Claim: Halo Online enabled a leaked build of the game to work both offline and over LAN with VPN solutions and the mod EIDewrito was developed by fans to allow the game to be played worldwide and without microtransactions.
Evidence: Soon after the game's beta release, modders enabled a leaked build of the game to work both offline and over LAN, with VPN solutions such as Tunngle used to provide online multiplayer. Over several years, the mod ElDewrito was developed by fans to allow the game to be played worldwide and without microtransactions, keeping it alive after its cancellation in 2016.