Video: Sword and Wraith unlocked in H3 beta
After the secret got out that custom games were accessible in the Halo 3 beta, it hasn't taken long for more vehicles and weapons to be revealed. Of course, the latest GamePro has some official information, but we've got these positively unofficial videos. The first video, embedded above, shows off the Energy Sword as it appears in Halo 3. It's noteworthy that the sword does have a battery. If you look at the top right corner, you'll notice that the charge decreases as the player makes successful hits. Also displayed in the video, it seems that movement speed has been increased and gravity decreased, making for a sort of Benny Hill version of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Check out the second video, which features a Wraith tank, after the break.
The Wraith has a few new tweaks in Halo 3 multiplayer. First, the secondary plasma turret can now be controlled by a second player, akin to the gunner's seat in the Warthog. This should make for an excellent defense against would be hijackers. Also, speaking of hijacking, it's no longer necessary to chuck grenades into the Wraith after you've cracked it open with a few melee attacks. Nope, now you just keep smacking the tank until you beat the driver silly. Finally, it appears that the trip mine doesn't react to the Wraith at all. Whether this is a game specific glitch or a legitimate addition to gameplay we're not sure. With so many things buried in the Halo 3 beta, we wonder what's left to find.
[Via Joystiq]
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5-30-2007 @ 10:39AM
DjDATZ said...
lol...AWESOME.
I saw more footage on TeamXbox as well...
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5-30-2007 @ 10:48AM
steve said...
I played in some custom games last night. The Wraith has a kick butt cannon. I loved playing Ninga flag and Tank flag. When the full game comes out it will kick ass.
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5-30-2007 @ 11:04AM
ncsu1 said...
so people have figured out how to do custom games every time now?
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5-30-2007 @ 11:23AM
Adam said...
Yeah I was playing some custom games as well, but not for very long. We played with the sword and wraith and upped the player speed to 300% which was pretty fun. Also the decreased gravity can be fun, but also gets annoying after a while. I did notice some glitches like certain players starting with an AR when we were doing rockets only and other little things.
@3: ncsu1
Apparently what happened was someone cracked the beta code to open up custom games and invited friends in. If the friends back out of their lobby, then they can start their own custom games. Once you back out of your own lobby then the custom games are locked out again, so you'll have to find another person who is in custom games to get back into it.
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5-30-2007 @ 11:28AM
Brandon Tyler said...
How do you do this in the beta?
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5-30-2007 @ 11:35AM
Maxi said...
Been playing a few custom games. Had some fun playing zombies and SWAT. Also did some glitching which was pretty funny. Pistol = meh sword also = meh
Sword seems alittle to slow for me even with this ammo limitation still seems slow/,misses alot more now.
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5-30-2007 @ 11:55AM
Stephen said...
Here's the link to the game in the video...
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo3.aspx?gameid=4757085&player=BIGSCOTT8O8
I paused the video right before the guy lunges and pulls up the gamertag. Looked up the stats on bungie.net. Noticed the new medal and had to see what it was...Bulltrue! A friggin' medal for a lunge kill?
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5-30-2007 @ 11:56AM
Stephen said...
Here's the link to the game in the video...
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo3.aspx?gameid=4757085&player=BIGSCOTT8O8
I paused the video right before the guy lunges and pulls up the gamertag. Looked up the stats on bungie.net. Noticed the new medal and had to see what it was...Bulltrue! A friggin' medal for a lunge kill?
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5-30-2007 @ 12:53PM
Wil said...
They didn't "crack" anything open -- it's a glitch where when a player tries to join a full party they get bumped into a custom games lobby.. then they invite people. People who are in that custom games lobby can back out of the party and be in their own custom games lobby.
Pretty fun stuff. Lots of walls. Getting out of Valhala produces lots of death walls. Some stuff doesn't work, like player glow. Fun times.
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5-30-2007 @ 12:59PM
Spenser said...
sweet, that is insane, if anyone is in a custom game, please invite me (DFA FatalShot)
I will be forever grateful
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5-30-2007 @ 2:10PM
Dragod said...
29. Lol, I was playing this last night... all night. It looks like they did what we did. 50% Gravity and 300% Player speed. It's pretty fun. It's cool that if you go to Valhalla, get off the map, then go to the rocks on either side you can explore. Also, You can man cannon from the base that isn't near water all the way to the river on the other side of the Spartan Laser hill. It's pretty fun.
Oh, and the Halo 1 Pistol totally pwns. In the game type "Eliminatio" the person with the most kills on the winning team gets Overshield, infinite ammo, and we set it to spawn with pistols... I was on a rampage, I felt all special cause I had 48 kills. Then I found out that the person with the pistol gets 3 points per kill =P
I don't like how the sword takes up half the screen now... it just bothers me. But at 300% player speed you run as fast as a full speed mongoose, it's fun to race =P
The wraith also has turret spot now for a second person. It's pretty cool.
Oh, and you can set players to have 4x Overshield with 2000% Damage resistance (or invulnerable)... though we didn't try it. But we found "Vampirism" so that when you're fighting someone and it takes 10% of the damage you take from their shields and adds it to your shields (We didn't try it though) I kinda wish I saved that two hour video of us racing on Valhalla so you guys could see all this.. but then the video would be as large a file as the Beta itself =P
If you don't believe me, here's a list of all my games. The top 19 games are all Custom.
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/PlayerStatsHalo3.aspx?player=Lord%20Dragod
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5-30-2007 @ 2:22PM
Rick-E said...
Did i miss somthing? how do you get a real custom game going, not just some menu that wont let you do anything?
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5-30-2007 @ 2:46PM
Dragod said...
K... I have Custom games right now. If anyone wants to join add me "Lord Dragod"
Not everyone will get in, I'm sure.
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5-30-2007 @ 4:27PM
Dragod said...
Sorry guys, I'm all done with Custom matches, I won't accept any more friend requests. I'm also offline...
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5-30-2007 @ 4:40PM
Spenser said...
I will be on soon, gonna just leave my 360 on all day and let people get in, I have a few friends who are in right now
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5-30-2007 @ 4:46PM
Spenser said...
hey, I am online now, if you want to play a game then add DFA FatalShot. I am not at my xbox but I am on live.xbox.com
join my game and leave and you will have your own custom!!
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5-30-2007 @ 6:49PM
Newshot Studio said...
Can you use Youtube videos instead?
These videos were laggy and the loader was messed up.
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5-30-2007 @ 8:08PM
Chase09 said...
I am hosting a zombies and if anyone wants to join send me a message saying Zombie and i will invite you
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5-31-2007 @ 5:36AM
Rick-E said...
Hey guys, i'm running a custom game now so if you want to join my GT is RickE26
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5-31-2007 @ 10:54PM
chukc said...
if you check on halo3.com
you can actually that the scorpion tank has a secondary turret just like the wraith
how could have we missed this
amazingly cursingly authentic
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