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Subject: lots of angry people in here about halo 2 vista for some reason.
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well the walmart up near me says that it was supposed to be released today and that it could be in the shipment tomorrow.... we will see how that goes....

  • 05.10.2007 6:47 PM PDT
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I'm no dedicated server expert, but, wouldn't Halo 2 come with something like halo2ded.exe.

  • 05.10.2007 6:55 PM PDT
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Posted by: brianv
I'm no dedicated server expert, but, wouldn't Halo 2 come with something like halo2ded.exe.
http://halo2pc.org/files/images/vista-tray-and-play-hands-on-2 0070418043740859.preview.jpg

I just ended this thread.

  • 05.10.2007 7:09 PM PDT
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Posted by: maverickz
And i bet you any thing GAMESERVERS.COM are going to start server rentals with halo 2 vista on it.

You + you never have played Halo Pc = you don't know what your talking about.

Ive played Halo PC for about a year and a half now and never once have i ever lagged out because of a dedicated server.

And WTF are you talking about "Renting a server" Windows live is almost identical to Xbox live and is way better than any of these Rentable servers.

And most of the people that are getting Halo 2 Vista Have good enof or Better hardware that is required. Thats including Windows Vista.

obviously your new to these forums or you would have never posted something so "insulting" and Dumb.

  • 05.10.2007 7:27 PM PDT

What it is.

^It's a good thing they made the dedicated server workable on Windows Server 2003(i think that's right). That way most server owners wont have to upgrade to Vista Server whenever that comes out.

  • 05.10.2007 7:38 PM PDT
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Posted by: maverickz
And i bet you any thing GAMESERVERS.COM are going to start server rentals with halo 2 vista on it.

You + you never have played Halo Pc = you don't know what your talking about.

Ive played Halo PC for about a year and a half now and never once have i ever lagged out because of a dedicated server.

And WTF are you talking about "Renting a server" Windows live is almost identical to Xbox live and is way better than any of these Rentable servers.

And most of the people that are getting Halo 2 Vista Have good enof or Better hardware that is required. Thats including Windows Vista.

obviously your new to these forums or you would have never posted something so "insulting" and Dumb.


when you said "windows live is way better than any of these Rentable servers" You don't even know what im talking about do you. Those rentable servers are top of the line hosting and don't crash like your pc does when your hosting a game.
Cause if the game does crash it automatically restarts.
If you'd even look at that website "gameservers.com" It shows game servers that you can rent hosting halo/pc 24/7. Instead of running a dedicated server on your computer which doesn't work that good and crashes more. plus the fact you have to deal with your firewall and router. and also have you noticed that not that many people play online in halo for the pc anymore, and are more on counter strike. like way more. I think you might want to take a break of halo on pc and try that game.

  • 05.10.2007 9:34 PM PDT
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Any ways continuing the subject for what i made this post for.

  • 05.10.2007 9:39 PM PDT

Halo Custom Edition: p0lar_bearâ„¢
Favorite Server: Diesel PL 3rd Server - NY

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BioHalo v1.1a Singleplayer Map for CE

BUNGIE HAS CUT CUSTOM SINGLE-PLAYER SUPPORT FROM HALO 2 VISTA. COPY, PASTE, AND BOLDFACE THIS INTO YOUR SIGNATURE IF YOU ARE AGAINST THIS CUT.

As zeph pointed out, some of us are angry at how server hosting works on the LIVE service.

From what I understand, to use the dedicated server, you need a Silver account, which is linked to a copy of the game. In essence, you have to own the game to host a dedcated server. This means that there will be setup fees from the hosting companies in addition to the monthly bandwidth charges. Also, if for whatever reason Microsoft feels that you're violating LIVE's terms of service with your server, your server and gamertag is banned from LIVE, meaning no internet multiplayer, and the inability to host a server without purchasing another copy of the game. In addition, the GFWL platform somehow prohibits someone to connect to themselves for internet play on the same network adapter, meaning I cannot join a dedicated server I created unless I have two PCs or network cards, a router, and two gamertags.

Also, if you wish to host a non-dedicated server to just putz around with your friends on, you must have a LIVE Gold account.

This REALLY, REALLY hurts content developers, both freelanceers and whole teams, as they cannot hold beta testing sessions unless...
1. They shell out $50 a year for a LIVE Gold account.
2. They shell out probably $30 a month for a dedicated server.
3. They have a buddy who is a LIVE Gold user, or rents a dedicated server.

In any case, someone is losing money, which totally contradicts what Hired Gun said in their blog about keeping server hosts from spending money needlessly.

In Halo Custom Edition, when I make a map, I can just give it to my testers, start a new Internet game, and test the map for a little while. I like being able to do that. Why I have to shell out a yearly or monthly fee to do that on the game's sequel, I don't know.

  • 05.10.2007 10:15 PM PDT
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Three questions for you:

1. Have you ever played Halo PC?

2. Are you new to these forums?

3.Have you played a Halo game (ie. Halo Ce Xbox, Halo 2 Xbox)?

And about the game crashing and restarting when hosting your own game. I have never had something like that happen even when i mod the maps. Only error ive ever had wile playing Halo PC is Exception Data..... witch is caused by modding a map wrong or by corrupted data.

Now your "Rented" servers ARE NEVER GOING TO MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE IN HALO 2 VISTA. And they HAVE NEVER made any difference in Halo PC.... oh wait THERE NOT IN HALO PC. So STOP posting about these pay for servers and talk about something that mater's Thanks and goodbye.
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I was directing this to Maverick
~XvXHalo3XvX~

[Edited on 05.10.2007 10:24 PM PDT]

  • 05.10.2007 10:21 PM PDT
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Posted by: XvXHalo3XvX
Three questions for you:

1. Have you ever played Halo PC?

2. Are you new to these forums?

3.Have you played a Halo game (ie. Halo Ce Xbox, Halo 2 Xbox)?

And about the game crashing and restarting when hosting your own game. I have never had something like that happen even when i mod the maps. Only error ive ever had wile playing Halo PC is Exception Data..... witch is caused by modding a map wrong or by corrupted data.

Now your "Rented" servers ARE NEVER GOING TO MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE IN HALO 2 VISTA. And they HAVE NEVER made any difference in Halo PC.... oh wait THERE NOT IN HALO PC. So STOP posting about these pay for servers and talk about something that mater's Thanks and goodbye.
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I was directing this to Maverick
~XvXHalo3XvX~


yes i have played halo pc and i only had fun on campaign cause the multi player in it sucks cause you cant press the mic button or text that easy and their is not that many people playing it online for pc anymore.
Halo 1 to me is meant for the console not for the pc. Halo2 is better on the pc than halo 1. But all together counter strike is the best damn multi player on the pc. For xbox. Halo2.

And quit asking me pointless questions.
when you already know i have all the halos.

  • 05.10.2007 10:35 PM PDT
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WTF. Theres no "Mic" Button. And Halo PC rocks you should be shot for what you just said.
But in the words of the Covenant Your a Heretic.

And how the hell do you know Halo 2 Vista is "Better Than Halo 1 PC" It hasn't come out yet.

And personally i think "Counter Strike" sucks. If you like that game so much go and talk on its forums or even better, play the game.


Edit:
How many games of Halo 2 Have you ever played?

[Edited on 05.10.2007 10:47 PM PDT]

  • 05.10.2007 10:42 PM PDT
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Posted by: XvXHalo3XvX
WTF. Theres no "Mic" Button. And Halo PC rocks you should be shot for what you just said.
But in the words of the Covenant Your a Heretic.

And how the hell do you know Halo 2 Vista is "Better Than Halo 1 PC" It hasn't come out yet.

And personally i think "Counter Strike" sucks. If you like that game so much go and talk on its forums or even better, play the game.


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How many games of Halo 2 Have you ever played?



"And personally i think "Counter Strike" sucks"

The only reason you said that it cause you probably don't own it and have never played it before and obviously your to inexperienced to play the game any way cause its not one of those games you jump out in the open and try to be the hero with your over sized cross hairs and lockons.
or maybe you hate it cause you get owned on it all the time by those people from cal-o.

  • 05.10.2007 10:57 PM PDT
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Answer my questions.

And yes ive played Counterstrike and i just plainly DON'T LIKE THE GAME.

Not because some one can press buttons fast and better than i can but because i think it is in general a c.r.a.p.y g.a.m.e

Edit:

And lots of people still play Halo PC theres an average of over 500 servers at any one time and thats not including Halo Custom Edition. If you played Halo PC often (or at all in fact) you would know that.

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  • 05.10.2007 11:06 PM PDT

Halo Custom Edition: p0lar_bearâ„¢
Favorite Server: Diesel PL 3rd Server - NY

My Maps:
BioHalo v1.1a Singleplayer Map for CE

BUNGIE HAS CUT CUSTOM SINGLE-PLAYER SUPPORT FROM HALO 2 VISTA. COPY, PASTE, AND BOLDFACE THIS INTO YOUR SIGNATURE IF YOU ARE AGAINST THIS CUT.

So you say you want to get back ontopic, and then help someone derail it again? You should take this crap to PMs.

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Another thing factoring into the whole anger equation is that I cannot run the game in my current state. I need to buy a new computer ($400-$1000). Then, I need to buy a new operating system, if Vista's not preinstalled on the computer I buy/build ($99-$400). THEN, I buy the game for $50. After THAT, I will end up being forced into purchasing a LIVE Gold membership (ANOTHER $50) because I will want to be able to use voice chat, game hosting, server favorites, etc etc, as it's all stuff I can use with a program like XFire for free, and rely on.

Yeah. Microsoft lost themselves a customer twice over. :/

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  • 05.10.2007 11:08 PM PDT
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wow 500 servers. I am impressed. although cs has like. 80,000 servers.
And like i said thats probably why you hate Counter strike is cause all those cal-o people own you.
You probably don't even know how to buy a weapon in game.

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  • 05.10.2007 11:29 PM PDT
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Posted by: maverickz
well all dedicated servers suck. You have to go rent a real server.


Not true. I ran a CS clan and we had 2 servers. One was dedicated. We got some sort of amazing connection upgrade, we had a guy maintaining it every day, and we got quite a lot of traffic. Yes, they are harder to maintain, and yes, they don't quite par up to a "real" server in most cases. But it can be done.

  • 05.10.2007 11:56 PM PDT
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I for one like halo over countersrike, Wow 80,000 servers, who cares? If you don't like Halo or Halo2 why are you here? The only good thing about counter strike i the use of actual weapons, thats it. You say ppl will pwn him, of course they will, cause he obviously doen't like counter strike so dosen't have experience with it. I'm sure he'll kick ur ass in Halo though. And counter strike id iffy, you have to buy weapons and stuff like that. Halo multiplayer just choose ur game type and jump in. You complain about halo's messaging abbilities, i don't see the point of txting during a match, it distratcs me. Plz don't compare Halo and Counterstrike, they are totally different FPS. Anyway i'm off hav fun arguing.

  • 05.10.2007 11:57 PM PDT
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"Cause if the game does crash it automatically restarts."

WRONG! You will normally have to FTP into the server and re-start it manually.

"cause the multi player in it sucks cause you cant press the mic button or text that easy"

WRONG! There *IS* no mic button.

"Halo2 is better on the pc than halo 1"

Halo 2 is not OUT on the PC - therefore you can not make this conclusion.

- i declare you a deliberate time-waster and i claim my £25.

  • 05.11.2007 5:31 AM PDT
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Posted by: maverickz
Any ways continuing the subject for what i made this post for.


QUIT DOUBLE POSTING THERE IS AN EDIT BUTTON FOR A REASON!

and dude stfu you dont know half (if even that) of what you are talking about. go back and play your CS and leave us alone.

end of thread. period.

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  • 05.11.2007 7:20 AM PDT
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did i say i hate halo? I love the game. Its just when people like you come in and worship it. Then it gets ruined.
And quit using intelligence for stupidity. Cause i know what your trying to do And like that one guy said way above you. If i try to go back on topic people like you want to derail it. like you just did now. So why don't you just leave. cause i don't know how im bugging you when you came in here and started cursing.

  • 05.11.2007 8:04 AM PDT
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We weren't cursing.

  • 05.13.2007 8:53 PM PDT
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i cant say im angry about halo 2 being late as i havent really followed its development that closely, its not one of the massive games out this year. i am looking forward to playing it, but im more interested in the likes of CRYSIS, BIOSHOCK and HELLGATE LONDON. these games will destroy halo 2.

  • 05.14.2007 4:13 AM PDT

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