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    Halo 2

    Game » consists of 16 releases. Released Nov 09, 2004

    The sequel to Halo: Combat Evolved continues the epic story of humanity's last and best hope: the super-soldier Master Chief, as he defends Earth from a Covenant invasion and fights to prevent the activation of another Halo ring.

    Confession: I still play Halo 2

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    #1  Edited By CaleShepard

    1. I believe that Halo 2 requires more skill than Halo 3
    2. I believe that the beatdown system in Halo 3 is broken (two people should never die at the same time)
    3. I believe that assault rifles should have stayed in Halo 1
    4. I believe that it should not take 2 seconds to equip the sword

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    #2  Edited By Vaxadrin

    I believe Halo 2's campaign is more fun.

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    #3  Edited By kush

    Congratulations.

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    #4  Edited By DualReaver

    I couldn't really get into Halo 2 myself. It was an alright game though.

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    #5  Edited By irishjohn
    Vaxadrin said:
    "I believe Halo 2's campaign is more fun."
    Yeah, my friend and I were talking about Halo last night.  He's late to the Halo 3 party and has been left completely underwhelmed by the single player campaign.  I personally like Halo 3 multiplayer a lot, but I have to agree.  When you consider that Halo 3 is supposed to be a AAA title, it just seems more and more disappointing the further we go on.
    And, I always liked Halo 2's single player.  I don't mind the ending, Empire Strikes Back was the best Star Wars movie, it did the same thing!
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    #6  Edited By Otacon

    Confession? Halo 2 is fantastic!

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    #7  Edited By TheGreatGuero

    Right on. I went back and played Halo 2 online with a friend maybe like two months ago. It was a lot of fun. Halo 2 is definitely the online game I've played the most, and in many ways, I think I still prefer it's multiplayer over Halo 3's, even though I still think Halo 3's is quite awesome. However, when we went back, we noticed it took a very long time to get into any matchmaking games. It seriously took like 5 minutes. Not sure why... So then we just stuck to custom games.

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    #8  Edited By CaleShepard

    yeah to find a game quickly you have to play during primetime lol  ... I usually am online right after school and evenings on the weekend

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    #9  Edited By gamer_152  Moderator

    Well I disagree with you on all your points but enjoy the game, there are still a few thousand people playing and for all the people who complain about Halo 3, not many of them actually go and play either of the other 2 Halo games. 

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    #10  Edited By CaleShepard

    oh yeah!  does it make you feel happy inside when both you and the other guy punch each other to death at the SAME TIME... does it bring you pleasure when you get killed by an assault rifle because it takes fucking forever to get the sword out!

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    #11  Edited By CaleShepard

    I'm a major level 35 in halo 3

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    #12  Edited By CaleShepard

    haha I actually stopped playing ranked after I got to 35 because everyone on my team always sucked lol  

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    #13  Edited By calf_exercises

    Good for you, have a cookie.

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    #14  Edited By CaleShepard

    I don't have any...  buy me one, NOW

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    #15  Edited By Pibo47
    CaleShepard said:
    "1. I believe that Halo 2 requires more skill than Halo 3
    2. I believe that the beatdown system in Halo 3 is broken (two people should never die at the same time)
    3. I believe that assault rifles should have stayed in Halo 1
    4. I believe that it should not take 2 seconds to equip the sword"
    I think your wrong.
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    #16  Edited By CaleShepard

    I think your wrong.

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    #17  Edited By Player1

    haha I laugh at people like you. Sadly theres still like 10,000 of you. 

    The beat down system is better than it used to be. 
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    #18  Edited By CaleShepard

    haha I murder people like you.

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    #19  Edited By danielkempster

    I loved the first Halo and played some of Halo 2 but couldn't really get into it. I got up to the part where you take control of the Arbiter and lost interest. Needless to say, I haven't played Halo 3. As far as the "confession" thing goes, it's not something to be ashamed of. As long as you enjoy what you're playing, the game is serving its purpose.

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    #20  Edited By CaleShepard

    I did the confession thing as a joke because a bunch of people were posting about how no one plays halo2 anymore and shit lol

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    #21  Edited By Baillie

    Threads like these are really not needed, are they?

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    #22  Edited By keyhunter

    I find that Halo 2 is less balanced than halo 3. Which is what makes it better. Balance can really ruin the fun sometimes. Also Halo 3's online play is fairly busted. Lots of "Holy fucking shit that motherfucker should be fucking Iced this fucking game sucks..." moments, while in Halo 2 when you kill someone you feel that's how it should've worked, and when you don't there's rarely an argument.

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    #23  Edited By Solid_SnakeXx

    I liked Halo2 sp campaing  much more than halo3's :(

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    #24  Edited By CaleShepard

    thank you keyhunter... I love you

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    #25  Edited By keyhunter

    Dude, gay.

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    #26  Edited By crunchUK

    um wtf i went back to halo 2 after months of 3 and LAWD i couldn't stand it it's just so annoyingly quirky and unbalanced. it's not taste it is just inferior

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    #27  Edited By Fosssil
    keyhunter said:
    "I find that Halo 2 is less balanced than halo 3. Which is what makes it better. Balance can really ruin the fun sometimes. Also Halo 3's online play is fairly busted. Lots of "Holy fucking shit that motherfucker should be fucking Iced this fucking game sucks..." moments, while in Halo 2 when you kill someone you feel that's how it should've worked, and when you don't there's rarely an argument."
    You're actually mistaking the "less balance" of Halo 2 for "dramatically higher skill gap". Halo 3 does just about everything possible to coddle new players, and reduces the outcomes of matchups between closely skilled players to little more than a coin flip. In Halo 2, the better player wins; in Halo 3, the luckier player wins.

    OP: If you enjoy Halo 2 more than Halo 3, then Halo 1 will blow your mind.
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    #28  Edited By Player1
    CaleShepard said:
    "haha I murder people like you."
    ouch. I agree with everything you said, but still find it lame you play a game thats old as dirt, and has a sequel out. Still, a great game though don't get me wrong. 
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    #29  Edited By gamer_152  Moderator
    CaleShepard said:
    "oh yeah!  does it make you feel happy inside when both you and the other guy punch each other to death at the SAME TIME... does it bring you pleasure when you get killed by an assault rifle because it takes fucking forever to get the sword out!"
    I think the simultaneous beatdowns are okay, since all beatdowns are calculated by comparing each players combined shield and health value it's all relative to damage done and therefore in my opinion fair. As for the Energy Sword I understand your gripe but it's a one-hit kill weapon which can be almost completely hidden from the enemy, again I think it's only fair that it takes some time to draw it.
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    #30  Edited By CaleShepard

    I agree with you Fosssil, thanks!  sorry about that murder comment Player1, I just thought it was sort of funny

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