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Subject: WHY is Halo PC so much worse than Xbox?
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The melle attacks dont work on the pc one as well as the xbox one, they are retarded on the pc

  • 10.03.2004 2:31 AM PDT
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What are you xbox people on about? How is the PC version vehicular based? It's the same as xbox, just coz it has more vehicles doesn't mean everbody Only uses vehicles. By the way 'retarded' usually means lacking in something, like for example hmm xbox Halo's multiplayer options. PC offers more of everything, therefore the opposite of retarded.

And what's this about melee being different? Why would such a trivial aspect of the game be so fundamentally different? It's exactly the same. If you can't do it right you need to change the keybindings to something more accessable, keybinding being a feature which incidentally you can't do on the xbox version. That's an example of retardation I suppose.

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  • 10.03.2004 5:30 AM PDT
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i love xbox version and when u play in lan parties there is no lag and no glitches the game is just the same no lowering the graphics or anything. ps i have both xbox and pc.

  • 10.03.2004 6:16 AM PDT
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Why is PC worse than xbox? There's a host of reasons:

Sh1tty netcode - I have broadband, 512kb/sec download, 256Kb/sec upload, have a ping of about 60 on Bungie's servers, yet the game still lags. Vehicles always cause lag - I've even had them lag on an empty (bar myself) lan server that I was running.

With a ping of 100ms, it's very choppy. And we're talking about a 1/10th of a second here. 1 f-ing 10th of a second. Now I've had smooth play on many other games, such as Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy with pings as high as 250. Is the game choppy? Do I suddenly loose the ability to move for about 10 seconds because my ping randomly spiked up from 60 to 2000+ for no reason? No.

Can I always tell where I am on other games? Yes.

The explosions and vehicles cause warping - the game has no idea where you are, and so neither do you. This is not the fault of the internet connection, but crappy programming, which gearbox seem to consider good (they think they have made considerable improvements to the netcode). No other game I've played lags this bad, nor is choppy on such low pings.

And if you have a ping >100, you can forget hitting someone, unless by luck. Even though this is only 1/10th of a second, with gearbox's improvements you don't stand a chance.

The original xbox version also has more balanced weapons; not only did gearbox introduce the rapid fire, large clipped plasma rocket launcher (aka the fuel rod), and the overpowered flamethrower, but they also sped up the weapons, such as the pistol, which was already overpowered in the xbox version, the needler, made the plasma freeze effect unbelieveably high (you can hardly turn at all, or move when hit).

The graphics are also crap - Halo is a 3 year old game, yet I need hardware well over 5x more powerful than the xbox to get it to look like the xbox?

Banshees are too powerful - impervious to almost any weapon, heck, they can sometimes even survive direct hits with rocket launchers.

Online play - apart from the lag/choppyness mentioned above, people can get away with murder; literally, by team killing you, quitting, and rejoining.

I could go on, but to summerise, gearbox reduced all the good aspects of Halo xbox, added some sh1t into the game, messed around with some stuff, and slapped some sh1tty netcode into the xbox version and called it a port.

I call it a waste of money.

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  • 10.03.2004 10:07 AM PDT
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Yea I have to say the xbox version is way better. You say people are complaining because there pc cant handle the game. Well about 60% of the popultion has crappy old pcs, the game should come down to us, we shouldnt have to buy a new pc just to run halo. Also lag issues. I have broadband and I still get a -blam!- load of lag, even when everyone in the server has broadband. Also issues with the keyboard are there own problems. I prefer the controller but I am still wicked with the keyboard and mouse. Also one of the big reason people hate it is because they didnt have an xbox so they waited 2 more years for halo pc and it gave them 1 vehicle, 2 weapons, and a couple maps for mulitplayer; dosnt sound like a fair trade off to me.

  • 10.03.2004 10:47 AM PDT
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No one's asking you to buy a new PC. New games should not have to disappoint serious gamers for the sake of making games run on old PC's. I've never had lag on Halo PC with my 512kbps connection, so it's not Halo, it's you. The graphics are better on PC - better qualiy textures, hgher resolution. If you disagree, it's not the fault of Halo, it's you. The game does not have glitches, your PC does. The game does not create lag, your old PC does.

The point is: The PC version of Halo has the potential to be better than the xbox version, and many PC Gamers can appreciate that. If you can't, then it's not Halo's fault that your PC lacks the power. I know loads of people with mid-range PC's who have no lag. I even know people with 256kpbs connections who suffer no lag.

  • 10.03.2004 11:41 AM PDT
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You seem to be convinced that because you suffer no problems with lag, that the problem does not exist. It does, and the fact that you don't supposedly suffer from it is odd, if highly rare.

It's not my fault that the textures are not as good as they are on xbox, but then again, it's also not my fault that it requires an insanely powerful PC to get it to look like the xbox, which you fail to realise.

You seem to adopt a "any problems are because of you" approach, blindly ignoring the facts. Halo PC is a terrrible port, whether it looks amazing on your uber-powerful PC is beside the point.

And regarding lag, I have a pretty decent mid-range PC, and an excellent connection. I am interested how it's my fault that my ping of 30-60 on a very fast server is responsible for the massive lag I regually encounter.

You need to open your mind to the facts more, instead of being so biased towards the pc version - the pc version is the cause of almost the problems, not someone's PC.

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  • 10.03.2004 12:09 PM PDT
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For goodness sake, what's with this uber-PC talk?

Try this: 2GHz CPU, 512MB ram, ATi 9600XT

Those are all MID-RANGE parts ok? Get with the times. That's a mid-range PC, and it'll run Halo without lag. The fact that my PC is faster is beside the point. That is the spec of my other PC which also runs it perfectly.

I'm also curious as to why you think the textures would have been made worse quality, for a system which can support higher quality than the xbox? Think for a moment, why would they make the textures worse, instead of better, huh? How about, They Didn't Make Them Worse?

If Halo works fine on some PC's, then that means Halo PC is fine. Simple as that. If only certain PC's have trouble, what does that tell you about Certain PC's? If PC Halo was the problem then everyone would have problems. I bet you can't run FarCry either right? or Doom 3? or Homeworld 2? How about we reduce all the graphics on those games, annoy all serious gamers just for the benefit of people who are too cheap to buy decent hardware?

If you have lag on a powerful system it's probably your drivers are installed wrong, or that you haven't updated them.

  • 10.03.2004 12:23 PM PDT
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The lag is nothing to do with the power of a computer - that would be the frames per second, which has nothing to do with lag.

We've also established that there is also massive lag even with an excellent internet connection.

And why do I say the textures have been made worse? Because I have a graphics card with about the same power as the xbox's one and the textures look sh1t, and that's with the highest texture settings possible, at the same resolution as the xbox (aprox. 600x400)

You also completely avoided my points about weapons being unbalanced, vehicle warping (which still occurs on all connections, whether you admit it or not) and still fail to acknowledge that the netcode is crap - ok, some lag will be due to a poor connection, I would agree completely. But when people with excellent connections lag and only in this game, it's not their fault, but gearboxes.


Oh, and Halo 2 has no chance of coming out for the PC - why in the hell would MS give up such a huge advantage for the xbox? - people will be buying xboxs just to play Halo 2.


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  • 10.03.2004 12:42 PM PDT
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anyoen who sais that is retarded, halo xbox is alot of fun because you can all get together with your friends and own each other but whne your friends arent over halo pc owns

  • 10.03.2004 1:51 PM PDT
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The real problem here is that people are self-centered morons.

Halo PC lovers bought Halo for PC because they are hardcore PC gamers. Thus, they have already invested in a PC good enough for Halo.

Xbox Halo lovers got Halo for Xbox because they are hardcore console gamers and have an Xbox.

The Xbox gamers noticed that the PC gamers were getting free online play, and got defensive. Now they all rant about Pc sucking even though THEY ARE THE SAME GAME.

  • 10.03.2004 6:14 PM PDT
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Well I never played the XBox version, I aswell exceed the requirements....but the only problem I have is the story mode...it tends to skip a lot and lag cause it's constantly loading over and over during mid game....I can run everything on the highest settings, multiplayer runs perfectly so I know it's not my pc...just the single player mode's "lag" can get annoying after awhile (even on the lowest settings)...other than that the game is great. I wouldn't be playing Halo if it didn't come out for PC, cause there's no way I'm buying an XBox.

  • 10.03.2004 6:40 PM PDT
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Posted by: C0r74n4
The real problem here is that people are self-centered morons.

Halo PC lovers bought Halo for PC because they are hardcore PC gamers. Thus, they have already invested in a PC good enough for Halo.

Xbox Halo lovers got Halo for Xbox because they are hardcore console gamers and have an Xbox.

The Xbox gamers noticed that the PC gamers were getting free online play, and got defensive. Now they all rant about Pc sucking even though THEY ARE THE SAME GAME.


Just because you hate console games for some reason or another dosnt say anything. Yes they are the same game but the reason we hate it is not because we dont have online play (and we have XBC I thank you) but that you need a high end computer to get decent graphics off it. Also I have Broadband internet and I still get lag so bad it feels like I have dial-up. This is no game where its PC Halo vs. Xbox Halo, we never said it was a different game. We just said it was a worse one because of the graphics and the lag issues. To be honest, you sound like a 2 year old by making things up like "I bet you hate me cause I have free online play and you dont" which I still dont understand because we have XBC. Well if you want act like 2 year olds lets act like 2 year olds...

Oh look at me I dont have to buy a fricken Alienware to see the snow in AotCR and I dont have sick bastard lag like you. And we have co-op and we dont need 16 computers for 16 player LAN, HAHA! See I can play that game too.

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  • 10.03.2004 7:16 PM PDT
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Wow, so much for civilized conversation lol

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Posted by: Denji
Wow, so much for civilized conversation lol


Yeah I agree, really shows how intelligent they are considering some their "facts" are way off.

[Edited on 10/4/2004 12:09:26 AM]

  • 10.03.2004 11:55 PM PDT

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For goodness sake, what's with this uber-PC talk?

Try this: 2GHz CPU, 512MB ram, ATi 9600XT

Those are all MID-RANGE parts ok? Get with the times. That's a mid-range PC, and it'll run Halo without lag. The fact that my PC is faster is beside the point. That is the spec of my other PC which also runs it perfectly.

I'm also curious as to why you think the textures would have been made worse quality, for a system which can support higher quality than the xbox? Think for a moment, why would they make the textures worse, instead of better, huh? How about, They Didn't Make Them Worse?

If Halo works fine on some PC's, then that means Halo PC is fine. Simple as that. If only certain PC's have trouble, what does that tell you about Certain PC's? If PC Halo was the problem then everyone would have problems. I bet you can't run FarCry either right? or Doom 3? or Homeworld 2? How about we reduce all the graphics on those games, annoy all serious gamers just for the benefit of people who are too cheap to buy decent hardware?

If you have lag on a powerful system it's probably your drivers are installed wrong, or that you haven't updated them.


OK, I hate to say this - But now you're just as ignorant as an XBox fanboy.

Yes, a properly configured PC will run Halo fine.

If you have an optimal PC it will run it better. (slightly) However, XBox runs it without the purchase of additional parts. At the beginning the XBox and a copy of Halo would have cost you a total of $350. The same thing for a PC now? To run Halo at the level of the XBox? $600 for the PC itself, another $150 for the Video Card, and another 256M of RAM to bring it up to 512M, just so the PC can do what an XBox does with 64M of memory. A console is a specifically tasked computer, and will always run better (relatively speaking) then the PC counterpart, simply because it doesn't have to multitask in the way a PC does.

Halo does have the potential to look/play better on the PC, but If you don't already own the equipment, It'll cost you 4 times as much to run even close to the XBox.

I have a crappy computer, Halo runs OK with the textures off, but that's not a big deal to me. That's not what I'm basing this statement on. My point is, I spent 3 times as much for my computer as I did for any of my XBoxes, and it doesn't come close to what the dedicated consoles can do. It's archetecture plaiin and simple -- Also, if you want to keep the argument up, look at Halo 2's Hardware requirements when it finally comes to PC. I would wager that even you may have to tweak your video card if not replace it.

Please don't make biased comments like this, and when people point out solutions or mistakes in your posts, quit calling them haters. For the sake of Argument, we'll do a quick compare of Halo on an above median PC and an XBox.

Control =
PC- Sighting is slightly better, as the mouse can change directions quickly and accurately.
XBox- Add's the ability to sneak and eliminates the need to travel your mouse (i.e.Pick it up and move it again in the same direction) Leaning the analog stick gives better control of speed.

Graphics =
PC- Nice textures, slightly clearer, but still ported from the XBox version.
XBox -Fire textures are nowhere near as good, and there can be clipping at inopportune times.

Multiplayer =
PC- Online multiplayer and additional maps make the PC way more versatile than the XBox for multiplayer gaming
XBox- Still the fun and carnage of a big LAN, especially when corpse humping drives someone to actually jump on you and hump you back.

Both of these versions are great, but remember, the few advancements of Halo PC can easily be attributed to a longer development time.

  • 10.04.2004 9:24 AM PDT
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OK guys, I have a lot to say so just bare with me. I promise you this post will not disappoint you, no matter what your initial response to the thread title. Also let me assure you, the follow opinions are those expressed by a person who has an Xbox and a PC, and Halo for both, so I'm not single minded or biased or inexperienced. I still play both versions every day. With that in mind, please read on.

I want certain recurring issues brought to an end. The same things are being argued over again and again, so I've taken the time to research and resolve them:

1) The textures in the PC version are exactly the same as the Xbox textures. OK? Exactly the same. If they look different to you, then that's beside the point.

2) Weapons are also exactly the same. This means they are not unbalanced in the PC version (in reference to an earlier post). They're the same, OK?

3) The netcode is not 'crap, as someone unfairly said. Gearbox have done their best to cope with the infinitely different ways in which a PC can be configured. Some PC's are fine with Halo, in my opinion the majority, judging by what online players say to me. Obviously I acknowledge there are people who have problems with lag. Same as every other Pc game ever made. This is not Halo's fault.

4) Halo 2 will come out on PC. Microsoft didn't become the richest company ever in history by selling Xbox’s. In fact, they make a loss on every Xbox they sell, revenue comes from game sales. It was from a little thing called Microsoft Windows that Bill Gates earned his millions. Sorry, 40 Billion Dollars US. Just thought I'd be specific. PC owners outnumber Xbox owners by goodness knows how many to 1. There are a lot more PC gamers out there than Xbox gamers. So don't be stupid enough to think Halo 2 will be an Xbox exclusive. Btw, in reference to a previous post, people who would be willing to spend $300 on an xbox2 just for Halo are no different from people like me who spend a lot to get the most from PC games. You pay your money you take your choice, as Status Quo once said. It means you get what you pay for. My PC will run games brilliantly for years to come, and if not, I'll upgrade it. That's my hobby, and I'm not ashamed of that. Xbox owners will however be Forced to buy a new xbox2 for new games, which will undoubtedly cost more than it'll cost me to upgrade my RAM for example.

5) PC lovers and Xbox lovers are not 'self-centred morons' (quote earlier post). Don't be rude. Standing up for something you believe in does not make you shallow or ignorant. It's called Passion. And for the record (again) I own a PC AND Xbox. So what does that make me? An open-minded moron? A system slut? Don’t be ridiculous.

6) If you don't have any luck enjoying Halo on PC, then that's fine, go ahead and enjoy the Xbox version. That is after all the point of the game, enjoyment. DO NOT tell people who do enjoy the PC experience more that they are wrong. That's just plain stupidity. If they happen to be able to get Halo to look better and play without lag, then good for them. It’s not your place to tell them they're wrong based on your own experience. Devoted PC gamers pay for; nay live for that ability to experience that little extra from their games. They do not deserve to have casual gamers deny them this pleasure. In fact to do so would sound a lot like jealousy.

7) Halo PC is only better on better PCs. I KNOW THAT ALREADY so please stop telling me. In this thread, I wasn't asking people with low end PC's to tell me how crap Halo plays on their PC. I already had a good idea of how it would play; I've had bad PC's in my past. That was not the point of this thread. The point was to ask people who have experienced BOTH versions of the game to their full potential, and to make a judgment based upon that. Not for people to voice their grudges or disappointment at the way their PC failed to handle the game. This leads me very well onto point 8.

8) If you haven't played BOTH versions of Halo, your opinions hold no weight in this thread. I don't want one-sided opinions from those who have not experienced that which they are knocking. Don't say the Xbox version is bad based on it being a console, if you haven't played it yet. Don't say the PC version has bad graphics if you haven't seen it played on a good PC, because that'd be an unfair assessment. You can't compare what you have yet to experience. And one last time for those of you skim-reading, I own BOTH VERSIONS so I am experienced enough to voice my opinion.

9) You don't need an Alienware to run Halo. I'm getting sick of the technologically retarded not understanding PC performance history, and yet constantly whining about it. Powerful PC's don't have to cost thousands, try building one yourself, try buying parts from wholesalers or factory outlets instead of PC World who charge huge amounts for profit and services. Shop around, ask questions. If you're not prepared to put the effort in, don't expect the best results. More to the point, don't knock the opinions or motives of those who Are willing to devote more to their gaming experience than you are.

10) Don't kid yourself, whoever posted this earlier. The Xbox runs Halo at much lower graphical settings than even low-end PC's would attempt. The reason for this is because TV's simply can't display the same quality as a PC monitor, and that's solid fact. Most TV's struggle to achieve a 640x480 resolution. They refresh at only 50 or 60Hz. My monitor allows 1280x1024 pixels at 75Hz. Most average monitors allow at least 1024x768 at 70Hz. This results in far greater image quality. Anti-aliasing is lower on the Xbox, because the graphics card lacks power. It tries to compensate with over-using anisotropic filtering, but this results in the blurry edge given to in-game objects. An example of this can be seen when the Pelican drops the Warthog at the beginning of Silent Cartographer. The amount of blur around the outline of the dropship is astonishing compared to the crisp lines of a PC monitor. Yes, it might look this bad on some PC's, but the point is it doesn't have to. With the Xbox you have no choice.

11) Stop arguing for the sake of it. The fact that opinions expressed in this thread are becoming increasingly trivial (weapon balance, texture depth, etc...) shows that we are no longer focusing on the point of which format we enjoyed more. In fact we're not even focusing on Halo, we're simply using it as a medium with which to fight over which System is the superior. Xbox owners generally either hate or resent PC's, and vice versa. I didn't think this would result in a fight; it certainly wasn't the aim of this thread. Over 40 responses to a non-sticky thread is also concerning.

So... what's the conclusion?

Forget about graphics for a moment. Forget about control systems for a moment. Forget about trivial differences which incidentally have been proved unfounded anyway. Do not judge Halo on 3rd party influences, like your ISP's performance or service, or your PC's reliability, or retail cost. Even the Pc version's extra maps and weapons can be set aside; we're focusing on the core of the game here. When you bring it down to basics, it's the same game on both formats with one important exception:

A) The PC version offers more to PC gamers. Sounds simple, it is. People (like me) who are willing to pay more and devote more to their gaming experience are therefore deserving of and rewarded with a better gaming experience. That's fair. For those who are unwilling to make this effort, it is not fair for you to expect tomorrow's technology to wait for yesterday's hardware. I don't buy graphics cards to have games look the same on a PC without one, one Bungie, Gearbox and every other PC games designer do or should appreciate that. After all, who buys most of their games?

B) If you're not a hardcore PC gamer however, you do not deserve to miss out entirely. Chances are if you're not hardcore, you don't even really care about pixel perfection, you just want to enjoy the game 'the way it's meant to be played' (Please don't sue me, nVidia... or Microsoft, Bungie, ATi...). The Xbox version of Halo allows you to do exactly that. It allowed me to do exactly that before I got a job and could afford my new hobby (passion?) of PC gaming. The Xbox offers reliability, compatibility, Playability - to use a cliché.

My advice? Choose your Halo experience by the type of gamer you think you are. Neither format is 'better' for Both types of gamer. Despite they're obviously similarities, the two versions are incomparable. If you're a PC gamer get the Pc version, like it more, enjoy it more. If you an Xbox gamer, get the Xbox version, like it more, enjoy it more. Either way, you already do, you didn't need me to tell you that. You might have needed me to clarify the focus of this thread, however. Thanks for reading. Have fun playing Halo.

  • 10.04.2004 12:24 PM PDT

Halo 1 > Halo 2 > Halo 3

Just asking. How bad does Halo lag on a 56k dial-up connection? I have that, but I don't have the money to be forking over for DSL yet. I really would like to know.

By the way, I've been playing the demo on a PC at a friends house who has a T1 line and on the multiplayer games I experience severe lag even when there are only 6 people in a game. Now correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought you said that the servers are better for the PC game. It seems that it is having a lot of problems to me despite the high speed connection that is available.

  • 10.04.2004 12:43 PM PDT
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I honestly don't know what to say there. I've known 1MB, 512kb and 256kb to be lagless connections, even a 56k connection. On the other hand I've known 256kb connections to be laggy as hell, someone in this forum said they're 512 connection was laggy too. I think it's luck, to be honest. It ought to be playable no matter what your connection, but you don't need me to tell you 56k will be the laggiest by far.

  • 10.04.2004 12:52 PM PDT
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I haven't read this thread all the way through, but I know what it's about since I'm Skippy's girlfriend. I'm a little embarassed, considering how accusatory he seems to be sometimes, but hey, forums are usually violent places, and we can all forgive and forget :P

First, let me state that just because I'm a girl doesn't make my opinion inferior, and doesn't mean that I'm not as hardcore a gamer as you. This is coming from a girl who has built her own computer and knows more about pc's than most people.

Now, without any bias whatsoever, I feel that PC Halo is superior to Xbox Halo.

I have played both versions (Xbox and PC). Xbox was my first shot at this game, and I had a great time with it.

I was then introduced to the PC version: wow. Yes, it's laggy sometimes. But, the graphics are factually better (with a decent graphics card...for example, mine is an ATI Radeon 9600 XT Edition 256MB), and there are, without a doubt, more maps, more weapons, and a few better options.

I have no experience with Xbox Live Halo, and I'm sure it's great (with no lag, so I hear). But can you chat on it? This is one of the reasons why PC Halo is so amazing. You wouldn't believe how much chatting goes on. It's indescribable. Of course, this isn't what makes a good game, by all means, but it sure adds to Halo's current godliness.

And about lag, it may not be your fault. For those of you who may not know too much about online Halo, the server you're on could be laggy because of the other people on it. Their internet connection could be the one causing the uber-high ping. Now, it's darn near impossible to weed out the servers with high ping, but when you find a smooth-sailing-server, the gameplay is down-right divine.

I've not had any problems with Halo so far, except for a minor thing: I don't have enough ram yet. So the fact that Halo runs badly is my PC's fault. I'm working on upgrading my ram to 512, which should run it beautifully. Let me just say that PC Halo isn't for people who aren't willing to put oodles of money into their computer. It's quite costly, but it's definitely worth it in the end when you can feast your eyes on the gorgeous graphics and simply smile at the quick response time.

Now, of course, this is just my opinion, and I'm not here to shove it down anyone's throat. I have included some facts in here, and if you're a person who would like to respond to this post, but choose to neglect the facts, that's your choice. I'm not going to be bothered. I already see tons of posts that are against the opinion I have, and that's alright. We all have an opinion. The problem is the way that we express it. I think I've done a pretty good job here, since I haven't cursed and I haven't (I don't think) offended anyone. This is how we do, bro.

  • 10.04.2004 1:58 PM PDT
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I do wish everyone would stop saying "the graphics are good if you have a good pc." No, they aren't. I have a Barton core AMD Athlon 3000+, a gig of DDR ram, a radeon 9700 pro (not the newest thing out there but still dang far from medium-end), and etc. You know what? The game looks like the xbox version, except crisper because it's on a PC monitor at a higher resolution.

No new effects, no higher quality textures/models, nothing.

Halo was built to be played on the xbox (yes, I know it started out for Mac bla bla..but it was developed for xbox), and it shows. A lot. If you ever find a PC game with a crosshair bigger than the ARs on Halo pc, let me know.


And just because it has more maps and weapons doesn't mean that they're good maps and weapons. FRG..I mean, come on. My girl friends could easily pwn with that thing. I personally don't like any of the new maps all that much either. They aren't horrible, but they definately aren't good.

What a lot of you PC players are forgetting is SYSTEM LINK. My friends and I have a system link party nearly every weekend, and this weekend we're having a Juniors vs. Seniors game. You can't do that with halo pc, or atleast not have the same environment. It's great to be shouting to your teammate right next to you to shoot a guy, or to be able to punch your opposition :P

  • 10.04.2004 2:35 PM PDT
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What I don't get is that we are fighting amungst ourselves about something we both like. Halo is the best game ever no matter what system you are running on. I had the PC version first and it was cool, granted I had a crappy PC. Then I got an xbox to get ready for Halo 2. I still play both even though the xbox is more convienient.

Overall the PC and xbox should both be hailed for this game. at least PS2 isn't getting this game. I hate PS2. I bet some of you don't agree with me, but I dont care.

  • 10.04.2004 2:49 PM PDT
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x-box version is better... nouf said

All will be destroyed by the DEATHBONE bow to me

  • 10.04.2004 2:59 PM PDT
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Posted by: DEATHBONE
x-box version is better... nouf said


Another fine example of a brainless fanboy, one would wonder how stupid they can get.

[Edited on 10/4/2004 3:40:46 PM]

  • 10.04.2004 3:32 PM PDT
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Yeah really people, grow up! It's ONLY A GAME!
Who cares who has what, or who's PC is better or if the X-Box version is better? Is it really that big of a deal? Are there any ADULTS around here, or people without the mentaility of a 14 year old??
I mean, I DID come on this board to find people to play Halo with, not to get flamed by a bunch of idiots who have nothing better to do but flame people all day and insult one another.
It's about the game, not what you have your any of your stupid problems with PC vs X-Box! Again people. GROW UP! I know I'm gonna get flamed again for this, but that just proves my point. So go ahead and throw what you want....geez

[Edited on 10/4/2004 3:48:39 PM]

  • 10.04.2004 3:47 PM PDT