Halo 3 online mutiplayer beta.

[El Leone]

It's interesting what they've done with the Carbine and BR. In H2 they were very much all around weapons where you would be able to get kills easily in both short range and midrange combat. In Halo 3, their long range abillitys have been increased, but they've become alot more redundant and harder to use in short range as they're pretty slow and they can be beaten by a AR.

Don't diss the Carbine, its cool. In longer range combat, the BR bullets tend to spread when the enemy is moving alot with straffing, you dont have to worry about that with the carbine.

[PeteJ]

My service record seems to be completely blanked out, is that normal or are they purposely hiding my ninja skills for the benefit of others?

[MJ]

Halo 3 beta custom games:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=okOKakhgTQc

[El Leone]

My service record seems to be completely blanked out, is that normal or are they purposely hiding my ninja skills for the benefit of others?

That's normal. It has some generic default message, no character model on the left. The only useful information it says is how many games you played (ranked and social), your RP and your rank.

[Enemybreather]

Im enjoying it and Im glad theyve released this beta so hopefully they will iron out the glitches in it...eg some standby cheats already going on,guess which country is employing this strategy AGAIN...and also on High Ground some peeps are lodging themselves actually into the mountain and getting kills from within the walls!!!!!ah well thats the whole point of the beta...only hope this time round Bungie sort it....thanks Bungie for allowing us ALL to play this tho

[TommyG]

Halo 3 beta custom games:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=okOKakhgTQc

!11!111!

I want!

[EvilBoris]

again the Battle Rifle is the crappiest weapon in MP. anyone managed to do a kill with it?

erm yes, loads of kills infact.

[TommyG]

Nooooooo!

Teh B,RB,B glitch is back >_<

Check the video at 4-5 seconds in and again at about 45ish. He unloads a bit of his clip and then is able to double melee

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ivxKY8Tq9BA

Fix it bungie!

[Crisp_Rapper]

again the Battle Rifle is the crappiest weapon in MP. anyone managed to do a kill with it? i couldn't. its slow burst fire doesn't seem to have any deadly punch at all. and with no alternative full auto or single fire mode for efficient sniping it's pretty much redundant for me.

i've been capping bitches long range (width of valhalla) with this puppy, it's awesome... as long as your accuracy is good then you can tear someone down in a few bursts.

[Uli]

i've been capping bitches long range (width of valhalla) with this puppy, it's awesome... as long as your accuracy is good then you can tear someone down in a few bursts.

guess it's just not awesome for me then. how many burst shots do a kill - let's say at midrange? i have a feeling that i have to empty a full clip before someone goes down. maybe it's because i still pretty much suck at Halo 3 MP but for me the BR is simply too slow and inefficient. people doing loads of kills with the BR send me their videos please (Uli 68). i am willing to learn and get better. still.

btw: where is the Energy Sword gone? wont it be in the game? oh my, this was my scond favourite weapon from Halo 2 MP

[mr_sockochris]

It sounds obvious but aim for the head. Body shots with the BR will take nearly a whole clip but if you get a few rounds into the head they'll drop with bullets to spare.

[El Leone]

For anyone who cares, these are the military ranks in the beta so far (not including grades):
Recruit
Apprentice
Private
Corporal
Sargent
Gunnery Sergeant
Lieutenant
Captain
Major

RP is what determines your rank, and from the looks of it your RP will go up with every game you win in either ranked or social. It looks like it doesn't lower when you lose, but only when you quit.

[The Guppy]

guess it's just not awesome for me then. how many burst shots do a kill - let's say at midrange? i have a feeling that i have to empty a full clip before someone goes down. maybe it's because i still pretty much suck at Halo 3 MP but for me the BR is simply too slow and inefficient. people doing loads of kills with the BR send me their videos please (Uli 68). i am willing to learn and get better. still.

btw: where is the Energy Sword gone? wont it be in the game? oh my, this was my scond favourite weapon from Halo 2 MP

The sword is in multiplayer, some guys from Bungue discuss it on the latest 1UP Show. It will have a limited amount of charge like in the campaign.

[Uli]

It sounds obvious but aim for the head. Body shots with the BR will take nearly a whole clip but if you get a few rounds into the head they'll drop with bullets to spare.

nice one mate, i'm already glad when i hit someone in this game. i still struggle to hit opponents while they move and jump around me, let alone do a kill. also, isn't the buller spray from the burst shot too wide to actually head-shot someone?

i am glad the Energy Sword will make it into the final game. MP gaming might get a little brighter then for me.

will people playing the beta keep their ranks and points when the game is released?

[El Leone]

Ranks and points will be resetted. Although I am not sure if they're going to delete the game records and matt details of bungie.net.