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Subject: Halo 2's LAN Capacity - More Than 4 Xboxs? ... PLEASE!!!
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OK 2 things:

1. ) A response to Thawack, your list is faulty, you make it sound as if the person hosting is payin all this money. This wouldn't be the case, what would you mind if it had more than 4 xbox capability?

2.) If it allows for more than 16 players, something must be done about the frag limit, it has to be more than the 50 max., cos if you think about it 25 people playing halo in a game to 50, that's 2 kills/person, that's not a very long game. The frag limit should be like upwards of like 200.

  • 04.27.2004 6:16 PM PDT
Subject: Halo 2's LAN Capacity - More Than 4 Xboxs? ... Please!!!
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yeah, i mean bungie said they want the battles to feel more epic. and i mean now they're throwing in flying vehicles, turrets, new weapons, what the hell is the point of all the new vehicles if you can only use like 4 vehicles at once (supposing u stacked 2 tanks and 2 buggies) it would be great if someone would revolutionize the restriction of 4 xboxs

  • 04.27.2004 6:22 PM PDT
Subject: Halo 2's LAN Capacity - More Than 4 Xboxs? ... PLEASE!!!
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to the man with the master card commercial.....im pretty sure one person doesnt buy 5 xboxs themselves? do you have like a learning dissability or something? and im pretty sure we dont buy tv's FOR halo, u just by chance already have them......same goes for lan cables.

  • 04.27.2004 6:24 PM PDT
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that master card commercial was really -blam!-, and i've had a 16 player LAN with no lag so i unno where you guys are getting ideas for lag.

  • 04.27.2004 6:34 PM PDT
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I think you can only link 4 xboxes to any LAN game because there are only 4 cerial ports integrated inside each xbox, one to read itself the others to read 3 more boxes. Or so i've heard, feal free to insult me if i am wrong.

  • 04.27.2004 7:02 PM PDT
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okay dood, i am not even going to read this post, but its kinda obvious that you will be able to hook up more than 4 xboxs.... I mean come on, isant XBL basically hooking up 16 xboxs.

You can do it in all the new games.

  • 04.27.2004 7:28 PM PDT
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Regarding the 2 post before this:

Yes, you can LAN more than 4 Xboxs, up to 16. Read my earlier post for examples of which games do that.
And no, it's not obvious that you will be able to LAN 16 Xboxs for Halo 2. Besides, the point of this thread was to see if anybody else wanted the ability to LAN MORE than 4 boxes while STILL supporting SPLIT-SCREEN. Again, read my earlier post. A lot of games that allow you to LAN up to 16 Xboxs do not allow split-screen, like RTCW, Soldier of Fortune and Counter Strike, which is too bad because getting 16 tvs under one roof is quite difficult. Other games Like Rainbow Six 3 or Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow also do not allow split-screen on a LAN. Supporting split-screen would at least cut the number of tvs needed in half - 16 players on 8 tvs. Crimson Skies is a shining example of how a developer did it right! You can LAN multiple Xboxs (not sure how many, I'm guessing 8 - have done 5) and it still supports split-screen (up to 4 per screen). I hope that Bungie does the same with Halo 2 and if you do also vote for option 1.

[Edited on 4/28/2004 10:08:20 AM]

  • 04.28.2004 9:57 AM PDT

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Let me just remind everyone why the LAN is so important. We all know that Xbox live will be great for all the nerdballs who sit home alone every night with nothing else to do. However, the LAN PARTY adds a new, higher level. There is a lot to be said for competition between friends and the comradery that exits between those who choose red or blue. Besides, if someone talks too much smack, you can walk over and kick their trash.

  • 04.28.2004 11:33 AM PDT
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Just keeping this thread alive.

  • 04.28.2004 1:47 PM PDT
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Let me help keep this thread going and may the poll hit 150 votes. Pay attention Bungie!

  • 04.28.2004 4:08 PM PDT
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I think it would be awsome to have more than 4 boxs at once. The only thing is, for the average guy like me, neither me or any of my friends are rich enough to have a big enough space were we could hook up 4-8 of da boxs.

  • 04.28.2004 4:12 PM PDT
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I definatly support having more than 4 Xboxs but like MaDSNiPeR said its hard to find room for 4 or more TVs and xboxs and people, but theres always a way.

  • 04.28.2004 4:37 PM PDT
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oops

[Edited on 4/29/2004 12:46:40 PM]

  • 04.29.2004 8:59 AM PDT
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Again, putting this thread back on the front lines. Vote and if you agree with me reply with a message for Bungie.

  • 04.29.2004 12:47 PM PDT
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Im with you i think that more than four x boxs should be used in the LAN connection although if there are going to be more x boxes in the LAN connection having 2 teams would be too crowded. Not only do you need a larger veriaty of levels but there should be other colours for teams like yellow and black or green not JUST red and blue. This would increase the compotition

  • 04.29.2004 1:10 PM PDT
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Regarding MouseMan's comments above: According to the pics and article in the May issue of Game Informer magazine there will be the ability to play with 4 teams. Imagine what the tournaments would be like with 4 teams of 4 players each and each team spread across 2 boxes and 2 tvs, or 3 teams on 6 boxes and 6 tvs!

[Edited on 4/30/2004 8:59:06 AM]

  • 04.29.2004 4:24 PM PDT
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Come on! Lets get some feedback on this thread and may the votes hit 200.

  • 04.30.2004 9:03 AM PDT
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Vote! Vote! Vote!

  • 04.30.2004 5:05 PM PDT
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Bringing this thread back to the forefront. May Bungie take notice.

  • 05.03.2004 9:48 AM PDT
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Hey you guys should read the weekly update it gives info on the other color available
I agree with the post about comradery there is nothing better!!
now as far as lag time there won't be any unless there is over 100 players on one LAN unlikley
I think more than 4 xboxs is almost a must to keep bungie on the forfront (not that they arn't already)
but getting back on subject I think, "this is my opion" that halo should have more than 4 boxs linked and should have a co-op capablity over live wich would be very cool if you had friends all over the country & world
I'm mean how sick would that be to get a squad that has played togther and go woop some covenant arse, or a west vs east xbox live tournament now that would be carzy

lates

  • 05.03.2004 10:26 AM PDT
Subject: Halo 2's LAN Capacity - More Than 4 Xboxs? ... PLEASE!!!
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Posted by: Rhenerie
... maybe more like 4 person CO-OP on 4 Xboxes in all different rooms ... only hearing their voice's through the Headsets ... and Perhaps very SLIGHT voice Filters so it wont sound like we're talking to our friends .. more like we are following 3 other Spartans and we truely need to work together .. i Would love that feeling ... act like your a spartan .. pick one from the books and use their mannarisums use the Military ranking system so that the team acknowledge's command ... that would be an AWESOME CO-OP game ... i would buy it if you could only play it this way ..... there are WAY to few CO-OP games out there ... i love the Halo story and this is just my idea to make it more enjoyable and give it more Replay value .

I couldn't agree with you more. I love CO-OP; it's one of my favorite parts of the game. I just think Halo2 needs CO-OP with at least 4 players. I think it would be awesome to go around the levels with 3 of your buddies right with you. Make it so it notices that your playing with more that just 1 MC and it adds enemies or makes them even harder, something like that. Just my opinion and something I have been dreaming about. A also love the idea about hooking up more that 4 boxes, but my opinion is to at least keep the option to have 4 players on a box. I feel this way because whenever I play LAN at my house or a friends house the more people the better the game get, and I just want to keep that intensity up.

  • 05.03.2004 10:38 AM PDT
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Regarding the last couple of post: I don't think that having more than 4 Xboxs on a LAN would make a difference when it comes to co-op simply because I don't foresee their being a co-op mode that allows more than 4 players, even 4 player co-op is doubtfull. The idea of this thread is to let Bungie know that we love Halo's 16-player multiplayer > split screen - up to 4 players, LAN ability - up to 4 Xboxs. With Halo 2 we would love to see it be even greater, besides all the new bells and whistles, by allowing 16 players spread out over more than 4 Xboxs while retaining split-screen. The ultimate would be an 8 Xbox LAN! How great would it be?... playing Halo 2 with 15 other players divided into 4 teams of 4 and each team playing on 2 tvs and 2 Xboxs! There would be nothing else that could even come close to that kind of fun!

  • 05.03.2004 3:49 PM PDT
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I am surprised that people vote for option 2 and 3. They obviously have not played Halo to its fullest, on a 4 Xbox LAN with at least 8 players. They just don't know what they are missing and thus vote in ignorance. Too bad for them.

  • 05.04.2004 8:57 AM PDT
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Does anyone else agree with me?

  • 05.05.2004 3:25 PM PDT
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Does anyone else agree with me on this topic???

  • 05.06.2004 5:04 PM PDT

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