Nothing you can do. Your legit copy will mean nothing, and you will be on the same level as those that do not have a legitimite copy.

You will not be able to host online games from within the actual game, you will not be able to join a server unless it is modded with a No CD Check modification, etc.

I'm really curious to see if this is going to break the installer as well, though.

Or spam bs angel on tweeter.
also considering i focus mainly on sp mods at this point in time, i could care less about my serva hostin not to mention inferno is still doing 12D.
Edited by MEGASEAN2812 on Apr 4, 2014 at 12:49 AM
Edited by MEGASEAN2812 on Apr 4, 2014 at 12:49 AM

Something that makes halo ce profitable would definitely work best in catching their attention. The mod itself will be difficult to do though considering the level current projects are at and even they can't satisfy everyone.

Brb gonna go spam bs angel on twitter.

they do realize that there are gamespy servers that are still very populated right?

Itz cuzz glu bought them. I hope someone glues glus mouth shut and burns there companys profits for this herecy. Also use hesh tegz #halocustomeditiononsteamplz if u go on tweeter.
Edited by MEGASEAN2812 on Apr 4, 2014 at 01:28 AM
Edited by MEGASEAN2812 on Apr 4, 2014 at 01:29 AM

Im pretty sure the installer doesnt do an online check when you put in the cd key. Cant say for multiplayer though cuase I heard something about how you cant have 2 people be online with the same key

*Initiate mass forum panic*

Ms or 343 wont budge. There hidin something

I think.

K. So really, all we have to do, is use direct ip and have all the dedicated servers not check cd keys? Is it possible to make some mod that makes it so the check is disabled? Which would help all the server joining stuff?

This is besides the point. I thought you were trying to produce reasons why it didn't matter if it was shut down? Not stating the obvious.

But, if we're going to talk about business, so be it. The way I see it, they have nothing to gain from letting the master server shut down. On the other hand, they can seize the opportunity and keep them running, gaining fans' respect in the process. This would be a relatively low expense, especially for Microsoft with all their server power.

I don't like to speculate, but if by some miracle the game got Steam support, they could make loads of money off a decade-old game that otherwise would never have continued selling.



Minecraft also sold 9 million copies. More than 10,000 people play the game daily. Clearly, with that kind of population, the concept of having a place to swap server info makes sense. Also, Minecraft shipped in that state. It has always been expected of its players to use such methods to find servers. Halo shipped with a server browser, and should continue to have a server browser.



Yes, and what if that is 30% of players? What if it's 50%? At the time of writing, there are about 1000 players across various versions of the game, around the world. You really are indifferent to that kind of population decline? You call yourself a fan of this game? What fan of any game doesn't care about the loss of a key feature that will result in a potentially massive decline in active players?



CMT, Lumoria and Project Lawson are the culmination of years of progress that the community has made. Just because content isn't being produced at a pace fast enough for your standards doesn't mean it is worthless. And just because many beginners get horny and post their projects too early (and don't finish them) doesn't negate the quality of the more popular projects, or even the modding scene as a whole.

You lack respect for the individuals who have brought the game to the state it is in now - that state being, the most functional, most accessible, and most content-full state the game has been in since release.



Simply capitalizing the 'D' in 'doom' would have cleared that up.



What are you trying to get at? What point are you trying to make? Should Doom be shut down as well? I'm unfamiliar with that scene, but your point eludes me. Are you saying that Halo, like Doom, has a boring modding scene? That it's past its prime? Hanging on for dear life?



I think very lowly of 343 and I don't expect anything. I can only hope they do something about it.

Sure, I'm nostalgic. I'm an adult, however, and don't let such sentiments cloud my logic when critically examining a blatantly ignorant response to a real ethical issue.

Everything I've written today was written objectively.

Fanboy-ism, as you say, implies that I have surrendered myself to the whims and decisions of the developers/producers of the game, and to the game itself, and that I am close-minded when it comes to other games/devs/producers.

In this case, you couldn't be more wrong. Halo is not the only game I play, nor am I a big fan of either Microsoft Game Studios or Gearbox.

And a game should not "go" until no one is playing it anymore.

Oh, please tell me more about how many of the active players are using pirated copies! So what! They wouldn't have sold those copies anyway. Piracy was never a major issue for Halo PC until recently. The way I see it, the more the merrier, and if it takes a bunch of South Americans to populate the servers, then I welcome them with open arms, not understanding a word of what they are saying. And giving them no quarter on the battlefield.



What do you mean "anyone"? Do you mean anyone at 343i? Or do you mean the playerbase? Or do you mean potential new players?

If you mean 343i, then I suppose that no, I highly doubt anyone cares. Which is the issue here. They should care. Why? See my earlier post.

If you mean the playerbase, well I suspect that many of them either aren't interested or lack the brain capacity to understand what this will do to the active population of a game we all like to play. Hell, I had even stopped playing this game for years before I found out about SAPP's no-leading and HAC's bookmarks. People are adding functionality to the game, while the businessmen are removing it - the same businessmen that are losing Halo fans and ought to be doing something about it, instead of letting opportunities like these slip through their fingers.

If you mean potential new players, that's a bit unfair. In a time when PC games cost $60-$70 and nearly always have ridiculous DRM implementation and are lacking basic features like dedicated server support and modding tools, Halo CE with its plethora of user-created content, improved functionality and, let's not forget, the competitive multiplayer and myriad of custom dedicated servers could be an easy alternative for people looking to escape the exhausting milking of IP that has plagued the industry since the early 2000s.

It is simply my belief that it ain't over till it's over, and it's not over yet. With a small investment, the game can be kept up and running. I don't understand your justification of the closure of the master server.

Why should they let the game die? By not taking action, they can't seriously be expecting us to migrate to Xbox One for Halo 5. Even Microsoft and 343 aren't that stupid. Halo PC and Halo 5 cater to different markets and tastes.

Why should they let it live? Simply because not only are people still playing it, but people are still creating content, renting/running servers, playing competitively, and still trying to improve on its shortcomings a decade later. Not to mention that they can sell more copies if they release a digital copy on Steam (we can all dream).
Edited by stunt_man on Apr 4, 2014 at 02:31 AM

343 and ms have remained very quiet about this. It seems like they are hiding something. So i wouldnt be suprised if a steam version does come.

If there is a Steam version, I will have to buy it again.

Won't that be fun?

I can't imagine they'd charge more than $20 for it. Last time I saw it at Best Buy a few years ago it was on the shelf for $10. I'm sure everyone here can spare $20, or just do some extra chores if you can't.

Am I the only one that is not worried?

No. Even if it turns out to be true (only been skimming the thread) I only stick around for the SP stuff. I moved on from MP a long time ago. It was fun when I could get together with a bunch of friends and play together, but a lot of the people I knew are gone. Pubbing on BG all snipers is not appealing to me.

just use XFIRE for halo ce man it not hard to use

Dennis what your take on this?
Edited by DOOM899 on Apr 4, 2014 at 05:41 AM

I'l come back to Xfire i guess.

halo ce well not die
I well take a look at new ways to play mp online

and if you don't use XFIRE you can look at this
http://www.gameranger.com/support/network/
I well not let halo ce die

If anybody can afford to host a master server, just ask Gamespy if it's possible to purchase the domain and redirect it to the new server.(Then there would be no effect on the end user)

That is, assuming Microsoft doesn't already have the same plan.(or a better plan)

(And assuming anybody's wealthy and willing to host a new master server. I'm unsure if those few wealthy old players still have enough nostalgia in them)

Well i still kinda want my mp since it was kinda... a thing.

This time they might be serious.

Direct IP work's so all you need is a new browser so XFIRE is all I no of
and that link I put up ...Game Ranger something that may help for a new browser

and MEGASEAN2812 you can make maps or mods we can play them if there good tho.. and play them in a server

even if game spy did go down it not all bad new we got xfire so we can play server's
Edited by DOOM899 on Apr 4, 2014 at 09:34 AM

Would Xfire really work? I'm pretty sure it just parses Gamespy's server list, much as the old Gamespy Arcade client used to do. And can Xfire list servers from alternate versions of the game?

Still hoping it's all just a sick april fools' joke.

Would the no cd thing work to fix this? But then again wouldnt that brake os?

SAPP can disable cd-key check, that's why all latinos use same cd-key and banning one of them bans them all.

yeah me two

we got 8 weeks to come up with something all I can think of is xfire

take a look at something http://www.gameranger.com/support/network/
this all that I can see that wood do

I got to go bed see ya

Gameranger needs to support the game, and right now they dont.

@altis K. So from now on we cant be lazy and we gotta use sapp? XD
Edited by MEGASEAN2812 on Apr 4, 2014 at 10:35 AM

Yeah, you might be right. Now, excuse me while I go play Halo Trial...

-cries forever-
I grew up on this game.
The idea of not being able to play when ever I want is....
Horrid...
It can't end like this D:

assemble the halo-vengers

Halo 3 PC CE.

CE ad infinitum.
Edited by Echo77 on Apr 4, 2014 at 12:21 PM

halo 3 pc ce deluxe special edition 2 barbeque mode

I want.