Those of you having troubles accessing the Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta via Crackdown need not worry too long. Reports are filtering in from users scattered around that they’re slowly being able to download the beta.
Frankie at Bungie posted a message that they’re well aware of the Crackdown delays and that the proper people have been notified. So don’t worry, you’ll soon get your fix. People who were invited into the beta via Rule of Three, Family & Friends and other non-Crackdown ways are unaffected by this.
So keep trying as the problem appears to be slowly fixing itself.
[Update]
We’re happy to finally announce that the issues being faced with the Halo 3 beta and Crackdown will be resolved shortly. The Microsoft team has found a solution and it’s undergoing final testing now. Assuming the test pass goes according to plan, the fix will come in the form of a Crackdown title update within the next three to six hours.
We understand many of you were eagerly awaiting your chance to jump into the Halo 3 Beta and this technical issue has put a damper on your plans. Thankfully the fix is incoming and we’re sincerely sorry for any inconvenience this has caused. Ultimately we hope this will all soon be a distant memory once you pick up the Spartan Laser, launch yourself from a Mancannon and enjoy online shenanigans with your friends.
As a reminder, people who already have the Halo 3 Beta are unaffected by this issue. (thx 1)
[Update 2] - Press Release
We are happy to inform you that the Halo 3 multiplayer beta is now accessible for everyone who purchased Crackdown. The Microsoft team has been working on a software update, which went live shortly after 7:00pm PDT tonight, and is accessible through Crackdown in the Downloads section.
We sincerely apologize for the delay. We know we have a lot of fans that have been waiting for the beta for months, and even took time off of work to start early today. We really appreciate their enthusiasm, and we hope the small delay won’t damper everyone?s enjoyment of the game. Given the circumstances, we will be extending the duration of the Halo 3 multiplayer beta from June 6 to June 10, 11:59 PM PDT.
May 16th, 2007 at 9:10 am
YEAH THANKS FOR POSTING DEACONBALDE
I got up at 5AM pst to DL and play a bit b4 work and was wondering what happened since my FL was ful of east coast friends playing the beta.
Hopefully I can DL at good speed after I get outta work today
May 16th, 2007 at 9:16 am
yeah good looking out Deac. stupid, stupid no matter how you slice it. they should’ve had this done perfectly.
May 16th, 2007 at 9:25 am
As if its not bad enough we paid $60 for that crappy game the download isn’t working
May 16th, 2007 at 9:44 am
May 16th, 2007 at 9:44 am
good looking out Deacon.
May 16th, 2007 at 10:08 am
You tha man Deac. Always looking out for the rest of us. ^_^
May 16th, 2007 at 10:17 am
I havent heard a single report of someones working….only heard rumors of it being delayed till tomorrow.
May 16th, 2007 at 10:31 am
Hopefully it will be up by the time I’m home for lunch so I can start the download then.
May 16th, 2007 at 10:32 am
Yea man I got up at the crack of about 10 EST to d/l. Figured I could get some extra sleep and let the mad rush of downloaders pass by and get right into the beta by 10:30 EST. Well…that didn’t work at all. So I downloaded Aegis Wing instead and have been playing that for two and a half hours. Its a pretty good game. Oh and I called out of work at least I still get paid.
May 16th, 2007 at 10:32 am
I had an idea this would happen anyways….no worries we will all be up and fraggin sooner or later.