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It's more probable that it would come out this year than next year.

  • 02.02.2005 6:53 AM PDT
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Would they leave in cooperative this time? It seems stupid to miss it out of PC games completly. To me it was one of the best features of halo, especially when using the warthog. Lan and internet gaming just dosnt match up to it.

  • 02.02.2005 9:13 AM PDT
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Posted by: GreenxPanda
Yeah how coem the xbox never freezes as much as most people's PC do?

Because the xbox forces Halo to run on uber-low settings, whereas people with PC's always try to put the settings higher than they can handle. On a good PC Halo never freezes. Incidentally Halo 2 on xbox is always freezing a juddering.

Posted by: Roborappa69
Who knows, could February 9th be Halo 2:CE day???

Well some magazines have suggested Feb 9th would be the date that they release the last level of Halo2 as downloadable content on xbox live. Anyone who's played Halo2 to 'completeion' will know that there is quite obviously a level missing from the end of the 'story', as if they've just cut the last bit out of the game and not tied up the lose end. Downloadable content would fit in perfectly with MS's persistent attempt to get every xbox gamer on xbox live so they can cash-in on the subscription fees. Fair enough for those who have xbox live, but let's think about this for a minute. It is ok for a company to release 3/4 of a game at full price, and then expect you to sign up for a monthly subscription fee service in order to get the last quarter of the game which you've already paid for? Now this is just speculation, but if Feb 9th does turn out to be downloadable content day, you'll realise the awesome extent to which Bungie and MS are trying to screw you over.

[Edited on 2/2/2005 9:30:14 AM]

  • 02.02.2005 9:22 AM PDT
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GreenxPanda...HOW IN THE WORLD DID HALF LIFE 2 SCARE YOU?! JEZUS! Nothing ever scared me in HL 2 except once when i got hit in the face by a poison head-crab wich left me with 1 health.Then i got used to that and shotguned the bastards before they could move.As for the only game that actualy scared me lately was Doom 3 wich made me squeel like a bittch at first and i left the campaign somewere around the Alfa Labs sector cause i had better games to play...now,this week i started replaying and check this...it`s not intense anymore,i basicly see everything commin and the monsters are so damn predictable it`s gettin pathetic...aanyway you have no right to call a game crap just cause it scares you as for Halo 1 the porting Gearbox made is beyond crap(not saying i could do better but come on!) it has countless slowdowns and stuff but to be honest it shouldn`t be such a demanding game,graphicly at least,it slows down on my PC(keep in mind i don`t have the greatest PC in the world) but Half Life 2 wich has 100000000000x better graphics then Halo 1 PC works just fine with minor almost unsenseble slowness sometimes

  • 02.02.2005 9:51 AM PDT
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Heyyo,

Gearbox sucks at ports. I hoep they at least make up for it in that new game: Band of Brothers. Cause that does look pretty cool.

Best port from $box? Chronicles of Riddick. WOW, omg, runs like a beaute, plays like a beaute. HaloPC port was uber-pwned there. Graphics are nothing short of incredible, and the the gameplay rocks soo hard, whups Tom Clancy's SplinterCell anyday. ;)

If you have some spare cash sittin around around you want some fun? check this game out, lots of azz kickin' enjoyment. :)

Starbreeze Studios did the port... I now hope they do the Halo2PC port. :D

  • 02.02.2005 10:31 AM PDT
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hmmmm...MarD...any oppinions on the Big Water Cooling System from Thermaltake? i`m thinkin of getting it...i have enough money

  • 02.02.2005 10:41 AM PDT
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Yeah how coem the xbox never freezes as much as most people's PC do?

Because the xbox forces Halo to run on uber-low settings, whereas people with PC's always try to put the settings higher than they can handle. On a good PC Halo never freezes. Incidentally Halo 2 on xbox is always freezing a juddering..


Doesn't freeze on my Xbox. The frame rate can drop to nothing sometimes, but it doesn't freeze.

  • 02.02.2005 11:11 AM PDT
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Heyyo,

This "freeze" can be caused by a lack of ram, so the game tries to load the object as it is needed on screen only. Try getting another stick of ram for your laptop.

Water cooling by thermaltake? uber nice man. Water cooling > fan/heatsink only. Thermaltake and coolermaster are like the 2 best for stuff like this. The only thing I say avoid is that new thing that goes, the 2nd fan you put ontop of your current cpu fan, they apparently cool it quite a bit, but that doesn't make up for the massive amount of noise it generates...

So water cooling is good, one of the best. The best I believe is those dry ice packets you can get.

  • 02.02.2005 12:35 PM PDT
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Hmmm thanks for the advice dude,it`s a tough decision though,i`v got to chose between PoP: WW or this cooling system

  • 02.02.2005 12:41 PM PDT
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Posted by: ThE_MarD
Heyyo,

This "freeze" can be caused by a lack of ram, so the game tries to load the object as it is needed on screen only. Try getting another stick of ram for your laptop.

Water cooling by thermaltake? uber nice man. Water cooling > fan/heatsink only. Thermaltake and coolermaster are like the 2 best for stuff like this. The only thing I say avoid is that new thing that goes, the 2nd fan you put ontop of your current cpu fan, they apparently cool it quite a bit, but that doesn't make up for the massive amount of noise it generates...

So water cooling is good, one of the best. The best I believe is those dry ice packets you can get.


Uh I don't have a laptop, I was talking about other people's Halo PC complaints.

  • 02.02.2005 4:39 PM PDT
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um... back to the subject of halo 2 for PC. Heres what i have to say about it.
HALO 2 SUCKS ANYWAYS. So who cares.

  • 02.02.2005 5:55 PM PDT
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Naw, I have it for XBox and plan to get it for PC. It's a good and fun game, really.

  • 02.02.2005 6:08 PM PDT
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Not from what i keep hearing but i hope it will be good...i hear it`s rather noobish with the no falling damge and all but some parts i`ve heared have improved like the tank`s hatch or the downgrade of the pistol wich was overdoin in in Halo 1 a bit too much...i mean come on! scoped pistol?(it`s like a scoped chaingun) wich has better damage then an asault rifle ?! please...aaanyway we can only hope

  • 02.03.2005 9:47 AM PDT
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No, halo 2 is pretty cool, i played it at my friend's house. Halo 2 is so gonna come out for PC. (Once they port their stupid security software)

  • 02.03.2005 3:10 PM PDT
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security software?

  • 02.05.2005 2:30 AM PDT
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Yeah what security software?

  • 02.05.2005 4:09 PM PDT
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Security software... the only secsoft I know of on Halo2 is one that stops you playing online with hardware/software mods. Basically it checks your xbox is exactly as it would be from the shop. This couldn't possibly be transfered to PC because PC's don't have a hardware standard. If perhaps you're hinting towards the software which stops you using pirated copies or illegal product keys, then you'd be wrong. That software is there to stop freeloading losers from playing games which they don't haven't paid for. As legitemate consumers who've paid for a product/service, we have the right to be protected from people using the same product/service without paying. If it means a little bit of varification software then that's fine. Note: see end of post.
If you weren't talking about that then that's fine, but I've no idea what security software you're talking about and why it's a bad thing.

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I wanted to emphasize that a Little Bit of varification software is ok. Valve's approach to this however, called Steam, is not ok. Firstly you have to varify you've copy of the game over the internet. Or in other words, you're guilty until you can prove you're innocent. If you don't have an internet connection then in Valve's opinion you're obviously a software pirate and you can't play the game you've just bought. For those of us who have activated our product, we have to sign in to Steam in order to play it. Again, we're accused of being guilty every time we want to play the game we've paid for until we've signed into our account for validation, so Valve knows exactly what we're doing and when we're doing it, how long we're doing it for and how often. I'm not ok with this invasion of privacy. I have bought a legal copy of your game Valve. WTF makes you think you have the right to demand an inquisition every time I want to play it?

  • 02.05.2005 5:30 PM PDT
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Wow that sucks. Multiplayer Halo online is much easier than most online playing I've tried.

  • 02.05.2005 6:41 PM PDT
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Well, software piracy has been on the rise with P2P programs still expanding, warez sites still clogging the internet, and bit torrent coming back strong. Basically, it's Valve's way to make sure anyone that wants Half-Life 2 has to pay for it. It's a little harsh, but that's where it's headed.

  • 02.05.2005 6:54 PM PDT
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I suppose, it just annoys me a bit that's all. I actually got HL2 via steam, as in I downloaded it (got a free voucher with 9800XT). I do admit I was impressed at how easy that was, and the steam interface is fairly useful in terms of no having to swap game discs in and out, going through directories to find game executables etc. It's bascially a list of shortcuts for any game by valve, which is updates automatically so you never have to worry about patching. I guess it's not all bad, I just think the fact you HAVE to activate a legal game, before you can use it, sucks. Also, you can never sell your copy since it's tied to your email address, like if I bought HL2 I couldn't sel it to you without giving you access to my whole Steam account.

  • 02.05.2005 7:34 PM PDT
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Heyyo,

There's 2 probs with steam: not enough servers, and activation.

Definately not enough servers. The latest patch for css? I had to wait a WHOLE day cause I got kicked from my patch update and then said "server is too busy" and I couldn't transfer servers, cause steam doesn't let you, so if ya won't letme transfer, get more...

activation's a little harsh, but whatever I guess... more game's are gonna start being like this...

  • 02.07.2005 11:42 AM PDT