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Subject: One Final Hump Is All That Remains

I would like to make a toast to Bungie and all.

This is the first time I'm saddened a service has been shut down. That being said, let me explain. I started playing XBL and this game when I was like 14,15, im now 21! For the entire year the game came out I stayed up every night till 4 am playing solid for days on end. Fast forward to now and we're shutting down by far one of the best online games there is for consoles! Time has flown!

This is to all the times we've had, all the people we've met and played with. All the people we teabagged, cursed at for 30 minutes at post game lobby. For all the nerd rage, joy and excitement we got from getting bull-blam!- snipes, getting bull-blam!-ed on.

This is to 5+ years of some of truly the best multiplayer experiences I've ever had.

Cheers!

(lets hope the best for Reach!)

[Edited on 04.15.2010 2:18 AM PDT]

  • 04.15.2010 2:15 AM PDT

wow the greatest multiplayer game in Xbox is now over, so sad. I miss this -blam!-en game, brings back memories, and it was the first to start a revolution for all Xbox multiplayer live games. Bungie u guys created one of the best games of the century if not the best, u guys should be proud of yourselves for ur accomplishments. I honestly believe that if there was no modding, fixed the double shot/double beatdown , and no more standby or bridging involved in the multiplayer, then there would be a hell of alot more people on halo2 then the amount there is now. Its sad to say that this chapter of our lives is finally over. I cant wait for reach but bungie please make it more like halo 2 rather then halo 3, what I mean by this is make sure the game speed is like halo2 and not halo 3. Im sorry but halo 3 seemed to be slowed down soo much that it felt like it lost its adrenalin rush. also since it was slowed down, the great players and good players seem to be on the same skill level, it was not like halo 2 where u can tell the difference of skill from a great player to a good player. Halo three did have better updates and features though, like how both beat down register and can kill one another etc. Overall bungie u guys have made a great halo franchise. Halo 1 had the best campaign, halo 2 had the best multiplayer, and halo 3 had the best features. Anyone who still wants to play halo 2 hit up on my gamer tag vashpsb2, ill be down to play halo 2 through xbox connect or some other program similar to it. Just hit me up wit a message, but for now, ima just enjoy halo2 while its still available. Man reminds me of the old days, I got class tomorrow and im still playing this instead of getting my sleep, -blam!- halo 2 is still taking over our lives, just the way we like it, hahahaha.

  • 04.15.2010 2:17 AM PDT

"Believe in yourself and create your own destiny. Don't fear Failure."

Still going on. It's 5:19 here

  • 04.15.2010 2:17 AM PDT

Couldn't have said it better myself man. To a past that had no worries or stress...except for getting out of school to play halo 2 all night and have a horrible time getting up the next day for school lol.

  • 04.15.2010 2:20 AM PDT

5:25 and I still have it.

  • 04.15.2010 2:22 AM PDT

Grim

seriously... more than likely it will be on another half an hour. why dont you guys leave this space open for memories and unplug times?

  • 04.15.2010 2:26 AM PDT

anyone elses screen look funny, like you have a partial transparent image on the right side?

  • 04.15.2010 2:28 AM PDT

Just got off for the night at 5:34 eastern. Simply cannot play anymore. On the bright side I got to play against and kill a bungie employee. It took me 5 years to do, but I finally did it.
GT is Zombie Divinity and I killed vec4f on containment. Twice.
Felt sooooo good.

  • 04.15.2010 2:35 AM PDT

"Believe in yourself and create your own destiny. Don't fear Failure."

Hahahahaha, oh boy. I don't want it to go man. Played with so many good people today. I was happy. There was nothing wrong at all. It was fun. No skill, no leveling, no trash talking, no stand-by, no super jumps, nothing but good old fashion gaming with good old fashion gamers respecting one another. I loved it but it's time to let go. I wanted play once more on Terminal but I never got to it but I did get to play on Turf (another of my favorites) so it's all good. :)

Thank you Bungie for a terrific game

It is 5:39 here so good night people. I will see you all in the Reach beta.

[Edited on 04.15.2010 2:40 AM PDT]

  • 04.15.2010 2:39 AM PDT

I played against vec4f, who is he?

  • 04.15.2010 2:43 AM PDT

Grim

idk. i had Urk and "THug Larz". lol. i started laughing my ass off when i realized who they where.

  • 04.15.2010 2:51 AM PDT

Had a lot of fun playing today, a little sad to see Halo 2 go.

  • 04.15.2010 2:55 AM PDT

Cant' keep my eyes open any more, and now I have to drive home. Totally worth it. Was super fun guys, great times tonight, no hacks or -blam!- talk just a bunch of good gamers gaming it. Cya in the reach beta fellas!!!

  • 04.15.2010 2:58 AM PDT
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Posted by: r c takedown
Yax is a shining beacon in these dark times. You should all strive to be more like Yax.

R.I.P
Halo 2

  • 04.15.2010 3:00 AM PDT

This is what i am talking about, the randomness in the top right.
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j116/Stoconum/IMG_0320.jpg

  • 04.15.2010 3:14 AM PDT

Posted by: GoP Scarecrow
This is what i am talking about, the randomness in the top right.
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j116/Stoconum/IMG_0320.jpg



Its the bottom right, the image didnt flip.

  • 04.15.2010 3:15 AM PDT

While I don't think I ran into anybody from Bungie, I did my part. I stayed up all night with mountain dew, playing Halo 2 for over ten hours. Good times.

  • 04.15.2010 3:17 AM PDT

alright, it's 6:42 EST here, i'm gonna hit the sack and get up in three hours and see if it's still running. it's been fun, guys.

  • 04.15.2010 3:40 AM PDT

Grim

HAAHAHAH! IT WAS ALL A JOKE! OG LIVE AND 360 LIVE ARE THE SAME THING! HAHAHAH! TOUCHED YOUR HEART!!! lol. yeah though, this is out of control. cut the cord already! this is starting to hurt. im getting reattached!

  • 04.15.2010 3:43 AM PDT

Grim

So im winding down to what has got to be my last couple of games, and one song was just stuck in my head and now im playing it during the games.
i am undoubtedly a Halo3 fan over a Halo2 fan. But it was my number one when it came out (just like halo before it), and i enjoyed the memories and what its done for the fps and halo communities.
But this is all i can think about, and it pretty much sums up my feelings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onzL0EM1pKY

Fall Out Boy
"Thnks Fr The Mmrs"

I'm gonna make it bend and break
(It sent you to me without wait)
Say a prayer, but let the good times roll
In case God doesn't show...
(Let the good times roll)
(Let the good times roll)

[Verse 1]
And I want these words to make things right
But it's the wrongs that make the words come to life,
"Who does he think he is?"
If that's the worst you got
Better put your fingers back to the keys

[Chorus]
One night and one more time
Thanks for the memories
Even though they weren't so great;
"He tastes like you, only sweeter"!
One night, yeah, and one more time
Thanks for the memories, thanks for the memories;
"See, he tastes like you only sweeter"!
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh

[Verse 2]
Been looking forward to the future
But my eyesight is going bad
And this crystal ball
It's always cloudy except for
(Except for)
When you look into the past
(Look into the past)
One night stand...
(One night stand, oh)

[Chorus]
One night and one more time
Thanks for the memories
Even though they weren't so great;
"He tastes like you only sweeter"!
One night, yeah, and one more time
Thanks for the memories, thanks for the memories;
"See, he tastes like you only sweeter"!
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh

[Interlude]
They say
I only think in the form of crunching numbers
In hotel rooms collecting page-six lovers
Get me out of my mind
And get you out of those clothes
I'm a liner away
From getting you into the mood
Whoa

[Chorus]
One night and one more time
Thanks for the memories
Even though they weren't so great;
"He tastes like you but sweeter"!
One night, yeah, and one more time
Thanks for the memories, thanks for the memories;
"See, he tastes like you only sweeter"!

[Chorus]
One night and one more time (One more night, one more time)
Thanks for the memories
Even though they weren't so great;
"He tastes like you but sweeter"!
One night, yeah, and one more time (One more night, one more time)
Thanks for the memories, thanks for the memories; (For the memories)
"See, he tastes like you only sweeter"!



...sigh. its 4:14 here in LB california, and i too have a place of employment to attend in the morning. so i guess... take care halo 2 folks.make sure the possibility of Halo2 on Demand is the first thing you think about when you wake up.
..and goget a 360. reach is coming...

  • 04.15.2010 4:15 AM PDT

Sixty

omfg it's still on!!!! YAY.

  • 04.15.2010 4:29 AM PDT

Ive got to say, that the last few days leading up to the 'end' of Halo 2 on xbox live version 1.0, was fraught with emotion for me. I can remember the launch of Halo 2, standing in the cool November morning outside a Futureshop awaiting my copy and my snazzy Halo 2 hat (i still wear the thing, damn it needs cleaning). I had taken the week off work to enjoy playing and I was in love from day one with one exception: The screaming and insults online.
Last night I logged in for the final bang and played for a few hours with people I've never met (sadly, NO ONE on my friends list was playing Halo 2 - send me a friend invite, I obviously need a new friends list ;P ) and I have to say it was the best xbox live experience I've had since the invention of the quick mute feature. Pregame banter aside, almost every match was filled with people talking about how much they love this game, how this was (is) their favorite Halo map, how they enjoy playing, and how they can believe the game is pretty much going to collect dust except during the very rare Lan parties. These people are my people. Just online to enjoy the game, they don't mind if they do bad (just look at my stats, I don't think I'm above level 10 on any halo play list lol) they love when they do well...and during games, they call out enemy positions, laugh when a grenade tags their face, and just generally 'get it'. Sure, everyone was complaining about lag (I was playing big team battle almost all night) and twice I was accused of being a bungie employee because I 'knew' too much about the game(apparently it wasn't common knowledge that on the 360, the left bumper engages team chat or that because my gamer tag is original and has no leet speak in it and is linked to bungie.net i must be employed there. Oh, and if bungie is reading... you guys hire GM service technicians right? lol.) My best experiences were last night for this game. I really don't want to see it go even if I hadn't gone to visit in a long time.
Thank you for the memories guys. That goes out to Bungie and to the whole community. If anyone is ever looking for a game of Halo 3 or ODST firefight, Halo Wars (i REALLY suck, but i'll play) or Reach once beta/game is out, feel free to send a message to HardSheep on xbox live. Im always game, i'm always out there just for fun, and I love these games.

p.s. long shot, but maybe in the future we could get a halo 2 multiplayer xbox live 'arcade' game to keep on fragging? ;P

  • 04.15.2010 4:33 AM PDT

Sixty

I never thought they'd take the servers down for this game, since it has 360 compatibiltiy. man i didn't play much until tonight, F*** man why wasn't i playing this more online, it's so great. I can't believe MS is shutting it down. There's got to be someway to keep this going :( oh i know there isn't, HEY it's just some dirt in my eye F*** off.

  • 04.15.2010 4:42 AM PDT

im just so happy right now, didnt have the chance to play last night, so ts just super that is isnt down yet :D HAlo 2 was the first xbox game i played online, and its great that i got the last chance also :)

  • 04.15.2010 4:42 AM PDT

I've played more than 6 hours of Halo 2 straight and I'm getting tired. Please shut down soon :(

  • 04.15.2010 4:44 AM PDT