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Subject: Halo 2: The game that might have been (beta).

Posted by: JacobGRocks

Posted by: Shock120
Posted by: JacobGRocks
Truth is, it's a modified engine. You are being misled by someone. Halo uses the same engine game after game, just modified. Halo Reach ran on the h3 engine, and Halo 2 ran on the Halo 1 engine. They just added havok, that's all. They reused assets from h1 due to the same engine.

Also, I'm uploading the h2 video to my channel. It will be in the OP too.
This is true, Halo 2 was considered an update to Halo 1.

Which is pretty much what h2 was. A rehash with free auto aim, and bad online

Halo 2 was made worse in development by MLG kids (read: Walshy and friends), 5 yr olds, and lots of rushing. Rushing kills games.
Yeah, you're right, Halo 2 is the greatest game of all time.

  • 02.04.2011 3:26 PM PDT

This is the average H2 Fanboy.
Xfire: JacobGRocks.
50 in H2/H3? Great, but you still fail at this.


Posted by: Grumpy1
Posted by: JacobGRocks

Posted by: Shock120
Posted by: JacobGRocks
Truth is, it's a modified engine. You are being misled by someone. Halo uses the same engine game after game, just modified. Halo Reach ran on the h3 engine, and Halo 2 ran on the Halo 1 engine. They just added havok, that's all. They reused assets from h1 due to the same engine.

Also, I'm uploading the h2 video to my channel. It will be in the OP too.
This is true, Halo 2 was considered an update to Halo 1.

Which is pretty much what h2 was. A rehash with free auto aim, and bad online

Halo 2 was made worse in development by MLG kids (read: Walshy and friends), 5 yr olds, and lots of rushing. Rushing kills games.
Yeah, you're right, Halo 2 is the greatest game of all time if you love to smoke marijuana.


Fixd for ya.

Also, to a certain someone, nice try attempting to get me banned

  • 02.04.2011 3:44 PM PDT

This is the average H2 Fanboy.
Xfire: JacobGRocks.
50 in H2/H3? Great, but you still fail at this.

It was part of the design that later got changed.

  • 02.05.2011 3:37 PM PDT
Subject: Halo 2: The game that might have been (beta).

Halo 2 for Life!

What is this?:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i40fRc3uJQA

  • 02.06.2011 1:17 AM PDT

This is the average H2 Fanboy.
Xfire: JacobGRocks.
50 in H2/H3? Great, but you still fail at this.

I've seen that. It's just a mockup of the proto UI used in the MP beta.

  • 02.07.2011 7:21 AM PDT

50s in: Slayer, Doubles, Lone Wolves, Objective, Ranked BTB, Swat, Snipers.

It was Bungie's fault for having to rush the game. They F'd up royally (like they tend to do a lot these days) and it cost them valuable time. They had three full years to get it done; you can't blame MS for not wanting to wait any longer. Plus the fans were screaming for the game too.

The larger and more commercial Bungie gets, the worse they become. It started with H2 (still a great game) and has culminated with Reach (total garbage).

  • 02.07.2011 11:34 AM PDT

i like reach. Sure, some of the campaign is bland, but i give forge and matchmaking 5 thumbs up. as for halo two, it had good cutscenes and a good storyline, but the gameplay and cliffhanger made it a bit worse.
Posted by: F4C3 0F D34TH
It was Bungie's fault for having to rush the game. They F'd up royally (like they tend to do a lot these days) and it cost them valuable time. They had three full years to get it done; you can't blame MS for not wanting to wait any longer. Plus the fans were screaming for the game too.

The larger and more commercial Bungie gets, the worse they become. It started with H2 (still a great game) and has culminated with Reach (total garbage).

Posted by: F4C3 0F D34TH
It was Bungie's fault for having to rush the game. They F'd up royally (like they tend to do a lot these days) and it cost them valuable time. They had three full years to get it done; you can't blame MS for not wanting to wait any longer. Plus the fans were screaming for the game too.

The larger and more commercial Bungie gets, the worse they become. It started with H2 (still a great game) and has culminated with Reach (total garbage).

  • 02.07.2011 12:08 PM PDT

This is the average H2 Fanboy.
Xfire: JacobGRocks.
50 in H2/H3? Great, but you still fail at this.

Reach MP is good, but I like 3's better. Mainly because of custom games. Reach doesn't have as many, but give it time.

The main problem I had with reach was the controls.

As for h2, well, it's come and it's gone. No one cares anymore, and no one will in the future.

[Edited on 02.07.2011 12:39 PM PST]

  • 02.07.2011 12:39 PM PDT
Subject: Halo 2: The pre release thread.

LW 46 / TD 46 / TS 45 / TSW 37 / TSN 34 / MLG 25

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Posted by: Super PolarBear
Thank you for the awesome nostalgia.

  • 02.08.2011 1:53 PM PDT

Games I like:,
Half-Minute Hero
MBU
Portal
Halo 3 is the best Halo ever
Maps I like: Turf, Avalanche, Pylon, Sandbox, Breakpoint and many more.

This thing only has 3 pages but its one of the hot topics... Wow

  • 02.12.2011 8:05 PM PDT

I agree. You think here would be a lot more people on this...

  • 02.17.2011 3:50 AM PDT

Halo 2 for Life!


Posted by: personthatpwns
I agree. You think here would be a lot more people on this...


It is a very good topic and JacobGRocks has created a great thread about the Halo 2 beta.

What is causeing people to avoid his thread is beyond me lol.

  • 02.17.2011 4:18 AM PDT

This is the average H2 Fanboy.
Xfire: JacobGRocks.
50 in H2/H3? Great, but you still fail at this.


Posted by: totallymassive

Posted by: personthatpwns
I agree. You think here would be a lot more people on this...


It is a very good topic and JacobGRocks has created a great thread about the Halo 2 beta.

What is causeing people to avoid his thread is beyond me lol.

Because only elitests have the h2 beta, and anyone who isn't an elitest doesn't care enough to buy a beta copy, and release it.

If halo 2 still had more then 5 fans, people might collabarate to buy betas like the Sonic Fandom.

  • 02.17.2011 5:23 AM PDT
Subject: Halo 2: The game that might have been (beta).

I wish you could've re-titled this thread "What Halo 2's multi-player should've been". Then again, Halo 3 was what Halo 2 should've been... for the most part. I know a lot of blind, Halo fanatics are going to send Hate PMs to me, but I'm not harping TOO much on Halo 2 here. Halo 2 is in fact a good game, but it's not the "ultimate competitive" Halo game fanatics claim it to be. It had the worst weapon balance, worst hit-boxes, and worst melee system out of all the Halo games. It did contain the best maps on the other hand.

But hey, what do I know? I mean, I played a lot of PC multi-player first-person shooters before I tried any Halo game. I can't possibly comprehand the "greatness" that was Halo 2, can I?

I'm going to be flamed by a Halo 2 fanboy in 3... 2... 1...

  • 02.17.2011 4:45 PM PDT

Posted by: Grumpy1
Yeah, you're right, Halo 2 is the greatest game of all time.

Everytime I read posts like these on the Bungie.net forums, I become slowly more tempted to join the "Halo is overrated" camp. As a Halo fan, I must say, no Halo game comes close for being "teh bestest gaem evar!!!". I believe I'm in the minority of being a moderate, sane Halo fan. I mean, I don't mind if someone personally find Halo to be their favorite franchise. But claiming it as the "da best game ever!" is just ignorant.

I love Halo, but this blind fanatical praise towards this series needs to stop. I will say that the fanatical following towards Halo isn't as bad as the blind following fanaticism towards Ocarina of Time, Metal Gear Solid 4, and dare I say... Half-Life 2. I love Ocarina of Time and Half-Life 2 by the way, MGS4? Not so much.

  • 02.17.2011 4:49 PM PDT
Subject: Halo 2: The game it should have been (beta).

This is the average H2 Fanboy.
Xfire: JacobGRocks.
50 in H2/H3? Great, but you still fail at this.


Posted by: TehTerminator
Posted by: Grumpy1
Yeah, you're right, Halo 2 is the greatest game of all time.

Everytime I read posts like these on the Bungie.net forums, I become slowly more tempted to join the "Halo is overrated" camp. As a Halo fan, I must say, no Halo game comes close for being "teh bestest gaem evar!!!". I believe I'm in the minority of being a moderate, sane Halo fan. I mean, I don't mind if someone personally find Halo to be their favorite franchise. But claiming it as the "da best game ever!" is just ignorant.

I love Halo, but this blind fanatical praise towards this series needs to stop. I will say that the fanatical following towards Halo isn't as bad as the blind following fanaticism towards Ocarina of Time, Metal Gear Solid 4, and dare I say... Half-Life 2. I love Ocarina of Time and Half-Life 2 by the way, MGS4? Not so much.

Welcome to the club. Expect to get flamed by kids who won't see the flaws in the final build. Many of those were fixed in h3. Because I saw the light, I'm now the most hated person in the forums.

In fact, the h2 forum got crazier after it died.

Posted by: TehTerminator
I wish you could've re-titled this thread "What Halo 2's multi-player should've been". Then again, Halo 3 was what Halo 2 should've been... for the most part. I know a lot of blind, Halo fanatics are going to send Hate PMs to me, but I'm not harping TOO much on Halo 2 here. Halo 2 is in fact a good game, but it's not the "ultimate competitive" Halo game fanatics claim it to be. It had the worst weapon balance, worst hit-boxes, and worst melee system out of all the Halo games. It did contain the best maps on the other hand.

But hey, what do I know? I mean, I played a lot of PC multi-player first-person shooters before I tried any Halo game. I can't possibly comprehand the "greatness" that was Halo 2, can I?

I'm going to be flamed by a Halo 2 fanboy in 3... 2... 1...

I agree with this. The kids in this forum need to learn. You will probably be flamed by kids who will say "UR KD SUX" and can't tell which games are good. Then as long as you don't give em your tag, you are good.

[Edited on 02.17.2011 5:13 PM PST]

  • 02.17.2011 5:07 PM PDT

Look, I like Halo 2... A LOT. I spent countless hours on the multi-player and I enjoyed the campaign (Even though I find the campaign to be the second weakest in the franchise). But I'm not going to be a blind Halo fanboy by telling everyone the multi-player and campaign was perfect. Halo 3 received a lot of undeserved flak when it was released. I'm not just refering to the Halo haters (Whom are far more annoying and cloying than Halo fanboys), but from the millions who blindly believe Halo 2 was a gift from God and COD4 was perfect (COD4 is awesome by the way... too bad the COD series went into decline after that). Halo 3's maps weren't as good as Halo 2's, but it certainly had better weapon balance, melee system, and reasonably sized hit-boxes.

While the story wasn't as indepth or compelling as Halo 2's (Or CE for that matter), the campaign had better gameplay than Halo 2 and the ending was at least satisfying, where as Halo 2 didn't have an ending to begin with. Unreal Tournament 2004 was released on the same year as Halo 2 did, and it had superior multi-player.

This is how I look at the Halo series from the multi-player perspective:
Halo 3 > Halo: CE > Halo 2 > Halo: Reach

From the campaign perspective"
Halo: CE > ODST (I found it very underappreciated) > Halo 3 > Halo 2 > Halo: Reach

  • 02.17.2011 5:40 PM PDT

This is actually the stupidest thing ever posted on B.net:

Posted by: the omega man117
Why does everyone hate Halo 2? Maybe its because its the worst game ever next to mario.

Sweet, opinions! My turn, woo hoo!

Multiplayer:
Halo 2 >> Halo: Reach > Halo: CE > Halo 3

Campaign:
Halo: CE >> Halo 2 > Halo : Reach > Halo 3

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) for the Xbox 360 >>> JacobGRocks lol

  • 02.17.2011 7:25 PM PDT

Posted by: Super PolarBear
Sweet, opinions! My turn, woo hoo!

Multiplayer:
Halo 2 >> Halo: Reach > Halo: CE > Halo 3

Campaign:
Halo: CE >> Halo 2 > Halo : Reach > Halo 3

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) for the Xbox 360 >>> JacobGRocks lol

JacobGRocks was right, he is the most hated user amongst the brainless, blind fourteen year-old Halo fanboys that infest these Godforsaken forums. I guess it would be appropiate for me to post this.

[Edited on 02.17.2011 9:04 PM PST]

  • 02.17.2011 9:01 PM PDT

This is actually the stupidest thing ever posted on B.net:

Posted by: the omega man117
Why does everyone hate Halo 2? Maybe its because its the worst game ever next to mario.

I just posted my opinion...just like you.

I guess that makes us both brainless now doesn't it?

Huge swing and miss about my life, but hey...you're still cool bro! Just another post I would expect from a user who made an account in 2011.

[Edited on 02.18.2011 12:15 AM PST]

  • 02.17.2011 11:44 PM PDT
Subject: Halo 2: The game that might have been (beta).

Cause they didn't have it where a passenger could ride and shoot on it

  • 03.19.2011 6:50 AM PDT
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Posted by: Gig4t3ch
Fact 2: European guys are hotter

I guess I can understand if you don't want to make out with guys in the US if they're so ugly, you should just say so though.

wow, interesting thanks.

  • 03.19.2011 8:28 AM PDT
Subject: Halo 2: The game it should have been (beta).

Microsoft didn't give the enough time, but it was still fun.

[Edited on 04.05.2011 3:42 AM PDT]

  • 04.05.2011 3:41 AM PDT
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Posted by: Super PolarBear
I just posted my opinion...just like you.

I guess that makes us both brainless now doesn't it?

No just you

[Edited on 04.05.2011 7:27 AM PDT]

  • 04.05.2011 7:27 AM PDT