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The Beta is Officially Over

The Public Beta has now officially ended no more Halo 3 until 25th of September :(

Cover Art

I think we should change the cover art to that which is on Amazon.com. It is most likely the official one, considering the awesomeness of it.

Gamepro content

I unfortunately do not have time to do this, but a lot of data became available with Gamepro's "Halo Goes Supernova" article. If you don't have it, scans can be found here:[1] Update: On halo.bungie.org there is the scan of an article about Halo 3. Read the captions, they explain the new armor types. [2]S II 087 21:56, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

US or NA?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought Halo 3 was being released in 'North America' on the 25th of September, not just the United States? I know sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between the US and the rest of the world, aren't they exactly the same thing? No, they're not. And the Australian flag shouldn't be in the section on the right, since Bungie hasn't confirmed it will be released in Oceania at the same time as the rest of the world (this is Microsoft after all). It's likely, but right now it's just speculative. =)

Edit pictures!

"Official logo for Halo 3" The first picture that is present, the halo 3 logo with the dark background, that is fan-created art of the halo 3 logo.

Go talk to Gamespot, they'll have some words with you about officially-released material. Peptuck

"The Master Chief's MA5C Assault Rifle, along with an overturned Warthog in the background." That is not a warthog, that is a the new Mongoose ATV

No, no, nononononononono. For heaven's sakes, do we have to discuss this every month? Look in the archives, we've thumped any question as to whether that is a Warthog. Look at the suspension, the shape, the wheels, the winch and cable on the front, the sheer size of the darn thing. (for reference, Master Chief is in front of the grass, and the vehicle is behind the grass. Its big.) Unless they are making special Mongoose models for a hence unseen minority of twelve-foot tall storm giants tromping around in the UNSC, that thing is not a Mongoose! It is a Warthog. Peptuck 06:56, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

It is a Mongoose. Bungie already confirmed it, plus when the Chief is getting up, that IS a 'Hog. However, when he puts up the bubble shield, that is a 'Goose. Signed by Longshotz 21:03, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Longshotz arguments make sense, but I still say it's a mongoose. So the covenant magically fires shots and it changes the warthog into a mongoose. right....

Ah, no? If that were the case, the Warthog would have had to teleport all the way around in front of the Chief before the Wraith blast hit. There's a Warthog on one side, a Mongoose on another. Pay some attention, people. Peptuck 15:43, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Not necessarily. The 'Hog is on the right side of the chief, while the 'Goose is on the left, which is seen when he puts up the bubble shield. Signed by Longshotz 12:23, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Latest Archive 4

I decided to archive the majority of the page as of 11th April 2007. It had over 40 topics at the time. What I've archived was mostly irrelevent, already fixed, or suggesting changes that were pointless and shot down already. I've left the most recent and relevent posts below. RC Master 14:08, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Translation for "Is Quisnam Protero Damno!"

Does anyone know what the title means? "Is Quisnam Protero Damno!" appears to be Latin, but I'm honestly not sure. Should there be something mentioned in that section of the article explaining this title? Brent Butler contribstalk 15:05, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

The most i can get rom this is "He Who tremble dammed or condemed"Curtis contribs
A google search revealed something like "who treads damned". There was no translation for "is" to latin. So it would be "Is [the one/he]? who treads the damned" or something like that. It seems like some inside joke or something, but whatever it is, I don't understand its significance so I don't think it should be put in the article. If someone figures out what it means then it should probably be added. Dan Guan 22:14, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
I have sent a message to my latin teacher, who was educated at Penn University, he will translate it for me, and I will list his translation here, along with any other comments he had.

He said, "It is grammatically incorrect latin but probably is intended to mean, "I condemn him whom I trample under my feet." I have asked another Latin teacher, he agrees that "I condemn him who I trample under my feet." is a good translation, I don't imagine Bungie has a latin expert. I have added what it means in the article. lF0CUSl

The actual un-grammatically correct translation is "This Quidnam To tread under foot Condemn" The Walkin Dude 23:47, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

I also think it is a rip off of a quote from a Shakespearean play, but I might be wrong. Signed by Longshotz 21:06, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Portable Grav Lift

There is a portable/deployable grav lift in the new vidoc around 23 seconds into the video. Look for a blue spartan on the left side of the screen when they're playing on high ground. this should be updated on the page.

Crankdawg47 19:53, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, but we can't really confirm that it's portable, or even can be held by the player. ♦TH1RT3EN talk ♦ contribs 20:01, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
However, we know that that map does not have a grav lift placed there so we can deduce that someone put it there.
Crankdawg47 19:09, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
That's true, I guess it's fine just as long as we it says it hasn't been officially confirmed, but just seen. ♦TH1RT3EN talk ♦ contribs 19:32, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
Isnt this just another instance of the "Man Cannon" that bungie has been hyping so much? --MCRemix 15:11, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

No. High Ground doesn't have a "Man Cannon". The only confirmed instance of a "Man Cannon" in on Valhalla. This is just a grav lift similar to the one found on Colossus in Halo 2. In essence, the "Man Cannon" is just a suped up grav lift with more "out" than "up". Crankdawg47 20:34, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

The Grav Lift is in the game as equipment. In a newly released video from Bungie the grav lift is dropped in front of the player.TroyDOMINATE 00:15, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

In the Beta, one of the pieces of equipment IS the portable Grav Lift. It is very useful, as a matter of fact. Signed by Longshotz 12:25, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Assault Rifle Information

The Assault Rifle, as shown in the Multiplayer Vidoc “Is Quisnam Protero Damno!”, has a 32 round clip and at least holds 260 rounds. It appears slimmer then the Halo 1 AR, the but(t) of the gun looks different, it has a blue clip number display on the gun, and the AR is more accurate than the one in Halo 1. Additionally the way the AR was designed is to encourage the player to use grenades and the melee attack. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Tnarg122 (talk • contribs) 01:17, 11 April 2007 (UTC).

Time to cull the article

With the upcoming release of the beta, and the marketing campaign expected to kick off some time soon as well, a lot of the information in this article is about to become irrelevant or outdated. I suggest the article be remorselessly culled. For starters, I reckon the "release info" and "media releases" bits can be completely axed - all the information is either duplicated elsewhere or really out of date. The ViDoc and trailer descriptions could also probably do with a bit more trimming, too. And the Beta section is presumably going to get much larger once the beta is opened; I suggest this section be trimmed to the beta release date and something about getting a copy of crackdown until then. Thoughts?--ABVS 23:11, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

I agree. Release Info and Media releases are messy and unneeded. If any particlar information is needed from those sources they can be cited rather than talked about on their own. RC Master 11:33, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
Also, the Beta section needs complete rewrite. Until the beta is released, all that is needed is a breif outline of the 'rule of 3,' what the beta contains and a link to Beta FAQ. RC Master 11:20, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Personal Cortana idea (not theory!)

I'm banned from my gaming forum and I can't seem to be able to sign up to Bungie's forums, so I'll post my idea here. Please edit this page with your thoughts. Much thanks.

In the Halo series of novels, the Master Chief has access all sorts of knowledge through his most powerful, and possibly most underrated, weapon: Cortana. So why can’t she help you during multiplayer action? The most obvious reason is because there needs to be a way in the game for her to understand your words, interpret their meaning, and show the intel that you want.

What if the Halo developers were to incorporate the same idea into Halo? You’re on the battlefield and you say “Show headshots.” The Xbox 360 hears the word show and moves to the directory of things that can be shown to the player. It then hears the word headshots and ‘Cortana’ displays how many headshots you’ve gotten and how many times you’ve died from a headshot. She could even audibly speak this out to you through your headset.

Let’s expand this idea from just statistics. GRAW had a screen on your HUD that you could use to cycle through teammate’s screens and an overhead view. A similar thing could be adapted into Halo. You say “Display player 1.” And a similar process happens as before. Each player in the game would have to be assigned a temporary number next to their gamertag so ‘Cortana’ can understand the player speaking commands.

The only problem I see with this being implemented is you wouldn’t want to hear others players keep babbling useless things like “show shots fired.” A button needs to be pressed to access Cortana. Last I heard, there aren’t really any buttons left. All the directional pad buttons will probably be used for grenades and things. I thought about it, and the only action it would be successfully used in conjunction with is crouching. When you’re crouching, you really don’t want to be heard from anyway. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Eternalmatt (talk • contribs) 23:23, 11 April 2007 (UTC).

Problem is, that IS a theory. Bungie haven't said anyhting about verbal commands in campaign, let alone multiplayer. Also, if you just speak normally while in MP (at least in Halo 2) your voice is only heard by those physically close to you in the game. You have to press a button to talk to your teammates over the in-game comm.
As for camera angles you mentioned. The Saved Films feature is going to allow you to do all that and more. Albiet, in a post-game situation. RC Master 11:38, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
Aw, that would be so cool. But it isn't really Master Chief in multiplayer, is it? And there's only one Cortana. --Ras29 12:06, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

"A new map with many similarities to the bridges from Assault on the Control Room in Halo 1"

That's Gyrophobia, from Halo 1 PC.

Sai-kun 12:23, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

While it does looks similar to gyrophobia, its not. Frankie said this somewhere i believe. It could be noted in the article (if its not already) that it shares visual cues with gyrophobia and the bride from AotCR. RC Master 11:40, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

Not to sound like an elitist bastard (but I will anyway) but it's Gephyrophobia, not Gyrophobia. Still, though, I cannot find anything, anywhere, on what either of those terms could possibly mean. Vicious203 21:11, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

I have no facts on which to base this (and I'm just that much too lazy to google it :P), but one of my friends informed me that "gephyrophobia" is a fear of bridges, which fits with the level theme and the caption on the "select level" screen thumbniail, along the lines of "Scary, huh?". El Oscuro 10:48, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

I have found a link to a definition of gephyrophobia, though I do not know the credibility of "MedicineNet.com" (sarcasm): http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=12338 Done and done. Vicious203 14:58, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Dual-Wieldable Sword

In the new ViDoc there is a section where you see a spartan carrying a sword at his hip. This indicates that the sword is dual-wieldable because one handed, DW weapons are carried at the hip while two-handed, single-wield weapons are carried on the back. Further proof can be found in the first ViDoc where we can see a elite model go at a brute model with two swords. granted this was not an in-game clip but it shows that Bungie was considering it. The only issues with duel wielding swords are 1) There usually is only 1 per map and 2) How would it work? Crankdawg47 20:53, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Carrying a weapon on the hip does not automatically qualify it for being dual-wieldable. It simply means its small enough to stow on the hip. Peptuck 21:27, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
IMO, I don't think dual-wielding swords will happen. I think it'll just be for an in-game cutscene, maybe. Aside from looking uber-badass, there would really be no point to being able to hold two swords at once, since one slice from one sword is [usually] enough to kill someone. Oh and that's the second ViDoc [Et Tu, Brute], not the first.Sai-kun 21:53, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
Good points. I will concede until more information becomes available. Crankdawg47 12:46, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
Um there would be a point. Just because you could dual-wield it doesn't mean you have to have two of the same thing, You could have a sword and a plasma rifle or something. Doesn't make a lot of sense, but it's possible. 67.121.239.123 01:03, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Fauna, audio

In Halo 2 there were crane-like things with 4 wings. Animals in the Halo universe are not brand new to Halo 3. That's what it is sounding like right now.

Audio- Just a note, Half-Life 2 (Released earlier IIRC)has used distant gunfire audio exchange with the Combine so it is not new, just something they *most likely* didn't have time to squeeze into Halo 2.

Also physics can be concluded from watching multiplayer videos especially the something-something damno! video but yeah, no confirmation I don't think.

Other than that fine article.

Wieldable Turrets?

As a conformation, it is specified in the latest bungie.net update (http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12362) that the Warthog chaingun CANNOT be taken off the Warthog and used. However, in the most recent vidoc, it seems that the 'chain gun' that the player was carrying and operating was a type of human light turret similar to the one in Halo 2. This would make sense. In the Brute vidoc, we saw that the Brutes and the Elites can operate and carry light plasma turrets similar to those in Halo 2.

This needs to be clarified in the article.


71.198.200.94 07:52, 14 April 2007 (UTC)


That was one of the weekly updates in April. The new guides to the beta on the Bungie website say that you CAN remove the freestanding turrets from their mounts, but you CANNOT remove turrets from the Warthog. Ks7 02:08, 16 May 2007 (UTC)


Release Date

Does anyone know the exact releae date? Please reply on my talk page. Thanks. Mawest11 16:23, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

Release Date is Set for September, 25 2007

Giant Chicken

Why does Giant Chicken redirect here? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 162.40.71.50 (talk) 00:20, 17 April 2007 (UTC).

Thats weird. Yazelflech 11:52, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Seems to be fixed now, though, just an empty page. El Oscuro 10:51, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Bungie.net references broken

Most of the references to bungie.net are broken. These either have to be fixed using archive.org links or they should be replaced by {{cn}} tags. JACOPLANE • 2007-04-17 14:16

Yeah, We really need to go through those links, find which ones and broken, and if appropriate, find a new, working link. Preferably from Bungie's site itself. Straight from the horses mouth so to speak. I'll do a bit now. RC Master 17:18, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Miscellaneous

The stuff about halo wars and the unamed project in the miscellaneous section has nothing to do with the features. It needs to be moved to its own section again.

Its not really important enough to warrant its own section. That bit of information is really just a comment on the 'Is this the last Halo game' question. Which, it isn't. Perhaps it could be moved around however. RC Master 09:28, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Release Date Confirmed (?)

O I heard from a buddy who works at Hastings that their computers state the Halo 3 street date as November 1st, 2007. Anyone else who works at a game store chain such as this, can you confirm this? I've seen it with my eyes, but don't believe it. o.o Quadrius 15:21, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
Stores typically come up with release dates based solely on speculation, and having that date on the first of the month usually signals that all they know is that they think it'll come out in that month (ie. November 1st means "we think November, though we have no legitimate proof"). Gaming websites do similar things like slating a game as January 1st, 2008 if all they know is that it'll come out in 2008. -- Viewdrix 16:16, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
True, but if you think about it, the date makes sense, since Master Cheif's callsign is SPARTAN-117, and the date is 1/11/07. The other prevaling theory is November 25th, for anyone wondering. Quadrius 19:10, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

New Game

In last months Game Informer of EGM (I cant remember)in the rumor section, they said another Halo game is in delevopment. It also said that its not Halo Wars or the game thats being over seen by Peter Jackson. Thats all that the article said. As soon as I get home from work Ill get for sure what magazine its in.Gundam9469.129.67.253 17:35, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

Announcement Trailer Cortana Content

In the announcement trailer several other fragments apart from "THIS is the way the world ends" can be heard, specifically "I HAVE WON!" And possibly bits and pieces were used for the random "chatter" Thus verifying that the Cortana letters are indeed at play here. That's pretty obvious anyways....

Final installment

Should it be meniton that this the very kast installmentSonicrules2 14:07, 22 April 2007 (UTC)Sonicrules2

No. When they asked Bungie if there was more Halo games coming, they simply said "It is the last of this arch". Whether this means that Halo Wars is the only other one or if the Master Cheif will return, we aint sure.Wild ste 19:43, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Nine Inch Nails

Please stop reverting the {{for}} link at the top. This has been discussed before in the archives at least once this month alone. Please see Halo numbers, Halo 4 (since Sept '06), Halo 9, Halo 16, and Halo 23. I think one small line at the top of Halo 2 and 3 is better than needing to redirect them all to the Halo disambiguation... also see WP:DAB#Top links. — RevRagnarok Talk Contrib 14:08, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Halo 3? Ask anyone in the world what that means and they will assume the third instalment of the most popular videogame of all time. Head Like a Hole? A fan looking for that song is near-certain to search for the song's actual title and not some obscure alternative name. How many fans does anyone really think are going to wind up at the Halo 3 page wondering who the hell this master chief character is? Also, if a NIN fan could shed some light on why some songs are called "Halo Whatever", that might go a long way to determining the legitimacy or otherwise of this debate. --ABVS 14:14, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
They are called that because Trent says they are. Example: Official NIN site. The actual CD booklets/cases say "halo_03" or whatever on every CD he's ever put out. Template:Nine_Inch_Nails lists them, and it is a commonly known terminology among NIN fans - clicking the "purchase" link from the official site goes to Amazon, where a reviewer says "this is a worthy halo" and two of the three user lists at the bottom have "halo" in the title (ex. Nine Inch Nails: The Complete Halo Guide (1989-1997)). — RevRagnarok Talk Contrib 14:58, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
Also, the outcome of that archived 2-post discussion seemed to indicate that it was an inappropriate use of {{for}}--ABVS 14:22, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
There wasn't really a discussion there, and definitely no consensus or "outcome." — RevRagnarok Talk Contrib 14:58, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
Quick indicator: search google for 'halo 2'. All results: the video game. Quick search: 'halo 3'. Guess what? Nothing about Nine inch nails! Just cause "Trent calls them that" doesn't mean that we have to have random slang names for everything. I call monkeys 'pokemon' sometime, does that mean I need a note at the top of the Pokémon page? Dåvid Fuchs (talk / frog blast the vent core!) 15:06, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
I can play the Google game too. "halo 3" "bungie" 822K results. "halo" "nine inch nails" 374K. That seems like a non-trivial number to me. The first Google hit shows the non-Halo 3 specific usage on the official website. It's not "slang." Halo 4 has been a NIN link since it was created. I suppose as soon as verifiable information about the next game comes out, you'd want to take over that article (which would be acceptable) but then say "no need for this {{for}} link." As I originally noted, a single line with a {{for}} surely isn't the end of the world. — RevRagnarok Talk Contrib 15:56, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

I am asking for consistency. Halo 1, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 4, Halo 5, Halo 6, Halo 7, Halo 8, Halo 9, Halo 10, Halo 11, Halo 12, Halo 13, Halo 14, Halo 15... Halo 24 — RevRagnarok Talk Contrib 16:03, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

I can see those pages exist, but I'd argue none of them need to either. I did a "what links here" test of a few various "halo" pages. Halo 2: many hundreds of links, none that I could find relating to NIN. Halo 3, ditto. Halo 4: four links, two of which were user pages, one NIN discography, and one being this talk page. Halos 5 and up mostly had only one link, being this talk page. The practice of referring to these songs by their "halo number" seems to be non-existent. Hence the opposition to cluttering up this article for the benefit of, it seems, no-one at all.--ABVS 23:15, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
Of course what links here won't find anything - they're redirect pages, and it's bad style to link to redirect pages. And I didn't write those articles. I'm not the only one reverting the removals. Yet another example: I just got Year Zero today from Amazon: the only text on the CD besides random binary is "nine inch nails", "year zero", and "halo 24". — RevRagnarok Talk Contrib 00:05, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Look, I couldn't care less about NIN, to be honest. Outside of "The Perfect Drug" I tend to dislike most of their music. But guess what... its a legitimate link, as legitimate as The White Album or Led Zepplin IV, neither of which are actually the names of albums. The White Album actually redirects over other albums which are legitimately named The White Album! So leave it alone already. WookMuff 00:34, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

The point of the "What Links Here" test was to demonstrate that almost no-one refers to the songs by their "halo numbers". However, everyone refers to The Beatles (album) as The White Album, and that is the reason it redirects over others - it is widely, almost universally used. It's not a legitimate comparison. Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information and hence I believe it inappropriate to include these apparently extremely rarely used alternative names.--ABVS 10:00, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
That's a very empty argument. There are no links with 'what links here' because experienced editors don't link to redirects. And as for WP:NOT, it's also not a video game guide, so by your standards I could delete the "List of confirmed elements" section of this article at a minimum. BTW, it is not songs; it is releases. The third release happened to be a CD single. — RevRagnarok Talk Contrib 10:20, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
There you go, an official citation. Absence of proof is not proof of absence, therefore your argument fails. Nine Inch Nails refers to these by their halo numbers, and unless you happen to believe that Nine Inch Nails is not a good enough source, then that should be good enough. Also, to further point to my argument, even though White Album automatically goes to the beatles, there is still a link at the top for the white album disambig. WookMuff 11:50, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
NIN is not a source that demonstrates widespread use of the name. ABVS 01:28, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
So a band has no say in their album names? — RevRagnarok Talk Contrib 02:21, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

This is from the opening paragraph of WP:NAMING, the official policy on page names: "Names of Wikipedia articles should be optimized for readers over editors; and for a general audience over specialists." This is interpreted (not by me) to mean that a disambiguation page is only necessary if the actual name of the song or release is not the widely known name (such as is case with The White Album). This is patenly NOT the case with NIN releases - the Halo numbers are only known to fans of their material, who would certainly know the actual name as well. Hence, the disambiguation link is unwarranted. Also, please go ahead and delete the Included Elements section, I don't support its inclusion either for your same reasons.--ABVS 01:21, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

I'm not saying that WP:NAMING doesn't apply. Of course it does. 99% of the people who go to "Halo 3" are looking for the video game. Which is why this page is about the video game, and there is a disambiguation line at the top saying "oh, btw, if you are not looking for the game but something else go here." Follow the link, you will see the same thing. Probably 80-90% of the people going to Head Like a Hole want to read about the popular NIN song. The remaining percentage might be looking for the band, so it simply says "This article is about the Nine Inch Nails single. For the band, see HLAH" So, yet again, you are quoting things that just don't apply in this case. If it were more than just the NIN release, there would then be Halo 3 (disambiguation) link there, where the Halo 3 name would stay with the game, as per WP:NAMING. I've never argued against that. And some day, Halo 4 will be the same way - since it is a minor way of referring to the NIN release, it will become a little start-for-end

</body></html> link as the rest of the article is about the video game. — RevRagnarok Talk Contrib 02:21, 26 April 2007 (UTC) This is a pretty blatant misuse of {{for}} so I deleted it. If its added back, I'll delete it again, and we need some kind of arbitration. The percentage of people who would search for Halo 3 and be wanting to see Head Like a Hole by searching for its esoteric nickname is probably less than .01%. Let's be realistic here instead of silly and prideful about a band that you like. I am hoping the Halo 3 article will reach Featured Article status and the line at the top is distracting, misleading, and ugly. The argument is completely ridiculous. ZG 14:47, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Dunno why you think it is misuse, it's exactly what the template is for as I have discussed above ad nauseam. Since there's a discussion here and you just blatantly change things anyway, it's hard to not see your removal as vandalism. — RevRagnarok Talk Contrib 19:50, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
Apparently we need requests for comment. We have one rogue user with a point to make ruining a perfectly good page on an important topic by attempting to confuse users about the meaning of the term. I'm reverting your change per wikipedia policy on WP:NAMING and proper use of tl|for. I'd venture to say that over 99.9999% of users searching for Halo 3 are searching for this article, not your pet naming scheme for NIN albums. Oh, and the band is terrible, to boot. ZG 23:13, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
Way to keep it civil. Should I respond that I think the game is terrible? As noted, it's not my naming scheme, there are sources. — RevRagnarok Talk Contrib 00:36, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

I'm sick of this. I'm going to start an RfC so we can clear this up once and for all. David Fuchs(talk / frog blast the vent core!) 23:33, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

We'll see if any of the other editors who have put it back will comment unlike above. — RevRagnarok Talk Contrib 00:36, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Leaked footage as reliable souce

What's the policy (if any) on using the new leaked footage as a reliable source for this article? ♦TH1RT3EN talk ♦ contribs 23:50, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Ummm well I assume it isn't the final version of the game so i would assume that some elements of gameplay seen in the footage might not possibly be confirmed. If we are to state any facts from it i would suggest that we let it be known that these elements although seen in footage havent been officially confirmed or released by bungie themselves. FuzionZero 15:12, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
Well, true. But I wasn't sure if there was a specific policy for using things like leaked footage. ♦TH1RT3EN talk ♦ contribs 17:18, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
I dont think its angainst policy to state things from the footage just link to it(like 1 annoying user seems to be doing). I think we will be fine if we dont link to it and state that that is where the info came from and that it isnt confirmed. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by FuzionZero (talk • contribs) 01:18, 26 April 2007 (UTC).
I'd personally say that without viable links, the leaked info is really just conjecture. And since we can't actually link to those videos, the info should be removed until sourcable evidence is found. Like video of the public Halo 3 beta. We can mention that there were leaked videos, but stating information from it that is a: just a test version anyway B: in no way officially confirmed. RC Master 10:36, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
I think we should post information about the leaked footage since if the user can prove source is reliable then the information could be used. Also if you can't posted leaked information then why is there information about the french leak on Halo 2? Any ways if you want to see where I found the leak this is the source.  !LINK REMOVED!
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Saad64 (talk • contribs) 00:45, 28 April 2007 (UTC).

Is there even any policy that actually restricts using leaked information in the article? Or even stating we shouldn't link leaked footage? ♦TH1RT3EN talk ♦ contribs 03:38, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

I don't know of any policy on wikipedia specifically about using leaked information, but its certainly dishonest. And any leaked information cannot be used as a viable source because it is completely unofficial. Plus, Wikipedia certainly doesn't want to be accused of breach of copyright or breaking of NDAs. Or aiding in such. So I vote that all links to leaked videos be removed, and any unsupported information therein, be removed until official confirmation can be found.
Besides, the beta is only 11 days away. By that time, we'll have official videos and plenty of stuff that from news posts around that can be used to substantiate anything seen in the leaks. RC Master 12:47, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Seraphs

Seraphs are confimed as being in the game. Excerpt of script for a voice acting cameo. http://blog.wired.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/04/23/scan0002.jpg —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.121.239.123 (talk) 00:54, 26 April 2007 (UTC).

So uh, feel free to add that under Confirmed Elements, Covenant Vehicles. 67.121.239.123 18:20, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

They ARE gonna be in the game, but they won't be drivable, as far as I can tell, because the whole "I'm driving a spaceship!" aspect just doesn't fit into the game. It would make it feel to much like a rip-off of some of the Star Wars games. Signed by Longshotz 12:35, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Graphics

I dont remember where i read, possibly xbox mag, but isn't the graphics in multiplayer downgraded to allow better performance?

That's a false rumor started by the Halo 3 beta leak. The graphics are shoddy because it was a beta video, nothing more. Peptuck 02:21, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
actually, id say the graphics are shoddy because its a low quality 2 inch by 3 inch video on youtube. if you saw it on a real TV, i think it would look a lot better. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.252.194.153 (talk) 20:43, 26 April 2007 (UTC).
Well actually there is a larger video for download that is HD and the graphics are quite 'shoddy', but it is only a Beta and the full version should be better. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 211.28.163.149 (talk) 08:58, 28 April 2007 (UTC).
Actually based on a video interview posted at ign.com it appears that its true. It's not saying the game will be ugly, but given the choice of a prettier game or a smoother one Bungie is going smoother. Gameplay over graphics...but the game still looks good for sure. (Rekija 05:25, 14 May 2007 (UTC))
Bungie has said that some graphical elements are not being used in the beta that will be present in the release version. don't get me wrong, Halo 3 will not be to the xbox 360 what halo 2 was to the xbox. It will be better than anything on last gen, but only mid-range graphically compared to other current-gen console games.

"Last resort"?

There's a map on the List of Confirmed Elements called "Last Resort", a re-make of Zanzibar (apparently), but it gives no reference. Should it be removed? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 60.228.167.87 (talk) 06:11, 26 April 2007 (UTC).

Yes. Since A: There is no viable source B: It is far from confirmed. RC Master 10:40, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
this isnt B.net, so i think we can discuss it and even post a link to it. i cant edit though. and yes, it is real. see -LINK REMOVED | DONT LINK TO LEAKED INFO -

Also there is another map called Epitaph that has been played in the internal beta.TroyDOMINATE 00:17, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

For the Nine Inch Nails release known as Halo 3, see Head Like a Hole.

i dont think that this is real. i think someone vandalized. im not a member, but could someone look into it? i went to the other article, and there was no reference to it being called Halo 3 other than one line that was probably added by the possible vandal. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.252.194.153 (talk • contribs)

Scroll up three inches. — RevRagnarok Talk Contrib 20:52, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
Why? cos you are a filthy vandal, apparently. Muhahahahahahahahahaha *sarcasm* :) WookMuff 21:28, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
I'm positive our anonymous user friend's opinion represents that of nearly all users. This is not what people are looking for when they search wikipedia for Halo 3, anymore than they are looking for monkeys when they search for Pokemon, as succinctly noted above. ZG 23:23, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

 ?

are they going to make halo 3 for the origanl xbox?

No. 81.109.94.62 19:15, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

No. they are not.
As of now isnt but still with a signifigant chunck of people that pay halo 2 on the original xbox that can not afford a 360 they could surprise us.

No, it won't. I can bet money on that one. The reason is it would cost a lot of money for such a small target audience thus making it a waste of time. 211.28.163.149 08:59, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

Sgt Johnson

On game trailers i herd the voice of sgt johnson and it was not the same as in the other games, should this be clarified in the article or should we wait for confirmation?

The same voice actor from the last games is confirmed. It is the same, but you heard it through a very static-filled radio, so it would sound different. Signed by Longshotz 12:44, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Cleaned up references

I went though and cleaned up all the ref tags. Some linked to dead Bungie pages (since they changed their website, many of the links were dead), so some previously citations are now uncited. ♦TH1RT3EN talk ♦ contribs 19:00, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

jump pad

does anyone really know if the jump pad is covenent, even though it is obvious, i think we should wait for confirmation.

Ranking Sysetm

Halo 3 will use a true-skill rating, ranging from 1-50 as in Halo 2. Altough, now you will have a rank based on experience.The ranks will be similar to todays U.S. military ranks. These ranks will be similar to the ranking system found in Rainbow Six: Vegas and Battlefield 2: MC. You will start at an enlisted private and climb to the top as an officer and become a General.Kane R M 13:05, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

New Image?

As far as I know, the box art for Halo 3 has not officially been released. The image currently in place as the Halo 3 box art is usually used as a place holder on most retail sites (in fact, the image came from GameSpot.com). I understand that Wikipedia is not a place for advertising, but could this be changed with something both attractive and official, such as the most recent official artwork found here? This place holder image might be the most appropriate, but I thought I'd bring its possible change to discussion. Brent Butler contribstalk 14:11, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

Check the sourcing on the image. That is official box art. Peptuck 15:50, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
I don't question GameSpot's accuracy, but it's worth noting that Microsoft does not have the same box art in place on their Halo 3 page. Microsoft put out a press release at one point that showcased the box art for the Legendary and Limited editions, but not the standard. I'm guessing that the image used in the article and on GameSpot.com is indeed the correct box art, but I just can't find any concrete, "from the horse's" mouth source like Xbox.com or Bungie.net. I also don't believe promotional artwork as I previously mentioned would be an appropriate replacement. Brent Butler contribstalk 20:21, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
what about this one it also looks very likely as there is no art like it seen before and it has microsoft all over it 121.73.18.212 10:22, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

"Call Signs"?

The multiplayer section states that players will no longer be identified by call signs instead of HUD emblems. It is not clear what that means. The wiki article for "call sign" (to which this article links) defines a call sign as a unique designation for a radio station. So, what exactly is meant by call sign? Will I be identifed as:

  • My Xbox Live gamertag?
  • An abbreviation of my gamertag, my initials, or some short sequence of alphanumerics that can be chosen by the player?
  • WNBC, WXRK, or some other radio station call sign?
  • Something else?

Snottywong 22:06, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Clarified it a bit. Its just one letter and two numbers, such as B45 or L13. ♦TH1RT3EN talk ♦ contribs 22:37, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

It is a 3 character thing, such as D13, which is mine. It is a single letter then 2 numbers. Signed by Longshotz 12:46, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Request for Comment

There is a dispute requiring other opinions on whether or not Nine Inch Nails with the "unofficial" names Halo 1, Halo 2, Halo 3 and the like should be referred by on the video game articles. The previous discussion about this was up here.23:37, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Statements by editors previously involved in dispute
  • Keep As I noted in previous discussion, WP:NAMING and WP:D would both apply to this case, with the {{for}} as a disambiguation, vs. having a full disambiguation page (which nobody is advocating). The band and its fans refer to each release by a "Halo" number, and the numbers from 1 to 25 are already present. This is not WP:OR or anything else that would be inappropriate. It's simply one line that seems to get many people bent out of shape for no apparent reason. As noted in the previous discussion, I am not the only editor who has reverted the removal; and I'm not the originator either. Halo 3 is a valid name for the NIN and release, and I haven't seen any reasonable argument against it ("distracting, misleading, and ugly" is not a valid reason in my opinion). — RevRagnarok Talk Contrib 00:35, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
Some references:
  • nin.com - official website
  • NIN Wiki (obviously not a WP:RS)
  • OnlineSeats.com: Each Nine Inch Nails release is given a matrix number using the form: Halo x, where x is a positive integer. Many independent and new wave records follow similar numbering schemes.
  • The Harvard Crimson: Nine Inch Nails’ 24th “halo” (or, in non-NIN speak, their fifth full-length release).
  • Unrated Magazine: This body of NIN work is organized by “Halo” numbers 01 through 22.
— RevRagnarok Talk Contrib 01:13, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
  • It may be valid but the real point is is it notable? The answer has to be no. The overwhelmingly vast majority of users searching for "Halo 3" will be seeking the upcoming videogame. The overwhelmingly vast majority of Nine Inch Nails fans will search for the actual title of the song, not the nickname of the release used only by the band and its fans. You say there are reliable sources. I have searched for an independant source that confirms the notability and widespread, even limited, use of "Halo Numbers" by anyone other than the band and its hardcore fans - and found NOTHING. --ABVS 00:53, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
  • There are a lot of topics of limited notability on Wikipedia, for reasons such as race, religion, region, language, but they are still included. Just because a minority of people recognize something's notability, doesn't make it not notable, and doesn't mean it isn't worthy of a link when two things use the same name. If there were more products named Halo 3, would it be ok to link to a disambiguation page? An example. John Howard is the prime minister of australia, hence John Howard links to him. At the top of his page, there is a disambiguation link. Now if, instead of ten guys named John Howard, there was only oe notable personality named John Howard, John Howard the pioneer of Adventure Racing, would that make him unworthy of a link on the main John Howard page? Keep in mind that a quick google search for nine inch nails finds about 3.22 million results whereas adventure racing only finds around 0.88 million. WookMuff 01:08, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
  • The vast majority, nearly everyone, searching for Halo 3 will be searching for the video game site. Wikipedia is optimized for readers. The naming convention for NIN albums is an insignificant, confusing fact that clutters the page. On wikipedia, names of articles are not based on "NIN-speak" or any naming convention used by an unsizable minority of fans. The fact that Trent Reznor refers to his albums by another name by saying "Halo x" does not mean we should include a link for that on the Halo 3 page. At all. Adding this information to any page on Halo is akin to me changing the page on "The Bible" to wikilink to The Fountainhead because that is my personal favorite book. It lacks notability entirely. Per WP:NAME I see no argument here that the link should be included, besides blind fanatacism and pride.ZG 03:43, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Remove - I agree with Yeti Hunter above about this. A search for products with 'halo/1/2/3/et al' never turned up anything remotely related to NIN. See WP:NAME, it says Names of Wikipedia articles should be optimized for readers over editors; and for a general audience over specialists. So in other words- just 'cause fans call it something, does not make it accessible. David Fuchs(talk / frog blast the vent core!) 01:04, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
I am sorry, were we talking about changing the name of the article? Silly me, I thought we were talking about adding a wikilink to a related topic. Does this have even the slightest relevance to the discussion... nope WookMuff 01:12, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
My apologies... WP:NAME is relevant... look at this quote A redirect should be created for articles that may reasonably be found under two or more names (such as different spellings or former names). WookMuff 01:15, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
Reasonably found. The reason that a wikilink to my user page isn't found on top of God is because no one besides maybe me, and perhaps my minions, would search for me in that manner. It is simply not reasonable that someone would come to wikipedia searching for Halo 3 and want to find Head Like a Hole. They are looking for information on the game Halo 3, the only legitimate and widespread use of the term outside of the band itself. If we took every insignificant nickname for something and linked to it from another page as a redirect, I can guarantee almost every page on Wikipedia has a name that can possibly, under some circumstance, refer to something else.
Wow, what an incredibly relevant and sensible example... WookMuff 04:21, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
Its equally, and in my opinion perhaps more, sensible than having that ridiculous link at the top of the pages for the Halo games.04:40, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

"halo 3" "bungie" 822K results. "halo" "bungie", 1.37M results. "halo" "game" 3.4M results. "halo" "xbox" 5.2M. "halo 3" "xbox" 1.77M. Compare to "halo 3 nine inch nails" 28K results. "halo" "nine inch nails" 374K results. If you just search for "Halo", there is no mention of Halo in the NIN sense in the first 300 results on google (found on page 32). Search for Halo 3? No mention of the NIN thing in the first 765 results, which is all google will show you before showing you repeats. If that's not evidence that the use of that naming scheme is not widespread, and is applicable to only a very small number of hardcore fans and has no place on any wikipedia page other than ones specifically dealing with NIN, I don't know what is. WP is not a place to make a WP:POINT -ZG 14:51, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Slight addition, if you search for "halo 03" you get a result on the second page (the first page, still, is all about the game) of Google. I'd be fine with linking the search for expression "halo 03" instead of "Halo 3" as a compromise. Oddly enough, halo 03 is nothing. nin.com refers to it, in one instance, as "HALO_03". It is never called, specifically, "Halo 3" as the game is called. This leads me to believe that the halo pages are simply being used to generate more interest in Nine Inch Nails, piggybacking on the immense popularity of the games, and it makes me very angry. If this were about clarity, the redirect would reflect the appropriate syntax. But its about promotion, and is a clear violation of wikipedia guidelines. -ZG 14:57, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Remove - per my statements above. The chances of someone looking for "halo 3" and meaning "head like a hole" are virtually nill. This should be expanded to the entire halo series.ZG 03:43, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment - Ok, so it seems to me that we have on the one side, wikipedia guidelines, and on the other, a range of bizarre ideas. ZG claims vandalism, joe pesci and himself are god, that we are trying to make a point, that the link in some way defys WP:NAME which doesn't really address the topic, and that Trent Reznor went back in time to try to piggyback off of Halo 3's thunder. Yeti Hunter, (with a pseudo pseudonym?) makes a sensible point about notability. However, by notability standards Trent Reznor is noteable, Head like a hole is noteable (by the proposed notability guidelines for songs, anyhoo), and Trent Reznor calls Head like a hole Halo 3. I started the second topic to try to understand the vehemence of zg, basically, so sorry if that annoyed anyone. WookMuff 21:28, 9 May 2007 (UTC) - I moved this comment to the appropriate section, as WoofMuff was originally involved in the argument. The "comments" section is for the comments left by editors not previously involved in the dispute. 21:53, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
George Carlin is one of the greatest comedian of all time and claims to worship Joe Pesci. George Carlin is notable, Joe Pesci is notable, George Carlin calls Joe Pesci God (at least claims to in his act), this does not mean it is notable enough to include a link to it on the God disambiguation page. I'm a Carlin fan and if I call Joe Pesci god it doesn't change things. Only if a reasonable person would think to find "Joe Pesci" by searching for "God" would it merit such an inclusion. The far-fetched, ridiculous idea here is that just because an insignificant number of people refer to "Head Like a Hole" as "halo 03", there should be a link at the top of the Halo 3 article letting people know that a couple of people really mean the album "Head Like a Hole" when they say "Halo 3." I have made my point in every possible way and yet the pro-NIN editors still cannot grasp it. Therefore we leave the link OFF, as should be the default for an article about Halo 3, until some third parties can come in here and comment. Then we can finally move on and create a great article, without a distracting, inappropriate link at the top of the page to some unrelated band. -ZG 21:53, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

I think the pro-NIN editors are completely confused about when {{for}} is appropriate. It is not a way to make a point or advertise a band you like. Its meant to disambiguate when there are 2 options: but in this case there is only 1. Halo 3 is not the name of the album. "This article is about the game Halo 3. For the album by the same name, see Halo 3 (album)" . If it was that, then I would agree with the link. In the case of the Black Album, most people call it that, not "Metallica". But do most people call "Head Like a Hole" halo 3? Does anyone besides the enthusiast, specialist crowd call it/know it as that. No. I hope you are seeing the point, but I find it hard to assume good faith. I see a lot of stubbornness and denseness here, and wikipedia is not a place for your ad. -ZG 22:18, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for making my point. The for link stands. WookMuff 00:43, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
Comments
  • Comment - One thing I'd like to ask, what are the chances that someone would know the song only as "Halo 3" instead of the actual title? If the chances aren't that great, then I agree remove the template. ♦TH1RT3EN talk ♦ contribs 01:16, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
I am a NIN fan, so bear with me if you'd like to.
Chances that someone would search for "Halo 3" without knowing the name of the single? Low, but not exactly virtually nil. Say you pick up some NIN double album and it says "HALO FOURTEEN" on the back, on the side, and on both CDs. You browse other NIN stuff at the local record store and they all have "halo" labels. Some of the discs don't even say the name of the release, but they say the halo number. You look up one of the album's names, The Fragile, and see (also known as Halo 14) smack at the top. At the bottom of the article, you see a bunch of numbers in a box and they each link to a release. You search Halo 14, and voila, it leads to the album's article! Now, you think these "Halo ##" links conveniently lead you to NIN releases, so you can get to them even if you aren't acquainted with the NIN discography. Of course you can find the listing on fan sites, but Wikipedia is among the top hits when you google for "Halo #" for certain values of # not including 3, and people expect Wikipedia to be a comprehensive resource for disambiguating phrases with multiple meanings.
Reference: The song is called "Head Like a Hole". The single is also called "Head Like a Hole". If someone asks, "do you own Head Like a Hole?" that's an ambiguous question; most people own "Head Like a Hole" through Halo 2, the album the song appears on. To be clear, they'd ask, "do you own Halo 3?"
Policy/guideline: WP:DAB and WP:HAT etc. don't clearly address this issue that I've read, so it should probably be taken on a case-by-case basis.
Obscurity: Halo numbers not arbitrary or obscure like catalog numbers (B0004553-01); they have been used as easy-to-remember aliases since 1989. Someone searching for "Halo 3" has to know something about NIN, sure. But someone searching for "Halo 3" has to know about something about video games, they're not that general of an audience.
Regarding the assertion that "Halo 03" is more official than "Halo 3": There are more hits for -wikipedia "halo 3" "head like a hole than there are for -wikipedia "halo 03" "head like a hole; more hits for -wikipedia "halo 3" "nine inch nails than -wikipedia "halo 03" "nine inch nails. Before halo numbers reached double digits, they were obviously not written out with a zero. Now that they are, nin.com may have chosen to represent them differently. Actually, the packaging and CD say "halo three", but the fact is the number three is more often written out as 3 than not. Either way, they're redirects from alternative names.
Nickname: It isn't a nickname as much as Dubya or The Green Album is a nickname. Unlike the Green Album, "halo three" is actually printed on the cover and on the disc. The God analogy doesn't work, unless he adopts "God" as his middle name, or a bunch of articles refer to him as God in a serious manner.
Spam claim: I really don't think these guys are trying to spam an article on a 1989 single that few people are going to click on. I don't think a lot of {{for}} links get clicked on; they're there in the legitimate case that someone looks for them, or when an editor mistakenly links the transcluding page. How many people going to Aachen do you think clicks on Meteorite falls to read about a meteorite in one row? Or go to Gelatin due to a misspelling of Gelitin? They serve as helpful guides to finding the right article, even if it is for a minute minority.
With that said, I don't really care whether the dablink stays; I don't know why anyone would get seriously worked up if this thing that takes 3 seconds to gloss over gets kept or removed. I'll just make a note to search for "Head Like a Hole" instead. –Pomte 08:08, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
You're wrong about one important thing - the general audience, as in over 1 in every 100,000 users I would venture, searching for "Halo 3" is searching for the game. The game is actually named Halo 3. The album is not, the halo_03 terminology is limited to an incredibly small number of experts. It doesn't improve wikipedia, it only places NIN spam on the Halo 3 page. The God analogy for Joe Pesci is essentially a perfect one - a term used by individuals, while notable, but not notable enough that a reader would say, "I'd like to know about Joe Pesci, I'll search for God." If someone wants to know about "Alexander the Great" the movie, they might search for that term, come to the person, and want the movie. If someone wants "Head Like a Hole," they can search for it, not its esoteric nickname. I've spouted the google statistics numerous times, and the simple fact is that no one is going to be looking for Head Like a Hole in that manner outside of a small garden of enthusiasts, who already know the name of the album. So what's the point in keeping it? It would seem, at this point, that its just to piss off Halo 3 fans. ZG 15:23, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
I don't recall claiming that the general audience isn't searching for the game. Anyway, a disambiguation link shouldn't care about the ratio, only whether the link is accurate, because we can't even find an approximate ratio. What we do know is that most if not all people are coming here to find out about the game, so while the number looking for the song are unknown, it can still be seen as a legitimate search by the evidence above.
The whole point of my example was that non-experts can search Halo 3 to look for the NIN release without knowing the name of "Head Like a Hole". Using common sense, this is much likelier than someone searching God to find Joe Pesci.
As a better analogy, see the dablink at the top of Capital G. The main article is an international single heard by millions, whereas Capital G, British Columbia is an electoral area relevant to some 4500 people, and it's doubtful that most of them are even aware of this designation for their area of residence.
Again, no one's trying to spam or piss off Halo 3 fans, and you can see this by interpreting the reasonable counterarguments while assuming good faith. It's not personal. –Pomte 23:23, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment - I've thought of myself as a NIN fan, I own most of the releases, but I can't say that me or any of my friends ever used "halo" to refer to one of the albums, and I have to agree that the template is misleading/inappropriate and that we should remove the template. Now that its been mentioned, it does say "halo three" on the hlah album, but I doubt I'd ever think to search for an album in that manner. I came to this page looking for information about the game (never played the others, as a note, but did just get a 360). I agree that these need to be on a case by case basis because the guidelines aren't entirely clear, at least ot me. I really don't understand why there's so much vehemence on each side, but I guess that's how fans get. This is a page about Halo 3 and I would think basically everyone, including NIN fans, searching for Halo 3 are indeed looking for this game. The NIN naming seems like slang, so "redirects from alternative names" doesn't apply, particularly because there is a major established franchised game called Halo 3 that decreases the chance of ambiguity. We should put an end to this edit war. Its very hard for me and others to navigate through the history with the reverts. There seems to be a lot of pride here, on both sides, but I just think the inclusion of the link is wrong in this case. Tyrannicide 15:48, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
My Stance per the RfC The toplink doesn't belong. It's an invalid use of the {{for}} template. The notations for Halo 3/Halo 03 are, it would appear, production numbers designed to help organize Nine Inch Nails releases. They're not the official titles. Halo 3 is the official title of the game, which is currently one of the most-preordered games in history. As far as I can see, the current consensus is that the {{for}} doesn't belong up top. A link to the Halo disambiguation page on Halo: Combat Evolved would certainly be warrented, but not here or on Halo 2.Cheers, Lanky ○ Yell ○ 18:32, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment - A lot of people appear to have completely misunderstood the point of disambig links. The fact that Halo 3 is a very popular game and most people searching for Halo 3 will be interested in the game is largely irrelevant. The only question is, is it likely that people looking for the album may think to use Halo 3? If the anwer is yes then the for should be on top. The fact that there are several other disambigs for Halos related to 9 inch Nails suggests to me it is therefore the for should stay. Personally, I couldn't give a rats ass about the game or about the album but it seems to me a lot of editors are getting too heated and seem to think this is about noteablity or whether the game is popular or not. It's not. The game is obviously deserving of the Halo 3 title. The only question is whether we should have a disambig link at the top. As I've already mentioned, the popularity of the game is largely irrelevant. Arguments like 'it's ruining the article' or whatever are frankly, extremely silly. Also, it would be helpful if editors could refrain from calling it vandalism. Both sides clearly have their view and clearly believe it's helping the encylopaedia. Who ever is in the right, it's clearly not vandalism in such an instance. If too much edit warring occurs it might be disruptive but it still won't be vandalism. Calling something vandalism when it's not makes people more defensive and also denigrates the real vandalism we have to fight every day. Nil Einne 10:37, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - I've never heard of the "Halo" numbering scheme for NIN before now, but even so: Halo 3 should continue to be the article about the primary topic (the game), and should include a hatnote for the other recognized-but-obviously-not-primary usage of Head Like a Hole; the intro para of that article indicates its usage. -- JHunterJ 19:01, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

re: Head like a Hole

I have a question... why does having the link there cause people to react negatively? People are saying "oh it isn't relevant enough" or "it isn't noteable". Does it make the article look worse? No. Is there a place for it per Wikipedia Guidelines? Yes. Does it really affect peoples day to day life if they have to look one line further down? I shouldn't think so. I am not a Nine Inch Nails fan, but I think that it has both relevance and notability, so I will fight for it. Now why are all the people who are complaining about it arguing? Be honest now... why is it such a terrible thing? WookMuff 04:24, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Does it make the article look worse? Yes. Is there a place for it in the wikipedia guidelines? No. Does it effect people's day to day life? Probably not, but if there was a link to the singer George Michael at the top, or a really big picture of an apple pie, it wouldn't effect people's day to day life that much either. We're talking guidelines and how we can make this article, and wikipedia, the most effective resource for readers. However there are at least two users trying to make a Point. We're trying to make a good article here and confusing, misleading information is not contributing to that. It also hurts the Halo 2 article. Be honest with yourself - is the fact that some NIN fans call the Head Like a Hole album "halo 03" enough to merit a link to it at the top of the Halo 3 page? I'll think after some thought you'll realize, "definitely not." And in fact that is quite ridiculous. However, until RevRagnarok stops reverting the changes, we need third party arbitration, hence the RfC. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Zac Gochenour (talk • contribs) 04:38, 9 May 2007 (UTC).
Will you please sign ALL your edits, not just the occasional one. and how does it make the article ugly? It is noteable, it is citeable, it is accurate. I am not trying to make a point. I am trying to make wikipedia the most effective resource for readers. Their is a Metallica album called Metallica. Should it be not be linked to because most people out there call it "the black album"? WookMuff 08:06, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
ZG, when you put a reasonable example I will respond appropriately. There are no ridiculous pictures or any other far-fetched end-of-the-world things that you have claimed. As I've noted before, it's not just a fan thing, the spine of the CD case says it, the CD itself says it, the official websites say it, etc. Please explain why WP:DAB#Top links doesn't apply or why the 9,106 other articles that use {{for}} are so "ugly" and shouldn't also be removed (according to WP:AWB, that's the real number). — RevRagnarok Talk Contrib 10:44, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, that is what I was thinking... if it makes the article look "worse" then does that mean s/he has a problem with NIN links or the template itself? perhaps it is just a wikipedia beautification issue! WookMuff 10:49, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
WookMuff, RevRagnarok give it a bloody rest already. The issue is up for RfC. What the hell is the point of continuing to voice your own (already well-voiced) opinions?--ABVS 13:30, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
Agreed. I see this issue as extremely clear-cut, just as much as any other comletely unrelated and unnecessary link on any page. I consider this link extremely far-fetched and irrational. As I've said many times, just because an insignificant number of people call something by a certain name other than its actual name does not merit a link on the name of the actual page. A small number of people worship Joe Pesci, but that doesn't mean there should be a {{for}} link on top of God for him. The link is non-notable and misleading, and that is precisely what makes it ugly, not the template itself. ZG 13:45, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
The validity of your examples continues to elude me. If a notable band where to create an album named God, then it would be reasonable to list it on God (disambiguation). If a movie came out starring Joe Pesci were named God, it would also go on God (disambiguation). If he was in a a gaming-oriented movie called God mode, then there would be a {{for}} link at the top of that page because God mode (disambiguation) does not yet exist. That's what {{for}} templates are for - when there's only one alternate with no full disambiguation page. — RevRagnarok Talk Contrib 15:39, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
My point is that this is not a viable alternate. It has to be in use by enough people, in that form, so that a reader might come searching for "Halo 3" and really want "Head Like a Hole" and not the game. I strongly doubt this has happened to any reader, much less a sizable enough number that not having the link generates more confusion than having it. This is a blatant attempt to advertise NIN on a page that has nothing to do with it, and I'm confident a neutral third-party would agree. The simple fact is that there is no viable alternative meaning to the term "Halo 3", or "Halo 2" for that matter, ergo, no need for the {{for}} template. ZG 15:45, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
What's the issue here? Dont NIN themselves call it HALO_03, not Halo 3? Uh-oh, big flaw in the argument to keep it on the Halo 3 page.... well pointed out, ZG. Can this lame edit war rest now?--121.45.34.88 23:38, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
The issue is the link keeps getting put back on. We just need more comments now to show how ridiculous it is to keep the NIN link. The pro-NIN editors need to keep the link OFF until they get some actual neutral support for their asinine opinion. It appears we're going to have to keep reverting WookMuff and RevRagnarok's edits, though, until we get them to give up. We may need arbitration, because their inappropriate ads are bordering on vandalism, if not outright. I have already made the concession that they can link the "halo 03" or "HALO_03" or some variation of that syntax, but not "Halo 3." Its inappropriate, violates wikipedia guidelines, and is just outright dumb. There's no other way to describe it. It can only be explained by rabid fanaticism and outright obtuseness/stubbornness.. Ah, welcome to wikipedia. ZG 15:17, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

This is my last comment, I promise. A disambiguation link is intended to prevent (gosh!) ambiguity. There is ZERO ambiguity here, on this page for what will be one of the most popular videogames of all time. I don't think anyone missed the saturation media advertising for Halo 1 and 2. Halo 3 is going to be just the same. Everybody knows what halo 3 is, including hardcore Nine Inch Nails fans. And those hardcore fans also know the real name of their album, too. But almost nobody knows "HALO_03". There is no confusion, therefore the link is unneccessary. And in my opinion, it's just an attempt to advertise NIN on a page that is near-certainly going to go FA within the next 12 months. There, I'm out.--Yeti Hunter 03:45, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

See that is absolutely ridiculous. How is it advertising? Why would Nine Inch Nails need advertising on Halo 3's wikipage? Have you heard of a little game called Quake, which is also "one of the most popular video games of all time", the soundtrack of which was completely created by either Trent Reznor OR NIN, I forget which. I am sorry but your reasoning is absolutely flawed. You really think this is a conspiracy by Nine Inch Nails fans to glom publicity off of an upcoming video game? Maybe if it was a link to say some NEW NIN song, something in stores now so people would go out and buy it, but it isn't. It is about a song that is like 17 years old. As the user User:Pomte summarized brilliantly above, it is a valid and accurate link and belongs on the page, in the place where wikiguidlines say it belongs. Assuming the user below isn't a joke, that is also an example that it isn't without merit. Someone who knows of nine inch nails, knows of the halo numbering system, but doesn't know their old work might use halo 3 to find out, lo and behold, what nine inch nails third release was. Glad you finished commenting. WookMuff 06:01, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
Please join me.--Yeti Hunter 07:23, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

question, i was looking for that NIN song, and i looked in the talk page and decided to go to THIS discussion mainly due to what its titled, anyway, i guess i got lost and couldnt find thesong page, can someone help cuz i looked up halo 3, oblivious to the fact halo 3 was a game (i knew, just forgot) so i read the discussion and i believe i am a perfect example of y there should be a disambig at the top of the article, thank you

Har Har.

Unsigned comments with no context, I suspect sockpuppet due to the ridiculousness of the post. Furthermore I'm done posting here on this topic; I will continue to revert the NIN advertisements, with respect to the 3RR, until someone judges on a consensus. Oddly enough, unlike the NIN folks, I'm interested in this being a good article first and foremost, not making a point. I hope this is all resolved by May 16, because I doubt any fans will be here to stick up for the game after that.. ZG 13:16, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

  • Keep - I was the one who inserted the link in the first place. Why? Because it is a valid alternative name, and it is the only other notable subject with this name. I wouldn't add in the {{for}} if I didn't think it'd improve the encyclopedia. Of course the games are more notable, but the releases are notable also in their own right. Will (is it can be time for messages now plz?) 14:39, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

screenshot

The current screenshot at the top of the page is very unrepresentative of the game itself, and I think is quite misleading. There are plenty of normally rendered screenshots available, can't we use one of those instead? guiltyspark 08:49, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

agreed - NJ Rock

New Gametypes, but I can't put them in...

There are a few new confirmed gametypes - Team Slayer, Big Team Slayer, VIP, and Team Crazy King, seen in the latest gameplay video by Bungie. However for some stupid reason it won't let me put the reference in, so here's the page you can download the gameplay video: [3]. Watch it and look in the corner to see the game types. I think Team Crazy King and Big Team Slayer are only shown after the credits... --Ras29 11:45, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

OK, you must not play Halo much, because the only new one out of the 4 you mentioned is VIP. Big Team Slayer was renamed however. Signed by Longshotz 12:48, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

No, its just that they were not on the list. I didn't mean that they were new gametypes, but they were newly confirmed. And no, I don't play much Halo, on Xbox Live anyway. --60.228.167.87 09:33, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Super Bowl Ad

The one that was with the two kids was shown once on TV, but a month after it aired, I saw it in a movie theater as part of the previews beforce a film. Edit article to reflect that even though it was on TV only once, it was showing in movie theaters?

No, I don't think so - the main purpose of the ad was for it to be shown during the Superbowl. --Ras29 11:17, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

--exile142000 10:59, 16 May 2007 (EST) acctually i thinkn it would be a great addition because wikipedia is the ultimate quest for knowledge and i find that to be amazing in its own right and i would have wanted to see it in a theatre over the superbowl

Lots of halo 3 video

you think someone could put this article up to snuff with these vids?

http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/11443 http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/11415 http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/11436 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.114.219.84 (talk) 23:30, 11 May 2007 (UTC).

I already have done a little but, adding some extra video links as well. but teh article still needs some updating in regards to new Beta information. RC Master 12:05, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Spectre

Why isn't the Spectre included on the Coverant vehicles list? Wikifan21century 23:56, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

The Spectre hasn't been confirmed yet, and while its likely to be in the game, its a list of confirmed elements. --Ras29 11:11, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
I received a Friends and Family invite from Bungie and have played a few games. I have yet to see a Spectre. It should be noted that the Spectre was not a default vehicle on any map in Halo 2. I would miss it if it was removed. Brent Butler contribstalk 19:13, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Incorrect Public Beta Time

according to the timer on Bungie.net, the correct time for the Public beta is at 5AM PST, Not 12AM, as is listed on the wiki.

--Hotpuck6 23:04, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Crackdown is launching it's downloads at 5, people who won a beta spot through contests can download already. So in an hour Crackdown people can start playing. not sure if people who got codes in their e-mail can already play or not. Pyrgus 11:08, 16 May 2007 (UTC)


--exile142000 10:59, 16 May 2007 (EST)

so can you download the halo 3 beta through crackdown right now. and how long would it take to download.

cause when i left for school this morning at 10:15 am est it still wasnt available and if it is somebody should put it in the article

Grrr - i leave for work at 5:45 EST. GF leaves at 8 AM. She waited until 8:10 to download beta for me so that I can play as soon as I get home and the damn thing isn't avail yet. Too cruel. --MazNJ 8:11, 16 May 2007

Screenshots?

Since the beta is now out, can someone put up some in-game shots? X360 12:03, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Release date of September 25, 2007

Bungie has announced the release date, see this posting on their website: http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12467 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.86.117.173 (talk) 14:35, 16 May 2007 (UTC).

was anyone else there for the catastro-fu*k last night?

I was witness to a angry mob of thousands of beta players who didnt get to play crackdown. I think we should write a sentence or two about the threads on the bungie.net forum, something about the fact that thousands skipped school/work to play the beta but were unable, and about Bungie's unresponsiveness. If any info about all these things is needed I can provide it.

Jesus. In the venerable words of Church, you could bitch about anything. You missed a few hours of being priveliged enough to test the greatest game of all time ever, Bungie kick their arses to get it up and running well within 24 hours, and as an apology extend the beta by FOUR DAYS over a weekend so we get to play to our hearts content for many many many hours longer, and you thank them by accusing them of inaction and apathy... could you get any pettier? Struth fellas, lighten up.--Yeti Hunter 12:06, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
Thank you. I was trying to get it through their skulls to lighten up though. I was also a witness to the amount of irresponsible flaming and hate mail that they posted in Bungie's Forum. I was ashamed to be among them waiting for the Demo. There were a few individuals whom took the news of the whole bug issue more professionally than those who just posted "OMGZ THE DOWNLOADZ NOT WORKZ!" It is sad that this world now has people this childish. 24.226.195.58 13:11, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

The beta is fantastic.. Its unreal. ZG 15:29, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Multiplayer medals

Perhaps we could keep a listing of the new and returning medals in the "Confirmed Elements" section? I believe the Betalicious video offers a glimpse at several medals from Halo 2 and what looks like a "Lasered" medal for gunning someone down with the Spartan Laser. Zealousy 14:44, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

While I also noticed some new medals (like the sniping spree & ending someone elses killing spree) I think it would be too specific and not really improve the page. I already think it's got too much info (like direction of fire indicators, big deal, most games have those), in this case the medals would probably fall under WP:CRUFT. James086Talk | Email 23:43, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
I've always had a problem with the fine line of WP:CRUFT. Its hard to argue that the information of some things is less valid than that on an obscure species of insect. What makes those few biologists who care less fan boys than those that care about the new multiplayer medals in Halo 3? It is valid information and there are people who come here looking for that information. If its confirmed and new, I don't see a problem in including it as I believe there is a large enough group of people who would care. By the way, I have no link for it, but Killpocalypse is for 9 simultaneous kills, and Killionaire is for 10 kills. Killjoy is for ending others sprees (happy face with a line through it), and a jagged edge skull picture is for killing people "from the grave".

If the Halo series is popular enough for its own WikiProject, I think its popular enough for medal information.

Wikipedia is not a game guide. Whats found in the list is what people may wonder what will be returning from Halo 1 or 2 or anything new about gameplay. Also, I've seen people ask about direction of fire arrows. ♦TH1RT3EN talk ♦ contribs 20:15, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
A mention that there are new medals would be good for the article, but to list them all and what triggers them (ie how to get them) is not apppropriate. Currently in the article there is "There will also be a greater number of medal announcements in multiplayer, including several "Easter egg" medals that will be awarded for very unusual events." without a citation. That could be expanded but I still firmly think that a list of the medals isn't encyclopedic. James086Talk | Email 23:43, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

What about the Power Drain? I know what it is and all, but I don't know what it is..... Will someone plz tell me?--drk assassn

Well, just to answer your question, it is dropped on the ground like other equipment and it creates a large field around it. I'd say about 10-15 feet in diameter(assuming a 7 ft tall masterchief). Within it, your shields drain very rapidly, but your life isn't touched. Vehicles also get disabled either partially or completely while within it. Its hard to test in public games. I think it also has some special uses in single player campaigns, but I am unsure.

Juggernaut Gametype

In the beta there is a glich, if you booted someone from a party of more than 6, then that player would go to a custom game, from there you could change the game type to juggernaut and change much more such as gravity, speed, starting weapons and much more. The players who have played custom matches would have the amount of custom matches they played underneath the list of how many social and ranked matches theyve played. However Bungie have said they might make a few changes to the game before it is released so it might not stay.

We're trying to include only things that have been confirmed by Bungie and/or Microsoft to be included in the "Confirmed Elements" section. There is mention of the custom games menu glitch and that things have been found there. ♦TH1RT3EN talk ♦ contribs 23:11, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Jack Thompson is going after Halo 3

Should we mention this?OBEY STARMAN 13:46, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

I'd say no. Unless he actually gets somewhere with it. Hes not worth effort to type it in otherwise. RC Master 14:38, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

New stuff in Game Pro July 07

A bunch of new stuff has been officially revealed by Bungie in the latest issue of Game Pro magazine (issue 226/July 07) including a new equipment, names and descriptions of unrevealed maps, etc. LINK REMOVED. This stuff was given to them by Bungie so I think it can be listed under confirmed elements, but I'll leave it up to anyone else to add it here. SeanMooney 08:30, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

LINK REMOVED and LINK REMOVED Halopedia's Halo 3 article has some better images of the pages. I don't see anything wrong with including this information. If it's incorrect, it can always be changed after the issue comes out. ♦TH1RT3EN talk ♦ contribs 17:20, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
I'm not so sure about this. I think we should at least wait until the issue has been released and not rely on copyright violating images on some forum. Nil Einne 13:19, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
The information itself can be added, with appropriate cites to the magazine itself. But links to the images are blatant copyright violation. AT THE VERY LEAST, leave the links out until next issue comes out. Or wait, and we can get more easily citeable web references. RC Master 19:02, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
I've added a citation to the magazine itself. NO SCANS. Thats all that is needed. RC Master 12:24, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Cheneymania

I read in a Rolling stone magazine and it said that they had this feature called, "Cheneymania". It was supposed to be like "Running Riot", "Killing Spree", and "Rampage". Well anyway, you get it for killing ten people with a shotgun without dying (obviously a play on Cheney shooting that guy with a shotgun). Just wondering if it should be added.--NJ Rock 00:09, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

It is in the beta, apparently, but I remember seeing somewhere that they're going to change it for the final game. Including Cheneymania itself seems unnecessary, but if it is being removed for specific criticism then I would say it would be worth mentioning. ♦TH1RT3EN talk ♦ contribs 00:31, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
They did have this in the beta as a medal, but they renamed it to "Open Season" [4]. It was a funny joke but I'm not sure where it could be listed, unless a Trivia section is added or something. SeanMooney 00:54, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
WP:Trivia Trivia sections should be avoided. Espcially in established articles. It probably doesn't even need a note anymore since it won't be in the game. RC Master

Power-ups

Power-ups have not been officially confirmed by Bungie or Microsoft, but have only been found through the custom game menu that some people have managed to hack into. Although there have been power-ups from the previous games and in the Halo 3 beta (active camouflage, overshield), there has been no confirmation about a "yellow" power-up. it even notes that these options are found in the custom game options, which should be considered an illegitimate form of information since it was discovered through code Aznsamiam 02:37, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

  • Active camo is in the beta, I've used it. And someone put down overshield, which i marked with {{fact}}, because i remember reading something on bungie where someone stated that powerups (specifically mentioning overshield), but could not find the news post. ♦TH1RT3EN talk ♦ contribs 03:09, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Multiplayer Custom Matches

Has anyone else heard about this? I'm not sure how far this information has spread but apparently some modders have gotten access to the game code and have allowed you to play custom matches online. You can unlock the custom matches for your machine just by joining someone who has it already unlocked. You will be able to play custom matches until you restart your box. I would provide a screenshot but my buddies aren't online as of the moment. This should be added to the article, right?

Zikro 03:37, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

There is a mention of it in the article. No need to post how to do it, Wikipedia is not a game guide. ♦TH1RT3EN talk ♦ contribs 03:42, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
You don't need to mod to do it. There are perfectly legitimate (although unintended) ways to create your own custom lobby in the Halo 3 beta. The Modding part only came before, when people were sifting through the code looking for clues. It isn't particularly of note though in itself, since custom games will be a standard feature of the release version. RC Master 19:13, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Countdown?

Not only is the countdown fan-made, it's too sensational, fancruft at its best, and unecyclopedic. Remove the link. --88.193.241.224 17:20, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

The countdown stopped...001 012 034 053... so really..this thing is actually fan based?? What about that crazy IP : http://206.16.223.63/ I mean... personally I think these dudes are a little wacked.

208.148.206.42 14:37, 20 June 2007 (UTC)Dev

Radar Jammer?

I dunno if this has already been brought up, or I just dont know anything, but where did you get the radar jammer? its not in the beta and haven't heard anything about it LedZeppelin84 19:52, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Aside from being in one of the leaked videos, it's mentioned in an upcoming GamePro issue. Check the reference. ♦TH1RT3EN talk ♦ contribs 20:11, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

game pro magazine

a new game pro magazine in the US has confirmed the existence of the radar jammer, a new equiptment which creates virtual enimies on a players motion tracker and makes the screen flash as is the player is under attack

a new brute vehicule, the brute chopper , a ghost like vehicule which looks like the motorcycle from hell and has two plasma cannons

and three new multiplayer maps, shrine (huge dessert map, largest halo map to date), epitaph (forrunner cathedral) and last resort (zanaibar remake)

a new feature which enables you to customize the physical look of your armour in multiplayer dubbed "create-a-spartan" was also revealed

link : LINK REMOVED

That worm

please don't post links. Its not needed on Wikipedia. We can just say it is in said issue without having to point to copyright infringing images. Its general enough imformation that a simple cite to the magazine itself would do. RC Master 13:07, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
Which I have now done.RC Master 16:15, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

List of confirmed elements

I have removed this because it is a trivial list of trivial in-game material. We do not list every element of a game; we give it a general overview. That seems to already be covered in the above sections, so there is nothing to keep. I have also cut packaging because it doesn't need to be covered in depth. TTN 21:57, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

I think we should ask people that come here regularly and put time and effort in tho this. Well should we leave it the way it is or put it back to the way it was? (plus i dont think people want to go through a whole article looking for stuff when half of it is not there.) Yazelflechv2 20:08 3 June 2007 (UTC)

I've reverted mostly because this is a major change to the article that may stand some discussion before being removed. I know that there's WP:NOT, but is some randoms chmoe looking into the upcoming game takes a look at it, wouldn't he want to know what is in the game? Rather than outright removing the list, I say we should integrate its contents into a possibly more encyclopedic entry. Peptuck 01:12, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
There is no way to integrate the information. It's all pointless junk. Everything important seems to be already covered elsewhere. And it really doesn't look like anyone is going to be discussing this. TTN 01:18, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
The list is for a quick way to show what is new and what is returning for Halo 3, which is something lots of people want to know. By the time the game comes out (or close to that date) the list will be removed (if still there). I am aware that it tends to violate WP:NOT#INFO, however it's not there to be a game guide, as much as to tell people if what they want will be returning to the game. The list is still not complete, in any case. ♦TH1RT3EN talk ♦ contribs 01:23, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
Information presented should continue to be presented for the entirety of the article's existence (if it's deemed good in the first place). A temporary list to help people out because they're too lazy to search elsewhere is pointless. We don't present information or say "eh, why not" just because it would be useful (if it is against a policy or guideline). Otherwise, we would be presenting game guide material because we want to tell people what is in the game. TTN 01:31, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
I plan on trying this again tomorrow if no concerns are raised (Today in the time Wikipedia uses.). TTN 01:26, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
Just, make sure you get any <ref> and <ref name> tags that originate in the list, if you do. ♦TH1RT3EN talk ♦ contribs 01:40, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

How about we merge the info into prose (paragraphs, blocks of text whatever you want to call it) and wittle down the list. Only remove from the list what you have added to paragraphs (or make sure it's covered there) and carry over the references, that way no info will be lost. I suggest renaming the section to just "Confirmed elements", and have subheadings Characters, Vehicles, Weapons and Multiplayer; under these have prose. James086Talk | Email 12:20, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

There is no way to use the information to constructively add to the article. At most, you'll be able to use them to give a couple of examples of characters or weapons, but they cannot just be converted. We supply the readers with a general overview of game elements instead of specifics. TTN 19:36, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Insider info add this to your aticle i work for bungie

You can customise a spartan and give him a new face mask , and armor.There are bubble sheilds pwoer drainer rader jamers trip mines as well. Some new veciales are the mongoose that is lake an atv, and a brute Chopper (very cool!). There is a spike rifle spike grenade missile pod its huge, chain gun smg spartan laser (get ready for soe halo laser surgery Master Cheif). All the info i am alowed to give for now rember add this to your article!

It would be awesome if this "insider info" hadn't been leaked across the internet weeks or even months ago. Peptuck 01:22, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
We know all of that already. Most of it is in the article infact. For a long time most of it. Hardly insider information. Oh, and I removed your unessary amount of "!" RC Master 13:03, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

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I have no idea what that means. Hopefuly someone does.

Australia

Can somone please remove the flag of Australia off the Release Dates, because Australia rlease date has yet to be confirmed. (I canot because this is a new account) Yazelflechv2 10:15, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

It has been confirmed, by Bungie, a weekly update a few weeks ago - Australia gets releases on European dates, as far as I know.

Cover

is that really the cover?--drumman8510 00:32, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

That is the box art listed on Xbox.com, Amazon, EBGames, and Gamestop websites. For the ESRB it has the M rating instead of RP (rating pending) so it must be recent. Even though nothing is official I think this is the very likely to be the final one. SeanMooney 00:46, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Okay so why the hell did we take out the various packaging for HALO 3 in this article?

Please put THIS - http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12531 back in, or I'll have to do it myself next week. You guys got ONE week or that's it, I'LL DO IT MYSELF! 71.182.73.134 19:06, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Allright you moron, thanks to you this page is protected AGAIN. Wikifan21century 04:01, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
No. Personal. Attacks. Peptuck 06:38, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
Make an account and put it in, then, instead of yelling about it on the talk page. Peptuck 19:18, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
A dire threat indeed.--Yeti Hunter 01:01, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Multiplayer armor types

I have simply added that other types will also be available in addition to CQB and EVA. Bungie stated this in the newest weekly update. http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12531 Shouldn't be a big deal, but if there is a problem with stating this, please let me know here. Crazyguy5150 03:13, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Request for the 3 SKUs to be added in

Come on, they don't even get a mention PureLegend 22:10, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Does anyone know about this yet?

Google video search "Master Chief's Face" and there should be a split screen video on beta that has the player clipping the camera through a Spartan helmet in multiplayer and seeing a face. It is likely that the model itself is used in both single player and multiplayer, meaning Master Chiefs actual face is visible. If indeed Denzel Washington is playing the Chief in the Halo movie then this would be the face of the chief because it looks a little like D.W.

Ps also check youtube for "Halo 3 Beta: Cortana's face" it's quite interesting... and funny http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puyRb58Lais

Extremely unreliable information that could be graphical glitches at best and user-faked at worst. Peptuck 20:45, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
If anyone wants to look into it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3bQPHT6lrE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=katucYPaTYE&mode=related&search= It was on G4 also

If you knew any thing about halo, why would you say D.W.? John is white, and very pale due to the fact he has spent so much time in his armour. The face looks dark...well the visor is down? Dont you think that would make it dark inside.

its not fan made, but most likely its just a place holder. but yes there realy is a face under the mask now.

Adjutant Reflex

I know we're all excited about the Adjutant Reflex thingy, but let's keep it under control here. Not every detail regarding what AR has posted needs to be said. Peptuck 23:49, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Yeah. The section about in the Halo 3 page is getting bigger than the actual article about it! RC Master 15:39, 16 June 2007 (UTC)


Iris

Perhaps add that the Forerunner machine has icons and symbols that download info and images to your computer; they appear to be related to the first firing of the Halos.

Also, one of the symbols plays a video; the machine separates and part of the log is displayed.

Title of page is Server 05 open, this must mean data is around for the next set.

The text of the log, downloadable from a symbol, is this~ THIS IS MY FINAL ENTRY, AND I AM LEFT WITH ONE HOPE THAT ONE DAY, SOMEONE, ANYONE IS AROUND TO WITNESS THIS WARNING {//} KNOW THAT A THOUSAND OTHER PLANS WERE TRIED AND FAILED {//} KNOW THAT ENERGETIC AND TENACIOUS AS LIFE IS IT HAS AN ANTITHESIS JUST AS POWERFUL IT IS THAT THING THAT WE MUST OBLITERATE

Is this from the AR game or from Halo 3 itself? I am confused as to what you are trying to say, random user WookMuff 22:08, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
That is a transcript of the voice from the video on the iris website with the forerunner rotatable object, duh WookieLord 17:09, 28 June 2007 (UTC)


By halo32007-(I already added this on the article itself, but no harm on the talk page...)

There are 5 buttons on the forerunner object; 4 give downloads, which are split into 2 .txt files and 2 .jpg files.

The other .txt file, titled Array_Recorder_Data, contains a very interesting entry:

Halo array –System Data Recorder

[<array-sdr.> 3 minutes 5 seconds] {c-match-reconfirmed}. Sphere secure to .1889 of passing fleet. Offensive tactics confirmed. Feint tactics in limited push. <Array sync commence> Sys////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////{online} Index: {check} {D-com} There is no peace left. No place where the parasite cannot reach. You were right about it all. Let us hope the final measure is not too late.

[<array-sdr.> 1 minutes 12 seconds] Confrm: Array burn radium {check} 3.0 Confrm: Array sync …1…2…3…4…5…6…7…{check} Commence…_{ }

[<array-sdr.> 60 seconds] Commence…_{check} Confrm: -00-00-00-59-0999- {c-match-line-hold} acceptable losses confirmed {D-com} It's done. By my hands. The pyrrhic solution is ignited. All I have left is the quiet of space to lull me to sleep. I will dream of you.

[<array-sdr.> 49 seconds] Authorize -00-00-00-48-0999- Array Authorized…_ Array Authorized…_ Array Authorized…_ Array Authorized…_ Array Authorized…_ Array Authorized…_ Array Authorized…_ Array Authorized…_ Array Authorized…_ Array Authorized…_ Array Authorized…_ Array Authorized…_ Array Authorized…_ Array Authorized…_ Array Authorized…_{check}

[<array-sdr.> 23 seconds] fire: -00-00-00-22-0999- Confrm: wpnt {auth} Core sequence <%> <%>

[<array-sdr.> 11 seconds] fire: -00-00-00-10-0999- {c-match-burn} effectiveness of enemy core fleet negligible {D-com} I feel no peril.

[<array-sdr.> 5 seconds] fire: -00-00-00-04-0999- <enter reversion sequence to deactivate> {D-com} No pain. No remorse. Is that normal?


[<array-sdr.> 0 seconds] fire: -00-00-00-00-0001- Reversion Sequence…{negative} Array Authorized…_{Activate} Rings online…_{Activate} <Fire>

[<array-sdr.> 7 seconds] +00+00+00+07+0001+ reset………………………….. reset………………………….. reset…………………………..

This appears to be be a log of an event. Notice that in the text, you see:

Rings online…_{Activate} <Fire>

If you don't know what this means, this means that more than one (probably all) Ring was activated when the log was recording.

This is my guess.. Apparently, when the log started, the reclaimer was witnessing a battle in the distance (most likely a space battle) and was logged into the .txt file. It might 've been that the reclaimer may have been a commander of a fleet and told them in a way for a last offensive attack while the reclaimer was going to activate the Rings. The parasite (may refer to the flood) is unavoidable and the reclaimer hopes it is not too late for one last tactic.

The next paragraph indicates a command, and its up to you what it is.

The 3rd paragraph states that the reclaimer may have escaped from the battle and launched from a base/ship. The reclaimer may be speaking of a friend that was left behind at the base/ship. Reclaimer may have been in contact with someone else as the log was recording.

4th-Another command line. Apparently to transmit a code.

5th-Notice the word "Fire" in this. Could've been to pre-activate the rings.

6th-Reclaimer may have stated they do not feel in danger anymore.

7th-No pain. No remorse. Is that normal?

  This one is all on point of view. You decide what it means.

8th-[<array-sdr.> 0 seconds]

   fire: -00-00-00-00-0001-
   Reversion Sequence…{negative}
   Array Authorized…_{Activate}
   Rings online…_{Activate}
   <Fire>

This is a command to remote activate (possibly all) the rings. The rings were activated.

The last line is silence. There is no response any where. The system recording seems to have been overloaded and tries to reset but fails to restart the recording.


One .jpg file is related to flood containment...it appears to contain what seems to be cells that are being attacked by a unknown biological mass.

Another is a picture of space with stars that shows the location of the mysteious symbol that was seen in the web comic.

Archive

Can someone archive please?

Achievements up

Where would be a good place to put this link? JAF1970 15:54, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Never mind. Posted 3 items:
  • A single sentence about it being revealed
  • The concept of the "meta-game"
  • the link itself under "News" JAF1970 16:14, 19 June 2007 (UTC)


All of these are unconfirmed, we only use things in this article that are confirmed by Bungie and/or Microsoft. Yazelflechv2 12:17, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

There are 9 chapters listed, too: Landfall, Holdout, The Road, Assault, Cleansing, Refuge, Last Stand, The Key, Return. And by the way, these guys don't pull these Achievements out of thin air, you know. JAF1970 16:31, 19 June 2007 (UTC)


its from the beta code but nothing is confirmed yet.
Achievements on Xbox.com here Link JAF1970 17:06, 20 June 2007 (UTC)


I stand corrected, sorry Yazelflechv2 13:57, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Merchandising

Is there a section or page for Halo 3 merchandising? You have the cat helmet, the FOX merchandising deal, and now these replicas. There should be a section or even a new article for Halo licensed products. JAF1970 19:36, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Some one got mad when I tried to mention the McFarlen news for a line of toys. Maybe just add the info on the main Halo page instead of here.

Uhh on the atricle for weapons under the new two handed weapons... they already released the Spartan laser.

1. Sign your entry. 2. There's a lot of merchandising in the entire Halo series, let alone Halo 3 (Zune, legendary edition stuff, figures, models, etc.). JAF1970 01:40, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Cluttered Iris section

Is all that stuff needed? Not to mention there's informal instructions that don't belong there. JAF1970 22:51, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

STFU and GTFO please. 71.135.36.120 20:49, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
Well that wasn't nice. David Fuchs 20:55, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
LOL JAF1970 04:35, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Article alert

Bungie update hints at vehicular game type They're either bringing back Rally and Racing gametypes, or they're making an official version of "Warthog Jousting". Rockets, infinite Ammo, Indestructible vehicles, and increased health would definitely do the trick, based on the options seen in the Beta's custom matches I'm not sure this is for inclusion yet, but it's definitely a coming feature that will have to be in the article in the future. JAF1970 04:37, 1 July 2007 (UTC)


This is not a forum for discussion of the game or experiences you had creating a gametype with your friends -- this is a discussion of the article. robkehr

This is not a forum for discussion of the game -- this is a discussion of the article. And please sign your names with 4 (~). JAF1970 03:37, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Isn't that already in the article somewhere? But i can't find it at the minute... Perhaps not. I must be thinking of another x360fanboy link RC Master 12:01, 3 July 2007 (UTC)