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  • Subject: An Open Letter to Bungie
Subject: An Open Letter to Bungie

Shoot to kill.

Dear Bungie,

I am an avid Halo fan and have been since the release of Halo 2. I currently own Halo: CE, Halo 2, Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST. I even went to a midnight release of Halo 3.

After reading your weekly update (02.05.10), I was saddened to learn that Halo 2, the first great original Xbox Live game was to be disconnected on April 15th. I, as I'm sure others did too, rushed to my Xbox (360) and popped in Halo 2. I waited for it to load up and I signed in to Xbox Live. It asked me to update my maps. No problem, I thought. I went to the Halo 2 Download menu, and I learned the terrible truth. Microsoft has disconnected the original Xbox Live DLC server. I realized then that I couldn't play Halo 2 online again. . . .

Despite the initial sense of finality, I had a thought. If Bungie could disable the map requirements, all could revel in Halo 2's SPARTAN killing goodness one last time. We could all participate, as a united community, and play right up until the microsecond Microsoft pulls that plug. For these last 10 weeks of Halo 2's twilight, let us all have Halo 2. If one of your children had 10 weeks to live, would you ignore and shut them out? No, I believe that you would do all in your power to help them fulfill any last wishes they had before their passing. Halo 2 is your child, Bungie, and I implore you to let us all have one last shot at its splendor before its eternal silence.

In 15 years' time, when our children ask us, "What was Halo, and why was it such a big deal? Did you ever play it?" All that I, along with all other devoted Halo 2 fans are asking is for us to be able to reply: "We all loved that game; it was a pioneer well ahead of its time. And when the plug was pulled, I was there."

Respectfully yours,
HOBOFRANK

  • 02.06.2010 7:46 AM PDT

I agree.

  • 02.06.2010 8:06 AM PDT

poop

Posted by: CivilTugBoat
I agree.

  • 02.06.2010 8:52 AM PDT

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

:'( I will miss halo 2 and I agree halo 3 just isnt the same

  • 02.06.2010 9:01 AM PDT
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R.I.P. Halo 2
11/9/04 - 4/15/10

- B( )B

I will miss Halo 2 so much. Halo 3 is great, but it's different. Nothing can replace Halo 2, ever.

Just knowing that I do not have the freedom to go and play Halo 2 on XBL will anger me, a lot.

  • 02.06.2010 11:52 AM PDT
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Yes, they need to do this as a quick fix.

BUT...

They still need to get MS to put the maps back up again. There were some good maps and this problem needs to be solved.

  • 02.06.2010 12:55 PM PDT

Bungie.net is the place to be!

Amidst the snowfall, the cold does little to diminish his wishes to be free. The eagle is chained and has no way of breaking free. No matter how much he flies, he still is chained. The blizzards do nothing to break his determination and in his eyes, he will be freed, someday...

Bad habits are like chains that are too light to feel until they are too heavy to carry

I have never agreed with anything more in my life.

  • 02.06.2010 2:34 PM PDT

Posted by: HALO12325
I have never agreed with anything more in my life.


I second this

  • 02.06.2010 3:58 PM PDT

"I wanted to make people happy, if only for an hour."
-Busby Berkley

RIP Halo 2

I would love for that to happen, but sadly, it won't. Right now, we should focus on getting the DLC back up so that we can enjoy Halo 2 before it slips into darkness.

  • 02.06.2010 4:05 PM PDT

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

Posted by: CivilTugBoat
I agree.

  • 02.06.2010 4:09 PM PDT

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

what are so good about these up dates that halo 2 needs to be shut down

  • 03.16.2010 2:15 PM PDT

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There is no greater catharsis than arguing on the Flood.

Posted by: kunai9190
what are so good about these up dates that halo 2 needs to be shut down
They need to shut it down to revise the friends list and stuff at all.

  • 03.16.2010 3:00 PM PDT

There's a DLC disc you can buy for H2 for the maps.

  • 03.16.2010 4:30 PM PDT