10,00 User War
Just a note in passing: with the spike in interest in Halo caused by rumors of the impending announcement of Halo 3 at E3 this year, Rampancy.net passed the 10,000 registered user mark; runLIKEhell1393 became user #10000.
Death by intelligence.
Halo 3 Community Roundup
Louis Wu at HBO has put up a summary of links to interesting forum threads; many of them touch on issues I mentioned in the Annotated FAQ, which also included a short analysis of the Announcement Trailer. And before everybody goes nuts, I had to go ahead and do that without checking any of the forums first because I was already behind by 12 hours, so no, I didn't steal anyone else's speculations or screenshots.
How to Be a Dick in a Banshee
I AM CRAZY AND I WROTE ANOTHER BANSHEE ARTICLE
LOOKIT http://rampancy.net/info/articles/banshee_handling_v_evasion
Now, look. I didn't really want to do this, but there it is. And there's one last little thing that didn't even warrant inclusion there, so I'm just going to put it here.
I'm speaking, of course, of
How to Be a Dick in a Banshee
See, you play enough, often with people who really just... don't get the juices flowing, and a certain disturbingly sadistic side comes out. Maybe it's just me. But it's there and you find yourself basically toying with folks like a cat with a mouse. Consider this my confession. I'm not going to say that I've done everything here, but I've done everything here.
It should be observed that a number of these are actually useful techniques in and of themselves. Also, the first three of these are basically products of goatrope's depraved mind.
Banshee Handling IV: Video
Part Four of vector40's Banshee Handling series is a video that shows various techniques.
Delights Without Equal In History Or Myth
PMA Blades at PlayMyth.net has put up a thoughtful piece on the future of the Myth franchise, looking forward to PlayMyth's fourth anniversary coming up near the end of this month, and the ten year anniversary of Myth: The Fallen Lords next year-- hopefully to be marked by a tournament.
Bungie, Halo Xbox Fact Update
Of course, in about the same span of time there was actually real, tangible, factual information to be had:
Mythical Map Pack Update
Halo 3 might be a myth, but Myth III isn't.
Just last year Flip of Flying Flip Studios announced the release of a new pack of Myth III maps by clem-- and unfortunately we missed it. If you've got the game and want something new to try out, head on over and look. Their downloads page also has other things-- updaters for Myth III and so forth.
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The Division Bell Tolls For HCE
[image:10041 left hspace=5 vspace=5 border=0] DocOctavius, whose done a number of nice renders in the past, as well as this watercolor, and even a sword mod for Halo Custom Edition, has released a new map for HCE.
Wipe Off Those Neural Implants
We don't always manage to mention when Rockslider puts up a new Frontline with Suzie, but in the latest installment, Head Monstrosity, Suzie from Radio WRKX is interviewing the Keyes Blob, and as usual, it's a great laugh.
Portal Of Sigma Marathon Conversion Released
Part One of Simon Dupuis' Portal of Sigma scenario for Marathon has been released. Information about the release, which includes the first chapter and 11 net levels, can be found at Scenario News over at marathon.bungie.org. The files themselves can be downloaded from the Lh'owon Ar'kives.