Halo 2 Forum
This topic has moved here: Subject: Why is Halo 2 extinct? (Must Read) Any clans out there?
  • Subject: Why is Halo 2 extinct? (Must Read) Any clans out there?
Subject: Why is Halo 2 extinct? (Must Read) Any clans out there?
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

Lol I am new to Halo 2, I got it yesterday because I play with some guys older than me that I know and they talk about all of the glorious memories and LAN parties they had. It sounded so much better than Halo 3. So I just had to check it out so I went to Gamestop and got a 10.00 copy. Downloaded all the maps and got to practicing the maps. I noticed all the weapons are the same and feel the same.

Then I tried the BR, OMG the BR felt so clean and crisp. It actually felt like it had something behind, not just the image, it felt like when you shot it you were actually doing something. I think the whole clan support thing is so cool and the graphics aren't half bad.

The clan support thing is awesome and I got to thinking, why did everyone quit Halo 2 to go to Halo 3. I mean Halo 2 is pretty much extinct now but I cant seem to figure out why. All my friends tell me I am dumb to be playing Halo 2 when and updated version is up. Halo 2 is awesome though and I can only imagine what this community and forums use to be like when Halo 2 was the only one out there.

Now to the main subject. Since I am hooked on Halo 2 now, I was wondering if there are actually still any clans actively playing Halo 2 out there? I would like to be apart of one because Halo 2 is the best classic game out there.

Halo 2 is basically the same as Halo 3.

Thanks,
Blafferty10

  • 07.03.2008 4:12 PM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

halo 2 is not the same as halo 3 its better, and yes there is a lot of active clans

  • 07.03.2008 4:23 PM PDT

Send me a group invite, and I shall return a harsh reply. Do not invite me to groups. I do not accept. Don't believe me? Look at the list of groups I'm in right now. Consider this your warning.

The Clan system is still there, but they are relics of an age past. There is no longer any playlist for clans, so it is practically pointless to be in one. Even when they did have playlists for clans, the system had a few serious flaws and wasn't widely used. As such it took too unreasonably long to find a match. There are still a few fanatics though that do play Halo 2, mostly because it was faster paced. In halo 3 with the additions of bubble shields, regeneratorss, and power drains, etc. a firefight that used to take 3-5 seconds, now takes as much as 15 or more, and often yield indecisive results. In Halo 2 it was rare for a firefight to last more than 10 seconds and there was, in 99% of the cases, a clear winner and loser. In Halo 3 if my shields are down, I drop a power drain to cover my escape, and I and my attacker both live. On the other end of the spectrum, we both melee, and we kill each other. And even when we do have a clear winner and loser, it isn't uncommon for it to take10-15 seconds or more. Having said that, in Halo 3 the slower pace makes it much more tactical and less gun and run.
-GR01

  • 07.03.2008 4:28 PM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

Well thats cool, I was kinda hoping that there were still clans out there.

  • 07.03.2008 4:37 PM PDT

Why are you here?

Halo 2 was so awesome back in 05-06, that if I think about it too long I orgasm

  • 07.03.2008 6:48 PM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

The only reason I'm still playing Halo 3 is because I am way to lazy to walk down to Lime Ridge mall and buy a copy of Halo 2.

  • 07.03.2008 7:03 PM PDT

Posted by: ღMidnight Hawk2ღ
Everyone is entitled to their own wrong opinion.


I'm part of the Bungie.net Minecraft group/server called SeptaCrafters
We're a Bungie.net group that goes to our very own Bungie server. Most players are from the Halo community either off Bungie itself or through word to Halo friends.

Im in a clan that has 11 clan branches XD

The branch I am in doesn't have many Halo2 players in it.

  • 07.04.2008 10:02 AM PDT

What is this thing?

The people in my clan still play on a constant basis. "we are classic" is the name of the clan.

  • 07.04.2008 12:38 PM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

I like the Halo 2 better as well, not so much for the weapons but for the maps, the only reason I don't play it anymore is because everyone else moved on to Halo 3.

  • 07.04.2008 9:00 PM PDT
  • gamertag: [none]
  • user homepage:

ARBITER, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT BUTTER!!! WORT WORT WORT.

I only moved on to 3 for the Forge and more people to teabag. Campaign is way better in 2.

Halo 2 isn't extinct, it's being preserved by the few who have ambitions that Halo 3 doesn't stimulate. Exploring campaign and multiplayer maps, etc...

  • 07.04.2008 11:26 PM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

Thanksforall your replies guys. I just like how wellthe BR acts in Halo 2 more than Halo 3.

  • 07.05.2008 8:25 AM PDT

Posted by: Blafferty10
Thanksforall your replies guys. I just like how wellthe BR acts in Halo 2 more than Halo 3.


The Battle Rifle acts better in Halo 2 because it is so much cheaper and easier to use.

Bungie stated in one of their recent updates that it is a "Hitscan" weapon. In other words, when you aim at something and shoot, your bullets automatically hit what you were aiming at.

In Halo 3 your bullets travel in real time, and spread a tiny bit, so you have to actually think about how to lead or aim at your target . I have gone back to Halo 2 after Halo 3. The Battle Rifle there always felt extremely cheap. I shouldn't be able to instantly peg somebody across maps so accurately right from my spawn.

I'll take Halo 3 any day.

  • 07.05.2008 9:27 AM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

Posted by: An average gamer
Posted by: Blafferty10
Thanksforall your replies guys. I just like how wellthe BR acts in Halo 2 more than Halo 3.


The Battle Rifle acts better in Halo 2 because it is so much cheaper and easier to use.


I hate you. The battle rifle in Halo 2 is not "cheap." It is not a power weapon, and still took a bit of skill to use. Why do you think MLG used the battle rifle as the primary weapon? It made games more strategic, because you had to use cover to escape from enemy fire, but could still kill your opponent if you were down a shot.

The battle rifle could kill in four shots, but that took excellent accuracy and most times it took 5 or 6 shots. The time it take for 5 shots is enough to kill a person with amost any other weapon at close range. So the battle rifle was not cheap, it is a skill weapon that just happens to be stronger than the SMG.

As you can tell I have strong opinions and prefer Halo 2 over 3 any day.

[Image Removed]

[Edited on 07.06.2008 4:12 PM PDT]

  • 07.05.2008 10:36 AM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

Posted by: eat my wheat
Posted by: An average gamer
Posted by: Blafferty10
Thanksforall your replies guys. I just like how wellthe BR acts in Halo 2 more than Halo 3.


The Battle Rifle acts better in Halo 2 because it is so much cheaper and easier to use.


I hate you. The battle rifle in Halo 2 is not "cheap." It is not a power weapon, and still took a bit of skill to use. Why do you think MLG used the battle rifle as the primary weapon? It made games more strategic, because you had to use cover to escape from enemy fire, but could still kill your opponent if you were down a shot.

The battle rifle could kill in four shots, but that took excellent accuracy and most times it took 5 or 6 shots. The time it take for 5 shots is enough to kill a person with amost any other weapon at close range. So the battle rifle was not cheap, it is a skill weapon that just happens to be stronger than the SMG.

As you can tell I have strong opinions and prefer Halo 2 over 3 any day.


I agree with eat my wheat, it is definitely not cheap. You still have to have skill in order to out strafe you opponents, and plus if they are far away and moving it is still a little difficult.

  • 07.05.2008 1:15 PM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

Yes, message us if you would like to play a clan match, (custom), (I FS I Suicide, xPoWxSn1P3rKiNg).

[Edited on 07.06.2008 12:38 AM PDT]

  • 07.06.2008 12:30 AM PDT

"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." Benjamin Franklin

I love the H2 maps. Thats why I came back. That and swat is a LOT better in Halo 2.

  • 07.06.2008 2:14 AM PDT

I still want to play it but I got so used to bumper jumper that I can barely do anything on H2

  • 07.06.2008 10:23 AM PDT

"I wanted to make people happy, if only for an hour."
-Busby Berkley

RIP Halo 2

Bumper Jumper is lame....

  • 07.06.2008 10:27 AM PDT


Covenant Cival War

Oh yeah BTW...... WHERES'S MY GIGGITY COOKIE!!!

There are still active clans, it's just the majority of the people switched over to Halo 3.

  • 07.06.2008 2:38 PM PDT
  •  | 
  • Exalted Legendary Member

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

Man this forum was sweet before halo 3. Before it was taken off the top of the forum lists and put in "other". Halo 2 is better then halo 3 in many ways, including the BR (and glitches and eggs), but most of all, memeries. Old to us, new to you. Now go play swat the way it was ment to be!

  • 07.06.2008 5:07 PM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

Are there any clans that play halo 2 and halo 3 activly?

  • 07.06.2008 6:31 PM PDT

"I wanted to make people happy, if only for an hour."
-Busby Berkley

RIP Halo 2

Posted by: Vick Sr
Man this forum was sweet before halo 3. Before it was taken off the top of the forum lists and put in "other". Halo 2 is better then halo 3 in many ways, including the BR (and glitches and eggs), but most of all, memeries. Old to us, new to you. Now go play swat the way it was ment to be!

QFT

  • 07.06.2008 6:40 PM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

What does QFT mean?

  • 07.08.2008 7:42 AM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

I only picked up Halo 1 and 2 a few weeks back, and I gotta admit it doesnt seem dead to me. I mainly stick to the team slayer games though, mainly because Im still getting used to things and its much more helpful to have folks to attract bullets AWAY from you once in a while.

[Edited on 07.08.2008 9:46 AM PDT]

  • 07.08.2008 9:46 AM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

Ya same here, I dont mean extinict(Its a figure of speech) I just cant figure out why everybody left halo 2 for halo 3.

  • 07.08.2008 12:37 PM PDT