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Subject: The good and bad things about Halo 2
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the Live account I am connected to here is not my account, I do play Reach, H3, ODST, H2 and Halo Combat Evolved a lot just not online, occasionally I will play Halo CE online my name is Predator in HCE. I might get a Live account sometime soon, but it is not the account I'm connected too on this account.

In my opinion Halo 2 is not the best Halo game, I still can't really say which one is the best, I would probably say Halo Combat Evolved. I would say that H2 is the worst Halo game but its still a great game, all the Halo games are great.

In my opinion H2 has the best multiplayer I loved all the maps.

Parts of the campaign I like and others I don't, the Arbiter campaign was pretty good but I was disapointed that you don't fight the UNSC at all. My favorite levels are probably the New Mombasa levels, or the High charity levels. The BR is probably my favorite weapon, I like it a lot more then the DMR in reach.

Somethings I really miss from H2 are like everybody the Spectre, I think Honorgaurds were really cool both Sangheili and Jiralhaena (sorry if I spelled that wrong) I think the H3 level :the Covenant, could use Honorgaurds. The gold sentinels and the enforcers were pretty cool, Councilors were pretty cool but you never got to fight which disapointed me. I think my least favorite levels are the Arbiter, and The Great Journey

  • 08.11.2011 2:46 AM PDT

Wait a second, people read these?

Halo 2 got me in the franchise so it's my favourite

  • 08.11.2011 3:05 AM PDT

Campaign (The Good):
-Very challenging. Insanely difficult to beat on legendary unless you skip certain sections.
-Huge areas. Not as big as H:CE but there is plenty to explore.
-Great Schism storyline
-Very fun co-op.

(The Bad)
-Horrible set pieces. The "30 seconds of fun" motto went too far.
-New Mombasa mission was such a let down
-Flood levels. Although better than The Library and Cortana, they were just irritating to fight.
-Non immersive. Pulling you out of MC's story to the Arbiter's was bad.
-Not finished. I really wish they were able to complete everything and then go over the entire campaign once more to add and remove stuff. This was the greatest flaw in campaign.

Multiplayer (The Good)
-Some really cool and innovative maps

(The Bad)
-Everything was broken. Overpowered weapons turned MP into a rush fest to the next power weapon.
-BR was the bastard child of the God Pistol and yet it became a power weapon rather than standard loadout.

-Multiplayer was alot worse than H:CE's MP and that just cannot be overlooked. The campaign was different (not better, not worse, just different), but the MP was just horrible. And you would never really know it because Live was the saving grace of this game. Infact, if this game did not have Live, H3 may not have happened.

  • 08.11.2011 5:29 AM PDT
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Posted by: SaNtA SkUlL 123
Halo 2 got me in the franchise so it's my favourite
Personally, I hate when people look at things like that. You shouldn't pick a favorite something just because it was the first one you played. You should actually think about the quality of it. Don't let nostalgia take control of your decision making. (not saying you still shouldn't choose Halo 2, I'm just saying you should try to think about it beyond the nostalgia.)

  • 08.11.2011 6:37 AM PDT
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the Live account I am connected to here is not my account, I do play Reach, H3, ODST, H2 and Halo Combat Evolved a lot just not online, occasionally I will play Halo CE online my name is Predator in HCE. I might get a Live account sometime soon, but it is not the account I'm connected too on this account.

I agree about the campaign bieng more chalenging on Legendary, but actually I don't have anything against Cortana, the Library or any of the flood levels I enjoy plowing through them Flood on legendary

[Edited on 08.11.2011 7:41 AM PDT]

  • 08.11.2011 7:40 AM PDT

- EG Heart, I may not look or sound strong. But I can take you down in any Game of Halo. <3

I personally think Halo 2 was the best. I spend hours every day paying that game, I have to say I spent more time on Halo 3, But had more fun on Halo 2.

Halo 2 did get me hooked on the Halo Series. I played Halo1, and didnt really like it. I dont know what it was, but untill a few months ago I only played Halo1 once.

But overall Halo 2 is the Best game I ever played.

  • 08.11.2011 8:23 AM PDT
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Posted by: King Bronn
-BR was the bastard child of the God Pistol.
well said lol, i felt the BR could kills a few seconds faster then it should off, more so the carbine. the needler seemed a weak to me when compared to C.E (doesnt have that heavy, solid feel when moving or shooting with it)

  • 08.11.2011 3:41 PM PDT


Posted by: King Bronn
Campaign (The Good):
-Very challenging. Insanely difficult to beat on legendary unless you skip certain sections.
-Huge areas. Not as big as H:CE but there is plenty to explore.
-Great Schism storyline
-Very fun co-op.

(The Bad)
-Horrible set pieces. The "30 seconds of fun" motto went too far.
-New Mombasa mission was such a let down
-Flood levels. Although better than The Library and Cortana, they were just irritating to fight.
-Non immersive. Pulling you out of MC's story to the Arbiter's was bad.
-Not finished. I really wish they were able to complete everything and then go over the entire campaign once more to add and remove stuff. This was the greatest flaw in campaign.

Multiplayer (The Good)
-Some really cool and innovative maps

(The Bad)
-Everything was broken. Overpowered weapons turned MP into a rush fest to the next power weapon.
-BR was the bastard child of the God Pistol and yet it became a power weapon rather than standard loadout.

-Multiplayer was alot worse than H:CE's MP and that just cannot be overlooked. The campaign was different (not better, not worse, just different), but the MP was just horrible. And you would never really know it because Live was the saving grace of this game. Infact, if this game did not have Live, H3 may not have happened.
Wait, you've been playing Reach for a month, you played 23 games of H3 and never played ODST. Did you even play H2 live?

To the OP - I haven't played Reach or ODST or H3 enough to judge. All I know is I've had more fun with H2 than any game that I've played (with the exception of Metal Arms) and nothing else matters to me. I like H2 more than CE but not by much.

  • 08.11.2011 5:19 PM PDT

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

Halo 2 is massivly overrated.

There, I'm back.

  • 08.11.2011 6:43 PM PDT


Posted by: JacobGRocks
Halo 2 is massivly overrated.

There, I'm back.
Lol, hello Jacob.

  • 08.11.2011 6:46 PM PDT


Posted by: JacobGRocks
There, I'm back.

But why?

  • 08.11.2011 9:42 PM PDT

Posted by: Grumpy1
Wait, you've been playing Reach for a month, you played 23 games of H3 and never played ODST. Did you even play H2 live?


Multiple Live accounts.

I too think H2 is overrated, but that is because I never knew how popular this game got. When I first got my hands on it I thought it was a steaming pile of -blam!- and nowadays everyone talks about it like its the best thing since water-based lube.

I dont want to detract from it too much, but the game essentially is an online nostalgia-fest and the core gameplay was flawed and the execution was poor. This was supposed to be the best sequel ever. It was not.

  • 08.12.2011 12:28 AM PDT


Posted by: King Bronn
Posted by: Grumpy1
Wait, you've been playing Reach for a month, you played 23 games of H3 and never played ODST. Did you even play H2 live?


Multiple Live accounts.

Yeah, we see that a lot.

  • 08.12.2011 12:49 AM PDT

Halo 2 for Life!

there is something wrong with halo 2...

waaaaa

  • 08.12.2011 1:00 AM PDT

Black Ops 2 I run two accounts warmup only at 1.97kdr...real is at 3.77. i'm in master division 4 league play. pm 4 clan inv...must have 2.5 kdr or better


Posted by: King Bronn
Posted by: Grumpy1
Wait, you've been playing Reach for a month, you played 23 games of H3 and never played ODST. Did you even play H2 live?


Multiple Live accounts.

I too think H2 is overrated, but that is because I never knew how popular this game got. When I first got my hands on it I thought it was a steaming pile of -blam!- and nowadays everyone talks about it like its the best thing since water-based lube.

I dont want to detract from it too much, but the game essentially is an online nostalgia-fest and the core gameplay was flawed and the execution was poor. This was supposed to be the best sequel ever. It was not.


People never understand that you can have multiple accounts. They think that you only have one even though each new xbox you get gives you three new accounts.

  • 08.12.2011 3:58 PM PDT


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Posted by: King Bronn
Posted by: Grumpy1
Wait, you've been playing Reach for a month, you played 23 games of H3 and never played ODST. Did you even play H2 live?


Multiple Live accounts.

I too think H2 is overrated, but that is because I never knew how popular this game got. When I first got my hands on it I thought it was a steaming pile of -blam!- and nowadays everyone talks about it like its the best thing since water-based lube.

I dont want to detract from it too much, but the game essentially is an online nostalgia-fest and the core gameplay was flawed and the execution was poor. This was supposed to be the best sequel ever. It was not.


People never understand that you can have multiple accounts. They think that you only have one even though each new xbox you get gives you three new accounts.
That's not it at all, people who have not played the game can trumpet the 'multiple accounts' excuse, especially when a troll gives us that crap it goes in one screen and out the other.

  • 08.12.2011 4:22 PM PDT

"men u muz be troling if u no like teh halo2s!" *sigh*

Halo 2 was broken. It is not an opinion, it is fact. And every single person and their mother was complaining about it at the time. I am sure there are countless YouTube videos where you can see a person shoot the sniper in the air and still hit someone, or see how completely retarded host dependency was.

When you make a game in less than a year what do you expect though? Take off your nostalgia glasses for one minute and behold the truth.

I dont hate Halo 2. I am just very disappointed in what was supposed to be the best Xbox game released.

  • 08.12.2011 4:50 PM PDT

"The Elites(bungie) have failed to protect the Prophets(halo), and in doing so, have put all our lives at risk. Let no warrior(gamers) forget his oath, 'Thou, in faith, shall keep us safe, whilst we find the Path."
"With my blessing, the Brutes(343) now lead our fleets(halo games)! They ask for your allegiance, and you(halo and bungie fans) shall give it."~ the changing of the guard (halo developers)

in my opinion halo 2 was the best halo game...

  • 08.12.2011 4:58 PM PDT

I think the point of this topic is to elaborate on such things. What makes it good and what detracted from the experience?

  • 08.12.2011 5:34 PM PDT

Enemy of my enemy's enemy is still me enemy. Get it?

Halo 2 was the best and most balanced Halo game to date. The only issue in the multiplayer were glitches, cheating, and host advantage.

The BR was extremely powerful on host. But off host, it functioned just like the BR on Halo 3 so it seemed balance. Not to mention, duel wielding was amazing and actually useful. The maps were by far the best Halo has ever had and not even remakes on Halo 3 and Reach can do them any glory.

It wasn't perfect but it was definitely the most fun.

Edit: I didn't like Halo 3 as much because the AR might as well have been a shotgun (4 bullets then melee for a kill, weak at any other range) and because every gun became much weaker except the BR, which stayed the same (duels lost power, plasma pistol had almost no tracking, rocket launcher lost homing, etc). The only weapon that actually gained power was the needler.

I don't like Reach as much because I feel that the game has lost its fast paced and balanced feel. Grenades are nukes and you move to slow to get out of the way in time, bloom adds luck to battles (it was a good idea, just implemented badly), vehicles now have health rather than reflecting damage on player, rank was removed.

I hope if anything, Halo 4 is balanced more like 2. I want fast movement speed, armor ability PICK UPS, (not loadouts) balanced weapons (no bloom), lock on rockets (no spartan laser), duel wielding (with a duel spawn as secondary weapon), and maps that are interactable (ex: gate switches, falling stalagtites, traps, etc)



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  • 08.12.2011 7:03 PM PDT
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halo 2 still the best game in the series. long live halo 2.

Dam, I miss the old days playing halo 2 with my old brothers in arms. Thank you my old friends for giving me this account, I shall continue our legacy.

As in any game the worst thing about Halo 2 was the rampant modding in ranked matches. The best things about Halo 2 was the storyline, battle rifle, spectre, and the easter eggs/bugs.

  • 08.12.2011 7:09 PM PDT
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the Live account I am connected to here is not my account, I do play Reach, H3, ODST, H2 and Halo Combat Evolved a lot just not online, occasionally I will play Halo CE online my name is Predator in HCE. I might get a Live account sometime soon, but it is not the account I'm connected too on this account.

I didn't like the gravemind in H2 he looked like a giant snake I liked him more in H3 because Bungie made the wise decision of never showing him in the H3 campaign, I also enjoyed playing through the level Cortana on legendary quite a bit

  • 08.13.2011 12:01 AM PDT

Black Ops 2 I run two accounts warmup only at 1.97kdr...real is at 3.77. i'm in master division 4 league play. pm 4 clan inv...must have 2.5 kdr or better


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Posted by: shortD42 is aBK

Posted by: King Bronn
Posted by: Grumpy1
Wait, you've been playing Reach for a month, you played 23 games of H3 and never played ODST. Did you even play H2 live?


Multiple Live accounts.

I too think H2 is overrated, but that is because I never knew how popular this game got. When I first got my hands on it I thought it was a steaming pile of -blam!- and nowadays everyone talks about it like its the best thing since water-based lube.

I dont want to detract from it too much, but the game essentially is an online nostalgia-fest and the core gameplay was flawed and the execution was poor. This was supposed to be the best sequel ever. It was not.


People never understand that you can have multiple accounts. They think that you only have one even though each new xbox you get gives you three new accounts.
That's not it at all, people who have not played the game can trumpet the 'multiple accounts' excuse, especially when a troll gives us that crap it goes in one screen and out the other.


I already proved I had the game ages ago.

  • 08.14.2011 6:56 PM PDT