- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I still got some ties to and friends in the piracy underground, so I'll pull some strings and see what I can find out. Your big problem is if it becomes a Torrent file, which are impossible to stop (But easy to track who's downloading...). As long as it stays on private FTP's you guys should be fine, but once it's a torrent file then not even Master Chief himself could win against such odds.
I'm waiting for November 9th. I've had many opportunities to play Halo 2, but I'm waiting for the 9th of Novermber and that's final. Besides, haven't you guys heard, "Good things come to those who wait"?
Here's what I do know:
1) No single person leaked Halo 2. A group -had- to be involved for this. No other possible way.
2) It's the PAL French version with English Subtitles. So you might want to look at European Release Groups.
3) It's not as spreading as fast as it could be, which is good. I haven't seen many FTP's with it yet, which either shows a lack of completed downloads for the file or the fact people want to wait. I'll keep monitoring.
4) Xbox Live is not playable in the version (Duh), so they're only getting maybe 50% or less of the game.
5) You'll need a modded Xbox to play, which slims down the amount of possible people to download the version. Again, this narrows it down to a specific niche of people.
6) I haven't seen any group claim responsibility. As SOON as I see a group tag, I'll forward it to Bungie ASAP.
I'll update the community as I know more. It sucks a minority spoils the fun for the majority, ne?