Pre-ordered Halo 3

**FLaRe85** · September 16th, 2007

Finally got around to doing it tonight. I'd been meaning to hit Gamestop until I realized that Best Buy was a tad bit closer and they'd let me pre-order online and pick it up.

Everyone else all set?

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The Captain · September 16th, 2007

Let the over-hype begin...

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**Hard core Rikki** · September 16th, 2007

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Originally Posted by The Captain

Let the over-hype begin...

In 3...2...1...

Spoiler:

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Paratech · September 16th, 2007

I bought Halo last year near Christmas for $7.29 on sale used and found Halo 2 at a Giant Eagle for $9.99 used three months ago.

I rarely play them, but am happy to own both, and have -0- interest in a 360 or Halo 3, but if that's your thang, go for it! just expect me to roll my eyes if I hear about any $129 preorders!

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BigIg · September 16th, 2007

"FPS remains better on PC"
Sure, if this is acceptable:

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But I still think some of the best games have been PC games.... you just have to hours changing values in INI files, mod your drivers overclock your CPU, hack inside some files... wait for 10 community patches and the game will be almost playable! But once you are done with all those things you'll have a good time with the game!

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**Hard core Rikki** · September 16th, 2007

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you just have to hours changing values in INI files, mod your drivers overclock your CPU, hack inside some files... wait for 10 community patches and the game will be almost playable! But once you are done with all those things you'll have a good time with the game!

DOS games werent even as straightforward as this, so never mind the commodores

Having sealed black box PC's would give as convenient a gaming environment as consoles, but wouldnt be encouraged by hardware industry.

Halo in particular is just too hyped.

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skoreanime · September 16th, 2007

I'll play it after I beat Halo 2...and I'll do that as soon I actually finish Halo 1...which should be about in the next decade...

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voxmortis · September 16th, 2007

I pre ordered the Legendary Edition of Halo 3 OCT of last year... so you can roll your eyes if you wish rofl, I get to write it off on taxes =D I call it research=)

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doggieiscool · September 17th, 2007

Preordered a few months ago. Won't buy Legendary Edition, Collectors will do. Got it $20 cheaper then retail

Now just wait for release.

Paratech · September 17th, 2007

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Originally Posted by skoreanime

I'll play it after I beat Halo 2...and I'll do that as soon I actually finish Halo 1...which should be about in the next decade...

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That sounds like me! I really haven't played either one that much, although I might buy the multiplayer map DVD for it! IIRC it's $12.99, although I can get a 10% discount on it!

Hey, if you can get a tax write off or discount, that's great, but I haven't stomached spending over $70 for a single game since the Super Nintendo / Sega Genesis days!

Remember too, according to *some* companies, if multiple PC users play the game, they're freeloaders and software pirates!

At least Microsoft hasn't said you can't play Halo 1/2/3 with your friends on your XBOX/360 without multiple copies! and you can rent console video games or take them to your friends homes! and get them to buy it!

You can trade it in towards another game, buy used copies! There are many things you can do with console games that you can't do with PC games!

Gee I wonder why we even buy PC games anymore? I hate to imagine the specs Halo 3 would require if it were ported to PC!

Like my siggy says, I'm glad I have an XBOX for Halo 2 and not the PC version!

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**Yeloazndevil** · September 17th, 2007

I will never own a 360 and I lost interest after halo 1

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Originally Posted by Paratech

Remember too, according to *some* companies, if multiple PC users play the game, they're freeloaders and software pirates!

thats just 2k games

The Magic Hobo · September 17th, 2007

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Originally Posted by The Captain

Let the over-hype begin...

Says it all really

Give me RFOM, The Darkness, or any other number of fps, that i would much rather play than Gaylo 3, oops, sorry, finger slipped onto the g instead of h

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**FLaRe85** · September 17th, 2007

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Originally Posted by The Captain

Let the over-hype begin...

This is Bungie...not Sony.

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**hushypushy** · September 17th, 2007

I'll get around to playing this game in a few weeks. Amazon just shipped my Skate today and I'll be definitely playing that a lot.

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**Kirby** · September 17th, 2007

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Originally Posted by FLaRe85

This is Bungie...not Sony.

what does that have to do with it being overhyped?

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**FLaRe85** · September 17th, 2007

This isn't a case of the manufacturer overhyping their product. Bungie's about as up-front as they come in dealing with their fan-base.

Sony, on the other hand...

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**blueshogun96** · September 17th, 2007

I wonder how soon it's coming to PC...

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**Kirby** · September 17th, 2007

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I wonder how soon it's coming to PC...

I really don't wanna know....seeing what they did with Halo 2 and all their "requires Vista" bullcrap.

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**Cid Highwind** · September 17th, 2007

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I wonder how soon it's coming to PC...

Probably a few months after the next Windows release

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RF · September 18th, 2007

No free stuff with pre-order at ebgames? No pre-order for me.

I plan to walk in after classes and all the fanboys cleared out and pick up the standard edition.

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September 16th, 2007	#1 (permalink)
FLaRe85 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Waterloo, NE Posts: 2,569	Pre-ordered Halo 3 Finally got around to doing it tonight. I'd been meaning to hit Gamestop until I realized that Best Buy was a tad bit closer and they'd let me pre-order online and pick it up. Everyone else all set? __________________ .: Flaretech.Net :: Flaretech.Biz Web Hosting :: H3 Stats :: My Blog :. .: Mac Pro :: Dual Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5400s :: 6 GB 800MHz DDR2 ECC FB-DIMMs :: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB GDDR3 :. .: Macbook Pro 17" :: 2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo :: 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 :: ATI Radeon X1600 :.

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September 16th, 2007	#2 (permalink)
The Captain Crono! Wake up! Join Date: May 2002 Location: cyberspace Posts: 1,449	Let the over-hype begin... __________________ DFI LT X38 mobo, E8400 OC @ 4ghz, 4gb G.Skill DDR2 1066mhz, 8800GTS 320mb (G80), 2 x 150gb WD Raptors in RAID 0, 2 x 320gb media/backup drives, NB & CPU DangerDen waterblocks, BlackIce GTX 360 radiator

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Paratech Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Franklin, Pa Posts: 4,137	I bought Halo last year near Christmas for $7.29 on sale used and found Halo 2 at a Giant Eagle for $9.99 used three months ago. I rarely play them, but am happy to own both, and have -0- interest in a 360 or Halo 3, but if that's your thang, go for it! just expect me to roll my eyes if I hear about any $129 preorders! :P __________________ -Dreams of getting a new 360 XBOX in 201x. -Current consoles: Playstation 2 and Wii, also has DS/GBA and a PSP 3000 -PC: AMD 5000 2.6 Dual Core, 2GB Ram, 8600 GeForce GT video card, SB Live!, Win XP SP3

September 16th, 2007	#7 (permalink)
skoreanime Your resident reaper... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 6,031	I'll play it after I beat Halo 2...and I'll do that as soon I actually finish Halo 1...which should be about in the next decade... .

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voxmortis Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 27	I pre ordered the Legendary Edition of Halo 3 OCT of last year... so you can roll your eyes if you wish rofl, I get to write it off on taxes =D I call it research=) __________________ EVGA 680i SLI 122-CK-NF68-A1 Xeon Quad 2.4ghz @ 3ghz "highest OC 3.9ghz on WC" ENZOTECH Ultra-X Cpu Cooler 8gigs of 800mhz Corsair ram DDR2 XMS2 DHX Duel path "yes I need this much ram wish I had more" EVGA 8800 Ultra PNY Quadro FX 5500 Ultra X3 1000w PSU 5TB of hd space, over 15TB with external drives. CoolerMaster Stacker 830 w/ 9 120mm Fans 2 Hanns-G 19in Wide DVI Blk LCD 1 Hanns-G 22in Wide DVI Blk LCD Vista Ultimate 64bit Redhat Linux 64bit

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doggieiscool Dear Diary, Jackpot! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: I build machines B*tches Posts: 564	Preordered a few months ago. Won't buy Legendary Edition, Collectors will do. Got it $20 cheaper then retail Now just wait for release.

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hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,978	I'll get around to playing this game in a few weeks. Amazon just shipped my Skate today and I'll be definitely playing that a lot. __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994.

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FLaRe85 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Waterloo, NE Posts: 2,569	This isn't a case of the manufacturer overhyping their product. Bungie's about as up-front as they come in dealing with their fan-base. Sony, on the other hand... __________________ .: Flaretech.Net :: Flaretech.Biz Web Hosting :: H3 Stats :: My Blog :. .: Mac Pro :: Dual Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5400s :: 6 GB 800MHz DDR2 ECC FB-DIMMs :: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB GDDR3 :. .: Macbook Pro 17" :: 2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo :: 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 :: ATI Radeon X1600 :.

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blueshogun96 Emu author Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Unidentified Posts: 2,518	I wonder how soon it's coming to PC... __________________ [Sagat] Windows XP x64 Pro \| AMD Athlon 3000+ (~2.0GHz) \| NVIDIA GeForce 6600 PCI-E \| Realtek AC97 Audio \| 512MB Ram \| NVIDIA NForce 4-4X chipset \| Seagate HDD 160GB \| LG 8614 DVD-ROM \| HP DVD 1040d CD/DVD -/+ RW w/ LightScribe [Raylene] HP dv2000 \| Windows Vista Home Premium \| Intel Core2 Duo @2.2GHz \| NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS 128Mb (Dedicated) + 1264Mb (Shared) \| 3GB Ram \| 220GB HDD GeneralEmu - December 27, 2005 and beyond! Shogun3D Interactive (I try to update it every day now) Shogun's Cxbx Dev Blog

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RF Canadian Spaceman Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,744	No free stuff with pre-order at ebgames? No pre-order for me. I plan to walk in after classes and all the fanboys cleared out and pick up the standard edition. __________________ CPU: Core i7 920 \ MB: EVGA X58 \ RAM: 12GB OCZ DDR3-1600 \ GPU: SLI 8800GTX HDD: 2x 150GB VelociRaptor R0 / PSU: Enermax Galaxy 850w / OS: Windows 7 x64