- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Slayer911,
Recycle_Toad was pretty much dead on in his response to you (*waves* thanks for helping out with these posts!). The only thing I would like to point out is that Halo CE in fact doesn't have nearly as many players as regular Halo, which is why you're hearing about it so much lately. We need more players so Halo can earn its much-deserved support for a new patch! HPC usually has 2000+ players on at any given time. HCE usually has anywhere between 150 and 300 people playing, which is still plenty enough people to always find a decent game. :) Try the HBO server. They always have fun gametypes.
If you ask me, Halo CE is better by far than regular HPC. It takes more skill because a lot of the better players have made the switch and the netcode isn't as sloppy. I can attest to the claim that it doesn't lag as much, and the framerates are better (on average) for me, due to the implementation of fast shaders. Most of all though, some of the new maps kick some serious ass. Just give CE a try. It wont hurt. I promise. :) This is a decent mirror of the install file if you want to give it a whirl.