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This is why Bungie and MS should have only released the new maps on xbox live marketplace like they wanted to do in the first place! Then again I may only be saying that because I'm pretty pissed off mad that Bungie hasn't added the two new maps into some form of a matchmaking play list by now like they said they would :( Why can't Bungie just throw up a PREVIEW play list that includes the two new maps into an unranked matchmaking play list for those of us who have the maps and are wanting to play in matchmaking instead of on half empty maps???

  • 04.26.2007 1:43 AM PDT

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You all need to calm down.

Bungie does not directly make any money from playlist updates, but they do put in several hours creating new playlists and testing them - for us. We have no right whatsoever to complain. If Bungie feels the need to delay the playlists then that is their business, and they owe us no explanation.

Remember who brought us Halo 1, 2, and 3? It was Bungie. Give them some slack.

  • 04.26.2007 2:07 AM PDT

Posted by: Brandon Britt
You all need to calm down.

Bungie does not directly make any money from playlist updates, but they do put in several hours creating new playlists and testing them - for us. We have no right whatsoever to complain. If Bungie feels the need to delay the playlists then that is their business, and they owe us no explanation.

Remember who brought us Halo 1, 2, and 3? It was Bungie. Give them some slack.


They may not 'owe' us an explanation, but it certainly shuts more people up when they give one. Although I agree that no complaining should take place, although I honestly cannot say that I haven't asked myself "What the hell were they thinking?" however. As for those ridiculing those of use who have had troubles getting the new maps while those around us pick them up with ease you wouldn't be so quick to point, laugh or tell the frustrated users to 'shut the hell up' if you were in their shoes, hmm? They say walk a mile in someone else's shoes, unfortunately I'm convinced that the internet is full of kids that didn't listen to their mother's rare grains of wisdom (I can't blame it all on the misbehaving kiddies 'cause mommy is so lazy that she relies on the "V-chip" or nothing at all to control what her children have access to).

Okay, I've ranted, returning you to your regularly scheduled -blam!-ing/counter--blam!-ing/semi-legitimate/potentially helpful comments.

  • 04.26.2007 3:11 AM PDT
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It sure is nice to be kept in the loop.. Good luck on implementing a fix for the erroneous downloads..

  • 04.26.2007 3:24 AM PDT

Im Canadian Eh!

Yeah i was wondering when it was going to happen. I have been holding off doing matchmaking for awhile so now i know the reason thanks.

  • 04.26.2007 3:50 AM PDT
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For once, don't worry about your ranking and just go online and play and have FUN!!!

  • 04.26.2007 4:00 AM PDT
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Bollocks

  • 04.26.2007 5:07 AM PDT

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I have an Xbox 360. I downloaded the maps within MINUTES of them hitting XBL. (Bungie said they'd be hitting the 17th at 2AM PST, So that's 5AM EST, and at 5:05 AM I was downloading the maps). They downloaded with no problems at all whatsoever, and a few minutes later I explored the new maps and then went to bed. Now ever since the moment they've come out the only thing I wanted to do was play them in matchmaking. I don't particularly care about the rank reset, my rank doesn't matter to me, it's just a number. I care about the fact that I was an early adopter of the maps who had no problems at all whatsoever downloading the new maps, so why should I (and everyone else who has the maps) have to suffer because some people are having troubles? Why can't those people just play in playlists without the maps with people who don't feel like buying them?

  • 04.26.2007 5:24 AM PDT
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This is great news in a way.

I can still enjoy Big Team Skirmish for one more week before they ruin it...lol.

  • 04.26.2007 5:25 AM PDT

hooray, i get to keep my lvl 27 in BTB Skirmish for another week. >_>

  • 04.26.2007 6:11 AM PDT
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They should never have made the maps for the old Xbox. They should have been just for the 360, like originally planned. Silly old Xbox.

  • 04.26.2007 6:18 AM PDT
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forget above post, this one hit it on the head

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I have an Xbox 360. I downloaded the maps within MINUTES of them hitting XBL. (Bungie said they'd be hitting the 17th at 2AM PST, So that's 5AM EST, and at 5:05 AM I was downloading the maps). They downloaded with no problems at all whatsoever, and a few minutes later I explored the new maps and then went to bed. Now ever since the moment they've come out the only thing I wanted to do was play them in matchmaking. I don't particularly care about the rank reset, my rank doesn't matter to me, it's just a number. I care about the fact that I was an early adopter of the maps who had no problems at all whatsoever downloading the new maps, so why should I (and everyone else who has the maps) have to suffer because some people are having troubles? Why can't those people just play in playlists without the maps with people who don't feel like buying them?

  • 04.26.2007 6:19 AM PDT
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couldn't they at least throw in a temporary playlist with a bunch of games for the new maps until they fix this crap? how hard could that be?

  • 04.26.2007 6:49 AM PDT

Posted by: Christopher Sean
Hey, here's a solution.
Make a temporary separate optimatch category with just the two new maps, that way, the thousands of people that were waiting to play them this week online have the opportunity to do so, while not restricting those who have had trouble downloading them from being able to play in the other optimatch playlists. Everybody wins, hope that wasnt too confusing though.
I just dont like to see bungie delaying things..... you guys are the blood that runs through my veins.


I like your thinking...

  • 04.26.2007 6:50 AM PDT
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Okay, well at least I wont have to keep on checking to see if the ranks are reset. nice to know.

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  • 04.26.2007 6:52 AM PDT
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does anyone that have the new maps want to play slayer on tombstone? My gamertag is Darth Vader 24


  • 04.26.2007 7:00 AM PDT
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Cheaters suck!

I still cannot get the maps. It says to go to xbox.com for help. But where? I called Live support and the solutions they gave me didn't even help. But they were quick to take my $4.00 for the maps!

  • 04.26.2007 7:17 AM PDT

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I had the maps... Key word being had.

I have a 360, I downloaded the maps no problem.

I played on the maps, I killed, I explored, I love the maps :) <3

Yesterday I made a party, and attempted to select Desolation

The New Maps WERNT There.

O_O Shocked I went into the memory and checked to see if the Blast pack was in memory. It was not.

"Strange" I think to my self, I could have sworn I had it. I didn't delete the Maps.

So I go into the downloader, the bar Instantly Goes up as if I did have the maps, or was re-downloading.

I then get an error saying, basically, to go to xbox.com for help.

O_o

  • 04.26.2007 7:41 AM PDT
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Thanks for the update Frankie, I think it is what most of us that are still waiting for the maps have been wanting to hear.

  • 04.26.2007 7:48 AM PDT
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I want to play NOW!!

  • 04.26.2007 7:51 AM PDT

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I've never been irritated by anything Bungie has done but this does, solely for the fact that ALL I WANT IS MY RANKS GONE, but I do understand exactly why they did it and it is completely legit, so I guess I can't be that pissed

ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh whatever

  • 04.26.2007 7:52 AM PDT
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Come on next week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I guess that will be a nice birthday present. May 2

  • 04.26.2007 8:08 AM PDT
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weak affairs bungie has going on

  • 04.26.2007 9:45 AM PDT
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no body is gonna play halo 2 next week if the beta is out on may 4

  • 04.26.2007 9:48 AM PDT
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so after trying to get the new maps for over a week i went on my original xbox and downloaded them with no problem. i guess it has something to do with the 360 cause it still can't download them on that. any ideas as to why that may be?

  • 04.26.2007 9:51 AM PDT