Der Fuhrer1604664276 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I have an xbox live family account and it will not let me play online, it just says total games and current servers as not available. From what I have read it is a well documented problem that if you have an xbox live gold family account, you cannot play online Halo 2 because of how your account reads the game's rating. I am looking to see if anyone else on here has this problem and if so has anyone found a workaround? Here are some other threads on other websites documenting the problem, but neither offer solutions: http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=59397651&postRepeater1-p=1#60028293 http://forums.xbox.com/gfw/games_discussion/pc_games_e-k/f/295/p/213338/1105676.aspx#1105676 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic0967 Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Same problem here. Removed an account from the family plan, and it can now connect. Guess I'm out of luck until my gold family plan expires. That is the pits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Fuhrer1604664276 Posted September 4, 2012 Author Share Posted September 4, 2012 Same problem here. Removed an account from the family plan, and it can now connect. Guess I'm out of luck until my gold family plan expires. That is the pits.I was already planning on going off my family plan, but it doesn't run out until May, and I don't want to start this game now if I can't complete it until May. Oh well, this shit sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skelix Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 I called 1-800-4MYXBOX, told them the deal. I had my main as the "parent", I kicked my other 3 dummies out of the gold family. Then he kicked my main out as well. I had about 8 months left as a gold family, he gave me like 14 months of gold codes. Currently still have my main using the 1 year code he gave me and my dummies are silver, when I get around to it I'll have one of the dummies become a parent and have my main join under, that way in the future I can always jump out if need be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Fuhrer1604664276 Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 I called 1-800-4MYXBOX, told them the deal. I had my main as the "parent", I kicked my other 3 dummies out of the gold family. Then he kicked my main out as well. I had about 8 months left as a gold family, he gave me like 14 months of gold codes. Currently still have my main using the 1 year code he gave me and my dummies are silver, when I get around to it I'll have one of the dummies become a parent and have my main join under, that way in the future I can always jump out if need be.I would do that, except my of my other 3 accounts, 2 belong to actual people so I cannot very well just end it for them short just because I want to play Halo 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyson XP Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Dont have a family XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CroutonCrusader Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I was wondering why I could never get Halo 2 (PC) to work over XBox Live. I changed router settings, made sure ports were open, double-checked virus protection. Everything I could think of. This explains it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Fuhrer1604664276 Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 Anybody found a solution for this yet? I am going to be quite upset if I cannot ever finish this game because they shut down the servers before my family gold expires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic0967 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I just called up and had them pull off my family gold and switch me to regular Gold. Online finishing achs now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Fuhrer1604664276 Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 I just called up and had them pull off my family gold and switch me to regular Gold. Online finishing achs now.My family gold runs out in May, so I am going to stick it out and do all the multiplayer achievements before the new deadline of June. Hopefully it will all work out in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restricted-Access Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Sorry... I couldn't resist! [ATTACH]7775[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhxSuns1Fan Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Ok so i had the same problem but worst since I was the primary holder. I had to remove everyone on my plan, then cancel the family plan and then join xbox live thru just myself. I was able to play online right away. THE FAMILY PLAN STOPS ANYONE ON THE PLAN FROM PLAYING ONLINE MULTIPLAYER!!!!!!! Customer support on xboxlive had no clue of this, games for windows live support said they are aware of it and there is nothing they can do since it is related to your xboxlive gamertag. What I would do it not get off the phone with them intell they fix it and make it right. tell them to look at my account for records and notes - PHXSUNS1FAN I will be forced to buy a Family Plan again but atleast the guy was nice enough to give me months free to make up for the plans lost!!! I called 5 times many emails back and forth and they kept giving me the run around. I finally said enough and proved to them on the phone that its the family plan by making a new gamertag and spending one of my 2 day trails of gold free to show that people not on a family plan can play but if your on a family plan your SOB This can be fixed only thru xboxlive!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhxSuns1Fan Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 (edited) Even more news now, just got of the phone with the advance team, they said the reason why I could play online or find anyone is cause no one is online playing this title anymore since it was a older title lol. Advance my ass! They have closed the case which means it will never be fixed! Edited March 1, 2013 by PhxSuns1Fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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