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Living Dead is a Halo 3 Matchmaking playlist that features infection games involving zombies. The playlist was first available on 31 October 2007 at 12:01 AM (Pacific Time) until 1 November 2007 at 3:00 AM to coincidence with the holiday Halloween. Since then, the playlist returned several times as a Double EXP Weekend playlist due to popular demand, either ranked (at the Halloween weekends) or social (during the rest of the year). The playlist is free for all (FFA) and has a maximum number of players per game of 13. Many features of the playlist, including the maximum lobby size and the required and optional maps have changed since it's first availability.
Appearances
The Living Dead playlist has appeared several times since the launch of Halo 3, either as a ranked playlist or as social playlist.
Date |
Holiday |
Type |
Double EXP |
Max. Party Size |
Required Maps |
Optional Maps |
10/31/2007 - 11/01/2007 |
Halloween 2007 |
Ranked |
? |
011 |
- |
- |
04/10/2008 - 04/13/2008 |
- |
Social |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
08/28/2008 - 08/31/2008 |
- |
Social |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
10/30/2008 - 11/03/2008 |
Halloween 2008 |
Ranked |
Yes |
011 |
? |
? |
01/29/2009 - 02/01/2009 |
- |
Social |
Yes |
1313 |
? |
? |
04/23/2009 - 04/26/2009 |
- |
Social |
Yes |
011 |
Heroic, Legendary |
Mythic |
05/28/2009 - 05/31/2009 |
- |
Social |
Yes |
1313 |
Heroic, Legendary, Mythic |
- |
06/18/2009 - 06/21/2009 |
- |
Social |
Yes |
1313 |
Heroic, Legendary, Mythic |
- |
07/30/2009 - 08/02/2009 |
- |
Social |
Yes |
1313 |
Heroic, Legendary, Mythic |
- |
08/20/2009 - 08/23/2009 |
- |
Social |
Yes |
1313 |
Heroic, Legendary, Mythic |
- |
10/29/2009 - 11/01/2009 |
Halloween 2009 |
Ranked |
Yes |
011 |
Halo 3: Mythic |
- |
11/26/2009 - 11/29/2009 |
- |
Social |
Yes |
1313 |
Halo 3: Mythic |
- |
01/14/2010 - 01/17/2010 |
- |
Social |
Yes |
013 |
Halo 3: Mythic |
- |
Map Variants
Current Variants
Former Variants
Trivia
- Infected Manor and Spooky House were the only maps to be designed by someone other than Bungie to be made on the playlist.
- The variant name of Last Resort, Zomzibar, is similar to the name Zanzibar. This is clever as Last Resort is a remake of the Halo 2 map Zanzibar.
- On Thursday, April 23, 2009, Bungie limited the party size of Living Dead to 1, and, being a social playlist, is the only recorded social playlist in Halo history to have a party limit of 1. Many claimed that this is made because of the Zombie Achievements, and some claimed that it was made to prevent boosting. But other Living Dead playlist after that were set to the maximum size of 13 again.
Game Variants
Creeping Death
Creeping Rockets
- Zombies have shields and carry Energy Swords.
- Humans carry Shotguns and Magnums with limited ammunition.
Braaaains
- Zombies have no Shields and carry Energy Swords, but are slightly faster.
- Humans carry Shotguns and Magnums with limited ammunition.
Speed Demons
Note: All gametypes allow Humans to use a Machine Gun Turret if there is one on the map. But however, if a player detaches one and drops the weapon, it cannot be picked up.
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