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Subject: Weekly What's Update: SPECIAL EDITION!
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agreeed or at least a couple h1 maps..... and reset all the stats so the cheaters dont get the satifaction of still being 33's - 50's

  • 03.28.2005 6:26 AM PDT
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Frankie said:
"do some fine-tuning on melee and grenade combat"
What does that exactly mean?

  • 03.28.2005 6:44 AM PDT
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The good thing is that the four maps that are coming out are coming out around my b-day ^.^ (4/18) I am happy about the re-made sidewinder map being free seeing how that was like my fav lvl. My other two were Rat race and Chill out. I was hoping that they re-made at least one of those three. (Rat race, Chill out, and Sidewinder) I hope im right that you guys re-made the other two like Backwash could be Chill out, and im not to sure of a name for Rat Race. Q. Is Terminal going to be a fly-ish level, were there are like 4 banshee's 2 for each team and end up being some what like Boarding Action? Q. Could you guys re-lease the maps on the 18th for me? lol

  • 03.28.2005 7:13 AM PDT
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Sounds great Bungie. Thanks for the effort. Its so great to see people working so hard to help me kill people in new and extreme places.

  • 03.28.2005 7:20 AM PDT
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FREAKIN SWWWWWEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Frankie
This week we finally answer the really, really pressing questions. What are the maps, when are they coming, what do they cost, how you get them and what this means to folks who don't have Xbox Live. Hot, hot, hot.

  • 03.28.2005 7:21 AM PDT
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whiny whiny whiny it coast money to make the cd thingys and time to make them and ship them

  • 03.28.2005 7:27 AM PDT
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I totally agree with this guy. I only wish that the two free months of service was never given so that we could weed out some of the immature scum we already have to put up with online. I think that the service is to cheap and to available to people who just want to take advantage of the system; like all the cheating filth we already have. Now! pu that in your pipe and smoke it!!

  • 03.28.2005 8:04 AM PDT
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Bungies idea of charging money for maps is a scam which i think everyone should boycot. Halo 2 is the buggest selling game of all time and has made more money than any movie in history. Yet bungie and microsoft see it fit to charge you for downloadable content(which will be free late summer which is not the point!). I dont care the amount of time there developers have put into theese maps everyone has been cheated with halo 2 especially when it comes to glitching and stanbying,now its bungie,microsoft and their partners turn to cheat honest playing people of halo 2 everyone see sense wait till late summer for theese maps to become free. Fat cat is the word of today and everyday till theese maps become free.

  • 03.28.2005 8:14 AM PDT
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Yeah that does suck that hang n' high is not out yet .
but they still said they have 5 more maps hang them high might be one of them

  • 03.28.2005 8:29 AM PDT
Subject: Not buying it: An open letter to anyone who still cares.
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Come on guys. Does the phrase "a day late and $19.95 short" mean anything to you? Halo 2's release generated what can only be described as the grandest anticipatory buzz any video game has ever known. Fans were clawing at the walls for just a hint of what was to come. And when it showed up late, later, later still, delayed and further delayed, yet we welcomed it faithfully, many of us standing in the freezing cold at 1am. When we were promised downloadable content would be "coming soon", we assumed it would be like any other game. We assumed that the good folks at Bungie would know that a game is only as good as its loyal players believe it to be, and that any such loyalty would be directly tied to the game's ability to continue providing novel entertainment. But let's face it, 6 months was just too long a time to keep people's attentions. We've all given up waiting and what was intended to fan the flames of Halo 2's initial nova-esque popularity (and fill some MS coffers) will now be little more than stale edification to those clueless few who haven't already moved on to the next thing. And that's what's saddest of all. A game that could have been an enduring console experience, unlike any other before or after, is now just another title on Microsoft's shelf. We wanted a revolution, we had our wallets and our hearts at the ready, but the revolution never showed up. It's a fun game, but it could have been sublime. It didn't help any that the game's creators seemed less interested in the game than the hype surrounding it. These new maps should be free and they should all come with a signed apology for dropping the ball in the championship game while millions of fans watched in abject horror.

  • 03.28.2005 8:56 AM PDT
Subject: Weekly What's Update: SPECIAL EDITION!
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Wizard is being ported as 'Warlock', sweet! Does that mean we can expect Hang 'em High as well?

Brace yourself...Nope. Sorry. While everyone here is aware that Hang 'Em High (and to a lesser extent Sidewinder) would be massively popular, our preliminary tests with Hang 'Em High proved pretty quickly that the changed weapons and physics made it far less fun than you remember it being in Halo: Combat Evolved. Since each map was being lovingly crafted, polished and tested by a full team, we felt the resources were better spent on new maps. After all, if you loved Hang 'Em High, you can still play it on Halo CE.


It seems like they are saying Hang em is a definite NO, but Sidewinder may still be a part of the equation!

It seems like Bungie is full of -blam!- and so is M$.

It seems like I am getting alot of hate mail from people who have no valid arguments against me.

So let me reiterate this point one more time!


Posted by: Frankie
This week we finally answer the really, really pressing questions. What are the maps, when are they coming, what do they cost, how you get them and what this means to folks who don't have Xbox Live. Hot, hot, hot.


Should really read!

This week we finally answer the really, really pressing questions. What the hell were we thinking making these maps, when were ready they will be here be it 10 years from now, why are we addressing the map questions and not the cheating ones, why do they cost as much as a platinum hit, well never tell you how to get them and what this means to those who dont have Xbox Live, but well never really tell you that your just basically SOL give up the 20$ and get over it. F-U, F-U and F- Ur Couch!

  • 03.28.2005 9:00 AM PDT
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all hail the mighty bungie for creating the first downloads that can be bought threw a store. And those updates are going to help and maybe deture some of those cheaters. but u have to take cheaters with a grain of salt as old people say. but i say cheaters never learn that they will go nowhere ion life. and those mapes look awaome and se up contanment as a desktop picture. and i say great job on all the hard work u guys did in putting up with our complaining.

  • 03.28.2005 9:01 AM PDT
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You need to bring back the origional maps from halo 1 with halo 2 feature, weapons and such, that would frickin rock!!!! Please consider it!!!

  • 03.28.2005 9:06 AM PDT
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I'm extatic! I can't wait for Turf. Heck' I can't wait for any of them. I even put the news on my clan website.

  • 03.28.2005 9:07 AM PDT
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I totally agree, 20$ is like nothing for 9 maps...knowing me Id probably pay 10$ a map....plus if lil boys n girls dont wanna pay then don't...JUST WAIT...i'm pretty stoked that there are 9 new maps...I was expecting like 3 or 4....you know variety is the fruit of life...and bungie did a great job trying to get these new maps out on time...programmers get more than 20$ an hour...so think of it this way...if they spent thousands of hours completing these maps,..and were only paying for 1 hour of it..don't you think your getting a deal!!! Id rather pay 20$ and get AMAZING MAPS...than pay nothing and get shanty A$$ poopy maps..this will benefit us all!!! (only prob is where can I buy the disc?? I live in canada)

SGT RIBBY

  • 03.28.2005 9:17 AM PDT
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First of all youre Canadian so you have no say in anything!

Secondly you're not paying for these maps your parents are.

Thirdly I wish you were paying for this stuff and then we would all see you for what you really are!

  • 03.28.2005 9:21 AM PDT
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Do you guys not understand they dont have a fix for the cheating????

If they did why is it not downloadable yet?

Why do we have to pay 20$ for it?

  • 03.28.2005 9:23 AM PDT
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You all have this map -blam!- so tight around youre eyes you are not grasping the fact that they are trying to use these maps as a ploy to try and help you forget about the cheats and get off thier backs for a few months.

The cheats will always be there.

  • 03.28.2005 9:25 AM PDT
Subject: the date?
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after you beat halo 2 in ledgendary it says a date ( i forgot it) whats that all about. i have asked bungie about it and they never said anything back to me.

  • 03.28.2005 9:35 AM PDT
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Uhhh...

Halo and Halo 2 own all.

I think its fair that you have to pay for some of the maps. All of them will be free by late summer.

  • 03.28.2005 9:38 AM PDT
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Don't worry, I will eat all the meat! mmm.... meat

  • 03.28.2005 9:38 AM PDT
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y do we have to pay for some of the mapps

  • 03.28.2005 9:39 AM PDT
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Posted by: ACDCMAN4
y do we have to pay for some of the mapps


Your a n00b.

Read the annoucement...

Duh...

  • 03.28.2005 9:39 AM PDT
Subject: Cool
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new maps....sweet. Who really cares about $19.99, you paid $50 or $55 for the game. If you really don't want to pay then just shut up and wait until they're free in late summer.

  • 03.28.2005 9:41 AM PDT