Halo 2

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So far Timesplitters 3 does have the option I wanted that Halo 2 didnt have.
I can start a room and anyone can join even if they arent on my friends list. So if I dont want to put up with anyones crap I can boot them out. :) đź‘Ť
 
Does time splitters 3 still have the rubbish "I'll aim for you" controls, and the ridiculous "hold a button down to aim" thing, cause if it does I shall not be buying it.
 
code_kev
Does time splitters 3 still have the rubbish "I'll aim for you" controls, and the ridiculous "hold a button down to aim" thing, cause if it does I shall not be buying it.
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Im not sure exactly what your talking about but so far the controls feel very close to the same as Halo 2. The only thing I switched on the controls was the "invert aim" and that only took me 5 seconds to change but I think I also changed that in Halo 2. I think even the melee button is the same.
Keep in mind this game is totally different than Halo 2. It is EXTREMELY fast paced but the respawn time is only 1 second max. If you have any more questions we should probably do that in the Timesplitters thread so we dont hyjack the Halo 2 thread.
 
kinigitt
awwwww...somebody needs a hug! :)

seriously, it's a bit of a dissapointment compared to halo 1, but put it this way: it's definitely worth my 50$, because...well...name a better console FPS, pretty please.

and don't come out with timesplitters or killzone because I will club you with this keyboard.
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A better console FPS
Better Single Player:

Star Wars Rapublic Commando
Unreal Tourney
Band Of Brothers
Call Of Duty Finest Hour
Halo 1
SWAT: Global strike team
Soldier of Fortune


Better Multi player:
Halo 1
All the Rainbox Six's
All The Ghost Recon's
Splinter Cell: PT
Call Of Duty Finest Hour
Band Of Brothers
Unreal Tourney

And THOSE are JUST for X box....I could get into Dreamcast and PS2 and the like but I want to keep the list short.

IMHO Halo:CE is worth 50 bucks if not more, but Halo 2 is worth about 25-30
 
Driftster
A better console FPS
Better Single Player:


Band Of Brothers (I'm assuming you mean brothers in arms, which is excellent)
Halo 1



Better Multi player:

All The Ghost Recon's
Splinter Cell: PT
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There, I narrowed down the rubbish. I agree now.

I mean... you can't expect your credibility NOT to take a hit if you mention that Soldier of fortune 2 and SWAT GLOBAL STRIKE TEAM have better campaigns than Halo 2.
 
kinigitt
There, I narrowed down the rubbish. I agree now.
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No you narrowed down what you don't like. Have you played replublic commando? If not I sudgest you do. I honestly hate star wars. The movies I find unappealing, the fan base are all "nerds" in my opinion, and KOTOR has to be the worste game i've ever played. But I picked up republic commando just from a friend of mine saying he played the demo and it was alright. So I gave it a try. It's a very entertaining game with a much better story than Halo 2's not to mention the game play is better and doesn't leave you saying "aww that was gay" when you beat it. The Multiplayer for that game is awful, but the single player In my dead honest opinion is so much more better than halo 2's.

Call of Duty: finest hour isn't much for a single player if you've already played the PC version of it, but if you're playing it fresh out of the box to the CoD series it's also a better single player game than Halo 2. Halo 2 requires no strategy at all to beat it, so how can you say that's a good FPS? Halo 2 consists of "attack, run, recharge, attack, run, recharge" Such effort.

And no STORY wise SoF sucks just as much as Halo 2. Considering you're "American Redneck NRA Hero #1" But you have to admit, blowing peoples heads off and strategicly placing traps and not just being able to run in a room guns ablazing then hiding to let your "shields" recharge sounds a little more entertaining.
 
Driftster
No you narrowed down what you don't like. Have you played replublic commando? If not I sudgest you do. I honestly hate star wars. The movies I find unappealing, the fan base are all "nerds" in my opinion, and KOTOR has to be the worste game i've ever played. But I picked up republic commando just from a friend of mine saying he played the demo and it was alright. So I gave it a try. It's a very entertaining game with a much better story than Halo 2's not to mention the game play is better and doesn't leave you saying "aww that was gay" when you beat it. The Multiplayer for that game is awful, but the single player In my dead honest opinion is so much more better than halo 2's.
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strike 2.

I like star wars. I liked Kotor (fully deserving of all those game of the year awards it received, IMO). Any male aged 15-60 saying they didn't like star wars when they were growing up is in denial. It's like... brain candy for little boys.

And yes, I played the game, it's pretty decent, but not better than halo.

And COD on PC is better than Halo, I'll grant you that. But definitely not finest hour. yuck.
 
kinigitt
strike 2.

I like star wars. I liked Kotor (fully deserving of all those game of the year awards it received, IMO). Any male aged 15-60 saying they didn't like star wars when they were growing up is in denial. It's like... brain candy for little boys.

And yes, I played the game, it's pretty decent, but not better than halo.
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I never liked star wars growing up. Go ahead and say i'm in denial, but I couldn't stand it. Give me Howard the Duck and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with a side of transformers and G.I. Joe over any slash happy jedi with family issues any day.
 
so you're for the idea of being able to fall from ANY height and not being hurt? You're for the idea of you being a "super soldier" but you can't hold a sub machine gun steady, when all the base infantry around you can? You're FOR the idea that a game that was once based on skill is now 90% close range weapons and work on the spray and pray system?
 
Driftster
I never liked star wars growing up. Go ahead and say i'm in denial, but I couldn't stand it. Give me Howard the Duck and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with a side of transformers and G.I. Joe over any slash happy jedi with family issues any day.
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okay okay okay. since you mentioned some cool stuff you're off the hook.

but halo 2 is undeniably solid. You can't really argue with the quality of craftsmanship. I think everyone expected a much better game than we received though, and the reviewers should have lopped off a point or two to teach bungie a lesson.

Driftster
so you're for the idea of being able to fall from ANY height and not being hurt? You're for the idea of you being a "super soldier" but you can't hold a sub machine gun steady, when all the base infantry around you can? You're FOR the idea that a game that was once based on skill is not 90% close range weapons and work on the spray and pray system?
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okay, there are definitely balancing issues, but pray and spray gets you killed fast once you get past like...level 9. then you enter a whole new world of crazy mofos with tactics up the arse. there is a lot of depth to swim around in, you just gotta open your eyes and get past the cheap kills.
 
okay, there are definitely balancing issues, but pray and spray gets you killed fast once you get past like...level 9. then you enter a whole new world of crazy mofos with tactics up the arse. there is a lot of depth to swim around in, you just gotta open your eyes and get past the cheap kills.
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Not really if you think about it.
the plasma pistol tracks you, and the BR fires three round bursts and only ONE round has to hit them.

Second the plasma rifle and SMG
A completely spray and pray combo.

Plasma pistol + Magnum
Same as the BR combo

The only seemingly legit combo is the magnum and the SMG, because it ACTUALLY requires aiming towards the head to get an effective kill.

Other than that. The Rocket tracking makes for less fun with vehicles (understandable for the banshee)

The fact that a sword has a longer effective range than a shotgun? Come on now.

And the Sniper rifle is the biggest child weapon in the game. The fact that it has sticky aim makes it rediculously easy to snipe. In Halo 1, sniping was a TALENT in Halo 2, sniping is a "extra skill"

And the whole "levels" issue is another problem with it. Level's don't mean you're skillful 90% of the time. Level's show how little of a life you have to play the game.

I know PJD123, the black hole...The Level 50.
He's the crappiest player above a level 20 i've ever played against.
 
Driftster
Not really if you think about it.
the plasma pistol tracks you, and the BR fires three round bursts and only ONE round has to hit them.

Second the plasma rifle and SMG
A completely spray and pray combo.

Plasma pistol + Magnum
Same as the BR combo

The only seemingly legit combo is the magnum and the SMG, because it ACTUALLY requires aiming towards the head to get an effective kill.

Other than that. The Rocket tracking makes for less fun with vehicles (understandable for the banshee)

The fact that a sword has a longer effective range than a shotgun? Come on now.

And the Sniper rifle is the biggest child weapon in the game. The fact that it has sticky aim makes it rediculously easy to snipe. In Halo 1, sniping was a TALENT in Halo 2, sniping is a "extra skill"

And the whole "levels" issue is another problem with it. Level's don't mean you're skillful 90% of the time. Level's show how little of a life you have to play the game.

I know PJD123, the black hole...The Level 50.
He's the crappiest player above a level 20 i've ever played against.
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okay...now you're getting ME pissed. the weapons are fuzzled. I really can't stand how ineffective the shotguns are, or how ridiculously easy it is to kill someone with a sniper rifle compared to the first.

GAH!

*plays halo 1 LAN match
 
kinigitt
okay...now you're getting ME pissed. the weapons are fuzzled. I really can't stand how ineffective the shotguns are, or how ridiculously easy it is to kill someone with a sniper rifle compared to the first.

GAH!

*plays halo 1 LAN match
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See, now you know why I'm so tentative when I argue. Once people realize what i've been griping about myself they usually notice it in a little better light.

the thing I missed about Halo 1 the most was the plasma rifle

The plasma rifle made everything that much more fun of a game. You could only weild one, but it was a weapon of stealth and strategy, if you could manage to get behind your opponent you won the battle, but if it was a heads up fight it was decided by the better player.
Strategy is what is missing from the sequal
 
Driftster
See, now you know why I'm so tentative when I argue. Once people realize what i've been griping about myself they usually notice it in a little better light.

the thing I missed about Halo 1 the most was the plasma rifle

The plasma rifle made everything that much more fun of a game. You could only weild one, but it was a weapon of stealth and strategy, if you could manage to get behind your opponent you won the battle, but if it was a heads up fight it was decided by the better player.
Strategy is what is missing from the sequal
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yeah. not to mention the freezing effect!

the plasma pistol was also actually useful in the first as well, and grenade tossing and melee attacks were intuitive instead of frustrating.

damn. they really screwed up with the second when you think about it. I just started playing coop legendary in H1 with a buddy over the weekend and we just sat there and went: "oh yeah."

the aliens were cooler because they were more aggressive and didnt say cheesy things in english. the voice acting for the marines was funnier (no stupid celebrity cameos), the soundtrack fit the game better, the pacing was less hectic and annoying. the environments looked better. there was no pop-up, the story was engaging and coherent.

yep. halo 2 would be a step backward if it werent for 1 thing: online play.

and zanzibar. man i love that level.
 
Directly from Bungie.net

"The first batch of new, downloadable Halo 2 multiplayer maps will be available on Monday April 25th for download on Xbox Live."

You can view 3d maps views of the new maps at bungie.net.
Mabey this will get me back into the game for a while.
 
They didn't fix that, the patch did nothing but eliminate stanby. Now the game is EVEN MORE unbalanced and doesn't folow the Halo Plotline.

The only good changes to come to Halo 2 have been the upgrade in the brute shot.
The grenades are rediculously strong now, the shotgun is damn near pointless unless they don't even know you're there, the sword is still retarded, and the BR PP Combo is still JUST AS GAY
 
Well I am ok with the update. I am really happy they fixed the wall pulling. Hopefully some of the changes will flush out some of the crappy players who spend more time bashing everyone.
 
Driftster
They didn't fix that, the patch did nothing but eliminate stanby. Now the game is EVEN MORE unbalanced and doesn't folow the Halo Plotline.

The only good changes to come to Halo 2 have been the upgrade in the brute shot.
The grenades are rediculously strong now, the shotgun is damn near pointless unless they don't even know you're there, the sword is still retarded, and the BR PP Combo is still JUST AS GAY
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Standby still existed when I played last night. Every game people were cheating or betraying eachother. I assume it was because everything is supposed to get reset today.
My girlfriend and I are looking forward to the new maps tonight. :D
 
We downloaded the new maps and played them for a few hours last night. They will be a lot more fun once they are available in Matchmaking. Its just hard to find reliable people in custom games. Everyone complains or leaves in the middle of the game. Hmm sounds just like matchmaking. :lol:
 
SO I made my own 256 MB memory card using a controller dongle, a USB extender and a USB pen drive, more than enough to handle a few maps :) Now all I need is to softmod it, rip off the files using FTP then uninstall the softmod an voila!
 
Dude....I paid my 6 bucks to see what the who ha was about...

Containment ---
is nice...Good map..Whoever designed that should get credit..I KNOW it wasn't bungie, because the map is balanced..Bungie isn't known for being balanced.....

Turf---
full of glitches full of design flaws....Nice scenery, like the little human ammo stash..They should have made BR's starting weapons for the map, but we can do that with a game type anyway...Doors = best part of the level...Playing Team slayer w/o Radar = fun on that stage...

Warlock---
Also full of problem areas for instance if you were playing neutral bomb, there's 15 places to throw the bomb where no one can grab it.......
Symmetry is back, it's about time too...

Sanctuary---
Really no point to a neutral or multi bomb there due to the arming location being so huge..the level so small and the area so open...Kind of a "First person does it wins" scenario like on collossus...A nice LOOKING level. Pretty much a slayer/CTF level. .....Turrets are a nice touch, and their rotation range comes in handy....
Sword = useless w/ all the carbines and BR's around the level..
 
I have played the last few nights and have noticed a few things.
1. The banshees seem virtually indestructible with against normal firepower and that is not a good thing.
2. The pistol is now a very pathetic weapon and it used to be very powerful.
3. The battle rifle seems to cut right thru you like your butter killing you almost instantly.
Hopefully by next week when the new maps get circulated into the Matchmaking playlist it will be a lot more fun. But right now every game has severe lag.
Some people were saying that you cant boot people fore betrayal. That is NOT true. My girlfriend and I have been able to boot people and so have others.
 
the banshee is kind of lame, out of all the vehicles it doesn't have it's own "health" It's life completely Depends on YOUR health, when you die it dies..IF you leave and recharge your shields it'll stay alive till the end of time..

As for the pistols, i'm 100% glad they changed the pistols...That makes dual weilding less corny, you can get killed with dual pistols from 200 feet. Doesn't make much sense in the scheme of "Halo" but NONE of the weapons do..Which is 1 reason why the story/premis of the game is lame....

the BR does seem a little too strong, The carbine used to rip the BR a new one..Now it's anyones game...
 
The new updates and patches are sooo nice now in some ways. The best way is so far in over a week there havent been ANY standby and no cheaters. Basically if you try standby it ejects you from the game. Sometimes your entire team. We have seen a couple attempt it and their entire team disappears. That was the worst part of matchmaking when people tried that. Now its gone and matchmaking is very enjoyable now! :)
 
Well Camaro! That's all going to change! Especially for Team Skirmish Flag and BOMB!
Hooray for Bungie for F'ing up some more maps! ALRIGHT!
 
CAMAROBOY69
The new updates and patches are sooo nice now in some ways. The best way is so far in over a week there havent been ANY standby and no cheaters. Basically if you try standby it ejects you from the game. Sometimes your entire team. We have seen a couple attempt it and their entire team disappears. That was the worst part of matchmaking when people tried that. Now its gone and matchmaking is very enjoyable now! :)
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the way the game plays is so much more fun now!

juking kills. like it did in halo CE.

nades are now proper tools of death, meaning you dont have to dual wield and spray to kill and can use more advanced tactics.

the pistols arent as retardedly brutal now, and require aiming.

jumping yields much better rewards than before, and is now essential to survival in the higher rankings.

and the new maps kick ass.
 

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