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Subject: Should I still but the PC versions of Halo 1 & 2?

I am a big fan of halo and to complete my collection i was wondering if it is still worth it to buy the PC titles of Halo: CE and Halo 2. Is there still people playing on the servers? Since i did not have live before Bungie shut the Halo 2 servers down ive been craving to play it...is it still a good investment?

  • 12.08.2011 3:26 PM PDT
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Yeah. That's right. I don't have a 50 in H3. I never got Onyx in Reach. If a game sucks too much, I won't even bother trying for such trivial "accolades". Besides, I've done way more things that take far more skill and talent than anything that can be done in a video game.

Posted by: Gh0stBullet
I am a big fan of halo and to complete my collection i was wondering if it is still worth it to buy the PC titles of Halo: CE and Halo 2. Is there still people playing on the servers? Since i did not have live before Bungie shut the Halo 2 servers down ive been craving to play it...is it still a good investment?

Depends. Can you aim without aim assist? If not, pass up HCE, as you're not gonna be able to kill anyone if you spent all your gaming time on the easy-mode consoles.

Pass up H2V regardless. Only about 50 people average on at any given time, maybe two full 16-player games running, but if they are, they're only running Coag. It's also a crappy port from a technical standpoint. Lots of bugs and such, and nobody's patching the game anymore.

  • 12.08.2011 3:34 PM PDT
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Sometimes, I dream about cheese.

ofcourse you should buy them, HALO 2 is the best game in the series, since original XBL was disabled, H2V is the only way to play it online until H2A comes out in 2014.
HALO Combat Evoled is still worth getting, its population is good for game that's over 10 years old now.
H2V's peak population is no more then 100 players

i recommend you get an xbox 360 controller for PC

[Edited on 12.08.2011 3:38 PM PST]

  • 12.08.2011 3:36 PM PDT

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Population at any given time during the holidays quarduples, however, and recently coag games have fallen out of popularity somewhat.

The fiesta+br ffa imitations that have replaced them are not exactly the best though :|

If you're good you can find a group to game with, and just play FFA/classic/real games with them... seen some good classic ctf gameplay recently.

  • 12.08.2011 3:59 PM PDT
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Yeah. That's right. I don't have a 50 in H3. I never got Onyx in Reach. If a game sucks too much, I won't even bother trying for such trivial "accolades". Besides, I've done way more things that take far more skill and talent than anything that can be done in a video game.

Posted by: I RaveN I
Population at any given time during the holidays quarduples

Prove it, because I'm having a really hard time believing you. Holidays are coming up. I think some screenshots are in order.

Speaking of population, anyone else find it funny that there are a ton of single matches in BF3 that have more players in them than the entire population of H2V? Too funny.

  • 12.08.2011 4:41 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.

Posted by: I RaveN I
Population at any given time during the holidays quarduples

Tetris...you know that isn't true.

Posted by: DusK
Lots of bugs and such, and nobody's patching the game anymore.

But...but it says...

  • 12.08.2011 6:28 PM PDT
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Yeah. That's right. I don't have a 50 in H3. I never got Onyx in Reach. If a game sucks too much, I won't even bother trying for such trivial "accolades". Besides, I've done way more things that take far more skill and talent than anything that can be done in a video game.


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Posted by: I RaveN I
Population at any given time during the holidays quarduples

Tetris...you know that isn't true.

I didn't even notice that's Tetris. A lot just got explained.

Posted by: Super PolarBear
Posted by: DusK
Lots of bugs and such, and nobody's patching the game anymore.

But...but it says...

Microsoft says a lot of things.

  • 12.08.2011 7:50 PM PDT
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Posted by: I RaveN I
Population at any given time during the holidays quarduples,
wonder how you came up with that

  • 12.08.2011 8:40 PM PDT


Posted by: path1k
ofcourse you should buy them, HALO 2 is the best game in the series, since original XBL was disabled, H2V is the only way to play it online until H2A comes out in 2014.
HALO Combat Evoled is still worth getting, its population is good for game that's over 10 years old now.
H2V's peak population is no more then 100 players

i recommend you get an xbox 360 controller for PC

Time to pick this post apart :D

Halo 2 Vista isn't the only way to play online, XBConnect and XlinkKai are still there for Halo 2 Xbox to play online.

Halo 2 Anniversary is not guaranteed, only hinted to and they will likely just do the same with the MP like they did with Halo CEA.

Halo PC hasn't been around for 10 years, it came out late 2003 but yes, the population is still holding for an old game like that, as you said.

360 Controller is only useful for Halo 2 Vista as it's the only PC game where using it is actually an advantage over a M+K.

[Edited on 12.09.2011 6:59 AM PST]

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Posted by: Wilis_kid
Halo 2 Anniversary is not guaranteed, only hinted to and they will likely just do the same with the MP like they did with Halo CEA.
No, no, and even more no. Halo 2 Anniversary isn't going to happen. If they were to do it they wouldn't do the same thing they did with Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary's Multiplayer seeing as though a reasonable netcode was already made for Halo 2. The people are asking for there to be a way to have an official online service for Halo 2 through Xbox Live and that's what they'll get if anything.

Posted by: Wilis_kid
360 Controller is only useful for Halo 2 Vista as it's the only PC game where using it is actually an advantage over a M+K.
You have to think about fighting games, racing games, and emulated games as well with this one. It is useful to have a good controller that works with your PC. That's why I have one. :P

[Edited on 12.09.2011 8:15 AM PST]

  • 12.09.2011 8:13 AM PDT
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Posted by: Anton P Nym
who says you have to be an ace to have fun?

Posted by: TUI_Obi_Wan
Stupid parents let their stupid children play games that are rated M when they should be playing Big Birds Spelling Adventures

Posted by: Kira Onime
Also the AR is actually good in CQB now and no longer a glorified baseball bat.

Yes for sure to Halo PC. I just found my disk a couple days ago and reinstalled it. I jumped online last night and there were many servers with people in them. And an ample amount with 10+ in them.

As to H2V, if you want to play the H2 campaign and get achievements for it, pick it up. The online is most likely pretty dead by now. Also make sure you have a computer with a real graphics card and a modern one at that.

  • 12.09.2011 2:13 PM PDT

Thanks guys! i am a little sad to hear that H2V is almost dead because Halo 2 was the first game i bough with my console..but thanks anyway!

  • 12.09.2011 6:26 PM PDT


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Posted by: Wilis_kid
Halo 2 Anniversary is not guaranteed, only hinted to and they will likely just do the same with the MP like they did with Halo CEA.
No, no, and even more no. Halo 2 Anniversary isn't going to happen. If they were to do it they wouldn't do the same thing they did with Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary's Multiplayer seeing as though a reasonable netcode was already made for Halo 2. The people are asking for there to be a way to have an official online service for Halo 2 through Xbox Live and that's what they'll get if anything.

Posted by: Wilis_kid
360 Controller is only useful for Halo 2 Vista as it's the only PC game where using it is actually an advantage over a M+K.
You have to think about fighting games, racing games, and emulated games as well with this one. It is useful to have a good controller that works with your PC. That's why I have one. :P

They said the reason they didn't include an online MP for CEA was due to splitting the player base in Reach, nothing to do with netcode as far as i know. I still think it they should have because it would have made CEA almost a perfect package for me, I love Halo PC online and all, but i'm still not too brilliant with the leading shots :(

Yeah the controllers good for those genre's, i meant for FPS games xD

  • 12.09.2011 7:26 PM PDT
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Posted by: Wilis_kid
They said the reason they didn't include an online MP for CEA was due to splitting the player base in Reach, nothing to do with netcode as far as i know.
Frankie has stated many times that one major reason was due to the netcode. That they wouldn't have possibly had time to get a proper netcode for the game up and have it truly like the original. It would have also never lived up to the times when people played LAN.

As Frankie has said, the reason they did Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary was for the Anniversary of the entire franchise. It was to go full circle. That being said, they won't do the same sort of thing with Halo 2. The most they will do is bring out a Multiplayer form of Halo 2 that can be played on Xbox Live. Might even make it 1920x1080.

Halo 2 fans have been specifically asking for the online multiplayer to be brought back, nothing else. For Halo: Combat Evolved they were asking for everything.

[Edited on 12.10.2011 8:40 AM PST]

  • 12.09.2011 9:35 PM PDT

Halo 3

I'm thinking that there will be no more "Anniversary" type releases for the Halo sequels. It's called an "anniversary" for a reason, and that reason is not to commemorate Halo 1, but to commemorate the franchise.

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Posted by: Anton P Nym
who says you have to be an ace to have fun?

Posted by: TUI_Obi_Wan
Stupid parents let their stupid children play games that are rated M when they should be playing Big Birds Spelling Adventures

Posted by: Kira Onime
Also the AR is actually good in CQB now and no longer a glorified baseball bat.

FYI, H2V had 65 players + me playing online around 5PM EST yesterday.

  • 12.09.2011 10:41 PM PDT

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Dude I'm surprised... and I still have no idea who you are.

btw I don't have my cd key anymore (switched computers) so you can go online... we all know you still have the game.

K, really need proof? Look at last year. and the year before. And every other online game community. Even halo -blam!- ce has a larger population on the holiday.

oh. plus the above poster. 65 people. Given the fact that there are generally a full game or 2, plus 2-3 games with 8 or so people, that's larger than I've seen recently.

but get on and decide for yourself over break.

Super you haven't played halo in a long time. I saw you for the first time in a match a few months ago, and you were -blam!-ing about h2's lack of people to some noob.

[Edited on 12.11.2011 9:49 PM PST]

  • 12.11.2011 9:48 PM PDT
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Yeah. That's right. I don't have a 50 in H3. I never got Onyx in Reach. If a game sucks too much, I won't even bother trying for such trivial "accolades". Besides, I've done way more things that take far more skill and talent than anything that can be done in a video game.

I don't have H2. Like I said, I only play games that are good. So post some screenshots, because otherwise we have no reason to believe your "population quadruples in the holiday season" bull.

  • 12.12.2011 6:02 AM PDT


Posted by: DusK
I don't have H2. Like I said, I only play games that are good. So post some screenshots, because otherwise we have no reason to believe your "population quadruples in the holiday season" bull.

He specifically mentions Halo CE's population rising which i could expect but I've not seen Halo 2's move at all. Proof is needed, agreed.

  • 12.12.2011 8:49 AM PDT

Pc versions suck, no one plays them exept for complete loseres who cant afford xbox360

  • 12.12.2011 5:29 PM PDT


Posted by: MasterCHIEF1258
Pc versions suck, no one plays them exept for complete loseres who cant afford xbox360


Becuase DusK and certain other people in this forum are going to freak out over this post, I think I should point out the lack of posts this user has made, and the fact that the post is obviously inflammatory.

In other words, it's a troll.

Sincerely,

S'pht Sanitation Services, cleaning up your -blam!- since times immemorial.

EDIT: Show self restraint and disregard his post entirely. There are too many people who like the chance to reply to a post they feel represents a group of people they hate.

[Edited on 12.12.2011 5:43 PM PST]

  • 12.12.2011 5:39 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.

Edited due to unnecessary rambling.

[Edited on 12.13.2011 9:24 AM PST]

  • 12.12.2011 8:20 PM PDT
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Yeah. That's right. I don't have a 50 in H3. I never got Onyx in Reach. If a game sucks too much, I won't even bother trying for such trivial "accolades". Besides, I've done way more things that take far more skill and talent than anything that can be done in a video game.

Posted by: Tempus Irae
In other words, it's a troll.

I dunno. It could be a genuinely stupid person who just made his account. Kids actually believe stupid stuff like that, ya know?

  • 12.12.2011 8:56 PM PDT


Posted by: Super PolarBear
Edited due to unnecessary rambling.

I do like unnecessary rambling...

Pesky trolls... xD

  • 12.13.2011 10:15 AM PDT

THE S4UCE IS THE B055

Get the first halo for pc it's still gotta a lot of awesome servers and some servers track ur progess and rank u up, but only on that server. halo 2 vista isn't worth getting i went online once, all they had was a swat game and a coagulation CTF, no ones on H2 anymore

  • 12.17.2011 9:19 AM PDT

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