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Subject: Are the Halo 3 Servers gonna be shut down like Halo 2???

Halo 3 is definitely better than Halo Reach. I heard a rumor that the servers might be shut down by January 2011. Is this true?!?!?!?!?! Someone please clarify this!!!

  • 12.06.2010 9:13 AM PDT

There is no basis of fact behind that rumour at all other than halo 3 populations dwindling.

Halo 2 being no longer playable online is the fault of microsoft, cutting off xbl for all original xbox games. Sad face :(

They said it was so they could increase the friendlist size and other stuff but were pretty much just lying as no such change has been made.


Halo 3 could survive for many years but I feel bungie are intent on making it die in order to get more people spending money on reach.
So while the servers wont be shut down, unless people get back on halo 3 for good, I see it becoming less popular than shadowrun (Similarly a great game, but not enough support by the creators and community)

[Edited on 12.06.2010 9:24 AM PST]

  • 12.06.2010 9:20 AM PDT
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There is no basis of fact behind that rumour at all other than halo 3 populations dwindling.

Halo 2 being no longer playable online is the fault of microsoft, cutting off xbl for all original xbox games. Sad face :(

They said it was so they could increase the friendlist size and other stuff but were pretty much just lying as no such change has been made.


Halo 3 could survive for many years but I feel bungie are intent on making it die in order to get more people spending money on reach.
So while the servers wont be shut down, unless people get back on halo 3 for good, I see it becoming less popular than shadowrun (Similarly a great game, but not enough support by the creators and community)

  • 12.06.2010 3:12 PM PDT

Don't even get me started.

Why do so many people think it was Bungie that shut down specifically the Halo 2 servers? That's a completely wrong assumption. As stated above, Microsoft shut down all of the servers for original Xbox Live games. This includes Halo 2 and every other original Xbox game. Halo 3 won't go down until Xbox 360's Live service does, which won't be for a very long time. However... for the game to remain playable (due to population), many playlists will have to be removed.

  • 12.06.2010 7:34 PM PDT


Posted by: Suh Suh Synapsee
Why do so many people think it was Bungie that shut down specifically the Halo 2 servers? That's a completely wrong assumption. As stated above, Microsoft shut down all of the servers for original Xbox Live games. This includes Halo 2 and every other original Xbox game.
Because Halo 2 was pretty much the only popular played game there was at that point for the original Xbox. It had a vast majority of all Original Xbox Live users. So that's all anyone ever focuses on.

Oh well!

  • 12.06.2010 7:44 PM PDT

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Can't be, M$ controls the servers, they'd have to be shut off at the same time as the rest of Xbox 360 LIVE. So we're gonna need a new-gen console first. Halo 3, Reach, CoD, everything will go out at the same time.

  • 12.06.2010 8:12 PM PDT

doubt that they couldn't. several, several other servers are being shutdown. Just look at EA, they have shutdown over 50 game servers.

  • 01.03.2011 8:07 PM PDT
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The Halo 2 servers weren't shut down.. The Original Xbox servers were shut down.

  • 01.03.2011 8:23 PM PDT

OTK. Splatter time!

Private servers for the win.

  • 01.03.2011 8:53 PM PDT

Posted by: Plasma Pistols
XDeltaxHunterX he is a beast slayer player, KD higher than the ozone layer, enemies won't have a prayer even though his name can't be g.ayer!

Yes.
They're cutting the halo 3 servers.
shows here; here

[Edited on 01.03.2011 8:54 PM PST]

  • 01.03.2011 8:54 PM PDT


Posted by: VisiblePort05
Yes.
They're cutting the halo 3 servers.
shows here; [url=http://www.20b.org/rickroll.html] here [/rickroll]


If you're going to rickroll someone, use youtube instead of that -blam!- thing where you have to click ok 9000 times.

  • 01.03.2011 9:10 PM PDT
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Posted by: VisiblePort05
Yes.
They're cutting the halo 3 servers.
shows here; [url=http://www.20b.org/rickroll.html] here [/rickroll]


bad as the meatspin

report and move on

[Edited on 01.03.2011 9:17 PM PST]

  • 01.03.2011 9:16 PM PDT


Posted by: VisiblePort05
Yes.
They're cutting the halo 3 servers.
shows here; here


Good rickroll but damn that thing wont go away. It should piss me off but every time i get rickrolled i laugh a little.

[Edited on 01.03.2011 10:13 PM PST]

  • 01.03.2011 10:11 PM PDT

Posted by: Plasma Pistols
XDeltaxHunterX he is a beast slayer player, KD higher than the ozone layer, enemies won't have a prayer even though his name can't be g.ayer!

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Posted by: VisiblePort05
Yes.
They're cutting the halo 3 servers.
shows here; [url=http://www.20b.org/rickroll.html] here [/rickroll]


If you're going to rickroll someone, use youtube instead of that -blam!- thing where you have to click ok 9000 times.


clicking ok a million times is what makes it worth it =]

and if you have google chrome, you only have to click once =P

  • 01.04.2011 11:20 AM PDT
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No, Halo 2's servers went because the original xbox's servers went, Halo 2 (Vista) is still playable and until the 360's servers shut down Halo 3 aint going no where.

  • 01.04.2011 11:22 AM PDT

Vengeance only leads to an ongoing cycle of hatred.

If Bungie cares about their community, then they won't shut down the Halo 3 servers.

Halo 2 servers went down because of Microsoft because it was an original Xbox game. Halo 3 is for the Xbox 360, so there is no reason to kill the servers.

If Bungie decides to kill the servers, then they're turning their backs on all the people who still love and play Halo 3. Also, they'll be thought of as money-whores, to me. If they would shut down a great game just so people will spend time and money on Reach, then they are fools.

[Edited on 01.04.2011 12:18 PM PST]

  • 01.04.2011 12:17 PM PDT

Posted by: Plasma Pistols
XDeltaxHunterX he is a beast slayer player, KD higher than the ozone layer, enemies won't have a prayer even though his name can't be g.ayer!

Here's a question.
Why would they shut down the servers?
That's like, shutting down the original COD servers.
duh not gunna happen

  • 01.04.2011 12:20 PM PDT

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  • 01.05.2011 2:58 AM PDT
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Never ague with an idiot, they will just drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

I think Halo 3 uses the same servers as Reach, so it isn't getting shut off any time soon.

And Halo 2 was cut off because M$ was dropping support for original XBL because of low numbers.

So don't worry about it.

[Edited on 01.05.2011 1:46 PM PST]

  • 01.05.2011 1:46 PM PDT

Absent of flooding.

I hope so. it isn't very good compared to reach.

  • 01.05.2011 1:54 PM PDT