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Posted by: Rabbit Lettuce
people say halo 1 is the best game.. yet when i go on XBC i only see 3 hosts
just like people say halo 2 is better than halo 3, yet halo 3 has 1000x more people on it

if so many people liked the older games then they wouldn't be deserted

People with Windows Vista can't download XBC, not everyone knows about XBC, a lot of people enjoy LAN over XBC with Halo:CE, and maybe a lot of people just moved on. I know not a lot of people will still play Halo 1 constantly after 6 years.

Again, how many people are playing online is in no way a way to tell what game is better.

Halo:CE was rated best by critics and is still the #1 game for the Xbox(tm) It won dozens of awards and is just the better game..

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  • 12.04.2007 7:06 AM PDT
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Posted by: oATLo KAVILLA
obviously ur parents bought u an xbox 360 and halo3 because if u actually had to pay for ur stuff, you would realize that not only do u have to drop $350 for an xbox 360, but another $60 on halo3. and no, raking the leaves off ur decks is NOT a $400 job.

that is over $400 to play a video game.

now to all u kids, try saving up $400 when u are paying rent and have other financial obligations.


OK had to get that off my chest because its really annoying that u kids bash people for playing halo2(maybe not u guys, but there is alot of people who come on halo2 and say "get halo3 NOOB")....first of all, i really enjoy team snipers on halo2. about 7 or 8 people on my friends list play halo2 everyday even though they have H3 strictly for team snipers because not only does H3 lack a real team snipers playlist, but they say the sniping in halo2 is just so much more fun.

second, u laugh at the fact that there is just 700 people playing h2 at this moment but i assure u if u look during peak hours(ie. when u kids get home from school), u would notice a fairly large community STILL plays this game. and actually 700 people is not bad at all for 9:00am EST for a 3 year old online game....if u played anything other than THE newest most-marketed games, u would know this but obviously you guys havent.

third, some people like a smaller community....even before the ban hammer came back online, cheating had become almost non existent in halo2 because the only peope left playing the game are those who actually enjoy the game itself. you know almost everyone in ur favorite playlist that has ranks similar to you and it makes for very competitive matches. i guarantee many of you would have a VERY hard time keeping up in team slayer or team snipers these days regardless of ur previous ranks....the overall talent level has skyrocketed. hardly any "noobs" play this, WHY? they(caugh PARENTS caugh) bought a $400 game system and the newest "best" games.

ur intent in this thread may not have been to bash those who still play h2, but u came off as a little condescending.

stick with h3 because those who play h2 still really dont miss 99% of you guys. seriously.
i bought it with my own cash and decided it wasnt worth it so i brought it back

  • 12.04.2007 7:13 AM PDT

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Posted by: SeanConnery15
Why!? I don't know what to say other than that. With Halo 3 out for months why are there still people playing Halo 2. I would hate to see the wait time on those games... I thought I waited long in 3....
Because it is, in fact, more fun than Halo 3...

  • 12.04.2007 7:15 AM PDT

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are people saying that Halo 3 is just a popular fad like Britney Spears? The critics think she's basically garbage, but millions of fans think her albums are great. Insert your own popstar example if you don't like mine, but you get the idea.

I personally think H3 is a lot of fun to play and when going back to older Halo games I feel like I'm missing out on gameplay features and the graphics are a little hard on the eyes now. I don't play H3 because I can't get the H3 hook/jingle out of my head, I play because the game is fun and looks great. Also, if Bungie just kept producing games that played like Halo: CE people would cry and complain about the lack of innovation, then other games (COD, GOW, etc) would get all the sales because people expect more and better.

  • 12.04.2007 7:24 AM PDT
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it has nothing to do with whether X version of halo is better than another.....its the simple fact that people cant even comprehend that people may like a particular game better regardless of features and graphics.

  • 12.04.2007 9:38 AM PDT
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Xbox 360 is quite expensive, some people just do not want to shell out that kinda cash for a game. Also, some people may just enjoy Halo 2 more, it is all a matter of opinion.

I would not buy an expensive game system unless there are multiple games that seem interesting to me.

I do not have a Wii because there is only 1 game that interests me, Smash Bros. Brawl, and I do not plan on getting a gimmicky motion-control based system just for 1 game. Same for PS3, it does not have any more than 1 or 2 games that peak my interest and now most games that I liked for PS are coming to 360 like DMC4.

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  • 12.04.2007 9:59 AM PDT
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Some people aren't rich enough to purchase an Xbox 360 and at least one new game.


Or Halo 2 is better.
HAHAHA HA HA..... No.

  • 12.04.2007 10:00 AM PDT

Posted by: Rabbit Lettuce
people say halo 1 is the best game.. yet when i go on XBC i only see 3 hosts
just like people say halo 2 is better than halo 3, yet halo 3 has 1000x more people on it

if so many people liked the older games then they wouldn't be deserted

How old are you? Thats the most moronic logic I've seen in a while.

  • 12.04.2007 10:04 AM PDT

I don't do humans

I still play Halo 2 from time to time just because I love a few of the older maps.

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  • 12.04.2007 10:10 AM PDT
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IMO....

Halo 3 is a better game for the lesser able players ~ Proven by stronger close range weapons, more enclosed maps, equipment, beatdown system etc..

Halo 2 is a much faster game for the more able Halo community ~ Proven by the MLG Pro circuit, button glitches (however much you personally may/may not like them, the make the game much faster), and great maps..

I prefer Halo 2/ COD 4 atm until they fix some of the issues with H3 and introduce THC....

PS For most of you this post will be wasted due to the "OMGz Halo 2 is teh suck!11!!one" mind set some of you seem to have....

That is all...

  • 12.04.2007 10:16 AM PDT

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Posted by: EcHoNeOn
The fact that there ar'nt any reports of moding in Halo 3 is the fact i play it more then halo 2, every other game in halo i played i got cheated out
some people were smart enough not to buy Halo 3 because they knew bungie would be greed fed enough to make you pay for new maps and can not play until you got them, bs.
What part of, buying or not buying the maps will in no way affect how matchmaking works, makes you think that you have to buy the maps to keep playing? I'm just curious really. I mean they're free in the spring, and not buying them does nothing to hinder your online play. What exactly are you complaining about, a company not giving it's products away for free? When they will be free if you wait.

On topic, I've played a bit of Halo 2 lately as my Halo 3 disk is cracked. I've also been playing Crackdown, and Test Drive Unlimited more. I only play Halo 2 to get my halo fix, I don't play it anywhere near as much as Crackdown, or Test Drive.

  • 12.04.2007 10:18 AM PDT

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Well to be honest I never thought i would play halo 2 again, but I also thought i had purchased a reliable console. Both of these assumptions were incorrect when my 360 died 3 days ago, after working since launch. Now i have to send it back to get repaired so all i have now is my original xbox and halo 2, so therefore i do that because its so much better than doing my college assignments. Plus halo 2 isn't all that bad you have swat and hardcore that are fun, and there is just something about halo 2 that add a crazy fun factor and excitement. Maybe its because you get in a lot more interesting situations in h2 that cause you to have faster paced action, but who knows. Also Lockout is just pure genius, and I love it. When my 360 gets back of course Halo 2 will go back to collecting dust, but hopefully those new maps will add some excitement to the Halo 3.

  • 12.04.2007 10:22 AM PDT
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Why!? I don't know what to say other than that. With Halo 3 out for months why are there still people playing Halo 2. I would hate to see the wait time on those games... I thought I waited long in 3....

  • 12.04.2007 6:01 AM PDT
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Posted by: SYN GunshoT
IMO....

Halo 3 is a better game for the lesser able players ~ Proven by stronger close range weapons, more enclosed maps, equipment, beatdown system etc..

Halo 2 is a much faster game for the more able Halo community ~ Proven by the MLG Pro circuit, button glitches (however much you personally may/may not like them, the make the game much faster), and great maps..

I prefer Halo 2/ COD 4 atm until they fix some of the issues with H3 and introduce THC....

PS For most of you this post will be wasted due to the "OMGz Halo 2 is teh suck!11!!one" mind set some of you seem to have....

That is all...


mate you know the score, this is proved by kids that couldnt touch a 25 in halo 2 are now fat 50's because of the mauler in halo 3.

  • 12.04.2007 10:26 AM PDT

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This apple is brown, and rotten. This orange on the other hand, is in relatively average shape. So the orange is definitely the preferable option.
----------You can't compare apples and oranges. You're so dumb.

In my opinion Halo 3 is a better game , but I can see why people would play Halo 2 over Halo 3. Firstly Halo 2s playlists are more matured , secondly there are way more maps and thus more variety in H2 matchmaking. Lastly Halo 3 has a few issues that need to be ironed out , just like Halo 2 did. Seriously though , it's annoying when people talk about there opinions like there undeniable facts. If your going to state an opinion , state that it is just your opinion.

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  • 12.04.2007 10:35 AM PDT

Posted by: Strike Force
if halo 2 is better, then wouldn't there be more people playing it?


Not really...

Atleast according to some Bungie employee posts (Achronos specifically) there are more people on H3 than there ever were on H2 by a order of magnitude. That stat alone tells you that there are likely a good majority of players on H3 online that never played H2 online either because they didn't have the game or didn't have Live. They were all PS2 owners.

Of my friends, the majority who play H3 online never even had an Xbox when H2 came out. The Xbox 360 and H3 have brought in a whole new market of people. That and some people just prefer the latest and greatest because that's where everyone else is at the moment. There are tons of older games from 3 or 4 years back that are better than new games released today but the new games still have a bigger audience due to newness.

By this same logic, wouldn't everyone be playing Halo:CE on Xbox connect instead of H2 or H3? It's almost universally accepted amongst players that were around for the Halo:CE launch that it was the best of the trilogy yes the ranks of people that play that game are getting very thin.

I had alot more fun with Halo 2, but Halo 3 is where my friends are at so that's what I play...well who am I kidding, I just play COD4 now because H3 is uninspiring.

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Quit whining. Halo 2 is great, Halo 3 is greater. Shame to the haters....

  • 12.04.2007 4:40 PM PDT
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360 is OVERPRICED! H2 for eva!

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  • 12.04.2007 7:13 PM PDT
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Posted by: SYN GunshoT
IMO....

Halo 3 is a better game for the lesser able players ~ Proven by stronger close range weapons, more enclosed maps, equipment, beatdown system etc..

Halo 2 is a much faster game for the more able Halo community ~ Proven by the MLG Pro circuit, button glitches (however much you personally may/may not like them, the make the game much faster), and great maps..

I prefer Halo 2/ COD 4 atm until they fix some of the issues with H3 and introduce THC....

PS For most of you this post will be wasted due to the "OMGz Halo 2 is teh suck!11!!one" mind set some of you seem to have....

That is all...

I don't agree. Halo 3 has it's problems, but Halo 2's were worse. The AR gives newer players a fighting chance - but the precision weapons actually take more skill than they did in halo 2 and overall the weapons are much better balanced. There will be more maps along, they are looking into the melee situation and they are already going to reduce the frequency of the mauler.

Halo 2 may have benefited from the button glitches to some players in their own games as it adds an extra dimension to the gameplay - but it shouldn't have needed the extra dimension in the first place. The fact that most of the weapons and maps aren't used for MLG games demonstrates this - by the time tournament-style fans had finished setting up the game the way they want it there is very little left to play with. No wonder people thought the button glitches added some depth - it was greatly needed. (I don't condone the use of glitches in matchmaking which is cheating, but I well understand the logic for wanting them in your own games).

With the speed, damage, and shield recharge options in halo 3 it has the potential to be tuned far better than halo 2 for competitive play IMO. People who like ranked matchmaking complain about the ease of worse players getting high ranks, this is an unfortunate effect of the ranking system - which is sound in principle but due to the way people approach it (racing to the top, and then not playing on their high level anymore) it can't do it's job of placing people accurately in the skill range as they play over time.

The weapon system overall is much better balanced, precision weapons and grenades take more skill - I think this solid foundation will stand halo 3 in much better stead down the line. You have to remember halo 2 was a very different beast when it came out - it took a major gameplay update, the addition of THC, and months of experimenting by competitive fans to get to where it was by the end of it's life-cycle.

By the time we get to the same point in halo 3, it won't need button glitches to add depth!

Like you, that's just my opinion. To some halo 2 may look like a rosier option right now but halo 3 has much much greater potential.

  • 12.05.2007 3:07 AM PDT
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Posted by: X Rampancy X
Some people aren't rich enough to purchase an Xbox 360 and at least one new game.


Oh that's rich coming from you Rampancy. It's a matter of choice, don't act that by people not playing Halo 3 to be an offense to your religion.

  • 12.05.2007 9:08 AM PDT

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if halo 2 is better, then wouldn't there be more people playing it?

and no, Halo 3 has more people playing it now than halo 2 ever did...

Telling how many people play is in no way a way to tell which game is better, it's all opinion.

I feel Halo 3 is just too watered down for the casual crowd for my liking.
That makes absolutly no sense.

What happened to the intelligence in this forum? Since Halo 3 came out, people act like Halo 2 was just as good as Halo 1. When Halo 2 was out, everyone thought it sucked in comparison. You can see the hypocrisy right there.

If Halo 3 is so watered down, why does Halo 2 have such high auto aim and long lunge? That's really casual to me, Halo 3 isn't like that. Your all killin' me, kinda makin' me sick. Stop changing and twisting your opinions so people can agree with you, it doesn't make sense.

Of course, your still entitled to your opinion. I still play Halo 2 for the Campaign, though.

  • 12.05.2007 10:13 AM PDT
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Try this argument in a courtroom and see where you go:

"I don't consider theft a crime because it is easy to accomplish. Don't be hating on me judge just because you don't have the skill to do it!"

My H3 disk broke.

Plus i need to save money to buy christmas presents, so...

  • 12.05.2007 1:10 PM PDT
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  • 12.06.2007 12:21 AM PDT