xbox360fanboy.com — MS announced two new ways to get into the Halo 3 beta. The first is to buy a specially marked copy of Crackdown. The other is to play 3 hours of Halo 2 multiplayer on Live between Feb. 1 and Feb. 3 and then register at Halo3.com
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Closed AccountJan 3, 2007
This whole Halo 3 multiplayer beta is starting to piss me off more than anything...If they start going back on the people that signed up the first night they are going to get a lot of crap on their forums, that is for sure! And if I don't get in I will be one of the people bitching. :P
Closed AccountJan 4, 2007
druminpatrick, i dont think it will work like that.i'm pretty sure they dont track the duration of matches online, i think they go by your time online. anyhow, i'm gonna give the "rule of three" deal a try. if it doesnt work, i'll happily buy crackdown.
redneckbluesJan 4, 2007
Crackdown is gonna sell like crack.
anrkistJan 4, 2007
Gehko - Yes, go ahead. The people who rented it before you would be nice enough to not use the key, knowing full well you wanted it. You Sir, have outsmarted a multi-billion dollar company. TA HECK WITH BUYING! MS IS DUMB ENOUGH TO LET ME RENT!
rrascoJan 4, 2007
i think that is still going to be random once its beta time.
sinembarg0Jan 4, 2007
Massive 40 player online matches. (Okay... so what?)The best matchmaking system in any online game. (Opinion, and you definitely have not played every online game, so this point is nullified)Completely lag free play even in 40 player matches due to Sony's killer dedicated server setup. (Most lag comes from connection speed [primarily upload], not from a lacking server)The best weapons and gameplay modes in any online game. (Again, opinion, and nullified because you have not played every online game.)vs.That stupid old green metal effect (Baseless opinion, you haven't seen what it's going to look like while playing, and thats just plain dumb saying a game is a bad game because it has dirty green metal in it.)No dedicated servers (Okay, you have a slight point here, I wouldn't mind dedicated servers, not so much for the advantages of having dedicated servers, just so I don't have to hear people complain about the negligible 'host advantage')And 50 bucks a year just for the privilege to play. (Live is a great system, and well worth the $50/yr to use. Also, think about it this way: For $600, you can get a PS3, or you can get an Xbox 360 Premium and 4 years of Live, which is great considering that the next generation of consoles will be out only one to three years after those 4 years of live are gone.)So basically your argument is all opinion and misinformation, and it seems that you are a Halo hater.
sharn8Jan 24, 2007
My guess is about 30 minutes to an hour. If their server can handle the traffic, of course. Thinkg about how many people have Live and a 360... There's well over 13k. Everyone wants Halo 3. :O And, since I know very few of you *actually* read it, it's Halo 2 you have to play and you have 2 days before the signup to get 3 hours. Meaning, yes, everyone will be on it the second it turns 3. (For you...)