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Why Does it Take So Long To Find a Match in Halo 2? In Halo 3 Its much faster. Whenever I try searching for a game on Halo 2 it takes like half an hour! Is there anything I can do about this?

  • 11.11.2008 4:10 AM PDT
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Erm, get about 5 other friends on your friends list with levels similar to yours and your party's and search matchmaking and keep playing with them :-)

Since there are like 600 people on at any one time (2000+ in TOTAL throughout the 24 hours), I know most of them, about 1/3 of them. Their levels range from VERY low to VERY high, never in between and they are either doing BTB, SWAT, rumble pit or team training. The high level players are either playing customs and thats it. they are to scared ot go back into matchmaking and lose their precious 39's. and some just continue playing in a circle with the same people. In team doubles we played the same -blam!-s 6 times in a row until our level went up by 2 and their down by 3. We were trash talking them to oblivion then we met again..

  • 11.11.2008 5:59 AM PDT
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I suggest going to Big Team Battle. Usually you can find a game.

I think everyone should rally around Big Team Battle in Halo 2. Every game mode can be debated Halo 2 vs Halo 3...but for now there is no valid reason why Halo 3's Big Team Battle is better. It lacks maps that support it and the various modes of Halo 2. Just recently Bungie added some game modes to H3's version but the map issues are still glaring.

One can compare all they want about the changes to BR's and Snipers, but the one distinct advantage of Halo 2 is BIG TEAM BATTLE. NOW EVERYONE COME TOGETHER! PLAY BIG TEAM BATTLE.

  • 11.11.2008 6:53 AM PDT

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Posted by: BOWSERMADIUS
I know most of them, about 1/3 of them. Their levels range from VERY low to VERY high, never in between and they are either doing BTB, SWAT, rumble pit or team training.

I'm one of those "in between." I guess. I find matches in slayer, doubles, hardcore, and snipers fairly quickly.

  • 11.11.2008 3:24 PM PDT

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I suggest going to Big Team Battle. Usually you can find a game.

I think everyone should rally around Big Team Battle in Halo 2. Every game mode can be debated Halo 2 vs Halo 3...but for now there is no valid reason why Halo 3's Big Team Battle is better. It lacks maps that support it and the various modes of Halo 2. Just recently Bungie added some game modes to H3's version but the map issues are still glaring.

One can compare all they want about the changes to BR's and Snipers, but the one distinct advantage of Halo 2 is BIG TEAM BATTLE. NOW EVERYONE COME TOGETHER! PLAY BIG TEAM BATTLE.


BTB in H2 sucks now. It's just a bunch of people screwing around, guests betraying, and people quitting.

Hardcore and Snipers is where it's at. Easy to find games in Snipers. Hardcore is more difficult but it is still no longer than 10 mins to get a game.

  • 11.12.2008 9:42 AM PDT
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Posted by: BOWSERMADIUS
Erm, get about 5 other friends on your friends list with levels similar to yours and your party's and search matchmaking and keep playing with them :-)

Since there are like 600 people on at any one time (2000+ in TOTAL throughout the 24 hours), I know most of them, about 1/3 of them. Their levels range from VERY low to VERY high, never in between and they are either doing BTB, SWAT, rumble pit or team training. The high level players are either playing customs and thats it. they are to scared ot go back into matchmaking and lose their precious 39's. and some just continue playing in a circle with the same people. In team doubles we played the same -blam!-s 6 times in a row until our level went up by 2 and their down by 3. We were trash talking them to oblivion then we met again..


you badly mistaken

there are a lot of people in team snipers that play on their high accounts because they know if they lose it they can get it back in a few days

usually people's levels go up and down depending who is playing and when

  • 11.12.2008 6:56 PM PDT
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no im not mistaken, im not talking about team snipers at all im talking about team slayer, my fault for not making it specific.

  • 11.13.2008 5:03 AM PDT
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yo thats not staight!! im a 39 in slayer (got it un legit)but i got to a 38 legit and im not afraid to go in to slayer!! Its only a rank!!

  • 11.13.2008 7:02 AM PDT
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Thats exactly it youre unlegit, people who are legit dont like playing with people who cant doubleshot without a dubshot controller or who have to standby/ you last played slayer ages ago and when you did you standbyed/ leave lobbied. Since you were 39 then you mustve standbyed:

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo2.aspx?gameid=795467 655&player=XxCirca%2013xX

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  • 11.13.2008 2:45 PM PDT
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wow bowser like your that good!!!Ive played you before and your team lost horribly

  • 11.15.2008 9:22 AM PDT
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Why does it take so long to load the maps. Thats why I cannot play Halo 2 anymore.

  • 11.15.2008 12:24 PM PDT
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Posted by: orromahC
Why Does it Take So Long To Find a Match in Halo 2? In Halo 3 Its much faster. Whenever I try searching for a game on Halo 2 it takes like half an hour! Is there anything I can do about this?


Umm. Halo 3 has alot more players than Halo 2 now. It takes longer on Halo 2 because it struggles to find people who have similar skill when there are less people with varying skill ranges.

  • 11.18.2008 1:08 PM PDT

XxCirca 13xX just stop BK

  • 11.18.2008 1:47 PM PDT
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I dont think ive played you, if ive played you on my other account then LOL you didnt beat us fkn standbyer. the people I play with who are like 38+ is eye luvv my br and trust me you mustve standbyed. when i get a new box well 1 vs 1.

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  • 11.18.2008 2:44 PM PDT