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Subject: XB-Connect advantage for Live!
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Out of the more than 3 million Halo Players, How many do you think play on XB-Connect or Gamespy? I ask this because before we were able to play Halo against players across North America our skills were not nearly as good as when we started on Gamespy and XBC. There is no better way to gain experience than to play against different types of players. There is only so much you can learn by playing through the campaign or multyplayer against the same friends over and over. So I was wondering what percentage of Halo players use XBC? I say that the top 10% of Halo 2 players will be the XBC players. What do you think?

  • 08.10.2004 7:21 PM PDT
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Um, I say the top players will be on LIVE, because they will be more dedicated to the game, and not posers trying to act like they're so badass when really the just need to find some serious lives.

  • 08.10.2004 7:23 PM PDT
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XBC is screwed come Nov 9th. The only people who play it are people playing Halo. Who wants to juggle a computer and an xbox when you lose connection speed and have to run between your xbox and computer. I laugh at the people who can't afford Xbox Live. Hahaha.

  • 08.10.2004 7:25 PM PDT
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Posted by: SolidSnake3035
Um, I say the top players will be on LIVE


I agree... But of the LIVE players I think the top 10% will be the people that have been playing Halo 1 Multyplayer on XBC or Gamespy for the past couple of years.

  • 08.10.2004 7:26 PM PDT
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Ah I see, I suppose.

  • 08.10.2004 7:26 PM PDT
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BTW xbc ect, doesn't prevent cheating, I have friends who do it all the time, this isn't very cool soooo I'll be on live, cus I know I'll being playing on a level playing field. :P

  • 08.10.2004 7:27 PM PDT
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Posted by: Choad Master
BTW xbc ect, doesn't prevent cheating, I have friends who do it all the time, this isn't very cool soooo I'll be on live, cus I know I'll being playing on a level playing field. :P


We are not talking about cheating, We are talking about the advantage XBC and Gamespy experienced players will have over the people who have played against only there friends over and over or just the campaign.

  • 08.10.2004 7:30 PM PDT
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I hate xbc. All the servers are like "2+ or you will be kicked!!!" What if I don't want split screen? most of these hosts can host 10+ xboxes. when you find a server that will let you play, It won't connect to it. I will love playing halo 2 on live. BTW, Who can afford broadband and not live?

  • 08.10.2004 8:37 PM PDT
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You know Halo 2 and Halo aren't going to be the exact game? I can imagine it's going to take time for everyone to get used to it. So who knows who will be the best. Most likely the people who catch on the quickest will.

  • 08.10.2004 8:44 PM PDT
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Posted by: Verycoldiceicle
You know Halo 2 and Halo aren't going to be the exact game? I can imagine it's going to take time for everyone to get used to it. So who knows who will be the best. Most likely the people who catch on the quickest will.


Hopefully I will... hehe...

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  • 08.10.2004 8:50 PM PDT
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Posted by: The Trasker
XBC is screwed come Nov 9th. The only people who play it are people playing Halo. Who wants to juggle a computer and an xbox when you lose connection speed and have to run between your xbox and computer. I laugh at the people who can't afford Xbox Live. Hahaha.


no -blam!- im sick of XBC

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Posted by: Snake180
I hate xbc. All the servers are like "2+ or you will be kicked!!!" What if I don't want split screen? most of these hosts can host 10+ xboxes. when you find a server that will let you play, It won't connect to it. I will love playing halo 2 on live. BTW, Who can afford broadband and not live?


Yeah, I hate it also. Very good example of how xbc sux.

  • 08.10.2004 9:03 PM PDT
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I agree with that as well, But that's not what this thread is about.

  • 08.10.2004 9:06 PM PDT
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XBC blows ass. You either have to have your TV right next to your computer or else you have to spend like $100 on a xbox VGA adapter for your monitor. You can just have LAN parties and still kick ass at halo. Hell, I have a friend who bought an xbox right when it came out in, and he had no clue even what bungie was (until about a month ago when I told him), and chances are he could waste alot of other players here on this site if he got XBC or LIVE for H2.

You dont need internet multiplayer to be good at multiplayer.

[Edited on 8/10/2004 9:14:48 PM]

  • 08.10.2004 9:13 PM PDT
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XBC will probrably suck really bad with halo 2 because of all the graphics and such. It will probrably lag worse than halo 1 did unless you had like a t3 connection

  • 08.10.2004 9:15 PM PDT
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the only reason that XBC and gamespy tunnel were created was because Halo did not support xbox live. Once halo2 comes out XBC and gamespy wont be very popular anymore, and plus the better players will be on xbox live because thats where the "official" competition will be

  • 08.10.2004 9:23 PM PDT
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If you guys want to bash XBC, Start a new thread, Heck I agree that it sucks compared to Live! I can't wait to stop playing on XBC and start playing Live! But this is not an XBC bash.

You guys must be the ones that keep joining my (Bring 4 only) games with only 1 or 2 players....... Learn to read!

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  • 08.10.2004 9:34 PM PDT
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I have played halo on xbc for like 2 years and I don't think I'm going to have an advantage over the next person, why; new maps, new vehicles, dual wielding, and new weapons. From my understanding the weapons are going to react differently from halo1 like the sniper is going to have recoil so bad that if you don't get head shots from the first shot you won't get that second chance like you did in halo 1. So it's going to be a new battle ground for everyone because that's the advantage you get in halo if you know the map you have an advantage if you don't your sure to lose. If the pistol is taken out of the game then that is really going to be a switch because people own you with good pistol skills on xbc, it's like if your not good with the pistol don't even try to play xbc. So to all the people who were called noobs I look forward to seeing you on the new battle ground so we can learn a whole new halo together! I can’t wait. Nov. 9th hurry up!

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The top 10% on LIVE could also be the people that area good but havn't played on XBC or gamespy long, like me.

edit: I am not saying i am good, but from my understanding i really have not met anyone that can beat me but they are always close, but some ppl use Xlinks, the other program like XBC,

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  • 08.10.2004 9:46 PM PDT
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And for the people who say xbc and game spy will not get the hits they are getting now I don't agree because I heard halo 2 supports 4 player split screen via system link only and only one person on xbox live. Now remember I heard that some where so it may or may not be true there is some time between now and Nov 9th so anything is possible. But if it's true then people will still play on xbc and game spy because I have friends that play and we get together on the weekends and play there is like 8 of us so yeah I will still play on xbc and I’ll play live when they are not at my house.

  • 08.10.2004 9:48 PM PDT
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Posted by: Aoshi
I have played halo on xbc for like 2 years and I don't think I'm going to have an advantage over the next person, why; new maps, new vehicles, dual wielding, and new weapons. From my understanding the weapons are going to react differently from halo1 like the sniper is going to have recoil so bad that if you don't get head shots from the first shot you won't get that second chance like you did in halo 1. So it's going to be a new battle ground for everyone because that's the advantage you get in halo if you know the map you have an advantage if you don't your sure to lose. If the pistol is taken out of the game then that is really going to be a switch because people own you with good pistol skills on xbc, it's like if your not good with the pistol don't even try to play xbc. So to all the people who were called noobs I look forward to seeing you on the new battle ground so we can learn a whole new halo together! I can’t wait. Nov. 9th hurry up!


And who do you think has more experience with one shot kills......People who have been doing it to thousands of different people through XBC or people who put an elastic around the two thumbsticks so they could snipe a master chief with 2 left feet?

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Posted by: Aoshi
And for the people who say xbc and game spy will not get the hits they are getting now I don't agree because I heard halo 2 supports 4 player split screen via system link only and only one person on xbox live. Now remember I heard that some where so it may or may not be true there is some time between now and Nov 9th so anything is possible. But if it's true then people will still play on xbc and game spy because I have friends that play and we get together on the weekends and play there is like 8 of us so yeah I will still play on xbc and I’ll play live when they are not at my house.

bungie said that there would be 4 ppl on 1 xbox for xbox live all with voice

  • 08.10.2004 9:49 PM PDT
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Posted by: Silver Spartan
bungie said that there would be 4 ppl on 1 xbox for xbox live all with voice


I hope so.... But when did they say that.... You know that when you make a statement you better have a bungie.net link to prove it.


  • 08.10.2004 9:53 PM PDT
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Posted by: Drakan
Posted by: Aoshi
I have played halo on xbc for like 2 years and I don't think I'm going to have an advantage over the next person, why; new maps, new vehicles, dual wielding, and new weapons. From my understanding the weapons are going to react differently from halo1 like the sniper is going to have recoil so bad that if you don't get head shots from the first shot you won't get that second chance like you did in halo 1. So it's going to be a new battle ground for everyone because that's the advantage you get in halo if you know the map you have an advantage if you don't your sure to lose. If the pistol is taken out of the game then that is really going to be a switch because people own you with good pistol skills on xbc, it's like if your not good with the pistol don't even try to play xbc. So to all the people who were called noobs I look forward to seeing you on the new battle ground so we can learn a whole new halo together! I can’t wait. Nov. 9th hurry up!


And who do you think has more experience with one shot kills......People who have been doing it to thousands of different people through XBC or people who put an elastic around the two thumbsticks so they could snipe a master chief with 2 left feet?


lol that's funny! But like I said there might be a change in halo 2 on how weapons and armor react you might not get a 3 shot kill in halo 2 I’ve heard the battle rifle takes 5 shots in zoom to kill someone now.

  • 08.10.2004 9:53 PM PDT

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