Find local Halo 3 players with Halocal
by Richard Mitchell 
{ Jan 31st 2008 at 5:00PM }
X3F reader Terry Scott wrote in to tell us about Halocal, a website that allows gamers to find Halo 3 players based on their geographical area. In other words, you can find some like-minded gamers in your very own backyard (well, hopefully not actually in your backyard, but you get the idea). The site isn't just a directory -- although we imagine it would help if you wanted to start up a local clan -- it also culls together lots of Halo 3 stats to please your inner geek (or outer geek). There are kills, deaths, rank, and of course the all important kill-to-death ratio. Not only that, but the site sorts out rankings for its registrants across many different criteria (by zip code, state, or nationwide). So, if you think you're hot stuff in your neck of the woods, now you can prove it. Once you've done that, look up your nationwide ranking to see if you're really that good or just a big fish in a small pond (don't look at me, I'll admit that I'm a small fish). We wonder how well Halocal works on an iPhone ....
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
john paul @ Jan 31st 2008 5:12PM
Fox news tommorow: "stalk'box"
" a new system created for men to find other children online "
john paul @ Jan 31st 2008 5:13PM
wow i spelled "tomorrow" wrong
DarkNightRJ @ Jan 31st 2008 5:19PM
Lol. So true.
BananaBoat @ Jan 31st 2008 11:11PM
It would be funny...if it hadn't actually happened.
mark @ Jan 31st 2008 5:23PM
I tried looking for myself but i couldn't find it. It wasn't in my hometown or where i go to college.
Terry Scott @ Jan 31st 2008 5:29PM
You have to register to have your stats tracked.
AnOffday @ Jan 31st 2008 5:27PM
Eh I'm good. I'll choose to keep the idiotic morons on Live on Live. I don't want want them in my house.
Terry Scott @ Jan 31st 2008 5:36PM
Come on, I just wanna hang out at your house for a bit and PWN you j/k.
Really though, It just needs your city and state, not your home address and phone. Glad you checked it out at least.
And... to X3F, you guys 'n' gals rule! Thanks so much for taking the time to look over the site.
JAKEJAX @ Jan 31st 2008 5:41PM
@ Terry
Don't you mean, I want to hang out at your house so that we can tea bag together.
(Sarcasm)
Terry Scott @ Jan 31st 2008 5:45PM
@JakeJax : LOL, yes,...that's what Halo "pwnage" is all about. That is, having kids 15 years younger than me humping my virtual corpse.
George Arauz @ Jan 31st 2008 5:34PM
Pretty cool idea.. not sure i'd ever use it.. but nice idea
JakubK666 @ Jan 31st 2008 5:37PM
And again it's US only. Sometime I feel like Americans don't know nor give a shit about our existance.
I mean seriously...Great Britain is the biggest non-nuclear-powered American aircraft carrier so how come they never give a shit about us.
john paul @ Jan 31st 2008 6:20PM
Cause you guys are so freakin' far away
lol jk
mike @ Jan 31st 2008 8:07PM
American education is terrible. They learn very little about the world outside of America. Im in canada, and 80% of Americans who live within a 3 hour drive from me do not even know the name of my province, or the city. Now thats just extreme ignorance.
BTW americans, dont try and dispute this. Perhaps YOU are well educated and know all about canada and much about the rest of the world but that does not change the fact the majority of Americans do NOT know anything.
Evan @ Feb 1st 2008 1:09PM
I will say Mike that it really depends on your educational background. I will say for whatever reason Canadian geography and history are largely forgotten and/or ignored.
The reason this is only in the US is because I believe this is some devout Halo Fans building the site in the US. Maybe at some point they will branch out but you can't fault them too much for that.
dan stabbingworth @ Feb 1st 2008 1:53PM
Education in the U.S. needs work, but seriously, why should I give a shit about the provinces in Canada? I learned a lot of important stuff, i.e., not Canadian geography.
Take your anti-U.S. bullshit elsewhere. You and the other bratty whiners who know nothing about the citizens of the U.S. or world news can go start a circle-jerk.
monkeymonkeymonkey @ Jan 31st 2008 5:39PM
Cool site. For you paranoid people, it only needs your Gamertag, City, State, and email address. Unless you live in a town with population 20, you shouldnt have to worry about someone finding your house...lol
The Cang @ Jan 31st 2008 5:45PM
Pretty neat site... I like the graphs, it'd be cool if Bungie did that for K/D ratios
AnOffday @ Jan 31st 2008 6:46PM
I like how the nationwide leader is some jerk off with his shirt off, pulling his pants down like he's hot. Way to go dude. I'm sure you'll get all the fat sweaty nerd numbers you'll ever need now.
Again, I'm good.
Gemini Ace @ Jan 31st 2008 8:23PM
Yea, that's what I want. To meet a bunch of random nerds face to face and a bunch of 12 year olds that call me the n-word.
AnOffday @ Jan 31st 2008 11:19PM
@Mike
Uhh wow. First of all, where the heck did that come from?
And second of all, I'd LOVE to see where you got that 80% statistic. Because I'm pretty sure you just pulled that out of your butt.
Ignorance is making up stats to help prove your point.
iHomer @ Jan 31st 2008 11:52PM
Works great on an iPhone, or in my case, an iPod touch, but does not work in Canada.
Ciaran Gallagher @ Feb 1st 2008 11:21AM
for fuck sake you'd think you would have mentioned the fact that the website is US only!