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well i just learned that Halo 2's gonna have 4-players split screen, that takes a huge load off lol. but just a quick speculation... how's that gonna run? you all have seen Halo 2's insane graphics and all, but you've also seen how the Halo engine runs in all it's glory in the midst of a battle with explosions, plasma beams flying past you, and high-detailed charicter models lighting up your screen. i pray this wont tax the box too much, but im really confident on this whole thing all in all.

but the one thing this game needs now, MULTIPLAYER BOTS!:D ive heard lots of stuff about that, i respect Bungie's thoughts of how they want the AI code to be perfect or else the bots aren't coming with the game, but we need those things! Zanzibar is going to be an insane map (this is an example), but it's also an assault map. what's a full-blown assault if you only have 2-4 people running around? we need those things, even if the AI code does suck! lol but im sure it wont. anybody agree how bad we need the bots?

i dunno, it's 2 in the morning here and im pretty tired, and im sure this coulda been worded out better so i'll stop now lol. thanks for your time.

God Bless

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  • 07.13.2004 12:01 AM PDT
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That would imply that Bungie has to write code for every possible responce that the CPU can have to a stituation. In ctf I can not picture the CpU running away and then dropping its flag to turn around and kill who ever is shooting at it. Think about it, it awould be cheap if the CPU could instantly know where you are and kill you with a sniper. plus you couldn't use tactics....It is impossible and will never work

  • 07.13.2004 12:17 AM PDT

that's be cool. It's be cooler to have bots that were all different kinds of covinant.

  • 07.13.2004 12:19 AM PDT
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oh yeah and it would be a great XBL substitute if so

  • 07.13.2004 12:20 AM PDT
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Bots can be good or a bad thing. For example, if you have played the game Red faction you will know the meaning of -blam!-ty AI code

  • 07.13.2004 12:24 AM PDT
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i dunno if i'll play on XBL, those -blam!- ass admins said i'm on "the list". but that's not really very threatening to my Halo 2 experience.

  • 07.13.2004 12:44 AM PDT
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Bots are great, especially if the AI is written well. I could play Time Splitters 2 for hours against the bots alone. They make good friends if your real ones are busy.

  • 07.13.2004 12:44 AM PDT
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[color=purple]who cares[/color]

  • 07.13.2004 12:47 AM PDT
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well think about it... look at games like Unreal Tournament, Quake III, and all that stuff. games like that are built around arena-based multiplayer with kick ass bots to play with. if Bungie pulls this off, the multiplay alone will blow games like that as well as future ones out of the water. hell, i'd but Halo 2 jus for the multiplayer alone lol.

im goin to bed.

  • 07.13.2004 1:13 AM PDT
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Posted by: SNOOK 87
[color=purple]who cares[/color]


I care and I am sure that other non XBL player do too. because somepeople like me live out in the country(no I am not a cowboy) I cant get XBL out here. and most of my friends will be doing other things like school and work and I am sure they dont want to waste there time coming to my house or me going to their house when I already have the game with me.

  • 07.13.2004 1:14 AM PDT
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yap, im in the country too, i feel your pain bro. it's hell eh?

  • 07.13.2004 1:18 AM PDT

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Well my friend..the one who talked about the bots with the flag,on CTF, take unreal championship/tournament for example. WarAllTheTime<<<great minds think a-like.

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  • 07.13.2004 2:10 AM PDT
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Bots are absolutly need in halo 2. with bots no other game will ever be played. halo2 will be able to entertain for a long long time, far surpassing its predecessor.(keeping us busy till 3 comes out). Even if the bots are shoddy as red faction bots any bot is a good bot.

  • 07.13.2004 2:16 AM PDT
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As what deathsytheV2 said if there are bots in halo 2 then the game might last 3-4 years becuase when you think of halo it came out in 2001 and still in top 10 charts so think what would happen to halo 2 if they put bots in.

  • 07.13.2004 4:06 AM PDT
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if you have ever played medal of honer rising sun the bots suk in that and even if thay don't no were you are as soon as you aim at them they turn around and shoot you. you would have to program the bots for to many situations. if bungie can do it it will be the best game of the millenian

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Knowing bungie they could proberbly do that but l would'nt really care how crap they are exp if they ran into walls all the time.

  • 07.13.2004 4:14 AM PDT
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the bots in Conker's bad fur day worked wonders, they did the trick in other games too, but Conker's bad fur day is just an Excellent example, they seemed really smart the last time i played them, but not cheat-smart!

  • 07.13.2004 4:58 AM PDT
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This maybe old but heres a pic of MC and two ODST's in Zanzibar

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/halo2/screens.html?page=7 2

  • 07.13.2004 5:26 AM PDT
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Posted by: CRiM
on the other hand if youve played perfect dark you know how fun bots can be!!!


yes, the bots in Perfect Dark were brilliantly done, hopefully if Halo 2 has them, they'll be as much fun as those bots were.

  • 07.13.2004 6:36 AM PDT
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Posted by: MCJROD
Posted by: SNOOK 87
[color=purple]who cares[/color]


I care and I am sure that other non XBL player do too. because somepeople like me live out in the country(no I am not a cowboy) I cant get XBL out here. and most of my friends will be doing other things like school and work and I am sure they dont want to waste there time coming to my house or me going to their house when I already have the game with me.


oh btw I care too, I don't have XBL either. I don't even have high-speed internet where I live. It kills me to see all this cool stuff going into online multiplayer, while knowing the only experience I'll probably get will be 4 player split screen maybe once a year or so when some of my cousins who also play Halo happen to be over at my house. My brother hates Halo, or at least he started hating it once I started really liking it. He beat it on easy, and then never played it again.

  • 07.13.2004 6:41 AM PDT
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Posted By:Tsmola
oh btw I care too, I don't have XBL either. I don't even have high-speed internet where I live. It kills me to see all this cool stuff going into online multiplayer, while knowing the only experience I'll probably get will be 4 player split screen maybe once a year or so when some of my cousins who also play Halo happen to be over at my house. My brother hates Halo, or at least he started hating it once I started really liking it. He beat it on easy, and then never played it again.


Thats exactly right and bungie said there trying to make MP heeps good but there heading in the online department what if you cant get online so l think bungie will throw suprise on the day halo is released.

  • 07.13.2004 6:51 AM PDT