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Subject: Halo 2 was the best Halo.

Straight Edge.

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What's your opinion of Halo 2, now that Bungie is through with the franchise. We've played Halo 3, ODST and Reach. How does H2 compare.

  • 09.28.2011 12:13 PM PDT

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The title speaks the turth. I also love ODST though, but nothing compares to Halo 2.

  • 09.28.2011 12:15 PM PDT
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Vastly superior.

  • 09.28.2011 12:31 PM PDT

Halo 1 master race.

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  • 09.28.2011 12:32 PM PDT

Halo 2 had a very interesting campaign for a FPS. For one, the missions were unique, unlike its predecessors. And secondly, it had lots of replay value.
In my opinion, Replay value is lacking in the newer Halo games, possibly from the bland variety.

[Edited on 09.28.2011 2:03 PM PDT]

  • 09.28.2011 1:42 PM PDT
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Sometimes, I dream about cheese.

title error: HALO 2 'is' the best HALO so far, now lets see if 343i can succeed from where BUNGIE failed

  • 09.28.2011 5:44 PM PDT


Posted by: path1k

343i can't fix campaign.

  • 09.28.2011 5:48 PM PDT
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Sometimes, I dream about cheese.

then HALO is going to depend entirely on its multiplayer, unfortunately it wont be able to compete with GOW3, BF3, MW3...

  • 09.28.2011 5:52 PM PDT

halo 2 is the best, and i still play it. the question is will halo 4 change this, and will master chief get a markVII suit.

  • 09.28.2011 6:28 PM PDT

Halo 2 > Halo 3 > Halo 3 ODST > Halo Reach > Halo CE

Based on campaigns.

Halo 3 is the best

  • 09.29.2011 11:58 AM PDT

Posted by: bayareaboss510
One game I'm not joking a little like 7 year old said and I quote " tell me what your dick looks like so I can imagine it in my head and beat off to it"


Posted by: TheColdWolf
If Team Swat became ranked, would there still be no shields?


Amazing!


Posted by: Mark V guy
Halo 3 is the best

Not with those maps.

  • 09.29.2011 12:07 PM PDT

Halo 2 > Halo 3 > Halo 3 ODST > Halo Reach > Halo CE

Based on campaigns.


Posted by: Striker029

Posted by: Mark V guy
Halo 3 is the best

Not with those maps.


Whats wrong with the maps? Apart from Epitaph, Snowbound and High Ground?

  • 09.29.2011 12:16 PM PDT

This is actually the stupidest thing ever posted on B.net:

Posted by: the omega man117
Why does everyone hate Halo 2? Maybe its because its the worst game ever next to mario.

The Pit was the one Halo 3 map that I truly enjoyed. I know every game has its fair share of bad maps, but I felt like Halo 3 just had more bad ones then good ones. The spawns on some of the maps were kind of wacky too.

It is all preference and opinion when it comes down to what maps you enjoyed the most, so continue to defend what you like and others shall do the same.

  • 09.29.2011 3:30 PM PDT
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Sometimes, I dream about cheese.

though not as fun as HALO 2's maps, i still had fun in HALO 3's maps (at least they wern't as bad as reaches maps) i liked the pit, ghost town, high ground, snowbound and gaurdian

  • 09.29.2011 4:53 PM PDT

"You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space." -Johnny Cash

Halo CE had the best campaign, Halo 2 had the best multiplayer, and Halo 3 had a sort of balance between multiplayer and campaign. In my opinion, Halo 2 is the best Halo game, but Halo CE is close.

  • 09.29.2011 7:48 PM PDT
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Sometimes, I dream about cheese.

Posted by: OMARRCHRHalo 3 had a sort of balance between multiplayer and campaignHALO 3's multiplayer was OK but its campaign was an ultimate disappointment

  • 09.29.2011 8:12 PM PDT

"You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space." -Johnny Cash


Posted by: path1k
Posted by: OMARRCHRHalo 3 had a sort of balance between multiplayer and campaignHALO 3's multiplayer was OK but its campaign was an ultimate disappointment

I didn't mind the campaign (besides the story) and the multiplayer in Halo 3, but they both didn't compare to the pevious Halo games.

  • 09.29.2011 8:15 PM PDT

Hanger one I just shredded with the SMGs until ammo was out and I just threw 'nades like a boss while BRing.

My experience playing Cairo Station on Legendary

Halo 3 was pretty great as well, at least the online play was solid. It was the first Halo I had LIVE for so I grew a little attached to it, though I loved the Halo 2 map selection!
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The title speaks the turth. I also love ODST though, but nothing compares to Halo 2.

  • 09.29.2011 8:34 PM PDT
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Posted by: path1k
Posted by: OMARRCHRHalo 3 had a sort of balance between multiplayer and campaignHALO 3's multiplayer was OK but its campaign was an ultimate disappointment
I actually agree with this for once.

I've just had it with Halo 3's friendly AI interfering with my AI collection. I gave up on trying to get as many as AI as possible for a huge battle I was planning on and while the game save I got isn't that great, it's good enough.

7 Elites, 1 Arbiter, 24+ marines (including ODSTs), and 10+ Brutes (-blam!- enemy AI driving is annoying coupled with the fact that the only way to get a machine gun turret on The Covenant is from one single pelican. Then there's slow Chief but anyways, I chose the machine gun turret instead of stopping allies from spawning). There are no Grunts because it's too difficult to keep them alive. Video will be up shortly.

  • 09.29.2011 8:40 PM PDT


Posted by: Sliding Ghost

Posted by: path1k
Posted by: OMARRCHRHalo 3 had a sort of balance between multiplayer and campaignHALO 3's multiplayer was OK but its campaign was an ultimate disappointment
I actually agree with this for once.

I've just had it with Halo 3's friendly AI interfering with my AI collection. I gave up on trying to get as many as AI as possible for a huge battle I was planning on and while the game save I got isn't that great, it's good enough.

7 Elites, 1 Arbiter, 24+ marines (including ODSTs), and 10+ Brutes (-blam!- enemy AI driving is annoying coupled with the fact that the only way to get a machine gun turret on The Covenant is from one single pelican. Then there's slow Chief but anyways, I chose the machine gun turret instead of stopping allies from spawning). There are no Grunts because it's too difficult to keep them alive. Video will be up shortly.
I want to see that collection!

  • 09.29.2011 10:17 PM PDT
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Posted by: Grumpy1

Posted by: Sliding Ghost

Posted by: path1k
Posted by: OMARRCHRHalo 3 had a sort of balance between multiplayer and campaignHALO 3's multiplayer was OK but its campaign was an ultimate disappointment
I actually agree with this for once.

I've just had it with Halo 3's friendly AI interfering with my AI collection. I gave up on trying to get as many as AI as possible for a huge battle I was planning on and while the game save I got isn't that great, it's good enough.

7 Elites, 1 Arbiter, 24+ marines (including ODSTs), and 10+ Brutes (-blam!- enemy AI driving is annoying coupled with the fact that the only way to get a machine gun turret on The Covenant is from one single pelican. Then there's slow Chief but anyways, I chose the machine gun turret instead of stopping allies from spawning). There are no Grunts because it's too difficult to keep them alive. Video will be up shortly.
I want to see that collection!
A short clip should suffice.

It took me 5 hours of experimentation, trial and error, and another hour of tedious labor to get a good starting checkpoint. The AI in H3 are horrible.

  • 09.29.2011 11:08 PM PDT

Forgot to quote Sliding Ghost

Lol, that was great. I had an 18 Marine collection in Outskirts but they were pretty cool, they all charged down the tunnel in Legendary and absolutely slaughtered the covies. I didn't have to fire a shot so it was fun filming that one. Then I let them have 6 Hogs and they were like the 18 stooges, it was hilarious.

Awesome collection pal.

[Edited on 09.29.2011 11:45 PM PDT]

  • 09.29.2011 11:43 PM PDT

Posted by: bayareaboss510
One game I'm not joking a little like 7 year old said and I quote " tell me what your dick looks like so I can imagine it in my head and beat off to it"


Posted by: TheColdWolf
If Team Swat became ranked, would there still be no shields?


Amazing!


Posted by: Mark V guy

Posted by: Striker029

Posted by: Mark V guy
Halo 3 is the best

Not with those maps.


Whats wrong with the maps? Apart from Epitaph, Snowbound and High Ground?
Too many maps had horrific spawn issues, i.e. Standoff, High Ground, Narrows, and Construct. Default Foundry was actually in Ranked and was a testament to how putrid the map quality was. Sandtrap was destroyed by two laser spawns, Valhalla while a decent map was ravaged by, again a laser and also had terrible spawns in objective modes, Orbital is one of the WORST maps in Halo history, but I can go on for a while. I think that's enough.

There are more bad [or] maps with too many problems than there are good maps with limited or no issues.

  • 09.30.2011 4:55 AM PDT
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Posted by: Grumpy1
Lol, that was great. I had an 18 Marine collection in Outskirts but they were pretty cool, they all charged down the tunnel in Legendary and absolutely slaughtered the covies. I didn't have to fire a shot so it was fun filming that one. Then I let them have 6 Hogs and they were like the 18 stooges, it was hilarious.

Awesome collection pal.
And that's why Halo 2 is a much better game.

You can't imagine how much those Brute Prowler drivers gave me trouble when they fell to their deaths or how persistent the marines where when they tried to get in my hog.

But the worst part is, there's only one machine gun turret and the only way to get it is to destroy the previous Warthog. But doing that means I'll have to deal with friendly AI and the Prowler Brutes. So I used the Scorpion to block the Warthog. But that means I couldn't get a marine that spawns if the tank is empty and I wouldn't be able to get the Prowlers because I have to intercept the hog.

Tldr: It was a pain in the ass. I had to make choices. I have to push and do all the work. It's unbearable and finishing it was very relieving. As soon as I get the tutorial up, I'll be playing Halo 2 primarily. :D

You can actually get 26-28 marines but you would only have 3-6 Brutes (including a War Chieftain) to fight because the rest get killed off by the game. To further complicate things, the game spawns 3 gauss warthogs that present a great threat to the Brutes so after you get a checkpoint you have to trigger a loading point to remove all vehicles. There's also 2 Hornets who desperately try to stay away from you to the point of suicide.

Tldr 2: Halo 3 was the beginning of the end

But there is one potential way to get maximum pleasure/enjoyment. Half Flood Elite. You could block all the marines and Elites, get 1 Elite on the hog, drive him to where the Brutes are, and get him half infected but that would be a very, very small window for this to be successful because there's only 1 checkpoint available at that point and messing up means 20+ minutes were wasted.

Tldr 3: When will Halo's checkpoint system be refined? It was ok in CE, great in H2 but too scarce or too plentiful in H3.

So yeah, I have quit Halo 3 in favor of Halo 2. Too many things have crushed my dedication.

But here's another clip. It shows potential battling + Elites intercepting the Brutes.

Although it is quite difficult to get all the marines down (you could do it with a Brute Shot though), it is possible to get them all shooting at the Brutes from above.

Lots of variety makes it a spectacular fireworks (laser, rocket launcher, 12+ fuel rod guns, Elites with brute shots (potentially)).

Furthermore, you don't have to destroy all vehicles. You could potentially have piloted Gauss Warthog, Wraith, Scorpion, up to 3 Prowlers, and up to 4 Ghosts. Total domination, especially if marines have 12+ fuel rod guns. Anyways, I've configured my channel to feature Halo 2. But I will finish uploading my Halo 3 discoveries but to that I must go to The Covenant one last time.

And thanks! I take pride in my work.

[Edited on 09.30.2011 5:28 AM PDT]

  • 09.30.2011 5:26 AM PDT

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