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omg am i talking to my self?

  • 02.11.2006 6:32 AM PDT
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i thnk poeple should play halo...its fun and i think i am going to throw up (throws up)

  • 02.11.2006 6:34 AM PDT
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someone for god sake throw down lol i am wasting alot of posting space wow........................................not amazing!
er yeah i think i sould get back to runescape,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,oops i used , i ment to use periods .

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im lonly someone please post or i will think people have abandand the thing for god sake......................................................... ............................................................. ..................,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.................. ............................................................. ..............,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,............ ............................................................. ............................................................. ..,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.................................. ...........................................................,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,............................ ............................................................. ...............................................,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,.................................................. ...........................................,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,............................................ ............................................................. ...............................,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,..... ............................................................. ...........................,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,............................................................ ............................................................. ...............,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,..................... ............................................................. ...........,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

  • 02.11.2006 6:39 AM PDT
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Attack of Awesome
Superalien Space Horrorfiends
Oh Teh Noes!!117
Galaxy Rawk
Project Awesome
Fangtasm!
March of the Intellibots

I propose: "Arbiter goes to the doctor"

And, Frankie finally found got the guts to put mister chiefs junk on the update. Why Frankie? Why?

  • 02.11.2006 7:40 AM PDT
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%%%%%%%%EVERYONE WHO DOES NOT LIKE H2PC ON VISTA LISTEN
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1) Vista is a necessary evil. YOU HAVE TO GET IT SOME TIME. Why? Because MS is banking all there money on this OS. You wont see another one for a long TIME. That means software will soon be for vista only like a lot of software is only for XP and not lower OS.


2) People who are in high school!!!!!!!!!!!! You get a student discount on any OS! Get vista while you still can!

3) Macs right now are no were near as POWERFULL as PC's. Macs however butcher PC's at media tasks like playing videos and creating games. (that’s why most game makers use apples.) PC's dominate when it comes to features, but because so many have them plus windows is so buggy, its not as secure. (VISTA will change that)

4) Most of you will have to buy a new computer because most computers can not run Vista, it requires a 64 bit processor. Most comps (like Intel) have 32 bit. >_<

5) Get with the wave. Its time to get a new, better OS, consider it a future investment. Your goanna have to get it some time, why wait it through?






Vista isn't nessicary, there are other OS's that are much better in many ways. Microsoft is the last of the top 3 to go 64 bit, so theres will have many bugs and errors. OS X and Linux are both much more stable than Windows, and unless Microsoft starts trying to make a decent OS, it will always lag behind. Ive heard that Vista already has viruses! Its not even at Beta 2! Tell me how many viruses are on Linux and OS X? probably less than 1% of Windows XP.

Macs are way more powerful than PCs. They had 64 bit before us, and have you ever heard of the quad core macs? yea, it has *gasp* 4 cores. The first Quad Cores to come out for PCs will be sometime in 07 for both Intel and AMD. Vista wont change the horrible history of Windows being buggy and virus friendly. Microsoft dosent care about making great OSes anymore because the majority of people who own a PC have never heard of Linux. You must either be a MS fanboy or too blind to realize that Vista wont change anything

Yea, most people will need to get a new PC just for Vista. It isn't just the Processer though, it is estimated that half of PCs wont be able to run Vista because of integrated graphics. Does an Operating System need to use a Geforce 5700? I really dont think so. Also, Intel has failed miserably to get 64bit chips out fast enough. It is so hard to tell which Intel Chips support EMT64. On AMDs side they have there 6bit chips easily noticable, but a lot of people dont know what AMD is, so they decide to get a P4 without EMT64, and they are left back when Vista comes out

Get with the wave? I think I'll pass. Newer and better is one name for it, but resource-hogging peice of crap is IMO a much better one. Its minimum requirements are 512mbs of RAM, a 3ghz Pentium 4 class 64bit CPU, and about a geforce 5700. That is MINIMUM!!!!. Look at Linux, some distros can run on 386s without having to remove half the OS. it can also fit on Flash drives, and I heard the Instal disc for Vista is going to be a DVD.

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  • 02.11.2006 8:33 AM PDT
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The whole map editing tool for the halo 2 vista version just confirms for me that halo 3 will have a map editor. Think, would they spend a large amount of time and money to create a map editor for a PC port with out using it later for Halo 3? I think not. I thnk that the best bet for a halo 3 map editor would be to have it on a seperate disk that could installed on a pc. Then you could create a map on a pc (much easier with a keyboard and mouse then a controler) and move it over to the 360.



No you shouldnt because some people only have internet no and PC ive done it before and if its on your 360 you would be able to make a map then play right after instead of messing around with transfering it to your 360 so that way is sort of dumb thoruen


The only thing that is dumb are your typing skills.
Really how many people have xbox live and not a pc?


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  • 02.11.2006 8:59 AM PDT
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Great novel titles. How about "Tarturus goes to college," Or, "The Thing that Ate the High Charity Chamber"? Ooh, Ooh, I know, I got it! "Master Chief Goes to the Moon," and the cover could be Baby Chief kissing Mama Chief goodbye as he boards a Pelican full of rosy-cheeked Marines bound for educational fun on The Moon.

It would be almost as masculine and epic as my signature

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  • 02.11.2006 9:42 AM PDT
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Microsoft's got its hands in everyones pockets

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1) Vista is a necessary evil. YOU HAVE TO GET IT SOME TIME. Why? Because MS is banking all there money on this OS. You wont see another one for a long TIME. That means software will soon be for vista only like a lot of software is only for XP and not lower OS.
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Why *must* you get it some time? There are other operating systems (Linux) that are alot more secure and stable than windows while having more features and free software.
As for software being vista only - most new software still works on Windows 2000 and some of it even still works on Windows 98/ME. It will be a long time until all software is written for vista only.


2) People who are in high school!!!!!!!!!!!! You get a student discount on any OS! Get vista while you still can!
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The software still costs money. Considering that there are no new features in vista that are worth the money Microsoft will charge student discounts are quite pointless.


3) Macs right now are no were near as POWERFULL as PC's. Macs however butcher PC's at media tasks like playing videos and creating games. (that’s why most game makers use apples.) PC's dominate when it comes to features, but because so many have them plus windows is so buggy, its not as secure. (VISTA will change that)

Actualy, MacOS X, UNIX and Linux all have more features than windows and yet they are all more secure than windows too. Microsoft has been saying that their next OS will be so much more secure for years but its never happened. XP is no more secure than win2k. Win2k is no more secure than NT4. If you believe that VISTA will fix all of microsofts security problems you are very naive.


4) Most of you will have to buy a new computer because most computers can not run Vista, it requires a 64 bit processor. Most comps (like Intel) have 32 bit. >_<

Vista will run on the IA32 platform which includes all modern 32bit Intel and AMD processors (Older IA32 chips like the i386/i486/i586 wont be supported)


5) Get with the wave. Its time to get a new, better OS, consider it a future investment. Your goanna have to get it some time, why wait it through?

I fully agree - but vista isnt the better OS. It is just XP in a new box with a few more "features" that can easily be added to XP by downloading a few things from the net. VISTA certainly isnt an investment either, esp if you buy OEM.

I am currently one of the beta testers for Vista. I have to say, out of all the windows products, it is the best i have seen (sucurty wise and the hole lot) since the revolution in OS when windows first came out. (it was the best thing at its time remember? :) )
Now to your reply.......

Why *must* you get it some time? There are other operating systems (Linux) that are alot more secure and stable than windows while having more features and free software.
As for software being vista only - most new software still works on Windows 2000 and some of it even still works on Windows 98/ME. It will be a long time until all software is written for vista only.

Well if you have tested the latest version of vista, you would see a lot of Linux and apple specs incorperated into Vista. Even IE7 has tabs like Firefox. Again, they have gone along way. I am no fan of Windows, i prefer LINIX. But Vista seems to match most if not all its features, and then some. Its nothing like a re-done XP. XP is horrible when it comes to sucurtiy. Thats why i used LINIX then. It will be about 3-4 years when everyone will have XP or Vista software. Ever heard of Red Alert? Well it is a Windows 95 game. It wont run on an XP. In fact there are a lot of ME and 98 apps that wont run on a XP. Your right, it wont be for a couple of years, but from what i have used of it is a great plus to my PC. Better then *GASP* Linix. Which we all knows Kicks all Windows butts up to date....

The software still costs money. Considering that there are no new features in vista that are worth the money Microsoft will charge student discounts are quite pointless.

Well, considering XP cost me 174, but because i back then was a student, it costed me 84 bucks :) So its worth saving the money yes? Get it while you dont have to pay the 200. And thats my bet, it will be 220. Any higher and i think it will be to pricie.

Actualy, MacOS X, UNIX and Linux all have more features than windows and yet they are all more secure than windows too. Microsoft has been saying that their next OS will be so much more secure for years but its never happened. XP is no more secure than win2k. Win2k is no more secure than NT4. If you believe that VISTA will fix all of microsofts security problems you are very naive.

I think then it is a mater of opinion. Why dont you look at the sorce code or the sripting for vista? Have you, its much more sucure then its other windows faimly members. Again, you use linix. I use Vista. I use to use Linix. :) But if you dont want to pay for a OS, go with LINIX everyone!
MacOS X has more features then the other OS from apple, but it still does not match the amount of stuff windows can do efficently. Linix even pawns MacOS X.
*also* if you look at the windows Media player 11, what does it look alot like? :P can you say copy cat? or good marketing?

Vista will run on the IA32 platform which includes all modern 32bit Intel and AMD processors (Older IA32 chips like the i386/i486/i586 wont be supported)

well i have not heard of this, but thats great news for peiple who have newer computers ;)

fully agree - but vista isnt the better OS. It is just XP in a new box with a few more "features" that can easily be added to XP by downloading a few things from the net. VISTA certainly isnt an investment either, esp if you buy OEM.

0_0 the quote of "It is just XP in a new box with a few more "features" that can easily be added to XP by downloading a few things " made me laugh. XP does not even have the "search as you go" fuction. Vista is built from the ground up. It is incredably diffrent. (sorry for all the spelling to bud >_<)

Look, prehaps i am sold on the Vista because i caught on there wave of hype. But Vista is more then what you give credit to. And it is by far not a remake of XP with a new style. For once MS has gone back to the old days and when they first made Windows. Linix is gonna be the one coping off a lot of Vista features. But again, i might be a little biased (spelling?) But i think you are to with the Linix.

-Aktins Diet

  • 02.11.2006 10:34 AM PDT
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(re do with not bad signature)

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Bungie makes me cry :(...if Only you still made Mac games. If only Microsoft hadn't bought you out. Windows Vista is sadly uninnovative and a ripoff of the current Mac OS X Tiger. Windows Vista will be sadly overpriced, and not worth the money. I'd be excited about the poring of Halo 2, if it wasn't to an operating system that's bad, and knowing Microsoft, will have lots of new holes. Bungie, Why??? :(' ' '

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Bungie makes me cry :(...if Only you still made Mac games. If only Microsoft hadn't bought you out. Windows Vista is sadly uninnovative and a ripoff of the current Mac OS X Tiger. Windows Vista will be sadly overpriced, and not worth the money. I'd be excited about the poring of Halo 2, if it wasn't to an operating system that's bad, and knowing Microsoft, will have lots of new holes. Bungie, Why??? :(' ' '

You answered yourself. Because there owned by MS.

MS wants you to buy there stuff and use it on there other products. Not apples. lol

Great strat. And i think Vista will be over priced, but from what i have delt with, Vista is really good and in no way is it a copy of MacOS X. (well maybe a lot of copied stuff, but more features and *GASP**Could be wrong later on* more sucure. It also intergreated a lot of what made LINIX so good. So is vista worth getting? Only the price will tell.....

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To whom it may concern,


We have received recent news that a particular game was being made for pc and
that it would be an operating system exclusive situation.

The game would be Halo 2 and the operating system would be windows Vista, the
upcoming new windows operating system.

While this is good news for those wanting this particular game to be able to be played
on their own personnal computers instead of the xbox console, there is a real troubling situation
brewing due to the fact that Microsoft has decided to make this game Vista exclusive.

Bungie and Misrosoft have not made it clear if the new game would be supported by windows XP
but it appears not to be so. A lot of fans don't see no clear reasons why the game should not be windows xp
compatible and don't understand the reasoning behind this.Bungie remains vague as to why the game can only
be done in windows vista and are trying to throw a veil on the situation.

A lot of fans of the game are enraged at this situation and are saying
that this is a marketing ploy done by Microsoft to make people move to their new
Operating system this fall.

And a lot of people are simply not ready for the new OS and it's requirements
because of different reasons, Money and hardware wise.

The actions of Microsoft in doing this is creating a nasty
situation amongst their Halo Fans and a lot of people are angry at their
underhand practice in this situation.

Again Microsoft is creating a situation basically dictating us what to do instead of us
deciding if we want to buy their product or not.

The expenses of this situation are enormous for those who do not want to buy a new pc yet.

People will have to buy a new operating system and perhaps even have to buy a new pc altogether
to be able to use Vista and play the game.

I am sure a lot of fans are not ready to do this at this juncture especially if you have just bought
a brand new pc recently.

Vista is not wrong but the timing of the situation is. No word would have been said if Vista was the DeFacto
operating system right now but a huge percentage are still with XP and are just getting used to it and like it
for different reasons.

We would appreciate if you would pass this around and talk about this to prove again that a corporation
because of the power of money seems to think that they would get away with everything they do all the time
especially microsoft.

Microsoft seems to forget that we helped them put them on the map and it is because of "US" that they are where they are.

Foroward this to your friends and send this to newsdesk and other such venues as to make it known that this is going on and we will
not stand idly by and let it happen.

Go to gamespot.com to read reactions on this news and i am sure there is other forums voicing this sad situation.

Thanks for reading.

A Game fan and addict.

  • 02.11.2006 12:58 PM PDT
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Gez, whinny people abound...
Look, if you want to play this new version of Halo 2, just wait until you end up getting a PC with Vista. Or, you could run out and nab it when it hits the shelves. No biggie.

I mean look at your selves. Complaining that it will be compatable with some systems and not others... I wanted Kameo: Elements of Power, so guess what?! I bought a XBOX 360. duh. Get over it. Eventually we'll all have Vista with a crapload of other cool Microsoft games. Those who say that Microsoft is evil are the ones who still insist that being a strong and smart company is bad, and that there are rabid Balverines under their beds. Right, I'm off...

-Zenek

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Well if you have tested the latest version of vista, you would see a lot of Linux and apple specs incorperated into Vista. Even IE7 has tabs like Firefox. Again, they have gone along way. I am no fan of Windows, i prefer LINIX. But Vista seems to match most if not all its features, and then some. Its nothing like a re-done XP. XP is horrible when it comes to sucurtiy. Thats why i used LINIX then. It will be about 3-4 years when everyone will have XP or Vista software. Ever heard of Red Alert? Well it is a Windows 95 game. It wont run on an XP. In fact there are a lot of ME and 98 apps that wont run on a XP. Your right, it wont be for a couple of years, but from what i have used of it is a great plus to my PC. Better then *GASP* Linix. Which we all knows Kicks all Windows butts up to date....
I will admit that I haven't tested any version of Vista, but I have followed it for a while now. but I highly doubt that Windows Vista will ever come close to the level of Linux in lack of viruses, stability, and minimalism. XP tried to fix security with SP2, and at least for me, it -blam!- up every game I had. Also it blocks apps that are made by MS. The SP2 Firewall asked me if I wanted to block Internet Explorer! If games were made for Linux and XP, and you compared them side to side, I can almost guarentee Linux would win, because Linux uses next to no resources, which makes it great. Unfortunatly, you must know a good amount of Unix to be able to use it fully, and there are no good "games" made for Linux. Now I'm getting offtopic, my point is, you dont need Vista for Halo2 PC. It is a marketing strategy by MS, and I think its just plain wrong.

mean look at your selves. Complaining that it will be compatable with some systems and not others... I wanted Kameo: Elements of Power, so guess what?! I bought a XBOX 360. duh. Get over it. Eventually we'll all have Vista with a crapload of other cool Microsoft games. Those who say that Microsoft is evil are the ones who still insist that being a strong and smart company is bad, and that there are rabid Balverines under their beds. Right, I'm off...
Im complaining that Bungie is unneedingly forcing us to buy an OS that will slow down our systems to run a game better. Please tell me that dosent make sence, or I must be mad. Im not saying MS is evil, but calling them smart is kinda pushing it. I doubt you have heard of Linux, and if you havent, it is an alternative to Windows that can run on systems as old as a 386, and it runs it as good as or better than XP. It also has almost 0 viruses. You would have to be lying to admit that we NEED Vista to play Halo 2 PC. Look at current games for XP!!! Look how good Battlefeild 2 and Quake 4 and Half Life 2 play! they dont need Vista to make it a great game.

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Wow here we go again about mircosoft exploding Windows Vista.... wiiipppiii doooo windows vista everyone... lets go waste some more money on some software that ain't worth a dime let a lone i PAYED 50 dollars for halo 50 dollars for halo2, twelve some odd dollars for the new maps( which again ain't worth a penny) 300 for a xbox, 70 dollars for a three month card and headset
Lets add that up 50 + 50 + 12 + 300 + 70 = 482 dollars not including tax
( and now that want to move it to another system ) WOW!

Why dont you guys upgrade halo for xbox, im sure you guys have enough money! But nooooo, they want to move it to a new system which will probably have the same graphics or worse as xbox. WOW seriously bungie really made a mistake this time. Mircosoft just came out with 360 and bungie is not using it in there advantage! I didnt see that coming.

Honestly, how much money you guys need?!?. It seems bungie is tryin every little way to make money.. Lets see, you got a -blam!- a$$ movie coming out that no one will ever care to watch. Then you guys are writing a book???????????????? WHAT THE HELL are you gonna write about....... mister chief blowing of a grunt. You guys are better off joing the -blam!- industry. Cant you guys be happy with selling two games. Listen I finally grew out of halo. Took a while but I did it and now im finally starting to realize how much money i -blam!-ted down on a fantasy game that was a waste of time. You guys are to lazy to upgrade anything.

In the mean while,

TAKE YOUR BOOK, YOUR MOVIE, YOUR WINDOWS RIP OFF VISTA and stick it UP YOUR CANDY ASS'.

  • 02.11.2006 1:07 PM PDT
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Now here is someone I like!

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you know, im sure someone will convert this to xp. i mean, look at the mod in my signature. this is a third party mod. someone will do this.

actually, what someone needs to do is port this to source. im not sure if this would break some sort of copyright, but the source engine kicks ass. it just does. halo would look so incredible in that realistic of an environment.

Edit: im sorry, but i am forever leaving the bungie forums. i have spent way to much time on the BM(S) forums to tolerate this -blam!-.

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Okay. I usually never post on this website, but you guys dissapoint me. Befoer you said you weren't trying to sell Vistas for Micrsosoft. So you happen to tell me that the biggest game ever is comign to computer and they didn't have a say in it? You made Halo for Xbox to sell Xbox's. Your making it on computer to sell Vistas. I don't like it when companies are subject to financial schemes...and I like it even less when they lie about it. Your work for Microsoft. You are independent to some degree, but you want to stay on their good side. It's obvious. Don't be fake.

  • 02.11.2006 2:30 PM PDT