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==Halo 3== | ==Halo 3== | ||
Players can choose from two types of matchmaking,[[Image:Ranks.jpg|thumb|250px|right|An image listing of every Halo 3 rank.]] ranked and social, each having different gametypes. Guests can only enter social matches. Bungie also puts special events into matchmaking first seen on Halloween with the Living Dead playlist, this was also the first time forged maps were used, hinting that more playlist will come along with the holidays. These special events only occur for a short amount of time, usually during the celebration of their respective holiday. | |||
Unlike Halo 2, if a party has a high variability of | Double EXP Weekend is a new feature in Halo 3's Matchmaking. In this playlist, unusual (ex. [[Grifball]] and [[Fiesta]]) or games rarely seen compared to others (ex. [[Team Snipers]] or [[Living Dead]]) are played from Thursday to Monday. | ||
Unlike Halo 2, if a party has a high variability of skill levels in the current playlist, it will acknowledge it as a "mixed party" and will attempt to match with another party(ies) of a similar mix of ranks between the players. | |||
===Playlist=== | ===Playlist=== | ||
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* DLC Objective | * DLC Objective | ||
Special: | Special (Needs Updating): | ||
* [[Living Dead]] (Halloween)(Double EXP Weekend) | * [[Living Dead]] (Halloween)(Double EXP Weekend) | ||
* Valentine's Day Massacre (Valentine's Day) | * Valentine's Day Massacre (Valentine's Day) | ||
* [[Grifball]] (Double EXP Weekend) | * [[Grifball]] (Double EXP Weekend) | ||
* [[Team SWAT]] (Double EXP Weekend) | * [[Team SWAT]] (Double EXP Weekend) | ||
* [[Cinco de Mayo]] (Cinco de Mayo) (Double EXP Weekend) ([[Fiesta]] games) | |||
* [[Team Snipers]] (Double EXP Weekend) | |||
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