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HookeyStreet

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I got my Xbox 360! And guess what? RROD!!! Aghhh...















Just kidding...it actually works fine. Seems to be in great condition and all, I got the new BenQ drive too, pretty quiet. Anyways, back to Halo 3.


LOL, you had me going for a moment then :roll:

BenQ drive, no flashing for you then lol
 

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Ive been playing Half Life 2 on the 360 today guys and it looks every bit as good as the PC version :rockout:

I still dont know if I should wait and play Episode 2 on the PC or just play it now on the 360 :confused:
 

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Ive been playing Half Life 2 on the 360 today guys and it looks every bit as good as the PC version :rockout:

I still dont know if I should wait and play Episode 2 on the PC or just play it now on the 360 :confused:

apparently episode 2 is the best of the 3 graphically and what not
 
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Ive been playing Half Life 2 on the 360 today guys and it looks every bit as good as the PC version :rockout:

You'd bloody well hope so considering HL2 plays extremely well on systems made of string and mud.

Also, does it run in 1080p?
 

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You'd bloody well hope so considering HL2 plays extremely well on systems made of string and mud.

Also, does it run in 1080p?

All games run in 1080p, but only a few run natively...not so sure if The Orange Box is Native or not.
 

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All games run in 1080p, but only a few run natively...not so sure if The Orange Box is Native or not.

Halo 3's native resolution is 1152x640 is it not:laugh::laugh::laugh:

After all 1080p isnt everything you would hope it to be.:laugh::laugh:

Im quite sure that it will have one of its native resolutions as 1080p for PC of course, though even im not to sure about the console versions native resolution:eek::eek:
 

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You'd bloody well hope so considering HL2 plays extremely well on systems made of string and mud.

Also, does it run in 1080p?

My TV doesnt support 1080p, so I dont know, but it looks great in 1080i :)
 

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My TV doesnt support 1080p, so I dont know, but it looks great in 1080i :)

You should see how it looks in 720p. Since 1080i is just interlaced 540p.

Ok so I called again yesterday about my 360 and a different guy again told me to try calling back in 2 weeks. I just checked ups with my ref # right now and it says billing information received. Which I believe means its shipping soon. So I've come to the conclusion that the CSR's tell you to call back 1 or 2 weeks later in hopes that you receive your console before then. That way it looks like they fixed it ahead of schedule.
 

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You should see how it looks in 720p. Since 1080i is just interlaced 540p.

Ok so I called again yesterday about my 360 and a different guy again told me to try calling back in 2 weeks. I just checked ups with my ref # right now and it says billing information received. Which I believe means its shipping soon. So I've come to the conclusion that the CSR's tell you to call back 1 or 2 weeks later in hopes that you receive your console before then. That way it looks like they fixed it ahead of schedule.

Still a higher resolution though...IMO I think 1080i looks better than 720p, but when playing games or watching fast-paced movies, then I would go for 720p. When I play with my 32" or 48" HDTV's, I use 1080i, but when I play on my 50" HDTV, I use 1080p.
 

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Still a higher resolution though...IMO I think 1080i looks better than 720p, but when playing games or watching fast-paced movies, then I would go for 720p. When I play with my 32" or 48" HDTV's, I use 1080i, but when I play on my 50" HDTV, I use 1080p.

When playing Lost planet on my 40" HDTV 720p looked better than 1080i. I need to get a vga cable for my 360 or hope its was broken enough for them to give me the new MB with the hdmi port so I can do 1080p with it. Also my 360 finally shipped out. According to ups its scheduled delivery is the 16th. Finally some halo 3 action.
 

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Is it just me or is Halo 3 a little too easy? I mean there are kids out there that are level 35+, and they're garbage...and I haven't even had the game for a week yet (only 3 days!)...only level 10...and these 35+ kids are getting raped. A lot easier than Halo 2...but still better...

65 Games played, won 56 of them.
 
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Is it just me or is Halo 3 a little too easy? I mean there are kids out there that are level 35+, and they're garbage...and I haven't even had the game for a week yet (only 3 days!)...only level 10...and these 35+ kids are getting raped. A lot easier than Halo 2...but still better...

65 Games played, won 56 of them.

Well 35 isn't all that really. Plus you have a very good record. There are only 2 lvl 50's so far in all of halo 3. Atleast according to the bungie.net forums. One of them is already a 2nd grade general. The system now is better than it was during halo 2.
 

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Well 35 isn't all that really. Plus you have a very good record. There are only 2 lvl 50's so far in all of halo 3. Atleast according to the bungie.net forums. One of them is already a 2nd grade general. The system now is better than it was during halo 2.

Still tho...too easy...maybe it's because I play with Pros too much?
 

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Woo! 32 in Team Slayer and 31 in Team Doubles! Lieutenant Grade 2! Not bad for having the game for only 5 days...hehe

Did any of you guys get all 13 skulls? Or all 7 Terminals?
 

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NO but those terminals are very weird are they not?
its very secretive about what they say at times:laugh::laugh:

Also im a sergeant after 2 days on xbox live me and cjoice played some Halo 3 multiplayer on xbox live friday night and I kicked his ass.

I swear Halo 3 multiplayer does seem a little easy to me. Though that may have to do with the fact that i was playing COD2 on PC online for a couple of months beforehand and even though I sucked there somewhat ( i blame low framerates:laugh::laugh:) i was decent and I would always let people know I was there. So yeah if you played some online multiplayer on PC this should be real fun for those people on xbox live;);)

I will be back online shortly though got some more issues to work out now that I cant use my 50 ft ethernet cable 9my parents werre gon for a little while so I had the house to myself and I took advantage of that;);))
 

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It is easy isn't it? I just helped my friend yesterday get his Level 48! 2 away from the highest level possible...

I just wanted to know about the skulls or the terminals...I already have all 13 Skulls/7 Terminals, but I wanted to know if anyone here got it all too.

So far my record is:
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Woot! My winning percentage is 90%! Yeah...
 

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It is easy isn't it? I just helped my friend yesterday get his Level 48! 2 away from the highest level possible...

I just wanted to know about the skulls or the terminals...I already have all 13 Skulls/7 Terminals, but I wanted to know if anyone here got it all too.

So far my record is:
109 Matchmaking Games
98 Wins
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Woot! My winning percentage is 90%! Yeah...

wow 7 terminals I only saw maybe 3 total terminals in the game ha ha i need to replay campaign when I get the time too right now im back to having router issues soon though this will be fixed
 

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What's wrong w/ ur router anyway?
 

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What's wrong w/ ur router anyway?

The main router we have hooked up to our house wont recognize it it has something to do with the fact that we have a closed network I think, I still need to get with my parents about this
 

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Man Halo 3 multiplayer is fun. Though I'm saddened the most enjoyable setting of 16player ffa isn't an option. Also holy hell these multiplayer achievements are gonna take a while to get.

On another note my rear usb port does not seem to be working anymore for my wireless adapter. Earlier today power went out for a sec and ever since then my rear usb port doesn't work. I connect my MS adapter and it lights up red, but never goes green. When I test the connection it tells me adapter dissconected.
 

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