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  • Subject: Should I get Halo 2 vista?
Subject: Should I get Halo 2 vista?

I miss Halo 2, thinking of getting it on vista, should I?

  • 11.26.2010 3:58 AM PDT

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

It's pretty much a 1/1 port, so if you were a h2x fanboy who really misses it, get it. XBC has few people on, and Xlink Kai is just full of mexicans playing lockout, and it's even laggier then Custom Ed 1.00.

  • 11.26.2010 6:53 AM PDT

It's pretty fun so why not but the reason I rarely play it is because I really miss the matchmaking. I wan't to play team doubles etc but all people really play is blood gulch which gets kinda boring after a while.

  • 11.26.2010 1:46 PM PDT

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Yes I love it.

  • 11.26.2010 2:00 PM PDT

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BUNGIE AND MICROSOFT FAILS HALO 2 VISTA.

Everytime someone buys a copy of Halo 2 Vista, a puppy dies.

Posted by: Phil Pants UK
It's pretty fun so why not but the reason I rarely play it is because I really miss the matchmaking. I wan't to play team doubles etc but all people really play is blood gulch which gets kinda boring after a while.
ah, well that's the problem, neither Microsoft or Bungie are supporting this game anymore, they dropped development support for it before it's 1 year anniversary.

  • 11.26.2010 5:15 PM PDT

Yes, I AM just that awesome.

No, just get it on xbox, vista isn't that good, at least not since they pulled the plug on multiplayer.

  • 11.27.2010 6:39 AM PDT

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BUNGIE AND MICROSOFT FAILS HALO 2 VISTA.

Everytime someone buys a copy of Halo 2 Vista, a puppy dies.

Posted by: BouncedMr happy
No, just get it on xbox, vista isn't that good, at least not since they pulled the plug on multiplayer.
So, it's better to get Halo 2 Vista since it's online.

  • 11.27.2010 7:33 AM PDT
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From what I hear its not as good as it was on Xbox Live, but its still amazing to me. I play it whenever I get the chance to.

  • 11.27.2010 9:53 AM PDT


Posted by: BouncedMr happy
No, just get it on xbox, vista isn't that good, at least not since they pulled the plug on multiplayer.


I have halo 2, however I want to play online.

How is the online anyway, is there a ranking system or is it purely social?

  • 11.27.2010 1:58 PM PDT
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I got halo 2 vista mostly for nostalgic reasons as well. Was well worth it. No ranking system/matchmaking. Uses dedicated servers. I like the change actually, being able to control what games I want to play.

[Edited on 11.27.2010 3:10 PM PST]

  • 11.27.2010 3:08 PM PDT

It's all dedicated and p2p servers.

I'd play XBC/Xlink myself, but I don't have an xbox at the moment =[

  • 11.27.2010 4:31 PM PDT

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

You don't want to play XBC/Kai. No one has the DLC maps, and the only map is lockout, and there is too much lag.

  • 11.27.2010 5:15 PM PDT

Posted by: JacobGRocks
You don't want to play XBC/Kai. No one has the DLC maps, and the only map is lockout, and there is too much lag.


This is partly true. However, if you have buddies that were fortunate enough to DL the map packs before H2 went offline and they play XBC/Xlink, you can have a lot of FFAs and 1v1 fun.

Also, they can't possibly be as laggy as H2V. I've played on the Spanish host, it's fine at times.

  • 11.27.2010 6:03 PM PDT

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

Their laggier. People join and quit at the same time like crazy, and you expierence extreme lag and long bluescreens, until you get passed the host in the end.

  • 11.27.2010 6:06 PM PDT

Meh. Still registers better (on average) than H2V.

  • 11.28.2010 9:04 PM PDT