- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
thats because the netcode for Lan and Live are different. LAN is so fast and the host xbox so near that there is no need for synchronization. Everybodies ping is under 2ms. On XBL, just like mech assualt and other games, there will be a synchronization period.
Also Halo 2 games will be like CS. You can join them whether they are started or not. So u can start the game with 2 people, and let it fill up to 16. So much nicer than a game like Mech Assualt when some moron has the crappiest connection and gets kicked off leaving one team without a player.