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I completely agree, i didnt like that boost anyways.

  • 04.22.2005 9:30 PM PDT
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that seems a little bold, seeing as how it ruins a game when people keep quiting during ranked matches. plus i dont think bungie truly cares if 1 person stops playing halo 2, besides ITS WAY TO FUN TO STOP PLAYING!

  • 04.22.2005 9:31 PM PDT
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I wouldnt use that hack, even though it is a custom game, i still wouldnt use it, hacking is so dumb anyways, just because the xbox is like a computer doesnt mean hackers have to ruin it for the actually skilled people.

  • 04.22.2005 9:33 PM PDT
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First off, GREAT WWUdate, So much information, and actual dates revealed. Kudos.

Posted by: SPARTAN II Proj
i have a question, when u reset the leader bords are u going to reset all the stats?


As far as I know, from what i've gotten from the Weekly Whats Updates, is that everyone will be going back down to level 0 on all playlists.

  • 04.22.2005 9:42 PM PDT
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ok for one this is good with all the info it contains and its nice to see that bungie is cracking down on jackass's on live but some of the things i have questions about. some of the things u classify as cheating i wanna know whats ur exact idea of it being cheating. 1.betrayal i would like you to say in the next update what is the number u must commit to get the feedback. because some people out there are really stupid. example:guy comes in base to plant bomb u have rocket launcher u blow him up but some retard decides to walk in the way u kill him and get the feedback of being a bertrayer because hes stupid. 2 Quiting games: how many does it take to get in trouble because there are games that are really -blam!- and u wana quit from. so if u quit from this one game will you get feedback from the game or the people because if u try to get this feedack from people lots of people will get banned cuz they are maybe playing something like team training in which it doesnt matter because there is no ranks but for some reason people take it competively. 3 hiding the bomb HOW IS THIS CHEATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! when u play the game and ur up by one and theres like one minute left what do u want us to do run outm there and die so they can have a chance to plant . thats supid because this game is about strategy not stupidity. and if u cant find someone on a map such as beaver creek or zanzibar u are really sad . and plus when they hidin they are down one guy so u have a advantage on killing them and finding the bomb. thats my 2 cents on this article

  • 04.22.2005 9:52 PM PDT

>"Spartans don't die, they go to hell and regroup"

And just so you know Bungie, I will win this battle in the long run, you may have won the battle, but I will win the war, I always win the war.

this is the second time i've posted this same article on this forum, and for those who commented i have never cheated and never will, i use my action replay for campaign and simple multiplayer matches within my xbox, and in no way form or fashion am i a noob. i would never do anything to harm or tamper with halo 2 online other than fair glitching in custom mode, which we all can enjoy equilly. the fact of the matter is that i don't play much matchmaking, but i paid $50 for live and $55 for the special halo 2 and pre-ordered like 4 months in advance, and i expect full axcess to all halo 2 features as everyone else who hasn't done anything wrong. and i thank all of u who support me, and oviously bungie isn't responding to this or my e-mails, and i hold bungie in such high regards and bow to them, i'd expect this favor of them looking into this. there's no way i would put up a fight like this if in my mind i knew i did somethin wrong. please continue helping me, thanks.




>listen, this is my 2nd post to u on this subject, and i demand an answer, and this isn't what u called stupid questions. regardless to what u and bungie and the rest of xbox live feel about action replay, it's a legal and fair product, and i am a loyal supporter to halo and xbox, proud, and devoted, but i have been permenantly banned from live, with no warning at all, and as i later find out if u signed on live AFTER the update with the profile "a caring muslim", then u r blocked, i did not hear about this before the update, but regardless, i did NOT sign in under that profile, and never in my life used it in matchmaking, and i will continue to post and argue my case, because like master chief, i never give up, like true supporters believe, i expect a direct response very soon, my e-mail is hommie_1900@hotmail.com, i'll be hearing from u.

loyal halo, bungie, and xbox supporter,
D i e s e l 369

  • 04.22.2005 9:56 PM PDT
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ight frankie i dont understand y hiding a bomb is considerd cheating if u mean like holding it not glitching to like put it somewhere were some 1 cant grab it but like holding the bomb and hiding with it till time runs out i dont understand y its cheating. another thing is oddball on foundtaion if we get out of the map with the baal using no glitches mods or anything is it conidering cheating even if we only jumped on eachothers headds to do it? so i suggest u watch what u say cuz some exploits to me arent cheating buecuz u dont need hacks glitchs or mods to do them.
Ok and now about this patch not every 1 liked it i no of at least 20 people who have quit and now play socm2 on the ps2 *aka* "the puci station" so u mgiht wanna fiz the melees to start off way to strong lota people quit cuz of that second u might wanna fiz the magnum making it weaker was a mistake lota people quit cuz of that 2.So u no the game should be about shooting not beating some 1 down with ur magnum or smg when there lighting u up with duals and u own them with 2 melee hits or less

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  • 04.22.2005 10:07 PM PDT
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So, does this mean no more super jumping? Because i don't want to do it if it is.

  • 04.22.2005 10:09 PM PDT
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the Banning SUCKS!!!!

I didn't do anything at all and i got banned for 1 day! 1 day! so its not cheating or whatever because it shouldve been 7 days but its 1 day. MAN did they just ban me for doing the super jump on zaibiar to get on the roof???? come on thats not cheating its bungie's fault for not fixing it.

  • 04.22.2005 10:10 PM PDT
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hey guys i dont think they can reset your friends list because think about it halo2 isnt the only game on xbox live do you honestly think they could reset friends list? that would inter fear with all the other games so i think its a big rumor and i think there is nothing to worry about and if im right and its a big rumor im going to find out who did it and beat them up because i have got so many messages on my list its not funny

  • 04.22.2005 10:15 PM PDT
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You guys meaning Bungie are the best. All you dumbaz chaeters will be BANNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh ya, I can't wait to play Containment and the other levels but u now I hope I could play with all my friends so don't get BANNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 04.22.2005 10:22 PM PDT
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yay

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  • 04.22.2005 10:32 PM PDT
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I think this has been one of the best Weekly Updates so far. Very informative.

The playlist explanations were great. Thanks for the detail.

The BANNED! section was awesome! It made me laugh so much. People forget so easily that they have been given a mind and a conscience that works when used, so these words were good reminders. Funny as heck too!

  • 04.22.2005 11:07 PM PDT
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1st- Thank you for the new maps, I will buy them all.

2nd-Why the swear banning? This game has a mature rating and the game itself even swears, this was never meant to be some clean kiddy game teaching kids how to behave and play fair, I dont care if you ban cheaters who ruined the first 6 months of this game but dont ban me because of a slip of the tongue!, If this is such a big problem for Bungie make a swearing set of playlists! I dont wish to lose over $100 investment in Halo 2 and Xbox Live because some jerk puts negative feedback on me!

3rd-Sorry about all the !!!!. I am worried about losing all this investment. Anyway, Maybe Bungie could show players their feedback so they know what to improve apon. This way you could correct your problem before losing a $60 live account

  • 04.22.2005 11:13 PM PDT
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Fricken Awesome No Joke Cant wait to play i got next thursday and friday so you know what that means 4 day weekened of HeLlA HaLo !!!!!!!!!!! Koneichwa Biaches.


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  • 04.22.2005 11:16 PM PDT
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Damn, Today is a good day, keep up the BANHAMMER and live will be a much better place. If only Monday was today....

  • 04.22.2005 11:16 PM PDT
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You can get on top of the building in zanzibar, not only jumpin by the window and doing the "super jump"...

by the outside, you jump on the panels of the windows, and jump from another player and you get on top, is that CHEATING!?!?!?!?!?!

you guys just start to treathen to ban people for being "smart" but u dont specify every-case-scenario

  • 04.22.2005 11:37 PM PDT
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i hate the ghetto ban thing..... i get suspended all the time, and i cant even standby or nothin....... i think when people get to higher levels they just want to think that the other team is cheating, and not just owning them....

  • 04.22.2005 11:39 PM PDT
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Hmmmm.... GREAT!!!

I'm sick of these losers who try and annoy everyone on LIVE just because they can. If you give a kid a microphone he will say something lame and goofy. I'm tired of people cussing out my girlfriend whenever she plays. Tired of all that crap.

I do agree we should be able to track our feedback. Just because.

I think jumping on each- other's heads is lame, BUT I gues that you could boost a guy up to a ledge in real life. Looks like you'll have to live without it, BUT Bungie should synpathize because THEY playtested it not YOU and WE bought it.

New playlists sound great. No Radar on Duels? I hate radar, but Duels take too long as it is!
I also assumed that 2vs2 was 2vs2vs2vs2. Get it? 4 teams?
That would have been cool because I've never done that and it sounded like the new maps would have been good for that kind of game.

I LOVE BUNGIE! And you all should bow to them beside me. Think about this:
On FABLE'S forum if you start a thread of complaints, they DELETE it! Bungie on the other hand, reacts to it!

Bungie, if you ever sell your company to EA I'll shoot my dog.

PS: people who write 1st post YAY! are dorks. Sorry. Just leave anything constructive.

  • 04.22.2005 11:45 PM PDT
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Peeves is right about that.
People ALWAYS think someone is cheating. Like every third game someone accuses someone of being a cheater.

I suck and so it never happens to me. Once it did, but it was because I had an overshield and probably SHOULD have died. Still, c'mon, I was glowing! I was right next to where the overshield spawns!

  • 04.22.2005 11:48 PM PDT
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Yay, Monday is gonna pwn.

  • 04.23.2005 12:04 AM PDT
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What if you don't quit a game because you are losing but you are losing and get d/c'ed? Can you tell the difference?

I disconnect a lot while playing Halo 2 and I have no idea why. If I am winning, losing, starting the game, midway through, tied, or ending it, I get d/c'ed. I think I've only been able to finish like 15 of my games tops. Halo 2 is also the only game I seem to get d/c'ed in, so it sucks.

PS. If you know how I could possibly resolve this problem please tell me.

  • 04.23.2005 12:04 AM PDT
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Ok i have quite a few things to say right now, mainly good but please forgive me if i rant.

Firstly i would like to give a big thank you to all of the Bungie team and that you are all doing a fantastic job. I would like to say that the Auto Update was great, albeit it didn't change much but i think that it made the Halo 2 live experience even better. I would also like to say that you are doing a great job getting rid of the changes and i agree with almost everything you have done, and i for one trust you too improve the game and make it fairer so even if i disagree with what you have done to some things i respect that you will have done what is best for the whole community. Also you have been doing a great job on getting rid of cheating, and no matter what people say you deserve a pat on the back. The fact that you are cracking down on cheating for the things that you have said will hopefully make the game even better, i especially like the fact that you are getting rid of the assault sudden death limit (people have hidden the bomb from me quite a few times and it gets very annoying). Possibly the best thing that you are doing is coming down harder on quitters, hopefully this will make far less people leave in the middle of the game, the only problem i can see is that some people may lag out alot causing them to quit, but I'm sure that you have thought about this. All in all i would like to say thank you, and congratulations for a job well done.

This is the part where i may "rant" abit but i feel that it is needed.

I am sick of people constantly complaining about things where they have no chance of changing them. Firstly the PP/BR combo, people keep saying that this is ruining the game etc but if you are a good player then you will realize that it is very easy to avoid, and it really isn't a big problem at all, there is also the fact that you can usually get the same combo and use it on others, so instead of whining all the time why don't you go and get better at the PP/BR combo?

I am also sick of people who keep whining about that changes made in the Auto Update, in my opinion it is bungies decision of what they want to change, and i would think that they are getting so sick of these people that i wouldn't be surprised if they didn't read the forums anymore, instead of flaming them why not send a nice constructive e-mail to bungie calmly explaining why you think things should be changed, personally i am sick of you people and i can't belive that you could be so inconsiderate so please stop posting these things where the bungie people aren't even going to see them, or even if they do are going to ignore you, just send them a nice e-mail to them explaining things without attacking them.

I'm sorry about that piece of rant but it had to be said.

I'll now try and clarify what Bungie has said, so if you read this post please don't ask the same questions that I've given a probable answer to.

Firstly i am 100% sure the Bungie will not whipe your friends list, so stop asking if they will, the friends list is for all of the Xbox Live games and therefore is under the control of Microsoft and NOT Bungie.

Everyones stats will be reset, i can see why alot of people are confused about this (because they keep talking about the Leader Boards being reset) but i am also 100% sure that Bungie will be resetting EVERYONES stats, and before anyone asks the inevitable question i am also very sure that Clan levels will be reset but no clans (apart from cheating clans) will be deleted.

As far as i know super jumping will not be fixed in this update but personally i think that it gives an unfair advantage to people that know how to do it so i wouldn't do it in matchmaking for this reason, just incase, but i don't see why you can't do it in an empty custom game. This is just what i think, it may or may not be true but i would just be careful.

A few people have also asked what "Level Boosting" is well i can tell you that it is where two people constantly get matched up, and one quits so that the other person gets higher. It has nothing to do with playing with lower level people and helping them to get up or even anything to do with high level people playing on a low level account so that they get matched up with lower levels (even though i don't like this either it can't be classed as cheating)

Some people have been asking if you can get banned for quitting in training games, well I'm not sure, Bungie were saying that they counted cheating in training just as bad as cheating in Matchmaking but on the other hand people won't really be affected so my honest answer is i don't know but just to be safe i would e-mail Bungie (and not spam the forums) and ask them.

Finally i would like to say that i hope that people read all of this post so that they won't just spam the topic with the questions i have given answers to, and i would also like to give another thank you to Bungie, and i hope that you will benefit from this post and that people will stop spamming the topic with the same questions. Whatever people say Bungie you are doing a fantastic job and keep up the good work.

Few that post was long (5271 characters) but i had to be said.

/Miles - Gamertag - Numinator

  • 04.23.2005 12:08 AM PDT
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could anybody tell me,if there is going to be a update for halo for vehicles,weapons
thank you

  • 04.23.2005 12:08 AM PDT
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that a yes or no

  • 04.23.2005 12:09 AM PDT