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Subject: New Halo 2 Maps are Here!

If there's one thing I have learned in working with you, it's that there is always margin for error.
- RvB, Simmons to Griff.

Wow, 18 pages and over 50 % of the comments are complaints. Looks like I will avoid downloading them for a while, oh well, at least I will have the Halo 3 beta to keep me company

  • 04.17.2007 7:54 PM PDT

hopefully the beta wont have so many complications to download.
With this many complaints why hasnt frankie said something yet?

  • 04.17.2007 7:55 PM PDT

Fred was born with a pigeon's wing. people never made fun of him, though. one day he looked in the mirror and saw that HE WAS A PIDGEON! he pooped right there as he often did, wherever he was.

i wish there was more halo 3 stuff

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  • 04.17.2007 7:56 PM PDT
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Tombstone is the best map in the game but the other 1 is like foundation mixed other maps

  • 04.17.2007 8:07 PM PDT
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The maps were a great improvement compared to the halo 1 maps, and I love those man cannon lift things on Derelicts upgraded version(cant remember name), but the one thing that brought it all crashing down for me was the death barrier, I'm flying towards the mountains, and I get to the same elevation, AND THEN I DIE!?!?!?Why??? Why have u taken down the wings of all bouncers? Mankind has always wished to fly in the sky like birds, but no, no, no, Bungie says Mankind can't fly, and stomps down there foot, in repetition, saying "stay your ground", WELL I WANT TO FLY!!!

please???

  • 04.17.2007 8:12 PM PDT

Kinda off topic but whats this i keep reading about an Easter-Egg?

  • 04.17.2007 8:12 PM PDT
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My brother kept on trying to download the maps without a debit or credit card and after 7-8 tries it actually worked, lol. He somehow got the maps for free. Thats a huge glitch to fix for Bungie. They might lose some money there.

  • 04.17.2007 8:18 PM PDT

NOOBLORD

I have notice some blood that didn't came from me or my opponent, but where or what did it come from.
in the two new maps only

  • 04.17.2007 8:35 PM PDT
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OMFG!!! THIS IS THE COOLEST THING SINCE.... THE OTHER NEW MAPS CAME OUT!!!

  • 04.17.2007 8:38 PM PDT
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Posted by: blackcat13
Kinda off topic but whats this i keep reading about an Easter-Egg?

If you search hard enough, you may find an old friend by the lower overshield spawn on Tombstone.

Biggest Question:
Why only one sniper on Tombstone?? :(

p.s. If you think either of these is better than the originals, you haven't played off-host yet... or seen the atrocious bugs on Tombstone where and invisible wall blocks certain forms of attack(bullets, grenades)

  • 04.17.2007 8:41 PM PDT

bungie should a made them free or 360 only cause u shouldnt have to go through all this bs to get maps.honestly the game is almost 3yrs old and its sold millions of copy so why do u need to charge money for new maps

  • 04.17.2007 8:42 PM PDT
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yeah i agree i wish they would put hang em high in hardcore. either that or have hang em high be automatic br starting. smgs really suck ass and screw up the way people play. brs are as close to perfectly balanced as any other gun in the game why not just start everyone in every game type with br?

  • 04.17.2007 8:46 PM PDT
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Posted by: I Love RHCP
yeah i agree i wish they would put hang em high in hardcore. either that or have hang em high be automatic br starting. smgs really suck ass and screw up the way people play. brs are as close to perfectly balanced as any other gun in the game why not just start everyone in every game type with br?
What is the default weapon for Tombstone right now? I just realized that I'm not sure for the default on either map..

  • 04.17.2007 8:48 PM PDT
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yea i had some problems but thanks for the help!

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  • 04.17.2007 8:55 PM PDT
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what really pisses me off is that they are taking out the ranked big team skirmish thats like my favorite playlist. and no new maps for hardcore gime a break, that one that looks like warlock would be great for it, in short im a little mad at Bungie right now

  • 04.17.2007 8:59 PM PDT
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I dont know about getting the maps for free but after several upon several attempts and a call to xbox... it worked. According to xbox live the problem that most of us are having is due to the fact that it is the first day and everyone wants the new maps. I just wish that they were on matchmaking so I can get some use out of them. I would like to see how the fair with large battles and small ones as well... snipers could get crazy.

Of subject.... why does it seem like there are a lot of illiterate people who post on these forums? I'm the most astute person in the world but seriously some people make me wonder (are they going to drink the red cool-aide when there "new messiah" does or are they going to wise up and take a pass.

  • 04.17.2007 9:04 PM PDT

So lets set this straight I betrayed you and your mad....its infection...
do you want to be a zombie ???

Xero Link

Yeah thats cool and all but us DMOC have already found a Superbounce Point on tombstone !

I think we might be one of the first to find it too...its by red base ! :D

  • 04.17.2007 9:05 PM PDT
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UGHH!
man i try to do the auto update, and after about 15 minutes there was no progress on it, so i turned it off(it must have froze up) and now it doesnt turn on and just flashes red!!!! aggghhhhhh now i cant play the maps!! any advice??? good thing i have a one year warrantee:)

  • 04.17.2007 9:10 PM PDT
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man that must suck with the death barriers!

  • 04.17.2007 9:11 PM PDT
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you are definiately not the first to superbounce on tombstone... there are already several videos on youtube.

Whats the point anyway if when you get to high it says "you fell to your death"?

I like many others are weeping because we can't go spelunking in the areas that surround this beautiful new map.
Posted by: DMOC_LINK
Yeah thats cool and all but us DMOC have already found a Superbounce Point on tombstone !

I think we might be one of the first to find it too...its by red base ! :D

  • 04.17.2007 9:12 PM PDT
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Great!!! Now how long 'till there free. I think they shouldn't try to get and extra 200 grand out of the already $50 dollars a year users.

  • 04.17.2007 9:27 PM PDT

Ok Here's what happened to me:

I throw in Halo 2 and download the updates. After the update it said I had a "corrupted file" and to redownload?

I then download the maps. All goes well...slow but I get 'em.

I first start a custom game to check 'em out....a little bit of a delay that seemed longer than normal, but the game started (i was in solo). So after checking them out, i figured i'd try RP. but i can't even start the match because "i don't have the maps available to play this playlist" what the hell?

I log out to my 360 dashboard....double check that my cc is current (it is). I log back in to halo 2, and now I don't have any of the downloaded maps. ANY ALL GONE!!!!!

I've tried a couple other things I've read on the forums here (ie log in as a silver account...still no go) but nothing helps.

I have yet to find a link to any offical Bungie talk on this problem that many many people seem to be having.

Any Help on how to fix this is much appreciated.

I'm thinking I should go and delete all my Halo 2 saves (except character) and redownload everything. But i don't want to sit in front of my xbox all night watching a bar go across the screen in the "origbox emulator".

this sucks bungie!

  • 04.17.2007 9:29 PM PDT

I was suprisingly disappointed by these new maps. Tombstone has some potential, but what's up with the weapons on Desolation!? I thought it was very poorly done. Also, it seems as if they don't want you to get outside the map, because when you try to...you die. What a bunch of crap. I've lost all faith in Certain Affinity. I am glad that Bungie didn't do them so they could focus on Halo 3, though.
Sorry Max Hoberman:(

  • 04.17.2007 9:48 PM PDT
Subject: Weapon Bounces

The one and only Dragod.

Weapons Bounce like crazy when you switch out weapons. When I was on Tombstones I ran to the top, switched out my Shotgun for the Sword and it bounced probably 6 times, all the way over to the Shotgun spawn below it.

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  • 04.17.2007 9:58 PM PDT