I think around 50,000k for the first day. It may grow as days go by. what do u all think ?
50k sounds good but I really don’t think it would rise that much probably like 30k but if it does reach 50k it will more than likely go higher than that. I think the max would be 70k if it manages to reach 50k.
When AC2 was free it had 50,000 people on it. That game it about as old as halo 3. So I can assure you that the population will be around there
I would love for it to maintain a steady 100,000 
I think we’re probably being a little too optimistic, but I’m still trying my hardest to spread the word and you all should too.
It should get a huge influx as soon as it hits the front page of LIVE. Curious to see what it maintains. If it can stick around 50k peak for at least a few months I would love it.
I think the reputation Halo 3 maintains is a dead giveaway that an appreciable pop-stimuli will result.
There’s free stuff, there’s great stuff.
Free and Great attract a LOT of people.
Be awesome to get some playlists filled like they used to be.
20k max. I don’t see it doing much better than that. Look, we all know how popular this game used to be, so the chances are that anybody who really wants to play H3 owns the game already.
Yea but there has been millions of new people that where not around for the halo 3 era. And nobody can turn down a free game.
> 20k max. I don’t see it doing much better than that. Look, we all know how popular this game used to be, so the chances are that anybody who really wants to play H3 owns the game already.
Most people I know sold or traded theirs in. I’m the only one of my friends that hoards games. I can still break out my Atari and play it at any time. I still don’t see the population shooting up though. Even 20k might be pushing it. Do the counters even work? It said there was 5,402 people on last night when I was playing.
> Yea but there has been millions of new people that where not around for the halo 3 era. And nobody can turn down a free game.
dude halo 3 is literally 5 bucks at gamestop. i doubt everyone is waiting for it to be free to save 5 dollars.
i predict a pretty small bump in population.
Yea I know it’s 5$ but I’m sure most people not familier with halo don’t know that. Here’s proof when AC2 was free It was #7 on the Xbox Live Activity Charts with 50,000 people a day. Higher than halo 4. So since Halo 3 has multiplayer, forge and much more, people will be quick to the trigger on that.
> Yea I know it’s 5$ but I’m sure most people not familier with halo don’t know that. Here’s proof when AC2 was free It was #7 on the Xbox Live Activity Charts with 50,000 people a day. Higher than halo 4. So since Halo 3 has multiplayer, forge and much more, people will be quick to the trigger on that.
This.
If AC2 hit 50,000, Halo 3 will be atleast that.
But I’m expecting the population to drop by about 5,000 when Ghosts releases.
I predict no lasting population jump after this week because Halo 3 and ODST have such archaic and strange controller layouts that it makes the game unplayable.
> I predict no lasting population jump after this week because Halo 3 and ODST have such archaic and strange controller layouts that it makes the game unplayable.
That depends. I have changed my controller layout on Reach and Halo 4 to be just like Halo 1-3 so while you call it archaic, I just call it normal Halo controls.
> > I predict no lasting population jump after this week because Halo 3 and ODST have such archaic and strange controller layouts that it makes the game unplayable.
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> That depends. I have changed my controller layout on Reach and Halo 4 to be just like Halo 1-3 so while you call it archaic, I just call it normal Halo controls.
Yep, I use the Recon control scheme in Reach and in Halo 4 because I got used to it in Halo 3 / ODST.
yes, both of you got used to the controls because of having a lot of experience playing halo 3. I’m talking about people who play other games and jump into halo 3 and then realize all of the control configurations are very different from what they are used to. I’m just saying it could pose a problem, as it did for me.
> > > I predict no lasting population jump after this week because Halo 3 and ODST have such archaic and strange controller layouts that it makes the game unplayable.
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> > That depends. I have changed my controller layout on Reach and Halo 4 to be just like Halo 1-3 so while you call it archaic, I just call it normal Halo controls.
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> Yep, I use the Recon control scheme in Reach and in Halo 4 because I got used to it in Halo 3 / ODST.
same. i love it in ce anniversary as well.
OMG I would lose it if that happened.