- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
As many people have said already, argueing about this is absolutely pointless(although I imagine most people on the forums are bored or want to vent, so really it isn't completely pointless, lol.) The people that are Button Combo'ing wont say it is cheating, because they are doing it, and do not want to admit to being a cheater. These are the type of people that have to win. One thing they do have right, is that it does take skill, however not Halo 2 skill, just pushing buttons skill(that is not to say that a button combo'er doesn't have Halo 2 skill, it is very possibly that they are great at the game, and still choose to button combo to get an even greater advantage.) If the game was "who can push controller buttons the fastest" like it is in many fighting games(like Tekken) then I would congradulate you, however Halo 2 was never meant to be this type of game, and you deserve no recognition for cheating, or exploiting, which ever you would like to think it.
A great example of how these cheaters think, was posted on the second page I think, in which someone stated that they use it in situations like being down 2 shots or fighting multiple opponents. This shows the "I have to win" attitude. In these situations you aren't supposed to win. The guy caught you by surprise, and deserves to kill you if he got you down by 2 shot and you can't get to a place to regain control of the situation. I'm not trying to say that you shouldn't always win in these situations, if you are smart, and use skill you could beat them easily.
When it comes down to it, people are going to cheat(exploit) all they wan't, in some ways, it is a lack or morals. I'm proud of my skills(or lack their of, if you look at my stats, lol) and would never cheat against other people, it's a choice everyone makes. When I look back at a game and say, wow I did really good doing everything as intended, I feel good about it, and I'm sure there are people that feel good about cheating. It all comes back to how you think, and your level of maturity. I'm the type of person who would never cheat on a test, or do drugs, or even swear at other people, and I'm only seventeen and I'm sure there are Halo 2 cheaters that are the same way, and people who play the game honestly that do, do these things so judging on personality over a game isn't very justified either.
We all just have to hope that the 'gotta win' attitude just leads to great skill in halo 3, and not the discovery of new exploits and cheats.