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Subject: OPERATION: BRING BACK HALO 2 to LIFE!!!

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POPULATION STATS of Halo 2 compared to Halo 3
1:53pm Pacific Time, June 9th 2008

H2 Players Online:3,550
H3 Players Online:151,293
Halo 3 has 42.62 times more Players Online then Halo 2

H2 Unique Players (Last 24 Hours):21,375
H3 Unique Players (Last 24 Hours):734,982
Halo 3 has 34.39 times more Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) then Halo 2

H2 Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours):40,051
H3 Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours):1,928,453
Halo 3 has 48.15 times more Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) then Halo 2

Now these stats are the reason why Bungie does not care about Halo 2. The difference population gap between Halo 2 and Halo 3 is huge!

8 million copies of Halo 2 have been sold since release which means only 20,000 out of 8,000,000 people play this game still everyday. Only 00.25% play of the 8 million copys. Which means we have a potential of reaching far greater numbers then this, since people can still play backward compatibility on their xbox 360. And for new Halo 2 players to buy the game at their local gamestop for like 20 bucks.

They are not going to care about Halo 2 till its population is at a reasonable population for them to starting moderating it again. Maybe to like 100,000 players a day. If this continues, halo 2 will continue to lose its population and never get a chance to come back, because everyday since Halo 3, it gets lower and lower and lower. During late late night, i would see about 240 people online which is very very sad lol.

Heres what we got to do:
1. Start playing Halo 2 alot more. Play many games. mostly matchmaking
2. Invite your friends to come play Halo 2 with you
3. Try concentrating on less popular playlist like team skirmish and team hardcore and h2 challenge
4. Start maybe getting your friends to actually go out an buy Halo 2.
5. Bring over people who are tired of halo 3.

Heres what will probably happen if we get halo 2 back on its feet:
1. Bungie will care for halo 2 again
2. Bungie will update the playlist
3. Bungie will start banning trouble makers
4. Bungie might even release a new maps if we get a high population
5. Faster matchups...no long waiting times
6. More of your friends will be playing, so you want be alone.
7. Fun new playlist and gametypes will increase your time on halo 2

lets at least get an small increase for starters. me and my brother will play. and the most i can do is play many many matchmade games and try to convince my friends to go play. So what do you say? Lets get this game back on its feet!!!

  • 06.09.2008 2:20 PM PDT
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Your efforts are valiant but I think it's going to fail miserably if it's going to start at all and I personally don't think H2 deserved its immense popularity in the first place. It's an old, out dated game that Bungie doesn't care much for anymore. (Not that old, out dated games are bad or can't be popular, look at CS or TF.)

  • 06.09.2008 2:35 PM PDT
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I haven't played halo 2 in months, perhaps I should, I was getting pretty good at it. Host some tournaments with a reward that would work great.

[Edited on 06.09.2008 2:40 PM PDT]

  • 06.09.2008 2:37 PM PDT
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Posted by: Crazyfoxeye
because everyday since Halo 3, it gets lower and lower and lower. During late late night, i would see about 240 people online which is very very sad lol.

everyday since halo 3 came out the population kept going higher and higher, when H3 came out only less than 1k were on a day, now theres 20k+ and rising every day. During late late night, almost all of my friends are on playing snipers and when its around 7:00pm theres only 1 maybe 2 sniper teams searching at my rank.

  • 06.09.2008 3:03 PM PDT

Why are you here?

Or we could each get 42 friends that own Halo 3 to play Halo 2 instead.

  • 06.09.2008 3:18 PM PDT
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Posted by: z Floosy
Or we could each get 42 friends that own Halo 3 to play Halo 2 instead.

i dont have 42 freinds that play halo 3 i only have 1-4

  • 06.09.2008 3:38 PM PDT

Loose talk is noose talk.

Waste of time.

  • 06.09.2008 4:34 PM PDT

KEEP IT CLEAN!

the only thing I ever see happening is a playlist consolidation. they will never make new maps or put anything that require time into halo 2

  • 06.09.2008 7:45 PM PDT

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Posted by: urk
Then there are the people who poop in the mash potatoes. Those people get launched out on their asses.

I played a few games of H2 this evening. i think that eventually we will see the playlist be reduced, to accommodate the smaller base

  • 06.09.2008 9:47 PM PDT
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To me halo 2 is my new religion.
Anyone want to change my mind.
Because you cant.
Dont waste your time.
I FLY LIKE IM IN SPACE CLOUD.

  • 06.10.2008 12:40 AM PDT

Isna 'Nosolee, my Sangheili name.

I doubt anyone who is tired of Halo 3 will go back to Halo 2, it is at least 50 times worse then Halo 3 is.

Especially with so many other fun games that are already out or just around the corner. Face it, Halo 2's days are finished. I suggest you move on.

[Edited on 06.11.2008 3:16 AM PDT]

  • 06.11.2008 3:14 AM PDT
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Well Enough Alone...

~"The people who play Bungie games tend to sense that there's something behind the games that's attractive to them. Then they become fans of the games. And then they become rabid fans. And then they become employees of Bungie."(Life story) -Marty

The best way to get more people on halo 2 is to A: bring back all the old time halo 2 players and b: make more people download it from xbl marketplace. Also, it would help if the halo 2 forum was taken out of the "Other forums" to make it more visable and accesable.
People won't come back for new experiences (unless they have never played halo 2). Most people who come back to halo 2 come back to relive old halo 2 memeries, ofwhich there are planty for most. Halo 2s strong point is custome games. there's nothiong like good old halo 2 tower power or zombies.

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  • 06.11.2008 4:18 AM PDT
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I'm with you. I would love to see more people play halo 2. I like halo 3 but halo 2 was so much more fun and fast paced. My friends don't like halo 3 so they play call of duty 4 but we're thinking about all going back to Halo 2. It might help get more people's attention if you made a post in the halo 3 forums even though your not supposed to because more people look at those forums.

  • 06.11.2008 9:08 AM PDT

I went back and played H2 for a little bit a few weeks ago. It was excellent.

I'm sure I'll keep going back from time to time to give it a whirl.

To be fair, H2's remaining fanbase is still massive compared to other original Xbox games. I doubt there are more than a handful of people still on Ghost Recon or Star Wars Battlefront.



  • 06.11.2008 10:24 AM PDT

By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

I have recently been playing Halo 2 campaign, so many good memories.
The soundtrack is the best I have ever heard.

  • 06.11.2008 11:58 AM PDT
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Yeah!!! The entire 360 and its XBL are OVERPRICED!!! Bring people back to a reasonable price with a great game!!!

  • 06.11.2008 12:23 PM PDT
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Complete idiot. Numbers were only at 60k a night for the last 2 years of H2 and never were aove 120k ever.

I really don't know what you think your going to accomplish with this.

  • 06.11.2008 1:18 PM PDT

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H2 a couple years back used to have 400000 players online at a time
H3 sucks lets face it matchmaking gets boring, theres nothing to do besides make maps (boring)
get your -blam!- heads in gear and choose the one who isnt nubby H2

  • 06.11.2008 3:35 PM PDT

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I agree with a previous post that they should make this forum easier to find.

I always play a bit of H2 to keep my practice up in what is still a great game.

At the moment though I'm hitting H3 all the time trying to level up a bit.

  • 06.11.2008 3:51 PM PDT

Phoenix is dead, long live Phoenix!
Is it?

I somehow doubt a Halo 2 map pack.

Good luck though. I'll go play a few games tonight to help.

  • 06.11.2008 8:28 PM PDT
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You stand in front of your game console thats ment to play the latest and greatest games. You reach into the far back of your collection of games thumbing through your copys of unwanted and forgotten titles. Then you see it! That familiar emblem almost glowing under the dust on top of it. You reach for it with trembling hands, almost hearing the theme song playing in your head. As you blow the dust off and open the case carefully removing one of Bungies greatest gifts to us. The memories of this once forgotten game start to come back, the late nights at a friends home, first dbl kill or trpl kill, funny things you did in custom games and under your breath you start to chuckle. So after a short pause and a stroll down memory lane you place the Holy Grail into your 360.

With expectations high and your now growing anxious state you get a message from xbox live. " You must Update you system sign out now ? " You click yes
Ok minor set back but wait whats this in matchmaking " yep all the maps you have to re download them " so whats all this point less rambling mean BILLY ? well helpful hints of what to expect for your first time logging back in for one with a bit of a story line added to it.

Bottem line 10 min to Update your system 1:45 min to Re-down load the maps a chance to hook up with old friends and re-play some of the greatest custom games ever Priceless.
The End. LoL

  • 06.11.2008 11:05 PM PDT

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I actually have a good idea that would bring Halo 2 back to life. Do you know how there is on the xbox marketplace xbox classics??? Since they released Halo on there to purchase, they should also have Halo 2 for download and I think A lot of people will for sure download since its the best xbox title there is. And which means a lot of newcomers, but they will gain skill.

  • 06.12.2008 3:17 AM PDT

Posted by: PsychoticGrunt
Yeah!!! The entire 360 and its XBL are OVERPRICED!!! Bring people back to a reasonable price with a great game!!!


They're not that bad :/

  • 06.13.2008 8:17 AM PDT

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