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Ok, I was wondering if anybody knew a little more about Halo 2, than the average Joe....

Here's my question, Does anybody Know if there will be "bots" in multiplayer for Halo 2?

  • 08.02.2004 6:21 AM PDT
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Yet again, if there was information about if bots were in Halo 2, you'd be able to find it out on Bungie.net's Halo 2 section. If you can't find it on Bnet, then it doesnt exist.

  • 08.02.2004 6:22 AM PDT
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Nope, no one knows except for Bungie. I've tried talking to Marty but he only avoids my questions.

  • 08.02.2004 6:22 AM PDT
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Well said. I think you can be assured there will be no bots in any aspect of H2.

  • 08.02.2004 6:25 AM PDT
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I was reading through last weeks updates and I caught something that was a little interesting about multiplayer action.

"To be honest, I was glad to get out of London. The city itself is hip and cool, but airport hotels SUCK and the only local entertainment was a gas station. I did play a stupid amount of single player Halo in my room, but I was too jetlaggy to enjoy it. I ended up being frightened and confused and couldn't remember whether I inverted my controls or not. And I was pining for some multiplayer by the end."

The last line would lead you to believe that their aren't bots, or else he couldve been playing the multiplayer, but you never know. Maybe they just werent in his version, but for now its looking like a no go on the bots. Kind of dissappointing for those without XBL or friends.

  • 08.02.2004 6:38 AM PDT
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i don't get it, if bungie had no bots, you'd think they'd just come out and say, hey, no bots, leave us alone. but they are all quiet about it, maybe they are trying to put bots in the game, testing them out to see if they are working the way they want them to, and not saying anything in case something goes wrong, or they don't work out the way bungie wants them to.

  • 08.02.2004 6:45 AM PDT
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Exactly! For some reason Bungie is all mum on bots, when they might not be in the game anyway! Maybe that's Bungie just being cryptic, but it's probably for a reason. Actually, there are a few reason bots may be in H2. First, was the whole arm-patch thing on the Zanzibar levels, then is the numerous comments that seem to imply bot-ness, and the fact that Bungie is avoiding a topic that were it in the game they'd never need to be all hush-hush about. But in the end, we still don't know, and won't until Bungie finally decides to tell us.

  • 08.02.2004 6:51 AM PDT
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hey monk, great little site: event horizon looks really nice. back on topic, i think there will be bots, that's one thing fans have been asking for since halo 2 was announced. unless the ai is not up to their standards, i think we'll see them

  • 08.02.2004 6:57 AM PDT
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We better see them or else...
*Pulls out wizard wand*

  • 08.02.2004 6:58 AM PDT
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Looking back at it, he did just say Halo, so maybe he wasn't playing two which would explain no bots. Looks like there is more hope in having bots.

  • 08.02.2004 7:15 AM PDT

From the official Halo 2 FAQ:

"We have not made a final decision regarding bots yet. The team has heard the cries of fans and we're exploring ways to make multiplayer games more enjoyable for gamers with only 2 controllers and no Live access."

Make of that what you will.

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  • 08.02.2004 7:20 AM PDT
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Posted by: CRiM
bungie shouldent release the game untill bots find a way in multyplauer? like god this is halo 2 not some third party p.o.s

BUNGIE dont release halo2 untill bots make it in multy player if this is the quality you put into your games i dont want to play them. just tell me now so i can clanle my preorder?


If you can't spell don't type.

  • 08.02.2004 7:30 AM PDT
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I pray for bots, just for the plain fact, that we can practise for online multiplayer, and be prepared for online tornaments an what not....also, i hope they are put in because, my "halo buddies" moved, and i still want to be able to have a random slayer match, with or without them around. Besides, it will boost the single-player replay value.

  • 08.02.2004 7:31 AM PDT

I'm guessing they haven't given us a final verdict because the game is not finished. Chances are, they don't know themselves whether bots will make it in the final game.


One thought to ponder, though - if your decision to pre-order Halo 2 is based entirely on the prospect of bots, you are missing out on what Halo is actually about. There are plenty of games out there with bots, and I'm not going to play any of them. Maybe you should think your decision through a bit more.

- Reiginko

  • 08.02.2004 7:34 AM PDT