How much has Halo cost you?

[Waterboy7]

I remember seeing something like this on the MLG forums, and have not seen one on here so here it goes. It is pretty basic actually; all you have to do is post an average on how much you have spent over the years on the entire Halo Franchise.

I had not notice how much money I had actually spent until I had posted it on MLG. So here is my list and a average of total cost. There might be times where I bought two copies of materials due to my little brother. I felt that my job allowed me to do so and didn't want him to miss out on all the fun he introduced me into. So what ever I bought for myself , I also bought for my little bro ;)


- XBOX console sys - 200.00
- Halo CE - 50.00
- two xbox controls - 70.00
- Halo 2 Limited Edition Two copies- 160.00
- Halo Edition 360 (for me) - 400.00
- Halo Elite 360 (for lil bro) - 600.00
- Halo 3 Legendary Edition (2) 300.00
- ViewSonic Monitor 250.00
- Westing House Monitor 200.00
- About 5 controllers off the top
of my head 300.00
- Philps surround systems for
Monitors (2) - 300.00
- Capture Card Dazzle - 180.00
- Halo Reach Legendary (2)- 320.00


Grand total thus far is up to : 3330.00 give or take :confused:

Wow, I'm assuming it is a lot since I have been into gaming ever since Halo CE. I remember the day I saw T2 tweet that he had dropped a whopping 2000.00 on controllers alone! I was like woah!

Anyways this is what I can think off the top of my head. I'm actually not included things like the action figures, comic books, novel books, ect wire components needed to connect cap cards and sound systems. But it's a rough estimate.

So How much has the :) Halo franchise cost you ?! :)
No matter what... Mr.P has everyone beat investing in this site and the TLN Lan HOUSE!.. So Mr.P is excluded from posting his total cost ;)

[HavkinKnight]

close to around maybe $10,000 thats events included tho.

1x Xbox
5x Xbox S Controllers
1x Halo 1
1x Halo 2 CE
2x 360s
4x Halo 3s (1 Legendary, 1 Heroic, 2 Normal
1x Halo ODST
1x Halo Wars
1x Acer h233h
1x VGA cable.
2x Wireless Controllers
4x Wired Controllers
1xHalo Reach Legendary
1x Astro a40 w/ Mix Amp
4x years of XBL
1x Str8 Rippin Hat
1x MLG Shirt (custom)
1x MLG bag
2X events (one paid fully by myself for 6 people)
and theres more just cant think about it lol.

[ZF_West]

I honestly dont wanna even think about how much Halo has cost me lol.

[Waterboy7]

@ HavkinKnight , I totally forgot about the Halo Wars games and ODST, Thanks luls I guess add another ...... 120 for Halo wars and 120 for ODST, bringing it up to $ 3570.00 avg....

[Dust]

xbox-$150
Halo2-$40
2nd Halo 2 copy - $30
Xbox 360 - $400
Halo 3 - $60
2 H1s - $20
3 wired controllers - $120
Halo 3 ODST - $60
360 Arcade (my original Red ringed) - $200
TB HPX's/Mixamp - $240
8 port hub - $35
Halo Reach-$60
Parking at Dallas - $20
Gas for LANs ~ $250

> $150 in bets that I could beat people

1 $150 H2 Tourney win
3 $25 H2 Tourney wins
1 $10 H2 Tourney win
2 $50 H3 Tourney wins
1 $25 H3 Tourney win
4 $20 H3 Tourney wins
1 $50 HR Tourney win

$490 Winnings
~ $130 combined entry fees (rough estimate - I don't remember the fees plus the ones I lost)

Total Spent- $1815
Won - $640
Combined total - $1175

Wow much more than I expected, plus I bought stupid shit with the money I won, so It's not like that matters but it gives me some satisfaction. There aren't as many tournaments now, and anyone still going to tournaments are pretty damn good. I know I'm not gonna win any MLG events lol. But It is cool to tell people that I won over $600 playing halo, but I don't have to tell them how much I spent. Anyway i think it's worth it, I have a lot of fun playing MLG.


Edit:after seeing yalls I forgot some stuff

VGA Cable - $40
2 MLG Hats - $35
3 MLG Shirts - $60

Bringing the total to

$1310

[Waterboy7]

Wow much more than I expected, plus I bought stupid shit with the money I won, so It's not like that matters but it gives me some satisfaction. I can't find any tournaments anymore so I don't think I'll ever get my money down to zero. It's not I'm gonna win any MLG events lol. It is cool to tell people that I won over $600 playing halo, but I don't have to tell them how much I spent. Anyway i think it's worth it, I have a lot of fun playing MLG.

Sweet at least you gained some money back man. Most I would win was fast food meals back in Halo CE and Halo 2 old days against friends during my college years :)

[Monk3y]

Wow I am no where near as much as you've guys spent. But then again I haven't gotten into LANs yet so I imagine I will be getting close within the next couple years.

[minor pain]

1 xbox: $150
1 xbox controller: $30
Halo CE: $20
Halo 2 limited edition: $80?
Halo 2: $50
Insignia 32" CRT Flat Widescreen HDTV: $150? (i can't remember so im low ballin)
Sony surround sound system: $100
Xbox 360 (core, 20GB HD) (red ringed twice): $300
Xbox 360 wireless adaptar: $60
First red ring repair (out of warrenty): $60 (i think)
Xbox 360 cooling fans: $20
Halo 3 console skin: $20
Wireless headset: $50
6 ish xbox headsets: $120
Halo 3 legendary: $150 ish
Xbox 360 elite: $300
3 xbox 360 wireless controllers: $180
2 plug and play charge kits: $40
Battery pack charger kit: $30
Turtle Beach X1 headset: $60
Cyber Dome tourney in PA: $200 (gas)+$40 (hotel)+$25 (pass)= $265
Halo ODST: $60
Halo Reach: $60
1 black "no slow" xbox 360 controller: $37
Astro MLG A40 headset with mix amp, rechargable battery pack, and TOS link cable, and additional set of tags): $344
NGL Cincinnati event: $100 (gas) +$160 (myself and 1 teammates passes)+$30 (room)=$290
Xbox 360 VGA cable: $40
Acer H233H monitor: $180
5 years xbox live +1 year prepaid: $300
all them map set additions they put out there: $60 ish i guess? all since halo 2?

Grand total: $3606

wow....

it keeps getting higher the more stuff i think about! AAAHHHH!!!
EDIT: okay I think im done.... lol GEEZ

Note: all prices are estimates of the price i purchased them at. Some may be off. Also, event costs may be different than they are shown.

Tried to put them in the order as to which i got them. And this doesn't include pizza money and snack and drink monies while heading to and from and while at LAN/Tourneys. Which can easily push $200 I think lol



No matter what... Mr.P has everyone beat investing in this site and the TLN Lan HOUSE!.. So Mr.P is excluded from posting his total cost ;)

Aww man, but would I love to know this figure lol. It's gotta be astronomical!

[AntKeyyy]

Hmmmm lol,

xbox - 200
halo 3 - 60
halo odst - 60
halo reach - 60
turtlebeach x31s - 100
wired controller - 40

merch

hoodie - 40
2 customized shirts - 60
2 mlg shirts - 50

1/4 combine pass - 25
spectator pass - 25

so far 720 dollars roughly idk what else i bought

i plan on buying astro a 40s and a samsung 24" lcd monitor and future event passes

so probably bringing it up to like 1.5k ish

[ThisGuyPwnage]

yeah in my room back home i had 4 tvs and original xboxs plus controllers for each of em and then copies of halo 1 and 2 then we sum up that i had 2 360s crap out on me that got replaced.. and astros themselves are expensive then theres trittons and the new monitor... not to mention the books and tourney entrance price

uhhh sums up to... too much lol

[vontoxic]

lol this is kind of a funny topic.

Xbox 360 20GB...................................$400
Halo 3...............................................$6 0
Monitor........................................... ...$130
VGA Cables.........................................$30
TB x1................................................ .$60
Astro A40 + Mix Amp............................$250
Halo 3 ODST........................................$30
Halo Reach..........................................$60
wired controller....................................$40
MLG Spec. Pass....................................$25
Xbox Live x3 years (month by month).......$252
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.................................................. ........$1337
LOL!.............................................. .....^^^^

[Waterboy7]

Yeah, if one really thinks about it, theres is a lot of money that is put into Halo alone. I am sure other video games do some what of the same damage to your wallet, but the only game I've ever shown so much interest is Halo alone. Some of your guys post are getting re-dunk-u-lous !

I am positive there is a lot more purchases we make that were not included. I alone pick up on some upon reading these post that I forgot to mention as well. Crazy how much these games drive us to obsession ... or at least it has for me :)

[Fierce]

Too much

[Waterboy7]

$1337
LOL!.............................................. .....^^^^

what a coincidence lulz ... nice !

[SullyVan]

I honestly dont wanna even think about how much Halo has cost me lol.

Haha i agree...

[rasha fasha]

Ohhh goodness lets start back in the day

2004
Xbox Free
Halo CE Free
Halo 2 Free
(Merry Xmas to me pretty much in '04 haha)

2005
free xbox live account
new mic $15.00
new multiplayer maps where i think 29.99
new controller 29.99
total $75

2006
2 new xbox live accounts 49.99 x2
another new mic and controller 15.00, 29.99
xbox 360 300.00
$430.00

2007
1 new xbox live account 49.99
new 360 controller 39.99
halo 3 59.99
$150.00

2008
xbox live 49.99
controller 39.99
New Xbox 360 $200
$290.00

2009
turtle beach headset 60.00
xbox live 49.99
ODST 59.99
$170.00

2010
xbox live 49.99
controller 39.99
senheisser pc350 115.00
viewsonic 215.00
spectate and gas for columbus 2010 40.00
NGL Cincinnati event 180.00
$640

toal cost around $1650

[Kwame]

too much...

[Araneatrox]

Xbox 360 - �220
H3 - Free
ODST - �25
Reach - �100

ECL In Liverpool - �420 for the Weekend
I 39,40 and 41 - �900 Total

Thats a whole lot of cash for halo

[ITCHY]

I agree with Kwame...too much. I'll try to take a crack at it though. I started playing competitively early-mid H2 with only a few LAN's of CE so my costs won't date back as far as some of you.

My H2 Costs

First Xbox (purchased just for H2) = $120.00
Halo 2 = $ 40.00
"S" controller = $ 30.00
Xbox Live 1 year subscription = $ 50.00
13" Portable TV = $ 60.00


Subtotal = $300.00

My H3 Costs

First Xbox 360 w/20gb HD = $200.00
Halo 3 = $ 60.00
Wireless Adapter = $100.00
Turtle Beach X1 = $ 60.00
Xbox Live 1 year subscription = $ 50.00
Wired Controller = $ 40.00
20" Monitor = $150.00
Gambling to purchase a Xbox for a friend = $100.00
Multiple Xbox Live subscriptions for friends = $ 70.00 (Maybe more)
Xbox HDMI cables = $ 40.00
Halo ODST for the H3 Map disc = $ 60.00
Used RROD Xbox 360 for a second station = $ 50.00


Subtotal = $980.00

My Halo Reach Costs

22" Samsung Monitor = $140.00
White Wired Remote = $ 40.00
Black Wired Remote = $ 40.00
New 250gb Slim Xbox 360 = $300.00
Xbox VGA Cables = $ 40.00
Astro 2009 Mixamp = $ 80.00
Astro A30's = $100.00
Sennheiser PC350's = $ 90.00
Sennheiser PC350's = $ 85.00
Astro A40 and Mixamp = $250.00
Halo Reach = $ 60.00


Subtotal = $1225.00
GRAND TOTAL = $2,505.00

I'm sure that this is a smaller figure than everything purchased related to my Halo addiction, but it still paints a picture.

[itwuzmagik]

Hmmm i can't even begin to put this into a certain amount I would have to say i've spent over 2,000 lol way too much

[Johnnx]

Mr P, care to comment? I honestly would love to know, a figure im sure your most proud off, assuming a calculator can go that far lol :)

[Spudskii]

1 Xbox 360
1 Halo: CE
3 Halo 2 (they always broke)
1 Halo 3
1 Astro A40 System
5ish Controllers
2 Hubs for LANs
1 Monitor
3 Capture Cards
Lots of gas money for the Chicago Combine trip
1 MLG hat
3ish MLG shirts

Yeah....alot....but its totally worth it right?

[Waterboy7]

Woah, so I guess I was not the only one spending big bucks. My thing was that I ended buying two of everything to kinda help out my Lil bro :) , after all he is the one who got me hooked on Halo.

But, yeah I actually forgot to add accounts, and map packages that were released. So taking that into consideration I'll tack on the accounts I had over the years.


original gamer tag:

dah_waterb0y since H2 for 05 -07 $120

Waterboys spoon 3month H3 $ 30 ?

Waterboys Roar 1year H3 $ 60

Current gt: UNSC Waterboy for four years $240

My brothers account's I purchased for him were:

Sony Soldier 1 year $60
Soldier Reborn 2 years $ 120

His current gt which he purchase on his own:

a Hall Monitor :)


and maps over the years for H2 and H3 for my lil bro and I ......
avg $40 for H2 and another $40 for H3 I am guessing on map price's tbh.

* side note * for the first time EVER we both have not purchase the Reach Map package, since we're not to fond of the bloom/spam. Only thing I like to play on Reach are the MLG settings, and even then, I am still finding it difficult to adjust to bloom.:mad:

So thus far it is up to : $4200.00

OMGosh! makes the joe's vs pro's seem cheap! Which tbh, I believe it is not that bad of a price. I mean, your there all weekend long, plus meals and a bunch of other stuff provided. I would gladly go if my work was not in the way :mad::mad: Maybe next time. It would be truly awsome to meet Mr.P and family in person, and thank them for all they provide us Halo fanatics :)

[ITCHY]

Waterboy I hear yuh, I've often done the same for my little brother or my friends.

If I were to count TLN Fantasy camp in January that would put me well above $3k!