Halo 2
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Well, we waited in line for 30 minutes tonight for this long awaited X-Box
game. The boys have been excited all day waiting for midnight. They were the
youngest people in line tonight. Other kids their age, I am sure, were home
in bed because tomorrow is a school day. I was the only woman. I am sure
we got more than a couple of glances from the mostly 18-25 year old men in
line.
The boys were just so excited. They have been talking all day about what
they hope is in the game. And my oldest read aloud from the strategy guide to
his younger brother all the way home. Now they are all hooked up and playing
the game, probably will be for a few hours yet. It is so nice to see them
so happy and excited about something. The anticipation, the whole experience.
Great day!
Life is good
Pam G
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game. The boys have been excited all day waiting for midnight. They were the
youngest people in line tonight. Other kids their age, I am sure, were home
in bed because tomorrow is a school day. I was the only woman. I am sure
we got more than a couple of glances from the mostly 18-25 year old men in
line.
The boys were just so excited. They have been talking all day about what
they hope is in the game. And my oldest read aloud from the strategy guide to
his younger brother all the way home. Now they are all hooked up and playing
the game, probably will be for a few hours yet. It is so nice to see them
so happy and excited about something. The anticipation, the whole experience.
Great day!
Life is good
Pam G
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Fetteroll
on 11/9/04 1:28 AM, Genant2@... at Genant2@... wrote:
have stood in line with me to get a video game when I was that age!" ;-)
Joyce
> I am sureI bet they were jealous of your kids! They were thinking "My mom would never
> we got more than a couple of glances from the mostly 18-25 year old men in
> line.
have stood in line with me to get a video game when I was that age!" ;-)
Joyce
lisa_williams12000
Hi Pam
My son was also the youngest in line last night. He's been having a
great time playing it all day today. Do you think your boys would
like to play together with mine?
Cheers, Lisa.
In [email protected], Genant2@a... wrote:
My son was also the youngest in line last night. He's been having a
great time playing it all day today. Do you think your boys would
like to play together with mine?
Cheers, Lisa.
In [email protected], Genant2@a... wrote:
> Well, we waited in line for 30 minutes tonight for this longawaited X-Box
> game. The boys have been excited all day waiting for midnight.They were the
> youngest people in line tonight. Other kids their age, I amsure, were home
> in bed because tomorrow is a school day. I was the only woman.I am sure
> we got more than a couple of glances from the mostly 18-25 yearold men in
> line.about what
>
> The boys were just so excited. They have been talking all day
> they hope is in the game. And my oldest read aloud from thestrategy guide to
> his younger brother all the way home. Now they are all hooked upand playing
> the game, probably will be for a few hours yet. It is so nice tosee them
> so happy and excited about something. The anticipation, thewhole experience.
>
> Great day!
> Life is good
> Pam G
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Kelli Traaseth
My son has just found Halo in the last week. We have a PS2 and a Gamecube, so we never had the Halo experience before. :) Well,,, end of that after he played a demo of Halo 2 at Gamestop last week. He is now asking for money or gift cards for Christmas to Gamestop. So he can buy a used X-box and with it you get Halo! Then he's going to buy Halo 2 also, or we'll get it for him for Christmas.
He's been playing the online demo version and having a blast, so has his sister.
It looks pretty fun, I havn't played yet.
We also get some looks from people when we're in the gaming shops, the guys working always ask me, "you're their mom?" "You like gaming?" I love talking with the people working at these shops, they are so into their jobs. We don't see that very much at other places.
After he gets the X-box, I might have to check out Fable, that looks cool too. <g>
Kelli~
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Well, we waited in line for 30 minutes tonight for this long awaited X-Box
game. The boys have been excited all day waiting for midnight. They were the
youngest people in line tonight.
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He's been playing the online demo version and having a blast, so has his sister.
It looks pretty fun, I havn't played yet.
We also get some looks from people when we're in the gaming shops, the guys working always ask me, "you're their mom?" "You like gaming?" I love talking with the people working at these shops, they are so into their jobs. We don't see that very much at other places.
After he gets the X-box, I might have to check out Fable, that looks cool too. <g>
Kelli~
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Well, we waited in line for 30 minutes tonight for this long awaited X-Box
game. The boys have been excited all day waiting for midnight. They were the
youngest people in line tonight.
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In a message dated 11/9/2004 9:22:40 AM Eastern Standard Time,
kellitraas@... writes:
We also get some looks from people when we're in the gaming shops, the guys
working always ask me, "you're their mom?" "You like gaming?" <<<<
Another place where people are shocked is at Game Shop. That is a store
where they sell the table top gaming stuff. With the little figures. When we
went to the first Live and Learn Conference they had Mage Knights on the table
for raffle and both of my boys won a set. After that we explored getting
more and found Warhammer 40,000. Those tiny figures you have to put together
and paint yourself. Well, the boys and I were hooked.
But we always get the same thing from customers there, when I start asking
questions and they find out that I help my boys put them together and paint
them and I actually play the game. They are amazed. I get the "you're their
Mom?" questions. The staff are really helpful, and they know us now. But
they are amazed that a Mom would not only allow that sort of purchasing and play
but would actually be a participant with their children.
Maybe when those young men at the store have kids of their own they will
look back and see there is another option then what society has said is
acceptable for parenting.
Pam G
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kellitraas@... writes:
We also get some looks from people when we're in the gaming shops, the guys
working always ask me, "you're their mom?" "You like gaming?" <<<<
Another place where people are shocked is at Game Shop. That is a store
where they sell the table top gaming stuff. With the little figures. When we
went to the first Live and Learn Conference they had Mage Knights on the table
for raffle and both of my boys won a set. After that we explored getting
more and found Warhammer 40,000. Those tiny figures you have to put together
and paint yourself. Well, the boys and I were hooked.
But we always get the same thing from customers there, when I start asking
questions and they find out that I help my boys put them together and paint
them and I actually play the game. They are amazed. I get the "you're their
Mom?" questions. The staff are really helpful, and they know us now. But
they are amazed that a Mom would not only allow that sort of purchasing and play
but would actually be a participant with their children.
Maybe when those young men at the store have kids of their own they will
look back and see there is another option then what society has said is
acceptable for parenting.
Pam G
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Kelli Traaseth
**Maybe when those young men at the store have kids of their own they will
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acceptable for parenting.**
Yes! This is what keeps me going some days, we don't know any other unschoolers in our area. So it gets a little rough sometimes.
I'm just beginning to go into some detail of our life learning with some of them. After several visits and comments from them.
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look back and see there is another option then what society has said is
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Yes! This is what keeps me going some days, we don't know any other unschoolers in our area. So it gets a little rough sometimes.
I'm just beginning to go into some detail of our life learning with some of them. After several visits and comments from them.
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In a message dated 11/8/04 11:30:41 PM, Genant2@... writes:
<< Well, we waited in line for 30 minutes tonight for this long awaited X-Box
game. The boys have been excited all day waiting for midnight. They were
the
youngest people in line tonight. Other kids their age, I am sure, were home
in bed because tomorrow is a school day. I was the only woman. I am sure
we got more than a couple of glances from the mostly 18-25 year old men in
line. >>
Kirby had ordered one, but he's out of town. So he and Marty went a few days
ago and switched the receipt to Marty's name. But Marty's not old enough to
pick it up, so I would have to go.
Last night was the big night.
Four extra boys were here. One had ordered his own copy, from another store.
They got two TVs set up in the library, and two x-boxes, by 10:00.
With two hours to wait, they wanted to pick up another game to play in the
meantime, so went to Joey's brother-in-law's house. His sister is in NYC and
had called and reported that a store in NYC had a line that went TWICE around
the block. It was only a few days ago that Keith had been telling Marty and
Holly how big the blocks in New York City are. Quickly made connection for
Marty!
Three kids went to get Brett's. Four (with Holly) went with me to get
Marty's.
At midnight there were about 50 people in line. Some, like our group, were
two or more to pick up a single game. They split the line into those who had
fully pre-paid, and those who had just paid a deposit, so one line was going
faster. Kirby had a pre-paid deluxe (in a metal box, with something else in
there, maybe a red vs. blue episode?).
It took a half an hour for Marty to get through the line. We were back at
12:40 a.m. and he called Brett to see how that line was. Brett was still in
line at the mall. About 100 people in line, he said. I went to bed before
learning what time they arrived.
Ours came from a strip mall not far from us, at GamePro at Juan Tabo and
Menaul (for those who want to picture this <g>) and the line went past the Keva
Juice, which was closed. I was thinking they missed their bet, but then again
these folks might not have been able to afford a $3 energy organic grass juice
drink. Inside the store they were offering free miniature sodas (those
half-sized cans), but people were too excited to want any, it seemed. The game was
playing on a demo, but nobody was playing it. They didn't want to do
anything but get their own copy and go home.
When we first pulled in I drove by the line and Holly said "Look at all those
lonely boys."
I let them all out at the end of the line, and went to park where I could
watch the line so i didn't have to stand in the cold before I was really needed.
I was thinking "Look at all those future engineers and managers; that's where
the girls ought to look for a boyfriend." I said it to Marty when we were
inside the store and the other three were waiting outside. Some seemed
musicianish, too (a bonus, in my mind). These were the geeks who
--planned ahead
--could show up on time
--had $60
Not lonely losers. Organized and dedicated gamers.
There were younger kids than Holly there, and I said, "These can't all be
homeschoolers! I guess a lot of people are going to miss school tomorrow." One
of the employees, who was jollying the people in line said he had heard some
people say they were taking the rest of the week off, some from school, some
from work. They used it like a vacation.
I asked him if he remembered the origins of this midnight pick-up thing, and
he didn't. I speculated it might be caused by 24-hour Walmarts. Marty said
it had been happening with movie releases, midnight showings, for several
years. I said Harry Potter books were the first I remembered.
Anyone else here know?
In towns without 24-hour Walmarts, do people just wait until morning to buy
their exciting new releases?
Nobody showed up there to buy one who didn't have a reserved copy, they said.
Someone else complained that it was $5 less at Walmart, and he had told them
yes, but Walmart didn't take advance orders and they were going to run out.
It's an interesting phenomenon, though, for absolute sure. So we're not the
only people accepting of and encouraging of game playing.
Another mistake, maybe, that the store made was not having the X-box controls
right by the line. The line was passing by Playstation supplies, and X-box
was across the room. They had taken out all their floor displays (used dvds
and such) partly to allow room for a line, and probably to avoid theft. A store
usually full of cluttery stuff had a fully empty center space, with just wall
displays.
Michael McCantz, another homeschooler we've known for years, now 18 or 19,
arrived and ceremoniously departed the back door of the little RV his mom
drives around. He was wearing a long coat and cool hat, and had a friend with
him. Typical Michael style. I spoke to him when I came out to join the line,
and then he saw Holly and talked to her about her green hair, and talked to
Marty some.
It was an event.
Friday night there's a party here, and I expect they might get 12 to 16
players going at once. I only found out last night that Kirby had been inviting
people over , but I don't mind. He's gone until Thursday.
Sandra
<< Well, we waited in line for 30 minutes tonight for this long awaited X-Box
game. The boys have been excited all day waiting for midnight. They were
the
youngest people in line tonight. Other kids their age, I am sure, were home
in bed because tomorrow is a school day. I was the only woman. I am sure
we got more than a couple of glances from the mostly 18-25 year old men in
line. >>
Kirby had ordered one, but he's out of town. So he and Marty went a few days
ago and switched the receipt to Marty's name. But Marty's not old enough to
pick it up, so I would have to go.
Last night was the big night.
Four extra boys were here. One had ordered his own copy, from another store.
They got two TVs set up in the library, and two x-boxes, by 10:00.
With two hours to wait, they wanted to pick up another game to play in the
meantime, so went to Joey's brother-in-law's house. His sister is in NYC and
had called and reported that a store in NYC had a line that went TWICE around
the block. It was only a few days ago that Keith had been telling Marty and
Holly how big the blocks in New York City are. Quickly made connection for
Marty!
Three kids went to get Brett's. Four (with Holly) went with me to get
Marty's.
At midnight there were about 50 people in line. Some, like our group, were
two or more to pick up a single game. They split the line into those who had
fully pre-paid, and those who had just paid a deposit, so one line was going
faster. Kirby had a pre-paid deluxe (in a metal box, with something else in
there, maybe a red vs. blue episode?).
It took a half an hour for Marty to get through the line. We were back at
12:40 a.m. and he called Brett to see how that line was. Brett was still in
line at the mall. About 100 people in line, he said. I went to bed before
learning what time they arrived.
Ours came from a strip mall not far from us, at GamePro at Juan Tabo and
Menaul (for those who want to picture this <g>) and the line went past the Keva
Juice, which was closed. I was thinking they missed their bet, but then again
these folks might not have been able to afford a $3 energy organic grass juice
drink. Inside the store they were offering free miniature sodas (those
half-sized cans), but people were too excited to want any, it seemed. The game was
playing on a demo, but nobody was playing it. They didn't want to do
anything but get their own copy and go home.
When we first pulled in I drove by the line and Holly said "Look at all those
lonely boys."
I let them all out at the end of the line, and went to park where I could
watch the line so i didn't have to stand in the cold before I was really needed.
I was thinking "Look at all those future engineers and managers; that's where
the girls ought to look for a boyfriend." I said it to Marty when we were
inside the store and the other three were waiting outside. Some seemed
musicianish, too (a bonus, in my mind). These were the geeks who
--planned ahead
--could show up on time
--had $60
Not lonely losers. Organized and dedicated gamers.
There were younger kids than Holly there, and I said, "These can't all be
homeschoolers! I guess a lot of people are going to miss school tomorrow." One
of the employees, who was jollying the people in line said he had heard some
people say they were taking the rest of the week off, some from school, some
from work. They used it like a vacation.
I asked him if he remembered the origins of this midnight pick-up thing, and
he didn't. I speculated it might be caused by 24-hour Walmarts. Marty said
it had been happening with movie releases, midnight showings, for several
years. I said Harry Potter books were the first I remembered.
Anyone else here know?
In towns without 24-hour Walmarts, do people just wait until morning to buy
their exciting new releases?
Nobody showed up there to buy one who didn't have a reserved copy, they said.
Someone else complained that it was $5 less at Walmart, and he had told them
yes, but Walmart didn't take advance orders and they were going to run out.
It's an interesting phenomenon, though, for absolute sure. So we're not the
only people accepting of and encouraging of game playing.
Another mistake, maybe, that the store made was not having the X-box controls
right by the line. The line was passing by Playstation supplies, and X-box
was across the room. They had taken out all their floor displays (used dvds
and such) partly to allow room for a line, and probably to avoid theft. A store
usually full of cluttery stuff had a fully empty center space, with just wall
displays.
Michael McCantz, another homeschooler we've known for years, now 18 or 19,
arrived and ceremoniously departed the back door of the little RV his mom
drives around. He was wearing a long coat and cool hat, and had a friend with
him. Typical Michael style. I spoke to him when I came out to join the line,
and then he saw Holly and talked to her about her green hair, and talked to
Marty some.
It was an event.
Friday night there's a party here, and I expect they might get 12 to 16
players going at once. I only found out last night that Kirby had been inviting
people over , but I don't mind. He's gone until Thursday.
Sandra
[email protected]
In a message dated 11/9/04 7:22:36 AM, kellitraas@... writes:
<< We also get some looks from people when we're in the gaming shops, the
guys working always ask me, "you're their mom?" "You like gaming?" I love
talking with the people working at these shops, they are so into their jobs. We
don't see that very much at other places. >>
The guy at GamePro last night said something about usually Kirby was waiting
on him. (He knew it was Marty, but Kirby wasn't there.)
I see that joy-of-job in Kirby and the others he works with too. They really
CARE about the cards and miniatures and games. They love them. They know
what's coming out when not because they have briefings, but because they would
know probably have researched and known anyway even if they didn't work there.
But they're extra happy to be in the know and in the flow.
Sandra
<< We also get some looks from people when we're in the gaming shops, the
guys working always ask me, "you're their mom?" "You like gaming?" I love
talking with the people working at these shops, they are so into their jobs. We
don't see that very much at other places. >>
The guy at GamePro last night said something about usually Kirby was waiting
on him. (He knew it was Marty, but Kirby wasn't there.)
I see that joy-of-job in Kirby and the others he works with too. They really
CARE about the cards and miniatures and games. They love them. They know
what's coming out when not because they have briefings, but because they would
know probably have researched and known anyway even if they didn't work there.
But they're extra happy to be in the know and in the flow.
Sandra
Laura Moseley
I just supprised my ds with a copy of Halo 2. He had not preordered and so he thought he would not be able to get one for awhile. I was able to get one this morning, they seem to have plenty. He was so supprised. I love when that happens, it is so hard to actually supprise a 15yo.
Laura M.
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Laura M.
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lisa_williams12000
Hi Everyone
We are unschoolers in Australia and our son Jake would love to have
other unschoolers to play Halo 2 with. Is anyone interested?
cheers, Lisa.
We are unschoolers in Australia and our son Jake would love to have
other unschoolers to play Halo 2 with. Is anyone interested?
cheers, Lisa.
Laura Moseley
My ds said this sounds good. E:mail me privately
with the necessary information.
Laura M.
with the necessary information.
Laura M.
home2skool1999
--- In [email protected], "lisa_williams12000"
<lisa_williams12000@y...> wrote:
play, he's always up for playing Halo.
Send me your email addy and when he get's the live thing I'll let you
know, if you'd like.
Aloha, Darlene
Popoaliid@...
<lisa_williams12000@y...> wrote:
>My ds will be getting the live thing soon and I'm sure he'd like to
> Hi Everyone
>
> We are unschoolers in Australia and our son Jake would love to have
> other unschoolers to play Halo 2 with. Is anyone interested?
>
> cheers, Lisa.
play, he's always up for playing Halo.
Send me your email addy and when he get's the live thing I'll let you
know, if you'd like.
Aloha, Darlene
Popoaliid@...
The_Cabin
Hi Everyone,
We are unschoolers in SC and our teenage sons would love to join in on a Halo group. What is involved in getting set up to play?
Thanks, Margie
We are unschoolers in SC and our teenage sons would love to join in on a Halo group. What is involved in getting set up to play?
Thanks, Margie
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Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 11:26 PM
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Re:Halo 2
--- In [email protected], "lisa_williams12000"
<lisa_williams12000@y...> wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone
>
> We are unschoolers in Australia and our son Jake would love to have
> other unschoolers to play Halo 2 with. Is anyone interested?
>
> cheers, Lisa.
My ds will be getting the live thing soon and I'm sure he'd like to
play, he's always up for playing Halo.
Send me your email addy and when he get's the live thing I'll let you
know, if you'd like.
Aloha, Darlene
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Hi, Lisa -
My dd (14) would love to play. She said something about her dad hooking up
something (Playstation 5?). I'm clueless, but he can email her at
_CutieChica99@..._ (mailto:CutieChica99@...) .
Leslie in Texas
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My dd (14) would love to play. She said something about her dad hooking up
something (Playstation 5?). I'm clueless, but he can email her at
_CutieChica99@..._ (mailto:CutieChica99@...) .
Leslie in Texas
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home2skool1999
For Xbox there is a program called Live something?? Can't remember the
complete name but it's a program you buy and set up then you hook the
system up to your internet connection and it allows the players to
play each other.
The Sony PS2 can play online too but not sure what it involves. I'm
sure if you google it you can find out more.
For xmas I'm getting ds the xbox live thingy. He's going to do the
connecting, he said it's as simple as adding another tv to your cable
line. So we'll see.
HTH's as I don't know much myself.
Darlene
complete name but it's a program you buy and set up then you hook the
system up to your internet connection and it allows the players to
play each other.
The Sony PS2 can play online too but not sure what it involves. I'm
sure if you google it you can find out more.
For xmas I'm getting ds the xbox live thingy. He's going to do the
connecting, he said it's as simple as adding another tv to your cable
line. So we'll see.
HTH's as I don't know much myself.
Darlene
lisa_williams12000
Hi Margie
To be able to play Halo 2 online you need to buy a kit called Xbox
Live and connect it to your broadband modem at 512KB speed. If your
internet speed is less than this it won't work properly because it's
very slow and freezes during the game. Hope that helps.
Cheers, Lisa
In [email protected], The_Cabin <the_cabin@c...> wrote:
To be able to play Halo 2 online you need to buy a kit called Xbox
Live and connect it to your broadband modem at 512KB speed. If your
internet speed is less than this it won't work properly because it's
very slow and freezes during the game. Hope that helps.
Cheers, Lisa
In [email protected], The_Cabin <the_cabin@c...> wrote:
>in on a Halo group. What is involved in getting set up to play?
> Hi Everyone,
>
> We are unschoolers in SC and our teenage sons would love to join
>have
> Thanks, Margie
>
>
>
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> Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Re:Halo 2
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> > Hi Everyone
> >
> > We are unschoolers in Australia and our son Jake would love to
> > other unschoolers to play Halo 2 with. Is anyone interested?to
> >
> > cheers, Lisa.
>
> My ds will be getting the live thing soon and I'm sure he'd like
> play, he's always up for playing Halo.let you
>
> Send me your email addy and when he get's the live thing I'll
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<<<<For Xbox there is a program called Live something?? Can't remember the
complete name but it's a program you buy and set up then you hook the
system up to your internet connection and it allows the players to
play each other.
The Sony PS2 can play online too but not sure what it involves. I'm
sure if you google it you can find out more.
For xmas I'm getting ds the xbox live thingy. He's going to do the
connecting, he said it's as simple as adding another tv to your cable
line. So we'll see.>>>>>
He is right - it is very simple to set up X-box Live. We have it, and
sometimes dh just leaves it on and his machine acts as a server for other
online players. In our case the X-box, which has its own IP number, does not
interfere with our cable modem or download speeds in any way.
There are a number of different games that are configured for live play. I
know that dh plays a couple of different role playing fighting games, as
well as at least one car racing game. I think it will say so on the package.
Part of the equipment is a headset with microphone so that you can talk to
each other. Sometimes there is team play.
Robyn L. Coburn
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complete name but it's a program you buy and set up then you hook the
system up to your internet connection and it allows the players to
play each other.
The Sony PS2 can play online too but not sure what it involves. I'm
sure if you google it you can find out more.
For xmas I'm getting ds the xbox live thingy. He's going to do the
connecting, he said it's as simple as adding another tv to your cable
line. So we'll see.>>>>>
He is right - it is very simple to set up X-box Live. We have it, and
sometimes dh just leaves it on and his machine acts as a server for other
online players. In our case the X-box, which has its own IP number, does not
interfere with our cable modem or download speeds in any way.
There are a number of different games that are configured for live play. I
know that dh plays a couple of different role playing fighting games, as
well as at least one car racing game. I think it will say so on the package.
Part of the equipment is a headset with microphone so that you can talk to
each other. Sometimes there is team play.
Robyn L. Coburn
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Dan Vilter
My son hasn't shown much interest in muli-player playing but in doing the
research for it, the guys in the shop at work (who borrowed every lick
networking hardware I had so they could have a halo 2 party with 11 xbox set
ups) said that there is a program called Xbox Connect [www.xbconnect.com]
that allows you to play on line and host games without the monthly charges
that Xbox live has. Unfortunately you still need a broadband connection. If
you have a Mac, the program to use is: Aquaduct 2
[http://www.postpose.com/aquaduct/%5d.
-Dan Vilter
on 12/3/04 6:01 AM, lisa_williams12000 at lisa_williams12000@...
wrote:
research for it, the guys in the shop at work (who borrowed every lick
networking hardware I had so they could have a halo 2 party with 11 xbox set
ups) said that there is a program called Xbox Connect [www.xbconnect.com]
that allows you to play on line and host games without the monthly charges
that Xbox live has. Unfortunately you still need a broadband connection. If
you have a Mac, the program to use is: Aquaduct 2
[http://www.postpose.com/aquaduct/%5d.
-Dan Vilter
on 12/3/04 6:01 AM, lisa_williams12000 at lisa_williams12000@...
wrote:
> To be able to play Halo 2 online you need to buy a kit called Xbox
> Live and connect it to your broadband modem at 512KB speed. If your
> internet speed is less than this it won't work properly because it's
> very slow and freezes during the game. Hope that helps.
>
> Cheers, Lisa
>
> In [email protected], The_Cabin <the_cabin@c...> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> We are unschoolers in SC and our teenage sons would love to join
> in on a Halo group. What is involved in getting set up to play?
>>
>> Thanks, Margie