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Report: Halo 3 LE Discs Being Scratched To Death

Hooterville of NeoGAF has posted up that a friend of his opened up 3 copies of the limited edition Halo 3 set and with all three copies both discs were loose upon opening the case and consequently scratched like crazy. The problem reportedly lies within the fact that there is a poorly made plastic nub and foam disc pad holding mechanism which results in the disc's becoming loose easily. $75 for this? No thanks. Warn other gamers and potential customers of this issue.

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toughNAME - 828 days 5 hours ago

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through which illegal method did his 'friend' get his copy of Halo 3?

this is from a forum

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stunt213 - 828 days 3 hours ago

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Lmao i though 360 scratched game disc, but this is hilarious even 360's game case scrathed disc and it's halo 3 their biggest game of all time.

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1.2 SonySoldiers | 828 days 3 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show

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G_CodeMonkey - 828 days 2 hours ago

1.3 - Sorry, I don't believe it...

More crap (FUD) from the internet to make M$ look bad, again. (not that they haven't helped themselves in that arena with the RRoD). gCM

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kevoncox - 827 days 20 hours ago

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Come on people. DOn't be so gulliable. He Got his hands on not 1 but 3 Limted Editions? Before luanch? It's just some guy trying to get people not to buy the game. It's so sad that people will post a forum post as a link. How did this get approved? What's worst is how the Sony fanboys come running in and ruining their credibility.

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Dareaver1 - 827 days 19 hours ago

1.5 - For anyone who blieves this story....

How gullible do you have to be? I thought this was a gaming news site. Not where fanboys from any faction (yes now it's factions because of this dumb console war) can just make up news. It seems pretty much the majority to be Sony Fanboys. Then 360 fanboys, and the Wii fanboys are almost non-existent.

Why would someone post something like this. Don't they have anything better to do. This site is overrun with pre-pubescent fanboys. And if you don't believe me, then why is this post overrun with people who have no interest in the game, but to say something negative. It hasn't even been released yet. And the funny thing is that even in 360 posts you can have more disagrees than agrees, so that shows that there are more Sony Fanboys on this site than 360 and Wii fanboys. Astonishing, and sad. This doesn't make the PS3 look any better.

I mean look at all the avatars. There are clearly more 360 bashing avatars than PS3 bashing avatars. Does anyone else think that this is childish. Please, why don't every fanboy in here try to at least act mature. If you are a GAMER, you love the GAMES! End of story.

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Jdash24 - 828 days 5 hours ago

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oh wow that really sucks, im glad i switched to the standard edition

but i wonder if the special has the same issue

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ReBurn - 828 days 5 hours ago

3 - Friend of a forum poster, eh?

My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Halo 3 Legendary Edition pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious.

In all seriousness, any particular shipment could have been damaged. Who knows what kind of abuse the package went through during shipping.

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Bigmac573 - 828 days 5 hours ago

3.1 - FYI

It wasn't 1 LE case, it was 3 LE cases he received the same day.

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Icewake - 828 days 5 hours ago

4 - Wonder if this works?

http://clipmarks.com/clipma...

Damn, if I had one I'd try it on my conkers disk.

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ShiftyLookingCow - 828 days 5 hours ago

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really hope mine doesnt come scratched on Monday, its a long trip

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Lord Anubis - 828 days 5 hours ago

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lets close our eyes and pretend it doesn't exist.

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Icewake - 828 days 5 hours ago

6.1 - 3 copies

Out of a couple million, yes it basically doesn't.

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spammy_nooo - 828 days 2 hours ago

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thats what MS said about the failure rates

OOOOOOOHHHHH

sorry I had to say that.

I'm sure they will replace any broken copies, MS doesn't want any bad rep with this game.

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Garbagebox360 - 828 days 4 hours ago

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lollllllllll more garbage hahahaha
would of thought they would of fixed it for halo but were gona get bots complaning next week about there halo disks are broken or they got the rrod xD

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Icewake - 828 days 3 hours ago

7.1 - Talk bout garbage huh?

You must love it, you payed 600$ for a piece of trash.

Oh no, of course not. But I'd consider trash something useless. Wouldn't you? By useless something you don't use, which would be a PS3 sense no games are worth playing so it is just there. I'd consider that trash, who wouldn't?

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Garbagebox360 - 828 days 3 hours ago

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did i hurt your feelings lol awwww

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DrPirate - 828 days 2 hours ago

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Amazing how I get daily usage out of this "piece of trash"

Please dude, throw yourself in front of a train instead of being a pompous, presumptious ass.

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8.1 Chris_GTR1 | 828 days 4 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show

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XENOCIDE - 828 days 4 hours ago

8.2 - Very original

I see they're teaching you fanboys some new tactics in those weekly meetings - jingles.

Keep up the good work recruit.

^^^=sarcasm=^^^

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TheExecutive - 827 days 16 hours ago

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Come on Shaka... you are rediculous.

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jackdoe - 828 days 4 hours ago

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I bought Halo 2 Collector's Edition and similar crap happened. Why the hell would they put the game, which imo is worth more than the documentary, on top of the dvd? Anyway, if it does get damaged, Microsoft should be able to replace the discs for free.

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XENOCIDE - 828 days 3 hours ago

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I always wondered why they packaged it that way as well as I purchased the LE edition of Halo 2 also. Though my discs were never damaged n' I never had any problems with them popping out, I don't know why they didn't just make the case so that it holds each CD's on separate panels as most media containing more than one disc is done. I mean it's not as though there was a lack of funding or anything.

If that's the case with the LE edition of Halo 3 as well (and it appears that way from the pic's) that sucks, regardless if I'm purchasing that edition or not.

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jackdoe - 828 days 3 hours ago

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I believe they did that way in order to fit the oversized instruction manual and etc. I have games that have that extra attachment for the second disc. It takes up so much space that there really isn't room for a manual. The packaging still pissed me off though. Whenever I go to take out Halo 2, I have to take out the DVD first and then take out Halo 2.

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dinkeldinkse - 828 days 4 hours ago

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You wanna know why? Because crap sometimes oozes out and scratches stuff up.

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Ahhhh - 828 days 4 hours ago

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@Shaka2K6 - Okay, your really a dumbass. 360 is a joke, is that why your sill "waiting?" sorry I had to say it. But, seriously, Halo 3 overrated? Yea, maybe a little bit, but Killzone 2, are you serious? The first game can kiss my ass, it fºcking sucked, and there hyping the second to be a Halo killer. We all know the graphics are good but isn't what a game is ALL about. Yeaaaa, that in my opinion is OVERRATED.

And, seriously, why are PS3 fans in a 360 news area? You guys must secretly really love this game, or you have no life, to come here and post a stupid, useless comment. Why don't Ps3 fans just goto the PS3 News related area. And, 360 fans should stay in the 360 area. I don't see what's so complicated bout that..

@TruthBTold - Exactly, but people on here don't seem to notice that. People like Nasim think the 360 is the devil. -.- And, vice-versa.

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TruthBTold - 828 days 4 hours ago

11.1 - Thank you by the way..

It's nice to see someone pissing on Fanboys instead of Sony or Xbox. True gamer IMO. Game on

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TruthBTold - 828 days 3 hours ago

11.2 - ThaToNeKiDKaBaW

That is the sad part, people that actually would like to come to websites like this and be entertained with simple fun information, videos, photos and comment on games to share with other people have to be mixed up with lame fanboys who really seem to have nothing else going on in their lives except for their gameconsole which they probably kiss goodbye after they have to go to bed at night. There should be a new section for actual gamers in which people can vote fanboys out if they begin talking trash.

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TruthBTold - 828 days 4 hours ago

12 - I love my PS3 but come on...

this just seems to go to far to start flamewars. If this actually happened then it was probably fault of the people who delivered or packaged the games. I went to Best Buy to pick up HS which I had purchased for pick up, and the one that the employee gave to me had a broken case. I was afraid the game would be scrathed so I exchanged it for another one. I just think this is something that can happen with any thing that is delivered through the mail or including purchased at the store. The point I'm trying to say is that the plastic case or whatever is the cause, there can be many reasons but tryin to flip it around and then try to start saying bad things about Halo 3 is going to far. Let it be. I hate any type of fanboy, I have a preference of course, PS3 because I moved up from my PS2. But I have friends who have XBox 360 and moved up from XBox, I'm sure I will be playing it when I'm at their house as much as they play when they come over. It's about having a good time.

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jcgamer - 827 days 20 hours ago

12.1 - Thank you bro

for posting...bubble for you...

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Ahhhh - 827 days 15 hours ago

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Yea itd be really nice if we could vote people out.. but theyd probably just make a new account and come back.. but iuno maybe theyd get tired of trying to come back?

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crck - 828 days 4 hours ago

13 - Not to start a flame war this is only from a consumer's point of view.

But this is one of the biggest advantages of blu-ray discs. No one ever seems to mention it. But they simply don't scratch. Both my TMNT and Planet Earth (one of the disc) blu-ray discs were loose when I got them in the mail. But not a mark on them when I checked. I love not having to worry about that stuff.

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PimpHandHappy - 828 days 4 hours ago

14 - i dont hang

with 360ppl

didnt you hear? 360 is officaly uncool!

lol

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Ahhhh - 827 days 15 hours ago

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@PimpHandHappy - Yet, your still in here, at a 360 news area. =(

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Icewake - 828 days 3 hours ago

15 - Hmm

I think I will go out and buy some HS and Lair games, scratch them up real nice and say they came like that. Will Bigmac post it as news?

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Charlie2688 - 828 days 3 hours ago

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WTF!!!!!!!! I hope this not happened to all disc or I will F-Ing go Berserk >:| cuz I am a HUGE fan of CE/LE/DC version and I am not gonna let them F-Ing ruin this

ironically enough its the same holding system as Preys CE BUT the Preys CE was SO F-Ing tight I almost break the disc trying to pull it out O.o so I guess people actually broke the disc so now they made it SUPER loose >:|

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BaMYouRDeaD - 828 days 3 hours ago

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Limited Edition huh? Luckily I got the Legendary Edition ;)

Anyway, so I actually preordered the LE first, but then upgraded to the Legendary.

This probably resulted from MS mass-producing the game and all its materials since there's such high demand.

My condolences go out to all of those who received scratched disks.

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Zhuk - 828 days 3 hours ago

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there's no indication of the problem being widespread yet, but if it is its a major screwup of something so simple and whoever is responsible should be fired

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Icewake - 828 days 3 hours ago

18.1 - Please

No logic around the Sony fanboys. They don't understand it so you will get a lot of disagrees and flames.

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Zhuk - 828 days 2 hours ago

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you're right, it was foolish of me to think that fandroids could reason

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SofaKingReetodded - 827 days 23 hours ago

18.3 - you can't disagree

with idiot xbots on your ignore list...lol

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BloodySinner - 827 days 21 hours ago

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Look who's talking, moron.

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progx - 828 days 3 hours ago

20 - LOL WOW

F**kin f@gdroids. We all know your scared of Halo but this is a new low.

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Funky Town_TX - 828 days 3 hours ago

21 - This is what I do

I never have games delivered. UPS and Fed EX don't care about your packages. When I get a game at retail I either open it at gamestop before I leave or a shake it to see if it is loose. I had Fight Night round 3 come loose in the package on me. The center piece of the dvd case was broken. When it broke the dvd moved around inside and that now jagged piece scratched it all the hell up.

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Nameless - 828 days 3 hours ago

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Attack Of The Sony Droids

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PimpHandHappy - 827 days 15 hours ago

22.1 - umm kinda like

the attack on of the xbots when they heard Warhawk got a review of 6.5

it goes both ways

personaly i dont like to call anyone a fanboy oor xbot or sony droid. Instead i say 360ppl PS3ppl

because thats what most are

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Bathyj - 828 days 3 hours ago

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I hope this is an isolated incident. If it becomes as widespread as certain other Xbox manufacturing problems Halo 3 could prove quite the embarassment for company battling with quality issues.

Is that the middle edition? Not the standard, not the best? Damn, thats what I'm getting.

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