Halo 2 Is Holding Back Your Xbox Live Social Life

[domicius]

I don't want more friends. I want guild support! That would also allow you have different friends in different games.

Not that I have ANY friends on XBLA. Maybe I play the wrong games? Anybody for Go? Please? Pretty Please?

 

[Flying-Emu]

One more reason to hate Halo...

Because it's too popular?

I don't get it.

Hell yeah, man. I can't like anything that's even remotely popular! It's just not cool.

 

[T3h Camp3r T3rr0r1st]

If Microsoft CARED about its fanbase they would keep making games for Windows!!!

 

[Kojii Doom]

I have 1 friend on XBL, not 2, not 3, not 1 but 1 friend on XBL.

so i honestly dont give a @#$%

 

[Chipperz]

I not only support this limit, I think it should be applied to other games and things with friends lists. Some of my mates on Facebook are coming up on 500 friends, and I can't help but think they don't know half these people.

Isn't there some statistic that you'll only ever properly meet 400 people in your life, anyway?

 

[mayney93]

so instead of rebuilding the service to provide for the masses they decide to please the few and make life easier for themselves good old Microsoft

 

[Trivun]

You'd think Microsoft would want to encourage people to go but Halo 3 instead of continuing to play Halo 2.

Really? People should just play Halo 3 instead if they're that whiny, I mean I'm surprised it still supports Halo 2.

That's something I've always hated, the fact that people assume Microsoft and Bungie are both simply money-grabbing bastard corporations. Fine, I guess MS is to some extent. But Bungie? Both Microsoft and Bungie have repeatedly stated they continue the series and the franchise out of loyalty to the fans, people like myself who play all the games and still read the books and follow the Halo story. They, Bungie especially, are like Valve in a way in that they continue all this out of respect for the fans who still love it, and so it isn't at all surprising that they still encourage people to play Halo 2. Hell, I have all three and I still enjoy the odd CTF match on the original Halo. I agree one hundred percent with Microsoft's decision here, why would anybody want that many friends on XBL anyway? It's far better to play a game you love than try and rack up your friends list in order to pretend you have a social life.

 

[Trivun]

One more reason to hate Halo...

Why do you say that? We don't really appreciate flamers here, if you don't like Halo then fine, but don't make silly comments that offer no discussion, and please don't flame Halo here. If you don't like it that's up to you, but many more of us do enjoy Halo, so please, no more flames.

EDIT: Double post, apologies.

 

[Inco]

On Xbox live i've got...about 10 friends.
That is because they are the only people i really know.
I don't add randoms to my list, ever.

Really, its good that halo 2 is still going (relatively) strong because at least it still has people playing it, a feature that some games lack at launch and throughout their lifespan.

 

[v3n0mat3]

You'd think with Microsoft Game Studio's apparent lack of care for pre-360 software, they'd sort of "force" players to play Halo 3... but this is a surprise. A pleasant one.

 

[nova18]

How can anyone need 100 friends?

I only have 30 on PS3 and that only contains about 10 RL friends.

 

[KissofKetchup]

One more reason to hate Halo...

Because it's too popular?

I don't get it.

Because it's keeping me from being the most popular person on Xbox live[/teenie angst]

One more reason to hate Halo...

Why do you say that? We don't really appreciate flamers here, if you don't like Halo then fine, but don't make silly comments that offer no discussion, and please don't flame Halo here. If you don't like it that's up to you, but many more of us do enjoy Halo, so please, no more flames.

EDIT: Double post, apologies.

I wasn't really being serious, but you have to admit it's pretty lame that one game keeps people from having more than a hundred friends. Admittedly, I really don't like Halo and do think it is overrated. However I believe that my comment wasn't really flaming. If I was flaming, it would look more like this:

OMG H4L0 3 IZ TEH SUXORZ!!!! ONLY N00BS PLAY H4L0!!!!! etc. etc.

 

[maddawg IAJI]

I knew Halo 2 was evil!

Dosen't matter to me. I only have friends from my school on my friends list.

 

[scotth266]

[HEADING=1]YOU DON'T NEED THAT MANY FRIENDS.[/HEADING]

Seriously, having 10 people that you know well, who log on regularly to play with you, is far better than having 100 people who you barely know and never play with. I mean, I have friends who haven't logged on in A YEAR... and when I get my Box fixed I'm de-friending them.

 

[Sh0ckFyre]

NO ONE PLAYS HALO 2 ANYMORE. Seriously, Microsoft needs to get with the fucking times.

 

[bjj hero]

so instead of rebuilding the service to provide for the masses they decide to please the few and make life easier for themselves good old Microsoft

I don't think "the masses" have 100 friends and are desperate to have more "friends" they never talk too.

 

[bodyklok]

So why exactly can't they just fix whatever it is that's stopping Halo 2 from letting you have 100+ 'friends' without breaking Halo 2 online?

Maybe it would be one hell of a patch, but since the only people who play it are those who are really devoted to it, they probably wouldn't mind.

EDIT:Oh, and also

[HEADING=1]YOU DON'T NEED THAT MANY FRIENDS.[/HEADING]

Seriously, having 10 people that you know well, who log on regularly to play with you, is far better than having 100 people who you barely know and never play with. I mean, I have friends who haven't logged on in A YEAR... and when I get my Box fixed I'm de-friending them.

^this.