There wasn't much of a tremendous outcry when they threatened to shut down Halo 2 vista...

That's because nobody played Halo 2 Vista. When I booted up the game there were barely any people online.

Look here. theres nothing to be pissed at yes the "server browser" (not the mp itself) is shutting down, but theres still other ways to play mp. plus theres light at the end of the tunnel if the steam version is true.
Edited by MEGASEAN2812 on Apr 3, 2014 at 06:20 PM

I play splinter cell chaos theory on steam and online will be down.....


If this does happen all I can say is wait for contingency. But then again I will miss online halo.


Look at halo trial someone got the browser back and yet it's empty so what makes you think we can bring back the browser?
Edited by sshers4 on Apr 3, 2014 at 06:30 PM
Edited by sshers4 on Apr 3, 2014 at 06:34 PM

do you really have to bring that stupid game up everytime something bad happens?

No it's not just that its whole game on that list will go down.

Who's to say that these people, after playing the trial version, didn't decide to guy buy the full version and migrate to that?

How many times have i said though that contingency is not a halo 1 replacement? its just a game, i dont know how that cant get through anyones head.

screw that last thing i said this is better




lol killer5000s reaction.

best censor 10/10

Edited by MEGASEAN2812 on Apr 3, 2014 at 07:05 PM

Ai bot versions of mp maps are about to get a hell of a lot more popular.

Kinda hard to deny it now since it's on IGN...

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/03/gamespy-multiplayer-shutting-down-hundreds-of-games-at-risk

multiplayer maps with gabens will be even more popular soon.

well that is bad news a lot of games well not have mp
Affected games a lot more then that cod4 hell a lot of game well be down

but this may help Y not use XFIRE to get the servers

RIP JOHNLEX2

RIP DELTA POOED GON 2 S00N.

Seeing as a large portion (majority?) of active players are using pirated copies, this could go two ways. If they shut it down, everyone loses, but this game isn't still selling anyway. If they keep it running, it will likely require a patch, which will invalidate all the pirated copies of the game, as well as many mods that require 1.09 (not too worried about OS/HAC, more worried about other ones whose creators aren't around anymore).

May 31st is my birthday. Halo CE is the game I have (by far) spent the most hours on. I have three WIP maps going right now. I will lose all hope in this industry if our game is shut down on my birthday.

Our game.
Edited by stunt_man on Apr 3, 2014 at 09:15 PM

Wouldnt be suprised if they decide to release it on steam

To keep our game alive.

plz add mp coop

I fail to see why it's a stupid game considering we hardly know anything about it.
Nothing is really lost if the servers do go to be honest. You might lose some lazy people but there isn't really much of a reason to rage. Most of the multiplayer servers are empty and the few that are mostly full have cheaters everywhere. On the custom content side there isn't really much to see. The forums here for example are either talking about anime or a new post of some content only to end up with some fight about fov. Even then direct ip is still there and HAC exists so nothing lost really except easy server joins. At this point halo ce is above doom in terms of being alive.

This is what ive been saying guyz.

What..? No... They can't do that... I mean.. Halo is a classic game, with hundreds of players daily! This game is the FIRST game that brought storyline and gameplay to an FPS. This game is everyone's childhood here. I can't imagine my life without it. Microsoft... if they really care about this game they will find an other server operator for it

You are very disillusioned. Nothing is lost if the servers go down? Yeah, we lose the server browser. This means that unless the user happens to have HAC bookmarks or is involved in the community, they will not be able to discover servers. Nothing much to see on the custom content side? There is tons of custom content. The Halo PC/CE modding community has produced some of the most creative mods I could ever have imagined - and many that I'd never dreamed of. Your irrelevant opinion of this forum (though somewhat accurate) has little to do with the issue at hand. And I'm not sure I understand that last sentence, but I presume you mean Halo CE is doomed.

Your lack of understanding of the implications frightens and saddens me. It is because of people like you that business practices such as these are so prevalent in the video game industry today.

If Bungie still had the rights to the game, or still had control over its destiny (pun intended), there is no way they would let this slide. In fact, looking at their track record, we might have even had the source code by now.

I can only hope that 343i takes this opportunity to prove its worth to its fans. It's not too late for them to declare that not all Halo titles have expiration dates, and that there are still devs that care about keeping a game not only running, but running with at least the same functionality that it shipped with.

We're not talking about some second-rate game, here. This is Halo CE, a PC port that doesn't suck, with a modding community unlike any other I've ever seen. Which other game allows for so much freedom within its engine? We can create nearly anything we can dream up, be it a custom single-player campaign, multiplayer maps, heck, even new gametypes like firefight. We can create, from scratch, anything within the levels themselves, such as characters, vehicles, weapons, etc. We can alter the way any of these items operate, by modifying their effects, animations, stats, etc. Some very talented people even took it a step further, implementing all-new functionality with mods like OS, SAPP and HAC. Kornmann, Sehe, and Btcc didn't create these mods on a whim - they, unlike you, understand and respect this game for the freedom it allows content creators and players alike.

They know that this far down the road, the last thing we need are impedances for newcomers, things that will turn them off of the game. Look how long people have to learn about the closure: 2 months. You'd better hope that everyone worth staying knows about it, because they're going to have to start bookmarking and hoping that others bookmark the same servers. Oh, and what about server providers? You really think they will continue supporting a game with no server browser?

I dearly hope, with respect to how far this game and community has come, that Halo CE is not "above doom in terms of being alive," as you so elegantly put it.

Considering how the xbox one and halo is right now I doubt they care much. Add that to the fact that halo ce doesn't bring in a lot of money.

Minecraft has no public server list yet many servers manage to get players in. There is no logical reason why there can't be a place for servers to advertise their servers. All you lose is the people not willing to look it up in the end. The last few major custom content projects even still active is cmt, lumoria, and project lawson. Other than that all you have to show here is a bunch of random projects that are never finished or imported tags from other halo games. Halo had great maps in the past but this is the present we are talking about. Doom is a classic game created by id software and not the end of times you seem to think I am saying. Look at the major forums for doom projects and you will see what I mean when it is very similar to these forums. Same people posting everyday, Projects never truly finished, and only a handful of gems worth playing that are still active. You seem to be suffering from a classic case of nostalgia and fan boyism. Games come and go and with that you think too highly of 343. You really think anyone cares about a game that brings little to no profit. If by modding community like none I have ever seen means one that insults each other for no reason then yes this is one of a kind.
Edited by General_101 on Apr 4, 2014 at 12:34 AM
Edited by General_101 on Apr 4, 2014 at 12:45 AM

You guys are forgetting something else. GameSpy handles the CD Keys as well.

so dus that meen we are fully screwyed?

DooM still gets more (and my opinion better) mods than Halo CE, the multiplayer may have less players, but then you have to remember how many sourceports have multiplayer, and how many more people play singleplayer. So in all honesty, DooM is doing a little bit better and has been aging to perfection (look at the Brutal Doom mod).

We're the Halo community! We #can't stop and we #won't stop!

lol looks like we're screwed later everybody see in you never

Srs hows the cd key thing affect us.

Also i just realized something... crysis 2 runs off gamespy and thats not on the list.
Edited by MEGASEAN2812 on Apr 4, 2014 at 12:38 AM

I believe the main question at hand here is how are we (yes WE as both the players and mapmakers and content creators) going to fix a problem that is threatening the entire community?

Beg franky and bs angel?
Edited by MEGASEAN2812 on Apr 4, 2014 at 12:40 AM

Considering that the majority of the players have pirated copy I doubt that's a problem.

I haven't really gone around too much with doom. Zandronum is the only source port I use and yes I have played brutal doom which is a great mod. Haven't seen too many projects though that seem interesting but I haven't updated myself with doom in a while. Whispers of satan looked like an interesting wad itself.
Edited by General_101 on Apr 4, 2014 at 12:41 AM
Edited by General_101 on Apr 4, 2014 at 12:41 AM

BUT I HAZ LEGIT COPY WHAT I DO.

We could either do A.Start a petition to 343i asking them to host or B.Make a mod that brings tons of attention to Halo CE (maybe go complete overhaul like Brutal Doom, idk)

Zobie, we dont have time to do a mod like brutal doom. TSCE doesnt come out until july.
the options are:
A. Petition
B: Beg
C: hope for steam version.
or, and the one i dont want
D. Be sad that its all over.
Edited by MEGASEAN2812 on Apr 4, 2014 at 12:43 AM


oh and E which will be wait for 12D.
Edited by MEGASEAN2812 on Apr 4, 2014 at 12:45 AM

Lets start an internet petition guys. Those always work