Halo 3 Beta Maintenance: If you crash, tell Bungie
Bungie.net’s Frankie warns that on May 23 between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 1:00 P.M. PST, Bungie will be doing something to the Halo 3 Beta that will probably not affect you. But just in case it does, here’s what might happen. Read Frankie’s words carefully, so you won’t get bamboozled:
Should your game encounter a rare crash, your Xbox 360 will give you an alert screen, explaining that itÂ’s uploading data to Bungie servers. We actually need this data, and we need your cooperation too. Although you probably wonÂ’t see that screen, if you do, let it finish uploading the data. It may take some time – upwards of 10-20 seconds and perhaps longer. So we beg your patience. When the process has completed correctly this is the message you’ll see, “File upload complete. Visit http://www.bungie.net/forums/halo3beta for more information (safe to reboot).”
Frankie adds that if you experience a crash after 1 P.M., the data upload process to fix things will be much shorter.
The logic behind all this is that collecting data on game crashes only helps Bungie iron out all the bugs and problems with the game before they launch it. Oh, by the way, they’re only collecting data on “natural” crashes so please, don’t “try” to make your 360 crash. Okay?
Bungie.net’s Frankie warns that on May 23 between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 1:00 P.M. PST, Bungie will be doing something to the Halo 3 Beta that will probably not affect you. But just in case it does, here’s what might happen. Read Frankie’s words carefully, so you won’t get bamboozled:
Should your game encounter a rare crash, your Xbox 360 will give you an alert screen, explaining that itÂ’s uploading data to Bungie servers. We actually need this data, and we need your cooperation too. Although you probably wonÂ’t see that screen, if you do, let it finish uploading the data. It may take some time – upwards of 10-20 seconds and perhaps longer. So we beg your patience. When the process has completed correctly this is the message you’ll see, “File upload complete. Visit http://www.bungie.net/forums/halo3beta for more information (safe to reboot).”
Frankie adds that if you experience a crash after 1 P.M., the data upload process to fix things will be much shorter.
The logic behind all this is that collecting data on game crashes only helps Bungie iron out all the bugs and problems with the game before they launch it. Oh, by the way, they’re only collecting data on “natural” crashes so please, don’t “try” to make your 360 crash. Okay?
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