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WELL I THINK IS GOING TO RELEASE HALO 2 ON THE 24TH....BECAUSE BUNGIE WOULD OF STOPPED THIS A LONG TIME AGO


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  • 07.31.2004 11:13 PM PDT
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I'll try to answer as best i can all the points you brought up.

1. Microsoft was the one who announced the November 9th release date.Bungie stated that they would release it when its done. Also release dates are subject to change.

2.True they have spent alot on the posters trailer and other stuff stateing november 9th but like i said in the previous post release dates are subject to change.Lemme try to make a point here in the superbowl the two teams that play in that game have merchandice that states super bowl champions but only one can be. Also they spent all that money on them purdy posters so if they release Halo2 early then they can get all of that money back + alot more.(Not a very good arguement but i tried.)

3. True frankie has stated that its NEAR complete but that can mean anything from 1 missing texture on a level to many bugs missing textures....etc. Also note the game has an esrb rating and now a European rating as well.Also note the game has been in devolpment for 3 years and they have been beta testing it for a few weeks as well.Also why send franike to euorpe on a days notice if they have so much time between now and November 9th? strange if you ask me

4. While your right MASS marketing hasn't started yet, word of mouth is the best form of marketing there is and if you haven't told any of your gamer friends about Halo2 yet then you are not a true Halo fan. True 98% of the people think Halo2 is coming out on Nov. 9th but imagine waking up on the 24th and you turn on the tv and you see an ad for Halo2 and it says on store shelves today. You know as well as I that you would be shocked and very happy and i'm guessing you would run out of the house instantly. I highly doubt it would be bad for business to have the game on shelves earlier than Nov 9th i mean think about what you're saying releasing Halo2 early is bad for business thats just crazy talk. They could release it on August 1st and by the time word spread it was out over the net and all the pre orders that have already been made that if where ever you pre-ordered it called to say it has been pushed up to the 24th you'd cry tears of joy. I know i would.

5.Ture nothing Officially has been said that it is coming out on the 24th of August but nothing has been said by either microsoft or Bungie to deny that it will not come out on the 24th and you know how bungie likes to squash rumors as soon as they hear them or as soon as they recieve massive attention and it doesn't really get any bigger than this.

So in conclusion you do bring up some very valid points but some of the info you claim is fact is meerly just your speculation. For example the last statement you make. Everything you mentioned above is not based on fact but your opinion on the situation.


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WELL I THINK IS GOING TO RELEASE HALO 2 ON THE 24TH....BECAUSE BUNGIE WOULD OF STOPPED THIS A LONG TIME AGO


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  • 08.01.2004 12:13 AM PDT
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Posted by: CKY2K
I'll try to answer as best i can all the points you brought up.

1. Microsoft was the one who announced the November 9th release date.Bungie stated that they would release it when its done. Also release dates are subject to change.
Actually November 9th is BUNGIES release date. All the other false release dates were from Microsoft.


2.True they have spent alot on the posters trailer and other stuff stateing november 9th but like i said in the previous post release dates are subject to change.Lemme try to make a point here in the superbowl the two teams that play in that game have merchandice that states super bowl champions but only one can be. Also they spent all that money on them purdy posters so if they release Halo2 early then they can get all of that money back + alot more.(Not a very good arguement but i tried.)
You are correct, this is a terrible argument...


3. True frankie has stated that its NEAR complete but that can mean anything from 1 missing texture on a level to many bugs missing textures....etc. Also note the game has an esrb rating and now a European rating as well.Also note the game has been in devolpment for 3 years and they have been beta testing it for a few weeks as well.Also why send franike to euorpe on a days notice if they have so much time between now and November 9th? strange if you ask me.
They don't have much time -- It's goin to take at minimum 8 weeks to get everything together and printed -- Please know your facts before you argue.

4. While your right MASS marketing hasn't started yet, word of mouth is the best form of marketing there is and if you haven't told any of your gamer friends about Halo2 yet then you are not a true Halo fan. True 98% of the people think Halo2 is coming out on Nov. 9th but imagine waking up on the 24th and you turn on the tv and you see an ad for Halo2 and it says on store shelves today. You know as well as I that you would be shocked and very happy and i'm guessing you would run out of the house instantly. I highly doubt it would be bad for business to have the game on shelves earlier than Nov 9th i mean think about what you're saying releasing Halo2 early is bad for business thats just crazy talk. They could release it on August 1st and by the time word spread it was out over the net and all the pre orders that have already been made that if where ever you pre-ordered it called to say it has been pushed up to the 24th you'd cry tears of joy. I know i would. No it's not crazy talk - I'm not going to bother explaining it AGAIN to another little kid who doesn't want to listen to facts. Suffice to say - If you sell something through a retailer, you don't piss off that retailer. Microsoft isn't stupid, obviously you are..

5.Ture nothing Officially has been said that it is coming out on the 24th of August but nothing has been said by either microsoft or Bungie to deny that it will not come out on the 24th and you know how bungie likes to squash rumors as soon as they hear them or as soon as they recieve massive attention and it doesn't really get any bigger than this. This was explained already, or are you one of those idiots that only checks the first page of the forum and the last page of the Thread? I would imagine so.

So in conclusion you do bring up some very valid points but some of the info you claim is fact is meerly just your speculation. For example the last statement you make. Everything you mentioned above is not based on fact but your opinion on the situation.
I only speculated at was was possible to come out. I do not doubt there will be something big on the 24th. But an early release isn't it. I don't claim to know what's happening, but you do. So that means you need evidence. But you don't have any. Yet I who said No it isn't coming out on the 24th, have PLENTY of REAL evidence - not some speculation that they are going to have a magical place whip out the DVD's faster than physically possible. Read a book, ass.....

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wow could you be anymore of a prick i mean honestly i had not one sort of bash on my post tward anyone. The amount of disrespect and anger in your soul disturbs me. Just because you don't agree with some of the points i try to make doesn't give you the authority to be a complete -blam!-. Anyhow you believe what you want to believe and i will believe what i want to plain ans simple. Jerkass

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Why its not coming out on the 24th of Aug.

1. Bungie officially said it will come on that date.

2. The theater trailer said in November it will come out.

3. There will be alot of confusing that if it would come out on that 24th.

4. they will not be making alot of money because its not near the christmas season.

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Posted by: CKY2K
I'll try to answer as best i can all the points you brought up.

1. Microsoft was the one who announced the November 9th release date.Bungie stated that they would release it when its done. Also release dates are subject to change.

2.True they have spent alot on the posters trailer and other stuff stateing november 9th but like i said in the previous post release dates are subject to change.Lemme try to make a point here in the superbowl the two teams that play in that game have merchandice that states super bowl champions but only one can be. Also they spent all that money on them purdy posters so if they release Halo2 early then they can get all of that money back + alot more.(Not a very good arguement but i tried.)

3. True frankie has stated that its NEAR complete but that can mean anything from 1 missing texture on a level to many bugs missing textures....etc. Also note the game has an esrb rating and now a European rating as well.Also note the game has been in devolpment for 3 years and they have been beta testing it for a few weeks as well.Also why send franike to euorpe on a days notice if they have so much time between now and November 9th? strange if you ask me

4. While your right MASS marketing hasn't started yet, word of mouth is the best form of marketing there is and if you haven't told any of your gamer friends about Halo2 yet then you are not a true Halo fan. True 98% of the people think Halo2 is coming out on Nov. 9th but imagine waking up on the 24th and you turn on the tv and you see an ad for Halo2 and it says on store shelves today. You know as well as I that you would be shocked and very happy and i'm guessing you would run out of the house instantly. I highly doubt it would be bad for business to have the game on shelves earlier than Nov 9th i mean think about what you're saying releasing Halo2 early is bad for business thats just crazy talk. They could release it on August 1st and by the time word spread it was out over the net and all the pre orders that have already been made that if where ever you pre-ordered it called to say it has been pushed up to the 24th you'd cry tears of joy. I know i would.

5.Ture nothing Officially has been said that it is coming out on the 24th of August but nothing has been said by either microsoft or Bungie to deny that it will not come out on the 24th and you know how bungie likes to squash rumors as soon as they hear them or as soon as they recieve massive attention and it doesn't really get any bigger than this.

So in conclusion you do bring up some very valid points but some of the info you claim is fact is meerly just your speculation. For example the last statement you make. Everything you mentioned above is not based on fact but your opinion on the situation.


1. If Bungie never released a solid date then why is it posted on a website owned by Bungie that it would release Nov 9?

2. Selling merchandise for video games is totally different then selling merchandise for something random like the super bowl, where no-one knows the outcome.

3. This is taken off of ESRB's website
"To get a game certified with an ESRB rating, publishers fill out a detailed questionnaire explaining exactly what's in the game, and submit it to ESRB along with actual videotaped footage of the game, showing the most extreme content and an accurate representation of the context and product as a whole."
So according to that a game doesnt have to be finished to have an esrb rating. There still could be bugs, glitches, untextured objects, and various other things.

4. Word of mouth is a good way of marketing but if they just show a commercial on a popular tv series they could get millions of people to witness it, which, in most cases, is the fastest way to reach people.

5. Why didnt they squash the rumor about a demo coming out? Why didnt they shoot down any of the other rumors that came about because of ILB? Does that mean that those rumors are true too? Or does it just mean that Bungie wants to keep everyone guessing what they have in store for us on August 24. Just because the dont say a rumor is false right away doesnt mean its true.

And actually most of the stuff i originally posted is based on facts, with my opinions mixed in.


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Posted by: CKY2K
wow could you be anymore of a prick i mean honestly i had not one sort of bash on my post tward anyone. The amount of disrespect and anger in your soul disturbs me. Just because you don't agree with some of the points i try to make doesn't give you the authority to be a complete -blam!-. Anyhow you believe what you want to believe and i will believe what i want to plain ans simple. Jerkass


I'm tired of listening to people like you that refuse to use their brain for something besides a hatrack.... So when August 25th comes and goes, and you're crying in the street cuz you don't have your game that everyone including Bungie said wasn't coming out until November, you can just $hit in your hat..

Key word in your post -- TRY to make -- You had no point -- You posted half thought out ideas to sound intelligent. And guess what - You failed.

And as for authority to be an '-blam!-'-- you see the Subject line? I am WAY more in my rights to agree with THE SUBJECT OF THIS THREAD than YOU are for going against it. You are completely off base- grow up and quit whining cuz I may have hurt the widdow kiddies feewings... Stop being an ass.

I agree with one thing, we will each believe what we want to believe. And when you're proven wrong, you'll end up like all the other maggots in here who thought it was going to come out on the 24th. " Oh I knew it wasn't going to come out..." 90% of you are going to do it. And your all little sleazebags for it. And I am not a jerkass. I'm just a jerk.






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In responce to Bray D
I respect your responce and agree with alot of what you said. I just think that this Ilovebees thing and the amount of info (or lack thereof) in the Halo weekly updates shows that there really isn't that much info that they want to release without letting the cat out of the bag.

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Posted by: CKY2K
I respect your responce and agree with alot of what you said. I just think that this Ilovebees thing and the amount of info (or lack thereof) in the Halo weekly updates shows that there really isn't that much info that they want to release without letting the cat out of the bag.


Bungie has ALWAYS been kinda secretive about this stuff... Did you ever read the Cortana letters?

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to be honest i wasn't responding to you because you sir are a complete piece of $hit good day.

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Posted by: CKY2K
I'll try to answer as best i can all the points you brought up.

2.True they have spent alot on the posters trailer and other stuff stateing november 9th but like i said in the previous post release dates are subject to change.Lemme try to make a point here in the superbowl the two teams that play in that game have merchandice that states super bowl champions but only one can be. Also they spent all that money on them purdy posters so if they release Halo2 early then they can get all of that money back + alot more.(Not a very good arguement but i tried.)


True, but that merchandise isn't availiable until AFTER the game, and they don't make very much of it. That's why it always sells out the first day. Ever notice that? It's because they don't want to dump a bunch of money into making product they won't be able to sell.

To continue your analogy, for Bungie to change the release date from November 9th now that a movie trailer is out, full page magazine ads, and after announcing 11/9 at E3, would be like Sports Illustrated coming out with an issue featuring the Super Bowl Champion team on the cover a month before the actual Super Bowl, then that team loses. They are not going to spend MILLIONS of dollars on an ad campaign with a fake date.

I mean, it's fun to speculate- but a lot of people are grasping at straws to manipulate the information at hand to fit their hope that H2 will release early- and on 8/24, there's going to be a LOT of complaining....

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Don't get me wrong if August 24th comes by and nothing happens i will be tottally fine with that because Halo doesn't consume my life. But it is nice to speculate and you never know it could happen.

[Edited on 8/1/2004 12:54:39 AM]

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look on the 24th we will all be laughing at some people and that will make them feel bad so lets not fight here and just get along. no one knows realy when the game is comeing out and fighting is not going to make it come out any faster so lets just all get along and wate till the DAM GAME COMES OUT

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Posted by: CKY2K
to be honest i wasn't responding to you because you sir are a complete piece of $hit good day.


I'm a piece of $hit because I prove you wrong when you are acting like a pompous ass??

Hmm funny, how that works...

If you weren't such a -blam!-head I might actually be offended. That's what I get for trying to drop it. You have the mentality of the people on that video you named yourself after.

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Like i said before man. ihave my opinions and you have yours . Try to contain yourself as hard as that may be and realize what you are getting so worked up about. Fictional characters.

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Hey I tried to drop it... You brought it back....
Shall we try to drop it again?

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Falallalalala...... would everyone just be quiet lol is freaking 1:11 over here and i dun think we need to argue this early =P and.... august 24th is not actually that far away...so guys just wait awhile read a book , go for a walk , and most of all don't call in sick on nov. 9th is a absolutely stupid idea lol

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Posted by: Bray D
1. Both Microsoft and Bungie said it will come out on Nov. 9. They both have it listed on their websites and it has been stated many times by MS and Bungie officials it would come out on Nov 9. Never once has it been said by either of those companies that it would come out on August 24.

2. They already started advertising that it will come out on Nov. 9. They spent millions of dollars on merchandise, posters, theatrical trailers and various other things that all say it will come out on Nov 9. Why would they spend all of that money saying its comeing out Nov. 9 and then switch it to an earlier date?

3. In this weeks update Frankie said it is NEARLY complete, he never said it is complete. He also said that it is still broken and untextured at times. With that in mind, it would almost be impossible to complete the game, finish testing so there wont be any bugs, send it out to make the million+ copies of and then ship all of those copies to all of the retailers worldwide that would be selling it. All that would have to be done in less than 24 days.

4. Mass marketing hasnt started for it yet. True some marketing has started, but not alot. It wouldnt really be that smart of an idea to start selling a game when no form of advertisment has been done saying it would come out on Aug. 24. All marketing that has been done so far said that it would come out in November. And about 98% of everybody who wants to buy Halo 2 thinks it is coming out on Nov. 9. So it wouldnt really sell that well at first when everyone, except some, believe it is coming out in November. It would be bad for business if it was released early without any prior notice when the majority of people thinks its coming out three months later.

5. NOTHING has been said that it is coming out on August 24. Everything says its coming out Nov 9. It is only speculation that it is coming out in August. And just because a timer ends on the 24th doesnt mean that it is going to be released that day. True, something is going to happen that day but Halo 2 isnt going to release that day. Get over it already, Halo 2 is going to come out on November 9.

Everything i mentioned above is based on facts, not speculation like the August 24 release date is based off of.





Hey Buddy,
Shut Ur Yap And give it up do u no how many threads have this same bull****, saying it not gona come out aug. 24 then a nother guy says Yeah it is so long story short quit postiong these F***ing Threads!!

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Hey Buddy,
Shut Ur Yap And give it up do u no how many threads have this same bull****, saying it not gona come out aug. 24 then a nother guy says Yeah it is so long story short quit postiong these F***ing Threads!!


Hey buddy, you want to try that again? With proper English and a spell checker? Quit being a dumb twat. This thread has been here for a couple of days so suck a dick.

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get over it im having a realy -blam!-y day

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o hey wat do u no they censored it

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Posted by: edbddude
get over it im having a realy -blam!-y day

And your point would be what exactly?

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Good to see your a equal oppurtunity hater. i must admit there are many thread with the same topic and info. Or are you one of those guys who only reads the topics on the front page?

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GJJ calm down lol he is having a bad day just like you have last night

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