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Subject: New Halo 2 Maps Revealed!

"Our Arrows will Blot out the sun." "Then we will fight in the shade"
This is my favorite line from 300 THAT MOVIE RULEZ ALL

OMFG YES OH GOD YES I freakin love HEH and Derelict i cant wait to come up with a strat for the two i mean i had a strat for them in Halo CE but now i get to make new ones YESSS and no i am not being sarcastic i love making strats it will be interesting to see what people do on Tombestone now that theres no pistol on it hmmmmm oh btw does anyone know if this counts as the Weekly Update because o yea and to all those asking all these idiotic questions what would help is if youd read ALL the update and then if you have questions read ALL the posts they only answer questions once what might help you is too look at all the yellow writing first and if you dont get ytour answer then read the rest of the posts i always read entire update and al post before i say anything


OMG I AM SO COOL BECAUSE I AM THE FIRST ONE TO SAY ANYTHING ON THE FOURTH PAGE GO ME<<<<sarcasm in case noone noticed

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  • 03.30.2007 10:12 AM PDT
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HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY JOY!!!

Sorry for the caps but I'm positively ecstatic (from an ethical standpoint) that these maps aren't 360 only.

IMO it just didn't seem right to force people who haven't yet bought a 360 to by one just because there would be new maps for Halo 2 in the MM system. Seemed kinda underhanded to turn a xbox game into a 360 game. The way *I* interpreted it (through an "anonymous dude") is that MS wanted it to be that way, and "some people" disagreed and wanted it the way you see on the front page.

So in summation of my view on this: Score one for the good guys!

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Posted by: Saint
Brilliant! Thanks Certain Affinity and Bungie. The new maps are stunning, I think the graphics overhaul is very imaginative and they look beautiful.

Am I right in thinking that I can pay for them on my Xbox, recover my account to 360 and download them again on there? Or will I have to suck it up and buy 'em twice (which won't be a problem, considering how inexpensive they are!).

Thankyou! :]


No once you download them on your Xbox Live account in the normal Xbox, you can re download them in Xbox 360, i think i saw that somewhere.

EDIT: Here it is:
Posted by: KPaul
Posted by: vOmnipresencex
Wait, so does that mean I have to pay twice to get them on both Original and 360??

-blake


No, once your gamertag downloads an item once, you can redownload it without being charged.


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  • 03.30.2007 10:15 AM PDT
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I'm very happy about bringing back a variant of Hang 'Em High... I would have preferred a remake of Damnation over Derelict, but oh well - I'll take it! April 17th won't be here soon enough.

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These re-creations, developed by Bungie and Certain Affinity Inc., are a perfect way to thank fans for their support as they surpass 800 million hours of “Halo 2” gaming on Xbox LIVE®.


Sure thank us, then ask for our lunch money. I'm a little surprised there is a charge for these two maps, and that they weren't held back for the Halo 3 launch, or even the Halo 3 Beta.

Still, it's nice that they are there if I want to buy them.

  • 03.30.2007 10:17 AM PDT
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Posted by: Silver Gecko
These re-creations, developed by Bungie and Certain Affinity Inc., are a perfect way to thank fans for their support as they surpass 800 million hours of “Halo 2” gaming on Xbox LIVE®.


Sure thank us, then ask for our lunch money. I'm a little surprised there is a charge for these two maps, and that they weren't held back for the Halo 3 launch, or even the Halo 3 Beta.

Still, it's nice that they are there if I want to buy them.


Tell me one thing, do you know the Halo 3 Launch date by any chance? :p

  • 03.30.2007 10:20 AM PDT
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CANT WAIT... they look fantastic!

  • 03.30.2007 10:21 AM PDT

Hé les gars, j'ai pas trop bien compris là. Si on a que la xbox 360, comment on les achète, par carte de crédit? Y a t-il d'autres cartes de prévus?

bad traduction in English (I'm french): I don't have understand all the new. If we have just a Xbox 360 and not a Xbox, How can we buy maps, Microsoft Points or absolutely credit card?? Do you know if others maps are waited?? (Sorry for bad english lol)

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Posted by: ludogiulyfan
Hé les gars, j'ai pas trop bien compris là. Si on a que la xbox 360, comment on les achète, par carte de crédit? Y a t-il d'autres cartes de prévus?

bad traduction in English (I'm french): I don't have understand all the new. If we have just a Xbox 360 and not a Xbox, How can we buy maps, Microsoft Points or absolutely credit card?? Do you know if others maps are waited?? (Sorry for bad english lol)


You can buy the maps using the Halo 2 Downloader in the 360, but you still need a credit card since the Halo 2 Downloader doesn't support MS Points, i think i got this right :p

  • 03.30.2007 10:24 AM PDT

"Sir, I have a cunning plan..."
-Baldrick

Frankie and team, I'm sorry. I'm normally a very positive and encouraging person, but this is just weak.
To release these at a cost of ANYTHING this late in the game, it's almost rude.
Am I wrong in assuming that these maps will likely be in the Vista version of Halo2 also releasing in a month or so?
If so, development will be paid for by the sale of the Vista game. Having to pay $4.00 for two remakes is not going to get me back into halo2. (I'd have to pay 2x since my wife plays(past tense) with my clan on her own Xbox.
I'm sure you thought about this reaction and the business required it... so I'm sure it's no surprise and I wont be the only one feeling this way :)
Looking forward to Halo3... can't wait for the beta! (Hint Hint )
cheers,
'Fish

  • 03.30.2007 10:26 AM PDT

Wow this SUCKS so bad. I got all excited and then read that you have to have a credit card. Really, couldn't you guys have figured out a way to get them to us who have 360's and no credit cards? I hope the Beta comes out soon because it looks like I'll never be able to play these awesome maps. This is ghey, so how long before they are free? I would have paid 10 bucks in points to play just the Hang Em' High remake. It sucks to get all happy so fast and then be let down so hard....

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YOU REMADE HANGEMHIGH????!!! I LOVE BUNGIE!!!!

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This is quite possibly one of the dumbest moves I have seen Bungie make. Why are they only available on the Xbox? Is it really that Hard to put them on marketplace? I mean with all of the security issues Xbox Live has, Major Nelson has already confirmed this www.majornelson.com, I have no faith in giving my credit card to microsoft only to have it stolen by some teenager. I am glad I no longer have a credit card on my Live account. Microsoft points are FAR safer and I believe that these maps need to be released on marketplace or you guys aren't going o get nearly as much business.

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that's nice & all, Frankie, but I thought you folks said Bungie would've put done it through the 360 dashboard...odd

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Wow these two were amongst my favourite slayer maps for Halo 1, I actually prefer Derelict to HeH personally, but both always provided great entertainment. The new aesthetics look incredible. I love how a more ancient and... derelict feel have been brought to Derelict, and the architectural detail and texturing for Tombstone looks superb.

  • 03.30.2007 10:29 AM PDT

IT'S NINJA TIME !

Damn it! how come you guys always put the maps that I hate god damn it!, I hate those maps. Grrrrrr@#@$ you guys better bring my all time favorite map Damnation to Halo 3 and Chiron and BordingAction ooh what the hell!! just bring back every single Halo maps to Halo 3.

Olly olly oxen free!

  • 03.30.2007 10:31 AM PDT

Posted by: Crx
I hope you get RRoD.
Posted by: LEATHER F4C3
COD4 is for noobs that suck at halo

Posted by: stevenazari
Im sorry but what took so long if they are simple maps that were made at the turn of the century? so what your gonna stick some new textures on, maybe add a crack or 2 to the walls and then make us pay for 2 maps we already have on halo 1?


3 words.

Oh My Gosh.


If it was that easy maybe you could have done it.

And I'm shocked to see that a few HeH fans didn't even know what Derelict is! They clearly didn't give any of the rest a chance.

  • 03.30.2007 10:32 AM PDT

If my calculations are correct, then Slinky+Escalator = INFINITE FUN!

Posted by: AJ92
Home is were the Hog is.

YEEEEEESSSSSSS!!!!!!!

Hang em High!!!! omg omg omg. So happy.
And I actually played Derelict a LOT, even tho I'm not one of those symetrical map MLGer types. It is a solid map. True, I would've rather had Damnation or chill out, but I'm sure Derelict was much easier to do, small and simple.

I love you guys.

And everyone in here complaining. Get a @#$@#$ clue already. Crybaby brats.

  • 03.30.2007 10:34 AM PDT
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Charlie Da Tuna has a point there.

  • 03.30.2007 10:34 AM PDT

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"I have no words that would do justice to the atrocities you commit to the English language, as well as your continued assaults on the concepts of basic literacy and logical reasoning."

I believe what we actually said that was that without substantial work/changes, Hang 'em High isn't as fun in Halo 2's physics. At the time, we decided if we had to spend that much time and effort to change it, we'd rather make totally new maps.

This time, however, we decided to spend the time to do it right. Or rather, Certain Affinity's time. :) I think you'll like their take on it - the map makes a bit more sense, and I imagine a bunch of people who like Battle Rifle starts will really enjoy that map.

Posted by: Deimos Ninja
Nice to see that Hang Em High is finally making it's triumphant return. Funny how Bungie swore up and down that that map wouldn't work under Halo 2's physics engine but here we are about to play it in a few weeks.

  • 03.30.2007 10:36 AM PDT

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*drool*
That surprise makes me very happy. :)

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I don't usually post in the forums, but I have to say "Thank you" to Bungie and whoever else made it for the ORIGINAL Xbox as well as the 360! Is this all the map? I thought I heard there were 4 new ones coming out. Maybe I heard wrong. This will do even if its just these two! Woot!

  • 03.30.2007 10:39 AM PDT
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Here is a link to the story from Major Nelson's personal web page I was talking about. people can steal your gamertag and along with your gamertag goes your credit card. I don't think I am the only one who isn't willing to give up their credit card info.

  • 03.30.2007 10:40 AM PDT

Get Ghost.

Hoo-RAH!

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HANG EM HIGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!and ORIGINAL XBOX TOOOOOOO!!! THANK YOU BUNGIE AND CA

  • 03.30.2007 10:41 AM PDT