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The HBO Mailbag

Friday, June 11, 2004

What the hell happened to the mailbag. It has not been updated since March 21st.

Ps. I think that your site is a-okay except for the mailbag

Halofreak1991

I wan't planning to do this for another few months, but something about your letter made me think. Specifically, it made me think "Why don't you update the mailbag right now?" I tried to ignore it for as long as possible by yielding to various darker urges, but it kept nagging at me, so here we are. Then Louis demanded that I sober up and give him a reason not to have me dragged out of my office and ejected from the building on the spot, so I had to pretend to work hard for at least an hour or two, which brings us to here, and the new Mailbag update. Thanks for the help!


Hello I've got an idea...sort of.
What if on the Halo 2 release date...all the forum goers and you the admins...trhow a BIG PARTY, lot of people lots of halo 1 and 2, and a lot of fun.
So I suggest you to post that on the front page..if it is reasonable.
I still don't know where nor when. But It's still just a project so..if you could help me with it.

Lone Shadow

We already tried this with Halo 1, and that's not an experience we want to repeat. After Louis had set up all the Xboxes, food, networking, and so on, he threw open the doors to the hordes of joyful fans... but no one ever showed up. He gave up after 6 hours, played a little solo, fed the food to his dogs, shut everything down, and forgot about it. Well, it turned out that since nobody knew where or when this party was, everyone who was planning to attend had shown up at a different time and to a different place. An epidemic of single-player Halo games had broken out across the nation, which was quite an accomplishment as none of the players had received their Xboxes yet. After we had sorted everything out and paid everyone's bail, we vowed never to go through that again. So, sorry, but no go.


hell-can you kill my that jackass that lives down the street from me? i'll give you a dollar. thanks

god

Maybe if he was a jackal I could have helped.


THE CODE IS SPARTAN 11 AND THE CODE MAKES U HAVE GREATER DEFENCE TO MAKE SURE IT WORKS GO TO CAMPAGHN AND MAKE A NEW PROFILE ,NAME IT SPARTAN 11 THEN TRY THE GAME ON EASY THEN WHEN U PLAY GET HIT BUY A PLASMARIFLE AND REMEMBER HOW MUCH DAMAGE WAS DELT BY 1 HIT BY THE PLASMA RIFLE THEN CHANGE THE DIFICULTY DO THE SAME THING ON ANY OTHER DIFFICULTY AND I WILL BE ABOUT THE SAME THANK U

Holden E

All I can "remember" right now is how much "damage" this message did to my eyes. Is there a cheat code to alleviate that too?


areyou getting any more games

Kirk, Donna, & boys

Sure I am. That Xbox isn't just for Halo, you know.


i kinda got really bored an i was lookin ova the mailbox section of HBO an i thought of a slogan you guys could use 4 it: "HBO Mailbox: where your opinion matters, or at lest we say that."

Sk8er boi

I don't recall ever saying that.


Hey guys, wierd random fact, a medium drink at Mcdonalds costs $1.17 with 6% tax in Michigan might be different where you live

Zach Lippe

Oh yeah? Well, the other day when I visited the forum, I saw that there were 117 new messages. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go post some news and email certain major television networks.


Its only been nearly a yaer since your expected release of Halo 2 ive never seen a game delayed this much before ever. I hate to think your making these delays to make the game better based on what you think it should be like instead of basing decisions on fans. Dont you think your not only frustrating and pissing off alot of people because you cant release one game on time I just hope for your sake there are no more delays this year. And I hope that your delays and lies are worth it and the game better turn out damn perfect for your sake because this is getting very ridiculous. Have a nice day.

Brent Creel

I hope you never become interested in Duke Nukem Forever. I don't think you'd survive.


I am a huge fan of the sopranos, but my enthusiasm is waning in light of last years weak shows,ie. not following up on all the cliff hangers,etc. and then after last nights utterlydisappointing opener.Having waited so long for the return, and after all the hoopla advertising, the show was a miserable flop. If the show doesn't improve drastically soon, I will reserve my enthusiam for the Shield. THAT�S MY OPINION AND THAT OF THE THREE OTHER COUPLES IN OUR GROUP THAT HAVE BEEN AVID VIEWERS. Thanks

J. Teller

Normally, I'd make some sarcastic comment here about how we're Halo.Bungie.Org, not Home Box Office. But he's not actually off-topic; Halo 2 is going to have a lot of sopranos in it. The new Flying Groin Smash melee combo must be seen to be believed.


I followed all the advice from these freaks and I still have no Yellow Banshee. Please show me or tell me in true real SIMPLE directions on where to find all the different colored Banshees.

Jon Foster

Since there's been so much confusion over so many years over this point, I may as well come clean. Yes, there is a yellow banshee. There is also a green banshee and a red banshee, available at different parts of the game (but no others).

To find the Yellow Banshee:

  1. Go the place where the chapter Rolling Thunder begins, on level 5.
  2. Go into the middle valley, between the "speedbumps".
  3. Drive the tank so that it is facing against the left wall and exactly in the middle of the valley. There should be a small space under the tank as it balances.
  4. Crouch down and crawl under the tank. You must have the rocket launcher equipped while you do this, or you won't be able to fit.
  5. Go right up the wall and locate the tiny switch. It's very small, so you'll have to get as close as possible. It might not even be visible, but, trust me, it's there.
  6. Make sure the tiny switch is right in the center of your screen (if you can't see the switch, just look directly at the wall), then pull the right trigger (if you're using the default config).
  7. Go through the door to the army surplus store. The rest of the explanation can be found here.
To find the Green Banshee:
  1. Go to level 8, and defeat the Sentinels using only the shotgun.
  2. Once the title of the chapter appears and Cortana starts talking, run to the large door at the end. You must get there before she finishes.
  3. Jump off the path at the opposite side from the door switch.
  4. After the cutscene, follow the gnome through the pink labyrinth. You have to keep exactly on his trail; if you fall behind, use the stereo effect of his singing to figure out which direction he went.
  5. The answer to the Elite's question is "The fourth llama". After you enter that in the virtual keyboard, he will let you into the Green Banshee room, which has a large door that returns you to the main part of the level.
To find the Red Banshee:
  1. Go to level 4. Run through the level until you have activated the Cartographer and are ready to return to the surface.
  2. In the room after the first ramp upstairs, the room where it is possible to stand on a ledge and look out over the Shaft, there is a glowing blue panel up some ramps at the back. Locate this panel and stand directly in front of it.
  3. Now, you have to press the special button (in the real world) to activate the teleporter. This button isn't on the controller, it's on the front of the Xbox itself, and it looks like a silver circle with a semicircle inscribed within it, and inside that is a small vertical line.
  4. After pressing the button, you are immediately teleported to a very dark room, and the Chief's helmet is confiscated so you can't even see the HUD. Walk forwards until you bump into the wall; the controller will rumble to indicate this. (The dark room is extremely large, so it may take a while).
  5. Once you hit the wall, turn left and keep going. Eventually, the Guardians will turn the light back on and give you back your helmet, and the Red Banshee will be right there in front of you.
Sometimes these procedures can be tricky; you might have to try several times before earning a colored banshee. Good luck!


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