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I wonder if part of the delay in rolling out the announced playlist update is that not enough of the player base has purchased the new maps. Perhaps they are re-evaluating the playlist update so that fewer of the playlists require the new-maps so that the player base that has not purchased them will not be up in arms about being forced to pay $4 to continue playing the game.

If Bungie does make some of the core playlists require the new maps then a strong argument can be made that they are charging $4 to their customers to maintain the current feature set. This is on-top of the Xbox Live Gold subscription to boot.

I would rather they just make a Team Preview playlist with the new maps and not remove functionality from paying customers that have not bought the new maps. If they are going to incorporate the new maps into core playlists they should not be charging for them.

  • 05.04.2007 1:04 AM PDT
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Bungie did say they will release the update next week so they will probably roll the update out today (friday).. why not? its a fine ass day to do it :D

  • 05.04.2007 3:18 AM PDT

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My luck Bungie'd update/reset on Monday. What an awesome gift! Happy B-Day to me! yay! lol

  • 05.04.2007 4:38 AM PDT

Posted by: RefinedSolid
[quote]Posted by: AceBritShady
well actually a lot of places, i.e. Blockbuster and Hollywood video, if you go to get something and it's not in you'll get it free next time.



That only works on certain movies tho

  • 05.04.2007 6:11 AM PDT
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Just hit the button..... damn already!

Give us something to do this weekend, new mm w/ new maps and new levels!

geez

  • 05.04.2007 8:08 AM PDT
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i hav been trying to get the maps since day one and have been having problems. I am on an xbox 360 with a migrated account so it has a credit card. i have even tried other cards and it still wont work. i hav premium enabled on my 360 for sure cuz i just bot the new GOW maps but wen i go to the halo 2 maps it says premium content not enabled. ive tried to go back to the original xbox also to try it on there and i cannnot access the account settings area to see if downloads are enabled on the orginal xbox....i have also contacted microsoft multiple times and they still have no idea on how to fix it they just tell me it is a server problem and keep trying........so if anyone has any idea on how to get past this please tell me

  • 05.04.2007 8:11 AM PDT
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Posted by: im1dermike
Jrwill181: Yeah, clearly I'm the retard. It's too difficult for me to do the 5 seconds worth of cycling through the menu and then hitting the X button to try to download the maps. There must be a "significant" bunch of other "retards" (like me) based on Bungie's post who also can't download the maps.

I'm the retard and not you, even though you don't even understand the -blam!-ing English language well enough to know the difference between "your" and "you're".

-blam!- dumb@ss... Go back to recess and stop j3rking off to Bungie. I've had bowel movements more formidable than you.

quit hitting the -blam!- "X" button and hit the "A" button you retard. maybe then all the people who know how to work an xbox can play the new maps.

your you're wtf ever, thanks for "slowing" us all down

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  • 05.04.2007 8:30 AM PDT

I never give 'em Hell. I just tell the truth and they think it's Hell.

We're being HAD.

If this were about 100% of people getting 100% of functionality available to them before we can all play, why have any games been played since the 360 premiered?

The fact is, many glitches on the 360 still exist and still plague the populace... and yet we play the game.

People have all the maps on their console, yet they're consistently told they fail to load a map...

How is that different? That's not my problem, that's their problem. This shouldn't be my problem, but apparently it is. Why?

Bungie still hasn't remotely answered why they're doing what they're doing. I'd like an honest answer... not that -blam!- suck answer from the first guy that claimed 4/24 wasn't your date but some third party. Since he doesn't know wtf he's talking about, let's get someone here to answer why we paid to not play these in the manner we were told we could? In fact, we were told we had to pay or lose functionality on the game... seems to me we paid and only because we paid do we now lose functionality... I paid for more maps and now can't use them the way they were intended.

If anyone here thinks this could possibly be more than 10% of the population, you're nuts. So 90%, 9 of every 10 Halo 2 players, are being punished for the 1?.

Have some balls, be the business people you're supposed to be, and actually answer these questions and you might not have a riot on your hands. I don't think it's too much to ask to get an updated release date confirmed since we can't get you to simply release them... but I also want to know what the percentage of the population that is trying to get them and can't is.

Because I think you're all full of BS and we're being taken.

It's about to the point of one of those "frivolous lawsuits" people complain about.

Bungie, Microsoft, Certain Affinity and anyone else is currently a party to defrauding the Halo 2 population.

$4 isn't much. $4 multiplied by the number of purchases in a class action lawsuit... now that's not cheap.

I've asked nicely 3 times for answers. If I don't start getting them, my firm will.

I realize it's a game, but it's also money and a business... and I don't like my gaming interrupted by bad business practices that defraud me of money... any money.

  • 05.04.2007 8:33 AM PDT
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I still can't download the two maps!!!!!!!!!

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  • 05.04.2007 11:33 AM PDT

What is there beyond Halo 2 ?

Posted by: ChktawMonkeyPaw

Have some balls, be the business people you're supposed to be, and actually answer these questions and you might not have a riot on your hands. I don't think it's too much to ask to get an updated release date confirmed since we can't get you to simply release them... but I also want to know what the percentage of the population that is trying to get them and can't is.

Because I think you're all full of BS and we're being taken.

It's about to the point of one of those "frivolous lawsuits" people complain about.

Bungie, Microsoft, Certain Affinity and anyone else is currently a party to defrauding the Halo 2 population.

$4 isn't much. $4 multiplied by the number of purchases in a class action lawsuit... now that's not cheap.

I've asked nicely 3 times for answers. If I don't start getting them, my firm will.

I realize it's a game, but it's also money and a business... and I don't like my gaming interrupted by bad business practices that defraud me of money... any money.


A riot ??? Oh yes ppl are going to start taking there m4's out on the street and start blowing the -blam!- out of Bungie's office because they need to wait ?? OMG

And for your firm that will sue Bungie ?? I have serious doubt about where you had Law School , cause according to the aggreement of buying the maps its saying nothing whatssoever about matchmaking. You payed and you have the maps, there's you're deal, how can you be so stupid thinking you can sue Bungie ( Wel Microsoft in any case because this is running through them)

And if you think you can go to the Court with the argument that bungie said they were going to be in MM, well hvae fun taking on 20 loyers of Microsoft who all got double the grades as your firm and have double the experience.

GET REAL !!!

  • 05.04.2007 11:46 AM PDT

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And for your firm that will sue Bungie ?? I have serious doubt about where you had Law School , cause according to the aggreement of buying the maps its saying nothing whatssoever about matchmaking. You payed and you have the maps, there's you're deal, how can you be so stupid thinking you can sue Bungie ( Wel Microsoft in any case because this is running through them)

And if you think you can go to the Court with the argument that bungie said they were going to be in MM, well hvae fun taking on 20 loyers of Microsoft who all got double the grades as your firm and have double the experience.

GET REAL !!!



yeah...cause MS has never been in court...ANTI-TRUST anyone?

2. i have serious doubts on where you learned to spell. its LAWYERS, not LOYERS

  • 05.04.2007 12:05 PM PDT
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Posted by: RefinedSolid
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it's just common courtesy....


I can't see why. If you went into the supermarket one day and they were sold out of bread, would you go in the next day demanding a free loaf because it would be 'common courtesy' and you were one of the only people without bread? I don't think so, and if you would, then that's seriously messed up, dude ;)


does that particular loaf of bread cost $60 and have access to the halo 3 beta?

[Edited on 05.04.2007 12:37 PM PDT]

  • 05.04.2007 12:30 PM PDT
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hehe ..

I have to say, while I'm still waiting to be able to download the maps, I'm getting some rather good entertainment reading what some of the people on this thread are posting :D





xxxtgdnightmare

does that particular loaf of bread $60 and have access to the halo 3 beta?

no ...

Seriously, what are you actually asking? I've been looking at this post for a few minutes now and still can't understand this attempt at grammar. You're missing a verb somewhere, I think.


[Edited on 05.04.2007 12:34 PM PDT]

  • 05.04.2007 12:31 PM PDT
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dude can you even read? this is for the blastacular map pack fix update not find your fricken girlfriend forum.

  • 05.04.2007 12:35 PM PDT
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Posted by: RefinedSolid
hehe ..

I have to say, while I'm still waiting to be able to download the maps, I'm getting some rather good entertainment reading what some of the people on this thread are posting :D





xxxtgdnightmare

does that particular loaf of bread $60 and have access to the halo 3 beta?

no ...

Seriously, what are you actually asking? I've been looking at this post for a few minutes now and still can't understand this attempt at grammar. You're missing a verb somewhere, I think.


hehehehe sorry i type to fast and i miss stuff

P.S. screw you and get a life! you actually have time to stare at peoples posts and look for grammar errors. is this wat u do for a living?


[Edited on 05.04.2007 12:39 PM PDT]

  • 05.04.2007 12:37 PM PDT
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Posted by: xxxtgdnightmare
dude can you even read? this is for the blastacular map pack fix update not find your fricken girlfriend forum.


Ok, I'll come clean. I think you missed the verb 'cost' before the $60. Anyways, Isn't that Crackdown, and northing to do with anything that we're talking about? Unless you want to perform some sort of Hustle-style con where you manage to grab me a copy of Crackdown for free, in which case, go ahead :D. My girlfriend would love it. Now where did I have her last? ..

P.S. screw you and get a life! you actually have time to stare at peoples posts and look for grammar errors. is this wat u do for a living?
heh, ok :)
No, I don't actually, I'm just bored :)

[Edited on 05.04.2007 12:41 PM PDT]

  • 05.04.2007 12:39 PM PDT
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This is seriously ridiculous, I regret buying these maps, I bought them thinking that I would be able to play them about a week after they came out (before the beta)

And also this whole problem could have been prevented if they kept the maps for 360 users only like they originally said they would.

[Edited on 05.04.2007 12:42 PM PDT]

  • 05.04.2007 12:41 PM PDT
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Posted by: Jrwill181
Posted by: im1dermike
Haaaaaaaaa! The number of people is "significant" now as opposed to "0.5%" which is what you were calling it a few days ago. Additionally, I haven't been able to download the maps and neither reason you gave for the problem applies to me.

How are you retards going to be able to release an entire game this year if you can't even allow for people to download 2 -blam!- maps for Halo 2?

@ss clowns...

It seems to me your the retard if you havent been able to download the new maps. I have downloaded them on 3 - 360's and 1 regular xbox with no problems. If you cant download a few maps off xbox live then I suggest finding a new hobbie


dude if those 360s r urs u need to give me one. i have one but its in front room but i want one for my room so i can play with my girlfriend and the 360 at once.

  • 05.04.2007 12:42 PM PDT
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Posted by: RefinedSolid
Posted by: xxxtgdnightmare
dude can you even read? this is for the blastacular map pack fix update not find your fricken girlfriend forum.


Ok, I'll come clean. I think you missed the verb 'cost' before the $60. Anyways, Isn't that Crackdown, and northing to do with anything that we're talking about? Unless you want to perform some sort of Hustle-style con where you manage to grab me a copy of Crackdown for free, in which case, go ahead :D. My girlfriend would love it. Now where did I have her last? ..

P.S. screw you and get a life! you actually have time to stare at peoples posts and look for grammar errors. is this wat u do for a living?
heh, ok :)
No, I don't actually, I'm just bored :)


you just figured out i was talking about crackdown?

anyways anyone know if or when the gow maps r gonna be up for download?

  • 05.04.2007 12:44 PM PDT
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Posted by: ChktawMonkeyPaw
I realize it's a game, but it's also money and a business... and I don't like my gaming interrupted by bad business practices that defraud me of money... any money.


No doubt.. it's not that four bucks is an issue.. I'll buy a 360, Gold Live membership, new maps, H3... name it, I'll buy it from you guys.. It's after spending that $4 I was under the impression that I would be playing the maps in matchmaking last week.. as of this moment, it could be sometime this afternoon.. or two weeks from now.. who knows??

I don't think people would be as irritated if there was more incite into what's up.. More frequent updates are simple in reality.. Something along the lines of "The new maps are ~still~ not in the playlists.. try back tomorrow" on the Bungie home page.. Leave that there until it's no longer the case.. I'd log in, check the status, and be cool about it... But instead, it's more of the same... Obscure posts, with little or no specifics.. and lots of time in between wondering..

Halo = best game of all time in my opinion.. With such a huge following why be so obscure with info related to simple H2 updates?

  • 05.04.2007 12:49 PM PDT
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*C&Pd from my edited post on the front page to get you latecomers interested*

It seems it is still not working for a fair amount of people, me included. I've tried almost everything I can think of.

Perhaps, those of you winging about the lack in Matchmaking updates could instead try to help those who have yet to be able to download the maps and therefore get the update out sooner... Whaddya say? ^_^


I'm kinda gettin' some negative vibes about these people who have nothing better to do than complain to Bungie about something that is quite unlikely to make a massive difference in the matchmaking process.

You're not gonna be constantly playing these maps are you? It's still going to inclued the old ones like Desolation. Even the slightly newer ones, Turf and Midship for example. In all, adding to maps to the already expansive list of possable maps isn't going to make it more likely for you to see them in there.

Keep up your scores on the current maps instead of biatching about it over here. Waste time killing on Halo, not by typing huge paragraphs about how messed up this all is... Like I'm doing right now... ¬_¬ *Goes and turns on 360*

BTW, while we're at it, does anyone know how big in Megabytes and/or Gigabytes this map pack is? Just don't wanna run over my montly DL limit with my ISP.

  • 05.04.2007 12:58 PM PDT
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keep on trying to download them i had the same problem. and it worked. oh yeah i forgot the new maps stll don't work on Machmakeing

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  • 05.04.2007 1:08 PM PDT
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ueg hate

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  • 05.04.2007 1:11 PM PDT
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what

  • 05.04.2007 1:12 PM PDT
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So, what... You just keep on pressing purchace until it works? 0_o Seens like they just need to get better payment system in order. Thankfully we won't need that sorta thing for Halo 3. I'll see what happens. I did try around 7 times earlier... And that is Bungie's number...

EDIT; Bingie? Who are they? XD Fixed a typo. ^_^

[Edited on 05.04.2007 1:15 PM PDT]

  • 05.04.2007 1:14 PM PDT