Do NOT install Halo 3 to your Hard Drive!

[squidhands]

Just posted by Sketch:

"...please be aware that installing Halo 3 to your HDD will actually result in longer load times and thus a less optimal experience than if you run the game from the disc drive. This happens due to the way Halo 3 already uses a HDD to cache data and once you do an install, you are copying between two different areas of the same drive as you are loading a map.

If you just plan to play campaign or offline content, you may feel that the tradeoff is worth it in order to have a slightly quieter Xbox 360 and reduced impact to your disc drive. However, if you play Halo 3 online, please be aware that increased map loading times can have a negative impact to everyone's experience. In some cases, it could take considerably longer to load multiplayer maps, meaning that everyone you are matched with is also stuck waiting for your maps to load. If people start to lose patience, you then have scenarios of players leaving parties and aborting matching because they don't want to wait. This adds to the problem, creating a cycle where more and more people have a harder time getting into the games they want to play. To avoid this negative situation, we are advising that Halo 3 players do not install the game to their HDD."

Read on for greater details.

[Transactionzero]

I was going to install my halo3 game to my HD as soon as I got home from work. TY! You saved my butt.

[chrstphrbrnnn]

Originally Posted by Transactionzero

I was going to install my halo3 game to my HD as soon as I got home from work. TY! You saved my butt.

A message pops up telling you not to when you turn on halo lol. I was gona make a topic, but squid beat me to it lulz. Honestly, I think the installing to hard drive is a bullshit waste of time. Someone said gears takes up 8 gigs? And wtf you still need the disc? UT3 for my PC only takes 8 gigs, the graphics are higher and I don't need the disc. The only reason I'd wanna install anything is because I'm too lazy to change disc, but since that doesn't help..wasteful feature?

[xX5w33ny70ddXx]

It will help for those who don't want to change their disks to join a friends party, who may be playing Gears, while they're playing Halo 3.

[Blakem0n92]

Is there a list of games that will NOT go faster?

[Bloumbas]

Ha well then sorry guys, my Halo's broken. I'm uploading it, it's better then nothing.

[DMM White]

Thats a shame, I was sort of looking forward to a quieter xbox...

[CLIFF X13]

It makes the loading times slower, but I personally think it is much better when it isn't harming my Xbox, nor my ears. So I installed it anyways. =] I mean matchmaking, it already takes ages to find a match, I don't really mind the wait.

[FirFox 919]

ya quieter xbox and gives disc reader a break(doesnt spin disc) thus less overheatage.

[Blue Pariot]

Well that sucks...
I was looking forward to having a quieter Xbox.
I'm really hoping that all those 10 year olds realize that if they install it on the hard drive it will take longer to load games.