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Subject: MY HALO 2 WISH !!!!! (edited)
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Poll: Would you like to see an "online war" included in Halo 2?  [closed]
Yes:  94%
(77 Votes)
No:  6%
(5 Votes)
Total Votes: 82

***Note I have already posted this on the official speculation thread but it isnt getting the attention i want and i would like some feedback/suggestions as this is more that a suggestion that i would like to see in halo 2.

This doesnt have anything to do with the story line but i
i think it would be awsome to see and online war hosted every
now and then by bungie. kinda like a multiplayer story line where
bungie organizes battles that take place at different times and
different places on earth. people would be required to sign up
some where on earth or some other planet and those ppl would
join a certain match that would be monitered the winner of
that match covie or human would be recorded and the team
that one would control that part of earth. the battles
would continue untill one side controlled all of earth. the
war would then either be reset or moved to a differerent planet
or installation. and going with an earlier theory of the human/covie
communities where only players of that race could participate.
it would be really cool if there would be a forum dedicated to
coordinating assults on parts of the globe that your side did
not control. you and your race could discuss where you thought
it was most important to strike. you could even station ppl at
certain parts of the world(less people at places you think are
least likely to attack and more at places your side thinks is
prone to assult) Man i could go so indepth with this. for example
it would take time to move people from one outpost to another the
farther you were from the place you needed to go the longer it would
take to get there. you could get there with lots of time to spare,
just make it in the nick of time or not make it at all. thinks like
that could shift the outcome of the war and determine who takes over
the world these tactical descisions would be a combination of luck
guessing and reconnaissance. I can only imagine how people would find
new and imaginative ways to spy on some one( the first couple that
pop into my head would be moles and they would be allowed.. it would
be a teams responsibility and problem if you had amole and then kick
them out if discovered. as well as finding out the passwords for the
other teams private forums.) another l thing is there could be a ranking
system (i would be a general of course for thinking of this if indeed i did)
but the higher your rank the more priviliges you get on your side for
example id you were a private you would only be able to take orders
but if you were a general you could meet with all the other generals
to discuss stratagy and where to attack next only the high ranking
people would have the real control over the clan( like promoting
people, kicking people out, declaring an attack ect. ect. ect.)
all the matches would have to be cleared be some kinda admin from
bungie or something and the defending team could not turn down a
match.. they would have to fight.

the only thing i can think of that i havent worked out is casualties
but i will updated the thread every time i think of something new.

any thing you could possibly want message me

i personnaly am VERY exited with the possibilities of this.. it could get so in depth and so many things could happen.

zaped

P.S. oh yeah i personnally think this war thing goes nicely with
the taking over the world mentality ;-)

P.P.S. Crazy Nut Writes: hey, good idea with the MP wars.
Maybe if you're too late you can fly in with a pelican in the middle of the battle?

P.P.P.S. In terms of the casualties, i think that there should be a life limit on the match and if you run out of lives your character is gone for the war.

[Edited on 8/4/2004 9:26:35 PM]

  • 08.04.2004 4:21 PM PDT
Subject: MY HALO WISH !!!!!
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dude. shorten your post please. its very intimidating.

  • 08.04.2004 4:22 PM PDT
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A online war would be awsome

  • 08.04.2004 4:22 PM PDT
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bentfishy... if you dont wanna read it... your loss

[Edited on 8/4/2004 4:24:33 PM]

  • 08.04.2004 4:24 PM PDT
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dude i was thinking the same thing that would be sooooo sooooo awesome we should realy send a letter to bungie about this they can ignore it if they want to but what ever at least we tried

  • 08.04.2004 4:24 PM PDT
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im completly serious about this letter thing also i have a freind working at bungie ill tell him about this

  • 08.04.2004 4:27 PM PDT
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thats awsome....i would definitly play it if it was ever made

  • 08.04.2004 4:28 PM PDT
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.....clan wars anyone?

  • 08.04.2004 4:30 PM PDT
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clan wars are not the same it would be much cooler to see who would win weather its the covi or the humens not only that this would be huge can u imagine playing with someone from Russia or Japan fighting for America or Israel

  • 08.04.2004 4:35 PM PDT
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Ya and besides the way it has to be set up the two sides are basically like clans anyway,
two really big friggin huge organized clans.

  • 08.04.2004 7:27 PM PDT
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If bungie doesn't accept this (for whatever reason) it's all possible for us to do it on our own.
This is a great idea, its like BATTLEFIELD HALO2!!!

Too bad I don't have XBL *sigh*.....

[Edited on 8/4/2004 7:35:36 PM]

  • 08.04.2004 7:34 PM PDT
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Do u mean something like the pc game Planetside?

  • 08.04.2004 7:36 PM PDT
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They could have like fifteen tanks and like twenty warthogs for the human side, ten atvs and maybe a hornet/skyhawk(probably not). And for the covenent side you could have maybe fifteen wraith tanks and twenty shadows and like ten ghosts.

  • 08.04.2004 7:40 PM PDT
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um ya something like planetside i think... i havent actually played the game (because of the extra costs) but ive read up on it, but most of my idea is web based in the sence that the only in game part is the actual fighting (atleast i think thats how planetside works) and like HaloFanticMike said and i have thought of before, even if they didn't include it in the game or sponsor it in anyway. its not something that would be impossible for a 3rd party to do.

and aballa14 how could you have that many things in one match? I think ur gettin the wrong idea

[Edited on 8/4/2004 9:11:45 PM]

  • 08.04.2004 8:31 PM PDT
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oh yeah.. speaking of... woulod anyone want to help make this possible if this wasnt included in halo 2 ?(and it probably wont be)

  • 08.04.2004 10:17 PM PDT
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Not in halo 2, they should make a whole new game after H2, with your idea, A MMORPG for Xbox, and you wouldnt be mc though, you would be a spartan however, or an elite, or how about even: Anyone. You could be a spartan, or a marine, or an elite, or a grunt, or a jackal or anything. It would be awesome

  • 08.04.2004 10:29 PM PDT
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What they should do is widen the bandwidth of Xbox Live to unheard of levels and then make a specific Live War map that is HUGE and allow anyone to play and split the teams half and half. 1 life, 200% shields, generic starting weapons. In--blam!--sane!

  • 08.04.2004 10:37 PM PDT
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i know what you mean it would be pretty sweet for to play as a jackal or really any character

as for the mmorpg i dont know about that just cuz of the extra costs that come with mmorpg i honestly think that mmorpg's could get more than twice as many players if there were no extra costs there. but i think of this as something that would want as many players as it possibly could and have tons and tons of players vital to the success of this "online war"

i mean why charge extra when the game could be just as good without extra costs?

  • 08.04.2004 10:41 PM PDT
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Don't flame. Thats one of the best ideas I've ever heard.

  • 08.04.2004 10:46 PM PDT
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People always come up with new ways to kill bandiwidth. :-)

I could see it happening, but it would have to be after the game was released and they had enough subscribers to release the download of on Live. I'm guessing it would be a Pay To Play download, but they would make money on it.

--A note on feasabiltiy, a map to fit all of the Halo 2 players would be a massive download. All those players would consume a lot of bandiwidth, and making maps and organizing things like that costs money.

The only feasible way to do it would be to create somewhere of around 15 maps, but you could only DL one for the tournament, and that would be the one you played. 15 Maps would lower the bandiwith needed, and as each map was conquered by covenant or humans, it would fit into a tally. The team with the largest tally wins.

--Creating anything of that scale will have to be purchased content, or of course, an expansion or sub seque (Very possibly non DL, go and buy it from a vendor, just like usual. It would probably cost about the same as the initial game, but it could be repeated weekly.

  • 08.04.2004 10:59 PM PDT
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That would be Classified as a MMO..... or MMOFPS.. which ever you prefer... but then that USUALLY!!!!! means a monthly fee.... not always

  • 08.04.2004 11:03 PM PDT
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hmm...... while i like ur idea stormtrooper, i think you like other are missing a small but significant concept, which i will clarify, since it seems that it is a bit unclear the way i have explained it.

--The war, for the mostpart takes place on web sites, one global community and two different sites for each side.

--The only actual gameplay that will take place are battles that could very easily take place on xbox live as we know it today. normal 8 v. 8 ,16 player matches. these matches however could be unbalanced (say 4 v. 8 or any variable really) or any size (from 1 v. 1 up to the 8 v. 8) depending on factors such as deployment.

These are some of the ideas I have reconized you had problems understanding and tried to clarify them in there simpilist form these certainly can be expanded upon as i believe i have in my original post. Any other problems understanding and thing please post or PM me and i will clarify on this thread.

and in regards to repeating it weekly.. i hope it takes alot longer than that.

[Edited on 8/4/2004 11:17:26 PM]

  • 08.04.2004 11:14 PM PDT
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sorry for double posting made a mistake while submiting

[Edited on 8/4/2004 11:15:19 PM]

  • 08.04.2004 11:14 PM PDT
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Ya just make sure clans can be integrated into it and it would be awesome....btw I'm going to read the rest of the post now...

  • 08.04.2004 11:24 PM PDT
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I agree with that other dude, first post is totally just like planetside, which is a damn boring game... good, but boring as hell.

  • 08.05.2004 12:14 AM PDT

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