- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
So, my first post on this forum, and it's on a weekly update.
This has been plaguing my mind for quite some time now.
I've been a Halo 2 player (and an avid one, at that) ever since the game launched (that very morning at 12:01, in fact). I am very impressed with how advanced the online setup is compared to other Live games -- I mean, your network code alone is something every Live game should take notes on...
I was a huge fan of matchmaking and all it's iterations (team skirmish, big team, head-to-head and rumble pit at launch to the addition of team slayer, etc.) since that first morning I got engrossed in the Live experience -- honestly, my friends list grew by at least twenty people that same morning. I finally arrived at a level 12 overall some months later (I had become fascinated with custom games, mind you). Then something odd happened. Upon joining some team skirmish games, I had gotten to a point where I was assaulted by this filth called "stand-by" in almost EVERY game I played. I understand your efforts to address this, and I am quite pleased with it. But why indeed HAVE you waited this long to stop this disease? Cheating is a sickness that is easily remedied with the medicine we call "patches and updates." The sooner we get this, the more fans you will keep. The longer it takes, the more people will become disgusted with the whole matchmaking experience.
And now on the issue of rank resetting. I support you guys in this. I have lost so many head-to-heads and team skirmish matches due to some form of cheating. I, and many fellow LIVErs, would appreciate the chance to start fresh. Sure, we may come in contact with some 1337s... But, it's to be expected. I played a level 17 who at one point was a 25, and he beat me like some kind of bug or something... It was... depressing. You'll probably not encounter more than the usual of 1337s in the case of a reset, as they will level-up quickly.
-sigh- That's my first post. Ta-da.
Re-release Halo 1 for XBL and I will love you forever. I will raise an army. Or something. For you. For free. If you re-release Halo 1 for XBL.