Halo 1 & 2 for PC
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Does hired gun even know what they're doing anymore? Or are they just a bunch of screaming ninnies who happened to wander into Microsoft at just the right time to be arbitrarily chosen to make the PC port of Halo 2?

Today I called around to see about the release date of H2V. One Gamestop I called said that it's been delayed again to May 31. The other gamestop I called said that they don't know, because they never got a real date. When I called Walmart, they said they had no idea because the only date they got was May 8.

Whats more, from what Ive heard from people who got it early, the game is poorly optimised, and potentially has install problems. Not to mention the fact that the game is very demanding hardware-wise for a game that's 2.5 years old.

And don't get me started on idiotic, unnecessary features.

1. Tray and play: Oh joy. A feature that will let me play the game 20 minutes earlier, at the expense of prolonging the overall install time.

2. Windows Live and Matchmaking: Who in their right mind would want this? Why would you deviate from the tried and proven system of a simple list of servers that has been used in every successful online game in the past few years?

I blame Jo Clowes and her pronounciation of "Halo 2 Vister". Sorry if this post sounds whiny. I needed to vent.

  • 05.22.2007 9:27 AM PDT
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I agree with most of this. It is stupid. Hired Gun are some unknowns that MS told to port, so that's all they did. Ported.

Tray and Play is pointless. MS likes to treat us like babies who can't wait 5 minutes while a game installs, just because that's what consoles do.

  • 05.22.2007 9:31 AM PDT
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Posted by: JesseZinVT
Does hired gun even know what they're doing anymore? Or are they just a bunch of screaming ninnies who happened to wander into Microsoft at just the right time to be arbitrarily chosen to make the PC port of Halo 2?

Today I called around to see about the release date of H2V. One Gamestop I called said that it's been delayed again to May 31. The other gamestop I called said that they don't know, because they never got a real date. When I called Walmart, they said they had no idea because the only date they got was May 8.

Whats more, from what Ive heard from people who got it early, the game is poorly optimised, and potentially has install problems. Not to mention the fact that the game is very demanding hardware-wise for a game that's 2.5 years old.

And don't get me started on idiotic, unnecessary features.

1. Tray and play: Oh joy. A feature that will let me play the game 20 minutes earlier, at the expense of prolonging the overall install time.

2. Windows Live and Matchmaking: Who in their right mind would want this? Why would you deviate from the tried and proven system of a simple list of servers that has been used in every successful online game in the past few years?

I blame Jo Clowes and her pronounciation of "Halo 2 Vister". Sorry if this post sounds whiny. I needed to vent.


Yepp, Windows Live PHAILS in the epic run.

And Tray & Play is the most worthless piece of -blam!- feature to come for PC gaming. If ya'll can't wait 5-20 minutes for a game to install, go get a freakin' console.

[Edited on 05.22.2007 9:33 AM PDT]

  • 05.22.2007 9:31 AM PDT
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I agree with everything you said but the Windows Live matchmaking. I think that windows live is a great addition and will be super fun.

And that dumb "Tray and play" What the hell is that good for???? Like come on people no one is going to use that option for the simple fact it makes an already CPU demanding game even MORE demanding. SO i think that the "Tray and play" Feature is an useless peace of M$ junk.

  • 05.22.2007 9:33 AM PDT
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LOL, yeah stupid -blam!- can't pronounce the R, oh I got the flameing ningR achievment.

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  • 05.22.2007 9:47 AM PDT

I would also like to point out that all release date info from both the microsoft H2V site and the Games for Windows site have been removed. Hired gun can't even set a release date they can stick to.

  • 05.22.2007 9:55 AM PDT
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That's because Hired Gun is worse than Gearbox.

  • 05.22.2007 9:57 AM PDT

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Posted by: JesseZinVT
Sorry if this post sounds whiny. I needed to vent.


The next time you make a post and feel you must apologize for it being whiny or you need to vent, press the Cancel button instead of the Submit button.

  • 05.22.2007 10:06 AM PDT