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You expected hugs and kisses?

yes! so, it means everything you told me last night was a lie? :cry:

i still love you, s_x. you might want to hide out until this thing gets fixed though :p

hehehe... thx! but the reason I'm here is to show my face and not run and hide like a chicken... this crap is bound to happen but people needs to realize this crap it's just a game!!! get over it... :no:

yes! so, it means everything you told me last night was a lie? :cry:

hehehe... thx! but the reason I'm here is to show my face and not run and hide like a chicken... this crap is bound to happen but people needs to realize this crap it's just a game!!! get over it... :no:

Ya know I already tried pointing that second bit out. I think that post got ignored.

-Spenser

I'm actually starting to take enjoyment out of this. There used to be a quote on a board outside my dorm room earlier this semester that went along the lines, "It's easy to get angry. What's hard to get angry at the right time, for the right reasons."

I just thought it was appropriate :p.

-Spenser

I'm not and wont be getting angry as I won't be playing the beta, simple as that. lol

Why don't they just release codes for everyone to use? Or make it freely available on the Marketplace to make up for their ****up.

the stress test server farm has a limit, making it free for all is a VERY bad idea... or do you want to play Halo 3 with 250.000 13y.o kids? I don't think so... :p

Why don't they just release codes for everyone to use? Or make it freely available on the Marketplace to make up for their ****up.

Because that would most likely crash their servers and then no one would be able to play.

I know a lot of you are angry about this, but think of it this way. If any of you have ever worked in IT, computers can do some pretty effed up things once and a while, and maybe this was one of those times for Microsoft and Bungie. I'm not saying this doesn't suck, but computers are not perfect and neither are humans - we all make mistakes.

On the plus side, be glad you get to play the beta eventually. On the negative side, you have to wait a bit longer.

this crap is bound to happen but people needs to realize this crap it's just a game!!! get over it... :no:

true, it happens. i work in software too so i understand. but microsoft just pulled a sony by not delivering on a pretty big product when they said they would. that doesn't fare well with the general public :no:

Yes, but why the hell aren't they releasing some sorta update what's going on? THAT is ****ing me off. Specialy considering i paid like 60$ and those who paid NOTHING is playing it as we speak.

Keep your, "It's a game" or "They aren't forced to let you play the beta" crap away from me.

yes! so, it means everything you told me last night was a lie? :cry:

hehehe... thx! but the reason I'm here is to show my face and not run and hide like a chicken... this crap is bound to happen but people needs to realize this crap it's just a game!!! get over it... :no:

im sure sure you can say that(it is a matter of opinion)... esp since come September MS is going to be promoting this game like its the 2nd coming...

Yes, but why the hell aren't they releasing some sorta update what's going on? THAT is ****ing me off. Specialy considering i paid like 60$ and those who paid NOTHING is playing it as we speak.

Keep your, "It's a game" or "They aren't forced to let you play the beta" crap away from me.

You paid $60 for Crackdown, that happened to come with a free beta. Everyone's beta is free. Just because you don't want crackdown doesn't change the fact that the money you paid was for Crackdown, not for the beta.

I imagine they are releasing an update about what's going on because they don't have anything new to release. What could they tell you that would make the situation better besides "you can download it now"? Even if they told you the specific reasoning why it's not working, and it wasn't technical enough that we could still understand it, that wouldn't change how long it is going to take them to fix the problem.

-Spenser

Even if they told you the specific reasoning why it's not working, and it wasn't technical enough that we could still understand it, that wouldn't change how long it is going to take them to fix the problem.

-Spenser

It would actually change my attitude towards this whole situation, Just a simple update from Bungie telling us what's going on exactly.

Wow. Just wow.

May I seriously suggest to everyone who is so upset, to go out and get some fresh air or something if you took the day off of school and or work or whatever the case may be.

Perhaps when you get back, you will be pleasantly surprised. Perhaps (which I am guessing), it will still not be available.

Whatever the case may be, I can promise you that sitting in front of your TV and/or computer and restarting Crackdown or refreshing your browser is not going to make it get here any quicker... So go out, take a walk, take a drive, and just realize that while yes, it was a pretty big F up, things happen, so make the most out of it that you can.

It would actually change my attitude towards this whole situation, Just a simple update from Bungie telling us what's going on exactly.

PRESS PASS

Last night we invited the US President George W. Bush to come over to our server farm and help us to deliver the public beta to all the violence hungry kids out there, while in the Ops Room the President trip over some cables. The damage was so extensive that we need to replace some Blades and reload all the data and scripts stored on that server.

Will keep you updated on the situation as soon as we can, in the meantime you can go duck hunting with VP Dick Cheney... if you dare of course... :shiftyninja:

PRESS PASS

Last night we invited the US President George W. Bush to come over to our server farm and help us to deliver the public beta to all the violence hungry kids out there, while in the Ops Room the President trip over some cables. The damage was so extensive that we need to replace some Blades and reload all the data and scripts stored on that server.

Will keep you updated on the situation as soon as we can, in the meantime you can go duck hunting with VP Dick Cheney... if you dare of course... :shiftyninja:

I'm trying to find the hidden message in your post :laugh:

haha, is that for real
Bungie's quirky sense of humor really shines in a newly discovered Halo 3 beta multiplayer medal. Halo 3 beta player Izequo discovered a new medal while pwning a bunch of noobs with his shotgun in High Ground. The multiplayer medal, aptly named "Cheneymania!", is earned when a player kills ten others, with a shotgun, and without dying. A feat Mr. Cheney would definitely be proud of, because we all know how experienced he is with a shotgun. Birdshot FTW!

Update 1: Looks like Bungie was feeling the political heat and changed the name of the Cheneymania! medal to Shotgun Mania. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.

Update 2: They changed the name again. It's now called Open Season! Thank you David.

http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/05/14/ha...ng-like-cheney/

it was fun while it lasted i guess ;)

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