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Subject: One Final Hump Is All That Remains

The message on my original Xbox brick states: "Xbox Live online play and downloadable content will no longer be available for purchase or redownload after April 15, 2010." So, I would assume this means that the servers will be shut down by 12am PST tonight give or take a few hours.

  • 04.15.2010 10:31 AM PDT

All your stories inspired me to make a proper goodbye to Halo2:

As a Spartan sees the sun set on his world,
He tells his friends of his past glory

Every bomb planted in Big Team Battle,
left this Spartan more than rattled,
All those killer matches of Slayer,
glaring at matchmaking "Finding players..."
The battles fought, the corpses humped
flying higher than the highest super jump
To the enemy base, in warthogs his team is rollin'
"Wait, who's on defense?" "FLAG STOLEN!"
A blue screen mid-battle! Anger ensues, patience dying
everyone rages, "THEY'RE STANDBYING!"
His teammates are dead, the odds are slanted
he grits his teeth,
"BOMB ARMED! BOMB PLANTED!"
Territories, Oddball, King of the Hill
Looking back now, they were all a thrill
Exploring new maps the day they came out,
glitching out of them was what it was all about,
A mysterious death when he was on a Killing Spree,
"WHO ARE THE GUARDIANS, AND WHY DID THEY KILL ME?!"
His time left dwindling, he views his old friend list, rekindling
The rivals he made, now long gone,
in his heart, they will forever respawn
The friends he made, lost in time
in his heart, they are forever online

and as the Spartan feels lonely, his friends give him mighty high fives,
"You forgot the best part. All those times, we were right there with you on Xbox Live!"

[Edited on 04.15.2010 11:04 AM PDT]

  • 04.15.2010 11:01 AM PDT

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

Wow that was actually well written and very true in many ways xD. So if it does end tonight i have time to play with my bro and friends. We are going out with a bang then! Hopefully it's still here when class gets out.

  • 04.15.2010 11:07 AM PDT

A Hapless Elite: because TheUnluckyElite was already taken.

Very good work there! ^

Just played a few more Team Slayer games, went down from 17 to 15. :(

Team training provided an amusing gametype with Brute Shot starts. There's something amusing about hammering BXB whilst markching towards someone screaming. XD

  • 04.15.2010 11:11 AM PDT
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Swim Free Tuna!

Allot of good memories that poem brought back! Cant forget the "Dummie" glitch with the worthog and the "rocket/sword flying glitch" that can still somewhat be done. Hundreds of hours were put into the online part of this game and they were all good times!! Now that its been over 11 hours past what the "shut down" time was supposed to be so im taking full advantage of the little amount of time we have left!

  • 04.15.2010 11:27 AM PDT
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haha yeah... good times. I'm going to miss Halo 2. At this point I'm kinda hoping it still works when I get home from work, haha. At least there's still Halo 2 for PC...

[Edited on 04.15.2010 11:39 AM PDT]

  • 04.15.2010 11:38 AM PDT

Yo yo yo.

:( WHYYYYYYYYyyyyy, why did you have to end it NOW!

Now that i have no internet connection :( since our little baby was born...

I call this as a BIG fail! :(

Haven't even played halo2 single player trough IT*S TOO HARD!!! :( Whyy am I such a bad player!!! I BLAME YOU .... Well who ever will be reading this post still ...

:( AND although I have ODST I can' play the MULTILAYER DEMO since i don't have any network :(

Impossible to play on this Mobile 3G shaiba...


WHY GOD WHY DID I MAKE THAT KID!!! nevermind :P i don't blame our wee little Pyry Boy :D

I BLAME BUNGIE for releasing beta The wrong month... :(

sniff... i'll just load multiplayer pictures with my 3G and watch them on my little 12" laptop monitor...

SNIFFFF!!!!!

Jone

  • 04.15.2010 11:46 AM PDT

Does anyone know the total amount of gameplay time in hours that was accumulated through the life of Halo 2?

  • 04.15.2010 11:50 AM PDT
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I've finally decided to stop at exactly 117 games played. Neat, huh? I'd love to play more, but, I think that 117 games played looks AWESOME. Love you, Halo 2.

  • 04.15.2010 11:51 AM PDT

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

Posted by: Gamefreak2590
Does anyone know the total amount of gameplay time in hours that was accumulated through the life of Halo 2?
Ummmm, somewhere in the hundred millions.

  • 04.15.2010 11:54 AM PDT

Sixty

ITS STILL WORKING !!!! I LOVE HALO 2

  • 04.15.2010 11:55 AM PDT

Maybe they broke the switcch when they tried to flick it haha
Bomb planted! Bomb Disarmed! lol

  • 04.15.2010 12:19 PM PDT
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Swim Free Tuna!

Hey Bungie, Can you guys call Microsoft and find out what time Xbox Live is being shut down so I know if i have time to take a nap? Ive only slept 4 hours out of 35, and half of that time has been spent playing the awsomeness that is of Halo. I want to be playing when it gets shut down. Thanks, I would greatly appreciate it! lol

  • 04.15.2010 12:55 PM PDT

Remember Harvest, Remember Reach!

Posted by: a good player
Maybe they broke the switcch when they tried to flick it haha
Bomb planted! Bomb Disarmed! lol


Or:
"Switch stolen" and then a blue spartan with a big switch in his hand jump into a car (Warthog) and a friend drive him away!

And then the hole world explodes!!!!!!!!!!!
sry^^

  • 04.15.2010 12:57 PM PDT

i know i said it before i dont wanna be too spammy but xbconnect.com please!!!!!!!!! we can never be stopped from playing the best game ever!!!!

  • 04.15.2010 1:22 PM PDT

April 15th... a day that will live in infamy...

  • 04.15.2010 1:51 PM PDT

herp derp

i wish i coulda played... sorry bungie :( i woulda sent halo 2 out with a bang if i had it

  • 04.15.2010 2:09 PM PDT

Remember Harvest, Remember Reach!

Is it still online?

  • 04.15.2010 2:12 PM PDT
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Swim Free Tuna!

Yes and no. Some people have been shut down. Others have not.

  • 04.15.2010 2:20 PM PDT

Remember Harvest, Remember Reach!

*Putting halo 2 in my xbox*

*wait*

*noticed wrong halo 2 CD( limited collectors edition^^)*

*change CD*

*wait*

*searching a gametype oh cool there are players^^*

it works!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 04.15.2010 2:30 PM PDT
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Swim Free Tuna!

Got an update from G4TV.com, "Microsoft plans to shut down the original Xbox Live service today". So im guessing probably tonight at 11:59 pm PST

  • 04.15.2010 2:34 PM PDT

Remember Harvest, Remember Reach!

u still playing??

  • 04.15.2010 2:36 PM PDT
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Swim Free Tuna!

Xbox Live Operations just posted a blog saying Live will shut down later today. Link provided below.
blogs.msdn.com/xblops]

  • 04.15.2010 3:17 PM PDT

Mine just cut out. Still fun while it lasted.

  • 04.15.2010 3:19 PM PDT

H2 IS STILL THE BEST GAME EVER.it was my first xbl game.this game is so addicting.no other game can compare to h2.r.i.p *sniff*

  • 04.15.2010 3:33 PM PDT