Editing Halo 3 Title Updates

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This page lists all [[Xbox Live]] Title Updates for the [[Xbox 360]] version of [[Halo 3]].

==Title Update 1==

Released on February 20, 2008.

* Unlocked [[Elite]] Commando Shoulders for everyone. This fixes a glitch that permanently locked it, even after getting the Steppin Razor<ref>http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13233</ref> Achievement.

* Improved any playlists that contain maps that were remade in the [[Forge]].

* Improved the "Prefer Good Connection" [[Matchmaking]] filter.

* Changes to the [[Melee]] system. Unless one player has a sizable health advantage over the enemy, both players die in a simultaneous melee.

* Dying while performing a melee no longer accelerates a player's dead body over impossible distances.

* Fixed the bug that allowed a BXB combo.

* Miscellaneous bug fixes.

* Added version "1.1" to the main menu.

==Title Update 2==

Released on September 23, 2008<ref>http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=15519</ref>.

* Fixed issues under Halo 3's hood.

* Halo 3 feeds more info to Bungie.

* New ranking system added to all [[Matchmaking]] playlists. After the update, the game tracks experience gained in a playlist and uses it to give a playlist-specific [[Rank (Halo 3 Multiplayer)|Rank]] to the player. This rank is affected by experience only. Players will keep their [[Rank (Halo 3 Multiplayer)|old rank]] which can be viewed in their Service Record. The system used to calculate this rank is not altered. Ranked playlists will still use Trueskill to match players.<ref>http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=14994</ref>

*29 New [[Achievements]] worth of 750 Gamerscore<ref>http://www.bungie.net, Halo 3 Service Record</ref>

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{{Era|H3}}
The Auto Update 2, released on Tuesday 23rd September 2008, is the second Auto Update to be released by [[Bungie]], and introduced new playlists, ranks and [[achievements]].

===Level Changes===
# Added [[Epilogue]] – [[Epitaph]] with no Shield Doors. Added alongside default variant.
# Added [[Boundless]] – [[Snowbound]] with reduced Shield Doors. Added alongside default variant.
# Added [[Sand Tarp]] – [[Sandtrap]] without [[Elephants]], with default team spawns switched in one-sided games. Added alongside default map variant.
# Added [[Pit Stop]] – [[The Pit]] with inaccessible spawn hives. Added alongside default map variant.
# [[Ghost Town]] – No longer appears in any symmetrical gametype.
#  [[Team Slayer]] – Spawning configuration in default [[Team Slayer]] now includes a secondary weapon – the [[M6G Personal Defense Weapon System|magnum]].

===Playlist Changes===
====Ranked Playlists====
=====[[Lone Wolves]]=====
* Player count increases from six players to 8 players.
=====[[Team Objective]]=====
* [[Crazy King]] Hill times increased to one minute. Hill Movement set to Sequence (was Random).
=====[[Team Doubles]]=====
* This playlist now requires ALL content (Cold Storage, Legendary and Heroic maps are being used in Team Doubles)
* Objective Gametypes have had their appearance frequency reduced.
* [[Crazy King]] Hill times increased to one minute. Hill Movement set to Sequence (was Random).  
=====[[Ranked Big Team Battle]]=====
* This playlist is retired.
=====[[Squad Battle|Introducing Squad Battle]]=====
* Squad Battle is a Ranked six on six Playlist designed to fill some of the void left by excising Ranked Big Team Battle from the Halo 3 Playlists. Squad Battle gametypes are focused on Slayer and Capture the Flag and this playlist currently requires the [[Heroic Map Pack]].

====Social Playlists====
=====[[Big Team Social]]=====
* This playlist is retired.
=====[[Rocket Race]]=====
* This playlist is retired.
=====[[Multi Team]]=====
* Rocket Race has been added to the gametypes and set with a low weighting.

====DLC Playlists====
Since Big Team was cut from Social, eight on eight action is reborn in the overhauled DLC playlists section of Matchmaking. DLC Slayer and Objective are both retired. These playlists require Halo 3 Downloadable Content (at least up through [[Legendary Map Pack|Legendary]], but in the case of FFA, it requires all DLC) to participate.




====Hardcore Playlists====

=====[[Team SWAT]]=====
* Objective Gametypes, [[ShWATguns]] set to skip after veto
* Weighting on all Objective games, [[ShWATguns]] and [[M6G Personal Defense Weapon System|Magnums]] reduced
* Player Damage Resistance set to 150% (was 200%), players no longer spawn with [[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade|grenades]].
* SWAT map variants now have [[Type-51 Carbine|Carbines]] and [[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade|frag grenade]] available to pick up, as well as [[Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade|plasma grenades]].

=====[[Head to Head]]=====
* This playlist is retired.{{fact}}

==Sources==
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-{{Title|''Halo 3'' Title Updates}}
+{{ratings}}
-{{Status|RealWorld}}
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-{{Series/Cut/H3}}
+This page lists all [[Xbox Live]] Title Updates for the [[Xbox 360]] version of [[Halo 3]].
-During 2008, two '''title updates''' were released by [[Bungie]] for ''[[Halo 3]]''.
-==Title Update 1 (1.1)==
+==Title Update 1==
-Title Update 1 (also referred to as AutoUpdate 1) was released on [[2008#February|February 19, 2008]].{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13233|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Bungie Weekly Update: 02/08/08}}{{Ref/Site|Id=AU1PatchNotes|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=13280|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo 3 AutoUpdate is Up}}
-{| class="wikitable": style="width: 50%"
+Released on February 20, 2008.
-!Title Update 1 patch notes
-|-
+* Unlocked [[Elite]] Commando Shoulders for everyone. This fixes a glitch that permanently locked it, even after getting the Steppin Razor<ref>http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13233</ref> Achievement.
-|
-*Melee contests have been rebalanced
+* Improved any playlists that contain maps that were remade in the [[Forge]].
-*Dying while performing a melee or weapon lunge will no longer accelerate the dead player
-*The Elite [[Commando harness|Commando shoulder armor]] variant has been unlocked for all players
+* Improved the "Prefer Good Connection" [[Matchmaking]] filter.
-*Improved the “Prefer Good Connection” option
-*Added backend hopper support for DLC [[custom game]] variants
+* Changes to the [[Melee]] system. Unless one player has a sizable health advantage over the enemy, both players die in a simultaneous melee.
-*Fixed a problem with the [[Theater]] when a player tried to view a saved film for a DLC map he or she doesn’t own
-*Fixed a UI error in the Theater when a party leader selects a film that is invalid for a party client
+* Dying while performing a melee no longer accelerates a player's dead body over impossible distances.
-*Fixed a bug that under rare conditions could allow a BXB sequence
-*Fixed a Dirty Disc Error that could occur when loading the same DLC map twice in a row
+* Fixed the bug that allowed a BXB combo.
-*Added a visible version string to the Halo 3 main menu {{C|Version 1.1}}
-|}
+* Miscellaneous bug fixes.
+* Added version "1.1" to the main menu.
+==Title Update 2==
+Released on September 23, 2008<ref>http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=15519</ref>.
+* Fixed issues under Halo 3's hood.
-==Title Update 2 (1.2)==
-Title Update 2 was released on [[2008#September|September 23, 2008]]{{Ref/Site|Id=TU2Rank|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=15519|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Bungie Weekly Update: Rare Thursday Edition}}{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=15562|Site=Bungie.net|Page=TU2 FAQ}} The update was primarily concerned with fixing "under the hood" issues for Bungie and Bungie.net web developers for stat tracking purposes. The changes for players were as follows;{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=15545|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo 3 Title Update}}
-{| class="wikitable": style="width: 50%"
-!Title Update 1 patch notes
-|-
-|
-*Fixed "under-the-hood" issues within ''Halo 3''
-**Added new banhammer functionality
 * Halo 3 feeds more info to Bungie.
-*A new [[Rank (Halo 3)|rank system]] was added for ''Halo 3'' multiplayer. The system in question now calculates a rank for players per-playlist based on their [[Experience point|EXP]] gains in that playlist; the system is a new addition to the ''Halo 3'' ranking and does not replace the older skill and global ranks.{{Ref/Reuse|TU2Rank}}
-*Ten New [[achievement]]s worth of {{Gamerscore|250}}. The achievements primarily concern the first three [[Vidmaster Challenge]]s and a series of achievements for the [[Legendary Map Pack]] (released in April 2008). An additional twenty achievements worth {{Gamerscore|500}} were also revealed in the listings, though these were not made available until the releases of ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' and Mythic Map Packs [[Mythic Map Pack|I]] and [[Mythic II Map Pack|II]].
-**''[[Vidmaster Challenge: 7 on 7]]'' - {{Gamerscore|0}}
-**''[[Vidmaster Challenge: Annual]]'' - {{Gamerscore|0}}{{Ref/Note|Although made available in game with the September 23 update, Annual was not unlockable until two days later on September 25 - the one-year anniversary of ''Halo 3''{{'}}s launch.}}
-**''[[Vidmaster Challenge: Lightswitch]]'' - {{Gamerscore|0}}
-**''[[Came... From... Behind]]'' - {{Gamerscore|50}}
-**''[[Defend This]]'' - {{Gamerscore|50}}
-**''[[Double Double]]'' - {{Gamerscore|25}}
-**''[[Flag Dropped]]'' - {{Gamerscore|25}}
-**''[[Look Both Ways]]'' - {{Gamerscore|50}}
-**''[[Alas, Poor Yorick]]'' - {{Gamerscore|25}}
-**''[[Road Rage]]'' - {{Gamerscore|25}}
-*Changed layouts and added some new map variants;{{Ref/Reuse|TU2Rank}}
-**Added [[Epilogue]] – [[Epitaph]] with no Shield Doors. Added alongside default variant.
-**Added [[Boundless]] – [[Snowbound]] with reduced Shield Doors. Added alongside default variant.
-**Added [[Sandtrap#Variant: Sand Tarp|Sand Tarp]] – [[Sandtrap]] without [[M312 Heavy Recovery Vehicle|Elephants]], with default team spawns switched in one-sided games. Added alongside default map variant.
-**Added [[Pit Stop]] – [[The Pit]] with inaccessible spawn hives. Added alongside default map variant.
-**[[Ghost Town]] – No longer appears in any symmetrical gametype.
-**[[Team Slayer]] – Spawning configuration in default [[Team Slayer]] now includes a secondary weapon – the [[M6G Personal Defense Weapon System|magnum]].
-*A number of playlists were introduced, changed and retired
-*Updated version string {{C|Version 1.2}}{{Ref/Note|This is the version seen on the ''[[Halo 3: Mythic]]'' disc.}}
-|}
-==Notes==
+* New ranking system added to all [[Matchmaking]] playlists. After the update, the game tracks experience gained in a playlist and uses it to give a playlist-specific [[Rank (Halo 3 Multiplayer)|Rank]] to the player. This rank is affected by experience only. Players will keep their [[Rank (Halo 3 Multiplayer)|old rank]] which can be viewed in their Service Record. The system used to calculate this rank is not altered. Ranked playlists will still use Trueskill to match players.<ref>http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=14994</ref>
-{{Ref/Notes}}
+*29 New [[Achievements]] worth of 750 Gamerscore<ref>http://www.bungie.net, Halo 3 Service Record</ref>
+{{Ratings}}
+{{Era|H3}}
+The Auto Update 2, released on Tuesday 23rd September 2008, is the second Auto Update to be released by [[Bungie]], and introduced new playlists, ranks and [[achievements]].
+===Level Changes===
+# Added [[Epilogue]] – [[Epitaph]] with no Shield Doors. Added alongside default variant.
+# Added [[Boundless]] – [[Snowbound]] with reduced Shield Doors. Added alongside default variant.
+# Added [[Sand Tarp]] – [[Sandtrap]] without [[Elephants]], with default team spawns switched in one-sided games. Added alongside default map variant.
+# Added [[Pit Stop]] – [[The Pit]] with inaccessible spawn hives. Added alongside default map variant.
+# [[Ghost Town]] – No longer appears in any symmetrical gametype.
+#  [[Team Slayer]] – Spawning configuration in default [[Team Slayer]] now includes a secondary weapon – the [[M6G Personal Defense Weapon System|magnum]].
+===Playlist Changes===
+====Ranked Playlists====
+=====[[Lone Wolves]]=====
+* Player count increases from six players to 8 players.
+=====[[Team Objective]]=====
+* [[Crazy King]] Hill times increased to one minute. Hill Movement set to Sequence (was Random).
+=====[[Team Doubles]]=====
+* This playlist now requires ALL content (Cold Storage, Legendary and Heroic maps are being used in Team Doubles)
+* Objective Gametypes have had their appearance frequency reduced.
+* [[Crazy King]] Hill times increased to one minute. Hill Movement set to Sequence (was Random).
+=====[[Ranked Big Team Battle]]=====
+* This playlist is retired.
+=====[[Squad Battle|Introducing Squad Battle]]=====
+* Squad Battle is a Ranked six on six Playlist designed to fill some of the void left by excising Ranked Big Team Battle from the Halo 3 Playlists. Squad Battle gametypes are focused on Slayer and Capture the Flag and this playlist currently requires the [[Heroic Map Pack]].
+====Social Playlists====
+=====[[Big Team Social]]=====
+* This playlist is retired.
+=====[[Rocket Race]]=====
+* This playlist is retired.
+=====[[Multi Team]]=====
+* Rocket Race has been added to the gametypes and set with a low weighting.
+====DLC Playlists====
+Since Big Team was cut from Social, eight on eight action is reborn in the overhauled DLC playlists section of Matchmaking. DLC Slayer and Objective are both retired. These playlists require Halo 3 Downloadable Content (at least up through [[Legendary Map Pack|Legendary]], but in the case of FFA, it requires all DLC) to participate.
+====Hardcore Playlists====
+=====[[Team SWAT]]=====
+* Objective Gametypes, [[ShWATguns]] set to skip after veto
+* Weighting on all Objective games, [[ShWATguns]] and [[M6G Personal Defense Weapon System|Magnums]] reduced
+* Player Damage Resistance set to 150% (was 200%), players no longer spawn with [[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade|grenades]].
+* SWAT map variants now have [[Type-51 Carbine|Carbines]] and [[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade|frag grenade]] available to pick up, as well as [[Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade|plasma grenades]].
+=====[[Head to Head]]=====
+* This playlist is retired.{{fact}}
 ==Sources==
-{{Ref/Sources}}
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-[[Category:Halo 3 DLC]]