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Dunno when I'm getting this. Within a few weeks.

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Originally Posted by Bungie

Good evening,

We are in the process of applying credit resets to approximately 15,000 users who we have identified as the most egregious Challenge Reset abusers.

A one day credit earning ban has also been applied, mostly to ensure that recipients receive an in-game notification of the action taken.

As with any such measure, we have taken the time to carefully select our criteria to eliminate false positives.

A more comprehensive pass will be occuring in the coming week as our automated Banhammer mechanisms grow accurate enough to satisfy our high bar for burden of proof. If you are thinking about getting an easy 50k credits by using this exploit, I would strongly advise you to reconsider.

Thank you, and please direct any discussion of these resets to this thread.

Edit: a point of clarification. No bans were handed out tonight for

a) Playing too much Gruntpocalypse (no such thing!)
b) Using the target locator too much (no such thing!)

Specifically, we targeted an exploit that allowed players to complete a Challenge 20+ times via itentional network manipulation (i.e., disconnects.)

Spot checks have revealed the telltale signature of this behavior on every denier so far, so don't be fooled by the protests of innocence. We aren't.

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Originally Posted by QQ

Bungie's punishing people who didn't do anything to anyone. Nothing screams butthurt and mad like this studio, stomping their feet and crying because people exploited their crappy challenge integration.

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Originally Posted by Some Dude

pretty sure nobody at bungie is stomping their feet and crying. half of them are probably nodding sagely, thinking "serves them right", and the other half is probably laughing their heads off.

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Originally Posted by Repentant Farmer

I admit, I did intentionally use the exploitation of Challenge Resets. I didn't see the harm of it at the time, but now that I've seen the "error of my ways", after the temporary credit ban is lifted, I'll be playing the game legitimately from now on. So, I would just like to say that I'm sorry for using a wrongful method of gaining cR, which in turn gave me a higher rank than I deserve. I've been a loyal Halo fan from the beginning and I am ashamed in myself for getting carried away.

Get a press conference already... Seriously that was a cool gesture.

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Originally Posted by QQ #2

I haven't been online in the past week... I was very excited that I was only 11,000 credits from lt colonel.... Just before this my friend over xbox told me about a glitch in campaign by reverting to last save. And getting credits and I got tons of credits this was the only time I did this I got off afterwards thinking I would get my rank the following weekend legit.. I just checked the update saying that people would get banned for this.. I thought nothing of it because I did it once.. Well I just checked my profile. I went from a major grade3 back to a recruit I worked very hard for my rank and I even saved for birthday party! Not to mention I purchased the legendary edition of reach. I have always been a devoted fan of halo. This makes me upset and I am definitley planning on selling the game and getting my money back.... I understand that bungie has always been strict, but in cod you wouldn't get banned for boosting or ranking up fast. This is what makes me scratch my head I would really like to talk to someone at bungie about this I really don't want to sell my favorite game but this makes me want to I don't even want to think about what happened.. If anyone at bungie reads this it would be really great if you contacted me I would really like to talk about this subject and why I don't think that some of this fair.... I really hope that I get the rank I worked so hard for back... If anyone would to cooment on what you think please I really LOVE reach thanks..

You love it so much you're "selling it and getting your money back".

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Originally Posted by QQ #3

im with you on this as well buddy....i kinda just lost my love for halo now.... got reset and i was a LT. Colonel doing Score Attack and a little Campaign Target Locator glitching....now im just sad now.....

Oh yeah, you're sad alright.

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Originally Posted by QQ #4

im going back to the store and returning all my stuff, bungie if you read this, you guys are a**holes, learn the difference from bad and good, good game, bad move. i have loved all your games, but when you do this stuff it pisses me and the world off. your servers are -blam!- and can't make rational decisions like normal people. i honestly thought reach was going to be a success but i was sadly mistaken. so long bungie, goodluck ripping more people off and stealing their money.

This guy has 27,508 kills in campaign. You think people would be smarter in a game that literally records your every move.

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Originally Posted by Repentant Farmer #2

For all the people that are complaining about their ranks being reset you should have expected it, I [did].

Sorry to all the Halo: Reach players. I promise to never exploit, or farm credits again, except if you are going to go play CoD or Black ops, then i hate you.

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Originally Posted by Mod

They are banning the correct people obviously...just look at the current state of the forums.

Yay for more Powerhouse. No idea why it seems to barely come up, especially since it was in the beta :?:

I'm Warrant Officer 3, so close to captain, it's taking the piss :/.
I'll be on later probably. I wouldn't mind Kalyx setting up a big game on his space map.
I need to find some people who are up for some custom games... Lack of friends buying this game is a loss :(

So I guess the 'levels' of each rank take longer as you keep going. IE; warrant officer 1 goes faster than 2, which goes faster than 3.. but then captain grade 1 goes fast again like warrant 1.

Cause according to bungie.net it's only like 22,000 for captain grade 1 even though it was freaking 66,000 to get to captain.

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Originally Posted by Mr. Monday Morning (Post 3267347)

Yay for more Powerhouse. No idea why it seems to barely come up, especially since it was in the beta :?:

I hate Powerhouse. It sucks dick.

Sounds like someone doesn't know where the weapons are.

(I'm kidding, btw)

What don't you like about it?

everything after lt colonel

Commander Grade 1 - Awarded at 650,000 cR
Commander Grade 2 - Awarded at 700,000 cR
Commander Grade 3 - Awarded at 750,000
Colonel - Awarded at 850,000 cR
Colonel Grade 1 - Awarded at 960,000 cR
Colonel Grade 2 - Awarded at 1,070,000 cR
Colonel Grade 3 - Awarded at 1,180,000 cR
Brigadier - Awarded at 1,400,000 cR
Brigadier Grade 1 - Awarded at 1,520,000 cR
Brigadier Grade 2 - Awarded at 1,640,000 cR
Brigadier Grade 3 - Awarded at 1,760,000 cR
General - Awarded at 2,000,000 cR
General Grade 1 - Awarded at 2,200,000 cR
General Grade 2 - Awarded at 2,350,000 cR
General Grade 3 - Awarded at 2,500,000 cR
General Grade 4 - Awarded at 2,650,000 cR
Field Marshall - Awarded at 3,000,000 cR
Hero - Awarded at 3,700,000 cR
Legend - Awarded at 4,600,000 cR
Mythic - Awarded at 5,650,000 cR
Noble - Awarded at 7,000,000 cR
Eclipse - Awarded at 8,500,000 cR
Nova - Awarded at 11,000,000 cR
Forerunner - Awarded at 13,000,000 cR
Reclaimer - Awarded at 16,500,000 cR
Inheritor - Awarded at 20,000,000 cR

What is the target locater cheat. Ive never heard of it.

Start sword base on legendary. sprint across to the target locater without killing anybody, wait for checkpoint by the target locater, turn around and kill all the elites/grunts with the locater. Gets you 3 different commendations and a fair bit of Cr...

Also, this is interesting...

Source- Bungie Forums (big hunt going on for legendary ending...)

Another new finding on winter contingency! There is a poster next to the one described before where the civi with the data pad is. This poster has 10 numbers on it, and next to each number is the corresponding name for the number "one, two, etc.". Now in my game, seven and ten are crossed off.

As we know, there are 10 missions in the game. That being said, I have seven and ten crossed off in the game. Literally there are "x"s over the numbers. I'm wondering if I've done something in those levels. Alas I wont know unless someone else logs in and checks their sign.

Did i mention each name is written in gold?

Finally, some of these posters have "ARI SOL" written on the sign, followed by a number. The number on the one with the gold lettering and "x"s is 9.

P.S. On the bottom of almost every poster is a dice showing 5 dots (the 5 side of a dice). The poster with the gold character has a red 5.

Hopefully we can piece this together...

You know how I'm going to find out the legendary ending? Wait until it hits youtube.

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Originally Posted by Mr. Monday Morning (Post 3267817)

(I'm kidding, btw)

What don't you like about it?

Nah I'm alright with weapons. There's just something about it I don't like. I didn't like Paradiso at first, but I've come to enjoy it.

I think Powerhouse is the only map I can't stand.

Yesterday's games were gay as fuck because everyone was jet packing around like a bunch of assholes. I mean, it wasn't that it made things any harder. Just retarded.

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Originally Posted by Gonzo (Post 3268407)

Yesterday's games were gay as fuck because everyone was jet packing around like a bunch of assholes. I mean, it wasn't that it made things any harder. Just retarded.

Yeah, it was annyoing. I think the only map I don't really like is 'the cage'...

Needler = almost auto jetpack kill

Yeah. Needler is good looks. I don't mind using the DMR against jet pack users, it was just gay shooting someone in the air and someone on the ground starts shooting you at the same time.

Kalyx, you may know the answer to this:

In Forge World, is there a way to set boundaries where you want play to be contained for your map? For example, I want to create an air combat map in the Hemorrhage area. Is there any way to prevent someone from taking an air vehicle and flying it to other parts of the Forge World? Is there some thing I can place to set a boundary to contain the fight to the canyon?

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Originally Posted by Gonzo (Post 3270470)

Kill zones. Make a wall at the limit of your play space and anything that touches it dies (or explodes). If you wanna be forgiving you could have a soft kill zone that gives the player ten seconds to return to your play space.

Safe zones are opposite, everything within it is safe while leaving it will kill you. I don't know if you can make a safe zone large enough for the canyon so I'm thinking you'll need a bunch of kill zones surrounding the area.

Ahh that all makes sense. The descriptions are a little ambiguous in the creator. :y:

One day we'll have to jump into Forge World and you'll have to show me some cool things. Some of the stuff I'm unsure how to use. :(

I'm all for that. Once you get used to the tools the process gets quicker and certain moves will be routine. It's way easier showing you and letting you experiment.

Getting custom games to work with custom maps to sync is a bitch, though. Lots of back and forth between Forge and Custom Games mode.

Gotta say, I was really impressed with this game. Started playing earlier today with a friend, and finished not too long ago. Graphics were awesome. I think why I hated ODST so much, is because I only did it in single player. The co op is really where things get fun. Solid game.

Hey don't get too attached

Eghhh, I'm 12th now so do whatever you want

It's already on eBay

Kinda worried I wasted my money on this. I enjoyed single player, but I have no motivation to play multiplayer.

Lately I've only wanted to play fifa, tiger woods, street fighter, and dragon age.

Funny, I've played everything but singleplayer. Multiplayer is Halo.

Singleplayer has always been my preference. Just don't have time to get really good at any particular game, and it's hard for me to get good at them to begin with. FPS and fighting games just don't come very naturally to me. 2d platformers? I'm the fucking man. But I just struggle with other genres.

Only time I even go online for fighting games is when I play you guys. That's the only time it's fun.

Also, I don't know what it is about multiplayer halo that I just can't get into. I just prefer more realistic shooters I guess, like COD, MAG, and Battlefield. Big fan of that style, with the class system and everything. Think it breeds better teamwork between strangers, as people have set roles right from the start.

That and I hate shields.

You need to play with my guys, we're team oriented. Sounds like you got the shit end of the Halo experience, which usually means playing with fuckwits.

Don't think any game community is upstanding, always best to party up. Also gonna be hosting customs soon. Fuck matchmaking, bitches ain't no match for me.

And I'm totally gonna act a fool next time I see a white boy at Gamestop. Jesus.

I rarely ever play multiplayer unless I'm partied with at least 2 or 3 of my friends. The only exception is if there is a challenge to complete that day and I want to get it out of the way.

Last night I was on with 7 of my friends and we did BTB matchmaking. It's great fun when you can get an entire 8 man team assembled for matchmaking, but I can see where Fignuts is coming from.

We have trouble getting more than four guys together.

I NEED TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS

Well for me, I have some friends who have their friends. We've played a few days now with a couple kids we met randomly in matchmaking. There are probably 12-13 of us altogether, so chances are good that at least a few nights a week we can get a nice big group together.

My buddy put together a griff ball game mode and we messed around with that for a little bit last night.

Sharing maps and game modes

WOOOOOOO

How do you make it so a map can support at game mode? Trying to get one of my smaller levels set up for infection but can't for the life of me figure it out.

Wish game modes could be packaged with a map. Seriously. Fucking hate having to go find the gametype after downloading a map.

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Originally Posted by LoDownM (Post 3272387)

How do you make it so a map can support at game mode? Trying to get one of my smaller levels set up for infection but can't for the life of me figure it out.

Are you using a custom map with a gametype? At that point someone probably didn't set the objective pieces right.

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Originally Posted by Requiem (Post 3272492)

Wish game modes could be packaged with a map. Seriously. Fucking hate having to go find the gametype after downloading a map.

Look for Filesets. It's exactly what you're talking about. Some creators don't bother, which is a shame.

Found footage of Kalyx and Khuntry on launch day

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