Podtacular Show Notes

Podtacular Update: Episode 45

with Foo Mo Jive and Spelchek


News and Announcements

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If I were a Halo 3, what would I be?

-A Return of the Halo 1 map Prisoner, since then there have been no really good rocket maps, try getting 8 people on 2 xbox’s playing rockets on prisoner, it is an absolute blast.
-Custom game options, Unlimited Grenades, Indestructable Vehicles, Multi-Juggernaught,
-BR with 3 round burst when not scoped, and single shot when scoped.
-Return of the halo 1 pistol, or 2 human pistols. Have 1 that is like the halo 2 pistol ie can be duel wielded and is kinda weak, and have a second one called a magnum that can’t be duel wielded, is more powerful, with scope, but not as strong as the halo 1 pistol
-The quad bike thing
-Flamethrower
-No host advantage (impossible)
-64 players
-Live Co-op
-Carryable Turrets, that have to be deployed and used
-All of the Halo 2 maps, oh and some Halo 1 maps like Chiron TL-34, Chill Out, and Derelict
-A remake of the Boarding action map, except have it with 2 ships having collided a human and covenant, with parts of the superstructure jutting across, and minimal gravity,
-Minimal gravity multiplayer level, or one in space

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Also, I’ve been hearing that the master chief gets a jump jet pack, while the arbiter gets an enhanced set of armor.

in Halo 3 they should be more snow levels in campaign just like Halo 1 and some levels with a lot of water and a little island in between. New vehicles should be a banshee that can hold one person on each wing, and also some kind of hoverboats or boats that can have a driver, passenger and a turret (plasma or machine gun), and some new warthogs that they promised for Halo 2.

If I were Halo 3, I would look like Christmas morning with the ability to beatdown all that crosses my path!

Seriously, I belive Halo 3 should have more severe penalties for those who quit in the middle of a game because they think that people are cheating only because the competition is very good. There should also be severe penalties for commiting suicide or being a team killer. A system that I think would work well to lessen the suicides and team killers is to temporarily ban any players who go over 10 suicides or 10 team kills in a game, and if it happens a second time, they are permanently banned. Cheating and bringing others down has gotten to a ridiculous point online, auto updates can only go so far, with more strict rules in place, I believe that a lot of the unwanted Halo 2 or 3 players that ruin the experience for everyone else would be much more careful and finally just abide by the rules of the game; making Halo an experience everyone can enjoy. My other concern is swearing and racial remarks. They should also be taken very seriously and in a manner similar to that of the system above. We try to protect the younger crowd on Xbox Live from all of these negative things, yet it seems that they are the ones who cuss, yell and scream making the whole Halo 2 experience a little less enjoyable. Lets see little Johhny try to explain to his daddy and mommy why his account was banned and that he absolutely NEEDS another $20-$50 so that he can continue his abnoxious rants.

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For Halo 3, if we had a weapon that doesn’t have a scope, instead of letting us use binoculars, let us sight in on the weapon like we can do in Call of Duty 2. Not only would it look cool, but it would be that much easier to aim pistols and SMGs and shotguns. plus, nobody uses the binoculars. They’re gay.

Multiplayable Helljumper, Female Marine/MJNOIR Armored person.

Slightly more Icon. SLIGHTLY.

A map in Zero-G/Moon gravity.

The ability to holster dual weilding weapons. (Cmon, lets face it, it gets old when you have 2 SMGs you want to keep but have to take somebody out with a BR and then lose your SMG.)

That warthog with 4 seats in the back.

The ATV

Let us fly the damn pelican already! Base rushes would never be the same…

change the “Melee” button on the sword to a “Block” button. Then sword matches are more hinged on skill than who has a better connection. a Battle rifle with a Grenade Launcher instead of a scope. (Which fires brute-shot grenades, which you can switch like a different grenade type.)

Make our levels mean something. like maybe give us different skills to upgrade, a la more melee damage if you melee a lot.

A silenced weapon of some kind, SMG or pistol, so I can crouchwalk and kill somebody from a distance, and nobody knows what’s going on.

My list goes on, I’ll just leave it at that.

In Halo 3 I think the first level should start off in a submarine where you have to run though corridors over broken pipes and flooded hallways till you reach the main bridge. The rest should be the earth infested in Flood and you have to fight both the Covenant and the Flood. In one level they hsould put you in a longsword and fight against covenant in the sky above the ocean. The battle rifle: in story mode you should be able to switch it from semi-automatic to automatic. In multiplayer custom games you should be able to select players ability to dual-wield weapons or not. Answering the tip about using controls to command teammates in story mode. It would be sick if you can do that, then your marines wouldn’t do anything stupid. In the campaign mode for Delta Force: Black Hawk Down; you can use your mike to say stuff like “take the room” and “fire at will” to your team.

Ok the only things I want to see in Halo 3 are:

Bots

Secondary fire on weapons, like in unreal tournament.

Remakes of some of the best maps of all time i.e.: Sidewinder, Zanzibar, and Lockout.

A LONGER CAMPAIGN.

Less autoaim.

Take off a quarter of the sword’s lunge distance, and give it battery power like in campaign.

More vehicles, maybe even a small air transport, and more air vehicles in general.

Maybe a new grenade.

More weapons.

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I hear and read all that people want for Halo 3 and I disagree with some, because of what they want. What makes the Halo series so good is the simplicity, most of the stuff peopel want are stuff that will ruin all this, I just want a Halo 3 that is simple. No confusing aim configuration or gun modes just a simple FPS.

I want to be a grunt or hunter in Halo 3!


Other games

If you were stranded on a desert island with nothing but an xbox and no Halo 2, what would you play?
Well… I wouldn’t have food… so I would die pretty quickly… I’d be out in the sun…. which is totally
not what gamers like… (i like my darkness… it gets rid of the glare)... but then again I wouldnt have a
tv. even if I did, would I have power outlet? would I have 2 so that I could plug the tv and the xbox in?
Why would I even have the Xbox? Did I get sent back in time to the stone age? Why wouldnt I have my
360? It’s a lot better than Xbox. (despite the rumors… I havent had a single problem with mine…) but
even then… would I have a broadband connection on this island? Depending on if I had that,
and LIVE would really change what game I would play… but even if I had LIVE how would I plug in the
modem? Then do I have a 3rd outlet to plug in the modem? Where’s my computer?! I always take my
computer with me… but then I would need a 4th outlet… or a surge protector… but even then…
would the outlet be grounded?! I dont want to ruin my console, my tv, my modem, and my computer…
maybe I would just be better off with my DS and playing ninten-dogs… until the batteries die.. which
will probably be after I die of starvation…

Some other good games aside from Halo 2, are:

Burnout: Revenge

Star Wars Battlefront 2

Fable: the lost chapters (Such a diverse RPG!)

Kotor 2

Need for Speed Underground 2

If I had a computer too I would also play Starcraft and Warcraft 3! They are some great RTS games!


Web Resources

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You guys have to listen to www.gamerswithjobs.com podcasts, they’re funny

www.seatag.com Wonderful site with some really nice people in it. It’s a group that you can join to get a page and get people to play with.

Next Gen gamerz has been added to the list of sponsers, and yes I am thankful, but I was wondering if you guys could mention next Gen Gamerz in an episode? http://s6.invisionfree.com/nextgengamerz/index.php?

I wanted to let you guys know about this site. It was on the front page of Bungie a few months ago, but you didn’t mention it in episode 42 with the Halo 3 Wishlists. This guy really put some effort into this with description and photoshopped images of weapons and vehicles. http://www.stuffo.com/halo-wish-list.htm

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Master Chief is So Awesome

(Not sure if all this is entirely appropriate, host discretion advised. Ju Blaine)

(Somebody emailed us this, I think it was stolen from somewhere)

Master Chief invented the newb combo.

Master Chief once played checkers with Sam Fisher. When he lost, he
pulled out his Sticky Grenade. Poor sam never stood a chance.

Master Chief walked by a mirror, and said, “Nobody outstares Master
Chief!” He is still there to this day.

Master Chief ended the Never Ending Story.

Master Chief never cried. Ever. Even when he got modded.

Master Chief never loses the game “Operation”

Master Chief Irons his suit while he’s wearing it.

Master Chief wrote the pilot episode for “The Weather Channel”

Master Chief knows all the answers to the questions in “Trival Pursuit”

Before Master Chief came to this planet, The Earth did not spin.

Master Chief controls the New York Stock exchange with his mind, but
not the NASDAQ. He controls the NASDAQ with his heart.

Chuck Norris’s kisses taste like candy. Candy and Sticky Grenade.

Master Chief was told by Dr. Phil once that he had anger management
issues. Cheif then proceded to stick Dr. Phil in the face.

Master Chief used a grinder on the palm of his hand in order to tear
off his fingerprints. His smooth palm faces add the perfect amount of
aero-dynamics for throwing Sticky Grenades at tops speeds of 136mph.

Master Chief’s parents are actualy King Kong and Godzilla.

Master Chief will eat a grunt as a Klondike Bar.

Contrary to popular belief, the Titanic was not sunk by an iceberg but
rather, a Sticky Grenade, compliments of Master Chief.


Wrapup

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