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Thank you Everyone @ Bungie. We all apreciate the hard work, time, dedication, and effort you put in to Halo 2 to make it the best it could be. I'm playing Halo as i speak ...or watching the intro, and I'ts given us all some good times. It's strange to think another step in life is complete and you can now move on to a new way of things. It's sorta like when I spent 4 years anticipating the comletion of The Lord of the Rings trillogy... and then it ended. there's a strange moment of quiet and reflection that goes on when one realises part of themself has just been completed. Halo 2 is finished and everyone of your fans hope everyone @ bungie has an awsome vacationa and victory celebration. It took forever, but it was worth it. After all, anticipation is half the fun. I look forward to the rest of the updates and playing the game with all of its awsomeness. Thank you Frankie for the updates, and thank you Bungie for Everything you've done over the years. You've given us all some great times. I hope none of those "unexpected shenanigans" arise and tell Parsons to lay of the sauce. I'll be hunting for you guys on Live, so I'll see you guys there!

Thank you Bungie

  • 10.02.2004 7:57 AM PDT
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w00t.....127th post, H2 is going to own my life for months.

  • 10.02.2004 8:02 AM PDT
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Posted by: Frankie
We are basically done making Halo 2. Seriously. Barring any unexpected shenanigans, Halo 2 is done and dusted, simultaneously, for every region it will be released in worldwide. Oh, and Parsons has been hitting the sushi again...


NOOOOOOOO!!!!! DEAR GOD NOOOOOO!!!!!

  • 10.02.2004 9:12 AM PDT
Subject: It's not as close as you think
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Everyone's saying things like, "It's soo close now!" "I can almost taste it." "It's practically here!"
In reality, this month is going to be the longest month in history. Science doesn't prove it, but everyone knows that the weeks before Christmas always seem draw out to become months. You know, like the whole 'Time is relative' sort of dealio. And I consider Nov. 9th greater than December 25th this year. It's still about a month away, and though 'month' is singular, there are many many days in a month, especially when you're waiting for the greatest game of your life.
My recommendation, pretend like it's actually 3 months away until it's about a week away. Anticipation is slavery, stop the suffering.
JOn out.

  • 10.02.2004 9:28 AM PDT
Subject: The Last Update!!! (Kinda)
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SUPER MEGA thx for the Halo 2 countdown clock!!!!
Like everything you've posted.

NOVEMBER 9TH COMES ALL SO SLOW!!!!

  • 10.02.2004 9:34 AM PDT
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UPDATES!!!

  • 10.02.2004 10:04 AM PDT
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I think that for them (the staff) as well as us (the fans) this will be a special one cause the game is done and that means that the updates will be over with. So its like a good bye to the updates, sad, but you all know what happens in 37 days so happy as well. These guys poor their heart into a video game, and give it so much life, that 4 million people bought the first one, and still play the hell outta of it three years later. I believe that Frankie and his crew are just as emotionally attached to Halo 2 as we all hope to become.

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As long as i live I will never forget the Master Cheif, Cortana, the last name of jones, a new meaning to the words, "reach" and "flood" I know it would be a little bit foolish to say that a video game has changed my life, so I will say this, "When the time comes I'll fight for her..."
We all just want to be a hero every now and then, thanks bungie for making it possible. Thank you, so very much

  • 10.02.2004 10:26 AM PDT
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Well just think how long people were playing Halo before there was word of Halo 2 , And think now how long people will be playing Halo 2 without the possiblity of Halo 3
* * It mystifies the mind * *

  • 10.02.2004 11:26 AM PDT
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Whooohoooo! Halo 2 is complete. That's worth a party tonight. A Halo LAN party.

  • 10.02.2004 11:50 AM PDT
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Here's the skinny:

Today is october 2. Here are some good ways to remember that time IS relative, and that if you break down time into smaller incriments, it will pass sooner. A good example is this:

School vs. Work

During school, you pray for the end of the day, and in fact you pray for the end of the class period. If you were to set your sights longer off like the weekend, the week would move horribly slow!

During work, you tend to lean more towards your tasks at hand. Not worry about what time it is, unless it's 30 minutes after lunch and your coworkers are howling at you because they're starving.

Basically, if you dont think about how far away November 9th is, but instead think of how close it is, November 9th will be here before you know it. I remember back 4 months ago when I thought about how close we were. It's been hell thinking that far ahead.

Just remember. Halo 2 is coming soon. November 9th is NEXT MONTH, and despite all deductive reasoning, I cant figure out how to make it a friday *sighs*. Hopefully I'll have been fire from my job by then, and will enjoy my Halo 2 testing. *smiles* Halo 2... just thinking about how close it is makes me happy... not upset.

*wanders off to "Halo 2 rocks" land.*

  • 10.02.2004 11:54 AM PDT
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frankie hinted that blood gulch will be back. WAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 10.02.2004 12:39 PM PDT
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Great update Frankie!

It's almost here, the video capture card is hungry for H2. It must feed!

H2: Like nothing else

  • 10.02.2004 1:31 PM PDT
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164th! W00t!

  • 10.02.2004 1:54 PM PDT
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Boring update

  • 10.02.2004 4:55 PM PDT
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hey, frankie! nice update. umm, on the clan thing how do u "register" clans?
i thought it was just some letters that u put in front of ur name like "{GHE}*something*". am i right? and another thing, HOW DO U FREAKIN BAN?!?!? i have tried so many other things and have *ahem* read the "readme" for halo like so many other multiplayer people have told me to do, and i still dont friggin know how to ban. can u help me? its so annoying when im trying to do stunts and some biotch is fraggin ur ass with a launcher. i ope u can help

P.S.
i have Halo {owned by BUNGIE} for PC

  • 10.02.2004 6:30 PM PDT
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go to hell canada

  • 10.02.2004 6:42 PM PDT
Subject: Halo2
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Um yea, so the gamez done,
pretty good stuff...

  • 10.02.2004 6:47 PM PDT
Subject: The Last Update!!! (Kinda)
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Posted by: SketchTeno
It's sorta like when I spent 4 years anticipating the comletion of The Lord of the Rings trillogy... and then it ended. there's a strange moment of quiet and reflection that goes on when one realises part of themself has just been completed. Thank you Bungie


But the Lord of Rings trillogy hasn't ended! We're still waiting for the extended Special edition, man! =)

P.S. Yay! Halo 2 is on the Home Stretch!

  • 10.02.2004 7:33 PM PDT
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wow, 6th page of psts and its still coming! the last forum i checked on was like "DEAD" by the 4th page, that forum was "PAX: The Public Plays Zanzibar".... i posted five times in a row, in 30 min intervals, and someone posted like three minutes before my 6th post in a row, and it was something stupid, i don't remember what it was, i remeber who posted it, that guy who has the "CARTOON" version of Sgt. Johnson pointing at something, its kinda funny... anywah HOW THE -blam!- DO U FRIGGIN BAN?!?!?!?! I HAVE TRIED EVERY FRIGGIN SET OF KEYS MY LAPTOP HAS ON THE KEYBOARD EXCEPT FOR THE F1 KEYS AND -blam!- LIKE THAT, CAN SUM1 PLEASE POST WITH THE ANSWER, THANX.

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my multiplayer name is SPARTAN 117 (just like that, not spartan 117, or Spartan 117, which i have seen as multiplayer names, i had four spartan 117's goin at it {myself included} and it was complete chaos)

  • 10.02.2004 8:20 PM PDT
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*gurgle, eeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh* m-m-ust-t h-have h-h-halo 2-2 n-n-n-now-w-w!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!

  • 10.02.2004 8:24 PM PDT
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I feel good in knowing that im not the only obsessed freak out there :-) wanna hear a story? thought so. I had a dream about halo 2 once. i was the MC running along with battle rifle and im chasing these two grunts. i take the first one down and blood splatters everywhere to confirm my kill. i spot the plasma sword on the ground and i think ...what the hell could it hurt. i pick it up and i get the other grunt back into a wall outside somewhere, like a street. and i lurch forward and cut him from nose to navel (if there is such a place). i saddly woke up after my exciting ordeal but the most interesting thing about this story is that Bungie had announced nothing about the contents of Halo 2. the only thing out at the time was the very first trailer that all of us watched over and over and over and over and over and over in anticipation. so i can honestly say that i am freaking estatic over this game. i can only imagine how sad this day must have been for bungie to finish the game. they are sending their baby off to college... so i can get torn apart raped beyond recognition and put back together by abunch of smell, unkempt, pycho-huligans... or just us guys who like video games. i mean... look at halo 1. im curious as to whether they knew we would get the bright idea to kill our team mates in coop and pile up grenades and shoot jeeps across the ocean or through archs. that takes a type of development no one but time and ingenuity can tell. welp now that you fellow haloians are pissed at my rambles i can only ask now that you forgive me and join me oct. 3 to well after christmas in a joyish celebration of mans sick perception of life in 2553. light travel... HA and my car uses its BATTERY to move... LOL sheesh... people lol. welp take it easy fellas and i hope your wait will be a short one.

PS i dont wanna hear anyone tell me what happens in the game until i get it... i have classes all day until 6... im pissed. maybe i should drop out. and break up with my gf so she doesnt have to me. then i can be subtle about it and be leisurly... yeah :-) we dont need anything else past halo 2 anymore anyway.... except mt. dew... and then see i wouldnt even be able to satisfy her because that stuff kills sperm. subtle... leisurly :-) :-)

Matt
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  • 10.02.2004 11:49 PM PDT
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all I can say is....KICK ASS!


One month, five days

  • 10.02.2004 11:50 PM PDT
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just an amendment to my previous post...

"...the most interesting thing about this story is that Bungie *hadn't* announced *anything* about the contents..."

  • 10.02.2004 11:52 PM PDT
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you f u k i n -blam!-es

  • 10.03.2004 5:21 AM PDT