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Subject: Halo 2 is overrated.

Halo 2 for Life!

Some think CE is something it's not a great MP game and therefore to me it was over-rated by some.
Posted by: JB 199
Most of you haters never played Halo 2 at its prime, only after Halo 3 came out did most of you even try Halo 2. Most of you only started playing live around the time the 360 came out and never played any of the old classics from the original xbox on live from the beginning. After Halo 2 came out, online gaming was radically altered for the console and all other companies began following Bungie's innovative way for online gaming. It made online gaming what it is today.

Besides you ignorant to how much Halo has fallen. Just look at Reach and its a failure with its armor abilities, elimination of ranked playlists, and lack of BR. Halo 3 had a short campaign and it required everyone to buy the map packs to play on the good game playlists. Halo 2 all the maps were free after a few months of its release and everyone had the chance to play and have fun without being required to buy every map pack.

Posted by: totallymassive
CE,H3,Hreach are over rated....

H2 was the best online game ever! Not just ranked by me but leading reviewers.

It made MLG, it made XBL, it was a game like no others. The best game in history is halo 2.


I agree with you on everything except Halo CE being over rated. Halo CE and Halo 2 were both the best games in the series.

  • 04.28.2011 10:24 AM PDT

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

CE was OK on Xbox for MP, but the PC version of Halo 1 was far better. It had more maps, more weapons, more vehicles, and you could create your own true custom maps with custom weapons.

It's still better then H2 on Xbox though.

[Edited on 04.28.2011 11:08 AM PDT]

  • 04.28.2011 11:07 AM PDT


Posted by: NOBLE SlX
I think you are all just trolling the Reach forums because you are jealous that your noob friendly game isn't around no more.

Either this is a troll, or you really suck at Halo. Halo 2 had a much wider skill gap than 3 or Reach. That is a fact.


When I went back from Halo 3 I realized that the game I thought was great was horrid. But when I go back from Reach to Halo 3 or CE I still have fun because those games had unique elements which made them unique to any other shooters.

You know what H2 has that is unique to shooters today? Skill.

Hopefully, there will never be another Halo Reach.

Fix'd

  • 04.28.2011 11:36 AM PDT

Posted by: Method Man NYC
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Posted by: Method Man NYC
"NO-Stalgia"

I agree with you OP. The Halo fanbase is the dumbest of the entire world, they're butthurt every time a new installation faces the world simply because they hate change but they also would've complained if Bungie simply "re-packaged" the last game.

If they don't like the game they should -blam!-i­n sell it instead of complaining.
Just who are you talking about in that last sentence? We like the game so of course we wouldn't sell it. As far as your 'dumbest' comment, you can only speak for yourself.


I'm talking about the complainers who create 665 threads a day on the Reach Forums but still just don't sell it. They hail Halo 2 albeit most of them never played it. Those are the bandwagon idiots who think it's cool to like the newest game the least and H2 the most.
That is so damned general, it's comical that you think you are making a valid point.

  • 04.28.2011 11:45 AM PDT

R.I.P. Halo 2 11/9/04-4/15/10
If you havn't played Halo 2 online than you are missing so much. Plus if you have played a good amount of Halo 2 online, I might have a better chance of listening to anything you say.

biased poll is biased and obvious troll is obvious.

  • 04.28.2011 11:49 AM PDT

Posted by: EvoX Domeshot
biased poll is biased and obvious troll is obvious.
Agreed, you are biased and you are a troll.

By the way, that's one of the more childish polls I've seen.

  • 04.28.2011 12:02 PM PDT
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Posted by: Oreo801
Reach is the most noob friendly halo in the world LOL at OP ur a NOOB your H3 skill rank is 11! When all you Noobs get a 50 in H3 then you can talk and have a respected opinion. You hated H2 and H3 because it took to much skill that you could never acquire...I suggest buying Call of Duty my 6 year old can get 20 kills in the game. If you were actually good at any of those games then i would take this opinion seriously.


Nice 1.13 KD. Get backpacked much? I agree with everything the OP said and it's ironic that a bad 50 is calling other players bad. Real 50s play on their 50 and have KDs above 1.75. 1.13 is probably the worst I've seen if that is legit. And lol to you going negative in mid MLG 40s. You can't handle MLG 50s. You know that if you look at us searching MLG the largest bar of players in MLG are 50s. That makes you bad Mr. Tryhard. Your entire statement was a fail.

[Edited on 04.28.2011 12:25 PM PDT]

  • 04.28.2011 12:19 PM PDT

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

KD's don't mean crap. All KDs mean is you camp a lot.

MLG is a joke too, if you want something that takes real skill, then go play a real sport like Football or Baseball or Basketball. You need real skill to advance in those.

[Edited on 04.28.2011 12:53 PM PDT]

  • 04.28.2011 12:52 PM PDT

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

Posted by: Grumpy1
Posted by: Method Man NYC
Posted by: Grumpy1
Posted by: Method Man NYC
"NO-Stalgia"

I agree with you OP. The Halo fanbase is the dumbest of the entire world, they're butthurt every time a new installation faces the world simply because they hate change but they also would've complained if Bungie simply "re-packaged" the last game.

If they don't like the game they should -blam!-i­n sell it instead of complaining.
Just who are you talking about in that last sentence? We like the game so of course we wouldn't sell it. As far as your 'dumbest' comment, you can only speak for yourself.


I'm talking about the complainers who create 665 threads a day on the Reach Forums but still just don't sell it. They hail Halo 2 albeit most of them never played it. Those are the bandwagon idiots who think it's cool to like the newest game the least and H2 the most.
That is so damned general, it's comical that you think you are making a valid point.


How so? Why is it that most of the people who complain always claim to "never have played H2 online" on their consoles? Never. It's always like this: "Another GT but I don't want to show it", "At my friends house (note: as if that's enough to get a good expirience)", "Not online".

And it is true. I've seen people going from "Reach is great why do you hate it? I like all the Halo games equally" to "Yeah Reach sucks and I refuse to play it Halo 2 was way better."

As I said, those are bandwagon idiots.

  • 04.28.2011 12:54 PM PDT

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


Posted by: Method Man NYC

How so? Why is it that most of the people who complain always claim to "never have played H2 online" on their consoles? Never. It's always like this: "Another GT but I don't want to show it", "At my friends house (note: as if that's enough to get a good expirience)", "Not online".

And it is true. I've seen people going from "Reach is great why do you hate it? I like all the Halo games equally" to "Yeah Reach sucks and I refuse to play it Halo 2 was way better."

As I said, those are bandwagon idiots.


And that is the reach forum summed up. Many of them never played H2 or only did offline at a friends house.

  • 04.28.2011 12:56 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 :(

Posted by: Oreo801
Reach is the most noob friendly halo in the world LOL at OP ur a NOOB your H3 skill rank is 11! When all you Noobs get a 50 in H3 then you can talk and have a respected opinion. You hated H2 and H3 because it took to much skill that you could never acquire...I suggest buying Call of Duty my 6 year old can get 20 kills in the game. If you were actually good at any of those games then i would take this opinion seriously.


I am complaining about Halo 2 not Halo 3. Also, you should look at my username and gamertag when you attack my stats. I created it for Reach not Halo 3. Most of the time when I go on Halo 3 I mess around or derank because it's fun. It's funny that you have a kid, but can't even read a few paragraphs. A 50 doesn't make you good, it means you play competitively with people who are tryhards. I play with friends who are generally much worse than me or just by myself. I currently have a hectic schedule so playing day to day is rare for me. Also, looking at your reach stats your pretty bad at it so it looks like you have a clear bias. You were better at Halo 2 and your mad because your skills are declining with a growing fanbase. Your an example of why the Halo 2 community is the worst. Get over yourself.

  • 04.28.2011 1:29 PM PDT

Halo 3 took way more skill than Halo 2.

  • 04.28.2011 2:14 PM PDT

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

OK, look guys. Is Halo 2 good? Yes. Is it equally as playable as all of the other games in the series? Yes. Are they all better in their own ways? Yes. But is Halo 2 the overall best? Probably not. And also, yes, it is definitely a little overrated. Honestly, if you're wanting the best (or at least for multiplayer), it depends on which of these two areas you're looking at. If you're looking for hardcore competitive combat, Halo 3 would be your best bet. But on the other hand, if you're looking for a relaxed and crazy custom games party with your friends, you should play Halo: Reach (mostly because of the amazing Forge 2.0). Now I'm not saying that Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2 aren't good, I'm just saying that because of their age, graphics, and just general engineering, they're a lot more fun for campaigning then for multiplayer.

  • 04.28.2011 2:35 PM PDT

Posted by: Method Man NYC
Posted by: Grumpy1
Posted by: Method Man NYC
Posted by: Grumpy1
Posted by: Method Man NYC
"NO-Stalgia"

I agree with you OP. The Halo fanbase is the dumbest of the entire world, they're butthurt every time a new installation faces the world simply because they hate change but they also would've complained if Bungie simply "re-packaged" the last game.

If they don't like the game they should -blam!-i­n sell it instead of complaining.
Just who are you talking about in that last sentence? We like the game so of course we wouldn't sell it. As far as your 'dumbest' comment, you can only speak for yourself.


I'm talking about the complainers who create 665 threads a day on the Reach Forums but still just don't sell it. They hail Halo 2 albeit most of them never played it. Those are the bandwagon idiots who think it's cool to like the newest game the least and H2 the most.
That is so damned general, it's comical that you think you are making a valid point.


How so? Why is it that most of the people who complain always claim to "never have played H2 online" on their consoles? Never. It's always like this: "Another GT but I don't want to show it", "At my friends house (note: as if that's enough to get a good expirience)", "Not online".

And it is true. I've seen people going from "Reach is great why do you hate it? I like all the Halo games equally" to "Yeah Reach sucks and I refuse to play it Halo 2 was way better."

As I said, those are bandwagon idiots.
Ok, so you've seen a few people, that means nothing. There's no 'bandwagon', that's an imaginary, made up generalization.

[Edited on 04.28.2011 2:43 PM PDT]

  • 04.28.2011 2:41 PM PDT
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All it took was a stew of whoopass.


Posted by: NOBLE SlX
They removed it from online because it had like 200-500 people online
I read different.

  • 04.28.2011 4:03 PM PDT

I <3 Halo 2 and Trombones ^.^


Posted by: SuicideSmiles001
i got halo 2 about 6 months before halo 3 came out...maybe i don't have the entire picture but i don't see how it was so good. it was kinda boring because you couln't customize anything. the multiplayer in general was good for it's time, but they def. got better in the new games. the thing i disliked most about halo 2 was the campaign. it was too linear and the story just seemed really cheesy.

lol not enought customazation?
It's not sims dude.
Man I wish the days the game was played to have fun and the sake of the game not this b-s..

  • 04.28.2011 4:18 PM PDT

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


Posted by: cameronxD123

Posted by: SuicideSmiles001
i got halo 2 about 6 months before halo 3 came out...maybe i don't have the entire picture but i don't see how it was so good. it was kinda boring because you couln't customize anything. the multiplayer in general was good for it's time, but they def. got better in the new games. the thing i disliked most about halo 2 was the campaign. it was too linear and the story just seemed really cheesy.

lol not enought customazation?
It's not sims dude.
Man I wish the days the game was played to have fun and the sake of the game not this b-s..


I remember back in the good old days when you could customize your character, but before kids would throw a fit about it.

After all, change = evil.

  • 04.28.2011 4:47 PM PDT


Posted by: theIDYB
Finally, a real forum post instead of the same fanboy bull over and over again. Obviously, the gamers that are bad at Reach are going to be mad that it is different than Halo 2. You can't really blame them because they suck. It just makes sense. It's opinion based on skills. Your better at Reach so you like Reach. They suck at Reach so they hate Reach. Still it's refreshing to see someone with a real look on Halo 2.


lol at competetive gamer that cant have fun in a game unless he wins. im bad at reach and i like it. guess what, with one sentence i ruined your entire logic (if u can call it logic)

  • 04.28.2011 4:48 PM PDT

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


Posted by: brpoll

Posted by: theIDYB
Finally, a real forum post instead of the same fanboy bull over and over again. Obviously, the gamers that are bad at Reach are going to be mad that it is different than Halo 2. You can't really blame them because they suck. It just makes sense. It's opinion based on skills. Your better at Reach so you like Reach. They suck at Reach so they hate Reach. Still it's refreshing to see someone with a real look on Halo 2.


lol at competetive gamer that cant have fun in a game unless he wins. im bad at reach and i like it. guess what, with one sentence i ruined your entire logic (if u can call it logic)

1 person might be different from the rest though. On the reach forum, kids whine about how Reach is random, yet think H2 was competetive.

  • 04.28.2011 5:06 PM PDT

GET A LIFE

OP you are an idiot, you just said yourself that Halo 2 is old so it is bad, yet you're saying you love CE. You also just said the Halo 2 fanboys all go on the Reach forum and troll, so what are you doing? A Reach fanboy trolling the Halo 2 forums, now why don't you go and be mature and post in the Halo Reach forum.

  • 04.28.2011 5:08 PM PDT

Halo 2 for Life!

The United States of America is overrated yet they kick ass... Halo 2 is top of the video game heep. Also it is not overrated in most measures (depending on the person i guess).

  • 04.28.2011 5:09 PM PDT


Posted by: JacobGRocks
KD's don't mean crap. All KDs mean is you camp a lot.

MLG is a joke too, if you want something that takes real skill, then go play a real sport like Football or Baseball or Basketball. You need real skill to advance in those.
So true, I'm in Highschool football and loving it.

  • 04.28.2011 5:24 PM PDT

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


Posted by: i Final War i
OP you are an idiot, you just said yourself that Halo 2 is old so it is bad, yet you're saying you love CE. You also just said the Halo 2 fanboys all go on the Reach forum and troll, so what are you doing? A Reach fanboy trolling the Halo 2 forums, now why don't you go and be mature and post in the Halo Reach forum.


That's not why it was bad, read the OP further before you make a ignorant post.Posted by: NOBLE SlX
When I went back from Halo 3 I realized that the game I thought was great was horrid. But when I go back from Reach to Halo 3 or CE I still have fun because those games had unique elements which made them unique to any other shooters. I want to congratulate bungie for taking strides on improving the series game to game (except the one failure mentioned in this OP) and creating a great platform for 343 to build upon. Also, I can't wait for aerospace which will hopefully be their next CE. Hopefully, there will never be another Halo 2.


CE was better then H2, there's a reason more people play it today then H2. It has as many people, probably more, then H3 does now, and didn't die like H2 did. It also won't get shutdown ever.

  • 04.28.2011 6:03 PM PDT
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All it took was a stew of whoopass.


Posted by: JacobGRocks
It also won't get shutdown ever.
I believe it will be forgotten eventually. CE can't last forever, you know.

  • 04.28.2011 6:24 PM PDT

GET A LIFE


Posted by: JacobGRocks

Posted by: i Final War i
OP you are an idiot, you just said yourself that Halo 2 is old so it is bad, yet you're saying you love CE. You also just said the Halo 2 fanboys all go on the Reach forum and troll, so what are you doing? A Reach fanboy trolling the Halo 2 forums, now why don't you go and be mature and post in the Halo Reach forum.


That's not why it was bad, read the OP further before you make a ignorant post.Posted by: NOBLE SlX
When I went back from Halo 3 I realized that the game I thought was great was horrid. But when I go back from Reach to Halo 3 or CE I still have fun because those games had unique elements which made them unique to any other shooters. I want to congratulate bungie for taking strides on improving the series game to game (except the one failure mentioned in this OP) and creating a great platform for 343 to build upon. Also, I can't wait for aerospace which will hopefully be their next CE. Hopefully, there will never be another Halo 2.


CE was better then H2, there's a reason more people play it today then H2. It has as many people, probably more, then H3 does now, and didn't die like H2 did. It also won't get shutdown ever.
CE never had online, nice try though, idiot and dont even try to say anything, remember our little chat?

  • 04.28.2011 6:33 PM PDT