New Halo 3 achievements viewable, more than expected and Mythic maps
by Dustin Burg 
{ Sep 23rd 2008 at 12:05AM }
Later today, Bungie will release the second Halo 3 title update and with it a set of ten new achievements will be added which allows an additional 250 Gamerscore to be unlocked. All are now viewable on Xbox.com along with (surprise!) a bunch of additional achievements that haven't been officially announced. These additional achievements total 500 in Gamerscore which bumps Halo 3's total Gamerscore to a whopping 1750!
The additional achievements look to be the same ones that were leaked from PAX a few weeks ago which are the ones Bungie made it clear they wouldn't be talking about just yet. It's interesting to note that a few of these newer achievements make mention of "Mythic" maps, referring to six different (and yet to be announced) multiplayer maps called Assembly, Citadel, Heretic, Longshore, Orbital and Sandbox. Or so we think they're multiplayer maps.
Whatever is going on, we're totally out of the loop because Bungie technically only announced that the ten Legendary achievements would be included in today's H3 update. Maybe the posting of additional 500 Gamerscore worth of achievements was a mix-up by the Xbox.com folks OR maybe the Superintendent has something to do with this. We're confused, but REALLY excited!
[Thanks, to everyone who sent this in]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Lanceo9 @ Sep 23rd 2008 12:21AM
single player add ons?
dave @ Sep 23rd 2008 12:25AM
Thats what I was thinking. They don't have skulls on multiplayer maps, do they?
Holden @ Sep 23rd 2008 12:36AM
That would be insane! But how could they possibly work it in? They could decide to have very hard to find skulls on a multiplayer map...?
NBA Kirkland @ Sep 23rd 2008 1:34AM
One of the achievements says find the hidden skull on Assembly, a known multiplayer map. Thus mostly likely we will not get any additional single player campaign. Instead we get skulls on multiplayer maps.
Momer @ Sep 23rd 2008 7:03PM
I'm not sure. The limit on ALL 360 games is 1250 gamerscore, so either Microsoft is changing the rules for Halo, or it's going to be a separate title.
Bret @ Sep 24th 2008 2:26AM
How about this, what if when the new mythic maps are released that bungie adds a new mode, kinda like the mode that was announced for GW2 i forget right now what it was called but the one where you fight of hordes of locust, that would kinda explain the elites that were on rats nest in the award ceremony video and the skulls on a multiplayer map. They could put the skulls in just any room but have that room heavily guarded or blocked of to make it difficult to get to.
therpham @ Sep 23rd 2008 12:33AM
Adding on to the campaign might make me put something other than Rock Band games in my 360 for once.
Ample Salty @ Sep 23rd 2008 12:36AM
I thought this was gonna be multiplayer but...skulls? Though, the idea of everyone in a mutliplayer match suddenly converging on one spot or all following each other along a hidden path is amusing, probably wouldn't work like that though.
Zeke0990 @ Sep 23rd 2008 12:37AM
Possibly, because I cannot see them putting skulls in multiplayer maps. Does this mean that the story will be extended if these are for single player addons? I gotta agree with Dustin though, I am very excited!
High-Brow Mouse @ Sep 23rd 2008 12:37AM
I can only hope! SP maps would be a nice addition! (Not to mention it shed some light on that screen shot of "Halo 3 Mythic")
BlaznGoldstein (Electric 6 Defense Force) @ Sep 23rd 2008 12:53AM
Hammer Time, Pull, Blades of Fury, Ghost Patrol, and Post Mortem all refer to performing feats in a ranked or social match on the maps mentioned in the skull achievements. Although I don't understand how a skull in a multiplayer map will work, that seems to be the case.
mark @ Sep 23rd 2008 12:53AM
the only real question is if these new maps are going to be released later today or sometime later...crossing my fingers for later today
HoZZ @ Sep 25th 2008 11:41AM
im pretty sure the new halo 3 mythic maps were released this morning at 9 a.m. because last night around 12 there was a countdown on bungie.net that was at 9 hours 12 minutes and some odd seconds so im pretty sure the maps are out now but im in school so im gonna go see at lunch which is like an hour SKEET!
HoZZ @ Sep 25th 2008 11:50AM
im pretty sure the new halo 3 mythic maps were released this morning at 9 a.m. because last night around 12 there was a countdown on bungie.net that was at 9 hours 12 minutes and some odd seconds so im pretty sure the maps are out now. but im not exactly sure so dont flame plz =)
alex thomas @ Sep 23rd 2008 12:55AM
If they add more campaign missions I'm gonna pitch a tent in my pants
mark @ Sep 23rd 2008 1:02AM
as much as i want new Sp maps it's not. Assembly is the map they showed at PAX and that map was a MP and there is an achievement for finding a skull on Assembly.
bus33boy @ Sep 23rd 2008 1:09AM
@Mark:
You take your reality and blow it out your ear. You can't just let me live in fantasyland for a few more hours?
Ghostbuddy @ Sep 23rd 2008 1:23AM
Bungie achknowledged these achievements already. They even out right stated they will come with the TU 2.
They just weren't ready to talk about them. Because they weren't ready to talk about what they are for.
Clearly... and I say clearly because it can't get any clearer those skulls are for multiplayer maps. Assembly is the name of a new multiplayer map.
They aren't going to add new single player levels. They just aren't. It took their entire team, 3 years to make Halo 3. Now most of the team is split on atleast two full games.
Even if they did make a SP expansion, you would play it once, maybe twice. Then you'll either never play it again, or it will be months untill you do.
Its not really worth them putting the resources towards. Multiplayer maps take up less resources, will sell more and will be used by the people who buy them more.
Shmil (Mr ESC Liberation Front) @ Sep 23rd 2008 3:37AM
considering that they have already built the game engine and they have had a year or longer to work on it, there's still a chance for more campaign missions. Just because you played campaign only a few times doesn't mean other people don't.
Some-Guy @ Sep 23rd 2008 9:14AM
Bungie is actually working on 3 things right now. One releasing soon, one releasing later on the 360, and one still in concept/design phase.
I won't share evidence (which means you probably will call BS) but when it does get announced just remember this little comment......
joeybeast @ Sep 23rd 2008 10:51AM
hey Some-guy,
I believe you have just described any sizable studio.
Bennyishere @ Sep 23rd 2008 1:27AM
Wow, seems like a bigger update than I thought. I'm most glad that the achievements can be done in Social Slayer, unlike the achievements I lack for 1000/1000 that I really don't want to do. Good job, Bungie!
AnthonyGalindoX @ Sep 23rd 2008 1:34AM
You mean we finally get that Arbiter side-story expansion that I've been dreaming of since last September? Seriously though, why does it seem like I'm the only one who liked the Arbiter?
Boff @ Sep 23rd 2008 5:48AM
No you're not.
flameofdoom666 @ Sep 23rd 2008 8:39AM
I LOVED that Arbiter. In some ways- I even preferred him.
B Tizo @ Sep 23rd 2008 1:51AM
I think people are missing the possibilities here! If you beat the game on Legendary there was a structure the MC and Cortana were drifting towards...
Perhaps this is a little story about that structure... You never know...
And these could have been in development for a long time, perhaps just not making the cut for Halo 3 ship time...
West @ Sep 23rd 2008 3:51AM
That was Onyx. Or Marathon. Or something else. I like the Onyx idea better though, lets go with that.
The Oreo @ Sep 23rd 2008 2:11AM
I was just thinking... the last skull achievement is the Sandbox Skull, and as NONE of the other achievements mention any kills on this Sandbox map, and Sandbox is the term sometimes used on Bungie.net for forging, then perhaps there will be included in the Mythic Map pack some sort of Forge based map like everyone speculated after Bungie's "Thank you" videos thats far better than Foundry?
Just my two cents.
Brian @ Sep 23rd 2008 5:28AM
The update is out now.
james @ Sep 23rd 2008 5:49AM
well that sucks! we dont find out about the other achievements yet. shouldnt be too far off though. least we have TU2 till then.
mgsrocks1 @ Sep 23rd 2008 6:31AM
Interesting. There is Normal, Heroic, Legendary, and now Mythic? What's so beyond Legendary it's being called Mythic? Could it be...nah.
Clinton RRoD sept.3 @ Sep 23rd 2008 6:43AM
cant wait to see
Nviz @ Sep 23rd 2008 7:17AM
I hope that you don't need to pay for another map pack and the legendary map pack will finally be free.
The Dom @ Sep 23rd 2008 8:13AM
I wonder when they'll make the Legendary free, I'm going to hold out for a bit longer.
DJcube @ Sep 23rd 2008 7:31AM
I'm glad I don't have the Legendary pack. It's going to be horrible playing for a few weeks due to those achievements.
pekosROB @ Sep 23rd 2008 9:17AM
And why would it be so horrible for the next few weeks? Because you think a lot of people will be online playing?
I don't remember Halo screwing up when it launched. So I doubt there will be more people playing than that. And I'm sure Bungie has improved their servers since. I think you're just in denial that you don't have the Legendary Pack! :-P haha
lol @ Sep 23rd 2008 11:09AM
well, I'm not sure how he meant it, but I think it will be a horrible experience, not because it will be clogged with Halo players, but because it will be clogged with achievement whores who can't earn a damn thing on their own.
Welcome back to "gee guys can you help me get the Yorick achievement?" "hay can you help me get flag dropped and double double?"
I hated that crap. Every achievement I have (and I don't have them all) I earned on my own, without any lame help. I didn't ask anyone to stand in a line so I could get the laser achievement, or not move so I could get steppin razor, or anything like that...what's the fun in that?
Anyway, mini-rant aside, I want to download the maps already...it's kind of annoying not being able to play team slayer because I don't have maps that can't even be downloaded...they weren't available when I checked this morning...perhaps when I get home.
Squad battle sounds cool, though. 6 on 6.
HCN DoLLa @ Sep 24th 2008 5:01PM
i would have to agree with "lol" i too have worked hard to get the acheivments on my own but have not gotten them all yet...i hate it wen noobs come one and start runnin they mouth bout "i need this and i will help u get this if u help me get this!" its just a bunch of bull!
as for the additions to the campaign its sounds cool but not worth it i mean the story is dun wit so just leave it where it stands...
and...does anyone know wen these new maps will be available to us hope dont have to pay for it... i mean they should just give the new maps to us like bungie did with cold storage...
Ctrl Alt Del @ Sep 24th 2008 10:32PM
This just further confirms widespread rumors that there will be new, DLC side missions in the Halo story, much like they will be doing with GTA 4. Kind of takes all the suspense out of the Superintendant when you already know what will happen. Bungie usually is better at keeping secrets.
icutad @ Sep 28th 2008 11:04AM
um what about tank dropper
kill some one with a tank while in monitor mode? sounds like a new game type to me
halolover @ Nov 9th 2008 10:57AM
Im pretty sure that moniter mode is when u turn into the oracle on forge i don't think theres gonna be a new game type.
I doubt that the mythic map pack is gonna be free because you can see how many people are excited for them to come out bungie would be missing out on a lot of money if they made them free.