It seems that the next phase of the Halo 3 beta registration process needs a little clarification. The original press release was a little fuzzy about registration timing regarding the "Rule of Three" program. We originally reported that the "Rule of Three" required you to play at least three hours of Halo 2 matchmaking between Feb 1st, 12:01AM EST and Feb 3, 11:59PM EST and then register at Halo3.com. This led many to believe that one simply had to play three hours and then immediately register. It looks like it's not that simple, as Halo3.com now clarifies the process. It turns out that registration must occur on February 5, after Feb 3, 11:59PM. In other words, you have three days to play three hours, and then you have to be one of the first 13,333 to register on Feb 5.
As our tipster points out, this method doesn't really reward the most dedicated players -- the kind of people who would have registered exactly three hours after the contest began. That's true, but it also gives more people a chance. After all, not everyone can stay up 'til four in the morning just to register for a beta. Hopefully, this has cleared things up for everyone. Just in case it hasn't, we've included the exact text from Halo3.com after the break.
"Rule of Three Program
The 'Rule of Three' program is currently planned for gamers (17 years and older) in the 50 United States (includes District of Columbia) and Canada who have access to an Xbox 360 Pro console or an Xbox 360 Core console with hard drive, a valid Xbox Live Gold subscription and the Halo 2 game.
It is a two-step process:
1. Participate in at least three hours of Halo 2 multiplayer sessions on your Xbox 360 console via Xbox Live during the three (3) day period beginning February 1st at 12:01 am EST and ending February 3rd at 11:59 pm EST.
2. After the three day window is over, head back over to www.halo3.com on February 5th and register.
If you are one of the FIRST 13,333 to do this (and meet the above requirements) you will receive an invite notification in February to participate in the Halo 3 Beta.
Please note that if you registered to participate in the Halo 3 Beta during Phase One and were not selected, that does not preclude you from registering again for during Phase 2."
[Thanks, Evan Brower]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
1-24-2007 @ 11:06AM
Deezul said...
Bah, I'll just buy Crackdown and save myself the trouble of playing with 12 year olds for 3 hours.
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1-24-2007 @ 11:10AM
jm6k said...
Ok, what about this. What time do you need to register on Feb 5th? 12:00am? Is this PST? EST?
What about this next one... Define "3 hours playing time" ? Does this mean three hours of actual gameplay IN a match, or does sitting in the lobby waiting for a game to load count as well. Otherwise, I could just sit an a lobby for 3 hours...
One more... What kind of play is considered "Online Halo 2"? Can we do non-matchmaking games (like just a bunch of friends playing together online), or do we have to do matchmaking? Do they need to be ranked? If we can do online non matchmaking, then all I have to do is create a game that has unlimited time and go to work and come back and finish the game. There's a lot of ambiguity...
These questions must be answered otherwise there are going to be a ton of unhappy people. Thanks!
jm6k - GamerTag : Dj Badknees
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1-24-2007 @ 11:48AM
Mikeawesome said...
I'll just stick with the e-mail invite I got, kthnx.
;D
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1-24-2007 @ 11:49AM
Mikeawesome said...
Works!
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1-24-2007 @ 12:51PM
mike said...
also, the contest IS open to Canadians, where before, you said it was open to US only.
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1-24-2007 @ 12:57PM
Richard Mitchell said...
"also, the contest IS open to Canadians, where before, you said it was open to US only."
That was left out of the original press release as well. Very strange.
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1-24-2007 @ 4:08PM
Canadianmaniak said...
Sick if i dont get an invite by friday then i know things are all clearded up
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2-05-2007 @ 5:30PM
Travis said...
im on halo3.com now and i don't see anyplace to register.
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2-05-2007 @ 6:22PM
Josh said...
the register now link is printed in black against the all black screen, next to the part saying you must use your Windows Live ID
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