Thursday, February 21, 2008

Halo 3 Auto-Update

Yesterday the good folks at Bungie dropped the first auto-update for their stud title, Halo 3. The main focus of this update, at least for gamers, is that it is supposed to "fix" the issues in melee that occurs when what a gamer sees is them performing a beatdown first but then dying, while their opponent gleefully skips away.



If you'd like a whole "complicated" breakdown of what the issue was and how it was fixed, feel free to read about it here. For a further breakdown you should also listen to Bungie's latest podcast.

My first hands-on experience with the update came last night. I tested it out myself with a few friends, to see if we could see a difference. We did the obligatory "shoot each other three times and then go for it" test to see if it worked. It did.

The update hopes to eliminate the complaining and gnashing of teeth caused by people who feel they are wronged, and choose to blame the game for poor play or missed opportunities. Truthfully, what will really happen is that people will still have the anguish of defeat but will have a better understanding of why.

And after extensive testing myself, I would have to agree with that assertion. What has been removed is the cursing and utterances of "das bullshit," replaced with the giddy girlish giggling that comes with simultaneous beatdown deaths.

So, overall, I have to say that the update was very successful in clearing up any issues I personally had with multiplayer -- though the night overall was a bad experience playing. I'll sum it up by warning my opponents that camping makes you sterile... get some skill, bishes. ;)

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