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Posted by: Sal Valper
Let me tell you guys that I am most angry about this French piracy thing. Sadly I´ve been exposed to the pirated copy of the game (It was on display on big screen at a flea market) I am disgusted. How can this piracy thing be so effective? I mean Last week was the code that had been stolen, and now you have the Xbox disc with cover and everything. I am sorry this had to happen to my favorite Team. I just hope that somehow this French version is not the gold version ( please tell us that it is incomplete or something).

My utmost respect for Bungie.


exactly i see halo2 being sold for 10 cdn. $ wtf can we do bout it?
how come these people cant be arrested?

  • 10.18.2004 1:29 PM PDT
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Posted by: DUSTIN187 STL
i wonder if you can get the shield i also wonder if ther is another flying machine other than the banshee and why did they say they took the atv out if so that sucks there has got to be secret vehicles i mean think about it the covies have the wraith,ghost,banshee,humans have a tank and a warthog,does anyone else think thats not fair there has to be a longsword to fly

You can get the overshield, if that's what you mean and there will be more flying machines. the ATV was really never in the game to begin with. It was seen by Bungie as un-useful in battle. As for more secret vehicles (and weapons, enemies, and levels) you can bet your life that there will be more un shown items.
Also, the LongSword was definitley considered, but it would be unfair and too easy to wipe out the enemy in one single run, so that's why they took that out. Plus, the levels in Halo 2 aren't Battle Field 1942 large so it would feel to oversized (Except maybe in WaterWorks).

  • 10.18.2004 1:31 PM PDT
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Posted by: Chitzkoi
Wow. Thats all I can say. The game is like 25 days from being released, and it was pirated. That is completely retarded. Bungie, my heart goes out to you guys. I know that you spend a lot of time on your games (and infinite ass-loads of effort) and are some of the last out there that REALLY care about the quality of your games. I am a fan that wont quit. I will do my best to find out and report the people who did this to you, whereas I hope you will not hesitate to punish them to the maximum extent possible under law. You have my deepest regards and sympathy.



yeah very retatded!!!!!!!!!! OH yes SIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Guiltyspark 317 reporting for duty SIR!!!!!!!
i am running routine checks on all search engingines and other material. I have not found any thing yet. but i will. and those hackers will be found!!!!!!!!!!! i hate those ***** ********!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 10.18.2004 1:38 PM PDT
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@Master Chief 81,

DvD5 is a standard 4.3GB disc.

DvD9 (dual layer) is 8.5GB I beleiver. So if a pirated game is coming from a DVD9 disc then something ha to be removed. Ninja Gaiden, Madden, and many others were like this.

I would have figured companies would make the movie file and other big files on the disc un-removable. It wouls cause alot of problems in the scene.....unless you have a dual layer burner. Even then it will slow it down because dvd9 media is still expensive.

Wanna know who fought piracy the best out of the newest systems? The gamecube! It uses those proprietary discs, Meaning...you cant just go out and but a blank gamecube disc....So, they cant be copied. There are tunneling methods with the gamcubem ,but they suck.

*Also to answer your question, They remove a attraction movie from the halo disc. Not sure what game the attraction movie goes 2 though. It's only a 117mb file that need to be removed. *

  • 10.18.2004 1:42 PM PDT
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HOW THE F&*% DID IT GET OUT IN THE FIRST PLACE??????
well if i find anything i will tell ya

  • 10.18.2004 1:44 PM PDT
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i hate Pirates, they should all die!, ok i will throw on my net comabt gear and fight for the all powerfull 7th Colunm HUWA! reporting for duty sir, i will assist in the fight.

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  • 10.18.2004 1:58 PM PDT
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Not to piss anyone off but I saw something like this coming. The same thing happened to H-L 2. Bungie has been making this game for over three years now and it took them over 2 years to just give out a simple release date. They kept every single aspect of this game a complete secret. Halo 2 was in production for over 2 years and we didn't even get to see one screenshot from Multiplayer. I for one believe that bungie had this coming. The left all of their fans hanging and from what I hear from what I hear Halo 2 is a disappointment. But honestly, I am not surprised. Maybe if bungie would have made a single level, multiplayer demo or something this would not have happened. I wouldn't be surprised if they push the release date back again. That would be grand.

  • 10.18.2004 2:02 PM PDT
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The copy of Halo 2 that is being circulated is not playable on the PC. It is a file that can be downloaded to modded Xbox's and played on those. I know this because a local business is charging to play the French (with english subtitles) copy. The business has nothing but modified xbox's, with games available to play directly off the hard drive.
I have already contacted microsoft about it, but it doesn't stop the fact that they are doing it right now...
a shame for those who wait...

  • 10.18.2004 2:04 PM PDT
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People aren't using discs to run Halo 2. They are using modded xbox's.

  • 10.18.2004 2:04 PM PDT
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You guys don't have to write what people already said 50 pages ago.

  • 10.18.2004 2:15 PM PDT
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reporting for duty i will do all i can in my power to take down this morons who did this ...me and all of the bungie...(thats us) LETS MOVE OUT MEN!!

  • 10.18.2004 2:18 PM PDT
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@SS Virus,

People ARE using discs, thats why the patch is out with the game. You can either copy it to your HDD or use the patch that automatically removes the file so you can burn it to a dvdr.

  • 10.18.2004 2:25 PM PDT
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i dunno if anyone has already said this but....have yall tried shutting down the torrent sites? and anyone transferring the files be cut off? Not to be judgemental but yall are microsoft and practically wrote the book on computers and probably the internet....if i knew how i would somehow stop the torrents and search the net for anyone downloading/uploading the halo 2 file....i will do all in my power to stop these people and find the villian

  • 10.18.2004 2:26 PM PDT
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It is a shame seeing a company like Microsoft that owns the internet get its biggest game ever leaked...You would think Microsoft (Not Bungie) would forsee something like this.

  • 10.18.2004 2:37 PM PDT
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The thing is the main piraters dont use torrents, only the people who dont have any other sources use it. I personally consider torrents as ghey as kazaa or any other crap program like that.

M$ is the most pirated company in the world, whatever the make gets pirated. I remember when Bill Gates anounced that Windows XP had gone gold.....many people had been running the OS for around 4 months. They have a SERIOUS problem stopping internal leaks.

  • 10.18.2004 2:38 PM PDT
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Not that they "actually" own the internet. It's just a figure of speech.

  • 10.18.2004 2:38 PM PDT
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Bungie should have forseen it...obviously someone stole a copy from the manufacturing plant...either one they should've used a more secure plant or made sure that in the plant that they had video surveillance (which they should 24/7)....it is a shame that this happened but it also could have been prevented....

  • 10.18.2004 2:41 PM PDT
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exactly.

  • 10.18.2004 2:43 PM PDT
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I did my job reported a link to MS. May MS crush those pirates to bits.

  • 10.18.2004 3:06 PM PDT
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I think what they did was wrong and i would like to know if they are caught! When people like this do these kinds of things i really start to think if they know how much damn work and thought is put into a game like that! Finally I would like to thank Bungie for creating HALO and HALO 2 its truly amazing what you guys do and i am tiuched deeply by what your creating! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!!

  • 10.18.2004 3:14 PM PDT
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I really can't believe how stupid you all really are. Microsoft and Bungie don't need your help to find any sites with piracy and such. Anything that you can find on the internet, they can find themselves. I'm sure that they have people looking for sites already. They don't care that the copy has been leaked this close to the release date, they know that it won't affect the sales for the game at all. They probably don't bother with places that aren't trying to make a profit with the leaked version. Only places that are.

Also, again for you people "reporting for duty." Please look back to my post on page 71.

THEY DO NOT NEED YOUR HELP, and even if they did, you people aren't going to find anything that comes remotely close to the person who leaked it.

  • 10.18.2004 3:15 PM PDT
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Posted by: MCDJ
I really can't believe how stupid you all really are. Microsoft and Bungie don't need your help to find any sites with piracy and such. Anything that you can find on the internet, they can find themselves. I'm sure that they have people looking for sites already. They don't care that the copy has been leaked this close to the release date, they know that it won't affect the sales for the game at all. They probably don't bother with places that aren't trying to make a profit with the leaked version. Only places that are.

Also, again for you people "reporting for duty." Please look back to my post on page 71.

THEY DO NOT NEED YOUR HELP, and even if they did, you people aren't going to find anything that comes remotely close to the person who leaked it.


YOU ARE SOO WRONG!!!! DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PAGES THERE ARE ABOUT HALO 2 ON THE INTERNET!!!!! YOU WILL NEED MORE PEOPLE THEN THE STAFF ON BUNGIE AND MICROSOFT COMBINED!!!!!! i rest my case.......


well i was really going to say that THIS ECONOMY SUXX!!! EVERY1 HAS NO PATIENCE! THAT GREEDY BA$TARD SHALL PAY HIS DUES AND DIE!!!!!!!!!!






most people have lost all civilization and only cares for THEMSELVES!!!!! those people are many in this world...... THATS WHY I HATE IT..............



that turned out weird....

  • 10.18.2004 3:22 PM PDT
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Turn off your caps in your posts and talk normal.

  • 10.18.2004 3:24 PM PDT
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fine whatever.... i was just yelling at the dude

  • 10.18.2004 3:29 PM PDT
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Ok well i dont know if this has been reported but my good friend has dled it off of www.supernova.net or .com i couldnt remember. But to dl it off the website u need bit torrent and azureus. My friend has told me that he has played and beaten the game but i told him not to reveal anything and i was angry with him for even dling the game. He says its in French but english subtitles. If u need any help or any other information you can email me at Mykbrtn@hotmail.com or AIM Sn MikeyBurty. Thanks and sorry about this whole thing. It makes me want to cry.

  • 10.18.2004 3:32 PM PDT