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Halo 3 expansion gets renamed Comments by Ellie Gibson

26 November, 2008

From Recon to ODST. Catchy.

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Eraysor
26/11/08 @ 08:49
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Just calling it "Halo: Shock Troopers" would have sounded a lot better, rather than an acronym the average person will not have a clue about.
bdc
26/11/08 @ 09:10
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Well it's for the fans obviously, those will know what the abbreviation's all about. The rest can carry on deriding Halo as the most banal thing ever in video games.
Bealsy
26/11/08 @ 09:11
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catchy like AIDS
Les
26/11/08 @ 09:13
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Not sure whether this is a smart move marketing wise...
DFawkes
26/11/08 @ 09:16
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Why change it? Recon was fine! Bloody name changes.
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TruWari3r
26/11/08 @ 09:22
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Halo Attention Deficit Disorder would have been better but then again, Halo will sell no matter what they name it.
bad09
26/11/08 @ 09:25
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You have to wonder who thought that was a better title and who the hell said "yeah, that is better we'll use it"
andywilkie35
26/11/08 @ 09:26
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stupid arseholes, why would they rename it to something that sounds so ridiculously shit?
bushwod
26/11/08 @ 09:35
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Halo 3: OCD - you have to re-load your weapon 15 times whenever you run out and keep running back to your Warthog to make sure the doors are locked.
Darren
26/11/08 @ 09:44
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Silly and pointless name change IMO... there was nothing wrong with Halo 3: Recon and even Halo 3: Shock Troopers as Eraysor suggested sounds 100X better than some silly acronym. But, you know, Halo 3... LOL
Les
26/11/08 @ 09:45
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I bet this is not the latest name change. I expect a monthly name change to sustain the hype. In the end, it's only the 'Halo 3' part that matters... ;)
bodypopper
26/11/08 @ 09:48
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Who cares. Mums across the land will still walk into their local Game asking for 'that new Halo game' regardless of what they call it.
Ker-ching!
Yossarian
26/11/08 @ 09:57
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Calling it 'Recon' was good fan service, so this is a little disappointing.
The_Inquisitor
26/11/08 @ 10:12
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Halo 3: STD - a new form of protective force.
YobRenoops
26/11/08 @ 10:14
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Isn't it like what you used to see on the back off "love" messages at school?

O(nce) D(estroyed) S(till) T(rue)

I can't remember it exactly.

Next it'll be HALO: SWALK
ozzit
26/11/08 @ 10:20
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If i remember rightly from the Halo books (what? I'm a geek) ODSTs are affectionately known as "Helljumpers".

Though i suppose having that as the subtitle might have made it sound like a game about an item of knitwear with demonic tendencies...
Zomoniac
26/11/08 @ 10:25
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It was I(f) D(estroyed) S(till) T(rue).
Nostromo13
26/11/08 @ 11:01
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Imagine when the soundtrack comes out: halo 3: ODST OST
RazorObsession
26/11/08 @ 11:05
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Its weird, as I was calling it Halo ODST, and kept correcting myself every time I did it. I only did it cause i got it wrong the first time and it stuck. Thanks Bungie!
HolyJebus
26/11/08 @ 11:22
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What the hell were they thinking on this one?
renzo
26/11/08 @ 11:25
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Another vote for "Halo 3: Shock Troopers".

The "Orbital Drop" bit sounds like a fancy way of describing turds dropping into a toilet bowl.
YobRenoops
26/11/08 @ 11:26
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Haha it's not Orbital Drop. At my school we called it:

"SKY DUMPING"
tobsen
26/11/08 @ 11:28
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Given the fact that this game is mostly targeted at teens with ADHD, the naming of the expansion makes sense.
sneetch
26/11/08 @ 12:12
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Ok, so, so far the following better names - as in snappier, more informative or simply not containing an unknown (to the public) acronym - have been proposed in this thread:

Halo 3: Shock Troopers
Halo 3: Helljumpers

And of course the original:

Halo3: Recon

Any of those would be good, you know what's going on (well, "Helljumpers" is a bit vague but a lot more interesting than ODST) I dislike it when companies try to make their games sound more "militaristic" by tagging on these sorts of acronyms. Yes the military use acronyms: they also know what the hell they mean (as in, they don't need to spell them out in little words underneath the acronym).
thefilthandthefury
26/11/08 @ 13:13
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I love Halo and yet I had no idea what the hell an ODST was. Silly me.
BigE0n
26/11/08 @ 14:48
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Yeah that sucks I read it quick and thought is was Orbital Sock Drop Troopers!

(Although maybe that would explain why I can never find a PAIR of socks after washing em!)

Also I must admit having Halo:ODST made me think it was on about the sound track! (Official Digital Sound Track)

Should Just rename it Halo: Starship Troopers
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CreepinJesus
26/11/08 @ 14:50
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Halo 3: Bum Bandits

Best friends, Arby and Chief, go a mission to save Brighton from the invasion of outer-space backside banditos!
HarryB
26/11/08 @ 14:55
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recon sounded fine
migasUK
26/11/08 @ 14:58
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i personally like it!!!
firefly
26/11/08 @ 16:51
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Recon was fine, personally I'd have dropped the 3 and just called it Halo: Recon.
RedSparrows
26/11/08 @ 16:52
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Why does Halo always engender the 'insult' of 'ADHD teens'?

Les
26/11/08 @ 19:13
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"Why does Halo always engender the 'insult' of 'ADHD teens'?"

Why do you assume it's an insult... :p
Climhazzard
27/11/08 @ 13:22
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recon sounded alot better
SilentScream
27/11/08 @ 15:10
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Sounds like someone liked Power Rangers too much..

@bushwod

hahaha, very funny.
$olokid
30/11/08 @ 04:34
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ODST or Recon? Hmmmm? I think they both sound pretty good but I think I like Recon more.
$olokid
30/11/08 @ 04:37
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i kinda think it woulda been neat to see a 3rd person shooter for odst. who agrees? anyone?

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