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Subject: Halo 2, xbox LIve "optimatch" not connecting
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So just got off the phone with microsoft and they said that it is just an update and should be up and running no later then tomorrow

  • 11.11.2009 4:51 PM PDT

Die pickle eater!
SuperPaul69 is my friend!

Good stuff, thanks for the intel!

  • 11.11.2009 5:00 PM PDT

thank god there fixing it. I just rediscovered the awesomeness of this game again and to have it yanked when i was getting ready for round 2 was distressing.

  • 11.11.2009 5:04 PM PDT

Die pickle eater!
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lol!

Good thing, cause i dont think i could get used to the "reloading" feature that the halo3 game has eh! I played halo3 a handfull of times...couldnt get used to it.

  • 11.11.2009 5:22 PM PDT

cant wait! i havent played it forever, and tried last nightand thought they shut it down for good.

  • 11.11.2009 5:49 PM PDT
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Just thought i would be the bearer of good news even if it is temporary... halo 2 matchmaking is up and running you just have to log out and back in to get it to work... so log on we need some players for team slayer!

[Edited on 11.11.2009 9:23 PM PST]

  • 11.11.2009 8:30 PM PDT
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Log on!!! matchmaking is back up!!!

  • 11.11.2009 8:35 PM PDT

Halo 2 for Life!

I heard it will be a permanent problem as, xbox live is not willing to devote recourses to fix the issue (a kid on xbox live told me this). He said that he and about 25 other guys have signed a petition on a website for xbox live to fix the problem but i haven't found this website yet. Does anyone one know if this is true or not.

  • 11.11.2009 11:16 PM PDT

Clevelander.Hip Hop Head.Sports Addict.MLGer.

Not working, send me a FR for customs

  • 11.12.2009 10:35 AM PDT

Posted by: ღMidnight Hawk2ღ
Everyone is entitled to their own wrong opinion.


I'm part of the Bungie.net Minecraft group/server called SeptaCrafters
We're a Bungie.net group that goes to our very own Bungie server. Most players are from the Halo community either off Bungie itself or through word to Halo friends.

I find this kinda funny that MM isn't working.

I was upstairs ion the phone and my mom calls me down. She proceeds to say "MM ISN'T WORKING, FIX IT!!" >.<

  • 11.12.2009 11:44 AM PDT
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funnier is this response from M$.
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We received your email and as I understand that you've encounter this scenarios while playing game on Xbox Live:

. When you try to join a party, you experience an error.
. You cannot maintain a connection to a party, or you are disconnected frequently.
. You cannot hear or communicate with other members of the party.

I know how disappointing it is that you're unable to join on Xbox Live. Please be assured that I will do my best to help you resolve the issue.

. You may not have sufficient network or Internet bandwidth.
. Privacy or Family settings may be blocking your connection.
. A network configuration, such as NAT, firewall, or port access, may be blocking the connection.


I love canned response :)

  • 11.12.2009 12:07 PM PDT

Posted by: Midnight Hawk2
I find this kinda funny that MM isn't working.

I was upstairs ion the phone and my mom calls me down. She proceeds to say "MM ISN'T WORKING, FIX IT!!" >.<
Hilarious!

  • 11.12.2009 12:14 PM PDT

Laughing At Nothing

Awesome mom.

  • 11.12.2009 12:55 PM PDT

Clevelander.Hip Hop Head.Sports Addict.MLGer.

This needs to be fixed, GoW2 is boring!
Perfect timing for my H3 disc to be broke.

  • 11.12.2009 1:05 PM PDT

i would actually break down if this game got shut down... its literally the best online game ever created.

  • 11.12.2009 3:53 PM PDT
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R.I.P. Halo 2
11/9/04 - 4/15/10

- B( )B

Posted by: Achronos
If you are having trouble with Xbox Live on Halo 2, you should contact Microsoft support and open up a support ticket. The symptoms you describe seem to indicate a problem with Xbox Live matchmaking services, not anything Bungie maintains.

A problem for Microsoft? Well, I guess that's the end of Halo 2.

  • 11.12.2009 4:02 PM PDT
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anyone have an idea of a good alternative to Halo on a PS3? I am willing to go out and buy a PS3 and sell my xbox 360 with Halo2. I am paying for xbox live and I can't even play Halo 2.

  • 11.12.2009 4:44 PM PDT

Die pickle eater!
SuperPaul69 is my friend!

Its still friggin down. :(

I got an email this evening from MSsupport. Asking me to send them the error message AGAIN along with a few other things that i already sent in the original ticket that I created yesterday. What a run arround, I wasn't pleased. Cancelling my xbox live account is a possibility if this stuff aint getting better.

  • 11.12.2009 5:05 PM PDT

This is the average H2 Fanboy.
Xfire: JacobGRocks.
50 in H2/H3? Great, but you still fail at this.

The PC version is still around, though. Also, try posting on the xbox support forums at forums.xbox.com. Then, make a thread and the support people will pick it up, and not the pre canned response people.

Also, MS will fix it probably. Also, some people are still getting on Halo 2, according to the stats.

  • 11.12.2009 5:17 PM PDT
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There are 6 postings on xbox forum since yesterday, 3 of those are mine :) and i did post a ticket and provided links to both this forum and xbox forum. I don't think they cared since they have Halo 3 and a new one coming out. If xbox live was free I wouldn't care, but I am paying for it so I can play Halo2. I would expect better service.

  • 11.12.2009 5:39 PM PDT

Clevelander.Hip Hop Head.Sports Addict.MLGer.

This ain't cool!

  • 11.12.2009 6:21 PM PDT

Well, if MS is doing work on the system, maybe you need to refresh your update. Maybe clear the cache (nothing else) and then re-update? It's odd that some people can play and others not so maybe MS is updating something (wild speculation).

  • 11.12.2009 7:27 PM PDT
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halo 2 still the best game in the series. long live halo 2.

Dam, I miss the old days playing halo 2 with my old brothers in arms. Thank you my old friends for giving me this account, I shall continue our legacy.

Iv managed to play matchmaking "works fine and nothing seems to be changed", on my old xbox. I haven't run into any problems.

  • 11.12.2009 7:46 PM PDT

directive classified hmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmm singed kunai agent of E.V.A. saa itte miyo oka yume no kuni

i get a message we have failed to down load seem file pleas sign out and try agin any one know what this is about

  • 11.12.2009 8:57 PM PDT
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I just bought Halo 2 today hoping to play Live and what do ya know! I have the same problem.

  • 11.12.2009 8:59 PM PDT