Halo 2 Bug/Request Submission Thread

[Stealth]

Oh, I hate that bug, that is such a pain.

[Con]

Do the developers even check this thread anymore? I just hope our requests aren't falling of deaf ears.

forward this to the MS brass

I'm really quite frustrated at the moment with H2V. There's plenty of frustration to go around when I play this game. It seems that every time I leave the game, I do so angrily. I am sick and tired of these LIVE gold restrictions. I am not going to pay just to play online like I can do so for free in every other game I own. I want to be able to play with my friends, and I want to be able to host and join normal servers. On top of this, with this game being Vista exclusive for no reason at all, there is a very small number of servers to choose from.

I have two vital suggestions for this game. If they're being worked on the next update, that's great, but I want to bring the issue up. If they're not corrected then it just confirms my current understanding on GFW's whole idea on what PC gaming is about and the value of their user-base.

1. Bring H2V to XP as well
It's pretty obvious that H2V was meant to force people into buying Vista. This isn't a popular tactic. People hate being forced to do things, from buying operating systems to paying for a gold account for features they can get for free on other games. The game was released exclusively for Vista under the guise that LIVE would not work on XP, but this is contradicted by the fact that Gears of War, set to come out for both Vista and XP, will use the LIVE service. Vista exclusivity is hindering H2V's growth, and gold accounts aren't helping

2. Remove gold exclusivity
I've already talked about this, just please remove it and refund the gold players while you can; there can't be many at this point.

[Stealth]

Oh, but I like my gold acount, leave gold in there, just make it so silver acounts can make servers, and play one all of them, and leave game invites for gold users.

[Con]

You like your gold because you have it, but I refuse to pay for something that is free in other games, hell even other GFW titles.

If you're going to charge us to play online, you better have a good reason. I don't see any at all right now; there's nothing special or outstanding in H2V's multiplayer features.

[Timo]

Bug - Achievements not registering
I had to board several vehicles before I got the boarding achievement, I've blown up multiple banshees and I haven't gotten the 'Air traffic control' achievement. And in the last game I had, I must've whacked dozens of guys in the back, and I didn't get the ninja achievement (yes it was FFA). It might tie into the text bug where text doesn't show up, as text for me rarely shows up in-game (probably due to my connection/distance from the servers).

[Stealth]

Bug - Achievements not registering
I had to board several vehicles before I got the boarding achievement, I've blown up multiple banshees and I haven't gotten the 'Air traffic control' achievement. And in the last game I had, I must've whacked dozens of guys in the back, and I didn't get the ninja achievement (yes it was FFA). It might tie into the text bug where text doesn't show up, as text for me rarely shows up in-game (probably due to my connection/distance from the servers).

ya, but then again my gamer score hasn't moved in days, and I've boarded a few vehicles, and got many Achievements in MP and yet my gamer score is still 845, I don't know if it's just because I haven't unlocked any new achievements lately, or if it's a problem on the other end of things.

[UXB]

1. Bring H2V to XP as well
It's pretty obvious that H2V was meant to force people into buying Vista.

This is only obvious to people who have absolutely no experience in corporate planning or who are not looking beyond their own desires.

I am not a Microsoft lackey, I have plenty of bad things to say about MS and disagree with many of their decisions, but this is not one of those times. The profits realized from the number of people who are going to upgrade to Vista just to play Halo 2 on the PC wouldn't pay for lunch for the Hired Gun crew. The "...done to force people to upgrade conspiracy theory" is bunk and implausible. The numbers of those who would upgrade just to play are so small as it make the concept ridiculous.

Microsoft is making a concerted effort to upgrade the desktop to the Vista operating system. Vista with all it's faults has a more enhanced security model and answers what many of the corporate IT and security experts have asked for. MS is mostly targeting the corporate market because that is where the money is. The corporate edict at Microsoft is to develop for the Vista platform. They have accelerated their end of life policy and will stop selling XP in Jan 2008 and end support Jan 2009 so from a business decision it makes no sense to develop and support any product for XP. The savings in cross platform support more than outweighs the lost revenue in possible XP sales. Even if it did not the corporate direction is Vista and THAT is what is important to Microsoft. MS is thinking 5-10 years ahead whereas the people who complain about running the game on XP are just looking at today and yesterday.

I apologize for dragging this debate into this thread and Conscars I am not upset with you it was just a matter of timing. I am sick and tired of seeing this type of statement all over the place. There are so many other factors involved in the H2 on Vista decision that the actual H2 game is irrelevant.

I am done venting.

[Con]

If Microsoft saves money by no longer supporting XP, then why is Gears of War set to come out and run on both Vista and XP? It doesn't make sense. They are more concerned about upgrading PC's to Vista, as you said, than making this game a success. Can't they do both? If H2V were XP and Vista compatible, it would do a lot better in both the short term and the long term. If it's going to take 5-10 years for Vista to become widely used, then it's going to take just as long for H2V to grow.

[bum has knife]

The profits realized from the number of people who are going to upgrade to Vista just to play Halo 2 on the PC wouldn't pay for lunch for the Hired Gun crew.

I dunno, we're a small team and we eat pretty light

[Stealth]

MS is thinking 5-10 years ahead whereas the people who complain about running the game on XP are just looking at today and yesterday.

now those are words of a wise man, looking 5-10 years ahead of you. that kind of like it's better to look 5-10 feet ahead of you when you're on the road, instead of looking at your feet. and most people (not me) are basicly looking at their feet. XP might still be around come 5-10 years, but you won't find it in a store, or on a web site other then Ebay, you might find it on a old computer, or in a box in some one's house. Vista in 5 years might be the same has XP is now, the main OS on computers, with a few computers running older OSs. and people then will act like people now are acting, complaining about the new OS, saying how bugy it is, and complaining about some game that was made just for the new OS.[/rant]

I dunno, we're a small team and we eat pretty light

heh, I'm the same when I'm buying me food, but when others buy me food, I try and eat as much as I can.