Bungie intros Halo 3 Heatmaps

By Tom Bramwell Published 12 November, 2007

See where everyone died.

Bungie has rolled out a new feature for its Halo 3 website that lets you see exactly where everyone dies in multiplayer using "heatmaps". Just the thing for a chilly morning where your breath freezes into icicles and you accidentally stab someone I'm in prison.

"Heatmaps are the Doppler Radar System of Death in Halo 3. We're tracking encounters, weapons used and their results in a given game, collecting that data and sharing it with players visually. The key here is 'the darker the red, the more frequent the deaths (or kills, depending on the parameters)'," Bungie explains in its weekly update.

However, it's worth bearing in mind that Bungie considers the feature - accessible via a global Heatmap page - as "beta", "because we're not entirely sure how it will affect the database and load balancing for our current server system". So, for now, they're processing "roughly half" of the information in your lifetime statistics, "but [will] be turning it up to full power once the feature leaves this beta phase".

Also in the Bungie Weekly Update: details on upcoming bug-fixes (including something to do with "Commando shoulders" - you crazy kids), Hopper updates, DLC teasers and a reminder that Halo 2 was released just over three years ago and that Halo 3 is more popular online right now than its predecessor.

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Comments (25) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • iter #1 4 years ago

    Sometimes it worries me how many stats Bungie are collecting...

  • t8yman #2 4 years ago

    would have been quite interesting for me if COD4 hadnt completely blown bungie's arse out of the water on multiplayer gaming.

    bye bye 6 maps and 5 players, hello 16 maps and 8 players.

  • Wash #3 4 years ago

    Aww is the cod 4 player feeling insecure :( diddums.

  • t8yman #4 4 years ago

    @Wash

    I dont understand your point?

    why would I be feeling insecure?

  • the_sas_man #5 4 years ago

    because i had ur mom

    hahahahahahahaha

  • mattigan #6 4 years ago

    LOL

  • t8yman #7 4 years ago

    oh, its the halo mentality. should have known.

  • Wash #8 4 years ago

    Bet its not the cod 4 mentality....

  • Dizzy #9 4 years ago

    "would have been quite interesting for me if COD4 hadnt completely blown bungie's arse out of the water on multiplayer gaming. "

    Yawn...

    A few million players seems to disagree. If you like another game great... but why post if it doesn't interest you?? I R TROLL?

  • reality_cheque #10 4 years ago

    Odd, I've had 16 played on Halo 3, and I'm sure I've got more than a dozen maps... it's not all ranked matches!

  • t8yman #11 4 years ago

    @dizzy

    just my genuine feeling, as a halo n00b pre halo3 I genuinely fell in love with the game, and then found myself getting rather bored with playing the same maps over and over, and being forced to play oddball and king of the hill.

    @reality cheque

    can you tell me another way to play straight up free for all deathmatch on Halo3 then? do tell, I await your response. I hate team games.

  • Xerx3s #12 4 years ago

    can you tell me another way to play straight up free for all deathmatch on Halo3 then? do tell, I await your response. I hate team games.

    Then you must utterly dispise CoD4 as it is all about teamplay.

  • t8yman #13 4 years ago

    "Then you must utterly dispise CoD4 as it is all about teamplay."

    really? free for all is all about teamplay is it?

  • M83J01P97 #14 4 years ago

    CoD 4 Multiplayer is not all about teamplay at all.

    There are a handful of different game modes other than Free for All which don't require any kind of teamplay. Admitadly you have to unlock them... but they are there.

  • symmetry #15 4 years ago

    No team-play required? Well that sounds like bags of fun...

  • BadDevotions #16 4 years ago

    "hopper"? as in hopping or bunny-hopping a'la bf2?

    /hopes someone can explain...
    Edited by 1 at 12/11/07 @ 12:10

  • NickyJD #17 4 years ago

    Air strikes, M16's, Choppers, Custom weapons and classes, vs floaty jumpy power rangers.

    Yeah you go Halo :/

  • Dizzy #18 4 years ago

    "Air strikes, M16's, Choppers, Custom weapons and classes, vs floaty jumpy power rangers. "

    So no vehicles? No user made game modes? No user modified maps? No items to use?

    Basically fuck off dude... both games are great, we can do without trolls. Welcome to ignore list.
    Edited by 1 at 12/11/07 @ 12:29

  • ParanoidZombie #19 4 years ago

    Looks like COD4 is the new flavour of the month... Reminds me of when GOW was released, it was too "mainstream" for lots a gamers, who instantly jumped in the R6 Vegas bandwagon.
    In a couple weeks, you'll begin to see tons of posts stating that cod4 is for noobs and that UT3 will be much better. I can't believe you guys got tired of halo so quickly, I mean it's an incredible game IMO, loved the campaign from start to finish, multiplayer rocks and coop is a blast. But hey, let's all fall in love with COD4 until the next big FPS comes out.

    Ps: looking forward to discovering COD4's derogatory nickname. Wasn't a fan of "biocock", and "halol3" was a bit too obvious... You can do better than this.

  • Stormflood #20 4 years ago

    "Basically fuck off dude... both games are great, we can do without trolls. Welcome to ignore list."

    Amen.

    I have COD4 in the PS3 drive, and Halo 3 in my 360 - I'm a 'input source' button away from either depending on my mood. :)

  • IAmBatman #21 4 years ago

    > I can't believe you guys got tired of halo so quickly
    > But hey, let's all fall in love with COD4

    Yeah, people can't genuinely believe that CoD4 is better than Halo3 can they? I mean, people not agreeing with you? How is that even possible?

  • Walshicus #22 4 years ago

    You know it's possible to like CoD4 and Halo 3. It's equally possible to prefer one over the other without being a fucking dick about it too, t8yman.
    Edited by 1 at 12/11/07 @ 15:01

  • t8yman #23 4 years ago

    s'funny, I actually said I like halo3- "I genuinely fell in love with the game".

    Its just that 10/10 halo is not as good as 9/10 cod4.
    Edited by 1 at 12/11/07 @ 20:00

  • bdc #24 4 years ago

    HALO 3 !

    COD 4 !

    HALO 3 !

    COD 4 !

    HALO 3 !

    COD 4!

  • DutchDemons #25 4 years ago

    so nobody is gonna comment on the actual news?

    mkay

  • DUFFKING #26 4 years ago

    SHUT IT! THIS THREAD IS ABOUT A COD 4/HALO 3 WANK OFF!