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Posted by: Ghost Unknown
XBox LIVE on the 360 is defined by Halo 2.
Everything about Halo 2, from lobby systems (including stuff like party restrictions i.e. closed, open, invite only, max party size) to matchmaking to custom games to 'message all friends' to 'invite all friends' to easy muting to 'carry your friends over to another lobby' to armour customisation (it was basic, but it paved the way), to custom icons and to booting people out of your game (rarely done in Halo 3 as it's hard enough to get a custom game going where people are dying to join); to name a few.
That's a good post. H2 was the first online game i played, so I took for granted the ease of use of its party and matchmaking systems.
Once you see other games, you see how Halo 2 was truly groundbreaking in how it dealt with XBL, and it's legacy lives on in the subsequent Halo games.