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Subject: HALO 2 Vista, how long will it take to be as good as halo 2 xbox
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Hey everyone. Does anyone have an estimate of how long we'll have to wait for halo 2 vista to reach its peek in players. Without a doubt, halo 2 for xbox had plenty of users. However there are approximately 80 users at most, online at any given time.

Two things are limiting the expantion of this game on the computer.

1)Vista Requirement
2)3 year old game

As fun as the game may be, not every gamer will equip themselves with Vista, everyone is blasting it saying it's total bull-blam!-, which most of whom have never tried it. How long will it take to have many people on this game. Any ideas? Microsoft has got to have a chart, or bungie...

Personnaly I think that it will reach its peek in about 6 months, then drop. The game is too old, as fun as it may be.

Thanks

  • 08.25.2007 9:48 PM PDT
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I'm tall, white, and male. Therefore I am automatically the bad guy.

This is the strangest thing to ever happen to me while playing Halo.

I don't think it ever really will become as good as the xbox version. I think it will reach it's peak next year or the following.

  • 08.25.2007 9:50 PM PDT

What it is.

It will never be as good as Halo 2 on the Xbox..Kinda sad, but that's what happens when Microsoft makes games that are OS-exclusives. If they would've made it for XP and VIsta I am sure it would've done a whole lot better. Which reminds me, GoW will be more successful and personally, i think H2V has already seen it's peak. There are too many good games coming out this holiday for PC/Console that H2V will be left in the dust. I think H2V has potential, but with the lack of support(both players and technical as in patches) it really won't grow too much larger. Just an example of PC games that will be on spotlight: Crysis, Half-Life 2: Orange Box, Unreal Tournament 3, GoW for PC, Haze(?), and even BioShock(even though it's only single player). I'm not saying H2V is dead, i'm just saying that it's not going to live up to the name or it's Xbox brother.

  • 08.25.2007 10:03 PM PDT

dude the Vista requirement is going to stay doesn't matter if you like it or not. I for one think with in 2 or 3 years XP will be dead.
Vista is a better OS for gaming then XP was. for one thing the W.E.S. vista has is a nice thing to have. and Microsoft has a plan to do away with XP, it's called drop it and don't suport it, thats way I think XP will be dead in a few years, Vista vs. XP is just like XP vs. 2000, 2000 vs. 98, 98 vs. 95, people dis it each time, then by the time the new OS is out, they like the OS that they hated. unless Bungie releases a Halo 3 for the PC with in the next year or 2, I think H2V will get as populor as Halo PC and Halo CE.

  • 08.25.2007 10:51 PM PDT
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dude the Vista requirement is going to stay doesn't matter if you like it or not. I for one think with in 2 or 3 years XP will be dead.
Vista is a better OS for gaming then XP was. for one thing the W.E.S. vista has is a nice thing to have. and Microsoft has a plan to do away with XP, it's called drop it and don't suport it, thats way I think XP will be dead in a few years, Vista vs. XP is just like XP vs. 2000, 2000 vs. 98, 98 vs. 95, people dis it each time, then by the time the new OS is out, they like the OS that they hated. unless Bungie releases a Halo 3 for the PC with in the next year or 2, I think H2V will get as populor as Halo PC and Halo CE.

The entire debate here is that was it worth dropping the vista bomb here so early. Microsoft released one game for vista. Just one so far, and even though it is better than the original xbox version, it is not worth upgrading for. Xp has many more games and is more efficient. However, if microsoft released lets say five games with in a three week period, I think we'd be seeing a larger community here. As soon as developers are through with xp (which will be soon) we will be seeing more vista games, and hopefully a bigger and better H2v community. And maybe an H3v.

[Edited on 08.26.2007 7:46 PM PDT]

  • 08.26.2007 12:26 AM PDT
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Posted by: Stealth_1000
Vista is a better OS for gaming then XP was.


Not everyone plays games. And even for gamers, some games don't even work on vista. I have to give away over 50 games that im probably not going to use anymore, or even bother to try and install... I'm keeping HL2, H2V, and perhaps far cry.

I agree with No Refunds, I don't think H2V will get better unless other games get better as well, all of different genres, if a lot of people get interested, they may sell even more of their vista operating systems. Addionnally, how many of you had xbox live? I know, don't deny it, that you mostly played Halo2, but the point is that hundreds of games worked on xbox live. Right now, I think that 2 or 3 games run on windows live, even if it were just Halo, i am not going to spend more money for a quality online service which I am not going to use.

I am not going to play everyday like I used to when I had xbox live, I stopped using xbox live the day I got counter strike source. You know why? It's FREE!! AND thousands of people play it! Halo 2 xbox cost me over $150 ($50 for the game, 100 for 2 years service)...

THEY NEED MORE GAMES TO ENLARGE THIS ONLINE COMMUNITY!!


Microsoft has a plan to do away with XP, it's called drop it and don't suport it, thats way I think XP will be dead in a few years,


If xp will die in the next 2 years, halo 2 will die too. People still run windows 98 on a daily basis. Nothing will make them upgrade. Who cares about lack of support for something that is already paid and useful. Mods can easily be made on 98, and I sure, and I hope that someone will be smart enough to make a mod or patch to make halo 2 work on xp.

XP was a great operating system, it performs great and is not demanding at all. Just to run vista, without any applications, I use 54% of my 2gb ram 800mhz! I about to upgrade to 4!

I think that XP will last for a hell of a long time, until vista is less demanding. Or applications like word get so demanding that the default ram turns from 512mb to 2gb.

  • 08.26.2007 8:26 AM PDT

Slaying noobs since 2007.

Here's the cold hard truth. Halo 2 Vista isn't what it was for the xbox, therefore will never live up to the name that Halo 2 made for itself on the xbox.

  • 08.26.2007 9:55 AM PDT

What it is.

Posted by: Desert Fox RWTF
Here's the cold hard truth. Halo 2 Vista isn't what it was for the xbox, therefore will never live up to the name that Halo 2 made for itself on the xbox.


QFT.

Btw, i wasn't saying that they should've made it for XP. I'm just saying that H2V would definitely see more active members if it were for both OS's. I wasn't trying to start a XP vs. Vista deal either. But anyway, to keep on topic, like i said, I don't think H2V will see too many more players mainly because of this holiday season.

  • 08.26.2007 11:17 AM PDT

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Posted by: Stealth_1000
Vista is a better OS for gaming then XP was.


Not everyone plays games. And even for gamers, some games don't even work on vista. I have to give away over 50 games that im probably not going to use anymore, or even bother to try and install... I'm keeping HL2, H2V, and perhaps far cry.

I'm not saying every one does, I'm not a 100% gamer my self, I like to do some drafting, same as my dad. but Vista is a better OS then XP ever was, it's the security that Vista provides.

  • 08.26.2007 8:43 PM PDT

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Posted by: Desert Fox RWTF
Here's the cold hard truth. Halo 2 Vista isn't what it was for the xbox, therefore will never live up to the name that Halo 2 made for itself on the xbox.


Thats actually quite a good thing as halo 2 is known for being riddled with stupid 8 year olds and people who cheat to gain petty levels. Good thing H2V has non of that. :P

  • 08.26.2007 9:56 PM PDT
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Do I detect a smidgeon of sarcasm in your post Staticx?

  • 08.26.2007 10:11 PM PDT
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Damn you staticx.

  • 08.27.2007 12:02 AM PDT
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I'd be surprised if there are any players after September 25th.

  • 08.27.2007 5:19 AM PDT
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The game was one of Microsofts stupidest decisions ever. Frankly I can't wait for the mods, but the fact no one is getting vista means that by the time we can actually use the mod materials, no one will care anymore.

  • 08.27.2007 5:44 AM PDT
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When people stop bitiching about Vista and stop being poor and get it.

  • 08.27.2007 2:11 PM PDT

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When people stop bitiching about Vista and stop being poor and get it.
People with PC's are not poor in America.

  • 08.27.2007 2:46 PM PDT
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Posted by: Beowul7
Posted by: SoUr L1Me
When people stop bitiching about Vista and stop being poor and get it.
People with PC's are not poor in America.

Umm..clearly they are.

  • 08.28.2007 5:15 AM PDT