I think Bungie just used the Bubble Shield as some sort of "model" for the Kill Balls. If you notice, you can see the same glowing line that's on the bubble shield on the outside of the kill ball. It also seems roughly the same size as a bubble shield. Obviously the only thing different would be the properties and the overall look. And the person who said it will actually be a sphere is probably correct. *that part also goes with what I said above* Hopefully Bungie will reveal more info about these things in the Weekly Update. I would love to find out more about the kill balls and dynamic lights.
Ya the death ball could have some of the same traits of the door. It could be used to merge stuff into the ground. But we never know. I think bungie will not have a limit on the size of this, some people want to create death barriers with it. But what if people make them as small as they can like 1 by 1 and they are almost invisible, they would be like invisible trip mines?
About the tier thing, Do you see the floating mongoose? I'm not sure if that monitor is holding it, or if it is settled there. If it is then that proves the muli-tier.
There is a little orb next to it and I think that the little orb is a forge monitor holding it into place. Hey does the death ball kill you instantly or is it kind of like the power drain? Does anyone know?
Hah. How convienent. The picture I was talking about. And yeah, its gonna have a limit. Otherwise people could cover the entire map with it. And Bungie is NOT gonna let that happen.
Okay, Kill-Ball: is a spherical shaped object in which any player who enters it, is killed. Kill-ball kills, simple.
So it kills you instantly, like as soon as the tip of your body touches it the same second you fall over dead? It reminds me of a huge trip mine. This would so work well as a death spawn for a bottom of a map
Quoted for greatness. I don't see why everyone is arguing about it. Would something that gradually weakened you as you were in it not just be a power drain? Bungie isn't so dumb that they would make two versions of the same thing.
Exactly. But off the subject of Kill Balls.. I'm excited to see how bright they dynamic lights will be. At first, I thought they would light up the whole map, but those huge towers do that already.
Think of the kill ball like this. [Hypothetical Situation] You are outside of a map, however you can walk around without hitting a death barrier, however this is limited of course. So when you do hit a death barrier that is still on land, you just fall over and die. I see the Kill-Ball functioning in this fashion. [/Hypothetical Situation]
Agreed. When I saw the screenshot that had the blue ball placed between the two short tower-type things I was really surprised at just how bright they were. I can't wait to see how forgers use these in their creations.
That's exactly how I see it happening. Some people on bnet think you'll burst into flames when you touch it lol.
Ok, so I just had a thought. Griffball! It looks like it might even be big enough for 6v6 games. Plus it seems like enough budget to enclose with walls or killballs.
Wow. Now I see that my pre-order of Halo Wars Limited Edition was worth it. You know, besides the Warthog with flame decals... But you know what I'm seeing? I'm seeing maps made by "normal" Halo 3 players that are just as good as some of the maps we have on Foundry now. Think about what an experienced forger can do. I'm also for the theory that you will be able to change the size of the death balls like in a quote that was already posted. "There is also a new fun object we lovingly call the “Kill Ball.” It basically lets you set up areas where anything that enters it, will be killed. That should offer some fun new possibilities for players and map designers."
I'm seriously going to love the release of this map. We haven't received a forge map in so long, and there's just something about the frantic search for new exploits and glitches that gets to me.
In so many ways, yes. But after a few months it will most likely be represhing to see some Foundry. Same way we see all the Forged Pre-DLC maps right now. Current Tags For This Thread: it's smaller than...., kill ball kills, outlandish theories, over-thinking, sandbox conspiracy, shishka was here, simple =], stop speculating!, taking a **** hurts, to many pages Rofl!!!