Halo Discussion thread

[Lenin64]

red ring of death! it only lasted for about 10 seconds, then i turned the 360 off in panic.

 

 

 

whenever i try to play halo 3 it freezes after a few seconds into a game. when i had no disc in the system and was in the dashboard, it ran fine at least for a few minutes.

 

 

 

i dont know if its the disc (which has a few small scratches) or the system that is messed up. i have a 2 year warranty for the 360 that is still valid.

 

 

 

tomorrow im going to try to play the disc on my friend's 360 to see if it works. if not, ill just buff out the scratches.

 

 

 

any input?

 

See if your 360 still works, and if it doesn't, use this link to figure out the issue. I just got some kind of RROD :cry: and I'm pretty sure it's a "scaler chip error". I don't think my warranty is still active, though, since I bought it used.

[mrpez]

first i called 1-800-4MY-XBOX, which is a microsoft hotline, for these xbox problems. after talking to an annoying automated voice, i was patched through to a dude in india, go figure. after about two minutes on the phone with him, i realize i cant really understand anything. maybe it was his accent, or maybe because i was on my cell, whatever. so i tell him i have to go, and i hang up.

 

 

 

so then i called overstock.com where i bought the 360 and told them about the problem. they lady there helped me set up my warranty information and then told me to call another number.

 

 

 

i called the number, and gave them my warranty information. the woman there told me my problem was part of a microsoft recall, and therefor their warranty didnt cover it. im sure it does, but they are too lazy to have me ship the 360, then they in turn have to ship it back to microsoft. so, she gives me a number and tells me to call it to recieve a new xbox. guess which number she gave me. you got it.

 

 

 

1-800-4MY-XBOX. damn.

[Lenin64]

Well as luck would have it for me, my warranty expired before I even bought the damned thing. 4 months before, to be exact. I suppose that gives me fair opportuity to try some of those home-made remedies, and I've heard that my problem can be solved through an x-clamp replacement.

 

 

 

I figure that since I have no idea what that even means, I'll call Best Buy or something and see if they do repairs, and if they do, if it will be quicker and cheaper than Microsoft he said, the sarcasm in his voice thick like marshmallow fluff on a fully-grown whale. But I'll probably end up just calling 4My-Xbox, start off tallking with a British accent and randomly switch back to normal mid-sentence just to annoy the guy.

[mrpez]

call 4my-xbox for me also, i dont want to try to decipher what the guy is trying to say.

 

 

 

i want to play halo 2...

[Lenin64]

Oh, I just remembered I had that problem you had, but with the Orange Box. During loading times, it would suddenly freeze. I eventually just took out the disk, wiped it off, and it ran perfectly. So if Halo is the only game doing this, try that if you haven't.

[mrpez]

i had both my copies of halo 2 and halo 3 buffed at game crazy, but it still froze and red-ringed, so im sure its the xbox.

 

 

 

funny story about the buffing. im not a member of game crazy or anything, so the original price was about $2.00 per disc. no problem. so i go into game crazy and give the guy my disc. while he's buffing it, two of his co-workers and him start joking around about some game, talking really loud and using funny voices. then once he finished he came up to me and said it was on the house because he was off the clock and couldnt really charge me for it. good experience for me. (the voices they used were really funny).

[Lenin64]

So I called 4my xbox, and they didn't tell me anything I didn't already know, but they did confirm it. I've got some sort of hardware failure, not the general hardware failure, my system's not cool enough for that, just a specific problem. I really don't want to pay $99 for repairs and an unknown amount of time, but unless when I call Best Buy they can do it for less (as said before, very doubtful) it looks like I'll have no choice.

 

 

 

At least it's not my hard drive, though that would have been a cheaper and easier solution.

[mrpez]

my console is cool enough for general hardware failure.

 

 

 

i feel cool by association.

[Bluejayfan94]

So I called 4my xbox, and they didn't tell me anything I didn't already know, but they did confirm it. I've got some sort of hardware failure, not the general hardware failure, my system's not cool enough for that, just a specific problem. I really don't want to pay $99 for repairs and an unknown amount of time, but unless when I call Best Buy they can do it for less (as said before, very doubtful) it looks like I'll have no choice.

 

 

 

At least it's not my hard drive, though that would have been a cheaper and easier solution.

 

 

 

Well, I got the RROD, but it was because of my faulty intercooler. I'd say if you have a intercooler (especially an older one from NYCO) you take it off and see. The problem was the intercooler wasn't letting the power get to the Xbox sometimes, resulting in a RROD. The new NYCO intercoolers have a better, improved, power socket.

[Lenin64]

I think I got a different kind of RROD, no the 3-light. My problem, as described by the previously linked site, is a scaler chip, and I'm going to try a self-repair with "x-clamp replacement" before I send it in.

[Bluejayfan94]

I think I got a different kind of RROD, no the 3-light. My problem, as described by the previously linked site, is a scaler chip, and I'm going to try a self-repair with "x-clamp replacement" before I send it in.

 

 

 

What the heck? Scaler Chip? X-Clamp replacement... whats next? Lenin's box? :lol:

[RUNESCAPEfantasy]

red ring of death! it only lasted for about 10 seconds, then i turned the 360 off in panic.

 

 

 

whenever i try to play halo 3 it freezes after a few seconds into a game. when i had no disc in the system and was in the dashboard, it ran fine at least for a few minutes.

 

 

 

i dont know if its the disc (which has a few small scratches) or the system that is messed up. i have a 2 year warranty for the 360 that is still valid.

 

 

 

tomorrow im going to try to play the disc on my friend's 360 to see if it works. if not, ill just buff out the scratches.

 

 

 

any input?

 

 

 

that happend to me after 10 times i just got it replaced

[Lenin64]

Well apparantly I am white enough for 3 rings. In fact, I'm white enough for the entire system to shut down and refuse to turn on. Time to call tech support again, I suppose....

 

 

 

The good news is that since I had 3 red rings, the warranty is extended by 2 years, which means I'm still covered. Free repairs \

[Bluejayfan94]

Well apparantly I am white enough for 3 rings. In fact, I'm white enough for the entire system to shut down and refuse to turn on. Time to call tech support again, I suppose....

 

 

 

The good news is that since I had 3 red rings, the warranty is extended by 2 years, which means I'm still covered. Free repairs \

 

 

 

Haha, just don't send it in too much... My friend (Jackis25 on my friends list) has to pay even though he has his warranty... He sent it in about 1 time every month since he got it brand new :lol: .

[aquariusman]

Well apparantly I am white enough for 3 rings. In fact, I'm white enough for the entire system to shut down and refuse to turn on. Time to call tech support again, I suppose....

 

 

 

The good news is that since I had 3 red rings, the warranty is extended by 2 years, which means I'm still covered. Free repairs \

 

 

 

Haha, just don't send it in too much... My friend (Jackis25 on my friends list) has to pay even though he has his warranty... He sent it in about 1 time every month since he got it brand new :lol: .

 

 

 

Once every month? Did he do that because it kept on breaking, or because he was paranoid... because that is just a waste of time for both sides. First of all it can take weeks before you get your 360 sent back, and you will also just piss off Microsoft. I have only called Xbox support, which was when I was told by an EB Games rep. that my laser was scratching my discs. The sales rep said that the problem was "common" and from what she told me, the laser was out of place, because I moved my Xbox. It kind of made sense, but made me wonder why a console, which should be expected to be moved, would have a part that could be displaced so easily. So I called, not really intending to send my 360 in unless the person there actually knew about the problem (Warranty is up, so unless I get RROD'd, I'm paying $99, no matter if there is a problem or not). Basically, the person avoided my question about whether the problem is common, and kept on trying to get me to use the disc replacement program, despite the fact that I told her several times I already bought/used the warranty I had through EB games to replace them. I really hate MS support, and how Microsoft is doing what Apple does and makes us pay a premium on the 360 products just because they refuse to let others produce them (I'm sure that a 20gb external hard drive does not cost $120, thank you very much, let us use REAL hard drives!).

 

 

 

Anyone else wondering whether Apple will ever get into the console market?

 

 

 

Oh, and I would appreciate if someone would like to play Legendary campaign with me. I don't need the achievements (1000/1000 \ ) but I love playing campaign with someone else.

[Bluejayfan94]

Well apparantly I am white enough for 3 rings. In fact, I'm white enough for the entire system to shut down and refuse to turn on. Time to call tech support again, I suppose....

 

 

 

The good news is that since I had 3 red rings, the warranty is extended by 2 years, which means I'm still covered. Free repairs \

 

 

 

Haha, just don't send it in too much... My friend (Jackis25 on my friends list) has to pay even though he has his warranty... He sent it in about 1 time every month since he got it brand new :lol: .

 

 

 

Once every month? Did he do that because it kept on breaking, or because he was paranoid... because that is just a waste of time for both sides. First of all it can take weeks before you get your 360 sent back, and you will also just piss off Microsoft. I have only called Xbox support, which was when I was told by an EB Games rep. that my laser was scratching my discs. The sales rep said that the problem was "common" and from what she told me, the laser was out of place, because I moved my Xbox. It kind of made sense, but made me wonder why a console, which should be expected to be moved, would have a part that could be displaced so easily. So I called, not really intending to send my 360 in unless the person there actually knew about the problem (Warranty is up, so unless I get RROD'd, I'm paying $99, no matter if there is a problem or not). Basically, the person avoided my question about whether the problem is common, and kept on trying to get me to use the disc replacement program, despite the fact that I told her several times I already bought/used the warranty I had through EB games to replace them. I really hate MS support, and how Microsoft is doing what Apple does and makes us pay a premium on the 360 products just because they refuse to let others produce them (I'm sure that a 20gb external hard drive does not cost $120, thank you very much, let us use REAL hard drives!).

 

 

 

Anyone else wondering whether Apple will ever get into the console market?

 

 

 

Oh, and I would appreciate if someone would like to play Legendary campaign with me. I don't need the achievements (1000/1000 \ ) but I love playing campaign with someone else.

 

 

 

He sent it the first time because his Wireless controllers wouldn't find the Xbox. they didn't fix. He sent it again, didn't fix... so on and so forth... Now, he gets the RRoD and his Xbox scratches his discs... he can only play Arcade games and very occaisonally some games cause his Xbox dosen't read half of his games anymore... He was going to send it in, but then got got something saying how much all this would cost to fix, and he is broke. I kinda feel bad for him... Though, it is only Jack :roll:

[Lenin64]

Oh, and I would appreciate if someone would like to play Legendary campaign with me. I don't need the achievements (1000/1000 \ ) but I love playing campaign with someone else.

 

Just give me a couple weeks. As longas I get to be player 2 ;)

[Bluejayfan94]

Awww, I was going to say I want player 2... I'm in :D

[Lenin64]

Eh, Player 2 or 3 works. Just not 1. Elites ftw.

[aquariusman]

Awww, I was going to say I want player 2... I'm in :D

 

 

 

I'm willing to play it as many times as you want, but I guess we can wait for Lenin. Trying to get campaign done on Legendary solo ATM. Got the achievements with friends. I'm taking it really easy so I think I took 30-45 min for Sierra 117 -.- Good way to pass the time though.

[Furah]

Awww, I was going to say I want player 2... I'm in :D

 

 

 

I'm willing to play it as many times as you want, but I guess we can wait for Lenin. Trying to get campaign done on Legendary solo ATM. Got the achievements with friends. I'm taking it really easy so I think I took 30-45 min for Sierra 117 -.- Good way to pass the time though.

 

I'm in :D

[Bluejayfan94]

Eh, Player 2, 3, or 4 works. Just not 1. Elites ftw.

 

 

 

Woot Elites FTW! (BTW, you forgot one... See italic writing )

 

 

 

Oh, and now with that out of the way, I will give a rant...

 

 

 

Rant on Double Xp Weekend Grifball.

 

Well, I love to play grifball. Being in the league last year made me love it even more. Now, Bungie makes Grifball a Double Xp Weekend. I hate that, but also love it.

 

 

 

I love it because it is my only chance to play Grifball this year... (Or at least until the next season comes around.) You meet some people that are great, and you can get double XP for it. You can even go in full force with a party of 8 and play for the double XP, more friendly than times... which leads into the rant.

 

 

 

Grifball is a sport about teamwork, a sport about communication, a sport about skill. Some players do not understand they can't run the ball. They grab the ball from an obviously better runner (me in this case.) and run full force into the enemy team, trying to score. They just give the ball to the other team.

 

 

 

This also leads into the players that flame you for trying to lead the team. They want their double XP? They should work together for it. It's not just one player's XP, its the whole team's. Why must players never listen, even if they have a mic. If you are good, average, terrible, or even a pro at the game, you should have a team leader. Again, Grifball is about teamwork

 

 

 

Now, this leads into the final part of the rant. Idiots on the team that think it is ok to teamkill. Before I even start here, I will say again GRIFBALL IS A TEAM SPORT. If one player on your team has the bomb, you wouldn't go and whack him with your hammer just so you could get it, right? Some don't get this common sence - Treat others the way you wish to be treated. Don't go killing off your own player because you don't like them, or because he stole your bomb or kill. You can ignore the player after that game, don't party up, submit a bad player review, block communications and file a complaint if he sends you some "messages."

 

 

 

Remember, deal with the players you don't like after the game. If you do it in the game, you put your whole team at risk, because you teamkilled another. if it was truly an accident, say sorry. (I know I have done it many times on accident, and only once on purpose because I didn't want to be spawnkilled by my own player.) There are the exceptions. If you are being spawn teamkilled, and the other wont stop when you ask him to, fight back. Not all the time, but just once to show him. It would be even better if they increased the spawn times for a betrayal.

 

 

 

Now, I have one last this to say before I end this. Many of you believe that spawn killing is cheap, or illegal. It's not. Spawn killing is a part of the game. Penalties are part of the game in American football, same are ejections in baseball. Get used to it, it will happen alot to you. Don't get angry and call them noobs. They will just fight back after the game.

 

 

 

I am making a topic tomorrow of how to play Grifball, please read that and respond to both of these. I want the word to get out there on how to play Grifball cleanly, and more importantly for fun.

 

 

 

Thank you for reading this.

 

~Blue/Homer

 

 

 

PS- Bungie, please make a setting like "Mics Only." I'm tired of playing on a team where you are the only one with a mic.

[Lenin64]

Aw, Grifball's a doublexp weekend again? Crap.

 

 

 

While it may be a team sport, some areas-specifically the beginning of a round-can be every-man-for-himself. When a ton of people rush the ball, I just hang back and as soon as everyone's dead grab and run right in. That works, but only since the other team is already dead. I also hate it when people don't cove you when you've got the ball and then yell at you for not trying to score with it. I must be doing something different than you, because the only times I get betrayed are when I'm about to kill a guy and my teamate hammers him....and me.

 

 

 

Oh, and I didn't forget player 4. Assault armor just isn't my thing.

[Bluejayfan94]

Aw, Grifball's a doublexp weekend again? Crap.

 

 

 

While it may be a team sport, some areas-specifically the beginning of a round-can be every-man-for-himself. When a ton of people rush the ball, I just hang back and as soon as everyone's dead grab and run right in. That works, but only since the other team is already dead. I also hate it when people don't cove you when you've got the ball and then yell at you for not trying to score with it. I must be doing something different than you, because the only times I get betrayed are when I'm about to kill a guy and my teamate hammers him....and me.

 

 

 

Oh, and I didn't forget player 4. Assault armor just isn't my thing.

 

 

 

No, my team just dosen't like me, in the pregame lobby we had a guy and he said "OMFG (in words...) HOMER? I HAVE A F**KING HOMER ON MY TEAM..." (Continues, but you get the picture...)

 

 

 

Also, you do the same thing I do :D But, I have a question, do you stiff arm people? I do, and got a Killionaire with the bomb :D

[mrpez]

i hate griffball with a passion