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Subject: Halo 2: The game it should have been (beta).

Posted by: xMclovin IRE
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
Ah, a troll in the making.

  • 04.05.2011 11:09 AM PDT

Posted by: HiredN00bs
Arrogant hyperbolic exclamations of woe? Seems like a normal day for Halo/Bungie.net.


Posted by: Grumpy1
Posted by: xMclovin IRE
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
Ah, a troll in the making.


Ah, a stupid comment.

Obvious opinion is obvious. Opinions from strangers on the internet aren't really meant to be taken seriously though.

  • 04.05.2011 11:19 AM PDT

But this is the Bungie.net H2 forum. Every opinion = FACT if it's in favor of Halo 2. If it's not, well, then you must be fail troll.

  • 04.05.2011 11:33 AM PDT

If you didn't Play Halo: CE or Halo 2 MP, your opinion about Halo means nada.

CE + H2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>> H3+Reach+H4

haha Jacob got banned.

what happened?

  • 04.05.2011 2:10 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.


Posted by: XxNigHTsNiPe
haha Jacob got banned.

what happened?

Called someone a name, broke the rules. We have cleansed his herecy from this holy forum.

  • 04.06.2011 2:07 AM PDT
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Posted by: Grumpy1
Posted by: xMclovin IRE
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
Ah, a troll in the making.

The irony.

  • 04.06.2011 11:39 AM PDT
Subject: Halo 2: The game that might have been (beta).

Yes. I am a Battle Rifle machine. The DMR is a poor replacement.

Exactly!

  • 04.30.2011 3:20 PM PDT
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So it's microsoft to blame for everything. It's a shame how rushed Halo 2 was. It had potential. At least bungie got things right in Reach. Started strong and finished strong. That's all that matters anyway when it comes to the series legacy.

  • 04.30.2011 3:51 PM PDT

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


Posted by: VoshCooperFTW
So it's microsoft to blame for everything. It's a shame how rushed Halo 2 was. It had potential. At least bungie got things right in Reach. Started strong and finished strong. That's all that matters anyway when it comes to the series legacy.


Don't tell that to the fanboys. They will say Reach sucked because it didn't have 5 foot hitboxes.

  • 04.30.2011 4:49 PM PDT
Subject: Halo 2: The game it should have been (beta).


Posted by: JacobGRocks


Now, for something you didn't expect:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LMZgz_fVYs&feature=fvw
Check it out: MLG dudes playing a Halo 2 Beta. Notice the Halo 1 HUD, proof the game was based off the Halo 1 engine. This isn't unusual in game development, did you know that Black Ops is really based off ID tech 3?


uuuuhhhm as far as i know even Halo 3 runs on the old Halo 1 engine... they just updated it a bit.

  • 05.01.2011 2:16 PM PDT

Halo 2 for Life!

This must be included in this thread!

It's from:

Friday, July 2, 2004 Weekly update

On this page


[Edited on 06.09.2011 8:23 PM PDT]

  • 06.09.2011 8:17 PM PDT

Except for BXR, Halo 2 was perfect.

  • 06.09.2011 10:15 PM PDT


Posted by: everywhere116
Except for BXR, Halo 2 was perfect.


I kind of second this, just good, addictive fun!

  • 06.09.2011 11:20 PM PDT

This is a Reach account that I created the day they announced his name in a bnet weekly update. Any stats regarding ODST or Halo 3 are irrelevant. Also, Halo CE master race. Halo 1 > other halo games > other games.

Account Status: Silver :(

I always wonder how people even see threads these old to bump them. Search bars...

[Edited on 06.09.2011 11:26 PM PDT]

  • 06.09.2011 11:26 PM PDT

if only Bungie had more time, Covenant, Forerunner Tank, Forerunner Ship, flamethrowers, Covenant disendegraders, mongeese, 4 more earth missions after to rap up the story- without a cliff hanger... still cool game though

  • 07.08.2011 3:29 AM PDT
Subject: Halo 2: The game that might have been (beta).

Woah...that just happened...again !


Posted by: JB 199
Thanks JacobGRocks, I forgot about these beta stuff. Now the question is, what caused them to remove these stuff in the final version of the game.


Time....it was in the Limited Collectors edition of the game.

  • 07.12.2011 1:54 PM PDT
Subject: Halo 2: The game it should have been (beta).

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Not going to bother stating all the positives of Halo 2, I will only state the reasons why I don't like 3 and HATE Reach

Halo 3:
Awful maps (not really bad but no instant classics)

Shell out money for every single little map pack (You still have to pay for them ~3 years later)

Awful melee system (both ppl dying all the time)

That's really it for Halo 3, still play it and like it unlike Reach


Halo Reach:

Stupid recoil system

On demand time out system (armor lock)

Armor lock ruining splattering

500 Cal sniper rifle vs vehicles?

Vehicles having set health limits

Most of the custom game options being broken

Limited jumping height

Revenant being so over powered and good vs everything

Awful maps again (Hemmorage is more like pissing blood compared to coag or BG)

Still charging money for old map packs

map votes resulting in a tie randomly select the outcome?

Posted by: VoshCooperFTW
So it's microsoft to blame for everything. It's a shame how rushed Halo 2 was. It had potential. At least bungie got things right in Reach. Started strong and finished strong. That's all that matters anyway when it comes to the series legacy.



I Don't consider ~6 months after release 'finishing strong'. I thought reach was already finished. If you are talking about Bungie as a whole and not just reach I sort of think of the term 'Sprint to the finish' but in reality it is 'limp to the finish'.

What other game have I ever seen the legendary editions stalling to sell. There are at least 4 remaining in my local Best Buy.


[Edited on 07.12.2011 6:14 PM PDT]

  • 07.12.2011 6:05 PM PDT

Is there any way to get the beta copy of the game?

  • 08.18.2011 6:31 PM PDT

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


Posted by: EZD G8MR
Is there any way to get the beta copy of the game?


I know it hasn't been leaked publicly, but it's floating around among file hoarders....There was also a closed beta disc given out, if you get lucky and find it you can boot it on an unmodified Xbox. If everyone had it, there would be a flood of videos like with the Sonic Crackers beta for example.

Check this page out for info.

Also, new video.

[Edited on 08.18.2011 7:54 PM PDT]

  • 08.18.2011 7:49 PM PDT

Halo 2 for Life!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LMZgz_fVYs

MLG event with beta!!! I think it's pretty cool stuff.




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Also a person with a beta build

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_Sg246Wlg8

[Edited on 08.20.2011 12:56 AM PDT]

  • 08.20.2011 12:52 AM PDT

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  • 08.20.2011 10:51 AM PDT

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Posted by: totallymassive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LMZgz_fVYs

MLG event with beta!!! I think it's pretty cool stuff.




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Also a person with a beta build

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_Sg246Wlg8

Great find massive.

  • 08.20.2011 11:03 AM PDT
Subject: Halo 2: The game that might have been (beta).

http://www.facebook.com/francisco.mayacorleone

hahahah

  • 09.03.2011 9:47 PM PDT

Why not stop by my File Share while you're here?

~Long Live Halo 2
Only regret is I didn't play more of it.

If you haven't noticed by now, I'm sort of a jerk.

Great thread Jacob, I like how you organized all the videos neatly.

  • 09.03.2011 10:23 PM PDT
Subject: Halo 2: The game it should have been (beta).

Halo 2 is based on the Halo 1 engine, which is called Blam. We know that already.

This isn't unusual in game development, did you know that Black Ops is really based off ID tech 3?

No, Call of Duty 1 was. Black Ops has no code in it left over from Id Tech 3, as the engine was rewritten for 2.

[Edited on 09.05.2011 8:05 PM PDT]

  • 09.04.2011 10:36 AM PDT