I remember the forums (Destiny)

by squidnh3, Thursday, March 22, 2018, 18:52 (2515 days ago) @ Claude Errera

I've got to disagree. When Halo 2 came out, it was polarizing. There were some that loved its 'couch on the internet' matchmaking, to a point where they were willing to forgive the rest of the game... but there were many that couldn't forgive. Halo2Sucks.com was astoundingly full of vitriol in those days.

So was Bungie.net. People were so shocked at how much it deviated from what they expected, at one point a massive conspiracy theory swept through the forum that the "real" Halo 2 would be released in February 2005, and that the Halo 2 that was released in November was just a joke. Not to mention the "Shishkha is a ..." 100+ thread bomb.

Even hardcore fans, who were willing to give Bungie the benefit of the doubt, had trouble with Halo 2's campaign and weapon rebalancing (with respect to the original game). Dan Barbour, a pretty major Bungie fan (one who loved the story enough to come on board as HBO's Story Page editor in the early days), wrote a powerful piece on the failings of the game that I had trouble stomaching at the time; I couldn't understand how someone who called themselves a Bungie fan could be that critical of the new title.

Let's not forget Luke Smith's thoughts on Halo 2 - Halo 2 is Broken