The Halo 3 Thread

[Shafto]

Shame they left them available to social matches though. I give it about 3 hours until some people have every single one of the above.

They're only cheating themselves though, really. It makes no real difference to my enjoyment of the game.

I definitely prefer Social achievements to the Ranked FFA only ones. At the end of the day, people can cheat, but they will find a way anyway. At least like this, we all have a much more fun time trying to get them in our favourite playlists, rather than all piling into the diabolical (IMO) Lone Wolves. Even the Team game G's, it's just more fun being able to play with your friends in Social.

[Photek]

is this update out now!? eurogamer says so!

[Shafto]

Yep - been playing for the past few hours myself. Nailed a sweet 75G's for Defend This! and the Double Killx2 Achievements.

The new game variants (Avalanche and Standoff Heavies for example) add some freshness to proceedings.

[Shafto]

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=243260

Bungie will be rolling out the second title update for Halo 3 today.

This introduces 10 new Achievements totalling 250 Gamerpoints, plus a new playlist rating that shows how good you are in individual playlists, rather than your global Trueskill rating. Don't panic; nothing is being taken away, only added.

Accidentally, the official Xbox site has also uncovered an additional 20 Achievements for what seem to be the additional maps planned for later this year.

That takes the Halo 3 Gamerpoint total up to 1750, which we're sure the 49/49'ers will appreciate - you know who you are.

Bungie's not ready to talk about any of the upcoming content just yet. But a spokesperson did tell Eurogamer that a date for the Assembly map was being discussed with Microsoft, and that hopefully something will be announced within the "next month or so".

Didn't think we'd be waiting anywhere near a month for these maps myself. I thought they'd be a surprise release by end of September. Perhaps that's what they mean by next month or so (end of this month)?

I hope they at least start dishing out the info - having the achievements sitting there for a Mythic map pack, all 'locked' is the ultimate cock tease.

[mcjihge2]

I hope the mythic maps will be free.

[Pred]

I'm starting to wish I hadn't traded this in, now. If I can find a cheap copy somewhere I may be tempted to buy it again.

[TornadoShaun]

Those first lot of achievements look incredibly easy, you could probably pick them up in a couple of games.

except..

* Vidmaster Challenge: Annual (0 points) – After 9/25/08, complete Halo on 4-player Legendary LIVE co-op, with Iron, and everyone in Ghosts.

Do you think you have to play through the whole game with Iron on? Or just the last level?

Because it's worth 0 points I guess not many people will get this achievement so if anyone wants to team up sometime over the weekend or something to try it then I wanna do that gooseberry fool!

[TornadoShaun]

Some of those might prove tricky.

Oh man, those first three are gona be a bitch. I got a killtacular in ranked free for all swords and it's the only one I've ever got. I got an extermination in ranked team slayer (4 vs 4) once and I got a perfection medal in social slayer free for all once, those are going to be so hard though.. each of those medals I have only ever got one of each of to date. Still I'm pleased to see some new achievements, I've been on 49/49 and packing my ninja blade since the turn of the year

[Pred]

What's an Extermination?

[TornadoShaun]

What's an Extermination?

when you kill all 4 members of the opposing team with an overkill, I did it on that massive bridge level by blasting a rocket down and they were all huddled together. It's easier on team objective becuase people will tend to stay closer on that mode but even then it's a really hard medal to get.. as I said I have only ever managed to get 1 of each of those 3..

[The People's ElboReformat]

I think I've had 1 Ranked Perfection medal and four social Killtacular medals. Still haven't had an Extermination. Think those 3 achievements will be difficult to get.

I don't get what the "Tank Dropper" achievement is. What's "monitor mode"? Is that the thing you go into when in Forge?

[Psychic]

Yeah. I assume it'll be easy enough to get just doing the achievement title.

[TornadoShaun]

by thw way, do you HAVE to have all the current maps now to play online with this? i.e. the legendary map pack?

[Ario]

by thw way, do you HAVE to have all the current maps now to play online with this? i.e. the legendary map pack?

No, though some of the playlists will want the Legendary maps (normally Hardcore playlists and DoubleXP weekends). When selecting a playlist it will say what maps it requires. You can get by without them, but they are very good maps and were recently dropped to 600 points.

[TornadoShaun]

by thw way, do you HAVE to have all the current maps now to play online with this? i.e. the legendary map pack?

No, though some of the playlists will want the Legendary maps (normally Hardcore playlists and DoubleXP weekends). When selecting a playlist it will say what maps it requires. You can get by without them, but they are very good maps and were recently dropped to 600 points.

I was hoping theyd become free but it doesnt look like that's going to happen Ah well, they'd better not make them free any time soon now or I will be slightly annoyed

[The People's ElboReformat]

by thw way, do you HAVE to have all the current maps now to play online with this? i.e. the legendary map pack?

No, though some of the playlists will want the Legendary maps (normally Hardcore playlists and DoubleXP weekends). When selecting a playlist it will say what maps it requires. You can get by without them, but they are very good maps and were recently dropped to 600 points.

I think you need the Legendary map pack for Team Doubles now too.

[Jax]

Only just got the update, and already my friends are trying to get online players to help them get the achievements. It's rather pathetic to watch, really.

[SchminkyPinky]

No more Big Team Social? What the strawberry float?

Do I seriously need to buy the Legendary maps to play the "DLC playlist" equivalent?

[TornadoShaun]

Only just got the update, and already my friends are trying to get online players to help them get the achievements. It's rather pathetic to watch, really.

That kind of defeats the object really =/ Some of the old ones were pretty hard, most notably that double laser kill achievement, and even the overkill one can be pretty hard to come by.

I'm just downloading the legendary maps at the moment as team doubles is one of my most played playlists, 600 points down the pan just so we can play on Blackout probably once every 10-15 games

[Jimmy Shedders]

Just had a strawberry floating awesome match of Zombies on Blackout (with it in black and white)

Got the Double Double achievement as well.