Who has the day off... I do 
My buddy is getting his copy at midnight (aww jeah) gonna beat it on legendary right off the bat.
My buddy is getting his copy at midnight (aww jeah) gonna beat it on legendary right off the bat.
Halo 2
- Thread starter golgiaparatus
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i think my friend is gonna get it tonight or tomorow. not sure. i dont really care to much. dont like xbox much. but i cant wait till it comes out for pc.
ya theres like a bunch of people at my school that are going to skip because they are getting it tonight...
Probably be a couple of years before that happens.DHracer1067 said:
oh well i still cant wait. but its not like im gonna really care that i cant play halo 2. its just a video game. ill probly need a new reallly nice video card to play it anyways if it was as ****tily put together as the first one for computer.golgiaparatus said:
I gave my roommate money to get it today at 12. The store around my house is selling it a day early. They were advertising 11am. But then Microsoft or whoever called them and gave them the business.
I don't know how 12pm is better than 11am, but I guess the gamestore was gonna get sued or something...
Either way, I'll be playing it tonight!
I don't know how 12pm is better than 11am, but I guess the gamestore was gonna get sued or something...
Either way, I'll be playing it tonight!
My friends were running around all day trying to find friends who were buying it so they could skip the day and play.
Yeah, I was looking for the Halo 2 thread...
I'm of two minds. I have it pre-ordered, and can go get it at midnight tonight, but, I have to work tomorrow, can't get off, so, do I buy it tonight, and then maybe stay up half the night and get just a taste, only to have it sit at home all day, or do I just get it tomorrow after work? Choices choices!
Still mulling it over.
Though I am STOKED that the day is finally here! Been playing Bungie games since Marathon back in the day...
JJ
I'm of two minds. I have it pre-ordered, and can go get it at midnight tonight, but, I have to work tomorrow, can't get off, so, do I buy it tonight, and then maybe stay up half the night and get just a taste, only to have it sit at home all day, or do I just get it tomorrow after work? Choices choices!
Still mulling it over.
Though I am STOKED that the day is finally here! Been playing Bungie games since Marathon back in the day...
JJ
We've got it pre-ordered at work, so it should be in tomorrow when I get there. I'm a Youth Development worker. You gotta love that kind of youth development. 
Nerds. 
I've been playing it for 2 weeks, it's sweet! 
Dual weapons kick ass!
Dual weapons kick ass!
hahaha, i went with my friend last night to get it. i dont play... BUT I GOT MY PIC TAKEN WITH MASTERCHIEF HIMSELF! IT WAS TIGHT AS HELL! hes famous!
I gotta get the cash together for this, but i had to go buy a stupid flash instead!
What the hell is Halo2? 
-S.S.-
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new fork from rockshox
damn you guys, i've got to wait till thursday for its UK release, and then there no guarentee that i will even get it, as i havnt pre-ordered.
cant waitto play co-op legendary with my buddy, its so much fun,
i can imagine the in game conversation now.
me - aaarrrghh its the gold guy!!!!! RUN!!!!
me - *throws grenade* "grenade!!!"
him - "where?"
me - "there!!!"
him - "i cant see it!!!!!!!"
him - *BANG!!!!!!* "asshole!!!"
me - "AHAHAHA!!! should have been paying attention"
him - *respawns and punchs me in the back of the head*
it then goes into an endless loop of respawning and punching the back of the head.
cant waitto play co-op legendary with my buddy, its so much fun,
i can imagine the in game conversation now.
me - aaarrrghh its the gold guy!!!!! RUN!!!!
me - *throws grenade* "grenade!!!"
him - "where?"
me - "there!!!"
him - "i cant see it!!!!!!!"
him - *BANG!!!!!!* "asshole!!!"
me - "AHAHAHA!!! should have been paying attention"
him - *respawns and punchs me in the back of the head*
it then goes into an endless loop of respawning and punching the back of the head.
Is it as noodly as all their other forks?SpeedyObnox said:
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f u, i like my boxxer
I have a buddy who liked his boxer. Sadly enough it died. I would think that one would make a poor fork, though.SpeedyObnox said:
Friend of mine just got a $4500 projection TV, mainly for video games, I can't wait to play some Halo2 on that biatch, multiplayer is gon be feckin' awesome.
Donkey Kong Owns.
Frogger is rad.
i dunno man, those boxers are pretty tough... im sure you could make one work.
EXCITE BIKE AND DH DOMINATION ALL THE WAY!
EXCITE BIKE AND DH DOMINATION ALL THE WAY!
who the hell is master chief?
I really don't understand why this game is so popular...
GTA>Halo.
GTA>Halo.
Damn, this game is about 50 times harder than the last Halo. I think we MIGHT be about half way through but it takes like 3 hours to finish 1 stage on legendary.
The game is badass though. I'm diggin the dual SMG's and the new battle rifle. The brutes are super hard to beat... you absolutely cant try to take them on face to face. Also the new levels are massive!
The game is badass though. I'm diggin the dual SMG's and the new battle rifle. The brutes are super hard to beat... you absolutely cant try to take them on face to face. Also the new levels are massive!
its the hours of endless multiplayer action that does it for me.xbluethunderx said:
one day to go.
please tell me the grunts are still in it, i loved knocking the hell out of them, and they had some funny one-liners.
Yes, the grunts are still in it, and they still are amusingsteve45 said:
- they're a little smarter in this game.I played it for an hour or so last night. I didn't like the first Halo, but I like this one much better. Still not a big fan of the slower paced gameplay and the much more realistic physics model (I prefer the super fast, blow everything away type gameplay of Doom, Quake, Unreal and their siblings). This one you actually have to stop, peek around corners, check out the situation, and plan your attacks accordingly. I tried just running through with the dual SMGs and blowing everything away, and met with a couple of the bruisers and subsequently, an unpleasant end.
The sniper-assault-rifle thing is great, though.
Oh, and I was highly impressed with the intelligence of the bruisers. They'll climb up on boxes to shoot at you if you're crouching behind something, and have a good understanding of typical approach tactics - that is, if you knock 'em off a platform or something, they'll walk around to a likely place for you to approach, and hide there waiting for you (rather than most blind "intelligence" which would send them careening after you opening fire).
Grunts, Jackals, Elites, Hunters - all the old crew. Plus brutes, prophets, and some other flying dudes.
Golgiaparatus, there are 15 separate levels in all, to give you an idea of the size. I'm betting it'll take me about 2hrs per level on legendary, but I'm gonna start on heroic. From what I heard of brutes, they are like this:
elite - shield - plasma weapons + ****loads of health + explosive-firing gun = brute
Golgiaparatus, there are 15 separate levels in all, to give you an idea of the size. I'm betting it'll take me about 2hrs per level on legendary, but I'm gonna start on heroic. From what I heard of brutes, they are like this:
elite - shield - plasma weapons + ****loads of health + explosive-firing gun = brute
Oh yeah they are way smart compared to the last Halo.binary visions said:
Especially the new brutes. When you get to them about half way through the game it doubles the difficulty. We were playing co-op, and we had a bunch of dudes cornered and we watched them split into 2 teams... one stayed where it was and kept us busy while the others flanked the crap out of us and snuck up to the side and behind us. Basically the new brutes are more than a match for the master chief... even 2 full clips of SMG's to the head doesnt kill them, its best so far to have a sword and just cut them up but those things arent just lying around everywhere.
Its going to take you longer than 2 hours per level on Legendary. Its not like Halo 1... I could beat a level like Assault on the Control Room in about 45 min on legendary by myself. With this one The longest level so far took me and my buddy over 3 hours on co-op.Darkreaper said:
Really its the Brutes that make the game REALLY hard, those mofos are tough, they can take almost an entire full plasma rifle worth of damage, and they are hard to hit because they take cover and shoot back with great accuracy. Not to mention they can throw a grenade REALLY far and stick it right to your face almost every time. They are either equiped with a plasma rifle with a faster rate of fire (2 of those babies is a really nice combo) and the other is a grenade launcher with a blade on 1 end. The worst part though is when they decide to charge you... they'll be on you in like 1 second, charging like a pissed off gorilla, and when they hit you its really bad, like when a hunter hits you.
The damn elites are smart and have a very good command of the jackals and grunts in this time around. You can hear them talking to them (in english) "Its safe, the demon has retreated, hold your positions". You can still go head to head with an Elite though and win, its just harder to keep them in your sights. Best way to kill an Elite in this one... douple Plasma rifles (if you can control them).
Other changes:
- The hunters are much larger And harder to play matador with, they have improved weapons... this time around the only way to hurt them is in the orange areas... every other place just reflects your shots.
- Heavily armored Elites with rocketpacks and dual plasma rifles.
- Jackals with sniper rifles way up in hard to see places.
- Needles are much harder to avoid, they move much faster.
Anyway, this game is absolutely insane.
So golgi, I am almost done with 1 and when I finish should I go pick up 2? Is it that much better like ign.com says?