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Subject: Weekly What's Update: SPECIAL EDITION!
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Any person who is not happy should truely die. Every live subscriber gets 2 free maps. Dont complain. Also, If all of the maps will be free by end of summer, then just shut up and wait. Also, 9 maps is more then worth paying 20 bucks for. I personaly bought Halo 2 basicially for its multi player, and 9 maps for 20 bucks is a better deal then 50 bucks for 12 maps.

  • 03.26.2005 6:51 AM PDT
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I know it cost money to create and develop and so on. Plus you say there is more premium content around. I know but most of them did a fine job of giving us free contents first, Take Ubisoft for example they are just SUPER they have about a dozen Xbox live games and only 3 premium contents (which one is free now SC:PT) right especially for the tom Clancy games most down loads are FREE like Ghost recon: Island thunder 15 download all free, then there is Ghost Recon 2: 2 down loads Free, and not just maps guns game modes and skins, Then there is Rain bow six 3: 7 download all free, and finally Rain bow six 3 Black arrow 3 down load 1 free 2 premium,.... they earned those two premiums because they have given us much and will keep on doing that.

It is all about respect and after the most frustrating game play with HALO 2 (BEEPING lost of cheaters) (which I think is due to the excellent testing team NOT) I think the Xbox Live community should at least get more respect then a BIG BEEPING thank you now pay again!!!

Maybe I sound a bit agree which I am,.... sorry in my opinion all nine should be free and spread over the on coming months two a month or so.

I think after delaying the game so much and not have a super single player in total we at least should get a bit more then this.................................

I hope you guy will learn from this
By the way the disc part is the only thing good which I heard so ofline people can enjoy it as well. (why they have to pay because we pay already to play online)

Regards.

  • 03.26.2005 6:53 AM PDT
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i think its really cool al those new maps and bug fixes but there is 1 thing i'm stil missing WHERE THE **** IS THE FUEL ROD GUN in multiplayer its al cool weapon and will there be maps whit a scorpion in it

  • 03.26.2005 7:02 AM PDT
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wow, I like the idea of new maps, But, C'mon GIVE US A BREAK I don't wan't to sound harsh or Angry or anything but, I don't get it. Why Pay? Haven't we Suffered enough that we can't STUNT! On Halo 2? all of you's took that away fine.

But now PAY For maps? Please that's abit of Stupidity, I don't wanna pay for maps that I might not even Like, or Even play. I just think that We shouldn't pay because of the Rumours that went around an ATV In Halo 2 really made everyone wan't this game now there's no ATV, :(

Secondly the pistol is gone! I liked the pistol the only thing we had good in Halo would be that pistol, I mean seriously can you atleast Build a Blood gulch 2? not much difference from Blood gulch I know it seems that Coagulation is basically the same but think about it, Coagulation is 200% Bigger, I just think that If Im going to pay for a map Atleast Make it good, I don't find much greatness into these maps,

But thanks for reading & your time If anyone agrees with Bloodgulch 2 Open a thread or some thing, Anyway, Laters.

  • 03.26.2005 7:14 AM PDT
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Thank you to all the folks at bungie cause new maps will really help to keep Halo 2 interesting and fun to play. Big thumbs up to making so many maps; 9 is an awesome number. Hang Um High would suck on Halo 2 anyway so I'm not worried bout it. I think the main thing that would make Halo 2 even better would be more heavily punish gamers who are caught cheating. Please give these cheating jerks stiffer punishments it totally ruins the game. Again thank you!!!

  • 03.26.2005 7:25 AM PDT
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what happens if you have more then one account? do you have to pay for it again or is it just saved in your xbox for any account you have on there
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  • 03.26.2005 7:25 AM PDT
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An ATV cant go faster than a jeep. . .so why not make a smaller jeep?


I agree, almost all the games i have have free dowloads. How can MS get away with this. Just another reason why MAC is better. MS has xbox thats it. WOW A WHOLE NINE MAPS I AM SOOOOO STKED I WOULD PAY ANYTHING TO GET MY HANDS ON THOSE ITS ONLY $20 WHO CARES CAUSE ALL I AM DOING WITH MY LIFE IS PLAYING THIS WICKED AWSOME GAME!!!

Those $20 come out of my rent, my food, my work. There are hundreds of live games that have free downloads, take the first mechassault for example. only one out of like 15 downloads cost something, but that sucked anyway so noone got it.

We already pay too much for xbox live so why not give them all for free now rather than later.

Just think about it.

And the pistle in halo was rigged so shut up Teh 31337 PwNz0r.
It was RIGGED!!!

  • 03.26.2005 7:26 AM PDT
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will there be a content for vehicles or weapons?

  • 03.26.2005 7:37 AM PDT
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yes! im probally more excited about the 2v2 playlist being added then new maps. but then again, new maps are fun.

  • 03.26.2005 7:37 AM PDT
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or is that never coming

  • 03.26.2005 7:41 AM PDT
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Yeah, the 2v2 playlist is gonna occupy all my time. Especially if they put Warlock as one of the maps on it, it looks amazing (Wizard ! Yay !)

I have a question for the good folks at bungie. I play on xbox live on multiple xboxes but with one account. I plan on paying for the maps , cuz lets face it, its f**king HALO 2 , but will I have to pay again when i go to a different xbox ? Or since I payed on my live account, will i just be able to download the payed maps for free to a different xbox after i payed for them on the first.

Frankie, (people are gonna hate me for this but) , good call gettin rid of Hang 'Em High, sure it was Halo CE's greatest level (cept maybe Chill Out) , but if it wasnt playing good with Halo 2's physics engine and it wouldnt be fun , WHY HAVE IT THERE ?

All you people should stop whining because of having to pay. If you cant afford it , just wait for the DL's at the end of summer. People argue that 'How do we know the maps will be good ?? ' Well, I'll tell you :
CUZ BUNGIE MADE THEM AND IT WILL TAKE AWAY FROM THE HIGH FREQUENCY OF COLOSSUS IN MATCHMAKING

Bungie , one request from a loyal fan since the days of Marathon :

GIVE ME A PRISONER FOR HALO 2 PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEE !!
multi-flag fast there would rock...

Will these maps be all the ones that will come out during Halo 2's lifespan or will there be more in the future ? *Dont mean to sound greedy on that one*

Thanks, Bungie for all your great work on Halo, Halo 2, Halo 2 DLC , and everything else ! Keep it up guys !

  • 03.26.2005 7:50 AM PDT
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If you have more than one xbox live accounts will you need to download the updates and maps twice

  • 03.26.2005 7:59 AM PDT
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to everyone who thinks this is the greatest thing that ever happened to them, i have a simple question...
why?
Microsoft WANTS people to pay for xbox live, and a good majority of us do. So why now, do us subsccribers have to pay the extra costs of new maps. Sure i can understand people who DO NOT have xbox live to pay, but that at least makes sense. It seems with all of this those of us that actually have xbxo live are the ones getting punished. Everyonen that doesnt have xxbox live is getting the benefit here, b/c they are getting everything that we subscribers get, only we subscribers are still paying. Now here comes my next question, and this is important: DO XBOX LIVE SUBSCRIBERS PAY AS MUCH TO DOWNLOAD ALL OF THE MAPS AS PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE TO WAIT AND BUY THE HOLE 19.99 PACKAGE IN JUNE? My understanding of this whole thing is (and yes i read the ENTIRE update) some time, late april, there will be 2 maps that we should all DL for free. At the ssame time there will be another 2 maps that we can purchase. Obviously they cannot charge us 20 dollars to purchase 2 maps, so (my 3rd question) HOW MUCH WILL THE FIRST TO MAPS COST? Then later on in june or whenever the remaining 5 maps are released, we will all be able to DL them. Now since we already got 2 for free, and payed for the first 2, and were only getting 5 more, and people who buy the package are paying for a TOTAL of 9 and a "cool documentary and project" from bungie, plus the charge of the disc, the box, and of course the store selling it has to make a profit, the way i see this is that we who have xbox live should be paying a considerable amount less than the people who are buying the package. Correct me if im wrong but shouldnt that be the way it is? We are getting less so therefore we should be paying less. But that also brings up a valid point, if we arent paying the same amount that would mean bungie might charge maybe $2 - $2.50 per map? but that just seems low, b/c normally when there is premium content to DL it usually costs around 4 dollars. Then again, they might not be giving us a choice and we might have to buy the maps together, we cant pick and choose which we would like to DL.

I am pleased with bungie in that they are releasing 9 new maps, but we need to be kept in the loop a little better IMO. 3 or 4 valid questions i just asked regarding almost every Xbox live user were not answered in the weekly update, it just seems that this update is aimed more towards the offline players. I would greatly appreciate getting my questions answere if at all possible, im sure many others like myself have the same questions.

thanks again

  • 03.26.2005 8:07 AM PDT
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well i think they should bring back boarding action and do 8 vs 8 sinpers that would be very good! and add new vechile

  • 03.26.2005 8:14 AM PDT
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Yeah, the 2v2 playlist is gonna occupy all my time. Especially if they put Warlock as one of the maps on it, it looks amazing (Wizard ! Yay !)

I have a question for the good folks at bungie. I play on xbox live on multiple xboxes but with one account. I plan on paying for the maps , cuz lets face it, its f**king HALO 2 , but will I have to pay again when i go to a different xbox ? Or since I payed on my live account, will i just be able to download the payed maps for free to a different xbox after i payed for them on the first.

Frankie, (people are gonna hate me for this but) , good call gettin rid of Hang 'Em High, sure it was Halo CE's greatest level (cept maybe Chill Out) , but if it wasnt playing good with Halo 2's physics engine and it wouldnt be fun , WHY HAVE IT THERE ?

All you people should stop whining because of having to pay. If you cant afford it , just wait for the DL's at the end of summer. People argue that 'How do we know the maps will be good ?? ' Well, I'll tell you :
CUZ BUNGIE MADE THEM AND IT WILL TAKE AWAY FROM THE HIGH FREQUENCY OF COLOSSUS IN MATCHMAKING

Bungie , one request from a loyal fan since the days of Marathon :

GIVE ME A PRISONER FOR HALO 2 PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEE !!
multi-flag fast there would rock...

Will these maps be all the ones that will come out during Halo 2's lifespan or will there be more in the future ? *Dont mean to sound greedy on that one*

Thanks, Bungie for all your great work on Halo, Halo 2, Halo 2 DLC , and everything else ! Keep it up guys !

  • 03.26.2005 8:17 AM PDT
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I Still think its -blam!- retarded that we have to pay fo the maps havent we payed enough? or is bugnie trying to make us have no money? personally i think xbox live should be free. u can play ps2 online for free and i think its retarded

  • 03.26.2005 8:20 AM PDT
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sorry bout the double post. it wont let me edit
keegz88, go to the top of the weekly whats update and click the link to the press release. they answer the cost questions there.

  • 03.26.2005 8:21 AM PDT
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this is great but y do we have to pay for 2 and how much does it cost?

  • 03.26.2005 8:26 AM PDT
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All I have to say is wow. Nine maps kicks ass....thats a lot of maps for one game. Will this be the end of new levels for Halo 2???? Or will Bungie create more down the road???? Great game either way even if we have had to wait a little while but i think it will be worth it!!!!

  • 03.26.2005 8:30 AM PDT
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Hey you only have to get one disc think about it its a download disc you just walk around and put it into a xbox download it then take it out then walk to the next one its not like it just gets erased after one download unless bungie has somthing sinister up their sleeves.

  • 03.26.2005 8:31 AM PDT
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This is completely goddamn ridiculous. Another example of how a company can do no right. It is true that most games have free downloads, but often they are totally useless (except for SplinterCell). I also don't know how many different games you play, but there are also a ton of games that make you pay extra for downloads. This isn't a Microsoft thing.

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WTF dude. MAC has nothing to do with Halo. Do any of us really care about MAC vs MS here? Show me the MAC Xbox and the MAC Halo and I'll play them. Then we can have this discussion.

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So don't buy the extra maps. You don't have to. If twenty bucks is going to break you for rent and food, maybe you should consider quit paying the, what, $5 bucks a month for the "too expensive Xbox Live".

You get what you pay for and I am going to happily shell out the $6 come mid-April for the extra maps. Not just because I am going to love the new maps, but because I will be supporting Bungie and helping Frankie put some real food on the table (God knows he needs it). Anyone else -blam!-ing about paying for maps deserves to wait until the end of summer to pick theirs up for free. This is the greatest update for any game ever on Xbox. We should be just a little happy. We are getting our free map fix, and for those of us who can spare six bucks, we'll get a couple of extra stuff. It's good business.

  • 03.26.2005 8:33 AM PDT
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9 maps? I was hoping for 7. Damn you bungie, damn you.

  • 03.26.2005 8:33 AM PDT
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why doesnt microsoft just ask for our bank account numbers and pin codes, that would be a more direct way of taking our money for everything, after all, what DON'T they charge for

  • 03.26.2005 8:37 AM PDT
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Okay i no there just making new maps but for a wish list i wish
1. We could use the Fuel Rod on multi player.
2. We could use the Flamethrower.
3. Use the guns on the Wraith.
4. We can use the Banshee Fuel Rod Cannon again.
5. I also wish for Bots and I'm sure everyone else would like bots too.

  • 03.26.2005 8:41 AM PDT