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I have officially lost all faith in the human race. Who could do something as evil as pirating Halo 2, which will most certainly be the Holy Grail of video games when it is released. I hope anyone and everyone involved in this despicable events are A.found quickly B.dealt with swiftly , and most importantly C.dealt with as harshly as possible (preferably a very very painful death followed by, but not limited to, an eternity of pain burning in hell). OR you could always develop a plasma gun and I could plasmatize their measley little bodies into the dirt :). Either way, I'm with you Bungie. FInd them. Surround them. Destroy them. Make sure no trace of their evil remains to haunt the earth.

  • 10.14.2004 10:07 PM PDT
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Sir! Reporting for Duty! Sir!

Welcome to the 167th XBorne, 451st Regiment, Bungie Company. Boys, we got a few Pirates out there, not the 'Arrrgg' kinda Pirates, but hacking pirates. They must be hunted down and Shishka'd.

There will be a day, when Halo 2 is released. This day is not that day, this day, WE FIGHT! For years, we've been waiting for this upcoming November, and now, not only has it been stolen from Bungie, but stolen from us! We must not take one step backwards! Cowards, Defeatists, Traitors, WILL BE SHISHKA'D! You will be supplied with the best supplies. You will have Xboxes, Controllers, Plenty of Mountain Dew and Beef Jerky! It will not be easy! Onwards Comrades! FOR MASTER CHIEF! CHARGGEE!!!!!

  • 10.14.2004 10:13 PM PDT
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All i have to say is I betta not find out who they are cuz if I do it may result in so called terrorist actions! i swear those f'n SOBs! THEY WILL PAY WITH THEIR LIFES.

  • 10.14.2004 10:18 PM PDT
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I have reported 5 different versions of the files as well as 4 users on XBC who were playing it (their room name said they were, if they actually were i dont know) and i convinced three of my techy friends to try and look on the "underground" sites. I hope these bastards die.

  • 10.14.2004 10:23 PM PDT
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GOOD 1 GOD FATHER AND WE NEED 2 SLOUTER THOS PEPS 4 STEELING HALO2 WE MUST KILL THEM

  • 10.14.2004 10:28 PM PDT
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i connected to a torrent for the game for about 3 minutes and aquired some IP addresses of the seeders:

81.225.92.101
65.221.44.244
83.227.38.189
80.202.178.40
201.128.2.95
64.141.67.50
62.214.227.98
69.162.75.39
211.31.0.3
65.24.58.98
67.49.12.78
68.65.21.60
213.97.165.62
69.155.40.40
81.227.12.6
68.127.85.177
82.55.214.237
81.225.168.103
12.221.15.162
80.252.186.15
67.169.240.148
24.18.157.207
217.215.169.54
62.211.53.193

give 'em hell

  • 10.14.2004 10:30 PM PDT
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I've become a convert of Halo and have been waiting patiently for H2 to be released in Nov. It pisses me off that some scumbag would hack the game and release it to the masses. Your hard work should be rewarded by hunting these lowlifes down and bringing them to justice. Or they could just be lined up and shot as an example to others.

  • 10.14.2004 10:32 PM PDT
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ILL ROUND UP ME DELTA SQAD AND DO SOME SPEC OPS 2 GET EM COME ON BOYS 1 2 3 JUMP WWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

  • 10.14.2004 10:32 PM PDT
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Send thoes IPs to Microsoft.

  • 10.14.2004 10:32 PM PDT
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holy crap hunter, thats awesome

  • 10.14.2004 10:33 PM PDT
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Posted by: Uzza
Send thoes IPs to Microsoft.


YES SIR!!!!!!!

  • 10.14.2004 10:33 PM PDT
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GOOD WORK

  • 10.14.2004 10:35 PM PDT
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man there is alot of people on xbconnect claiming to be playing halo2, if they truly are microsoft should hit that up

  • 10.14.2004 10:41 PM PDT
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As the forum this is, we ought to speak out loud.

I FEEL DEPRESSED. There isn't much hatred on me, but a desire to cry. Halo 2 means a lot to me and I keep a great respect for Bungie's hard working staff whom I have known and admired here. I know how they feel at the news because I am a bohemian artist and I have experienced this myself.
Despite being soul-diminishing news, one must let go off aching feelings; I have waited with patience for so long every bit with exitement... and how do I contribute now? I have a smoking gun tee and the Drafting set, reserved the two H2 copies and I talk about Bungie and Halo 2 with almost proselytism palaver!I will not even atempt to look for websites or pics or videos or any bit of information regarding the leak. that's my part.
IT IS AS IF IT HAD NOT HAPPENED. THE 9TH STILL IS THE SACRED DAY and I look forward to it no less eagerly than before, even more! but I have spread the word to those I know, warning them.

  • 10.14.2004 10:44 PM PDT
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Posted by: namreg7
As the forum this is, we ought to speak out loud.

I FEEL DEPRESSED. There isn't much hatred on me, but a desire to cry. Halo 2 means a lot to me and I keep a great respect for Bungie's hard working staff whom I have known and admired here. I know how they feel at the news because I am a bohemian artist and I have experienced this myself.
Despite being soul-diminishing news, one must let go off aching feelings; I have waited with patience for so long every bit with exitement... and how do I contribute now? I have a smoking gun tee and the Drafting set, reserved the two H2 copies and I talk about Bungie and Halo 2 with almost proselytism palaver!I will not even atempt to look for websites or pics or videos or any bit of information regarding the leak. that's my part.
IT IS AS IF IT HAD NOT HAPPENED. THE 9TH STILL IS THE SACRED DAY and I look forward to it no less eagerly than before, even more! but I have spread the word to those I know, warning them.


if you feel so bad, help the war effort! :D

  • 10.14.2004 10:47 PM PDT
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This is bad, real bad. I'll check my nearby freinds with modded xboxes to see if they downloaded it.
If they have it, what do you suggest I do? (I'll probably have no feelings for them, so I could ruin their lives)
I hope this doesn't get too big, I mean chinatown and Korea will have bootlegs before the game is out!

  • 10.14.2004 10:49 PM PDT
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i decided 3 minutes wasn't enough... so i stayed on the torrent for 10... :)

24.118.67.86
172.186.164.56
82.51.139.74
68.107.180.104
82.49.218.86
157.193.89.37
83.226.42.14
81.228.50.220
24.10.160.61
217.211.3.47
62.131.22.15
81.97.160.238
134.176.18.197
83.227.89.123
84.28.35.242
69.144.85.15
62.66.196.7
217.211.51.205
83.25.215.36
83.252.134.223
192.83.231.241
82.55.202.234
80.185.167.111
68.164.4.188
82.133.97.27
198.53.229.130
203.45.211.30
217.83.30.46
67.173.136.192
67.182.52.251
62.57.57.58
67.76.3.38
81.111.139.174
80.171.2.125
195.198.17.67
80.202.163.253
172.190.151.145
81.204.171.22
220.235.70.132
69.75.252.34
24.52.71.233
68.20.145.237
80.117.249.73
81.154.210.200
24.160.189.35
80.184.142.240
82.41.97.71

someone report these, i'm to lazy to ;)

  • 10.14.2004 10:50 PM PDT
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Posted by: forceflow307
I have officially lost all faith in the human race. Who could do something as evil as pirating Halo 2, which will most certainly be the Holy Grail of video games when it is released. I hope anyone and everyone involved in this despicable events are A.found quickly B.dealt with swiftly , and most importantly C.dealt with as harshly as possible (preferably a very very painful death followed by, but not limited to, an eternity of pain burning in hell). OR you could always develop a plasma gun and I could plasmatize their measley little bodies into the dirt :). Either way, I'm with you Bungie. FInd them. Surround them. Destroy them. Make sure no trace of their evil remains to haunt the earth.


umm, just an fyi, plasma guns r real, and makable. It involves concentrting a large mass of electricity to a state where teh air around it combined with teh electricity is literally turned into a boiling plasma, basically, the sun

  • 10.14.2004 10:50 PM PDT
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thats alot of ips you could have just sent the main link of the torrent.

NEED TO REGISTER FIRST
http://www.elitetorrents.org/login.php?returnto=%2Fdetails.ph p%3Fid%3D1471

as soon as u log in guess what. u see a halo 2 torrent. the very first one put up online it has been up for 2 days. if u don't want to belive me then don't but trust me i knew about it as soon as they put up the servers. and i said to myself "-blam!- that i don't want halo 2 to end up like Half Life 2." BUNGIE this is the main seeder. if u really want to put a end to this hurry up and go there.

Bungie has put in 2-3 years into this game.
Show some -blam!- respect.

- xHn - A Clan like no other

  • 10.14.2004 10:58 PM PDT
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Private Daemonicus reporting for duty sirs!

http://crackspider.net/search.shtml?q=halo+2

That's a search I did on crackspider.net for "Halo 2" It says Warez P2P has got "Halo 2 crack serial" on it. I don't know what it's about. A team should be assembled to recon that area.

  • 10.14.2004 11:03 PM PDT
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Why is it some mother -blam!-'s (pardon that bit... heh) always got to ruin things for everyone else?

I've read the books, played through the game on every difficulty setting but easy and loved every damn minute of it.

I've been a huge fan of Bungie since I can remember, and this sort of -blam!- always annoys me, because the people ripping and dumping these games early don't get that they're messing with tons of hard work.

It makes me wonder how many of them have taken the painstaking hours/days/weeks/etc. to create something that they consider to beautiful and felt the joy of seeing their creation operate and know someone will enjoy it.

I know I hadn't felt that when I used to use my computer to break things. But you know what? I grew up. I learned to wait for the good things, because that is how it is supposed to be.

I'm sure there are a million rants like this flooding the internet, but just the same, it's becoming a sad state of affairs. I've got my copy of Halo 2 (Special Edition) on pre-order and I will not be seeing a single bit of the game until November 9th if I can help it.

I'll keep an eye out, guys. I doubt I will fall across anything someone hasn't already. Let us pray the -blam!-s of the world can keep their anonymous mouths shut and let true fans enjoy the game it was meant to be enjoyed.

Sorry for the probably redundant rant. My best wishes to the guys at Bungie and I hope this situation is resolved quickly.

Randall Fitzgerald
http://www.thegamecouch.com (Yeah... we never update... no one reads it anyway)

  • 10.14.2004 11:07 PM PDT
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Posted by: Daemonicus
Private Daemonicus reporting for duty sirs!

http://crackspider.net/search.shtml?q=halo+2

That's a search I did on crackspider.net for "Halo 2" It says Warez P2P has got "Halo 2 crack serial" on it. I don't know what it's about. A team should be assembled to recon that area.


i need to rest before going into enemy territory... should be up to snuff by 1000 hours

  • 10.14.2004 11:09 PM PDT
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Hey all at the bungie. sry bout H2 leakage, thats blows nutsacks. i dont know what i can do but ill buy 10 coppies to help make up for the losses.

  • 10.14.2004 11:12 PM PDT
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Hey.. I download alot of music and demo games so I should be able to find out where to download it and I'll send you guys the link..

Count me in.. C'mon everybody! Help the best game company!!

  • 10.14.2004 11:12 PM PDT
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this is terrible, that's known, but what i MYSELF am going to do about it is buy not olny a Special Edition for myself (and a guide woot), but i will ASWELL, but a copy as a gift for by little cousin who otherwise wouldnt be in a position to get one. Piracy is a hard thing to comment nowadays, if you have to look at the lesser of the evils, be happy that the popular BitTorrent site www.phoenixtorrents.com is banning all who upload it (or have another tracker handle it). Damn, i just might get 3 copies, that's how much i love this game and how much i care about the developers 3 years of work, ilovebees.com and EVERYTHING else. I myself have learned a few programming languages and occasionally tool around with image and video editing suites, I KNOW HOW TOUGH game development. I suggest you post an artilce by monday that has a link to the SE at ebgames.com or any other good online retailer, also request that ebgames.com (or whoever) offer a double pack, or allow you to send the two games to different addresses as a gift package (they already give you a "Gift Message" you can have sent to the recieving address. These are my thought and in just writing this i have decided to buy as many copies for family/friends that my finances allow, loyal to bungie to the end.

  • 10.14.2004 11:17 PM PDT