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Posted by: Oni Ryu
I prefer CS to Halo 2. Halo 2 just got boring, the same old, run for the noob combos/sword, make headshots that missed by 5 feet, BXB and BXR like crazy, hear 7 year olds -blam!- and talk -blam!- for 30 minutes until the game ends. The noobs that can't aim worth a crap and still won got really annoying too, not to mention that Halo 2 has too many vehicle noobs


Well i forgot to specify a bit more. I was talking about Halo 2 Vista. You know you can disable the sword in server creating. And BXB and BXR will probably get fixed later on in a patch. And as this is the PC version, expect the community to be more mature and skillful as most of the auto-aim has been removed.

  • 05.29.2007 5:34 PM PDT
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Im totally sorry...but you lose...if you don't have a gold account you can use the "Browse Games" option after you select live...there are mountains of servers up that allow gold and silver accounts to frolic together in their bloody battle of Haloness...it's also convinient for me because I already have an Xbox Live account.

Basically, you don't have the game yet or you can't get mommy or daddy to cough up the money for $50 a year...that's only $50...and with that $50 you can play on Windows Live and Xbox live...two services...the only rip-off here is you trying to push people away who will definitely love this game.

On the other hand, I have the game, have already gone into Live, and have already seen what it is like...please...for the love of god...stop acting like you know what you are talking about...

You Lose...God Day Sir!

P.S.- I'd like to see you create a custom Halo 2 Xbox Map, then play it on Xbox Live...see what happens...

[Edited on 05.29.2007 5:42 PM PDT]

  • 05.29.2007 5:40 PM PDT
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Even though I have halo xbox, halo pc, halo 2 xbox, and halo 3 beta, I still bought halo 2 vista. Am I 100% satisfied with it? No. Do I love halo? Yes. The game really isn't that bad. The only thing that makes me angry is how demanding they mad it and how little graphic choices they have. Low, Medium, High..... Come on Bungie. It is a lot of fun both on and offline, and it does show graphical improvement which is pretty cool. If you have 50 bucks lying around, pick it up. If not, then don't.

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Posted by: halochimp1990
Im totally sorry...but you lose...if you don't have a gold account you can use the "Browse Games" option after you select live...there are mountains of servers up that allow gold and silver accounts to frolic together in their bloody battle of Haloness...it's also convinient for me because I already have an Xbox Live account.

Basically, you don't have the game yet or you can't get mommy or daddy to cough up the money for $50 a year...that's only $50...and with that $50 you can play on Windows Live and Xbox live...two services...the only rip-off here is you trying to push people away who will definitely love this game.

On the other hand, I have the game, have already gone into Live, and have already seen what it is like...please...for the love of god...stop acting like you know what you are talking about...

You Lose...God Day Sir!

P.S.- I'd like to see you create a custom Halo 2 Xbox Map, then play it on Xbox Live...see what happens...

I'd like to see YOU play a game that actually takes SKILL. You lose... Good day sir!

Posted by: Chriss6691
Well i forgot to specify a bit more. I was talking about Halo 2 Vista. You know you can disable the sword in server creating. And BXB and BXR will probably get fixed later on in a patch. And as this is the PC version, expect the community to be more mature and skillful as most of the auto-aim has been removed.

Uh? What? For starters, the auto-aim is identical to that of the Xbox version if you use the 360 controller. Secondly, if they had intended to fix BXB and BXR, they would have done so during game development. Thirdly, I've heard from many sources that the community is exactly the same as what you'd expect on Xbox Live. Keep in mind that though Halo PC is a PC game, much of the community blows. Fourthly, although you can disable the sword in server creation, you can only host games with a Gold account, which is straight up ridiculous.

Those four points completely blow your paragraph away.

  • 05.29.2007 6:10 PM PDT

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Here you will need this to help you get your foot out of the back of your throat, looks llike its in there pretty deep. And what is that on your face? Egg?! *hands Kim a washcloth*

Go cry more dusk(and everyone else), if you don't want to play h2v don't. No one will miss you and I am sure that people still playing HPC will love you. Wasting time here posting pages worth of reasons isnt going to change anyone's mind. Go devise a way to create workable energy shields or something.

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  • 05.29.2007 6:37 PM PDT
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Not crying, just stating massive problems that make a potentially good game end up horrible.

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Posted by: vincent5
To be really honest, I'm kinda buying Halo 2 Vista for the single player/story experience. I missed it on Xbox, so I'll try to catch it on Vista. I'm not concerned about Windows Live Gold, because I don't need it. So I refuse to boycott, an doing such a thing is stupid because it's not hurting anyone. No game is perfect, and I wish people would understand that.


Good to hear that, beers for everybody *HURRAY* MP might not be great. I don't give a crap about it, its the actually game. MP is mainly for replay value, and story is for gaming expereance.(I can't spell). Why does everyone hate halo2. (xbox and PC, from what you guys have been saying)

Im going to get it, no reason why not to.


Sadly on a second note. This is the only thread that is popular in our fourm...
thats depressing...

[Edited on 05.29.2007 7:13 PM PDT]

  • 05.29.2007 7:06 PM PDT
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Posted by: Iron Curtain
First of all, this thread is probably not going to be popular.

Now, let's take a look at Halo 2 Vista. Not only do you have to upgrade to Vista to play it (which is $99 at the very least), you have to pay $50 for it. $50 for a mediocre port of a two and a half year old game. What kind of bull-blam!- is that? Not only that, but unless you get a Gold Windows Live account, you're basically playing a demo of Halo 2. Microsoft wants you to pay for stuff that is free in virtually every other PC FPS.

What was Microsoft thinking? Is this really a good way to show off how much they "care" about the PC gaming market, and to promote Windows Live? Microsoft once said that they really "care" about the PC's potential as a gaming platform. This clearly demonstrates the opposite.

Which leads me to my point. Boycott Halo 2 Vista. If you buy Halo 2 Vista, you're supporting this blatant rip-off that Microsoft is trying to pull. If Windows Live becomes popular, in the future, a lot of games might be like Halo 2 Vista. Buy higher quality games like Half-Life 2 or Far Cry, instead. Stick with Halo 1 PC if you must. Just don't support this bull-blam!-.

Edit: As I expected, this thread is going to have a lot of Halo 2 fanboys trying to justify Windows Live. Wake the -blam!- up.


Don't complain. if you really want to boycott it, go a head. you'll accomplish absolutly nouthing and end up angry that no one else is helping in your cause. you know that you want to have it so why not just buy it? because you're mad at Micro$oft for selling it on vista and making you have a gold account? they did this for a reason.

Vista is the new OS so it would make sense to release their upcoming games to this system, not only to premote vista, but also to keep the games on the cutting edge using Vista's improved software.

The reason for the gold account is because this is the first PC game to use matchmaking, Halo PC didn't have this, so you didn't pay. matchmaking cost money, plain and simple.

it would be best if you just settelded down and didn't -blam!-.

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Posted by: Oni Ryu
Not crying, just stating massive problems that make a potentially good game end up horrible.

Too late. so, you know... Shut. The -blam!-. Up. That is, unless you have somthing productive, to add to thiis thread, in witch case, please sir, post away.

some things i'd like to point out to japanesse devils / purpled haired rebelious wemon (you know who you are):You say that people are stupid because they buy vista just for halo 2, it's their money who are you to juge how they spend it?. Also Vista is a better alternitive for PC gamers than buying an xbox, xbox live and halo 2 xbox (witch is also $50).





Posted by: MalocanthPrefect

Posted by: Oni Ryu
Not crying, just stating massive problems that make a potentially good game end up horrible.


Too late. so, you know... Shut. The -blam!-. Up. That is, unless you have somthing productive, to add to thiis thread, in witch case, please sir, post away.



How do you add something productive to a thread that started out with no potential to be productive in the first place?


Agreed. and, i have decided to save some bandwith and not triple post.

[Edited on 05.29.2007 8:06 PM PDT]

  • 05.29.2007 7:48 PM PDT

Let there be CHAOS!

Posted by: MalocanthPrefect
Posted by: Oni Ryu
Not crying, just stating massive problems that make a potentially good game end up horrible.

Too late. so, you know... Shut. The -blam!-. Up. That is, unless you have somthing productive, to add to thiis thread, in witch case, please sir, post away.


How do you add something productive to a thread that started out with no potential to be productive in the first place?

  • 05.29.2007 7:52 PM PDT

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  • 05.29.2007 7:58 PM PDT

Let there be CHAOS!

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  • 05.29.2007 9:18 PM PDT

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I hate it when little people bash a game without playing it.

It's Halo 2, on the PC. If you own a 360, go away, you don't belong here, let us PC gamers play our game in peace.

I see nothing here that says you have to pay for multiplayer, stop -blam!-ing about Live making you pay for stuff you get for free, it doesn't. And if your talking about teamspeak or other -blam!- like that, wait till xfire etc. patch for Vista and H2V, if they haven't already.

The graphics are greatly improved over the origional, who cares that their not up to current standards? What did you expect, DX10 graphics and a new physics engine? The game looks good, and since when was Halo good for it's graphics in any case?

Glitches? Shall I list the major glitches in any number of awesome PC games, or will you people shut up and enjoy the damn game, seeing as campaign is unaffected by these little glitches, and multiplayer isn't suffering at all.

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Posted by: Synthmilk
The graphics are greatly improved over the original, who cares that their not up to current standards? What did you expect, DX10 graphics and a new physics engine?


Well, yes, actually. Is that not the norm now for PC Games? As our expectations increase and the hardware gets better and better, we expect to see fancier things in our games. Personally, I couldn't and still don't see how well Halo 2 Vista will sell. It's a port of a two and a half year old game, which, compared to other big name PC titles this year, such as Unreal Tournament 3, Crysis, Bioshock etc. looks extremely poor and outdated.
I fear the same will happen to Halo 3. About two or so years time, maybe less, maybe more, they'll release it and compared to the games of that age, will probably not look as good, because it was made on hardware about two to three years old.
If you compared the hardware of today, to that of even two or three years ago, you'd see how far we have actually come in terms of graphics, physics etc.
Will I want to play Halo 3 in three years time if they release it for the PC then? Probably not. I'd rather they release it simultaneously for the PC and 360, but that just wont happen, and us PC Gamers will have to wait another two years to play it, just because Microsoft wants the 360s to sell.
I fear Halo has become into a marketing toy for Microsoft, just to rake in the money. I mean, you don't see other big name titles on the 360 being delayed for the PC to be released in two or so years time. So, why should Halo 3 be any different? It stinks, I know.

  • 05.30.2007 5:17 AM PDT
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Holy Arbiter!I went through this topic a little and I can´t believe my own eyes!!!!!
I knew I had to give away awful sum of money for HALO2 PC,I was ready.
I knew I had to give away awkward sum of money for that awkward Windows Vista,I was ready.
BUT THE HELL,paying 99 USD or how much is it to play it LIVE is far beyond all my expectations.
Now I´m -blam!- angry..........this is nothing more than an awful marketing move of Microsoft.My god.Is this even true?

Waiting for the conversion to be done over 1 and a half year and this is what we get?!!!!!Maybe those idiots at Microsoft should have gone along with first version of Vista,so called Longhorn.Maybe they wouldn´t -blam!- up so much,maybe it wouldn´t piss off sooo much people around.

I must laugh.Those bastards are silly.......good bye.

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Posted by: Iron Curtain
Wow, this thread really exploded.
My point is that Microsoft wants you to pay for stuff when it's free in other games, and when free alternatives are available. (Xfire)
Since this forum is populated by rabid Halo fanboys, I didn't really expect anyone to agree with this thread. Oh well.


Yepp, most Halo2 fanboys nowadays are blind to M$'s corrupt way of "PC gaming". At least 30 people here have not understood the flaws of H2V, it seems they will want to defend it their whole life, no matter how bad it is. Nowadays, it's all "0mg tihs ga3m has b3ttr gfx, s0 it5 b3ttr, loelz!!1one", or even worse, the infamous "lawelr0flss, ga3m5 wiht t3h numbr 2 or 3 aft3r t3h tit3l is t3h aw3s0mzorz". Pathetic.


I'm boycotting your grammar and spelling skills.

I can safely assume Rapier just got owned.

[Edited on 05.30.2007 10:28 AM PDT]

  • 05.30.2007 10:26 AM PDT

Let there be CHAOS!

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Posted by: Iron Curtain
Wow, this thread really exploded.
My point is that Microsoft wants you to pay for stuff when it's free in other games, and when free alternatives are available. (Xfire)
Since this forum is populated by rabid Halo fanboys, I didn't really expect anyone to agree with this thread. Oh well.


Yepp, most Halo2 fanboys nowadays are blind to M$'s corrupt way of "PC gaming". At least 30 people here have not understood the flaws of H2V, it seems they will want to defend it their whole life, no matter how bad it is. Nowadays, it's all "0mg tihs ga3m has b3ttr gfx, s0 it5 b3ttr, loelz!!1one", or even worse, the infamous "lawelr0flss, ga3m5 wiht t3h numbr 2 or 3 aft3r t3h tit3l is t3h aw3s0mzorz". Pathetic.


But, but, Halo 2 has achievements!!

<_<

>_>

[Edited on 05.30.2007 11:00 AM PDT]

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Posted by: MalocanthPrefect
Too late. so, you know... Shut. The -blam!-. Up. That is, unless you have somthing productive, to add to thiis thread, in witch case, please sir, post away.

I do have "somthing" productive to add to "thiis" thread. It's just not productivity that's positive to Halo 2's reputation, and that pisses fanboys like you off. So, you know... Shut the -OMGCHATFILTER- up.

Posted by: MalocanthPrefect
some things i'd like to point out to japanesse devils / purpled haired rebelious wemon (you know who you are):You say that people are stupid because they buy vista just for halo 2, it's their money who are you to juge how they spend it?. Also Vista is a better alternitive for PC gamers than buying an xbox, xbox live and halo 2 xbox (witch is also $50).

Some things I'd like to point out to people that can't spell Japanese... or rebellious... or women... (you know who you are); We're not judging how people spend their money, we're judging Microsoft's blatant attempt to monopolize the PC gaming market. Also, there's a better alternative to buying Vista and Halo 2. And that would be... Buying almost every recent PC game available.

Posted by: Synthmilk
It's Halo 2, on the PC. If you own a 360, go away, you don't belong here, let us PC gamers play our game in peace.

Yeah! And take your controllers with you! Actually, just take the whole damn game with you.

Posted by: Synthmilk
The graphics are greatly improved over the origional, who cares that their not up to current standards? What did you expect, DX10 graphics and a new physics engine? The game looks good, and since when was Halo good for it's graphics in any case?

Bad graphics + Bad framerates = crappy port.

Posted by: Synthmilk
Glitches? Shall I list the major glitches in any number of awesome PC games, or will you people shut up and enjoy the damn game, seeing as campaign is unaffected by these little glitches, and multiplayer isn't suffering at all.

Until everyone learns how to macro those glitches.

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Posted by: vincent5
No game is perfect, and I wish people would understand that.
The problem here isn't that Halo 2 isn't perfect; the problem is that Halo 2 sucks ass than it should.

Posted by: Iron Curtain
Posted by: RapieR_iPro
how about u boycot your life


I'm boycotting your grammar and spelling skills.
"Or lack there of"?

[Edited on 05.30.2007 3:14 PM PDT]

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I completely agree with what you said... If Halo works just fine on Windows XP, why can't they make Halo 2 work as well? No one I know has Vista because they don't believe it works properly, or there are way too many bugs still in it...


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Posted by: rahuldacool
I completely agree with what you said... If Halo works just fine on Windows XP, why can't they make Halo 2 work as well? No one I know has Vista because they don't believe it works properly, or there are way too many bugs still in it...


rahuldacool


you don't understand what vista is, and is meant to be. It is the new OS, wich means that within 3 years (at most) EVERY PERSONAL COUMPTER MANUFACTURED WILL COME WITH WINDOWS VISTA STANDARD. now is what is called a transition phase, where most people still have xp but vista has been released and is being used. besides, Vista will help Halo 2 run better than it would other wise, for instance, if it was released to the Macs.

What is wrong with Vista? i'm using it right now and it has many helpfull, preductive and shawsome-1337 features that blow xp out of the water and is fuctioning proprely. progress is what you want right? if not then you can go back to your dusty old xbox or play in Halo CE and refuse to buy Halo 2 Vista for your ridiclous reasons if that is what you choose then go for it, your the only one who can stop yourself. can you not scrounge up $200 for Vista home preium, not only for halo 2 but a new and improved PC exprence.

i would understand the point of this post if Microsoft had taken something away from you or made Halo PC cost money for Online, but no such thing has happened. YOU HAVE LOST NOTHING. so, your complaints are unfounded. if the conditions are too much then don't buy H2V.

thank you.

Posted by: MalocanthPrefect
Too late. so, you know... Shut. The -blam!-. Up. That is, unless you have somthing productive, to add to thiis thread, in witch case, please sir, post away.



I do have "somthing" productive to add to "thiis" thread. It's just not productivity that's positive to Halo 2's reputation, and that pisses fanboys like you off. So, you know... Shut the -OMGCHATFILTER- up


Posted by: MalocanthPrefect
some things i'd like to point out to japanesse devils / purpled haired rebelious wemon (you know who you are):You say that people are stupid because they buy vista just for halo 2, it's their money who are you to juge how they spend it?. Also Vista is a better alternitive for PC gamers than buying an xbox, xbox live and halo 2 xbox (witch is also $50).



Some things I'd like to point out to people that can't spell Japanese... or rebellious... or women... (you know who you are); We're not judging how people spend their money, we're judging Microsoft's blatant attempt to monopolize the PC gaming market. Also, there's a better alternative to buying Vista and Halo 2. And that would be... Buying almost every recent PC game available.



I'd like to thank you for somethings. - adding something productive to the thread, that was very considerate of you and you have almost made up for your posts earlier.i must say that i regret saying "That is, unless you have somthing productive, to add to thiis thread," because that was totaly out of place, as i hadn't read the entire 3 pages and seen your other posts. Also, and i'm ashamed to admit this, untill now i thought that was how Japanese was spelled thanks for pointing out to me.

Some (other) things i'd like to point out to you.

I am no fan boy. the term Fan is short for Fanatic, witch i am not.

I am and wasn't pissed, i wasn't even upset i was stateing my mind. i totaly respect you (not sure how long that will last seeng as you seem to mock and parody every sentence i have made, lol), allthough i'm sure the feeling is not unanimous. if if your refering to the -Blam- we both know waht the word was, so don't act like you can't tell with the omgchatfilter thing. If that offended you, i's sorry and i will try to wach my language.

there are several words that i constantly misspell (that i know of):

Women - wemon
suicuide - sucuide
something - somthing
premium - preium
consience - conscuis
are jsut a few.

i know in my thoughts how to spell them but when ever i write or type them it allways comes out wrong.
buy you knew what i was trying to say thus the mistakes were trivial at best. My spelling mistake don't make my ideas void.




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  • 05.30.2007 5:35 PM PDT
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No prob. :D

  • 05.30.2007 6:16 PM PDT