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Halo 3 Beta Crackdown Download Delayed

  • 16-05-2007 12:35pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,420 ✭✭✭


    Well folks, what a surprise! It seems that Bungie and MS just cannot get their act together, and the download has been delayed. No word on how long.

    My "Download Halo 3 Beta" is grayed out


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,326 ✭✭✭Zapp Brannigan


    Was there really a need for a new thread?

    But yeah, WTF!? Why the hell isnt it up!?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,420 ✭✭✭WellyJ


    Slurms wrote:
    Was there really a need for a new thread?

    But yeah, WTF!? Why the hell isnt it up!?

    Didnt see one announcing this,

    Fcuking joke to be honest


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,324 ✭✭✭chrislad


    5pm is the time on Major Nelons site before it crashed.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,840 ✭✭✭Trev M


    Jaysus - I really shouldnt let myself get so hyped up about this **** :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,326 ✭✭✭Zapp Brannigan


    People are going mental over on the Bungie Forums. Jesus guys, it's just a game. And they didnt have to do this. People are idiots!


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,840 ✭✭✭Trev M


    I guess people have just been hyped to the max and are in a state of frenzied anticipation :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,324 ✭✭✭chrislad


    chrislad wrote:
    5pm is the time on Major Nelons site before it crashed.

    Ignore this. That's a hoax. It'll be up once they fix the issue with Crackdown. No time given. Meh, I can wait. Only reason I was up was so I could start the download and go out.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,482 ✭✭✭lee_baby_simms


    chrislad wrote:
    Ignore this. That's a hoax. It'll be up once they fix the issue with Crackdown. No time given. Meh, I can wait. Only reason I was up was so I could start the download and go out.

    Jesus man thats one hell of a gamerscore you have.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,204 ✭✭✭kensutz


    I guess it will be a couple of hours before it's up


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,482 ✭✭✭lee_baby_simms


    Am i right in thinking that Halo 3 beta can't be downloaded in the background or on stand by?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,420 ✭✭✭WellyJ


    Well because it seems the d/l will take place in the crackdown menu i don't think you will be able to background it


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,420 ✭✭✭WellyJ


    I'm grabbing the POTC At Worlds End demo to stave off boredom :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,393 ✭✭✭✭Vegeta


    WellyJ wrote:
    I'm grabbing the POTC At Worlds End demo to stave off boredom :rolleyes:

    You must be really bored :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,580 ✭✭✭✭Riesen_Meal


    Everyone check their PM inboxes on Bungie Site -

    Even though i already have the beta, there was a message there from the 11th with a code to enter to get it early, I didnt even know it was there, just gave it to my friend who's taken a day off work today and tomorrow just to play!

    Halo heads = Hardocore so we are

    :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,830 ✭✭✭unklerosco


    Vegeta wrote:
    You must be really bored :p

    Really really really bored... Was playing it this morn.. Controls are bloody annoying, good likeness to the characters tho... but to easy n annoying..

    That area 51 game(cant remember the name) is worth a download... way too short for a demo tho


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,029 ✭✭✭um7y1h83ge06nx


    Fieldog wrote:
    Everyone check their PM inboxes on Bungie Site -

    Even though i already have the beta, there was a message there from the 11th with a code to enter to get it early, I didnt even know it was there, just gave it to my friend who's taken a day off work today and tomorrow just to play!

    Halo heads = Hardocore so we are

    :D

    In fairness, your friend takes the p!ss! :D

    Thought I was bad sitting in front of my 360 at home eating lunch today while on my lunch break, even though I normally go home for lunch anyway. I just don't normally spend my break staring at the fcuking Crackdown menu! :D

    At least this delay might actually allow me to play Crackdown, which I grabbed in the Play Asia special offer.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36 Moussdog


    Should be ready by the time I'm finished work.

    Meanwhile I'm amusing myself by reading Bungie forums where there are 2 guys arguing over the theory of evolution. Not very well might I add.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,830 ✭✭✭unklerosco


    The bungie forums is deffo worth a read... They're nuts!!
    Posted by: henesy wanksta
    the whole reason i bought that crappy crackdown game was so that i could play halo 3. and now yet again bungie has -blam!- me over!!!! im and -blam!- pissed. this happend when the new maps came out! next thing u kno u wont b able to download it until a week from today. If bungie had problems like this with the maps y didnt the prepare better? they knew what the were gettin them selfs into. Watch halo 3's release date with have problems too. im sick and tired of this -blam!- happenin over and over all bungie is, is a bunch of low down croocks, that build ur hopes up and the dash them across the rocks because the dont give a -blam!- about the fans. they could care less. all we r to them is just a bigger profit margian. i think im goin back to walmart and exchanging my 360 elite for store credit so i can buy a PS3. because maybe there i will b treated diffrently. maybe there they might treat me like a real person and not some profit margain!!! I bid u adue 360 and bungie ... u hanvent herd the last from me.

    If I worked for bungie i'd be afraid....


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 632 ✭✭✭Tank Top Fever!


    Mine will be ready to play when I get home, friends and family codes ftw!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,288 ✭✭✭✭ntlbell


    unklerosco wrote:
    The bungie forums is deffo worth a read... They're nuts!!



    If I worked for bungie i'd be afraid....


    If I worked in walmart I'd be more scared.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,566 ✭✭✭GrumPy


    I consider myself patient, but this is taking the piss.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,393 ✭✭✭✭Vegeta


    My god, talk about getting your knickers in a twist, hissy fit bitching fest

    I'd love if they didn't release it at all now. They owe us nothing.

    I'm not a fan of the series to be honest anyway but was looking forward to playing this BETA but I'll get over it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,288 ✭✭✭✭ntlbell


    Vegeta wrote:
    My god, talk about getting your knickers in a twist, hissy fit bitching fest

    I'd love if they didn't release it at all now. They owe us nothing.

    I'm not a fan of the series to be honest anyway but was looking forward to playing this BETA but I'll get over it.

    Was reading through some of the beta forums it's scary to think that some of the posters could actually work near you, or you might be sitting beside them on a bus one day....scary scary scary individual's

    I didn't realise people's lives were built around one single game amazing...and scary at the same time


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,114 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    Just checked my friends list and Crackdowns been really popular for the last 5 hours ;).

    This whole incident reminds me of Half Life 2 day. Oh Steam, how I deplore thee.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,324 ✭✭✭chrislad


    Could be 24 more hours!

    http://gaming.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=8740

    Can the world survive? Computer says no. Or at least it would if it was working. :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 497 ✭✭FranchisePlayer


    Just checked my friends list and Crackdowns been really popular for the last 5 hours ;).

    This whole incident reminds me of Half Life 2 day. Oh Steam, how I deplore thee.
    You proabably saw me there since feckin 12 I know steam got a fair bit of skittin with the whole 2001 release date for half life 2 but this is takin the piss


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,326 ✭✭✭Zapp Brannigan


    Bungie's lack of an announcement other than "We know there's a problem" is annoying me! I mean it's been 5 hours, surely there should be a bit more information let out by now!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,349 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    Come on though, who didn't see this coming? 700,000 people all downloading a 1gb file from Microsofts servers at the same time? It was always going to be a screw up one way or another.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,225 ✭✭✭Ciaran500


    Come on though, who didn't see this coming? 700,000 people all downloading a 1gb file from Microsofts servers at the same time? It was always going to be a screw up one way or another.
    Is nothing to do with bandwidth though, no one with crackdown ever got the chance to download it.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,326 ✭✭✭Zapp Brannigan


    Come on though, who didn't see this coming? 700,000 people all downloading a 1gb file from Microsofts servers at the same time? It was always going to be a screw up one way or another.
    But that's not what has happened. People aren't able to download the BETA at all through Crackdown. By accounts I've heard Rule of 3 and F&F downloads are going quite quick.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 PattonJ


    Did u see how much the game download is on xbox .com mad money :eek: :eek: :eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,830 ✭✭✭unklerosco


    Did anyone else get that update on crackdown today?? Maybe that had something to do with it...


    Edit: Heres one answer... http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=10879046 lol


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,304 ✭✭✭✭koneko


    Good fun, taking a break now, hungry :(


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,856 ✭✭✭Clover


    i downloaded the beta via the F+F invite in around 10 mins today .

    although most people bought crackdown or picked it up in the last week or so just for the beta so you can understand people getting pissed about the delay after waiting so long.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,830 ✭✭✭unklerosco


    Hmmmm... I wonder howmany people have bought crackdown in the last week and have spent the day sitting in the menu n still not played it.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,349 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    Heh, everyone's gamertag has Crackdown as the last played game.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,566 ✭✭✭GrumPy


    Cracidown just updated after I loaded it up for the first time in 30mins, so I thought ****!! the beta must be working now, they patched it. But I was wrong :mad: Why would craicdown update now? WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT TO ME


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,225 ✭✭✭Ciaran500


    The game was patched this morning. Did you get that one aswell?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,566 ✭✭✭GrumPy


    Ciaran500 wrote:
    The game was patched this morning. Did you get that one aswell?

    I got that one too.

    I have been playing crackdown all day, follwed by breaks for graw2, and shivering Isles, so theres no way I missed the update this morning, I got two crackdwon updates today.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,225 ✭✭✭Ciaran500


    Have started Crackdown twice during the day and just now I only got the one update first thing this morning. :confused:

    No one else reported it on other forums either


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,566 ✭✭✭GrumPy


    Well I got one this morning when I started playing, and another one when I loaded it up again after I had been playing graw, and then idle for a while in the dash. graw2 updated aswel, but thats of little importance


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,420 ✭✭✭WellyJ


    Listen, arseface, just because XBL had a little issue with the download doesn't mean you should go around calling Bungie noobs. The BETA is phenomonal, and its not their fault that you didn't get it. So either be patient, or curl up with a water bottle watching Dirt Dancing or whatever it is you do on that time of the month, and stop complaining. If you are going to be so immature that you insist on these petty insult EVERY POST, then don't bother playing the BETA, because I don't want people like you in the game. Go buy a PS3

    Shudder....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,830 ✭✭✭unklerosco


    I know, there was a great post where some guy gave out cause he didn't go into school n he had a load of homework to to do but didn't get it done cause he was waiting for the beta.. "Thanks Bungie"

    Now, i know its been said many times before.. The yanks are mad...

    Mind u, there is some very humorous threads

    Blame Canada
    http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=10879238

    Compensation.?.(theres a few of these)
    http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=10883781


    They're MAD!!!!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,267 ✭✭✭mcgovern


    Jaysus, its not the good that you all need to sit in the Crackdown menu all day :D
    Plus its buggy, lots of problems joining games when invited.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,317 ✭✭✭lafors


    Well I hope none of you get it cos I'm working nightshift ;P

    I've been reading those posts on bungie's forums, there are some really strange individuals in the US.

    I think I'll be muting everyone when I eventually get the beta, I do not want to hear idiot american school kids shouting their heads off. Maybe they should have an age ranking system :)

    If you get it tonight enjoy!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,326 ✭✭✭Zapp Brannigan


    Well the new mute feature is meant to be sweet so I guess I'll be using that alot. Hate hearing the american kids! "OMG0RZZZ, I just Headshotted you.... in the head!!"

    Grrrrrr.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,225 ✭✭✭Ciaran500


    Slurms wrote:
    Well the new mute feature is meant to be sweet so I guess I'll be using that alot. Hate hearing the american kids! "OMG0RZZZ, I just Headshotted you.... in the head!!"

    Grrrrrr.
    You can already do that with every game from the in game xbox menu.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,304 ✭✭✭✭koneko


    Yeah, you bring up the list (Back), select the person and press. Couldn't be easier, really. Muting people isn't new but this makes it much much easier.

    Everyone's been really well behaved so far but as some have said, that'll probably change when it's open beta :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,503 ✭✭✭thefinalstage


    My God! None of the Americans can spell. It hurts to read.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,227 ✭✭✭Scruff


    from a poster on the bungie board
    i faked bein sick. told my boss my wife was sick and my daughter was cryin the whole night. i was up at 4am this mornin waiting for an hour for the beta release. i thought i would be the first on my friends list to get it. Boy was i SORELY mistaken.


    24.gif

    what an idiot


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