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Subject: Why is Halo 3 Still on XBL?

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Just played 5 games in H3 for craps and giggles (last played 2 months ago) and only 7,000 players were online!

If Halo 2 was still online there would be a hell of a lot more than 7,000 players on at 3-4pm on a Thursday.

The 24hr count says 96,000 players. That's pretty pathetic and a sign the game is dying.

Put Halo 2 back on in Halo 3's place.

  • 05.19.2011 2:33 PM PDT

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  • 05.19.2011 2:36 PM PDT

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Posted by: SyK On3
If Halo 2 was still online there would be a hell of a lot more than 7,000 players on at 3-4pm on a Thursday.


Haha. Not a chance. H2 would have maybe 1000.

  • 05.19.2011 2:55 PM PDT

The only reason Halo 2 was 'removed' was because ALL original Xbox support was removed. Halo 2 was simply the most popular- that's all. EVERY original Xbox game lost Live support. Why? To make room for improvements on the Xbox 360. The Original XBL support was interfering with progress so it was cut.

No 360 game is getting the same treatment. Why? Because the 260 is still in.
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  • 05.19.2011 3:01 PM PDT

Bungie's population rating is broken and not updated just so you know. There is usually a good 25000-40000 depending on time.

  • 05.19.2011 3:21 PM PDT


Posted by: SyK On3
7,000 players on at 3-4pm on a Thursday.
Halo has never been possible right after school (for most people) on weekdays.

[Edited on 05.19.2011 3:35 PM PDT]

  • 05.19.2011 3:35 PM PDT

Halo 2 only hit that much in it's dying days. Before the servers were announced to be shut down there was barely anybody still on that game. The in game counter is wrong. You have to tally up the playlists separately. Currently theres more than 10K people in Social slayer alone.

  • 05.19.2011 5:35 PM PDT

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Because 7000 people at a time play a 4 year old game. It's incredible really. I bought the first Rainbow Six Vegas a year and a half after it released and there were 600 people online.

  • 05.19.2011 5:38 PM PDT


Posted by: SyK On3
Just played 5 games in H3 for craps and giggles (last played 2 months ago) and only 7,000 players were online!

If Halo 2 was still online there would be a hell of a lot more than 7,000 players on at 3-4pm on a Thursday.

The 24hr count says 96,000 players. That's pretty pathetic and a sign the game is dying.

Put Halo 2 back on in Halo 3's place.
Let's just give the straight and easy answer. It's an Xbox 360 game, not an original Xbox game. I won't get into how it's the only real Halo game on XBL because Reach sucks dick.

  • 05.19.2011 6:23 PM PDT

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Posted by: SyK On3
Just played 5 games in H3 for craps and giggles (last played 2 months ago) and only 7,000 players were online!

If Halo 2 was still online there would be a hell of a lot more than 7,000 players on at 3-4pm on a Thursday.

The 24hr count says 96,000 players. That's pretty pathetic and a sign the game is dying.

Put Halo 2 back on in Halo 3's place.


lol you serious?

It pulls more people than Reach at times.

Plus the counter has been broken for months.

  • 05.19.2011 9:18 PM PDT

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Halo 3 isnt going to die any time soon , its clearly the best halo , and now reach is out you can play against less noobs , all the true halo fans will still play and also , was recently on halo 3 , there was lotsa people playng.

  • 05.20.2011 9:28 AM PDT

Those are impressive figures for an almost 4 year old game..

  • 05.20.2011 9:33 AM PDT

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Why don't you do any work on your chest or legs or something? You look like a cartoon character.

You can still play Halo 2 with XBC. I was playing the other day, it was fun.

  • 05.20.2011 11:19 AM PDT

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Posted by: SyK On3
Just played 5 games in H3 for craps and giggles (last played 2 months ago) and only 7,000 players were online!

If Halo 2 was still online there would be a hell of a lot more than 7,000 players on at 3-4pm on a Thursday.

The 24hr count says 96,000 players. That's pretty pathetic and a sign the game is dying.

Put Halo 2 back on in Halo 3's place.


lol you serious?

It pulls more people than Reach at times.

Plus the counter has been broken for months.

Proof?

  • 05.20.2011 11:48 AM PDT

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Just be glad it's 7,000 players instead of 16, because you'd be playing with the same people over and over again.

  • 05.20.2011 12:10 PM PDT


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Posted by: SyK On3
Just played 5 games in H3 for craps and giggles (last played 2 months ago) and only 7,000 players were online!

If Halo 2 was still online there would be a hell of a lot more than 7,000 players on at 3-4pm on a Thursday.

The 24hr count says 96,000 players. That's pretty pathetic and a sign the game is dying.

Put Halo 2 back on in Halo 3's place.
Let's just give the straight and easy answer. It's an Xbox 360 game, not an original Xbox game. I won't get into how it's the only real Halo game on XBL because Reach sucks dick.


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  • 05.20.2011 1:23 PM PDT

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Posted by: CoNSoL Embu
Just be glad it's 7,000 players instead of 16, because you'd be playing with the same people over and over again.


Play MLG and tell me you don't play the same people over and over, lol.

  • 05.20.2011 2:51 PM PDT
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The real question is WHY IS REACH on XBL when it is broken.


  • 05.20.2011 3:20 PM PDT

Ur stupid! That player ammount isnt even correct... look how fas you find a match idiot!

  • 05.20.2011 7:13 PM PDT


Posted by: PuRE I SNiP3Zz
Halo 3 isnt going to die any time soon , its clearly the best halo , and now reach is out you can play against less noobs , all the true halo fans will still play and also , was recently on halo 3 , there was lotsa people playng.

  • 05.20.2011 7:14 PM PDT

halo 3 blows. go play another game.

  • 05.20.2011 7:28 PM PDT


Posted by: PuRE I SNiP3Zz
Halo 3 isnt going to die any time soon , its clearly the best halo , and now reach is out you can play against less noobs , all the true halo fans will still play and also , was recently on halo 3 , there was lotsa people playng.
The only thing I find are derankers and tryhards searching in fours.

  • 05.20.2011 8:28 PM PDT