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Subject: Why do people still play Halo 2 even when they have Halo 3?
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Yuuup! H3 BLOWS BIG ONES!

  • 12.26.2007 10:57 PM PDT
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Mainly because some don't have it or downtime with RRoD

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  • 12.27.2007 12:10 AM PDT
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To go back and see how much of a garbage game Halo 2 was, and wonder, "Wow, I spent all my time playing that?" I swear, you can literally fly across the map with that damn sword.

lol, even the H2 forum is dead, like the game itself. Nobody cares about this game anymore, except for those who whore button combos, this isn't an arcade fighting game, where you just button mash to victory.

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  • 12.27.2007 1:24 AM PDT

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I have a friend who has Halo 3 and COD4 and Mass Effect but yet he still plays Halo 2. I asked him why and he told me because of the BR. I slapped him.

  • 12.27.2007 8:33 AM PDT
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halo 2 was just god awful. it didnt take skill, all u had 2 do was kno the glitches. with halo 3 u have to actually b good at the game and use STRATEGY, which apparently u little 10 yr olds havent learned yet :P

  • 12.27.2007 9:36 PM PDT

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I think the number of people playing it will go down after Christmas when some more kids get 360's and Halo 3 for Christmas.
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  • 12.27.2007 10:47 PM PDT

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because despite the crappy graphics, button glitches, and all other issues, Halo 2 is 10x more fun to play online than Halo 3.

  • 12.28.2007 9:11 AM PDT
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How about the fact that every Halo 3 map - MAYBE the pit, is garbage.

They are the worst made maps I have ever seen. And I don't need to list the reasons why because it would take me too long.

Secondly, the game's dynamics are too slow-paced, and the reasons people love the "saved films feature" is because you can catch amazing moments right? Well compared to halo 2, Halo 3 doesn't have amazing moments, its all linear play. You're either looking one way at a guy killing him or you're getting shot from behind, its too slow to narrowly escape from death by doing an amazing juke or maneuver out of harms way.

The blatant kill or die aspect to the game is so repetitive, and compared to halo 2 there is very little chance for you to play competitively, with or without glitches, the game is too slow.

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  • 12.28.2007 12:29 PM PDT
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I still find the way "Halo 2" feels a lot more appealing than Halo 3's. And it just keeps me coming back. I finally decided to get on Halo 3 today (first time I got on my 360 in 12 days), because my brother dragged me on. We played (on each of our 360 consoles) double-team Matchmaking, and then I realized why I don't get on anymore.. Sure, it can be fun sometimes with good buddies, or in custom games (which I play a lot of), but usually that isn't the case, and you go in to matchmaking with random people or whatever.

I'm rambling, but basically it went down like this: All my brother (or my teammates) did was utterly b!tch about every single kill. They just complain, scream, curse, and become cocky bastards. When I played with my brother, he was just like that. He complained to no ends, and got uber-stressed out and got extremely angry through-out the match. And when he gets angry, he loses his -blam!-, stops communicating, stops using tactics, and gets mad when he gets "double-teamed" (in a double-team game), when he keeps on running along all by himself while the other team communicates effectively, and sticks together.

Needless to say, after the match, I left. He continued matchmaking, and everyone in the house heard him scream and hit things when he got mad. That's why I don't play. Though, if I do find a really good person I can get along with, I can pretty much win 20 matches in a row. And even against them "MLG pr0z" people that have the same names/icons and such, who we'd normally lose against, I can actually win against those people, and have a good time in the end if I find the right teammates.

But that isn't usually the case in Halo 3, and neither is it in Halo 2. But, Halo 2 Vista, that's another case =D It's like one big, fat custom game where you can freely join/leave whenever you want, and go find another game with ease if you don't like it or feel like doing something else. When you do matchmaking, you feel "stuck" with -blam!-s, people give you a hard time because of that, and you get punished if you leave. In H2V, all of that is eliminated, 'cause when I game finishes, you can keep on playing with the same people.. over and over again, and just have a blast.

I probably went around in circles there, but that's how I feel. Matchmaking is just generally too stressing because of the people I play with in matchmaking, or even some of my buddies take it too seriously or whatever. But =D

  • 12.28.2007 1:31 PM PDT
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I still find the way "Halo 2" feels a lot more appealing than Halo 3's. And it just keeps me coming back. I finally decided to get on Halo 3 today (first time I got on my 360 in 12 days), because my brother dragged me on. We played (on each of our 360 consoles) double-team Matchmaking, and then I realized why I don't get on anymore.. Sure, it can be fun sometimes with good buddies, or in custom games (which I play a lot of), but usually that isn't the case, and you go in to matchmaking with random people or whatever.

I'm rambling, but basically it went down like this: All my brother (or my teammates) did was utterly b!tch about every single kill. They just complain, scream, curse, and become cocky bastards. When I played with my brother, he was just like that. He complained to no ends, and got uber-stressed out and got extremely angry through-out the match. And when he gets angry, he loses his -blam!-, stops communicating, stops using tactics, and gets mad when he gets "double-teamed" (in a double-team game), when he keeps on running along all by himself while the other team communicates effectively, and sticks together.

Needless to say, after the match, I left. He continued matchmaking, and everyone in the house heard him scream and hit things when he got mad. That's why I don't play. Though, if I do find a really good person I can get along with, I can pretty much win 20 matches in a row. And even against them "MLG pr0z" people that have the same names/icons and such, who we'd normally lose against, I can actually win against those people, and have a good time in the end if I find the right teammates.

But that isn't usually the case in Halo 3, and neither is it in Halo 2. But, Halo 2 Vista, that's another case =D It's like one big, fat custom game where you can freely join/leave whenever you want, and go find another game with ease if you don't like it or feel like doing something else. When you do matchmaking, you feel "stuck" with -blam!-s, people give you a hard time because of that, and you get punished if you leave. In H2V, all of that is eliminated, 'cause when I game finishes, you can keep on playing with the same people.. over and over again, and just have a blast.

I probably went around in circles there, but that's how I feel. Matchmaking is just generally too stressing because of the people I play with in matchmaking, or even some of my buddies take it too seriously or whatever. But =D


Well said! Here here!

  • 12.28.2007 1:35 PM PDT
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  • 12.28.2007 10:09 PM PDT
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I really can't see how someone can still think halo 2 is better than Halo 3. Halo 2 has host advantage, standbying, horrendous amount of auto-aim, BR glitches, and bad lag. I know some people don't have an xbox 360 yet which is why probably some still play it but I think the number of people playing it will go down after Christmas when some more kids get 360's and Halo 3 for Christmas.



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  • 12.29.2007 12:14 PM PDT
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Halo3 sucks online, ctf and bomb are totally -blam!- up, they are dumbed down, no more can you really contest the bomb or the flag, it;s far to easy to arm ,gone are plots and in it's place is the -blam!- terratories. and valhalla is the worst map ever.

I'm sure those morons at bungie thought they had some "good" ideas but they just removed everything htat made halo2 great online and removed it, gave us 3 -blam!- maps.

  • 12.29.2007 1:09 PM PDT

The reasons I sometimes play Halo 2 are

1. BTB with awesome maps and tanks

2. The awesomely epic and fun Legendary Campaign

  • 12.29.2007 1:14 PM PDT

What a patronizing li'l redneck! SHUT IT KID!!!

  • 12.29.2007 1:49 PM PDT
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These are my reasons:
1. In Halo 2 you can actually play a ranked game built specifically for sniping.
2. Turf is one of my favorite maps ever.
3. The sniper rifle is actually fun to use and I'm a lot better with it on Halo 2.
4. I like regular xbox controller better than xbox 360 controller.
5. My neighbor is very annoying when playing Halo 3 because he complains about every kill.. saying the other team hacks or cheats (I think he really believes himself too .. its really sad) But he never wants to play Halo 2 so I get to enjoy myself when playing it.
6. I have a lot of friends who still play Halo 2.

*EDIT: well.. I used to be able to do all of this stuff... before it got to the point that only 3000 people are online today >.< I have been trying to find A SINGLE GAME for the past 3 hours. I have been unable to do so in ANY OF THE DIFFERENT game types

I had 1 match in double team with 4 people read to go and it is configuring.. then i get a message "We have failed to find a match for your party at this time. Sorry about that. Please try again in a few moments."........................... like seriously? So I try again in a few moments (aka It'll prolly take another 3 hours) and I haven't been able to pick up one matched player...

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  • 12.29.2007 1:57 PM PDT
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Some people are still playing cause they don'T have a 360 and some r not playing H3 cause it's a garbage game. There a Host on H3, there is still stanby, glitches, and bad lag. THe only good point in H3 is no auto-aim. The game is not fast enough to be competitive the melee system is crappy the sniper bug (when you shoot people and you see the blood come out but the guy doesn't die)Well until now Halo 3 it's the baddest Halo and probably competitive game i'Ve ever played the beta was awsome but the final version s***. Yeah glitches were -blam!- in H2 but they were bringing competition you had to mastered them to be good but now in H3 two weapon need skill Br and Sniper. In my own word I think that Halo 3 is a noob game made for noob. Always complaining to hard just try harder if you can'T try harder in a videogame well I don'T wanna see in real life. I've seen a lot of omprovement in the past 2 week but it'S still not enough to make the game good for me it's too slow, maps are too big and not balanced, NADES not enough powerful. Well enough for now i know that bungie CAN do better and they got to work hard ! I hope they're gonne make the game better cause until now it s*** !


there is auto aim in halo 3, just set it using your dashboard

  • 12.29.2007 2:34 PM PDT
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Posted by: Mr Faucy Paunts
I still find the way "Halo 2" feels a lot more appealing than Halo 3's. And it just keeps me coming back. I finally decided to get on Halo 3 today (first time I got on my 360 in 12 days), because my brother dragged me on. We played (on each of our 360 consoles) double-team Matchmaking, and then I realized why I don't get on anymore.. Sure, it can be fun sometimes with good buddies, or in custom games (which I play a lot of), but usually that isn't the case, and you go in to matchmaking with random people or whatever.

I'm rambling, but basically it went down like this: All my brother (or my teammates) did was utterly b!tch about every single kill. They just complain, scream, curse, and become cocky bastards. When I played with my brother, he was just like that. He complained to no ends, and got uber-stressed out and got extremely angry through-out the match. And when he gets angry, he loses his -blam!-, stops communicating, stops using tactics, and gets mad when he gets "double-teamed" (in a double-team game), when he keeps on running along all by himself while the other team communicates effectively, and sticks together.

Needless to say, after the match, I left. He continued matchmaking, and everyone in the house heard him scream and hit things when he got mad. That's why I don't play. Though, if I do find a really good person I can get along with, I can pretty much win 20 matches in a row. And even against them "MLG pr0z" people that have the same names/icons and such, who we'd normally lose against, I can actually win against those people, and have a good time in the end if I find the right teammates.

But that isn't usually the case in Halo 3, and neither is it in Halo 2. But, Halo 2 Vista, that's another case =D It's like one big, fat custom game where you can freely join/leave whenever you want, and go find another game with ease if you don't like it or feel like doing something else. When you do matchmaking, you feel "stuck" with -blam!-s, people give you a hard time because of that, and you get punished if you leave. In H2V, all of that is eliminated, 'cause when I game finishes, you can keep on playing with the same people.. over and over again, and just have a blast.

I probably went around in circles there, but that's how I feel. Matchmaking is just generally too stressing because of the people I play with in matchmaking, or even some of my buddies take it too seriously or whatever. But =D


Well said! Here here!


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  • 12.29.2007 2:41 PM PDT
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Better maps, button glitches, and its faster paced.

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i feel like like i have more control in halo 2, everything is so smooth. when i punch someone they get hit, and when i get in close i can keep track of people better. in h2 when i get killed i dont get super angry. i miss being able to look around, and the awesome replays but they arent worth getting mad all the time. the vehicles in halo 2 are way better too. in h3 it seems like getting in a vehicle is a handycap.

names poping up over enemies also bugs me in halo 3. it happens the instant you scan the horizon, and makes everyone so easy to spot. with that and the ar you cant really be better than anyone at anything but sniping.

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  • 12.29.2007 3:59 PM PDT
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Because Halo 2 and Halo 3 are different games....

Both with advantages over others. I will still be playing both until bungie shuts everything down....

  • 12.29.2007 4:35 PM PDT

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You're asking people to state which non-released game they like better?

It's like asking a virgin whether they like being on top or on bottom.

Halo 2 is fast paced, takes skill, there are button glitches that add a new level of skill to the game, maps are way better, and it way more fun. Halo 3 is slow, and doesn't take skill.

  • 12.29.2007 5:57 PM PDT
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Better gameplay, better maps, CTF and Bomb actually work the way they are supposed to, better sniper, and better community. The community now are the same guys who have played it since day one, not a whole bunch of noobs who just got into videogames. Better strategy for the maps, better hit detection, etc. Halo 3 is very bad, sure it looks better but gameplay wise Halo 2 pwns almost every other game.

  • 12.29.2007 9:48 PM PDT
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personally i think H2 is better. H3 is a disapointment. id give it 2.5 out of 4. sure new weapons, new maps its fun for the 1st few days after that its just another object collecting dust. not to mention Xbox 360 failure rate is pretty bad ive went through 5 so far

  • 12.29.2007 10:13 PM PDT
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is this a joke? halo 2 is by far better than halo 3 without a doubt. Ranking up is to easy, the maps are terrible, BR sucks, no BXR or Double shot, halo 3 is so much slower than Halo 2, halo 3 melee system is so screwed up it baffles me that bungie actually thought it would be good. For everyone saying a patch is needed to fix halo 3, they are wrong. There shouldnt be a patch to fix halo 3. With all the hype and it continuing the most played game on xbox live (halo 2) no patch should be added. Yes Halo 2 did have a patch, but that was because halo 2 was new to xbox live. Competitive play for halo 3 is terrible. I think bungie should reset the ranks and everyone should play halo 2 again. Wonderful campaign for halo 3 but the multiplayer is a joke.

everyone should start playing halo 2 again.

  • 12.29.2007 10:52 PM PDT

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