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I may have to wait till Monday as well, because I cant get it either. I think that you guys should work everything else out before letting some people get it and others have to wait. Not cool at all!!!

  • 04.21.2007 4:19 AM PDT
Subject: Downloading the new maps
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Currently I am attempting to download the new maps which you guys have generously produced. But I am having some problems (like many other people) and Im hoping that there are other people who have encountered the same problem.

I own a 360, I have filled in the relevant bank details and it has allowed me to purchase the new maps. But, it is not allowing me to install the content on to my 360. After recieving this messege, I back out of the 'Content download' screen to return to Halo 2 and my 360 freezes up while trying to reboot Halo 2. I have checkd my disc and I even stole my sisters disc to make sure that it was not my disc that was the problem. I have also tried re-downloading the old map packages, such as the; Bonus Map Pack and the Maptacular Pack. Just to ensure that there was no problems downloading the content to my 360. To be honest, I feel I have tried everything from my end and to be quite frank, I am a little baffled.

Now I hope this is a problem that other people have had, instead of this problem being restricted to my console. I hope this because, this will be the third 360 to screw up on me and it is becoming very tiresome.

Thanx for your help so far.

  • 04.21.2007 4:34 AM PDT
Subject: Bungie Weekly Update

Halo's a hell of a drug.

So has there been more than one podcast? I've only heard of them doing one and it was a great one, but it was only one. If they do have more can someone link to it.

  • 04.21.2007 5:20 AM PDT
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And yet, I still cannot download the new maps. This is beginning to get rather irritating to me.
EDIT: I get an error right as it starts downloading that says "Installation of content failed." Been getting it since the maps went Live, and I am angry and at a loss.

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  • 04.21.2007 6:13 AM PDT
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Thats the same -blam!- Ive been getting, and its really starting to piss me off.... Does ur 360 freeze when u back up out of the 'Content download' screen? Coz mine does. Also, last weeks auto-update screwed my 360 over. I started the update and it taken me to the update screen (which looks like the old Xbox update screen). During the update, my 360 froze up and once I restarted my 360, it said that xbox live was not operational. Then the problems grew from there. First, xbox live was down, next, it couldnt connect to the my IP address, then, it could connect to the IP adress, but the DNS server wasnt working. I had to reboot my router and re-install it, along with everything connected to it.

Now its working again, but my 360 is still screwing up and I still can't get the new maps. I'm really started to get pissed of with it now.

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  • 04.21.2007 6:42 AM PDT

There are 20 angels in this world. 9 are playing Halo. 10 are sleeping. 1 is reading this...

................great..............................

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  • 04.21.2007 6:50 AM PDT

There are 20 angels in this world. 9 are playing Halo. 10 are sleeping. 1 is reading this...

lol.
sucks for you unamed


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  • 04.21.2007 6:53 AM PDT
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No news about the playlist= BAD WEEKLY UPDATE

  • 04.21.2007 7:08 AM PDT

One Chance One Kill

my maps still wont download but hopefully ill be able to get them by monday =) did anyone download them who had proplems installin the maps

  • 04.21.2007 7:42 AM PDT
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OMG these maps rule.... kinda wierd names though, Installation of content failed is not a name i woulda picked... and im too dag -blam- -blipity- impatiance to wait till monday , im off for 2 days and gotta work everyday so i prob wont get to even attempt to d/l them till next weekend

  • 04.21.2007 8:23 AM PDT
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Now, I'm completely baffled as to why some people can get it now and others have to wait til monday. Everyone pays four bucks, only some people actually get the product

  • 04.21.2007 9:00 AM PDT
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Seems like this problem is pretty common. I'm surprised that the guys at bungie havent sorted this kind of problem out by now. Coz it seems to be one of those problems that keep growing, progressively getting worse. I just hope that this gets sorted by the time they reset the ranks. Coz without these new maps, none of us will be able to play a ranked match until they become free (which may not happen for a long time). Meaning, we will all be left at a level 1 until they decide to do it. Which, I dont know about you guys, but I dont like the sound of that and I will most likely go back to playing Gearz instead of Halo 2.

To be honest, I think Bungie should have sorted this problem out prior to sending these updates and new maps out. Once again, they have rushed into things without properly testing everything and we end up with this -blam!-. I just hope that Halo 3 will not be rushed like Halo 2 was, and will be properly tested.

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  • 04.21.2007 9:02 AM PDT
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i dont really want the BETA!

im going to explain myself. lets say if i love something and when the make final touches its not there i will be disappointed. o id rather play the final copy then play a non-finished game. whats the point other that telling bungie what to fix which the will probably not listen to yall(yes i was born in Texas)anyways. did you see how many people posted about dl errors on the new halo2 maps.....

i will wait till the final product!!!!!!!!!!
i also realize that when i play multipayer i will get OWNED!

  • 04.21.2007 9:06 AM PDT
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wow did 1up every mess up what happened, they showed 3 games, and they showed them wining 2 of them, but when they were taking about it afterwards they even stated they played more games then there were showen. so i am led to believe that there were 4 games, bungie wins 2, 1up wins 2, tie.

  • 04.21.2007 9:21 AM PDT
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I haven't gotten an aswer yet!

Why is it that some people have to wait til monday? Why is it I, even though I paid four dollars, have to wait til monday before I'll be allowed to download this product?

Is it where I live? Is it something about my internet connection? Or does bungie just hate my gamertag's name?

Why is it that some people have to wait til monday?

  • 04.21.2007 9:26 AM PDT
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yes we need answers i want to know why i have to wait till monday also even though ive already been charged for a product, i think we should be credited our 4 dollars back especially now that im hearing the new maps have some horrible invisible wall glitches in them, but i still love bungies products and eagarly awaiting halo 3, ...... wait, i just figured it out,, they are making these maps so hard to get so to get everybody to say screw it and go ahead, even if they werent planning on it, and get purchase halo 3 on its arrival

  • 04.21.2007 9:38 AM PDT
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you know i would really like to know what is going on with these new maps how come some people can download em and some cant it seems totally random(ITS A CONSPIRACY!!!!!) ive already been charged the $4 and still cant get em ugh guess illl have to wait til next weekend...

  • 04.21.2007 10:21 AM PDT
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This is just awesome.

I tried to download the update onto my old Xbox... IT CHARGED ME ANOTHER FOUR DOLLARS AND IT STILL WON'T DOWNLOAD!

I want a refund, and if I don't get one I'm sueing the -blam!- out of microsoft and or bungie.

  • 04.21.2007 10:24 AM PDT
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Put it this way, Bungie have rushed into things and released the new maps without properly working out this sort of problem. It is not because of where you live, or your gamertag. It is just a (BIG) problem which the Bungie guys seemed to have missed, or were too careless to notice while testing the downloading processes. We must understand that it is a difficult task to create a set of new maps that will work on both consoles that can be downloaded at the same time and from the same place. But we are well in our right to expect this task to be completed and the process to work smoothly when we come to downloading them.

I think the main issue with the slightly rushed realease, is that there has been a lot of people pushing, winging and complaining in order to get these maps quickly. Leading to a higher demand and putting the guys at bungie under a lot of stress (not including the stress that comes with the upcomming release date for the Halo 3 BETA). Although I say this. It does not change the fact that they -blam!- up by rushing things and not sorting things out before releasing the goods.

I suppose, we will all have to wait until Monday before we can download the new maps. It SUX, we all know it., but there is nothing we can do. We just have to wait and trust that these guys know what they are doing.

  • 04.21.2007 10:31 AM PDT
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[/quote]I want a refund, and if I don't get one I'm sueing the -blam!- out of microsoft and or bungie.[/quote]

lol

You should have known it would charge you another four dollars if you even did any research about it, I don't understand what the big deal about that is. The maps are tied to the box not the tag, that was explained many times, so no refund for you! It probably even said so when you tried to download it. Something like; "Your account will be charged $4.00, do you wish to continue?"

As for it not downloading on your original box, that is weird. That can really mean only a few things. It might truly depend on where you live, it could also be because you don't have enough room on your box, don't have the right updates, or your box is modded in some way. It is not that you have the maps and they don't work, so I bet it is more of a geographical problem than a hardware problem.

(dreaming of the A-hole button)


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  • 04.21.2007 10:43 AM PDT
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Hey dudes, as you may noticed, Frankie said: Most of you should be able to get ‘em today, a few of you might have to wait until Monday.

Does he means that they will be free on Monday???

  • 04.21.2007 10:44 AM PDT
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I doubt they will be free so soon. That was refering to the update that comes then I believe. Their price would not really effect the download or their compatibility on the 360. SO I doubt we will see them free for quite some time.

  • 04.21.2007 10:47 AM PDT
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LUKE!!!1!1!1!!! ZOMGWTFBBQ

  • 04.21.2007 10:51 AM PDT
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Mm, ok, I have heard rumors about they will become free on may 17, after Halo 3 Beta is launched. The problem is that when I'm going to make the purchase, it says "Payment failed" or something like that. So I will be trying every day, until they become free.

  • 04.21.2007 10:51 AM PDT
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Alright, Here is the deal. I have an orginal xbox, I downloaded the maps with no problems on the day they were released. Then on the weekly update I here that people are haveing difficulity downloading maps, however the problem is say 90% fixed. So I am wondering if my maps will have combatability problems with the new improved map downloads (fair assumption, i think). So I go to download the maps again to get any combatability problems out of the way and BAM! their is a problem downloading the maps. Well to my own shagrin my two beloved new map downloads that I have been playing on are now no more. The download site keeps saying I have failded to load the maps. This is after it was 90% fixed, and after I already previously had the maps and now have them no more. This is not a complaint, not a gripe. Just want to keep you boys in the loop as to what is happining out there with the downloads as of april 21st 9:00am mountain standard time. I know you will get the bugs worked out!

  • 04.21.2007 10:54 AM PDT