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Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.
By:Schooly D
Date: 1/29/14 6:52 pm
In Response To: Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF. (Cody Miller)

: The big question: will it have multiplayer?

: It would be even bigger a travesty than the original anniversary not to
: include authentic multiplayer in a Halo 2 version.

: In fact, without that, it would be beyond pointless.

Another classic Schooly D Guarantee coming at you: if Halo 2 Anniversary does exist, it will have XBL multiplayer.

1. 343's public justification for leaving MP out of HCEA was that it would fragment the player base between HCEA and Reach. This fear is reduced somewhat since Halo 4's player base is so small and the game is so poorly regarded by so many (many of whom love(d) Halo 2) the scope and consequence of fragmentation would be reduced.

2. 343's private justification for leaving MP out of HCEA probably takes into account the fact that online H1 MP would be a disaster for most people. It would simply not be fun except for the super-competitive. For those who didn't cut their teeth on XBConnect, most peoples' memories of H1 MP involve playing with their friends or frat buddies in the same building, usually split-screening, in good casual fun. These friends are typically of average skill, and thus the games are competitive and fondly remembered. But if this person got on H1XBL, it would only be a matter of time until he ran into one of the many squads of ex-TsKers.

Spawn, see (or don't see) someone, three shots dead. Spawn. Three shots dead, spawn-killed (H1's spawns were pretty bad). Spawn. Kind of see someone nope three shots dead. That's the game. No medals, no rewards for assists or vehicular antics... just a (to our casual normie friend) Sisyphian slog through a bland game where the only positive feedback comes from killing and winning -- neither of which you can do.

Halo 2, on the other hand, was much better-suited for online play against players of wildly varying skills. Even when you were matched against someone much better than you, you had (1) more ways to remain competitive or get a satisfying kill, and (2) more ways to have fun and be engaged in the game even while getting slaughtered.


Messages In This Thread

Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Chappified1/29/14 5:12 pm
     Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Grizzlei1/29/14 5:17 pm
           Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Phoenix_92861/29/14 7:25 pm
     Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Cody Miller1/29/14 5:42 pm
           Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.The BS Police1/29/14 5:51 pm
                 Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Deafhawk361/29/14 6:50 pm
                       Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Cody Miller1/29/14 7:30 pm
                             Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Deafhawk361/29/14 7:46 pm
           Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Schooly D1/29/14 6:52 pm
                 Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Schooly D1/29/14 6:56 pm
                       Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Avateur1/29/14 7:44 pm
                             WoahGrizzlei1/29/14 8:18 pm
                                   Re: WoahDHalo1/29/14 8:30 pm
                                         Re: WoahAvateur1/29/14 9:56 pm
                                         Re: Woahcalmkiller1/30/14 9:30 am
                                               Re: WoahJoe Duplessie (SNIPE 316)1/31/14 12:09 am
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                                               Re: Woahuberfoop1/31/14 12:31 am
                                   Re: WoahAvateur1/29/14 9:54 pm
                             Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Revenant19881/29/14 9:41 pm
                                   Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.davidfuchs1/29/14 10:18 pm
                                         Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Revenant19881/29/14 11:06 pm
                                               Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.uberfoop1/29/14 11:20 pm
                                   Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Avateur1/29/14 10:30 pm
                                         Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Revenant19881/29/14 10:58 pm
                                               Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Avateur1/29/14 11:30 pm
                                               Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.uberfoop1/29/14 11:31 pm
                       Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Cody Miller1/29/14 8:23 pm
                             Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Kal1/29/14 10:58 pm
                             Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.DEEP NNN1/29/14 11:20 pm
                             Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Avateur1/30/14 12:38 am
                             Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Schooly D1/30/14 12:42 am
                                   Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Cody Miller1/30/14 2:30 am
                                         Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.uberfoop1/30/14 3:17 am
                                               Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Cody Miller1/30/14 11:25 am
                                                     Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.uberfoop1/30/14 11:50 am
                                                           Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Cody Miller1/30/14 1:59 pm
                                                                 Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.uberfoop1/30/14 10:29 pm
                                                                 Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Miguel Chavez1/30/14 11:47 pm
                                                                       Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.MacGyver101/31/14 1:10 pm
                                         Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Schooly D1/30/14 3:23 am
                                               Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Schooly D1/30/14 2:52 pm
                                                     Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Cody Miller1/30/14 3:41 pm
                                                           Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Schooly D1/30/14 4:02 pm
                                                                 Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Cody Miller1/30/14 5:07 pm
                                                                       Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Schooly D1/31/14 12:29 am
                                                                             Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Louis Wu1/31/14 12:40 am
                                                                                   Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Schooly D1/31/14 1:01 am
                                                                                         Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Louis Wu1/31/14 1:40 pm
                                                                                               Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Schooly D1/31/14 2:22 pm
                                                                                                     Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Louis Wu1/31/14 3:23 pm
                                                                                                           Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Schooly D1/31/14 3:52 pm
                                                                                                                 Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Louis Wu1/31/14 3:58 pm
                                                                                                           I hate it when mom and dad fight :( *NM*bryan newman1/31/14 8:10 pm
                                                                                                     Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Cody Miller1/31/14 5:47 pm
                                                                                               Heh.Kermit1/31/14 8:04 pm
                 But the real reason....bryan newman1/29/14 7:13 pm
                       Re: But the real reason....Deafhawk361/29/14 7:16 pm
                 Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Deafhawk361/29/14 7:14 pm
                       Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.uberfoop1/29/14 11:10 pm
                 Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Jironimo1/30/14 3:05 pm
           Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.The Loot1/30/14 10:42 am
     As a non-GAFer, I don't see why this is believed?MacGyver101/29/14 5:56 pm
           In order to post rumors on gaf you must....bryan newman1/29/14 7:11 pm
     Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.DEEP NNN1/29/14 5:59 pm
           Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Chappified1/29/14 7:22 pm
                 Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.DEEP NNN1/29/14 7:29 pm
                       Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Revenant19881/29/14 9:43 pm
                             Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.DEEP NNN1/29/14 11:17 pm
           Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Jironimo1/30/14 3:02 pm
                 Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.thebruce01/30/14 3:04 pm
                 Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Louis Wu1/30/14 3:16 pm
                       Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Jironimo1/30/14 3:19 pm
                             Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.DEEP NNN1/30/14 3:27 pm
                                   Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Jironimo1/30/14 4:04 pm
                                         Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.DEEP NNN1/30/14 4:48 pm
                                               Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Jironimo1/30/14 7:34 pm
                                                     Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.DEEP NNN1/30/14 11:17 pm
                                                           Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.DEEP NNN1/31/14 10:09 pm
                                                                 Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Jironimo2/2/14 2:58 am
                                                                       Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.DEEP NNN2/2/14 9:29 am
                                   Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Jironimo1/30/14 4:41 pm
     HallelujahGrizzlei1/29/14 10:24 pm
           Re: HallelujahQuirel1/29/14 10:34 pm
                 I tried painting once...Grizzlei1/29/14 10:39 pm
     Jesus christ the gaf thread is nuts....bryan newman1/29/14 11:36 pm
           Now CBOAT may have been outed??bryan newman1/29/14 11:41 pm
                 Maybe, though maybe not.uberfoop1/29/14 11:51 pm
                       GAF has officially pirouetted over the shark....bryan newman1/30/14 12:00 am
                             Re: GAF has officially pirouetted over the shark..uberfoop1/30/14 1:08 am
                                   Goddamn bish...bryan newman1/30/14 1:23 am
                                         Re: Goddamn bish...uberfoop1/30/14 1:33 am
                                               Archive worthy though for sure. *NM*bryan newman1/30/14 2:10 am
     Pete Dodd is backing up the rumours.uberfoop1/30/14 2:17 am
           Re: Pete Dodd is backing up the rumours.Phoenix_92861/30/14 2:47 am
                 Re: Pete Dodd is backing up the rumours.uberfoop1/30/14 2:50 am
                       Re: Pete Dodd is backing up the rumours.Phoenix_92861/30/14 3:00 am
                             Re: Pete Dodd is backing up the rumours.uberfoop1/30/14 3:15 am
                                   Re: Pete Dodd is backing up the rumours.DHalo1/30/14 8:36 am
                             No, it wouldn'tZackDark1/30/14 11:01 am
                       Re: Pete Dodd is backing up the rumours.Miguel Chavez1/30/14 10:59 am
     Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Compton1/30/14 7:00 pm
           Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.serpx1/30/14 7:18 pm
           Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.asa1/31/14 1:20 pm
                 ^This! Give Me HALO KART!MacGyver101/31/14 2:42 pm
     Please God, noRC Master1/31/14 3:11 pm
           Re: Please God, noSliding Ghost1/31/14 10:34 pm
     Online Co-op?Kermit1/31/14 8:08 pm
     Re: Halo 2 Anniversary rumors on GAF.Sliding Ghost1/31/14 10:30 pm

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