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Subject: Do you think you should be able to do 4 player co-op?
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I dont now about co-op but if they could make like a terrorist hunt like in rainbow six 3 but of course it would be called covenent hunt. And a lot of covenent would be placed around a sertain map and you would have to get threw the map with your friends. That would be fun to me.

  • 06.06.2004 7:51 PM PDT
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Posted by: Twelve Large
I think your are the only genius that would equate COOP with half the fun. What a mathematician you are..

Co op = Half the fun? I think most would disagree with your retarded ass whack math.


If you're going to object it might be nice if you read what was said. I never once said that Co-op was not fun. I play co-op more then I do single player campaign mode.

I did say that twice as many players in co-op would mean half as many enemies for the Spartans to go up against due to polygon constraints.

Now for the corollary and we shall accomplish this via an anology. If you were playing single player by yourself and we took away half of your enemies would you enjoy Halo as much? Would you find it as challenging? So is true of doubling the number of Co-op players.

  • 06.06.2004 7:53 PM PDT
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Co-op is campaign mode so I think we should not have many players at once

  • 06.06.2004 7:54 PM PDT

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Posted by: Twelve Large
I think your are the only genius that would equate COOP with half the fun. What a mathematician you are..

Co op = Half the fun? I think most would disagree with your retarded ass whack math.


If you're going to object it might be nice if you read what was said. I never once said that Co-op was not fun. I play co-op more then I do single player campaign mode.


If you're going to object, it might be nice if you would read what was said. I never once said that you said coop was not fun. I said you came up with your own retarded math..

Twice as many players + half as many enemies = 1/4 the fun.

See? Most would disagree with you there. Also, that equation of yours would also suggest that coop = half the fun. And we all know how everyone loves coop.


Posted by: Draerden
I did say that twice as many players in co-op would mean half as many enemies for the Spartans to go up against due to polygon constraints.


That's not exactly true.

Posted by: Draerden
Now for the corollary and we shall accomplish this via an anology. If you were playing single player by yourself and we took away half of your enemies would you enjoy Halo as much? Would you find it as challenging? So is true of doubling the number of Co-op players.


How would they be taking away half of my enemies? Come on.. You're thinking about Halo 1.. The game that sucked balls compared to Halo 2.

  • 06.06.2004 8:11 PM PDT
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Come on Twelve Large, debate me. How is it not exactly true? Give me some facts. Give me some reasoning.

If Halo2 is going to be kicking ass, using as many polys as they can squeeze into the co-op two player experience... then what happens when you put in two more players?

  • 06.06.2004 8:21 PM PDT
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4 players co-op would be amazing online. Online co-op alone would be worth the purchase!

  • 06.06.2004 8:23 PM PDT
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wow, theres NO1 for 2 on 2

  • 06.06.2004 8:53 PM PDT
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wat the hell are polygon constraints, if that means its too much media then cant they just make them harder like instead of 2 squads of gold elites and a wraith there could be 1 squad and then 2 wraiths or something, just to balance it out. you could also make it so they have like 200% health so they'r harder to kill, or you can make it so your easier to kill so it'd be harder for you

  • 06.06.2004 8:59 PM PDT
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Posted by: H Lo Master91
wat the hell are polygon constraints, if that means its too much media then cant they just make them harder like instead of 2 squads of gold elites and a wraith there could be 1 squad and then 2 wraiths or something, just to balance it out. you could also make it so they have like 200% health so they'r harder to kill, or you can make it so your easier to kill so it'd be harder for you


sry, my bad, i meant special forces elites

  • 06.06.2004 9:02 PM PDT
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Every character and object upon a screen are composed of simple shapes which are then covered in a skin.

The Xbox can only have so many of these on the screen at the same time. Thus, is you were playing two player split screen and you could have 100 enemies on screen then if you added two more players you'd only be able to fit 50.

Now, what you've mentioned is possible. If we halved the number of opponents as required and upped their "colour", turning them into special ops and gold elites instead of blue one's for instance we might be able to keep some challenge.

  • 06.06.2004 9:08 PM PDT
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I'm not a huge computer wiz and I don't really understand all this polygon stuff, but what if the more people you had on, the covenant got harder, or maybe only one person was the Cheif and the other three were like ODSTs? Don't Flame if I said anything stupid.

  • 06.06.2004 9:21 PM PDT
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its not stupid, it mite work i dunno but even if it did...would you want to be an odst? that means no shield, your slower, you dont have armor, you dont have a flashlight (i dont think you do)

  • 06.06.2004 9:27 PM PDT
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and plus man...common...odsts dont look nearly as cool

  • 06.06.2004 9:32 PM PDT
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Yeah but it would really even the odds. Plus it would take more strategizing so you or your team won't die.

  • 06.06.2004 9:40 PM PDT
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Yes definately. Here's why: most of the time in single player ur outnumbered in some areas by an enormous amount like in the later Flood levels. You need someone to watch your back and sometimes an extra player wont do. Me and my friend play co-op all the time in legendary and to tell it shortly its a pain in the A$$. We always go in being strategic as much as we can and practice clearing rooms, covering and moving, and placing in strategic positions. I say the best way to 4 player co-op is to 2 different teams 2 on each in a splinter cell pandora tommorrow sort of format.

  • 06.07.2004 10:25 AM PDT

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I think the game should have four player co-op, unless it will affect the amount of enemies, their toughness, or their AI (for whatever reason). I can live with just two player co-op, but four would be so much nicer.

  • 06.07.2004 10:35 AM PDT

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Yeah, maybe they'll find a way to let us play as the Covenant, who knows..

I don't think they necessarily have to add more enemies, per say, just to make the game more enjoyable with a four player campaign. If I'm playing anything competitively, such as a basketball game, video game, chess match, I don't go adding more players to the other team to make the game harder, I just find better competition. Or in this case, smarter AI. I also wouldn't be suprised if they could squeeze in a few more characters on screen at once with the new engine, or maybe they'll find other ways to take advantage of the new & improved engine.

I'll also quote Jaime from the xfactor video which aired on the discovery channel last year.

Jamie Griesemer
In Halo 2, we're trying to take the combat from Halo 1 and put it into more interesting contexts. So, instead of just getting from point 'a' to point 'b', you'll be fighting the Covenant off of the space station that they're trying to capture.

We're also working on the scale. In Halo 1 we had a lot of grassy hills or small cliffs, where as in Halo 2 we're having entire space stations that are giant weapons that you can aim and fire.We're having big levels that take place in the wreckage of the previous Halos.. Trying to increase that epic nature.


That doesn't sound like Halo to me. It sounds more like Halo's ass kicking.

  • 06.07.2004 10:47 AM PDT
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wow, 40 votes for yes

  • 06.07.2004 7:19 PM PDT
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Posted by: Liton
How about online co-op, i know it's imposible, but it'd be cool, 16 people. Of coarse you'd need to have a MUCH harder difficulty


according to all that polygon crap that means you'd have like 3 enemies lol

  • 06.07.2004 7:21 PM PDT
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it would be tight 4 co op i got 3 of my boys jus around the corner and i lik playin halo wit them (songotencell1@yahoo.com songotencell1@hotmail.com add me if u want 2)

  • 06.07.2004 7:26 PM PDT
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mastercheif31 do u play halo pc?

  • 06.07.2004 7:52 PM PDT
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well, now theres 44 on yes

  • 06.07.2004 7:53 PM PDT
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Posted by: H Lo Master91
mastercheif31 do u play halo pc?


WHY YES I DO

  • 06.07.2004 7:55 PM PDT
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wow 44. maybe this is a good thing. I think it would be fun because all my friends are sick of mp because I kick all of thier butts. Anyone else have this problem?

  • 06.07.2004 7:56 PM PDT
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yes, definitely lol, most of my frnds at least, some are REALLY good though

  • 06.07.2004 7:57 PM PDT

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