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Since launching in November 2004, the service has been very popular with gamers. While some players resent the loss of individual control inherent in ''Halo 2''<nowiki />'s approach to online gaming, others feel it provides a significantly improved gaming experience compared to more traditional online first-person shooters. Bungie's servers match players up by skill level, which tends to eliminate the kind of severely imbalanced games that less-skilled players often consider unfair and not enjoyable. The automatic host selection process also eliminates the ability of the host to exert outsize control over the parameters of the game. | Since launching in November 2004, the service has been very popular with gamers. While some players resent the loss of individual control inherent in ''Halo 2''<nowiki />'s approach to online gaming, others feel it provides a significantly improved gaming experience compared to more traditional online first-person shooters. Bungie's servers match players up by skill level, which tends to eliminate the kind of severely imbalanced games that less-skilled players often consider unfair and not enjoyable. The automatic host selection process also eliminates the ability of the host to exert outsize control over the parameters of the game. | ||
''Halo 2'' players with [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Passport|Microsoft Passport]] accounts can log on to [http:// | ''Halo 2'' players with [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Passport|Microsoft Passport]] accounts can log on to [http://halo.bungie.net bungie.net] and obtain highly detailed statistics on their performance, including level maps for several hundred of the player's most recent games that indicate graphically where and when the player scored a kill or was killed him or herself. | ||
===Maps=== | ===Maps=== | ||
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* In the final days prior to the deactivation of ''Halo 2''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s multiplayer, Bungie added new sayings to the ''Did You Know?'' section of the lobby including messages of thanks to ''Halo 2'' fans for staying supportive for the half decade that it was active and hints about ''[[Halo: Reach]]'''s gameplay. Many of these were worded in a humorous manner, though several were outright jokes. | * In the final days prior to the deactivation of ''Halo 2''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s multiplayer, Bungie added new sayings to the ''Did You Know?'' section of the lobby including messages of thanks to ''Halo 2'' fans for staying supportive for the half decade that it was active and hints about ''[[Halo: Reach]]'''s gameplay. Many of these were worded in a humorous manner, though several were outright jokes. | ||
* ''Halo 2'' has been played for about 100 million hours on Xbox since its release. | * ''Halo 2'' has been played for about 100 million hours on Xbox since its release. | ||
* Players who played this game with his or her current LIVE account before April 14, 2010 will unlock the ''Halo 2'' [[Nameplates|Visual Flair]] in ''Halo: Reach''.<ref>[http:// | * Players who played this game with his or her current LIVE account before April 14, 2010 will unlock the ''Halo 2'' [[Nameplates|Visual Flair]] in ''Halo: Reach''.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_082010 '''Bungie.net''': ''Express Yourself'']</ref> | ||
*The ''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' marketing campaign for ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' reveals that ''Halo 2'''s cover art is based on an in-universe photograph taken by [[Benjamin Giraud]] during the [[Battle of Mombasa]]. | *The ''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' marketing campaign for ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' reveals that ''Halo 2'''s cover art is based on an in-universe photograph taken by [[Benjamin Giraud]] during the [[Battle of Mombasa]]. | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
*[http:// | *[http://halo.bungie.net/Projects/Halo2/default.aspx ''Official project page'' on '''Bungie.net'''] | ||
*[http://halo.bungie.org/halo2updates/ '''halo.bungie.org''': ''"Frankie's Bungie Updates"''] | *[http://halo.bungie.org/halo2updates/ '''halo.bungie.org''': ''"Frankie's Bungie Updates"''] | ||
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[[Category:Halo 2| ]] | [[Category:Halo 2| ]] | ||
[[Category:Canon]] | [[Category:Canon]] | ||
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