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thank you Bungie GODs
Posted by: Frankie
At last we reveal the two downloadable Halo 2 maps coming later this year. And no, it's not an April Fool's. Screens and info inside.

  • 03.30.2007 1:50 PM PDT
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Would it be possible to have it set up to where if I pay for and DL them on my 360, then let me DL them without paying again on my xbox? No offense, but Halo 2 + 360 = ***P. The X and Y axis are not even close to equal (in speed) when playing on 360 and that's rather retarded, so I play on my reg. xbox. Anyway, is it possible to set this up either before or after they are released?

btw, the maps look interesting, if I had to make an assumption, I would say they will suck (honest opinion), but I'm just going off one picture for each, and those pics don't show very much (unless I missed other pics). I will however DL and play them, hopefully they are good for MLG settings. Regardless of what I think of gameplay on these maps, I'll gladly say thanks to Bungie and Certain Affinity (hope I got that right).

  • 03.30.2007 1:53 PM PDT

Trailer Park Boys ~ One of the best Canadian made comedies ever.

Very cool, Hang em' high =D

Good job Bungie and Certain Affinity, looking forward for the first pair.

  • 03.30.2007 1:59 PM PDT
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Sick! 2 of my all time favorites!

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Let me first say that I am happy to be getting new Halo 2 maps. However this is still a big disappointment to me. I was expecting AT least 3 new maps. But what I was really hoping for was a scenario where they are putting all of the old maps from Halo 1 into Halo 3 and just downgraded them to work on Halo 2.(I would have paid $50 for that.) That way they would cut down on their development cost. Now that would have been a thank you to all the fans. And if it is supposed to be a thank you then why aren't TWO lowly maps free? This whole billing of the new maps as a "Thank you" is inappropriate. I don't mind it costing money(people should get paid for their work) as long they follow the same model of it becoming free later so everyone is on an equal playing field. And yes, finally we get one of the best original boards in Hang 'Em High. But Derelict? Booooooring. Another big symmetrical box level like Wizard. Where is Damnation? That was the best board from Halo 1. Let alone something as interesting as Boarding Action, Chill Out or Chiron. But you know what? What I'd really like to be able to do is be able to play all the boards that are already out(that some people paid money for) in Matchmaking instead of the same 5 OVER AND OVER again. Again happy to have new maps but overall a big disappointment.

  • 03.30.2007 2:01 PM PDT
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GRR!! I DONT HAVE A CREDIT CARD!!! WHY MUST I USE ONE!! LET ME USE MICROSOFT POINTS!!!!!!

  • 03.30.2007 2:04 PM PDT
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Now they just need to put a date on the beta. I dont care if it is in May or something but I would feel much better if I knew the date the beta came out.

  • 03.30.2007 2:06 PM PDT
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was this the wekly update??

  • 03.30.2007 2:06 PM PDT

This is great and all but I believe what made Hang'em so excellent was the long range pistol matches. I hope the BR will be able to reach from tower to towere respectively. Otherwise a great idea to remake the one map that had it all. Also, if you all are remaking old maps how about revamping my old favorite,..................CHILL OUT! Shotgun Room!!!!!!!!!!

  • 03.30.2007 2:08 PM PDT

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JUMP FEET FIRST INTO HELL!!

not to sound like an ass but only two new maps.this is as sad to me like the GTA4 trailer.the maps are good dont get me worng but i thought there where going to be at least more than 2.but its all good kool update.

  • 03.30.2007 2:19 PM PDT
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both awesome maps. ppl hate on derilict, but usually just because they suck at it.....

  • 03.30.2007 2:20 PM PDT

GT: AuziesWrath :)

I was a pretty hard core halo fan, but direlect is somewhere in the back of my mind... I barely remember it. I also heard that The Beta was coming out WITH the new maps? I guess its wrong? Or maybe just on April 17th?

  • 03.30.2007 2:28 PM PDT
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This is -blam!- how am i going to get these maps i dont have a credit card. No thank you bungie!

hopefully you guys can rectify this mistake

  • 03.30.2007 2:35 PM PDT
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Cool but thats kinda stupid that you can only buy with credit card not all people have credit cards you know!!!!

  • 03.30.2007 2:35 PM PDT

The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the WONTON!!!

Well, i'm sick and work sucked... but this just made the day a whole lot better. Awesome news! Thanks Bungie!

EDIT: I'm sure you can borrow your parents credit card for 4 bucks! Quit complaining about nothing... this is great news.

[Edited on 03.30.2007 2:44 PM PDT]

  • 03.30.2007 2:42 PM PDT
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Awesome, I might go back to playing halo again

  • 03.30.2007 2:43 PM PDT

I work here: Sound Devices, LLC. We make bad-ass field audio gear, and you think that's awesome. My messy desk (With work-related items on the computer screen).

One does not simply grenade jump into Mordor...

Posted by: RealMetalHead
No, they're OLD maps with a fresh coat of paint. Takes less time and effort to create.

Do you really think that it would be possible to take H1 maps and just drop them into H2? I think it's safe to assume that the H1 maps were built differently than the H2 maps, and therefor not compatible. Given that fact, it is safe to assume that it wouldn't even be possible to just drop them into H2. That's only one of the reasons that I'm sure that these maps took just as much time and effort to build as any of the other maps in H2; Another reason is the fact that the physics of H2 are different than those of H1. One big thing that someone pointed out in this thread is the fact that H1 had falling damage. As I said before: These new maps might have identical floor plans to their predecessors, but I guarantee a whole lot of work was put into adding new features, tweaking old dimensions, creating new artwork, creating new sounds, should I continue?

It really pisses me off when people keep complaining that these maps are "just" "remakes" of the old ones. That implies that they were somehow easier to create or that they required less work/talent/time than other maps. I'd love to see you argue that with the people who worked on these maps, and see if you still have the audacity to be so utterly unappreciative and downright insulting.

Just play and have fun!!!!

[Edited on 03.30.2007 3:04 PM PDT]

  • 03.30.2007 3:03 PM PDT

Hell Yeah! You guys r simply awesome! you know i cant be happy enough but just two? okay may be more are on there way, right?

  • 03.30.2007 3:05 PM PDT

I work here: Sound Devices, LLC. We make bad-ass field audio gear, and you think that's awesome. My messy desk (With work-related items on the computer screen).

One does not simply grenade jump into Mordor...

Posted by: SYLLL
This is -blam!- how am i going to get these maps i dont have a credit card. No thank you bungie!

hopefully you guys can rectify this mistake

Man, you're all a bunch of unappreciative little snots. Go get a job for -blam!-'s sake.

  • 03.30.2007 3:06 PM PDT

Thats -blam!- i spend money on ms points but u have to use a credit card it should go both ways looks like im waiting for halo 3 before i play new maps cause the last time i bought maps my card got charged 5 times it took quite of bit of effort to get the money back ( and yes i only clicked it once contrary to the asian xbox live customer service rep that i could barely understand) not to mention almost 4 months before i got a check (Garbage)

  • 03.30.2007 3:47 PM PDT

eXistance360 = Gamertag

Not a 360 exclusive?
NO MS POINTS?

WTF! This was quite stupid, looks like bungie is full of empty promises.

  • 03.30.2007 3:58 PM PDT
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So, you can only get it one the old xbox through xbox live! omg... i don't have live right now, but it's being released way later this year> confusing.

  • 03.30.2007 5:56 PM PDT
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Hell yes! new maps! thank god, old maps were getting to boring...............how supposed to pay for the maps? credit card?

  • 03.30.2007 6:32 PM PDT

Frankly I'm interested to see how Bungie has adapted two of the greatest H1 maps for H2. As a hardcore H1 fan - I'm sure there will be areas where I'll be extremely disappointed, but hopefully they've done a good enough job to make the maps better than some of the garbage maps they've created previously like Gemini and Backwash. Maybe Bungie will let us trade in these jank/garbage maps for the new ones in the hopes that they'll actually be fun to play??? Seriously - I hope they've done justice to the amazing H1 maps. No fall damage has ruined a lot of the game play in my opinion - but that's obviously not something Bungie is going to change. Same as health packs and the element they added to the game - especially on a map like HH. Gone are the days where you had to be careful and calculated about when you popped your head out - now you can just run around the corner and 5 seconds later it will be as though nothing had ever happened. Sad if you ask me. I'm not sure how I feel about air lifts instead of ramps or warps. The warps on Derelict were what made that map interesting - you always had to be watching them, but then again - that's back when the guy with camo and over shield didn't stand out like a soar thumb on the map, but that's a different story. Guess I'll wait and see, and hope they've done them justice.

  • 03.30.2007 6:35 PM PDT

Laughing At Nothing

Tombstone=Kickass

  • 03.30.2007 7:32 PM PDT