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Subject: The Death of Halo PC/CE
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The invention of the aimbot, and sheer lack of something I like to call skill.

I used to be an AVID Halo PC fan. Everyday I came home from school, played some Halo Trial or PC (Trial cause I got sick of start up time). I got very good at Blood Gulch and all. I could go to an enemies base, and well, demolish them. Totally, they would get smashed. I often came out of games between 40-50 kills and 10-20 deaths. But, sometimes I'd get owned, because there were still good people around...

That was 2 years ago, till I met an internet crash, followed by buying Counter Strike Source. Amazing game, I must say, excellent multiplayer. Anyways, that's besides the point, because 3 months ago I started to play Halo again a lot more.

And I brought something with me from Counter Strike that I wasn't the best at before. It was a new level of skill, it's called aiming. I was insanely good at it, because I was used to leading the pistol a little bit and now I could hit a LOT more. In fact, I found out that I was good at headshots!

Then, I met someone who had an aimbot, it was not only obvious, he bluntely told us he had it. I saw a video on it, how it worked and everything. Great, some noob got sick of getting demolished and decided to do a little C++ hacking.

And I thought, "Hey, I don't have one, I'm safe." Wrong.

This newly aquired skill that I had called aiming was a little too good for some people. I was playing Halo CE, which I mostly only play now, and I decide to go into the [HK]Clan Server.

Todd: "Hey guys"
HK Guys: "Hi"
Plays.
HK Guys: "You got pwned"
Todd: "Yea, nice little rocket launcher you've got there"
HK Guys: "Nub"
Todd gets annoyed and starts to try.
Todd: "Pwned"
HK Guys: "That's bull-blam!-."
After several more pistol kills and a few sniper headshots, their attitudes quickly change.
HK Guys: "Dude, wtf, stop aimbotting"
Todd mutters, "Not again..." and gets killed on purpose.
Todd: "ZOMG UR AIMBUTTING! I'LL FREAKING HCAK!"
HK Guys: "You're aimbotting! You just headshotted again!!!11!"
Todd: "Yea, so, when you get pwned, do you just call it an aimbot?"
Ban.

Actually, that was the second server I was banned from that day.

I've gotten banned from 4, one bccause I was getting on this guys nerve for kicking my friend.

Anyways, here's the point: If you don't already have any, get some skill. You're killing the game with your prejudice noob retardedness. People are leaving due to this whole aimbot crap, but it doesn't help when you make blind guesses.

This is really meant as a conversation starter, not really a huge rant. I don't care so much as to which servers have banned me.
The aimbot itself isn't going to kill the game. Besides the crappy network, the large ammount of aimbot accusations will.

And is there ANY way that I can prove to them that I'm not? I know there's some download the server can get.

Oh, and to the HK Clan. Sorry for being good, I'll suck JUST for you guys. OK?

And finally, does any of you think you can beat me? Provide a dedicated server where both of our pings are under 100, classic map, and isn't heavy weapons or some stupid crap. I want a classic game of Halo. Xfire: dbzprogrammer

[Edited on 1/2/2007]

  • 01.02.2007 3:25 PM PDT
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This is a forum, not a personal blog. Go sign up to Myspace if you feel like ranting.

People are leaving Halo because the game is already three years old on PC, Halo 2 Vista will be released shortly, and even then there are still a lot of better games out there.

  • 01.02.2007 3:38 PM PDT
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MySpace is the definition of retardedness, hence I don't have an account.

The game itself is fine, you're talking about Halo. Yes, there will be a slow loss of people, but not this major. The main problem was the rush of getting it out rather than writing net code, but CE is here now.

I'd just like to see more people play CE and get better at it.

[Edited on 1/2/2007]

  • 01.02.2007 3:47 PM PDT
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I like CE too, it seems like there are less botters is some maps. It is much more fun in my opinion.

  • 01.02.2007 3:58 PM PDT
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Yeah, me too. I play CE, don't have a MySpace (because it's EVIL!!!), and I still have tons of fun.

  • 01.02.2007 4:06 PM PDT
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So basically it took you 2 years to get banned from your first server? Congratulations?

And I do have a myspace.

  • 01.02.2007 4:16 PM PDT
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Lol, I like your screwed up point of view.

Anyways, I've played CE for effectively 4 months.

Updated first post, looking for a good fight.

  • 01.02.2007 4:18 PM PDT
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Hmmm. Tomorrow after paintball I'll be on around 7:00 P.M. EST. I need some aiming practice. I've got pretty good with a pistol but I suck royall with a sniper. My xfire is yutaka541.

  • 01.02.2007 4:40 PM PDT
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Well, the forums are still alive and well!

*glances around The Maw*

...Oh, wait...

  • 01.02.2007 6:22 PM PDT
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Posted by: me15ter
Well, the forums are still alive and well!

*glances around The Maw*

...Oh, wait...


Well, this is for Halo PC discussion...and this is a Halo PC discussion....

  • 01.02.2007 6:24 PM PDT
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Counter Strike Source takes no skill. Aiming? Are you kidding, only 1 gun is accurate enough in css, that is the AWP. Everyone sprays, the best players in the world spray.

It is either spray or awp. Also the use of 1000 flashbangs. I own a server for the game and I play it at times, but only for a bit of fun, it takes nowhere near the skill of halo.

Just read the last part of your post lol. Add my xfire, jambokevin. You don't mind paly PC do you?

[Edited on 1/2/2007]

  • 01.02.2007 6:36 PM PDT
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Posted by: Nessy
Counter Strike Source takes no skill. Aiming? Are you kidding, only 1 gun is accurate enough in css, that is the AWP. Everyone sprays, the best players in the world spray.

It is either spray or awp. Also the use of 1000 flashbangs. I own a server for the game and I play it at times, but only for a bit of fun, it takes nowhere near the skill of halo.


I thought Halo was just for a bit of fun :(

  • 01.02.2007 6:37 PM PDT
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Aimbotting isn't as bad of a problem as you state it to be - just play in closed matches. No amount of reasoning or skill is going to protect you from the idiocy and immaturity of the noobs you meet in public games. But then, you're just going to get banned from servers from players still for getting accused of aimbotting. Just like how Matty and Rad accused me of cheating and banned me from their server. :/

Still, it isn't that bad as you say it is, and I'd like to take you up on that offer for a 1v1.

  • 01.02.2007 6:41 PM PDT
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There are some games that in my opinion are pr0 gamers games.

Halo 1
Counter Strike (Original)
Quake 3
Unreal Tournament 99

And many other games I can't think of just now. Pretty much games that take real skill to play. Counter strike source, watch the pr0s, its all about the flash, the spray, the awp.

  • 01.02.2007 6:42 PM PDT
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I don't think Counter-Strike Source is that bad, but the original CS is pretty good. Quake 3 = ownage.

Halo PC died a very long time ago when something called Halo 2 came out.

  • 01.02.2007 6:44 PM PDT
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Added my X-Fire name to the original post.

It's: dbzprogrammer

Looking forward to duking it off with some of you guys. Nessy, I think you're going to pwn me like none other. I saw your video, sheesh.

Anyways, this should be quite a lot of fun, I'm sick of coming out of games where I never die. It's fun at first, but it looses it's pizzaz quickly.

Btw, I don't have a clan.

  • 01.02.2007 7:32 PM PDT
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Sorry, I didn't think you knew I was good, I try not to play people that don't think they will beat me, for numberous reasons. Also, I can provide a paid UK server, I am not sure about a paid US one. Do you have one? Just incase I decide to play you.

I have an idea! If you beat everyone else that offers to 1v1 you, I will play you. I thought of that all by myself.

[Edited on 1/2/2007]

  • 01.02.2007 7:55 PM PDT
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*Stupidity removed.*

Then again, that was on a PC.

I think it'll be an interesting match.

And, can we please CE for Christ's sake? Direct IP to your server? I've got a fairly good conenction, I'm not too worried about the ping.

[Edited on 1/3/2007]

  • 01.03.2007 12:39 AM PDT
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Double post.

[Edited on 1/3/2007]

  • 01.03.2007 12:53 AM PDT
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Posted by: dbzprogrammer01
Then again, that was on an Xbox.

Wow, did you just say that Nessy's montage was of the Xbox? If yes, then you fail. Anybody with two eyes can see that his montage used Halo PC footage. Did the text on the side not give it away? He pressed F1, bringing up the scoreboard, which is significantly different from the scoreboard on the Xbox version. Perhaps his inconsistent framerate and low textures did not give it away (compared to an Xbox which is optimized for Halo and thus performs much better with exception of the midrange PCs and higher of today), but what about the fact that he lead his shots? Your ignorance is astounding.

By the way, Nessy > everybody here. You've got no chance, I'm afraid. :/

  • 01.03.2007 12:06 PM PDT
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Posted by: Master Kim
Blah blah blah blah yak yak yak blah blah blah...By the way, Nessy > everybody here...blah blah blah...:/

Only everyone thats played him, I'm afraid.

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But it's pretty much the truth. And I'm afraid anyone is doing the "yak"ing, it's no less you than me.

  • 01.03.2007 12:43 PM PDT
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Posted by: Master Kim
Yak...


QFGDMFT!

  • 01.03.2007 2:04 PM PDT
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I know I'm not one to say this, but that is very mature of you. Go ahead, quote me with words like "yak yak blah blah yap yap dribble dribble dribble."

  • 01.03.2007 2:16 PM PDT
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Yes it pretty much has died. I moved on to the COD series, BF series, and of course anything id makes.

Not only have the aimbots made Halo completely stupid but the overzealous admins and wireframe/wallhacks took what life it had left away. Almost everyone I saw in my final Halo days had some type of hack/bot/mod running on there box to give them that extra bit. Didn't seem possible that someone could get 100 kills and the next closest player was at 20. It became very bad and as of now I could only imagine it is completely crap. I even had someone I hadn't heard from in two years xfire me the other day to see if I would ring for his Halo team and he would supply the aimbot. WOW!

After playing the PC and CE versions for a good two years I think I definitely knew how bad things got. It wasn't hard to put three shots in someone's head and get a kill with a 16 ping but when the 60 to 100 ping guys never miss then it became flat out stupid. And when I say never miss I mean it. Most people I remember who were the "leet" players all went the way of the banstick...when they got caught aimbotting a cloaked player from the other side of the map. Oops! Yet there is no way to track a player...no way to stop the cheats...and no way I would play it again. I have serious doubts about playing Halo 2 because I am sure there will be no way to stop the cheats again. At least in games like BF 2142 the aimbot is more obvious then ever since you can't spray and pray like other games. If someone does and every shot is a kill...meheh!

Good luck on trying to be the best in a game you are never sure if who beat you cheated or not. Better just play at lan parties or competitions that way you can see the others guys screen...and what hack he is running.

  • 01.03.2007 2:33 PM PDT