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Old HALO TBK Thread - GO TO THE NEW ONE!
EvilBadman
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Since November 9, 2004
DOUBLE XP WEEKEND - 10/30-1???: Ranked Infection (Legendary Required)
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>>>>HALO RELATED ANNOUNCEMENTS AT TOKYO GAME SHOW<<<<<
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Halo Wars Trailer
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Mythic Map Pack Map names and descriptions.
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DANGER! DANGER! HIGH VOLTAGE!
The following post is filled with awesome, explosions, and images not safe for 56k connections. But you don't live in 1985 do you?
Good!
Now, onto business!
What is this Halo thing?
Halo is a game where you get to make cool explosions, and punch stoners in the face with flags. We like to play this game so we can make cool explosions and shoot people, in their faces
What does it look like? I've been blind for all my life and now I can see!
I've pooled a few sample images here, but if YOU want to be in, send me a message with the pictures.
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I hear this game also has a story, what is it?
Halo 3 is the 3rd game in the Halo trilogy, where we follow Master Chief as he kicks covenant ass and chews bubblegum.
-Wait, what about that elite you had to play as in Halo 2?
First, let me finish. Who's reading who's OP now, Hmm? Anyway, Yes, the Arbiter from Halo 2 is back, and he gets to kick massive amounts of ass, just because he's voiced by Keith David
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Click a photo for some sort of official biography.
What is TBK? Click a photo for some sort of official biography.
The Bees Knees is the awkward love child spawned by the Games & Technology board and the release of Halo 2 in 2004. We now maintain a fleet of a thousand nerds ready to play games.
I want to play Halo 3 with you guys. What do I need to do?
Send a friend request to the gamertag "A TBK Clan II" or to one of the staff. Please, PLEASE note that you're from PA via text or voice so we know how to deal with you.
What are the Staff gamertags?
Active Overlords
- Evil Badman MD
- FyreWulff Rex
- Thrillhizzle
- Lookfreegrenade
- Viscount02
- Default Rance
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What is the best way to get into a game?
We're lazy. If you want to get into a party, send one of us an invite to indicate that you want in. Also, a good way to get in contact with us is through AIM. If you message Fyre (MKiddr) or me (tbkredshirt, good luck getting me to go on AIM though), we can tell you if a game is open or not, or if we're playing that night. Feel free to try and collect other TBK AIM names...
Does TBK require any sort of tryouts or some crap?
No. We do not hold tryouts. All we require of the people that play with us is that you have a passable skill at the game (ie, you know where to take a flag or a bomb) and you're not a douchebag. Trust us, we've had douchebags. They don't last long.
Ranks are my life. MLG is the greatest. Should I join TBK?
Probably not. We mostly play Social (unranked) playlist because they're awesome and because we usually have odd sized parties. Also, when it gets late, all the ranked playlists are full of level 47 assholes.
Also, you really shouldn't waste your time trying to prove MLG is great to us. We've been here 4 years. We still don't think they are the end all be all of Haloez.
What time do you guys usually play?
Late at night in North America, and into the wee morning hours if we're doing well. We play a lot more during DoubleXP weekends.
I want to play either Halo with you. What do I need to do?
For Halo 2, you need to go to Xbox Live and then Downloadable Content, and grab all the map packs. This is going to take a while. It's 551MB in total. Also because OXBox Live downloads are slow.
For Halo 3, download the free Heroic Map Pack, and you can get the free map Cold Storage too. You can also buy Legendary if you want, but it's not required to play with us. We will constantly erode you with insults for failing to purchase Legendary, though.
What do you consider cheating or unsporting?
In Halo 2, any sort of button combination is considering cheating by us (and Bungie). This includes BXR, BXB, doubleshot, etc. We also consider superbouncing to the top of maps as cheating.
In Halo 3, since there are no known exploits *knock on wood*, pretty much just don't standby, and try to avoid spawncamping too hard. Also, according to Shiska, any method of boosting is cheating.
What's with all your crazy ass lingo for maps? And why does FyreWulff keep calling out numbers as locations?
We've adopted certain phrases to make it quicker to call out locations on maps. Here is a sample of the most popular Halo 3 ones:
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Numbers called out on any map refer to locations in Territory gametypes.
The reason you'll hear people calling out numbers as locations ex "Spawning at 4!" is because we're using territory locations for better precision and speed. This especially helps on Sandtrap. If you want to see where the numbers are, just go into a Territories game by yourself.
What about us hardcore halo fans, anything cool here?
Why, yes! We'll try to keep the thread up to date with all the latest news about Halo or Bungie.
Random Old News:
Assembly (Pictures from PAX)
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RvB animated movie?!?
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So, I was thinking earlier today about doing the G&T Secret Santa thing, but realized shortly thereafter that I really don't feel connected to the rest of the PA community the way I do toward TBK. So, to spread some Haloy joy around, I've talked with Fyre and a couple of other guys, and we've decided to put on the best event ever.
The Bees Knees Secret Holiday-Themed Elite
It's like a TBK Secret Santa.
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What about your GS and your saved games and DLC!
Mostly it's because I fucked myself over. It's impossible for me to rank up. I jumped in never playing Halo before with friends of much higher skill, so I've got a lot of losses logged in and my K/D spread is shit.
Your stats are bullshit. OK?
Seriously.
Nobody's going to send a red-headed Goddess to your home to fellate you because your K/D spread is 3/1.
Then what was your mother doing here last night?
That was my uncle.
I'm sorry.
I know they're of no great importance. Still, I want the chance that others had when they started 3 after playing 2 for so long. But more importantly than the K/D is my inability to rank up. I've already talked to some of the board members here on Live and they've basically told me what I feared; that all those losses are stopping me.
And it's not like I'd be taking advantage of any of the players online; just ask Sam, Prince, Local H Jay how bad I am at Doubles!
Kid also had an advertisement for a 1 month General account for 1600 MS points in his Bio, so we all reported him in retribution for following Jonathan Gabriel's Internet Dickwad Theory to the tee.
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The way you wrote that made is sound like if I make a new account it'll prove I have no skill.
Well I don't have much skill now as it is, so it doesn't matter much. I've been playing for only 3 months, but already I'm fucked. I played over 600 RANKED MATCHES before I even started playing social. I didn't know the rules, so I feel like I'm at a bit of a disadvantage.
I know ranks or skill levels or EXP doesn't matter to some of you guys. But it adds to the enjoyment of the game for me. And never ranking up is starting to take away from the FUN I'm having, which is really the point, right?
Also: Where the fuck is the goddamn weekly update?
Also, anyone have ideas for what picture to put on a shirt that says " Pop the clutch, cuz I'm going BEAST MODE!"
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also I suggest a grizzly bear driving a sick monster truck.
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lets get some stuff rollin, chaps.
you just have to win against people higher ranked than you are
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Bungie Pro is getting render-to-video:
MM updates (going live mid-october)
Icy Treats is coming back for 7 on 7th and it will be Cold Storage only.
working on this one now, got a 30 day free gamefly thing from pizza hut so I'm trying to burn through a few RPGs.. sate the WoW itch that has been arising lately
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Two weeks of boring WWUs after that teaser is fucking killing me.
contact me through steam, because I'll probably have that on more
i signed back on and nobody was on
did i perform the first ever domino effect without being in the party?
Xbox: BamSaidTheLaday PSN: BamSaidTheLady Also on Steam! Streaming games!
Xbox: BamSaidTheLaday PSN: BamSaidTheLady Also on Steam! Streaming games!
Too bad Str8t Beastin is already taken . . .
Also, updated the OP with Fyre's Condensed Friday Update, edited in the actual dates for the Double XP weekends, and Listed the Icy Treat Playlist in the Orange upcoming events section.
Edit: Five now. Fyre, Lookfree, join.
Blue dot.
it was actually pretty fun with no words