There are no official clans through the game itself (like Halo 2). All clans are organizing via websites/forums. I think the DVDTalk group just organizes in various threads on this forum. The clan i'm a part of organizes on www.8bitbrigade.com.

Am I doing something wrong?

So I have been paying multiplayer for about 2 months and I love it...but I have a quick question...

Why is it always the same 4 maps? Whenever I play it is either Snowbound, Narrows, Gravity, & the warehouse place... There are like 10 other maps on the game that NEVER come up - is it something I am doing?

Ah, the luck o' the draw my friend. I usually get a pretty good mix. Here are the maps that you should see in Team Slayer:

Snowbound
Construct
Narrows
The Pit
High Ground
Guardian
Isolation
Valhalla
Last Resort (Rarely, and usually shotty/snipers)

Sandtrap, Epitaph, and Last Resort usually aren't included.

There are 3 new maps coming on December 11th.

Oops I meant Guardian not Gravity.

I havent gotten ANY of the others. That sux wish I could figure out whats going on...

I'm thinking it might be high time that I join the 8BB clan...if you'll have me, that is. :P

Saw this on Teamxbox and thought it was interesting for Halo fans:
http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/15269/...ready-Sold-1M/

Halo 3 Sells 5 Million Copies, Mass Effect Already Sold 1M

Thought it was a good time to bump this thread up with the new maps released today as well. I downloaded them and did a solo walk thru.

I see a lot of carnage on the two smaller maps. The Rat's Nest map has a crazy amount of vehicles for so little space. The larger map looks nice and is wide open but seems a good bit smaller than Vahalla.

I like the looks of the new maps. We played them in custom for a bit just so there aren't any surprises. They also updated some playlists (apparently) because I had a Team BR game in slayer today.

3 hours later and I'm at 5% downloaded.... the servers are ultra slow pushing this stuff out tonight

Must be a lot of people downloading it at once because it took me less than five minutes earlier today.

Took me bout 10 minutes to download em in the morning. Overall i think they're decent, i like Foundry a lot for Slayer matches.

And best of all... no sniper on that map!

What is the general consensus on these maps, worth the price or skip it till it is free?

It really depends how much Halo you play. If Halo is in your top 2 games right now it would be worth it. If you play Halo once every 2-3 weeks you might as well wait. You will be waiting a while though and it may make getting into parties more difficult.

I would say it depends on how much you play and enjoy Halo. I felt I got my 10 bucks worth last night alone.

Well, I didn't even notice that. It would be an interesting Shotty Snipers game. But yeah, if you had a sniper rifle on that map, really good snipers would own you the entire game.

Really dumb question, how do you start an online coop game? The only other one I have played on XB360 is Gears of War where you either host or search for others who are hosting. I can't figure out how to do it in H3. I'm guessing I need to communicate with people outside of the game first? There is no way to search for host games ala GoW?

Thanks

Not sure about that as I have never tried picking up a stranger to play co-op.

On a different note, just wanted to recommend the Halo 3 soundtrack that just came out. I got the 2 disc set off Amazon the other week and it is fantastic. Great music with a good variety (in my opinion). It's cool to listen to the different cues that you remember as you were playing the game. It made me pick up the other soundtracks for Halo 1 & 2 as well.

You cannot search online for a coop game. You have to invite a friend or they have to invite you which kinda sucks.

Are the new maps in the multiplayer mix yet? I played last night for 2-3 hours and never got one.

There is an entire playlist that is just the new maps.

Supposedly they are mixed into some of the other playlists as well but you will only encounter them if every single person in your party has downloaded them.

I LOVE Standoff. what a damn fun map for CTF and Slayer. I'd imagine neutral bomb would be good on it as well.

While in matchmaking, go to where you select playlist. there select DLC, there is only one choice.....HEROIC MAP PACK........enJOY.......See U there.......

I'm enjoying the new maps but it seems recently that I've enjoyed creating my own maps more than actually playing! So far I've made 3 maps on Foundry. One was strictly made in mind for CTF and the other two are probably best served for Social Slayer. I'm proud and equally ashamed that I've spent hours on each map making sure that everything is in its proper place and that weapons/equipment are equally and fairly located. I've tried to make them as "realistic" as possible in the sense that there aren't 8 man cannons, multiple turrets, every vehicle and limited spawn spots. At any rate, I'd love to actually play them with 8 people as I can only seem to get 3-4 playing at one time.

If anyone would be so obliged to check them out, please feel free to add me - beesonosu. I'll be gone for the next week and a half but I'll be on eventually!

That is my main complaint with Halo 3. I need some help beating the last two levels on Legendary and finding some skulls, but it is so rare to find one of my friends on-line and available to co-op with.

Send me a friend invite (if you aren't one already) and we can schedule a time to do just that. I usually play 9pm central to midnight (and sometimes later) on weeknights & weekends. I am always down with helping out on some co-op and I have all but one of the achievement skulls (and I need help on that one as well...the others are pretty easy and I know where they are).

Let me know.

I just finished Legendary about 30 minutes ago. I actually went through the first three solo, the next three on co-op and the final four solo, and still nabbed the achievement.

Cortana - (the second to last level, aka the bitch Flood level), I searched for a walkthrough for some tips since that level gave me issues on Normal. After boning up, I think it was almost easier on Legendary. :lol: The main tip for me was dual Plasma Pistols. They kick the crap out of the Flood and can be found in every room. Another helpful hint was that clearing some rooms was totally unnecessary. There are a few rooms you can just run like hell through dodging bullets or using the cloak equipment to get to the next checkpoint. Brute Shot works well to knock the morphers off the walls.

Halo - (the final level) Other than the intro level I think this had to be the easiest level on Legendary. Hit the slopes and take out the guy with the hammer. Use the hammer like a madman on the Flood and pick up the Brute Shot. Proceed up the installation with dual Plasma Pistols and the Brute Shot. The Arbitor was actually very helpful on this level so keep close to him. Go inside and grab the Spartan Laser from Johnson and take out the Monitor. Head out, grab the Warthog and finish the game. Do not leave the Warthog to fight, just drive like hell. Easy peasie.