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Posted by: Y Austin Y
cant wait iam really crazy for sandbox hope its way bigger than sandtrap!!


I hope u know that sandbox is a foundry type map maker....

  • 12.24.2008 6:11 AM PDT

i like to reeeeaaaaach

It comes out like the week after Halo Wars I belie. All I know is Halo Wars has the three maps with it and they get released on the marketplace soon after.

  • 12.24.2008 6:38 AM PDT

i like to reeeeaaaaach

Thats what I was thinking. Hopefully Bungie makes it one giant square instead of having a dumb wall in the way.

  • 12.24.2008 6:39 AM PDT

i like to reeeeaaaaach

Orbital takes place during Halo 3 ODST. In the fifth screenshot you can see a computer monitor with New Mombassa in the pic

  • 12.24.2008 6:41 AM PDT

Wow I thought you guys said that it was suppose to be launched in January? I have lost all faith and most likely sell my disc now. Wow. Way to push it off for no reason.

  • 12.24.2008 6:52 AM PDT

One of the coolest looking maps up to date in my opinion. Thanks for the screen shots and keep up the good work.

  • 12.24.2008 7:07 AM PDT

I love Halo!!

The maps look cool so far from what I can see. I was really hoping to see more pics. Can't wait to finally play on these maps!

  • 12.24.2008 8:42 AM PDT

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HOLY! Okay i got a few things to thank Bungie for today.,

I'd like to Thank Bungie for the Early Christmas Present... Bungie you OWN CHRISTMAS! (at least in my books.)

I'd also like to thank Bungie for keeping these maps from everyone ... it makes it that much more worth it when you release, and makes me (and others i'm sure) excited when you finally do Release it.

But, Above all, if you do release the maps sometime march ... i'd love to thank you for an Effin Birthday present too!, March 6th baby! ....

and as my fellow player said above, Bungie, you have earned my money =D

Love, Shiney <3


P.s. I Fore-see Carbon Owning at Orbital ... Something tells me, they would just love that map

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Posted by: Xv AEOLUS vX vXWow I thought you guys said that it was suppose to be launched in January? I have lost all faith and most likely sell my disc now. Wow. Way to push it off for no reason.
Early 2009, Lets see, if you think of Early... it can mean like within the first 25% of somthing....

in this case that's a year ... in the year 2009 there are 12 months... just like any other year...

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25%=0.25=1/4 so 12years / 4 = ("Early")

Early = 3

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So!, if you think about it... the maps shall come into this world of Xbox live, within 3 months... Wait untill the end of March... if they dont have it by then.... i will buy your disk off you for $80

[Edited on 12.24.2008 9:14 AM PST]

  • 12.24.2008 9:02 AM PDT

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[Edited on 12.24.2008 9:12 AM PST]

  • 12.24.2008 9:11 AM PDT

/love orbital
The maps look awesome merry Christmas guys.

  • 12.24.2008 9:23 AM PDT

Does Orbital look like it has bits and pieces of Terminal thrown in there, or am I just looking at the map differently? I am really looking forward to these maps. And since I love RTS games, I get the maps along with Halo Wars in 3 months!!!

  • 12.24.2008 9:52 AM PDT

Fac Fortia Et Patere

I was wondering why there wasn't a Discuss link yesterday when the post first went up.

Anyway, Orbital looks great, and looks like a mix between Terminal, and some Ivory Tower in the way that the map looks gameplay/layout wise. I loved Assembly at PAX, and I can't wait to play more of it. Hopefully Sandbox will be just as great, same with the other 3 maps when ODST comes out.

Oh, and Easy Beatdown. Hehe.

  • 12.24.2008 10:04 AM PDT

(ALONG SIDE) halo wars (duh!!)

  • 12.24.2008 10:18 AM PDT

Godspeed.

...ahh, several months... releasing it alongside Halo Wars was a mistake IMO... would be better for the maps (or at least a couple of them) to come out now, then release the other ones with Halo Wars later on, especially since we know the maps are finished (and have been).

The larger the gap that the community has to wait between content (ie, legendary to mythic, mythic to ODST), the easier it is for the H3 fire to burn out before the maps have a chance to keep it alive. Living up to the hype and keeping the community at full throttle is all about timing... SI teaser absent from E3? Turned the community upside down. When the H3R teaser finally DID get posted... it just wasn't the same. It was cool as hell (still is), but it just couldn't live up to what E3 would have done with it.

Now, releasing the Heroic maps right in the middle of the holiday season last year was a great success, even though it was criticized because of its price. However, talking up the mythic maps, releasing screens, and even playing Assembly at PAX gives the community great expectations for January. If Bungie had needed more time to perfect the maps, I'd be happy to wait. But delaying them for Halo Wars just... seems cheap to me. Halo Wars is clearly not Halo 3, nor is it made by Bungie. I'm guessing MS makes the decisions regarding the release of the Mythic maps, as they do own the IP to Halo... in which case I am not surprised.

And also I wanted to add that no new maps are available, just the screens (AFAIK, I'd like Bungie to prove me wrong on this one), so don't jump to conclusions and get too overexcited.

[Edited on 12.24.2008 1:30 PM PST]

  • 12.24.2008 10:24 AM PDT
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//Awesome work guys. I wish I could open the entire map up in TrueSpace....but I dunno how
//a whole map could be made a .obj without screwing the mesh a bit.
/*Nonetheless, the maps are both awesome and inspiring. I need to practice my modular modeling a bit. Orbital and Assembly FTW! */

[Edited on 12.24.2008 10:32 AM PST]

  • 12.24.2008 10:29 AM PDT

Well i can already tell this will easily work its way into red vs blue videos and other Machinimas

  • 12.24.2008 10:49 AM PDT

33rd Mythic conqueror (Campaign Solo Legendary All Skulls On)

Waaaaaaaa, I want pictures of Sandbox.... Waaaaaaaa. Orbital looks great though!

  • 12.24.2008 11:11 AM PDT

ItsK

OMG THX!!!!!

  • 12.24.2008 11:14 AM PDT
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Orbital looks alot like Elongation, and Assemble looking similar to Desolation/Delerict.

Thanks ALOT, Bungie, and Merry Christmas!

  • 12.24.2008 11:16 AM PDT

Merry Christmas Bungie!

So beautiful!

Curse you Micro$oft, no one is going to buy Halo Wars, no matter what you throw at it.

  • 12.24.2008 2:01 PM PDT

Posted by: Intrepid20
did it just -blam!-ign say it will be released in several months?? what.?

The Mythic Map Pack floodgates aren't quite ready to be busted wide open just yet - we're still several months away from the official release alongside the Halo Wars Limited Edition

WE HAVE TO WAIT 7 MONTHS FOR THIS??? WTF!!!!!!!!!


WTF. 7 MONTHS. THE MAPS ARE ALREADY FINISHED! they have been DONE for months already. And they were suppose to be launched Early '09. NOW they are telling us LATE 09? A year later?? WTF. screw this.

seriously BIG WTF.


Yeah, I was thinking that same thing.

  • 12.24.2008 2:14 PM PDT

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  • 12.24.2008 2:36 PM PDT

Orbital somehow reminds me of Rat's Nest

  • 12.24.2008 3:03 PM PDT
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Awesome pics! I can't wait for Assembly! Fighting in the Flood-infested remains of High Charity is something that I've wanted to do for a while.

  • 12.24.2008 3:27 PM PDT

Assembly looks nice. Hopefully it'll fill the void that was left by Midship from H2 for small/mid-size symmetrical arena maps. Those maps are so versatile, you can do FFA, TS, Oddball, Flag, Bomb, and possibly Hill. It's like a one stop shop for every game type.

Also to those who don't know the difference between several and seven. Several months means the maps are launching in March with Halo Wars. I personally don't agree with the launch along with Halo Wars thing one bit, but it is how it is. I'm mean seriously though, why do you want to buy a new game that'll have DLC for another game that you probably won't want to play until you work through the new game you just bought. It doesn't make much sense but we all have to live with it. As long as I can download them the same day Halo Wars comes out I'll be fine.

[Edited on 12.24.2008 4:53 PM PST]

  • 12.24.2008 4:51 PM PDT