 or 1v2 or 2v2 little fights going on, not 8v8 brawls tightly packed together. I haven't played Heretic or Citadel yet, but if they are as good as Longshore, then I will most likely enjoy them too.

I must say though that I am surprised that they reused the NXE icon for Halo 3. I thought they would use a different one. I would also like to add that I like the UI for the menus better on Halo 3 Mythic than vanilla Halo 3.

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

http://i26.tinypic.com/k2cx06.jpg Not real, but really cool.

[ODX]

While that's up, quick question: When is that Halo: Reach beta coming out for people who've bought ODST?

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

sometime next year

[Heathen]

any conformation on what type of game it will be?
Please don't say vanilla FPS.

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

I actually kinda hope its like cod4 in terms of the way the game works (ironsights, etc)

[Cortexian]

class based :)

[Huero]

class based :)

A picture of a bunch of assorted marines does not denote class-based gameplay. :downs:

[English Mobster]

I hope its class-based.
Would be fucking awesome.

[Heathen]

I HOPE TO FUCKING SCIENCE its class based.

[DEElekgolo]

Just listened to all the audio logs. Cool stuff.

[Siliconmaster]

I currently have 25/30 audio logs. Also, firefight is amazing. 4 people, normal difficulty, gets so tough after a while. We've made it to set 4 round 1 both of our best times, 95 minute playtimes each. I would venture that firefight, with the right people, is worth $60 easily.

[flibitijibibo]

Goddamnit, this seems like a much better game than Halo 1-3 in every way that made those 3 games less enjoyable for me. Wish I had a 360 to bring to school, or better yet, A PC VERSION?! *TWITCH*

Seriously though, I really want to try this, especially if we ever talk about it on the show. I listened to the soundtrack tonight, and even the soundtrack kicks the others' asses.

Any Florida/southern Georgia/southern Alabama residents want to be super cool and generous? :3

[Siliconmaster]

Goddamnit, this seems like a much better game than Halo 1-3 in every way that made those 3 games less enjoyable for me. Wish I had a 360 to bring to school, or better yet, A PC VERSION?! *TWITCH*


Agreed. It seems to me, even though it obviously didn't start as such, that Bungie made a Trilogy and is now filling in everything they couldn't pull off/didn't do right the first time around. ODST has throwbacks to elements of the books (spoilers if I elaborated), Halo 1, and other really cool stuff that not only is a lot of fun, but makes sense for this plot line where it wouldn't have for Halo 3. At the same time it's also very different, making a lot of new gameplay available. I have a feeling Reach will feel the same way- different, but nuanced and part of the same awesome universe. And of course a shitload of fun.

[Kornman00]

Yeah, ODST satisfies that taste we were drawn to hunger for ever since the Halo 2 E3 demo

[English Mobster]

Just beat it.

That. Was. Fucking. Awesome.
Warning: Little snippet about the ending follows. Not too much, but still.
In the epilogue, was that the MP map Orbital I spy?

[Cortexian]

Reach is the code name for Halo 3 and ODST for PC, that's all.

:pcgaming:

[Cagerrin]

Well, they'd better reach out and drop a good port into our hands this time. If it's H2V all over again...

[Advancebo]

Warning: Little snippet about the ending follows. Not too much, but still.
In the epilogue, was that the MP map Orbital I spy?

Yes, yes it is.

[dark navi]

Well, they'd better reach out and drop a good port into our hands this time. If it's H2V all over again...

Bungie shouldn't out source it, they should port it them selves...

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

Bungie shouldn't out source it, they should port it them selves...

Mostly this, or get gearbox to do it, they did a pretty good job with halo pc.

[Rosco]

Blame Stosh

Wow dude I can't match your controller breakage, I've only ever broken 1 contoller :smith:

Vidmaster on Co-op Campaign where you cant use tanks or hogs, can you use mongooses? (to anyone who's done it)

[OmegaDragon]

After the towel worked it's'magic , i managed to finish the game, grabbed the audiologs, did the vid master classic, and pretty much all of the sp achievements. And i must say; for an "expansion" that took only a year to make, this is pretty damn amazing! The soundtrack was absolutely beautiful and the plot was well planned out, and the overall feeling of the game made me like it better than the other halo games. Hopefully this weekend i can start getting some firefight action with some mates.

However, for a vid master i found not shooting. A bit too easy... I pretty much ran through the reserve on a ghost, dying like 3 times in the process. I would have thought the only way to do it was being sneaky.

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

Wow dude I can't match your controller breakage, I've only ever broken 1 contoller :smith:

Vidmaster on Co-op Campaign where you cant use tanks or hogs, can you use mongooses? (to anyone who's done it)

You can do it with mongeese, Limited, skyline, lucifer, and I did it.

[Rosco]

You can do it with mongeese, Limited, skyline, lucifer, and I did it.

Alright thanks. (Fucking ghosts are a nightmare. If you guys have a save film of that game I'd like to review it for my go, tyty?)

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

Alright thanks. (Fucking ghosts are a nightmare. If you guys have a save film of that game I'd like to review it for my go, tyty?)

Whatever you do, don't play with skyline, he has only one brain cell.

[jngrow]

Yeah, ODST satisfies that taste we were drawn to hunger for ever since the Halo 2 E3 demo
This. Exactly this.

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

Yeah, ODST satisfies that taste we were drawn to hunger for ever since we saw the ODST for the first time.

ftfy

[Limited]

Whatever you do, don't play with skyline, he has only one brain cell.
This is true, he can't shoot or drive making it annoying as hell.
Save film is way too long rosco, it's like 2
2 hours

[Siliconmaster]

OH MY FUCKING GOD. Just finished the most epic game of firefight. Ever. Er... so far.

135 minutes, set 5 round 1 wave 5, normal difficulty. All skulls except iron were on, and all 4 of us were in the same room with a system link, 2 large LCD screens, and two sound systems. Dear god it was amazing. And now we're all completely exhausted and hoarse from the yelling.

Thought I should share that.

Also, 1,228,329 points. :downs:

[Kornman00]

http://www.modacity.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=118&stc=1&d=1253858779

We actually could have kept going (we had like 6 or 7 lives built up) but they all had to leave :(. I'm S088.

A good way to rack up points in bonus rounds on Lost platoon is to sit on the sides of the grunt drop point and just fucking blast them with brute choppaz with initially running them over for a style point bonus

[Siliconmaster]

A good way to rack up points in bonus rounds on Lost platoon is to sit on the sides of the grunt drop point and just fucking blast them with brute choppaz with initially running them over for a style point bonus

Awesome. I agree- that's what we did to get points. It's so easy to just mess up at any given point, even if you have a lot of lives, and then game over. It's all about finding a good system and sticking with it, not doing anything too stupid.

[BobtheGreatII]

So has anyone figured out what all the symbols on the walls are when you turn on your VISR?

[OmegaDragon]

Did anyone else notice that when you play as DARE, she sounds like she is having an orgasm when she is getting hurt? >____>

Also I have no idea what the symbols are.

[=sw=warlord]

Did anyone else notice that when you play as DARE, she sounds like she is having an orgasm when she is getting hurt? >____>

Also I have no idea what the symbols are.
The symbols are the engineers doing, their supposedly graffiti by engineers.

[Futzy]

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/ODSTg.aspx?gameid=23369104&player=avp%20DRAGON
Just need lightswitch now.

[sevlag]

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/ODSTg.aspx?gameid=23369104&player=avp%20DRAGON
Just need lightswitch now.
edit: NVM

[jcap]

Unlocked Recon today. My friends and I completed the Endure achievement just an hour ago on Lost Platoon. It took us a little over two hours.

What was most amazing in it all is that we played through about half the game just hanging onto four lives. At one point in the second set, we lost all our lives from the shittiest spawn in TWO Chieftains, so there was only one player left with a chopper and 6 camo fire brutes. He killed them all and brought us back to win. We got no bonus lives either because the grunts stopped pouring out. Just as we completed the achievement, we had 12 lives and 1.38 million points. Unfortunately, two of the players had to leave for stuff they were already an hour behind schedule for, so we could have continued on for SO much longer, but we didn't. :(

[thehoodedsmack]

Spent close to two hours on Lost Platoon yesterday. I guess it's turning out to be the best map for long-lasting games.

[Siliconmaster]

Alpha site also works for a long-term indoor arena. It's all about the tactics, and surviving the bonus rounds. Insane grunts = horrifying win

[sdavis117]

I always thought Last Exit would be a horrible map for endurance, but going between parking lots in a Ghost can actually keep you going for a long time.

[Spartan094]

Only 2 achievements away from recon. At the very end of DéjÃ* Vu, one of my friends "friends" had the achievement already, became a total ass wipe and left right at the end. Bleh..I need some people who won't leave at the very end.

[Futzy]

I always thought Last Exit would be a horrible map for endurance, but going between parking lots in a Ghost can actually keep you going for a long time.
Last exit and oni alpha sites are the easiest.
All you have to on last exit is stay in that room and defend the doors. We had two people that all ways stayed down, and two that went up the vents every round there wasn't any drones.
Then on alpha site just have two people on each side opposite of where they all pour in from.

[Limited]

So when you guys say Alpha Site, do you mean the close quarters one (which I personally hate) or the big open one thats outside (and has the big barriers)

[JunkfoodMan]

So is it worth £40 for a £15 expansion pack?

[Delta4907]

Alpha Site is inside the ONI building, Security Zone is outside.

[sevlag]

need 1 more person for firefight

[Higuy]

Anyone notice the rookie's girlfriend\wife inside his pod when you drop?

[sevlag]

Anyone notice the rookie's girlfriend\wife inside his pod when you drop?
yar

[Rosco]

Just need to do the firefight one. Could use a team tbh.

(I broke my mic and can't get one til wednesday, but I'd like to atleast get it done today)

[sevlag]

Just need to do the firefight one. Could use a team tbh.

(I broke my mic and can't get one til wednesday, but I'd like to atleast get it done today)
im up for it because my team thinks its normal halo cause they're running out there and getting killed only wave 3 and we're down to no lvies

[=sw=warlord]

Who's seen this clip?
I completed the last level on legendary but i didn't see this clip i just saw the johnson one.
RUyQkSG2PQg

[OmegaDragon]

Who's seen this clip?
I completed the last level on legendary but i didn't see this clip i just saw the johnson one.
RUyQkSG2PQg
I would have seen that clip, but some idiot in coop pushed a button in the credits and it skipped D:

[Kornman00]

it's a small shield world after all :downs:

[Delta4907]

I'm pretty sure its just part of the portal, at least that's what I heard. I mean, it IS pretty much directly under the portal, and that's just its inner workings.

[jcap]

http://jcap.h2vista.net/files/halo/halo3/Sadie%27s%20Story.mp3

3:30, 9:55, 11:10

[FRain]

(Covenant cruiser appears)

Vergil: "No parking, violators will be ticketed and towed!"

Mike: It could be a gun!

Sadie: Or a rifle!

Mike: OR A ROCKET LAUNCHER

[English Mobster]

Man, Jcap, you had to wait to post that until AFTER I already got all the damn logs?
Also, get all the logs and play Data Hive. It's... different. The cutscenes are different, too.

[Delta4907]

Not a super secret spoiler, but:
The 30th log is in the Data Hive mission. If you start it while having all 29 logs from Mombassa Streets, the police officer who usually dies from drones keeps on going with you. Eventually he goes to a previously locked door, opens it and asks you to stay outside. You follow him (while he starts to get angry) in and listen to the audio log on the back wall. After listening, the officer says "You've heard too much." and starts firing at you, making him the first human you intentionally kill (instead of just aggravating marines) IIRC, you can also find Sadie's father, Dr. Endesha, frozen to death in this room. (Kinsler had the fire extinguishing systems activated) Also, during the scene where you meet Vergil, the rookie makes Dare put here gun down, and signals the Engineer to come out by whistling, instead of the other way around.