…Make Halo 2 Anniversary with original multiplayer. I know there are a TON of threads that are talking about this, but mine is from a slightly different perspective. I got Halo 2 after the LIVE servers were shut down. I played through the campaign, and I still do a lot. It’s my favorite campaign by far. As you probably realized, I never got to play Halo 2’s MP. There are a lot of people with similar situations. All I ask of 343 would be to plop a fresh coat of paint on Halo 2A’s multiplayer and call it a day. That’s all we need. I think a lot of people would buy it even if they didn’t restore the multiplayer. Heck, I think people would pay just to get the old servers back (for Xbox). My PC isn’t capable of running 2, so I’m stuck. The best service that 343 could do for the gaming world right now would be to show them how their precious online multiplayer got its start. With Halo 2. They did great with CEA’s campaign, but multiplayer was lackluster. If Microsoft lets 343 breathe a little on this one, it could get done, and I guarantee you that the population of Halo 2A would outnumber Halo 4. That’s probably a bad thing for Microsoft, but it would still sell a bunch of money. From what I hear, Halo 2 was great because it was simple and chaotic at the same time. No dumb AAs, armor mods, armor, or weapon skins. Just a clean, everybody-starts-on-the-same-level kind of MP. They could maybe paint the patched, no sword-fly version and people would still be happy as long as that’s all they changed. For the marketing campaign, they could appeal to slightly older gamers who haven’t played Halo since 2 using nostalgia as their weapon. I respect 343 for acknowledging that they broke Halo MP and they are attempting to kind of fix it in 4. But Microsoft won’t let them change it back all the way for 5 and beyond. So if 343 wants to hold on to their long-time fans, then all they have to do to say “We still care about Halo’s roots” would be to bring back Halo 2’s multiplayer to the Xbox. Does anyone agree with this? Never mind that was a stupid question, of course you agree. Anything to add?
TL;DR
343 could do a huge service to their fans by bringing Halo 2’s MP once again to the Xbox.
