Halo 2 & The Long Goodbye
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2025 2:47 am
Leon Massey is a great gaming video essay guy that you should follow.
This video is about the guys who stayed online while Halo 2 was shutting down its multiplayer in 2010. Leon tells the story of what these folks were thinking, what observers were saying, and what it means as a snapshot of how digital spaces go.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75-m8TK73MQ
Made me think of this forum for two reasons. First, forums play a prominent role in the video. Second, this forum specifically feels similar to what we see in the video, though not entirely so. The forum is also a corner of the internet that most folks don't know about where some of us, at least, go to experience what the internet used to be like. It made me grateful that a space like this does exist, and makes me want to enjoy it while it's still around.
But also this place is a cool not dying place, don't get me wrong lol
This video is about the guys who stayed online while Halo 2 was shutting down its multiplayer in 2010. Leon tells the story of what these folks were thinking, what observers were saying, and what it means as a snapshot of how digital spaces go.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75-m8TK73MQ
Made me think of this forum for two reasons. First, forums play a prominent role in the video. Second, this forum specifically feels similar to what we see in the video, though not entirely so. The forum is also a corner of the internet that most folks don't know about where some of us, at least, go to experience what the internet used to be like. It made me grateful that a space like this does exist, and makes me want to enjoy it while it's still around.
But also this place is a cool not dying place, don't get me wrong lol