You did not just say that.

Oh he did.

And according to the latest issue of OXM, halo3 will not allow the following things: Pelican flying, Playing as Brutes, Switching between Chief and Arbiter in the middle of a mission, No 32 person multiplayer and worst of all...NO DUAL SWORDS!!!!!! (even though it was shown in the "et tu brute" vid doc)

Now on to cool stuff thats been confirmed:
-Brute "chopper": Shiny silver futuristic motorcycle thing

-map editor (note: not map "creator")

-use of the "gravity hammer" (tartarus' hammer)

-customizable armor, and I'm not just talking color, i mean the pieces are interchangeable and they aparently affect your abilities (ex. field of view increases in vehicles when wearing "EVA helmet"). (one of the alternate suits shown sorta looks like bumble bee from the transformers movie)

-"flares" (flashbangs)

-Hornet : the UNSC's answer to the banshee (includes passenger seats)

-prowler : "love child of the brute chopper and the spectre" (sorry, thats the best explanation i can give, they didn't show a picture)

-4 player co-op (over xbl or system-link only, single box splitscreen is still only two) and its not just 2 chiefs or arbiters anymore, now P1 is chief, P2 is arbiter, P3 is N'tho 'Sraom and P4 is Uzse 'Taham (the last two are elites, one looks like a jetpack one and the other like a spec ops one) This also seems to confirm that the elites (at least those loyal to the arbiter and that ultra with half his mouth missing) have joined forces with the UNSC (or atleast the Chief).

-Elephant: available only on the expansive multiplayer map "sandtrap", it is a driveable base that contains a turret, spawn points and a mongoose. (yes that means that the capture point can be brought to the flag and the bombsite can run from the bomb).

-Mauler: brute dual-wieldable sawed off shottguns (less powerful than standard UNSC M90 Shotgun)

-Changes to control scheme (idk if this is good or not, but its suposedly not that big a change)

-recordable game sessions can be watched from free look or the over the shoulder 3rd person view of any player

- graphics are better than they were in the beta

I still contend that they should have expanded to 24 players. 32 was definitely too much to ask for, but I'm still satisfied with 16. Few other things:

Can't wait to try out the Spike/Shield Grenades and the Brute Spike Rifle. It's going to be a sick game, and I won't even be able to play it until mid-October at the earliest.

Yeah man, it's gonna be great. What's the gravity hammer, though? Is it like the one in HL2?

And also ... I think the map editor is probably a way to adjust certain aspects of the map, like adjusting the gravity, spawn points and such.

Hopefully, they will probably include many of the features the fans were hoping for in downloadble content.

The game sounds like a blast to play, but I have to admit that I'm not too impressed with the graphics. Unreal Tournament 2007 looks ALOT more better visually.

Still though, can't wait to play it with my former roommate. ( P.S I can afford a 360 at the mean time.)

this video shows a new video of a multiplayer map called sandtrap. Its a really big ass map, with many vehicles. theres also some single player footage as well. just click on the video to start playing it

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The gravity hammer is the weapon used by Tartarus the brute chieftain in halo2, he's the one that you fight in the last level as the arbiter.

The map editor in H3 is called Forge. Though it isn't a mode you pick from the main menu. It can be enabled through multiplayer options and so far it can be used on any map (i think.)It basically lets you spawn anything that is useable or moveable ie ammo, vehicles, boxes, crates etc, but you do have a certain amount.Big drawback though is that it isnt a normal mode that you can pick like campaign mode etc.It is something you choose in the actual match but you appear to others as a forerunner moniter in the likes of 343 guilty spark from halo 1 and if i remember reading correctly you can get hurt.

Halo 3 has gone gold

which means its done and all we have to do is wait 25 days from now

As long as there are no shitty map remakes (Tombstone, Warlock) then I'm sure the multiplayer modes will never wear out with me.

I'm getting it around release so I can play it before everyone starts modding it to win.

i reserved it today. the ultimate pack!! i cant wait seriously. my gamertag is rko3335

Quick poll:

How would you rank the maps (by preference, of course) in Halo:CE and Halo 2?

Here's mine:

Halo:CE
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1. Boarding Action
2. Sidewinder
3. Prisoner
4. Battle Creek
5. Blood Gulch
6. Hang 'Em High
7. Longest
8. Wizard
9. Rat Race
10. Derelict
11. Chill Out
12. Damnation
13. Chiron TL34

Halo 2
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1. Lockout
2. Turf
3. Gemini
4. Ascension
5. Foundation
6. Sanctuary
7. Coagulation
8. Containment
9. Midship
10. Backwash
11. Headlong
12. Colossus
13. Terminal
14. Elongation
15. Burial Mounds
16. Zanzibar
17. Warlock
18. Desolation
19. Beaver Creek
20. Waterworks
21. Ivory Tower
22. Tombstone
23. Relic

Double post, but this is just sick:

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Though i completely agree with you, it is now called unreal tournament 3, and i bring this up because i am actually more exited for that game that halo 3. I suck at halo, and am much better at faster paced shooters like unreal.

my main hope for halo 3 is that there are not as many hackers as halo 2 had.

I found Unreal Championship and Unreal Championship 2 to be quite slow. Takes too long to kill someone, in my opinion (unless you're a god with the Ripjack). I don't know, I was never really good at either one, but I just always found Halo 2 to be a much smoother game.

Is Halo 3 even out YET?

The newer games, like unreal 2004 and unreal tournament, are a bit faster, kind of like red faction. Halo 2 is fun, but it takes more strategy than a game like red faction and i am the kind of guy who likes to just run in places and kill.

Anyone who has Xbox Live would be well advised to download the new Halo 3 Vi Doc. It shows off the new replay system, and forge. This game is going to be fucking awsome.

Theres one scene in paticular that shows a player usig the brute chieftan hammer to knockback a warthog, then hits it with a sticky grenade to take it out. Olso theres a really cool scorpion tank guggle using forge whitch looks fucking insane. I seriously can't wait for Halo 3 now.

i already have halo 3 lol. i know some guy who sent in for me early. its awesome just to let u know. ive already got some achievements lol. my gamertag is on my sig, just add me as a friend to play some online multiplayer ;)

I totally believe you.

dude some people have it already... heck some people have finished the game... i really dont care if u believe me.

OK, here's what I want to see as your proof:

1- A pic of you with the game case
2- A pic of you playing it (NOT just screenshots)
3- A pic of some video from Campaign that hasn't already been seen.

As far as I'm concerned, the jury's out until you can provide this.

yeah!! guys i cant wait to play online. thats what i love about current systems. it can never wear out if u keep playing online. 4 more days!!