There are several ways to find and play Halo 2 multiplayer games with friends and
people you meet online. With an Xbox Live account, you can access your Xbox Live
Friends list to play Halo 2 multiplayer games. You can also create a Party, which is
a temporary group of friends for a session of Xbox Live multiplayer gaming. And
you can create a group of players to form a Clan.
Friends List
When you sign into your Xbox Live account, the Friends list is available in Halo 2.
You can press
Y
at any time to bring up the Friends list. Or you can press START
in a campaign or multiplayer game, and then press
Y
to access the Friends list.
Use the Friends list to see friends, Clan information, and a list of players you’ve
recently played against.
Friends
You can add up to 100 other gamers to your Friends list. Send a text or a voice
message to a friend, send a Party invite, or remove a friend from your list. The
Status column shows you who is online, who is in your Party, and the current
Party Leader.
Clan
The Clans tab lists all the players in your Clan so you can send them messages.
You can create, join, or leave a clan from the Clans tab.
Players List
The Players List displays all current players and up to 100 of the most recent
players you’ve competed with or against. You can view player profiles, send text
or voice messages, provide feedback about what kind of players they are, or invite
them to be a friend.
Party
A Party is a temporary group of friends, or other players you’ve just met, who are
playing an OptiMatch or a Custom Game together on the Xbox Live service. It’s
like being on a virtual couch with people from all over the world as you travel
throughout the Halo 2 universe.
Create a Party
To create a Party, select Create Party from the Xbox Live screen, then send out
your party invitations! Press
Y
in the Pregame Lobby to bring up your friends
list, highlight the friend you want to invite, and then press
A
to send a Party
invite. Friends who join your Party appear in the Pregame Lobby.
As the Party Leader, it’s up to you where you take your Party. To see where you
can take your Party, select Game Setup from the Pregame Lobby. When you
move between games, you can bring your Party with you.
Note: Parties are session-based, so when everyone logs out, the Party comes to an end.
Clans
A Clan is a semi-permanent organization of Halo 2 players on the Xbox Live
service. Each Clan can have up to 100 members, but you can be a member of only
one Clan at a time. To create, join, or leave a Clan, press
Y
, and then go to the
Clans tab on the Friends List.
Clan levels represent the entire clan. Clans are organized into four roles: Overlord,
Staff
, Member, and Peon. A Clan must have at least one Overlord. Everyone who
joins a Clan is made a Member by default.
To read more about your Clan, go to Bungie.net (see pg. 29 for details).
GAMING WITH FRIENDS!
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