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Subject: I just fell in love with the BR all over again.

Finally got Xlink... played a couple games on Lockout with 5-9 people (First time playing since Halo 2 got the boot). Hardly any lag at all. BR worked like a charm. I remember why I loved Halo 2 online so much now. It isn't nostalgia the game just played like a champ. If I had this gameplay mixed with a large community I'd be set.

*inb4 "certain user" inevitable post*

[Edited on 03.20.2011 12:57 AM PDT]

  • 03.20.2011 12:39 AM PDT

Halo 2 for Life!

Although it would be a lot of fun; without Big Team Battle and match making Halo 2 online isn't as fun.

I agree a large population of players would help but the servers for Xlink and Connect might have a hard time with large populations.

It will help some wait for Halo 2 to be re-released on XBL but it's not for everyone, although I sure wish I was on it lol. It isn't easy to get on it so that is why I'm just going to be patient and wait for Microsoft and Bungie to wake up.

  • 03.20.2011 12:54 AM PDT


Posted by: totallymassive
Although it would be a lot of fun; without Big Team Battle and match making Halo 2 online isn't as fun.

I agree a large population of players would help but the servers for Xlink and Connect might have a hard time with large populations.

It will help some wait for Halo 2 to be re-released on XBL but it's not for everyone, although I sure wish I was on it lol. It isn't easy to get on it so that is why I'm just going to be patient and wait for Microsoft and Bungie to wake up.


I don't plan on playing Xlink a whole bunch. I just thought it was neat to get in a game with more than a couple people. It just felt right. I didn't even play that good and I had a blast in the couple micless FFA Lockout games I played. And by larger community I was implying if it was remade or if another Halo game comes out with similar gameplay.

Seriously though. I forgot how awesome it was to have a weapon that didn't feel broken in my hands. I know the game had larger hitboxes etc.... but it just felt so right. I shot people in the head 4 times and they died. It's not like H3 or Reach. Playing H2 made me realize just how bad the DMR is. When my reticule is dead center on someones head I expect kills. In Reach it doesn't always work that way even if I pace my shots.

[Edited on 03.20.2011 1:06 AM PDT]

  • 03.20.2011 1:04 AM PDT

Halo 2 for Life!

I only played the beta for reach but I understand what you're talking about. The DMR didn't meet my expectations and the big team battle was horrible.

I chose to wait until H2 comes back at that point or until they make a game like halo 2 again as reach isn't even close to the game Halo 2 was and is.

[Edited on 03.20.2011 1:16 AM PDT]

  • 03.20.2011 1:14 AM PDT


Posted by: totallymassive
I only played the beta for reach but I understand what you're talking about. The DMR didn't meet my expectations and the big team battle was horrible.

I chose to wait until H2 comes back at that point or until they make a game like halo 2 again as reach isn't even close to the game Halo 2 was and is.


As much as I don't really like anything about Reach... Maps/Weapons/Addition of AA's/other random stuff... It's the only game worth playing for me right now until Gears 3 beta.

  • 03.20.2011 1:23 AM PDT

Posted by: XxXAlesanaXxX
until Gears 3 beta.
You betcha!

  • 03.20.2011 1:44 AM PDT

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


Posted by: XxXAlesanaXxX
*inb4 "certain user" inevitable post*


Hello! It's "certain user"!

Thing is, the BR works so well because it's n00bified. Oh, and you probably got C-Host every game due to the population being centered around in Colombia/Mexico.

Then again, you probably hate Halo PC, because it takes skill.

  • 03.20.2011 5:38 AM PDT


Posted by: JacobGRocks

Posted by: XxXAlesanaXxX
*inb4 "certain user" inevitable post*


Hello! It's "certain user"!

Thing is, the BR works so well because it's n00bified. Oh, and you probably got C-Host every game due to the population being centered around in Colombia/Mexico.

Then again, you probably hate Halo PC, because it takes skill.


Do you know why everything was noobified? It was because Bungie didn't know how much they were going to have to compensate for the random factors for online gaming. Halo 2 was one of the only games that even while affected by lag I could still pull off kills. It doesn't matter how noobified you think it is. Everyone had the same noobified options if you want to think of it that way.

I'd rather my hitbox be bigger and have headshots register than smaller and make it nearly impossible to hit. Also melee lunge.... I'd rather lunge than hit someone point blank and miss... The reason CE was all around "more skilled" was because they didn't have to worry about anything online at all.

Halo: CE the noobified thing was that it had no noobified thing. Theirfor a really dominate player would completely wreck someones day. Where all the other games everyone still stands a chance.

Halo 2 the larger hitboxes. To make kills faster and the game just more faster and exciting all around. Did anyone have smaller hitboxes than anyone else? no.

Halo 3 the broken BR spread. Slowwed BR battles so noobs would stop crying from Halo 2. Even though it didn't matter because better BR users would still beat bad users but it would just be annoying try to pull the kill off.

Halo Reach the random factors in everything. Slow the game to sometimes a complete hault.

So ok Halo 2 may be noobified but it was noobified for everyone theirfor sometimes really really bad kids could pull off some insane kills and be happy about it.

I LIKE HALO PC.... I don't like that my computer specs are so bad that even Halo PC is like "wtf no way".


EDIT: It's funny how Bungie started by adding in things to compensate for random factors in online gaming then ended up adding in random factors to funk their mojo up. What happened to that nice little group that created CE and H2.......

[Edited on 03.20.2011 8:39 AM PDT]

  • 03.20.2011 8:36 AM PDT

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

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

There was no better game to pull off amazing multikills than Halo 2

  • 03.20.2011 10:38 AM PDT