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Subject: Halo 2, Xbox LIVE and You
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This day was bound to come, although I have to say I expected it to be later than this. Looking forward, I expect that we'll see some new features on XBL (Friends list of more than 100, anybody?), so that's exciting. Looking forward to giving H2 one last hurrah. :)

  • 02.06.2010 2:21 PM PDT

"Brick, where'd you get a hand grenade?"
"...I don't know."

My first game of Halo 2 (had three head-to-heads before that I'm not counting because my friend was playing those)

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo2.aspx?gameid=353863 851&player=Oddballforlife

/salute

Hopefully Halo 1 and 2's multiplayer portions can one day be brought to the Arcade.

  • 02.06.2010 2:22 PM PDT

6287 total games of Halo 2 online... My old life is going to be deleted... (sobs)

  • 02.06.2010 3:00 PM PDT

xbox live needs to check what they are doing. can i get my money back for halo 2 since i cant play it online any more. dont think so. horrible decision xbox live and microsoft!!!

  • 02.06.2010 3:09 PM PDT

Posted by: Gen Petitt
ME2 was known for stupidity and being retarded

This is just stupid. Why, Micro$oft, why do you -blam!- me off so?

  • 02.06.2010 3:43 PM PDT

When replying to threads on the forum, I will end my response with a number in either positive or negative based on how relevant/Interesting/informative the thread is. If you hit +25 youre awesome if you hit -10 you've been reported.

OH THANK GOD

  • 02.06.2010 4:08 PM PDT

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

Ok, i found the cause for "damaged maps". If you are on a 360, and it red rings, and it gets serviced and you plug in the HDD, your dlc and saves for original xbox get messed up as they arent on the same xbox console. Its called DRM and you are getting burned by it.

Also, you can play custom games without the DLC, and when the shutdown happens you can get xlink kai (better then xbc) or XBConnect or H2V.

  • 02.06.2010 4:17 PM PDT

T_T NOOOOOOOOO

... time to start playing halo 2 again..

  • 02.06.2010 4:21 PM PDT

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Posted by: Paradux
6287 total games of Halo 2 online... My old life is going to be deleted... (sobs)


Over 15000 for me, it was my 5th-Middle School weekends ***cries at the fact that it is finally gone and that the fact this is true*** I still play it, I hope to see a rise in Population so maybe it won't take me 5 or so minutes to find a game.

Also Halo Reach better gRAPE sh** because I can't last on Halo 3 for much longer without my BxRs and Double shots to go back to, and I might have to *gulp* play Call of Duty.....

  • 02.06.2010 5:10 PM PDT

I've been banned from halo 2 for years, and I never modded. I was only banned for having action replay and being lucky I guess. If it's with in anyone's power that reads this please unban the gamertag Teerack. I'd love to get on and join in, because halo 2 was honestly the funnest game ive ever played. Thank you.

  • 02.06.2010 5:23 PM PDT

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! i'm going to miss playing blood gultch with all my Xbox live friends i mean, why why would they do this halo 2 means so much to me halo 2 was my first halo game and after that i played halo, halo3, halo wars, halo odst, and in the future halo reach ( they are only doing this because of natal and that is just a no controller needed wii "BLAM" natal)

[Edited on 02.06.2010 5:42 PM PST]

  • 02.06.2010 5:37 PM PDT

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

Looks like Micro$oft has come out with a fail faq here:
http://forums.xbox.com/31163250/ShowPost.aspx
Here are some big ones:
Q: Isn't this really just to get customers to upgrade to an Xbox 360?
A: Absolutely not, this is about providing the most benefit to the full Xbox LIVE community.

So to provide the most benifit, they need to cut off a lot of people from live. Also, look how much money could fly into bill gates's wallet if he made people upgrade.


Q: Does this impact games that are running on an Xbox 360, or just the original Xbox?
A: Xbox LIVE support will end for original Xbox 1 consoles and games, including Xbox 1 games playable on Xbox 360.

So its being killed for all original xbox games. Even those on xbox marketplace.

Q: Don't you think this is a huge blow to the "Halo 2" community?

A: "Halo 2" redefined the multiplayer gaming experience on a console, and we're incredibly grateful to the Halo community for their continued support of the franchise. We are committed to continued LIVE support of popular experiences such as "Halo 3," "Halo Wars," and "Halo 3: ODST" on Xbox 360. We're also moving quickly towards the future of the franchise with the "Halo: Reach" beta on Xbox LIVE just around the corner.

So to them, they would rather support failo 3 and lousy non bungie spinoffs then halo 2.

They also claim they arent shutting down 360 live (which they might when the 720 comes out) and they also arent saying it is related to natal or the announced friends list cap.

  • 02.06.2010 5:53 PM PDT

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Posted by: JacobGRocks
Looks like Micro$oft has come out with a fail faq here:
http://forums.xbox.com/31163250/ShowPost.aspx
Here are some big ones:
Q: Isn't this really just to get customers to upgrade to an Xbox 360?
A: Absolutely not, this is about providing the most benefit to the full Xbox LIVE community.

So to provide the most benifit, they need to cut off a lot of people from live. Also, look how much money could fly into bill gates's wallet if he made people upgrade.


Q: Does this impact games that are running on an Xbox 360, or just the original Xbox?
A: Xbox LIVE support will end for original Xbox 1 consoles and games, including Xbox 1 games playable on Xbox 360.

So its being killed for all original xbox games. Even those on xbox marketplace.

Q: Don't you think this is a huge blow to the "Halo 2" community?

A: "Halo 2" redefined the multiplayer gaming experience on a console, and we're incredibly grateful to the Halo community for their continued support of the franchise. We are committed to continued LIVE support of popular experiences such as "Halo 3," "Halo Wars," and "Halo 3: ODST" on Xbox 360. We're also moving quickly towards the future of the franchise with the "Halo: Reach" beta on Xbox LIVE just around the corner.

So to them, they would rather support failo 3 and lousy non bungie spinoffs then halo 2.

They also claim they arent shutting down 360 live (which they might when the 720 comes out) and they also arent saying it is related to natal or the announced friends list cap.


Fail M$ is Fail. If this were a forum I could +Rep you on I would.

  • 02.06.2010 6:29 PM PDT
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  • 02.06.2010 6:45 PM PDT

Spelling doesn't count past 3 AM.
Some guy made this for me
Posted by: StP Scar
Sounds like a bunch of Justin Bieber wannabes in here. I bet you all wear skinny jeans too.

I say Shishka removes the DLC requirement for all playlists to let people who have lost it to play.

  • 02.06.2010 8:05 PM PDT

Well this is just a preview of what to expect. Eventually you won't be able to play halo 3 anymore. But it is really a preview of the much bigger picture. That is you won't be able to play any old games any more at some point. In 10 years (if that long) your halo 3 disc might still work, your 360 too (doubtful), but what about your downloaded maps? title updates?

I don't doubt we will see a Halo2 port to xbox live arcade, but is that really what we want? I see a vision and the vision is microsoft (or game companies really) trying to do what the music and movie publishers have done for so long, namely, getting consumers to buy the same content over and over and over again. There are actually already doing it now.

  • 02.06.2010 8:11 PM PDT
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Well set up this account so when i get my Xbox 360 elite and get Xbl ill link it. my gamer tag will be Expert0Tonic(hopefully!).but yea my pold account downwarrior i got all the vidmasters and i didnt know you need a bungie.net account.so i guess ill do all that over again for my recon.hey bungie could i get something special for doing it twice??

My youtube account is Dontquizmee i do dumb stuff with my friends.What i get bored....

it was bound to happen some time....ya know.

  • 02.06.2010 8:14 PM PDT
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I didn't think I'd care much, but it actually makes me kinda sad. The game that took Bungie, Xbox Live, and the Halo series to the top of gaming is now gone. So as tribute to this awesome game, play Halo 2 Live you can no more!
Stick it to 'em!

  • 02.06.2010 8:41 PM PDT

It is a sad revelation...MS just don't give a F about it's loyal customers.

  • 02.06.2010 8:43 PM PDT

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo

  • 02.06.2010 8:45 PM PDT

I can't believe they have taken down all the DLC already, 2 months before the April 15 deadline.

How are people who haven't played the game for years, and didn't download the 2 online only maps supposed to join matchmaking, if they don't have all the maps. Why did Microsoft take down all the DLC now? Not just for Halo 2, it seems all games can't access their DLC any more. Bungie, get on the phone to Microsoft and reverse this horrible wrong.

Turning off the online servers after 5 years, I can live with. But taking away the DLC before the servers are turned off is just crazy.

  • 02.06.2010 8:52 PM PDT

i really hate to say this but fawk u microsoft!!,there shuting down xbl on the original xbox wtf thats how it got start halo 2 thats right halo 2 MADE! xbox live so coming this april ill be canceling my account and yes i have a 360 but yall gota reconize the potintial that halo 2 gave us microsoft u can have a Sticky grenade shoved up ur your ass!

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  • 02.06.2010 9:05 PM PDT
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Posted by: Ender Illes
I feel like grandpa is being pushed out to sea on a lonely iceberg. Its just not right.


I like your analogy.

+1 to you.

It is sad that they are doing this but at least she went out on top.

  • 02.06.2010 9:11 PM PDT

Posted by: Brother Bacon
Halo 2 has left me far too many good memories. It is a sad day to see it come to an end in multiplayer.

Screw Microsoft and Love Bungie. :)
I agree. it is a very sad thing indeed.

  • 02.06.2010 9:28 PM PDT

CheaDawg.

=[ Back to Xbc on April 15th

  • 02.06.2010 9:35 PM PDT