The Official Halo 3 Thread

[Shpeshal Ed]

This needed to be done, there's too many Godlo 3 threads floating around.

Post all news, screens and other stuff in here. If a mod could do 2 things:

1) Sticky if possible

2) Merge other threads into this one.

Thanks.

This is also the pool thread. As in, we all swim in jealousy tears.

~~Halo 3: All you need to know!~~

Release dates:
NA: September 25th
EU: September 26th
JP: September 27th

Halo 3 is the 3rd and final entry in the main Halo series. It features online co-op campaign play as well as extensive online multiplayer modes.

New weapons:

Brute Spiker: a sub machine-gun like weapon with a vicious double blade on the front
Brute Mauler: a dual-wieldable shotgun. Not as powerful as other shotguns for balancing purposes.
Gravity Hammer: A large augmented hammer similar to the one Tartarus used in Halo 2
Spike Grenade: A grenade that sticks to any surface and explodes at a controllable time, sending spikes across the area.
Fire Bomb: An incendiary grenade that sticks to anything it touches.

Equipment:

Equipment is a new aspect of the Halo franchise. They are used for defense, to confuse or blind the enemy, and for inflicting damage.

Bubble Shield: A stationary shield which protects any player inside it. Bullets can not go in or out of the shield.
Flare: emits a bright, blinding light.
Radar Jammer: disables players radars, forcing them to rely on the direct battlefield locations rather than radar blips.
Power Drainer: Drains a players shield.
Tripmine: name says it all. It's a tripmine.

Vehicles:

Mongoose: A high-speed ATV which can be driven by one person. Think Warthog's little, caffeine injected brother.
Hornet: A human aircraft vehicle, similar to the banshee.
Elephant: A military base on wheels. It can house 3 mongoose's, a Scorpion tank, and 12 infantry.

Most vehicles from Halo 2 are returning for Halo 3

Forge:
Forge is a tool that enables players to insert game objects into existing maps. Almost all weapons, vehicles, and interactive objects (various crates and barriers) can be spawned, moved and placed into maps with Forge. In an example of its uses, one of the testers was able to place an unusually large number of exploding fusion cores on a huge vehicle, which caused the vehicle to spin wildly out of control into the air upon detonation.

As well as using it to spawn weapons to assist a player's side in real-time, Forge alterations to a map can be saved and then used in an non-Forge game. These Forge alterations can also be transferred to other players using the File Sharing features. Modifications made by Forge can change the way a map plays quite drastically from its original configuration.

Saved Films:
Halo 3 allows you to save films from almost any camera perspective onto your hard drive (with a maximum amount of 100 saved films). You will also be able to send these films to your friends through XBL service.


Screens:


A screen showcasing Halo 3's online co-op feature.


Game Fuel. A Halo 3 edition version of Mountain dew. Citrus Cherry flavor and 30% more caffeine.


This Halo 3 update brought to you by waa_waa_wii_waa. Cuz ed is lazy.

[xxmynameisjohnxx]

This thread am gonna be, in the words of Waa Waa, "clusterfucked together"
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[Shpeshal Ed]

Originally Posted by xxmynameisjohnxx

This thread am gonna be, in the words of Waa Waa, "clusterfucked together"
.

I'm cool with that.

[xxmynameisjohnxx]

Good idea though.
props.

[Azt3k]

YAY a halo 3 thread *waits to be drowned in tears*

(also, do u guys think Sp is going to be a EPIC WIN? because i do :P)

[xxmynameisjohnxx]

halo 3 SP will OWN anything else.

who wants to say near gears texture quality at least in sp?
[note, I said texture quality as I believe textures can be compared, although the graphics as a whole would be a tough comparison]

[Azt3k]

i second that, i mean, compare h2 sp and mp (okay, not the best example but still...) and they had quite a time to program everything.. but lets wait untill E3

[Shpeshal Ed]

I'll tell you one thing now, the graphics will be better than gears, but it wont be immediately noticeable because the styles are too different.

If you got Epic to remake Halo 3 using the UE3, the game would look exactly the same, because they'd still have to use Bungies models, and everything within the Halo universe.

[xxmynameisjohnxx]

Originally Posted by Shpeshal Ed

I'll tell you one thing now, the graphics will be better than gears, but it wont be immediately noticeable because the styles are too different.

If you got Epic to remake Halo 3 using the UE3, the game would look exactly the same, because they'd still have to use Bungies models, and everything within the Halo universe.

so the 360 is about to to gears with possibly two games?
[mass effect and halo 3]
YAY!
PS3 SUCK IT!

[Azt3k]

Yh i think that too, Gears style is more "graphic friendly" but still GEoW graphics are off the chart.