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From the update...

Groups are the most notable thing that are missing. Unfortunately, due to the need to get ready for the Halo 3 beta, we didn’t have time to get to the groups. In addition, we want to try and make them better, not just convert them to a new design. So, they’ll be offline for a while as we redo them to be more discoverable and to be more interesting in general. The only other thing that you may notice is missing is a Halo 2 for Windows Vista projects section. We’ve elected to point people to the official Microsoft site for the time being instead of creating our own section for that since they can provide far more in-depth PC support than us console monkeys

So Bungie is too lazy to even give us information themselves, leaving us to depend entirely on other resources for information. It seems they are trying to steadily remove PC gamers from the site...

[Edited on 03.20.2007 2:00 PM PDT]

  • 03.20.2007 1:43 PM PDT
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And the origional Halo PC page is basically now just a link to Gearbox's Halo page.

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  • 03.20.2007 1:58 PM PDT
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Until recently I thought of most people's complaints about bungie abandoning PC gamers as hogwash, but things are realy starting to get rediculous.

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Posted by: cheesemaster
Until recently I thought of most people's complaints about bungie abandoning PC gamers as hogwash, but things are realy starting to get rediculous.
Would I ever lie to you, cheese?

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Careful guys; since they aren't doing the work this time, they have a "real" excuse now for not caring. Of course, let's all just forget the regular updates they used to have for Halo PC, ok?

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Posted by: Agamemnon582bc
Careful guys; since they aren't doing the work this time, they have a "real" excuse now for not caring. Of course, let's all just forget the regular updates they used to have for Halo PC, ok?
I admire your optimism, Agamemnon. Perhaps we should be patient. Although I can't imagine that being possible...

[Edited on 03.20.2007 2:55 PM PDT]

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I can put my feelings into two words.

This sucks.

Just because Bungie isn't doing the work, doesn't mean they should completely abandon us, instead of the powerful title of "The Maw", we now are called the much less flattering Halo 1 and 2 for PC forum, which kind of makes me mad. The simple fact that we are not getting any updates though Bungie and must go fishing in the internet to find the information about the game we want to buy, a product they are trying to sell, is simply ridiculous, and besides, none of these third party sources update often.

since they aren't doing the work this time, they have a "real" excuse now for not caring. Of course, let's all just forget the regular updates they used to have for Halo PC, ok?
They didn't work on Halo PC either, Gearbox did.

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That's what I meant with my sarcasm, Robo.

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Posted by: Master Kim Posted by: cheesemaster
Until recently I thought of most people's complaints about bungie abandoning PC gamers as hogwash, but things are realy starting to get rediculous.


Would I ever lie to you, cheese?


LOL.

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Posted by: Master Kim Posted by: cheesemaster
Until recently I thought of most people's complaints about bungie abandoning PC gamers as hogwash, but things are realy starting to get rediculous.


Would I ever lie to you, cheese?


LOL.

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Posted by: Agamemnon582bc
Careful guys; since they aren't doing the work this time, they have a "real" excuse now for not caring. Of course, let's all just forget the regular updates they used to have for Halo PC, ok?


Exactly. The company that is making Halo 2 PC is responsible for providing info.

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Honestly, I don't really give that much of a crap as much as H2V information is concerned. But taking down The Maw and replacing it with "Halo 1 and 2 for PC" just pisses me off.

Forgive me for a bit of Bungie hate, but I LIKE the old name. We've developed an entire subculture based upon our given namesake, something so revered in our minds it rivals and even surpasses Teh Leafblower.

Oh, and Natedogr: that company is currently Bungie.

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  • 03.20.2007 3:48 PM PDT

Tom Achronos
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"I have no words that would do justice to the atrocities you commit to the English language, as well as your continued assaults on the concepts of basic literacy and logical reasoning."

Yes, but during the development of Halo PC we weren't completely occupied with developing a new console game. This time, the timing is simply such that we must pick our battles, and we're not going to make a crappy Halo 2 Vista site that others will do better. Our time should be directed to Halo 3, as it has been.

Posted by: ROBO LEADER
They didn't work on Halo PC either, Gearbox did.

  • 03.20.2007 3:55 PM PDT

Tom Achronos
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"I have no words that would do justice to the atrocities you commit to the English language, as well as your continued assaults on the concepts of basic literacy and logical reasoning."

Regarding the forum names: all forums are getting this treatment to help with people figuring out what goes where. We were expecting the regular users to grumble about it, but such is life.

And me15ter, we're not developing Halo 2 for Windows Vista - Microsoft Games Studios is (they usually are just our publisher). So, they are the best source for information about the development of Halo 2 for Windows Vista.

Posted by: me15ter
Honestly, I don't really give that much of a crap as much as H2V information is concerned. But taking down The Maw and replacing it with "Halo 1 and 2 for PC" just pisses me off.

Forgive me for a bit of Bungie hate, but I LIKE the old name. We've developed an entire subculture based upon our given namesake, something so revered in our minds it rivals and even surpasses Teh Leafblower.

Oh, and Natedogr: that company is currently Bungie.

  • 03.20.2007 3:58 PM PDT

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After kim saying pc gamers are more mature:
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we r?

I'm not really tripping, they pointed me to a site for news, so I'm going there for news.

yes it's heartbreaking to not see it in the updates, but I guess I shall get unlazy and go to that website.

I'm satisfied with something at least, better than nothing.

lol can someone point me to that website I went to microsoft they have nothing...

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Achronos: Ooh! A response from He Himself!

Oh, sorry, haven't been following up on H2PC all that much.

But while I've (hopefully) got your attention, any word on if you might stick The Maw somewhere in the banner of our forum?

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Posted by: Achronos
Regarding the forum names: all forums are getting this treatment to help with people figuring out what goes where. We were expecting the regular users to grumble about it, but such is life.
That is a perfectly legitimate reason, and for that I cannot blame Bungie. However, why couldn't we name it, "Halo 1 & 2 PC: The Maw" or something similar, like others have proposed?

  • 03.20.2007 4:10 PM PDT

Tom Achronos
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"I have no words that would do justice to the atrocities you commit to the English language, as well as your continued assaults on the concepts of basic literacy and logical reasoning."

Complain to Frankie/Sketchfactor about that - they handle content and such like that.

Posted by: Master Kim
Posted by: Achronos
Regarding the forum names: all forums are getting this treatment to help with people figuring out what goes where. We were expecting the regular users to grumble about it, but such is life.
That is a perfectly legitimate reason, and for that I cannot blame Bungie. However, why couldn't we name it, "Halo 1 & 2 PC: The Maw" or something similar, like others have proposed?

  • 03.20.2007 4:23 PM PDT

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im afraid im gonna have to confiscate your testicles.

What are you, the Cyber police? lol.

Bungie is just a bunch of money suckers, they wont have anything to do with us Halo 1 and 2 PC players when Halo 3 hits the shelves, when they first created halo, halo for the PC came out about 2 years later right? Well since Halo 2 came out for the xbox those money suckers made us suffer and buy a console to play halo 2, 3-4 years later, Halo 2 Vista comes out, but you need something that is going to cost a lot of money, well Vista, and of course they'll make us suffer when Halo 3 comes out, for Xbox 360, I dont know about you, but hell, im not going out to buy an xbox 360, just a waste of money when supposably the same game comes out for PC that is better! I doubt that a PC will come out that can support Halo 3.
Really, because no Bungie employee or w/e plays halo for the PC they couldnt think of a better name. Lets get over it guys. Halo 2 Vista is going to be the last thing they give us.
Console lovers...

  • 03.20.2007 5:44 PM PDT

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Their was a time when this was under a post. Simpler times; no Halo 3 Forum and no search. Simpler times. Happy about search though.

Posted by: DC Spartan
Bungie is just a bunch of money suckers, they wont have anything to do with us Halo 1 and 2 PC players when Halo 3 hits the shelves, when they first created halo, halo for the PC came out about 2 years later right? Well since Halo 2 came out for the xbox those money suckers made us suffer and buy a console to play halo 2, 3-4 years later, Halo 2 Vista comes out, but you need something that is going to cost a lot of money, well Vista, and of course they'll make us suffer when Halo 3 comes out, for Xbox 360, I dont know about you, but hell, im not going out to buy an xbox 360, just a waste of money when supposably the same game comes out for PC that is better! I doubt that a PC will come out that can support Halo 3.
Really, because no Bungie employee or w/e plays halo for the PC they couldnt think of a better name. Lets get over it guys. Halo 2 Vista is going to be the last thing they give us.
Console lovers...
Do you even know who publishes Bungie?

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Complain to Frankie/Sketchfactor about that - they handle content and such like that.


Well it appears as if we are going to have to mass PM Frankie and Sketch. To your "message centers"(who thought of that name...) fellow Maw members! We must inform the higher up admins that we really would like to have out name back! I thank you for your help Achronos, we'll definitely have to have a word with Frank and Sketch...

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Posted by: DC Spartan
Bungie is just a bunch of money suckers, they wont have anything to do with us Halo 1 and 2 PC players when Halo 3 hits the shelves,

Natural progression. Bungie doesn't have much to do with Halo 1 or 2 for the XBOX anymore, either. New maps are courtesy of Certain Affinity, after all. And a developer has to keep moving. That's why Bungie can't cater to Marathon players anymore, for example. Newer games = more attention. Besides, I'm happy enough that Microsoft and/or Bungie allowed the first two games to be released on the computer.

when they first created halo, halo for the PC came out about 2 years later right? Well since Halo 2 came out for the xbox those money suckers made us suffer and buy a console to play halo 2, 3-4 years later, Halo 2 Vista comes out, but you need something that is going to cost a lot of money, well Vista,
Those moneysuckers! They put a gun to every gamer's head and made them buy a console. Bungie now develops games for Microsoft's consoles. MS didn't MAKE you buy a console to play Halo 2, and in fact they weren't even obligated to bring it to the PC. In this case, though, Microsoft's OS wasn't strong enough for Halo 2, and neither were most computers. Now is the perfect time for H2V, no earlier.

and of course they'll make us suffer when Halo 3 comes out, for Xbox 360, I dont know about you, but hell, im not going out to buy an xbox 360, just a waste of money when supposably the same game comes out for PC that is better! I doubt that a PC will come out that can support Halo 3.
You just argued for me. The PC can't support Halo 3, and like I said before, Bungie makes games for Microsoft's consoles, not their computers. As such, a PC version of any game in the Halo series, or any future XBOX game Bungie makes, must be considered a privilege and not a given. If you don't buy a 360, it'll probably be quite a while before you can play Halo 3 on the PC, if ever.

Really, because no Bungie employee or w/e plays halo for the PC they couldnt think of a better name. Lets get over it guys. Halo 2 Vista is going to be the last thing they give us.
Console lovers...

That's where you're going against most people in here, because a majority of people seem to realize now that Bungie isn't giving H2V to you, Hired Gun is, and Bungie is authorizing it and no more. They may not like it, but that's the truth.
I'm a PC and a console gamer - so I don't know if I fit into the "us" that you mentioned - and accordingly I think that H2V will not be the last thing Bungie gives me. I get Halo 3. And who knows? Maybe their next game will be for the PC. I doubt that, but it's possible.
And yes, since Bungie is a console developer, and they called themselves "console monkeys" today, I think that "console lovers" is an accurate but not a derogatory term.

  • 03.20.2007 6:31 PM PDT
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Honestly, I dont see a reason to complain until after it's out. Beyond that, I do disagree with them not putting anything up. The thing you should be worrying about is when the bugs and exploits in H2V why they dont give anything other than console support.

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