Everything We Now Know About Halo 2

[J4320]

Post everything we now know about Halo 2 here! I won't even get flamed for posting about Halo 2, YAY!!!:D Anyways, let's share every feature we now know. The newest one to me is (from the update) how grunts scurry around and hide behind rubble and elites are quick and hunters kind of charge through the level.

[themoosearmy]

Speaking of updates: Halo 2 Roundup Part 1 (http://3dap.com/halo/articles/staff/halo2_round_up.asp)

I posted this in another thread, but here's another look.

[J4320]

Yeah, I know. I was just trying to start up a good thread for the Halo 2 Forum. I guess this forum was built so the nOObs could post about it without us being annoyed. :rolleyes:

[E Nomini Patri]

Originally posted by J4320
Yeah, I know. I was just trying to start up a good thread for the Halo 2 Forum. I guess this forum was built so the nOObs could post about it without us being annoyed. :rolleyes:

You're a n00b whether you like it or not.

As for the topic, yeah, that Battleground: Halo article was mostly on the money. It could have been more concise though. Anyways...

[J4320]

Originally posted by StarWarsFanMan


You're a n00b whether you like it or not.

I'm not a nOOb when it comes to Halo.

[E Nomini Patri]

Originally posted by J4320

I'm not a nOOb when it comes to Halo.

Well that's a relief.

[J4320]

Who pissed in your coffee?

[Casper]

Originally posted by J4320
Who pissed in your coffee?

Noone, but I might take a dump on your pancakes if this doesn't get turned around. I said in the sticky thread to have whatever is new stuff to be put in here. Starwars and themoose have posted links throughout this forum that are basically 'catch-ups' on all the official news about the game.

Kindly read those links and move along ;)

[E Nomini Patri]

Yeah, I didn't get enough sleep. All nighter 8 player Halo LAN at a friends the other night, and didn't sleep well last night. But I got XBConnect working today, and lots of work done on my Halo website!

Well sorry I drank the coffee ;)

[J4320]

Originally posted by StarWarsFanMan
Yeah, I didn't get enough sleep. All nighter 8 player Halo LAN at a friends the other night, and didn't sleep well last night. But I got XBConnect working today, and lots of work done on my Halo website!

Well sorry I drank the coffee ;)
Yeah, sorry about that. I just hate being called a nOOb.

[themoosearmy]

Yeah, I didn't get enough sleep. All nighter 8 player Halo LAN at a friends the other night, and didn't sleep well last night. But I got XBConnect working today, and lots of work done on my Halo website!

Wow swfm, you're sounding more and more like me everytime you post, LOL. Exactly the same thing I did this weekend.

Anyways, hop over to Halo: Tru7h and Rec. for some scoop with Lorraine McLees about the Halo 2 cover for the Official Xbox mag (http://halo.bungie.net/news/stories/halo-19B5784F-D90A-466F-ACB1-A73EA3636167.html)

[Darkshooter]

1st- UR ALL NOOBIES AHAHHAHAA
2nd- j/k
3rd- whens the magazine coming out for that link u sent us?
4th- umm wtf is with the **** on pancakes??!!?!

Ok this is all the stuff i know.

-phantoms are the new dropships for earth. they seem to deploy the covenant faster and holds more fire power and men
-Battle rifle (thats what every1 calls it) is a powerful accurate weapon with a good attack speed
-Smgs r inaccurate in far range but have super high fire rate and is powerful in close range. Also by pressing a button u can change it from having 1 smg in each hand or just using 1.
-Brutes are increadibly strong and seem to be like ape creatures that have steroids and guns taped onto their hands
-Grunts and Jackals look bigger and stronger.
-MARINES call kill for once its a miracle!
-Now different turrets on the back of the warthog
-Better AI constructs
-awsome graphics
-the dropships can blow up but are probably hard to destroy so u cant skip battles so easily
-u can do melee combos to do more dmg to ur enemies
-Jackals are still slow and get run over easily by warthogs
-New covenant transport ship

Well thats all i can remember right now lol thats alot eh

[J4320]

Ever wonder how MC is gonna throw grenades when he has two guns in his hands? I hope it just shows one of his guns go down then you see him throwing a grenade then he just takes his other gun out again.
umm wtf is with the **** on pancakes??!!?! Good question.

[E Nomini Patri]

Originally posted by J4320
Ever wonder how MC is gonna throw grenades when he has two guns in his hands? I hope it just shows one of his guns go down then you see him throwing a grenade then he just takes his other gun out again.

When you have two guns in Halo 2 you can't throw grenades. I wonder what the melee attacks (if you can while holding 2 guns) will be like.

[FatalMatt]

Once you select Multiplayer you get the following options:

-(1) Cooperative ( Split Screen/System Link Co-Op ) [ 2 player max ]
-(2) Split Screen [ 4 players max ]
-(3) LAN Play [ 24 player max ]
-(4) Xbox Live [ 24 player max ]
-(5) Edit Gametypes

Here is a detailed discription of each:

First and foremost:XBOX LIVE
Once selected you get these options:
* Online Co-Op
* Online Regular multiplayer ( up to 24 opponents ) CTF, Slayer, Race, Oddball and King of the Hill.
* BattleGround: Halo
Battle as humans (SPARTAN Soldiers), vs alien ( covenant Elites ) in a ma$$ive online multiplayer battles. On modified maps from the Campaign mode, you and 11 friends vs 12 enemies battle it out complete with interactive air support from Pelican Warships and Phanton battle crafts, unbeleivable!

-Cooperative:

Once selected you get two options:System Link and Split Screen. Split Screen is the same as the original game, where you and a friend plow through the Campaign mode together on the same TV.
System Link allows you to play through the game with a friend on two different TV's and Xbox using a system link cable. You can also talk to each other using the Xbox live communicator if you'd like.

-Split Screen:

Been there done that, you and 3 other buddies kick each others butts, in games of CTF, Slayer, Oddball, King of the Hill and Race.

-Lan Play:

Hook up to 6 Xboxes together for up to 24(!!!) players, play all the regular gamemodes of CTF, Slayer, Oddball and Race.

The vehicles of Halo 2:
Returning
- The Warthog
- The Scorpion Tank
- The Ghost

New Human Vehicles:
- The Gauss Warthog [3 pa$$engers]
- The Rabbit ATV [1 pa$$enger]

New Alien Vehicles:
- The Banshee Aircraft [1 pa$$enger]
- The Shadow a$$ault Vehicle [3 pa$$enger]
- The Wraith Tank [1 pa$$enger]

Some of the new multiplayer Levels:

Hot Zone:

An medium sized outdoor level, that closely resembles the New Mombasa level featured in the E3 Demo. Consisting of twisting streets, bridges, towering buildings ( some which can be entered, for great sniping spots ), staircases and ledges with turrets. Guaranteed to take over Blood Gulch as the new favorite CTF level.

Amazonia

A dark,lush jungle level that resembles the "Timberland" level of Halo PC, but a whole lot better looking and atmospheric. Rolling Hills dotted with tall, thick rooted trees and winding paths between shallow rivers.

Inner Sanctum

A level inside the belly of the UNSC Cruiser Renaissance. Small strobe-lit corridors interconnect two large multi-level hangars with ma$$ive pressure lock windows with breathtaking vistas of planet Earth. Turrets on the second level make getting on top a critical necessity.

Levels returning from Halo: Blood Gulch, SideWinder, Hang'em High. Additionaly 2 levels of Halo PC are also availible: Death Island and Danger Canyon.

[themoosearmy]

Wow where did you get all of that info, I haven't seen that anywhere.

Post a link maybe?

[J4320]

Originally posted by StarWarsFanMan


When you have two guns in Halo 2 you can't throw grenades. I wonder what the melee attacks (if you can while holding 2 guns) will be like.
You know this for sure? I've heard that before but didn't know what to believe. And what FatalMatt says is false.

[E Nomini Patri]

Originally posted by J4320

You know this for sure?

Yeah it is true, it has been said over and over by Bungie.

Hey Matt, that stuff is all just a rumor. If it was true, Linkin Park wouldn't be a band anymore, because they would have been sued of their asses from the Non-Disclosure Agreement that Bungie makes everyone sign when they play/see Halo 2 in private.

[Darkshooter]

but what if it is true, sounds good to me. Sounds cool to for halo2 :)

[J4320]

Originally posted by StarWarsFanMan


Yeah it is true, it has been said over and over by Bungie.

Hey Matt, that stuff is all just a rumor. If it was true, Linkin Park wouldn't be a band anymore, because they would have been sued of their asses from the Non-Disclosure Agreement that Bungie makes everyone sign when they play/see Halo 2 in private.
Did they say the right trigger shoots the right gun and the left trigger shoots the left gun?

[E Nomini Patri]

Originally posted by J4320

Did they say the right trigger shoots the right gun and the left trigger shoots the left gun?

Yes, each gun corresponds to its respective trigger.

[ShaDovV RyDer]

Fatal i want a link to all that stuff b4 i beleive u...swfm thats awsume...is it only one gun that u can hold two of or is it almost all of them???

[E Nomini Patri]

Originally posted by ShaDovV RyDer
is it only one gun that u can hold two of or is it almost all of them???

You may carry two guns as long as the gun only needs one hand to use. Like a pistol or sub-machine gun. A rifle or rocket launcher needs two hands, so you can't carry two.

[themoosearmy]

The one handed weapons will be awesome to use w/ the Rabbit ATV.

[J4320]

Double rocket launcher would be awesome! Oh well....

[StudioAlex]

How about a plasma sword in one hand and a pistola in the other? I think I'd be the deadliest dude on the street with that goin' on.

[l Maximus l]

Hey, Starwarsfanman...dude, we need to play some Halo on XBConnect....You're in Euphrata, right? I'm in the Seattle area...I have a bad ass connection and can host as many as 16 dudes without lag on XBConnect. It'll probably be one of the best servers you've played on. Maybe we can team up with some TS or CTF or something.

[E Nomini Patri]

Originally posted by Maximus SYN
Hey, Starwarsfanman...dude, we need to play some Halo on XBConnect....You're in Euphrata, right? I'm in the Seattle area...I have a bad ass connection and can host as many as 16 dudes without lag on XBConnect. It'll probably be one of the best servers you've played on. Maybe we can team up with some TS or CTF or something.

Hehe, Euphrata, that's what everyone outside of town calls it :) (It's EEEEEEphrata)

Yeah, we should hook up on XBC soon. Not right now though cause I got some projects going on and I have to keep my gear in my room (my internet is upstairs). But yeah, tell me when you want to play!

[l Maximus l]

Originally posted by Zero Flaw


Hehe, Euphrata, that's what everyone outside of town calls it :) (It's EEEEEEphrata)

Yeah, we should hook up on XBC soon. Not right now though cause I got some projects going on and I have to keep my gear in my room (my internet is upstairs). But yeah, tell me when you want to play!

Just let me know when you're available or are finished with your projects...I'm ready to game anytime :D