Halo 3 Beta Begins for “Friends and Family”

The Bungie forums are alight with people talking (well, bragging) about how their Halo 3 Beta test is about to begin. No, it’s not the public beta. It’s the so-called, “Friends and Family,” beta. Now, there’s really nothing special about this beta. It’s the same beta, just delivered 5 days early to “Friends and Family.” The big question is, who is “Friends and Family?

In a recent Bungie update, you can find this explanation, “A selection of Bungie.net members – regulars all – has been picked using a semi-random process devised by our own Roger Wolfson and Tom “Achronos” Gioconda. Those lucky winners have already been picked and collated. Next week, on the evening of the 11th of May, they will receive a Friends and Family code, delivered to one place and one place only. Their PM mailbox right here on Bungie.net. Spread the word – a small percentage, but still a significant number of Bnet loyalists, are getting the Golden Ticket delivered straight to their Bnet PM mailbox.”

For the rest of us not selected in this process, the public beta begins in just under 5 days. How are you Halo junkies coping with the wait? Having DT’s yet?