If you think original Halo 2 multiplayer was bad, then, well, uh...I'm not sure what is considered good. It literally consumed my first year after graduation high school when it came out. I beta tested Xbox live so I received a free first year, plus I got to play NFL fever 2k2 (or something similar) and moto x racing, a motorcycle reaching game and you could pause it, while being online, I remind you. Then you could wait for a player to come around the track at 150mph and unpause and cause a brutal crash haha, its all us beta testers did. But H2, IMO, was the best yet, however I haven't played halo 5 yet. Ive seen my friend play but you can't get a real feel unless you play yourself but I hear its amazing and incorporates aspects from each of the halos. In conclusion, H2 rocks. Lol. During the huge modding and hacking era, my minor clan was ranked 500th worldwide. If you too away cheaters (2 out of 3 games were hacked), we would've been top 200. Funny thing is, I was bad at Halo 1 and just decent on Halo 3. I was and still am a Halo 2 beast. Haha. Many pros beaten. Sorry for ranting!