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Okay where does it actually display the article? I don't see any rumors or anything being proven false...

  • 09.15.2004 4:07 PM PDT
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Not having bots? -blam!-....... Oh and frankie, you can't be the first reply to your own post... -blam!-.... Every other rumor was undoubtedly RETARDED!!!I mean, what do you think we are? All i have to say is just about, I mean ALL of your "Weekly updates" are pretty stupid, you mostly say the same thing over and over and over and over again. I guess the hardest part of your job is find a way to state the same thing in a different way. The best part of your weekly updates is your pictures of master cheif.

  • 09.15.2004 4:16 PM PDT
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I am not 100% sure about this but, I read that in multiplayer, you can get into the same vehicle as you enemy!!
For example: An enemy is driving toward's you in a warthog, he tries to run you over but fails. As he flies by you, you get into the passenget seat of the warthog. now you just simply look over to your left at the driver, and shoot him in the head, then reload, and repeat. Pretty cool huh.
No humping unless you own!

  • 09.15.2004 4:20 PM PDT
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Man someone woke up on the wrong side of the -blam!- pile today.

  • 09.15.2004 4:25 PM PDT
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oh, and Darkness 1282. SIMMER! you know you where only talking to one of the makers of Halo and Halo 2, I mean are freaking retarded! Oh and Frankie, by the way, I love your articles, they rock, you rock, BUNGIE ROCKS!! anywase.......now just settle down my little darkness friend, and apologise to Frankie. accually I dont really care if you apologise or not, but alwase this........ YOU ARE GONNA GET OWNED ON XBOX LIVE!

  • 09.15.2004 4:29 PM PDT
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so is some one going to answer these theriores

  • 09.15.2004 4:36 PM PDT

"Bother", said Pooh, as he chambered another round.

Too....many...rumors!

  • 09.15.2004 4:49 PM PDT
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yay! my dream come true: confirmed split screen LAN-age

i'd hug you if it were socially acceptable ;D

  • 09.15.2004 4:57 PM PDT
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oh hey darknes...stfu dude

  • 09.15.2004 4:59 PM PDT
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OBBI QUIET. Thats an awsome idea.

  • 09.15.2004 5:15 PM PDT
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Boston Red Sox - World Champs (04'/07')
Boston Celtics - World Champs (2008)
After 22 years another championship flag is up in Boston,
the 17th Title on the 17th of June, 2008

Posted by: Ominous Spartan
Finally some closure, Thanks Frankie.


Damn Straight =0 =)

  • 09.15.2004 5:25 PM PDT
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Sweet article, i never doubted you, and plus i never believed any of these.

  • 09.15.2004 5:43 PM PDT
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ya, well I think it is really cool how you have to press "X" to pick up the flag in CTF for Halo 2. No more accidental flag pick ups.

  • 09.15.2004 5:49 PM PDT
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Thanks alot for clearing stuff up, but I have to tell ya, some of those questions were really lame, (take the Halo 1.5 theory for instance). ANd I'm with you on the bots, they do suck.

  • 09.15.2004 6:04 PM PDT
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This is a very sad day for me. I was looking forward to bots in Halo 2, expecting that they would be in there. Since I don't have enough to pay enough for a broadband connection (And my dad sure won't pay for it) I will only be able to play against my little brother on levels that are clearly going to be made for at least 4 players at the minimum. This is sad, since, while I enjoyed Halo a lot, I have not spent much time on it compared to other FPS games.

So, after this, I will cancel my preorder for Halo 2 and pick it up if the reviews are great. Maybe getting 20 hours out of it (compared to the 60+ hours I've put into Timesplitters 2). I still hope Halo 2 does well, and that it will be worth my time to pick it up. Maybe when I get my drivers license later this fall, I can get a job and pay for broadband and the Xbox live fees, but I doubt my parents will allow me to do that (They are very big on saving for college...or something like that).

  • 09.15.2004 7:01 PM PDT
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This is a very sad day for me. I was looking forward to bots in Halo 2, expecting that they would be in there. Since I don't have enough to pay enough for a broadband connection (And my dad sure won't pay for it) I will only be able to play against my little brother on levels that are clearly going to be made for at least 4 players at the minimum. This is sad, since, while I enjoyed Halo a lot, I have not spent much time on it compared to other FPS games.

So, after this, I will cancel my preorder for Halo 2 and pick it up if the reviews are great. Maybe getting 20 hours out of it (compared to the 60+ hours I've put into Timesplitters 2). I still hope Halo 2 does well, and that it will be worth my time to pick it up. Maybe when I get my drivers license later this fall, I can get a job and pay for broadband and the Xbox live fees, but I doubt my parents will allow me to do that (They are very big on saving for college...or something like that).

Dude, you just play Halo for the multiplayer? That's pretty retarted. You do know that the campaign is one of the best around right? And that Halo 2's story will most likely blow you away? I still don't understand how the omission of bots is making you WAIT FOR THE REVIEWS. That's just crazy talk.

  • 09.15.2004 7:10 PM PDT
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I know Halo has a great single player cmpaign. And yes, Halo 2 will probably have a great single player mode as good as the original. But a campaign is only good for so many hours, as you play through it again...and again...and again.

Multiplayer, however, can give you 5 times the amount hours that single player can give you. And multiplayer is the reason why I purchase most of my first person shooters. And while I expect a good campaign from Bungie, I am not willing to shell out 55 dollars for Halo 2 until it can prove itself. I am very limited on cash at the moment, and the holiday season IS coming around with many games that may be better then Halo. I thought Halo 2 would be a easy bet to make for the best game of the holiday season, but I have doubts without the bots to keep me and my bro occupied.

  • 09.15.2004 7:28 PM PDT
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why do you want bots so bad? they're no fun, too predictable and way boring, if u cant play on live, buy a system link cord, get some buddies with xbox, and have fun that way. Bots wouldnt be fun for halo 2, it just wouldnt be the same

  • 09.15.2004 7:45 PM PDT
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I have no friends with an Xbox. In fact, I know a grand total of two people in my school that have an Xbox. And we're not exactly buddies.

If you had the choice between playing a level with one person (whoever finds the sniper first tends to win, warthogs are useless, no Capture the Flag, etc.) and playing that person and 10 bots are so, what would you choose? I know there are good bots (Perfect dark and Unreal's are pretty decent) and while they are clearly not as good as a human (if I could, i would play 8 vs 8 CTF on Blood Gulch for the rest of my life if I could find enough people/tvs/xboxes) I would use them.

I don't really want to offend anyone that absolutely loves Halo, but, while this game is good, I have seen better. Halo is a good game, no doubt, no argument there. But they either a) need to make smaller, indoor maps, for designed for two people. B) Put bots in the game to make the larger, outdoors levels more fun and friendly for two people.

  • 09.15.2004 8:04 PM PDT
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wow, 3rd page, anyway, awesome post, bust them rumors!

  • 09.15.2004 8:15 PM PDT
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Finally they are put to rest! But I'm sure some equally wierd rumors will come out soon enough.
Thanks Frankie.

  • 09.15.2004 8:53 PM PDT
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Ah, I can finnally rest knowing everything.

  • 09.15.2004 9:18 PM PDT
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so... when's Halo 1.5 coming out?

  • 09.15.2004 9:26 PM PDT
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All you need is a broadband connection...and that my friend is pretty cheap. Comcast is cheap, AT&T is cheap. If you're worried about Xbox Live than don't go on Xbox Live. Go to this place and all you need is to download the free software, have your computer running and blah.

Xbox Live, however is much better. The ranking system, the clan thing ( even though I dissect clans piece by piece 'less you're a buncha ex- tourney winners), the party function. Yeah. No hassles in that. So I'm getting it. The Xbox Live kit hasn't even been opened yet. It's been collecting dust, and luckily for it - it's gonna breathe fresh earthly air on November.. . . 15th probably seeing as how I want time with the story in a nice romantic candlelit room ( OMG U HAVE CANDLES WIT UR VIDEO GAMES?! ) No. Anyway. I like Frankie's updates, even his facial expressions. They're hilarious- they're not "funny looking" but if you go to gamespot and see their developer interview movie for Halo 2 Frankie has an air of . . . something that makes him funny on camera ( like when he says "Unless you're in the UK" ) Wooow. Hmkay, bye you ass kissers. I love you. ( we're one big happy H2 famileh )

  • 09.15.2004 9:36 PM PDT

be like the bird, who, halting from flight, on limb too slight, feels it give way beneath him, yet sings, knowing he hath wings --- victor hugo

halo 1.5 is coming out in jan '05. it will feature the mister chief and will be cell-shaded. it will retell the story from halo:ce and will be live enabled. hmmm....i just wanted to say sumthin studid for my first post EVAR!!!!! more to come... :þ

  • 09.15.2004 9:39 PM PDT