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Subject: H2Vista still not worth buying...?

Hello everyone. Finally back from China, but I'm just curious: Is anyone out there buying Halo 2 for Windows vista these days? I mean, windows seven did hit the market, right?

  • 08.20.2009 7:17 PM PDT

posted by: ART1LL3RY
I'm there but, man this is really starting to sound like communism.
Long live the MAW.

Not yet, Windows 7's release date is October 22, 2009.
As for H2V, it's still the same as when you left, nothing new or changed.

Also, welcome back!

  • 08.20.2009 7:56 PM PDT
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It's less worth buying than it was before you left if anything. Not quite sure how it pulled that one off, but it has. ;)

Oh, and welcome back! =)

  • 08.20.2009 8:01 PM PDT

Was it ever worth it?

  • 08.20.2009 9:17 PM PDT
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Yes, I am a hypocrite, and I'm sorry. I really do mean well, but I'm not running on all cylinders.

Everytime someone buys a copy of Halo 2 Vista, a puppy dies.

Some delusional part of me is still holding out for fixes but... few people can run H2V without major problems. Microsoft refuses to patch the game. Bastards.

  • 08.20.2009 9:30 PM PDT

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Actually they did,Halo 2 Vista yesterday had an update

  • 08.20.2009 10:12 PM PDT
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Yes, I am a hypocrite, and I'm sorry. I really do mean well, but I'm not running on all cylinders.

Everytime someone buys a copy of Halo 2 Vista, a puppy dies.

I stand corrected. Thanks Johnston, I'll check it out.

  • 08.20.2009 10:19 PM PDT
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Yeah. That's right. I don't have a 50 in H3. I never got Onyx in Reach. If a game sucks too much, I won't even bother trying for such trivial "accolades". Besides, I've done way more things that take far more skill and talent than anything that can be done in a video game.

It was never worth buying. Cause it is Halo 2, after all.

  • 08.20.2009 10:50 PM PDT
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Yes, I am a hypocrite, and I'm sorry. I really do mean well, but I'm not running on all cylinders.

Everytime someone buys a copy of Halo 2 Vista, a puppy dies.

Posted by: ItsNOTJohnston
Actually they did,Halo 2 Vista yesterday had an update

Wrong. There was only a LIVE update. I'm going to phone MS once more in a few hours. If they refuse to patch the game, I refuse to use the excuse for software MS sells.

EDIT: Just got Halo 2 working almost perfectly by maxing video settings in NVIDIA control panel. 16x AA, 16xAF, high quality texture filtering, etc. V-Sync on. Refresh rate of 85. No FPS drops, controls almost perfect. Weird ass, but good.

Last but not least, I was on a server a few minutes ago and someone joined, then "Server" said something about how we should all join a Monstrmoose server, then counted down 3... 2...1.. and the game crashed.

I'm waiting for a call from MS. If they're not releasing a patch, they can go -blam!- themselves.

[Edited on 08.21.2009 7:13 AM PDT]

  • 08.21.2009 4:14 AM PDT
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Posted by: Deathkillie
actually, if they wanted to be so -blam!- kind?
they would give us proper tools, and all their tags that have been made.

All Halo 1 tags available

All Halo 2 Vista tags available (meaning campaign, AI, Vehicles, objects)

All Halo 3 PC tags

give us all tags in the default Bungie state, then we can build on them! modify or make custom ones :D
this would = win! release them please!
but unfortunately Bungie/MS are still holding onto these files so Halo 2 Vista isn't worth buying.

Posted by: n357
Posted by: ItsNOTJohnston
Actually they did,Halo 2 Vista yesterday had an update

Wrong. There was only a LIVE update. I'm going to phone MS once more in a few hours. If they refuse to patch the game, I refuse to use the excuse for software MS sells.

EDIT: Just got Halo 2 working almost perfectly by maxing video settings in NVIDIA control panel. 16x AA, 16xAF, high quality texture filtering, etc. V-Sync on. Refresh rate of 85. No FPS drops, controls almost perfect. Weird ass, but good.

Last but not least, I was on a server a few minutes ago and someone joined, then "Server" said something about how we should all join a Monstrmoose server, then counted down 3... 2...1.. and the game crashed.

I'm waiting for a call from MS. If they're not releasing a patch, they can go -blam!- themselves.
MS servers are not crashing, I joined them and haven't crashed even once.

[Edited on 08.21.2009 8:18 AM PDT]

  • 08.21.2009 8:16 AM PDT
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Yes, I am a hypocrite, and I'm sorry. I really do mean well, but I'm not running on all cylinders.

Everytime someone buys a copy of Halo 2 Vista, a puppy dies.

To clarifty, my client crashed. I have no idea about the server.

[Edited on 08.21.2009 8:33 AM PDT]

  • 08.21.2009 8:32 AM PDT

This is an old account iDarkWint3r is my new Bungie.net user.

WOW!Microsoft making dedicated servers for Halo 2 Vista.I'm choking.I thought some guy made the Halo 2D Servers for H2V.

BTW,Yesterday I bought "The Club for GFWL"It seems interesting.There is the game mode which is like zombies.Hang...on let me check,Oh the game is Survivor.

It says:Stay alive in the survivor arena until the time runs out.I wanted Gears of War on PC but Gamestop didn't have it even Call of Duty IV or Call of Duty WaW PC.So yeah I'm stuck with this game.But I'm sure it will be better than Halo 2 Vista.

[Edited on 08.21.2009 1:57 PM PDT]

  • 08.21.2009 1:56 PM PDT