Bungie Bids a Silly and Fond Farewell to Halo 2

[Awexsome]

Why should I be thankful for matchmaking peer-to-peer online gaming? If Halo 2 is the creator of this, then how's that a good thing? Therefore it could be concluded that through them, there are very few dedicated servers on console online gaming today. And that UI everything seems to imitate? I'm sure that that's imitating something that existed on PCs for years.

I just don't get why it's hailed as the second coming of Christ. It doesn't need to be. Sure, it's sad that it's closing down to some people. Then they can go play it on PCs (if they have Vista that is).

It pretty much WAS the second coming of christ when it comes to online play. Whether you like the game or not is irrelevant because a heck of a lot of people did otherwise Xbox LIVE wouldn't have become what it is today. LIVE was probably just a gimmick to some people when it launched and Halo 2 turned it into a standard that about all the biggest shooter games follow for online play today.

And if you want to continue talking about the "superior" PC then don't. It'll save a lot of space on this thread since it's about Halo 2's end on LIVE.

 

[sylekage]

Well it was a good run, now, Halo 2, you can take off you're shoes, relax, and have a cold one, on Bungie of course. You've definately earned it. You shall be missed.

 

[samsonguy920]

I'm reminded of the last day of Matrix Online [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.128358-Matrix-Online-Goes-Out-With-Style?page=1]. Maybe we'll get some cool vids of the last bits of action taken online with Halo 2?

 

[Mr. Mike]

Why should I be thankful for matchmaking peer-to-peer online gaming? If Halo 2 is the creator of this, then how's that a good thing? Therefore it could be concluded that through them, there are very few dedicated servers on console online gaming today. And that UI everything seems to imitate? I'm sure that that's imitating something that existed on PCs for years.

I just don't get why it's hailed as the second coming of Christ. It doesn't need to be. Sure, it's sad that it's closing down to some people. Then they can go play it on PCs (if they have Vista that is).

It pretty much WAS the second coming of christ when it comes to online play. Whether you like the game or not is irrelevant because a heck of a lot of people did otherwise Xbox LIVE wouldn't have become what it is today. LIVE was probably just a gimmick to some people when it launched and Halo 2 turned it into a standard that about all the biggest shooter games follow for online play today.

And if you want to continue talking about the "superior" PC then don't. It'll save a lot of space on this thread since it's about Halo 2's end on LIVE.

Like I've said before, I'm more of a PS3 fanboy than anything else. Doesn't mean dedicated servers are bad. I don't even game on my PC because it's too old.

Regardless, you can keep on giving Halo 2 all the kudos you want. Just like everything else, it took ideas from multiple sources and put them all together in a different configuration. Nothing is ever truly original. I'm done arguing, so toodles.

Another game could have done what Halo 2 does. But it probably wouldn't of succeeded because it wouldn't have had such a mainstream appeal. So once again, catering towards the dumb masses has yielded the greatest results. Nintendo knows this all too well.

Also, don't think I hate Halo. I have had plenty of awesome experiences playing Halo 3 on my friend's 360 into the early hours of the morning. But you're giving Halo 2 way too much praise.

Okay, I will argue no more. I'm stubborn, whoever's reading this is stubborn. Let's give up, because neither side will budge.

 

[Apackof12Ninjas]

So long fair well. We will miss the time we spent together...

 

[MetallicaRulez0]

Halo 2 made online gaming on consoles what it is today. We've lost one of the cornerstones of the industry this day. I'll miss all the sweep-sniping, quad-shotting, BXR'ing shenanigans with every fiber of my being. For all of it's many faults, this still goes down as my favorite game of all time.

 

[Kinghoza]

*sigh* Halo 2 had the best Multiplayer of all the Halos..

You will be missed old friend.

 

[JourneyThroughHell]

Well, that was really... sad.
Yeah, actually, especially that "five years" comment.
Hats off to Bungie and farewell to Halo 2.

 

[Mumorpuger]

Did anyone get any good Bungie swag for their playtime?

 

[spidey783]

Bow wow old friend... Bow wow.

Nice reference...

I agree that even though I never enjoyed a Halo game much, I can still respect Bungie for their contribution to console FPS's.

P.S. is it FPS's? or FPSs? or FPSi? I don't know...

 

[Nanaki316]

Wow this is really gutting. I have some fond memories of sitting up all night with my brother and my bloke playing Halo 2. It'll certainly be missed

 

[Sixties Spidey]

*sniff* Bye Halo 2... You were awesome... *sniff* *sobs like a child* Somebody hold me! *sobs even more*

 

[Sixties Spidey]

Oh alright. One: There's a possibilty you can still play it onine. XLink Kai, XBconnect and a few other services are available for the damn thing.

Two: It's still being supported on the PC. Why not get it? It's compatible with Xbox Live accounts and it works with the Xbox 360 controller.

Three: Bungie earned it. They made a great game with a great multiplayer component and as good a campaign (even if it got a tad bit dull.) Halo 2 isn't dead. Not while system link still exists!

 

[Vrex360]

I shall miss Halo 2 online, however it seems it at least recieved a good send off.
My memories shall last a lifetime of this monumental part of my life, however with Halo 3 and Reach I shall move on.

 

[JimbobDa3rd]

farewell halo 2, if it wasnt for you, Red vs blue wouldnt have gotten better graphics, more maps and stuff.

"Welcome to the future church, it is exactly the same as the past BUT everything is much more shiny"

OT - Farewell Halo2, (*insert cliche goodbye comment about how great you were*)

 

[Radelaide]

This is a fucking travesty, and I'm not a Halo player.


<Filter game: Half-Life 1>
Hey, look. There are some 70-100 servers available for Half-Life 1 Deathmatch. And that doesn't even count mods.

When was Half-Life released? It was sometime before 2004. 2001? No...actually, 1998.

I have seen UNsuccessful games get longer support than that.

I don't care what people say about Halo 2 paving the way for online console gaming. It'd been happening much more successfully on PCs for years and years. And it was inevitable that this generation of consoles would be highly focused on online connectivity. Playstation 2 had it's PSN, Xbox had Live. The only difference between Xbox and the Dreamcast is that the Dreamcast was a little too early to the game while the Xbox came in at the perfect time.

Therefore, no props to Halo 2. I'm surprised people could mindlessly play it for that long without any real mod support.

Wow, you just dug yourself a bit of a troll grave! Way to come into a thread that isn't about PCs and make it about PCs. I'm proud of you!
nt
/sarcasm

ANYWAY.

Say what you will about Halo 2, it is an excellent game. Even if it was a pointless shooter, it was still wonderfully entertaining and I'm glad that Bungie are giving it the farewell it deserves.

*toasts to a wonderful game.*

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Well, we'll never meet again. Not that we met, by the time I got my 360 on Live, Halo 3 was due out in a week.