Halo 3 melee fixing auto update is now live

Did they fix the 10 minute matchmaking wait time? Because if they did I'm going to miss being able to go make a pot pie while I wait to play a game.

Cool
Thanks for listening Bungie!

So, how is the melee? Is it fixed to everyone's satisfaction? This has been a long time coming and should bring fans back if it done right. I really hope it's fixed well - I may even play Halo again!

Bravo Bungie. I read the explanation of the before and after and it seems a lot better now!

I tried a match EARLY this morning before coming to work, just to see if I could notice anything. The "simultaneous" melee seems to be different, but i'd have to look at the film.

One BIG change I did notice is that it no longer takes just ONE melee from behind to assassinate someone. It takes at least 2, so this is a big change I think. I can remember melee's where just one hit from behind put them down before!

About five of us were still up playing at about 4:00 am central time and we were all booted out of xbox live one at a time to receive our autoupdate. We played several after and...so far...I like the "feel" of the new melee. It didn't make it any easier but it does seem to show more accurately on the screen what actually happened. I noticed that when someone got the jump on me that I never even got my melee off. The reverse was true for me as well. There were a couple of occasions that I never got any advance shots into them and I had to melee them two times to take them down. Which if I remember correctly is similar to the way it was. I never experienced both of us dying at the same time with a simultaneous melee. That will have to be discovered in the future.

One other change that I noticed is that brute grenades no longer stick to bubble shields and energy barriers. They bounce away just like their more rounder counterparts.

No More Hyper-Uppercuts? Bout Time.

As Sir Gallahan: "Gods be praised!"

i think i read on bungie.net that they'd also be fixing a BXR-like glitch.. is that the sniper rifle acting almost like a mauler glitch? one can only hope... that isht is annoying

Does anyone know if the patch has to be downloaded from LIVE every time or will the games update itself? Let me clarify, I play Halo 3 at a local LAN party several times a month and not everyone has internet access and no access at the location. Will the patch auto patch other versions of the game as soon as we hook up? Anyone able to test this?

@ dylan

They didn't fix "10 minute matchmaking". I assume you're talking about Big Team. Bungie said they are working on the fix, but it wouldn't be ready in time for AU1.

"One other change that I noticed is that brute grenades no longer stick to bubble shields and energy barriers. They bounce away just like their more rounder counterparts."

Is this true? Can anyone confirm this?

Seems wrong as it's a wholly unnecessary change, and morso because it's a strategy I'm sure many players have developed in the past, and changing it pointless changes how people have to play the game. I know I've had countless kills from throwing a spike grenade onto a shield door as I run through it.

They are promoting A betrayal to get the achievement. Not a big deal to me. I agree...people should really lighten up.

They are promoting A betrayal to get the achievement. Not a big deal to me. I agree...people should really lighten up.

Ignore the other two posts...crazy cut and paste issues with roboform. I may actually need to learn how to use it if I am going to use it.

Digital Limit

I can confirm with video...check out "double bubble"

http://www.bungie.net/stats/Halo3/FileShare.aspx?gamertag=Johnny%20D%20Bates

I'm not happy with this update. I get most of my killing sprees up close and personal, and the simultaneous kill will probably cut short most of them.

MrKniceGuy:
No LAN network play will be allowed with different versions. It is imperative that you have everyone update so that you can play closed LAN. Also is a MLG rule if that fits your tastes. I've already had this problem and had to reformat my 360 to resolve.

Actually as far as the 10 minute matchmaking thing goes, im pretty sure that goes for every playlist... ive just spent about the past hour hopping from playlist to playlist, and at one point it even said that I had 584 games found in team slayer, but it didnt match me with a single one. I have yet to enter a single game in the past hour and its really pissing me off...