DesolataX

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Has anyone else played the Halo 3 Beta yet?

I downloaded it yesterday, and I must say it is pretty awesome, love the new bubble shield and the laser cannon. The 3 new levels are also awesome, I like them very much.

Riddle_Rob

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You downloaded it? DOes that me you have the special edition of crackdown? Or is there some other magical way I'm unaware of?

DesolataX

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Special edition of crackdown, but you could also have gotten it by friends and family from bungie or their rule of three thing (play 3 hours of halo 2 then sign up)
It's pretty dope, I like it, can't wait for the full version!

MrEastSide

I'm downloading the Beta as we speak. I don't really care about multi-player. I'm more looking forward to the solo campaign. But, this will hold me over until September.

MrEastSide

Well, after playing for about a half hour my initial impressions are, it looks exactly like Halo 2. Only in HD. Which isn't a bad thing. But, I sure hope they sharpen those visuals up before launch.

DesolataX

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Supposedly Halo 3 will also be able to run in full 1080p (which is great for those who have 1080p TV's) and I hope that doesn't mean that they have to sacrifice the visuals for 720p too. I know the final version will look better, but by how much? I have no idea.

I do like the three new levels alot, and the weapons seem a bit more balanced

MrEastSide

I'm sure they'll polish everything up for it's release. I also realize that sometimes multi-player sections of games don't always look as detailed as the solo campaign. I've noticed this on several retail games I own. I'd be surprised if they got this thing to run smooth enough to display it in 1080p. In fact, I'd be surprised if they even get the framerate to run at a constant 30+fps even in 720p. But, you never know!

Side note to what I did play today -

I was playing with a guy that had like, 15 kills within 1 minute, maybe 2. Which is kind of funny when you consider the beta has been out for what, a day, maybe two. Guy must **** it a lot!

Prolifik

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is this out for pc?

MrEastSide

Halo 2 comes out for the PC on Tuesday. I believe it only works with Vista though. And Halo 3 will likey stay exclusive to the 360 for at least a good year or two.