Halo 1 & 2 for PC
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Subject: Halo 1&2 PC continued support

I know Bungie is continuing to support the halo pc games as of right now, but what will happen after they hand everything over to 343? Will 343 take over responsibility for the 2 aging (yet still fun) pc games?

  • 03.06.2011 3:12 PM PDT
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No. Neither game is supported by patches anymore as it is. MS still offers limited technical support for H2V, but even that is scheduled to stop in a couple of years.

[Edited on 03.06.2011 3:32 PM PST]

  • 03.06.2011 3:31 PM PDT
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Yeah. That's right. I don't have a 50 in H3. I never got Onyx in Reach. If a game sucks too much, I won't even bother trying for such trivial "accolades". Besides, I've done way more things that take far more skill and talent than anything that can be done in a video game.

Posted by: masterfrodo28
I know Bungie is continuing to support the halo pc games as of right now

...the hell are you talking about?

  • 03.06.2011 3:42 PM PDT

Ah,I wasn't aware that Bungie/patch support wasn't available for them.

  • 03.06.2011 7:04 PM PDT

"It doesn't matter what I say, since Halo is already more popular than god!" - Zero Punctuation, Halo 3 review

sadly no :(

  • 03.06.2011 10:01 PM PDT

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Posted by: gst353
No. Neither game is supported by patches anymore as it is. MS still offers limited technical support for H2V, but even that is scheduled to stop in a couple of years.
QFT.

If this were a Valve game, they'd support it for a very long time.

  • 03.07.2011 4:57 AM PDT

Posted by: Shock120
Posted by: gst353
No. Neither game is supported by patches anymore as it is. MS still offers limited technical support for H2V, but even that is scheduled to stop in a couple of years.
QFT.

If this were a Valve game, they'd support it for a very long time.

Yea, too bad Halo wasn't a Valve game.

  • 03.07.2011 5:05 AM PDT

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BUNGIE AND MICROSOFT FAILS HALO 2 VISTA.

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Posted by: BlackKnightKanos
Yea, too bad Halo wasn't a Valve game.
Good thing you see my point. :'(

  • 03.07.2011 5:08 AM PDT

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Anyone else but me having issues trying to find Halo 2 PC servers to play on? If I missed something, it'd be very much appreciated if someone would fill me in on why they aren't there.

  • 03.07.2011 11:25 PM PDT

Halo 1 And Halo CE For PC Are Offline (Server's are not working)Right Know This Might Be Because Gamespy Has Crashed If Any One As More Info Plz Reply

[Edited on 03.07.2011 11:54 PM PST]

  • 03.07.2011 11:53 PM PDT
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Halo 1&2 PC forum's resident OC ReMixer. Like rockified and metalized video game music? Subscribe to my YouTube channel.

Yeah. That's right. I don't have a 50 in H3. I never got Onyx in Reach. If a game sucks too much, I won't even bother trying for such trivial "accolades". Besides, I've done way more things that take far more skill and talent than anything that can be done in a video game.

Posted by: henrykemp
Halo 1 And Halo CE For PC Are Offline (Server's are not working)Right Know This Might Be Because Gamespy Has Crashed If Any One As More Info Plz Reply

Just checked and yeah, the master server seems to be down. It's probably just maintenance.

  • 03.07.2011 11:59 PM PDT

Oh Thanks For The Info Dusk

  • 03.08.2011 12:05 AM PDT

They're not officially supported, that's not to say that if huge problems arise that compromise the integrity of the games there won't be some unofficial support. The 1.09 patch for CE and PC was released after the official support was dropped, and so was 1.08 to my knowledge. These both fixed issues that people could use to maliciously crash specific servers though, I don't see anything except critical support like this in the future.

Gamespy threatened to stop supporting the master-server list awhile back but reassessed that and continued support. Due to this, there have been a couple projects from community members to provide extended master-server support if this server happens. I know of one master-server project that currently works 100%, and will also allow people running multiple servers to make clients attempting to join full servers join another one of their servers with space. There's also plans to allow Halo Custom Edition clients to download custom maps they don't have from the server directly without having to restart their client.

Have no fear, Halo Custom Edition (at least) will live on! Halo 2 Vista was garbage though, so I honestly don't care what happens to that game. On that same note, there's no reason for all the people playing Halo 1 PC online not to be on Custom Edition... So if this community supported master-server ever takes off it'll probably just be for Custom Edition.

  • 03.08.2011 1:53 AM PDT

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Posted by: Xer0852
So if this community supported master-server ever takes off it'll probably just be for Custom Edition.
Where is the website for this project?

  • 03.08.2011 7:48 AM PDT

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


Posted by: Shock120
Posted by: Xer0852
So if this community supported master-server ever takes off it'll probably just be for Custom Edition.
Where is the website for this project?


It's e3p0, you know who he is.

https://www.wmclan.net/main/

  • 03.08.2011 10:48 AM PDT


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Posted by: masterfrodo28
I know Bungie is continuing to support the halo pc games as of right now

...the hell are you talking about?


Halo CE recently got the update version 1.09

  • 03.08.2011 11:06 AM PDT

Halo 3>Reach.

Armor Lock doesn't belong in Halo.

Posted by: Xalrons4410

Posted by: DusK
Posted by: masterfrodo28
I know Bungie is continuing to support the halo pc games as of right now

...the hell are you talking about?


Halo CE recently got the update version 1.09


And that's the final patch for Halo CE

  • 03.08.2011 12:48 PM PDT

My Youtube - Halo 2 Online Co-op
BUNGIE AND MICROSOFT FAILS HALO 2 VISTA.

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

Posted by: Xalrons4410
Halo CE recently got the update version 1.09
Define: Recently

So, when was this "1.09" patch released?
Definitely a lot longer than "recently".


[Edited on 03.08.2011 1:27 PM PST]

  • 03.08.2011 1:23 PM PDT

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I'm a Halo 2 fan in general o.o I got it for pc just cuz they took it off of live permanently. I love Halo 1 for PC as well, but needless to say, if they get rid of Halo 2 online for PC, I will be very dissapointed. But that's why I wanna know if the H2 PC servers are gone permanently, so I can just sell this game or something after the decision is made.

  • 03.09.2011 12:32 PM PDT

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


Posted by: WarlikeRichard
I'm a Halo 2 fan in general o.o I got it for pc just cuz they took it off of live permanently. I love Halo 1 for PC as well, but needless to say, if they get rid of Halo 2 online for PC, I will be very dissapointed. But that's why I wanna know if the H2 PC servers are gone permanently, so I can just sell this game or something after the decision is made.


H2PC is still up, but it's crap anyway.

  • 03.09.2011 2:59 PM PDT

My Youtube - Halo 2 Online Co-op
BUNGIE AND MICROSOFT FAILS HALO 2 VISTA.

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

Posted by: WarlikeRichard
I'm a Halo 2 fan in general o.o I got it for pc just cuz they took it off of live permanently. I love Halo 1 for PC as well, but needless to say, if they get rid of Halo 2 online for PC, I will be very dissapointed. But that's why I wanna know if the H2 PC servers are gone permanently, so I can just sell this game or something after the decision is made.
It takes a while to connect to the crappy game browser, and sometimes it has unannounced maintenance that doesn't really do -blam!- all.

  • 03.10.2011 4:38 AM PDT

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ah ok. Think i'll just go back to Halo 1 pc then. Thanks guys

  • 03.10.2011 12:24 PM PDT