In the latest weekly update from Bungie, they have announced that they are nearing completion of a Halo 3 auto-update and that it should be handed off to Microsoft certification very soon. By their estimates, the update should be rolled out sometime later this month.

In the weekly update, we have been given a detailed look at how melee works, not only in Halo 3, but in Halo 2 as well. The information is quite interesting, at least for a huge nerd like me, and I had one of those “ah-ha” moments when I learned exactly what causes us to perceive that the current melee system is broken. The solution they have decided on is simple: If you and your opponent have done sufficient damage to each other and you both melee at about the same time, you’ll both die. After reading and understanding the challenges they face in this area, this solution makes perfect sense. If you care at all about Halo 3, give the article a read.

Also in the update is word of a forthcoming Valentine’s playlist, dubbed the Valentine’s Day Massacre Hopper. This hopper will be a “Ranked, lean, Team Slayer-focused version (it will have a Team BRs variant, as well) of Team Doubles.”

Link: OMG Fix Mayleeey, Bungle!