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Subject: What was the real reason y halo 2 multiplayer was pulled?

I dont know y, i never got to play it either because of this. so if u know the reason y H2 was pulled can u tell me
Thanks

  • 12.17.2011 8:31 PM PDT
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Posted by: Zsnackattack
i never got to play it because of this
that's too bad because they don't make 'em like they use to, hopefully 343i will make HALO 2 Anniversary and remake it properly so we get another chance

[Edited on 12.17.2011 8:52 PM PST]

  • 12.17.2011 8:39 PM PDT

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

Most XBL games were dying, SWBF2, the number 2 game on the XBL charts, only had 10-15 people on at peak times, while the PS2 version has 40-50 people on at peak right now, and the PC has far more.

The lower you got, you got to dead and only 1 game at once.

And don't get me started on the non-bc games.

Plus, MS wanted to make improvements to the Xbox 360 infrastructure.

Also, I owned several XBL games. Burnout 3, both battlefronts, Halo 2, and played them a lot.

[Edited on 12.17.2011 10:14 PM PST]

  • 12.17.2011 10:13 PM PDT

I know, I'm still waiting for a proper remake of SWBF. I played that game to death, not much Halo.

  • 12.17.2011 10:36 PM PDT

Looking for clan that isn't too serious? Then join the ODST 501st Airborne Battalion. Go to http://www.501st.forumclan.com for more info.

You can always buy Halo 2 PC.

  • 12.17.2011 11:28 PM PDT
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I bet M$ had ulterior motives.

Oh and everything Frnksnbns said on the 1st page of that link is true.

[Edited on 12.18.2011 3:04 AM PST]

  • 12.18.2011 3:01 AM PDT


Posted by: Sliding Ghost
Frnksnbns

What?

  • 12.18.2011 10:56 AM PDT
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Posted by: InvasionImminent

Posted by: Sliding Ghost
Frnksnbns

What?
This:

Posted by: Frnksnbns
There is no logical reason to shut it down. It's just another crummy decision by Microsoft.

They pulled the same crap with their Redmond based Halo PC "Bungie" servers a few years back and replaced them with H2v servers that nobody plays.

People hate Microsoft because of silly decisions like these. All the money in the world and they can't let people continue playing H2 on Live...

Good thing Halo PC uses Gamespy and is not controlled by Microsoft otherwise we'd have been shut down many years ago.

Frankly it makes little sense that Halo PC (and the awful H2v) will continue on while H2 Xbox Live gets turned off.

Way to support your customers and community Microsoft.

And once again Bungie is shown to be a puppet.

The entire Halo series would have been a lot better and Bungie a lot richer if they had not sold their souls to Microsoft some 10 years ago.

  • 12.18.2011 11:24 AM PDT
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If they wouldn't have sold their studio to Microsoft there would be no Halo. There was no way they could have funded the Halo project by themselves. It probably would have been better if they could have done it without Microsoft, but speaking realistically, they simply couldn't have.

It's a complete shame that Halo had been held back by all of this. In fact it's a shame to all of FPS gaming that it was. Aim assist probably would have never even been invented if it weren't for Bungie trying to make a FPS work on a console. The entire "noobification" of FPS gaming was started with Halo: Combat Evolved on the Xbox.

(Prepares self for massive hatred due to what I just stated)

It's simple. Microsoft really doesn't care about their customers at all. They won't support them beyond how much they have to in order to make money. It's what everyone should always remind themselves when buying/getting attached to a Microsoft product.

[Edited on 12.18.2011 11:50 AM PST]

  • 12.18.2011 11:49 AM PDT

you can still play halo 2 online, you just need to download Xbox Connect, its known as XBC. I still play halo 2 all the time.

  • 12.18.2011 4:14 PM PDT
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Posted by: I am Rat
you can still play halo 2 online, you just need to download Xbox Connect, its known as XBC. I still play halo 2 all the time.
or Xlink Kai which has more players and is 20x easier to set up. Only suggestion is to use the Latin American servers seeing as though that's where the population is.

  • 12.18.2011 5:29 PM PDT
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Posted by: Dr Syx
If they wouldn't have sold their studio to Microsoft there would be no Halo. There was no way they could have funded the Halo project by themselves. It probably would have been better if they could have done it without Microsoft, but speaking realistically, they simply couldn't have.

It's a complete shame that Halo had been held back by all of this. In fact it's a shame to all of FPS gaming that it was. Aim assist probably would have never even been invented if it weren't for Bungie trying to make a FPS work on a console. The entire "noobification" of FPS gaming was started with Halo: Combat Evolved on the Xbox.

(Prepares self for massive hatred due to what I just stated)

It's simple. Microsoft really doesn't care about their customers at all. They won't support them beyond how much they have to in order to make money. It's what everyone should always remind themselves when buying/getting attached to a Microsoft product.
Still, Bungie did and in doing so, they sold their souls. Halo 2 could have been way better but M$ wanted it out sooner.

It couldn't be as bad as Reach's autoaim. That's 10x worse. With the Wraith, I can't target -blam!- because of the stupid crosshair getting stuck on an enemy. The stupid slow rof makes it a pain in the ass.

Posted by: Dr Syx
It's simple. Microsoft really doesn't care about their customers at all. They won't support them beyond how much they have to in order to make money. It's what everyone should always remind themselves when buying/getting attached to a Microsoft product.
I agree.

Just look at the Reach demo.

They gave us a -blam!- level. I would have preferred Tip of the Spear. At first, Elites falling out of the sky and infinite waves of Covies looks neat. But then it gets annoying because you can skip the entire first half of the level! And the infinite waves of Covies isn't fun at all because troopers get killed too fast and the pelican always steals your kills. And Bloom makes it real frustrating to try to fight Covies directly. Then there's Jackals. Literal meat shields!! Even on Easy! Freaking lack of bleedthrough in campaign!!!

Then there's the lack of skulls and scoring. Disabled?! Where's my Thunderstorm? My Ultra Elites? Not even GBD skull? Way to ruin the fun M$. But wait, it gets worse. Lack of cps make setting up blockades on LNoS a pain in the ass. Lack of vehicles makes it bland. With only a Wraith as an option (not to mention that it can be destroyed despite being at full health), which is op (powerful Wraith mortars) + underpowered (slow rof, small wings are pointless, gets stuck easily, autoaim is too strong, vehicle health) and not very fun to use (i.e. moves scenery items like they were street cones), I've had bad experiences where I get hit by overcharged bolts repeatedly and those Ultras with concussion rifles destroy me.

Random spawns every wave is not fun. 2 days ago, I tried to replicate a glitch where an Elite berserked and then crouched all the time but it only happened a second time, after which I kept getting 1 Elite Major + 2 Grunts or Jackals. Even after I restarted the game via start button and from the campaign menu.

If anything, they should have used a different level and only included the space portion of LNoS (which is obviously why they used it as the demo level).

Which brings me to the most important part: why no Halo 2 on the Xbox marketplace? Why no Halo 3 demo? This is complete BS. Only Halo Wars and Reach. Wow M$, way to screw us over.

[Edited on 12.18.2011 8:07 PM PST]

  • 12.18.2011 8:02 PM PDT


Posted by: Sliding Ghost


Just look at the Reach demo.

They gave us a -blam!- level. I would have preferred Tip of the Spear.

Coming from a guy who owns Reach, they should have put in Winter Contingency. From beginning to end.

  • 12.18.2011 8:07 PM PDT

Posted by: HiredN00bs
Arrogant hyperbolic exclamations of woe? Seems like a normal day for Halo/Bungie.net.

Because it would've been stupid to sustain the old Xbox Live infrastructure for the sake of 1 active game (which was dying anyway).

  • 12.19.2011 5:39 AM PDT

Posted by: HiredN00bs
Arrogant hyperbolic exclamations of woe? Seems like a normal day for Halo/Bungie.net.


Posted by: Sliding Ghost

It couldn't be as bad as Reach's autoaim. That's 10x worse.


Are you really stupid or are you just pretending you are?

  • 12.19.2011 5:42 AM PDT


Posted by: Method Man NYC

Posted by: Sliding Ghost

It couldn't be as bad as Reach's autoaim. That's 10x worse.


Are you really stupid or are you just pretending you are?
He plays pc, he's not joking and the reach auto aim is a bit execcesive.

  • 12.19.2011 7:04 AM PDT

Posted by: HiredN00bs
Arrogant hyperbolic exclamations of woe? Seems like a normal day for Halo/Bungie.net.


Posted by: HoleyMoley

Posted by: Method Man NYC

Posted by: Sliding Ghost

It couldn't be as bad as Reach's autoaim. That's 10x worse.


Are you really stupid or are you just pretending you are?
He plays pc, he's not joking and the reach auto aim is a bit execcesive.


Reach auto aim is much lower than H2's and H3's

It's just a tad bit higher than CE's, and that's because it was made for Xbox Live play

  • 12.19.2011 7:16 AM PDT
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Reach's auto-aim is about the same as the rest of the series. I already made a video about it here.

(I don't have a PVR, so I had to use my webcam :X)

Before anyone goes on about distortion between different resolutions, I set my resolution to force 480p which makes it the exact same resolution on both games. It's not extremely accurate (Of course) but it is accurate enough where you'd be able to see a significant difference. If anything, Reach has less aim assist than Halo: Combat Evolved.

People who haven't played the Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox) multiplayer in a long time seem to forget things. I swear half the people I talk to about this believe Halo: Combat Evolved has 0 aim assist what so ever in Multiplayer. The hitboxes were much smaller, no weapons were hitscan, but aim assist was just as bad.

I think a lot of the problem with people believing Reach is easier in terms of aiming is because they fixed aiming in that game. Most people don't truly notice what changed to make it easier. What changed is that they made the deadzone on the aiming stick more of an octagon instead of a square like the previous games. That gives you more control over how you're aiming. They actually fixed something, not ruin something.

(If you want to see it in action, go onto any of the past Halo games [I most notice it on Halo 3] and try to make a perfect circle with your cross-hairs. Then go to Reach and try doing the same thing. You'll find it much easier on Reach.)

[Edited on 12.19.2011 8:31 AM PST]

  • 12.19.2011 8:11 AM PDT


Posted by: Method Man NYC
Are you really stupid or are you just pretending you are?
No need for insults to get your point across.

  • 12.19.2011 9:21 AM PDT
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Posted by: Grumpy1

Posted by: Method Man NYC
Are you really stupid or are you just pretending you are?
No need for insults to get your point across.
Agreed.

  • 12.19.2011 9:37 AM PDT


Posted by: Dr Syx

Posted by: Grumpy1

Posted by: Method Man NYC
Are you really stupid or are you just pretending you are?
No need for insults to get your point across.
Agreed.

Also agreed.
Insults have never helped anyone. Just look at the Reach forum.

  • 12.19.2011 10:53 AM PDT