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Subject: New Maps
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Hi, I suppose this is more of a question for Bungie, but I hear a lot of people want new maps. As the bungie team is busy with Halo 3 and what not, can people submit maps in 3d files for bungie to incorporate in halo 2? All bungie would have to do is check the maps, and do their thing to get them put onto xbox live. Anyhow is this a feasible idea? If so lets get it going!

  • 05.18.2007 7:11 PM PDT
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Im happy with the maps we have, let them work on H3. Besides, the new maps suck.

  • 05.18.2007 7:33 PM PDT
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I know they came out with "new" maps, but they aren't really new, they are from Halo. But I mean who wouldn't want a new map to explore and implement new strategies on? I'm not saying the maps we have now aren't awesome, they are. I would just like to see more new maps.

  • 05.18.2007 7:38 PM PDT

Companies rarely use fan submitted work for many reasons. First of all, they have to verify that nothing in the content you give/sell them was stolen. With intellectual property, this is extremely difficult. Another reason is contract law. You have to pass ownership of the content to them so you can't sue them for using your work later (among other things). Minors can't legally sign contracts in most states, so they have to verify your age.

Also, I am sure they didn't make the whole map in 3dsmax or something like it. They probably have internal map editing tools with pre-made objects, weapon placements, spawn points, ect. We don't have any of that. Anything we sent them would probably have to be converted in a way that would allow it to work with their internal tools.

Another thing is that most of us don't know much about their physics engine (although I am sure there are places you could go to learn). As we see in Bungie-made maps, the slightest polygon overlapping or mess-up in collision checking can throw a player out of the map or worse.

Basically, to get a fan submitted map to work with Halo 2, they would have to practically remake the entire thing to get it to work and get the bugs out.

  • 05.18.2007 7:51 PM PDT

mmm, this is a tasty burger

if they get sidetracked by making new maps, halo 3s not gonna be as good as it could be

  • 05.21.2007 3:02 PM PDT
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even without side tracking, h3 suckd ballz cuz it isnt as optimized and not creative. i would rather waste 50 bucks on an a$$ buffet than h3.

  • 05.21.2007 3:21 PM PDT