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Subject: I think there will only be 16 player multiplayer
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The reason is that I was reading the Faq and it clearly states that 16 is the limit, plus there are no other xbl games with 32. I think its just fine, I mean lan parties rock and thats just 16 players. Whta dop you guys think.

  • 07.07.2004 10:51 AM PDT
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uhh what is the purpose of this thread? of course there is only going to be 16 player live. and as for other games: that new star wars battlefield 1942 game is rumored to support 32 players over LAN. dont ask me where the hell ur gonna get 32 tv?! lol

  • 07.07.2004 10:54 AM PDT
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Of course it's going to be 16 players. There is no GOOD game that supports 32 players. It's all the games with really bad graphics, storyline,etc.

  • 07.07.2004 10:55 AM PDT
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Posted by: bentfishy
uhh what is the purpose of this thread? of course there is only going to be 16 player live. and as for other games: that new star wars battlefield 1942 game is rumored to support 32 players over LAN. dont ask me where the hell ur gonna get 32 tv?! lol

It would be 8 TVs (4 per TV).

  • 07.07.2004 10:56 AM PDT
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Posted by: Elite Hunter1206
The reason is that I was reading the Faq and it clearly states that 16 is the limit, plus there are no other xbl games with 32. I think its just fine, I mean lan parties rock and thats just 16 players. Whta dop you guys think.


I think the number is fine, but there are some people out there who will always want more. To counteract the "lack" of players, each person can use their own Xbox(up to 16) and their own TV in LAN.

No more screen watching! Yay!

  • 07.07.2004 10:56 AM PDT
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Posted by: Reaper12
Of course it's going to be 16 players. There is no GOOD game that supports 32 players. It's all the games with really bad graphics, storyline,etc.

What are you talking about Call of Duty and Medal of Honor series are great games and they support over 16 unless you meant xbox games

  • 07.07.2004 10:58 AM PDT
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Battlefield Modern Combat has 24 players and has huge maps with all kinds of vehicles and it's on the Xbox.

[Edited on 7/7/2004 11:19:00 AM]

  • 07.07.2004 11:18 AM PDT
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well for now its 16 for halo 2, and to answer the question what is the point of this thread, the point is that many people out there think it will be 32 for sure some even speculate there will be 64, I'm just here to let people know that it will be 16 with very small chance of 24.

[Edited on 7/7/2004 11:28:46 AM]

  • 07.07.2004 11:28 AM PDT
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well since the game is bump mapped it uses less pixels meaning
alot less graphics power needed so there would be alot less
internet lag on XBL making it possible for 24 or 32 player games
this is only a assumption but everyone knows how many ppl loved
halo mp and bungie is saying H2's mp will be revolutionary so i think
if it is the first console game to have 32 it would be revolutionary
please dont flame my i dea i am just guessing

  • 07.07.2004 11:33 AM PDT

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An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.

I'd prefer huge Live multiplayer campaigns filled with XNA bots. These would be uberduper AI that totally own your local campaign AI, and your balls. You host the world, and my friend's and I will pwn in it.

  • 07.07.2004 11:37 AM PDT
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They said that 16 players is the starting point, they're trying to make it with as many as possible, however, they'll only make it as large as they can without sacraficing gameplay (NO LAG) So however many you can have when it comes out is as large as they could make it without having lag, and I'd take that over 64 man lag fest anyday

[Edited on 7/7/2004 11:42:06 AM]

  • 07.07.2004 11:41 AM PDT
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I would love that two. then when i beat legendary i can play the MP maps with tons of bots.
or when i get bored i can set it on easy with hundreds of grunts ;)

  • 07.07.2004 11:42 AM PDT
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less is better man why do ya think unreal championship 2 has only 8 player per server its less messy more enjoyable dude have you played battlefiel:Vietrnam you die every 20 sec or less if you are lucky more no one can enjoy dat 8 players is not that much 16 player is more than nedded

  • 07.07.2004 11:50 AM PDT
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I think if they let you have more than 16 players they had better make the maps larger. Take for example Halo PC on Blood Gultch and even Sidewinder it was alot of action for all those people dare I say undersized maps.

  • 07.07.2004 11:55 AM PDT
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Posted by: Shadow_WarriorX
I think if they let you have more than 16 players they had better make the maps larger. Take for example Halo PC on Blood Gultch and even Sidewinder it was alot of action for all those people dare I say undersized maps.


Well so far only one of the four confirmed maps is smaller than BLOOD GULCH. I believe that is how it was when I read about them. SO needless to say it seems like almost every map will be suited for large online games

  • 07.07.2004 11:57 AM PDT
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Zanzibar is the same size and I am pretty sure Burial Mounds is roughly the same size map.

  • 07.07.2004 12:01 PM PDT
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I think there will be 4 teams on one server, team red blue gold or white each one with 4 player of course not on capture the flag it gonna rock

  • 07.07.2004 12:04 PM PDT
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Err, that'd be green not white :)

  • 07.07.2004 12:05 PM PDT