Talk:Halo 2/Archive 4

message: Hello, I was wondering if a link to HEE would be any use. This site features many Halo 2 glitches and easter eggs. Someone at the bottom asked if a glitches section should be added, if that has not happened why not a link to a site with a listing of them?
Thank you =),
Darc3st1 03:12, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: External Links

message: Dude, spoilers, major, to the extreme. There might actually be some people out there who haven't played it and don't want to know the story. Should spoiler tags be put in? RidiculousX 11:11, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Spoiler tags aren't necessary. People should be able to tell that when they read a piece of text that says "Story" or "Synopsis" that it contains....well, the story or a synopsis. Most FAs do not have spoiler tags; reference plot-heavy games like Final Fantasy VIII. Peptuck 15:36, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spoilers 

message: I archived it. It was long and hard to load.--SUIT 03:04, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Archive 

message: If u put the subtitles on, u clearly see the word "arc" being mentioned, not "ark", so im switching all the spellingsSkynet1216 04:13, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It is "Ark", no questions about it. It's been mentioned in Frankie's updates on bungie.net. Additionally, the only time Miranda Keyes has ever been referred to as a "Captain" (by anyone besides some tool on the Interwebs) is in a TV Guide interview with the actress who performed the character's voice in Halo 2. She was mistaken, by the way. The character is Commander Miranda Keyes. She is not a Lieutenant Commander, or a Captain, or an Ensign, or a Lieutenant, J.G. She is a Commander. Period. --The Berzerk Dragon 16:59, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Arc, not Ark 

message: Just pointing out something I think should go on a "Trivia" section, on the song You're Pitiful, the lyrics include this:
You're half undressed
Eatin' chips of your chest
While you're playin' Halo 2
No one's classier than you
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 189.171.52.204 (talk • contribs) .
:Fancruft, barely worth mentioning. Peptuck 05:44, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reference in Weird Al' Yankovic's song "You're Pitiful" 

message: These words are appeared in the main page but when I'm trying to delete them by using "Edit Page", they are not visible! What's going on with them and why they cannot be removed?! --KaragouniS 20:43, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Because TKD already took care of it. Peptuck 08:07, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok then. ;) --KaragouniS 11:18, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: "hit me up on II BBHS II legit 45" is still appeared in the page!

message: Should we remove the section on MLG? I don't see how it's that relevant. bibliomaniac15 03:21, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  MLG  

message: I think it would be a good idea to add http://www.halowiki.net to the external sites list.
It's an extremely active Halo 2 multiplayer wiki with almost 7k articles.
--Thirstyg 06:34, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Link Suggestion 

message: This article currently is rated B class. From what I can see, it needs really only clarification/copyediting, and sourcing. Definitely sourcing. I'm trying to aggregate sources currently but of course if others helped it would be greatly appreciated. David Fuchs(talk • contribs) 22:29, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Let's push this up 

message: Shouldn't there be a Plot spoiler type section, similar to the section in the Halo 1 article? Jean15paul 22:30, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  No Plot Section 

message: The article's screenshot images all need fair use rationales or the article will get a quick-fail by the editor looking it over for GA.  --Nehrams2020 00:56, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: as far as I can tell, they are all fair use- screenshots or illustrations of the game cover. There was one that had a watermark, but other than that they seem to apply to rationale. David Fuchs(talk • contribs) 01:17, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Quick GA suggestion

message: A lot of the sourcing seems to come directly from Bungie (and I don't mean the plot, which I think it very well-referenced). Does anyone else think more info should come from major gaming (or perhaps mainstream media) publications, especially considering the vast, vast amount of sources available in relation to the game, and the fact that your IGNs, GameSpots, etc. comment every time anything related to Halo happens. -- Kicking222 23:03, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Certainly a valid question. One thing I have noticed, however, is that because 'GameSpots, etc. comment every time anything related to Halo happens', a lot of what they say happens not to be true. They make news: Bungie just sends out press releases. That said, if you find good sources, feel free to add them! David Fuchs(talk • contribs) 23:15, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: One problem I have with the article

message: Well i was wondering why no mention of the recently removed playlists (Such as Multi-team and others) in the xbox live section has been commented on. --WarDragon 22:15, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Xbox Live Playlist removal 

message: Someone needs to add something about the flood juggernaut. --Discharger12 20:19, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Flood Juggernaut 

message: A recent issue of Edge included an extensive feature on Bungie, which has now been republished on the Edge website. It's very interesting, particularly for the development staff's own comments on the disappointments of Halo 2:
"The trick is to avoid designing or writing by committee. You have to take what’s best from the input you’re getting and not have it turn into that too many cooks situation."
"That’s sort of what happened with Halo 2," agrees Greisemer. "Toward the end we were working on balancing the weapons and everybody was very vocal about a ton of things and I think eventually we just sort of polished away some of those hard edges."
It may be useful to incorporate comments such as those into the article. --Nick RTalk 12:19, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bungie's own comments on the game 

message: This article should have a weapons section. It would be very useful.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.170.204.50 (talk • contribs) 
Useful doesn't translate into what is encyclopedia-worthy. My phone number would be useful, but that doesn't mean it can be put up here. Dåvid ƒuchs(talk • contribs) 16:01, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Following WP:NOT? Peptuck 04:25, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

text: Yes, here on Wikipedia. Peptuck 08:22, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Weapons

message: Hey is there going to be an article about modding? its very annoying and i think people should be aware on how annoying it is and maybe a little bit of tips on how to avoid getting modded. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.77.229.218 (talk • contribs) 
:Talking about modding is not really what wikipedia's about; it's mentioned and explained in the article, but thats about all we can or should add about it. Dåvid Fuchs (talk / contribs) 01:25, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Modding? 

message: someone put a unimportientword int there.Marioman12 15:50, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: vandals

message: Can we/someone add that Bungie has removed Backwash from matchmaking because of the XBOX 360 ghosting. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by SGAtlantis 17:22, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Backwash removed from matchmaking 

message: Team SWAT is not a ranked gametype. It is among my favorite game type along with Team Slayer and have never played this game ranked. Is there proof to back that up or no?
-Domovoi 16:30, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Team SWAT

message: Apparently, the addition of any more references is not possible at this moment, at least not for me. This has been so for quite a few weeks now. Exactly how can I get a new reference added to the article?
I ask this because a reference I had added several months ago was removed, apparently by someone who felt it was redundant. It was a link to the Bungie.net forums where Jeremiah (a.k.a., "Ninja on Fire"), the guy who is in charge of Halo 2's matchmaking, said that the use of superbounces in matchmaking is cheating. I also added a reference that linked to another B.net post where Tom "Achronos" Gioconda, another Bungie employee, similarly stated that the use of button combos (e.g. "BXR") is cheating as well. The link to Achronos' post is still in the references list, but the reference still says "Superbounces". Since Achronos never specifically mentioned superbounces, I think the link to Jeremiah's post should be added back to the references list, as it is IMO not redundant. The description of the reference should be modified to include "Button Combos" with "Superbouncing" to better clarify things. Here is the link in question: 
If anyone here has the clearance to alter the references list and feels, like I do, that re-adding said link is worthwhile, then please do so. Thanks. JGoodman 07:51, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Nevermind. I figured out what I was doing wrong. I added the above link to the list of references, which should help clarify for reasons I stated above a couple weeks ago. JGoodman 12:15, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Adding References to the Article

message: The article has the release date listed as April 24, but the article it references  lists the release date as 2007/2008.  I've seen other sites that list it as TBA 2007 or June 1.  Where's this April 24 date coming from?  And since the sources are so varied, is it even worth putting a definitive release date on the article?
Ratiocinate 16:23, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Release date? 

message: Should we make a part of the page for Halo 2 Glitches? Something Like this:
=== Glitches ===
*On High Charity you begin the level with 78 bullets for your Covenant Carbine, when the maximum bullets you can ever have on the Carbine it 72!
-23PatPeter*∞ 22:51, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Because so far, he has one glitch, which itself is his own observation, or original research, as I assume any others added would be. Also, the important problems are referenced in the Additional Content section, about what was and was not covered by patches. Also, I cannot find a Featured video game Article that have a Glitches section. We need to keep it at a Featured Article level of quality, which means not having a Glitches section with, so far, one unsourced glitch. -- Viewdrix 20:41, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

text: have you ever thought that maybe they added that as a gameplay issue i.e. making the game more manageable. i know it sounds petit but 6 extra shots can make a difference, and bungie might of knowingly implemented that for gameplay reasons. They also do the same thing on the level after 'regret', which i have forgot the name of.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Leemyster (talk • contribs) 14:00, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia is not a game guide. Glitches sections in any gaming article are not supposed to exist no matter how many sourced glitches exist. The same deal goes for cheats and trivia. WP:CVG/GL#Scope_of_information 60.241.169.85 07:32, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Halo 2 Glitches 

message: *On High Charity you begin the level with 78 bullets for your Covenant Carbine, when the maximum bullets you can ever have on the Carbine it 72!
-23PatPeter*∞ 22:51, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Because so far, he has one glitch, which itself is his own observation, or original research, as I assume any others added would be. Also, the important problems are referenced in the Additional Content section, about what was and was not covered by patches. Also, I cannot find a Featured video game Article that have a Glitches section. We need to keep it at a Featured Article level of quality, which means not having a Glitches section with, so far, one unsourced glitch. -- Viewdrix 20:41, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

text: have you ever thought that maybe they added that as a gameplay issue i.e. making the game more manageable. i know it sounds petit but 6 extra shots can make a difference, and bungie might of knowingly implemented that for gameplay reasons. They also do the same thing on the level after 'regret', which i have forgot the name of.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Leemyster (talk • contribs) 14:00, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia is not a game guide. Glitches sections in any gaming article are not supposed to exist no matter how many sourced glitches exist. The same deal goes for cheats and trivia. WP:CVG/GL#Scope_of_information 60.241.169.85 07:32, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Glitches 

message: How is this completely absent from Halo 2? Or for that matter, all of the Halo articles? AJFederation 10:05, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Machinema 

message: There are numerous spelling mistakes - ie "to" should be "too"; "their" should be "there"...cmon people, grammer 146.243.4.157 18:34, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Then sign up and fix them when you can edit the article. Peptuck 19:01, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Alternatively, could you point them out? A quick Ctrl+F search of their and there yielded no mistakes. Cheers, S.D. 21:29, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

text: Grammar? -- Ianiceboy 10:30, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spelling