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lol a server for the comp right, i hope your not talking about for xbox..

Well considering you can't put up a dedicated server on halo2 , this post would be pointless unless you actually wanted to play with Anox. Sorry i don't play computer games , lol.

not many people have over 1 mb upload and i bet more than half have less than 768

Uh, no, very few Halo 2 players have high uploads like that.  I have 256 upload running through a wireless router and I get picked as host sometimes, which means my connection is the best in that particular game.  I'd say the average for halo 2 players is 256 or 384.

Everyone usually has a green bar and nobody complains about lag when I host.  I still think the average is 256 or 384.

I dunno man, matchmaking got a lot better with the addition of team hardcore.

BTW, here's an upload test:

::::::::::.. Upload Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 254 Kbps about 0.3 Mbps (tested with 1496 kB)
Upload Speed is:: 31 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server1)
Test Time:: Sat Nov 05 2005 13:24:47 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time)
Bottom Line:: 5X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 33.03 sec
Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 35.11 % faster than the average for host (conwaycorp.net)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-ABQ6LMN0

Actually only part of that is true, but it has mostly to do with connection, if your xbox does not load a map in a particular stated time then, yes it will not pick you as a host, but there are few xbox's that can't do that (besides the ones that can't load the map, due to old dvd drives). Try playing the game on a 1.5/256 connection and a 1.2/1.2 connection on the same xbox and tell me which one will get host more often. With my sdsl I get host 9.5/10, when I had bellsouth extreme (3/384), i got host about 2/15...