- dollbaby78
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My GT is actually lockepyker - somehow I got linked with my g/f's tag...so that should answer your first question.
Since you're here, take time to visit my file share. I mean, I have beach grifball in there - and you know you want some of that . Thanks!
See you in the rumble pit!
~LockePyker~
At 7 p.m. EST, I'm going to be done with Halo 2. That seems like a fitting time for me to finally lay down my controller after literally rocking faces for 24 hours straight. Lengthy search times provided more than enough respite when it was required, and if you don't know why playing Halo for long periods of time is fun, why are you reading this?
Once I realized people were locked out (7 pm YESTERDAY, and I'd been playing on and off since 11 am), I thought to myself - this is it. This is my last chance to play a game I've enjoyed immensely for years. And I really don't know how better to show my dedication than by playing until I couldn't stand it any more, until I was as done with Halo 2 as it was with me.
I'm about to reach that point. It's been fun, and the time has flown by - an entire day of rockets, SMG starts, and neutral flag on waterworks. I've met some great people and had some great games.
But I'm not going to be staying active after 7. It was fun to watch the player counter slowly trickle down, making us members of an exclusive club. I saw it dip as low as 25, and I thought the end was in sight. A grand finale battle had to be on the horizon...
...but it wasn't. Unknown to me, countless individuals had remained in the lobby or hidden in custom games, doing nothing but keeping our game alive on the barest minimum of life support. They carried on with their lives, making Halo 2 again a second priority, and a prisoner to their own selfish whims. Many of these players hadn't been on Halo 2 in ages, but they didn't want to give it up, either. Where were they a few months ago, when she needed them most? And now, many of them are only staying online in hopes of playing 'the last game', hoping to steal yet another jewel from the dessicated corpse of our once familiar friend. Shame on you.
A true fan would want to play until they simply couldn't take it any more, until their life pulled them in a different direction, going out in a blaze of glory. I'm starting to get sick of playing games with 5 teammates AFK - I don't know why they're still 'playing', and I bet they don't either. Holding Halo 2 hostage isn't true to the spirit of the game, and you know it.
I planned for this day, making sure I was available, dreading it even while knowing it was unavoidable. I didn't set out to play for such an extended period of time, but it was just so much damn fun I couldn't help myself. Thank you to everyone, friend and foe alike, for all the great memories - and that includes the staff at Bungie, because without them, there would be nothing at all. You guys rock.
Do I feel a little weird telling people I just played a video game for 24 hours straight? Sort of, but only because the rewards from such a venture are completely intangible. When you read this, you're either gonna get it, or you won't. To me, it was worth it, and I'd gladly do it again. Those of you who will outlast me understand - some of you. Keep it up for as long as you'd like - when it's time to let her go, you'll know. Play hard until the end!
Some will laugh - save your slings and arrows for a more vulnerable target. Your words cannot subtract from the wealth of fun I've had.
All I know is this - one of the 20,815,506 days of Halo 2 matchmaking belongs to me. Especially to me. And nobody can take it away.
I earned it, fair and square.