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Posted by:[/b] ZafierX
I LOVE U BUNGIE
! I CAN'T WAIT TILL STATS RESET!!!!


great job on maps guys

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  • 04.25.2005 7:05 PM PDT
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GT: Greg Is So Hot

Yup... Bungie pwns...

I was almost skeptical of the quality of the maps, because the screens released were... Less than flattering.

But, no worries. You guys pulled off consistantly awesome gameplay and breath-taking atmosphere.
My personal favorite is the strark, cold, nearly uplifting feeling of Containment. It's... Just... A breath of fresh air. Almost litterally, thanks to the kick ass soundscape.
The one thing I really don't understand though, is why do you guys always have matte paintings of the Library from a straight on perspective... I mean, I really doubt thats the true perspective you're looking at it from, I'm sure even with the concave of Halo that it'd be at least a little foreshortened over the horizon.
But... what do I know... I'm just the mindless consumer.

I LOEV j00 BUNGY!

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  • 04.25.2005 7:08 PM PDT
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I got em all without any errors, wierd. Anyways Sanctuary on Classic CTF is my favorite so far!

  • 04.25.2005 7:12 PM PDT
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Un-friggin'-believable! The new maps are way better than I had hoped. Thanks!

  • 04.25.2005 7:15 PM PDT

If you can't stand the heat don't stay in the line of fire.

Containment is by far the best map i have seen. i love the mines. i was running through it with my clan. i had someone that outranked me in passanger. i was showing him an idea for a technique and went over that bridge landing right into the center of the mine. those were well placed.

can't wait to download turf and sanctuary. grounded right now...

i noticed my download bar shrink a few times though... but it is worth the wait. and no sword on warlock brings the original halo feeling back. cna't wait to see them on matchmaking.

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  • 04.25.2005 7:16 PM PDT
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I have 3 xboxs, does anybody know if I can just transfer the maps to my other boxes via a memory card or thru my computer. So I dont have to pay for all the maps 3 times.

  • 04.25.2005 7:31 PM PDT
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I'm having a problem downloading the maps. I lost my Credit Card I had when I first got my Xbox Live Account, so every time it asks me for the last four numbers on my card, I don't remember. Any ideas on what to do?

Is their any way around it, or do I just have to go out and get a new XBL account?

Thanks (I love the game except the Plasma BR Combo) ,
Jah

  • 04.25.2005 7:46 PM PDT
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WOW!!!!!! I purchased all 4 maps, and so far I've played Warlock twice, and Containment about 10 times! My favourite thing to do in Containment is to storm the base with a tank; and I can't wait until these maps get on the matchmaking playlists. Thanks a bunch, Bungie!

  • 04.25.2005 7:49 PM PDT
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i dont know i really dont care that the stats are being reset but i know i freekin cant wait to be un grounded so i can play nonstop 2 vs 2 is going to own my friends i was kinda mad at first when i heard the stats were gonna be reset because i was a 18 and i went down cause i was pissed so we lossed some games on purpose to piss people off but now im trying to get it back before they reset just for fun but yeah bungie is awesome you put up with alot of shat

  • 04.25.2005 8:30 PM PDT
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God, These maps are awsome. Thanks Bungie. <3

  • 04.25.2005 8:34 PM PDT
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hey im getting the same error message it says purchase failed. not charged to account or something and then please try again later and i have tried like 50 times already and nothing has worked and now im missing out cuz all my friends are playing turf plase fix this!!!

  • 04.25.2005 8:39 PM PDT
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I love the new maps, I didn't have any problems dling them, and they went fast, 20 min for all of them, of course I did them at 5:30 am when I got home from work.

  • 04.25.2005 10:04 PM PDT
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I must say, this has been the best Download Content of any game out. Containment leaves me breathless. I sure hope out of the other 5 maps that will be coming we will get atleast one more big map such as this one!

  • 04.25.2005 10:28 PM PDT
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Yeah, we do need even more big maps, I'm soooo sick of Coagulation.

  • 04.25.2005 10:31 PM PDT
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OMG YAY! I just got done with a full day of new maps. OMG...so fun. And bungie, you walled the crap out of all those maps. Lol, no getting on top of those...except Containment, of course :D

  • 04.25.2005 10:48 PM PDT
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tha maps rule guys..good job and keep up the good work

  • 04.25.2005 10:54 PM PDT
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Posted by: JahRaiders
I'm having a problem downloading the maps. I lost my Credit Card I had when I first got my Xbox Live Account, so every time it asks me for the last four numbers on my card, I don't remember. Any ideas on what to do?

Is their any way around it, or do I just have to go out and get a new XBL account?

Thanks (I love the game except the Plasma BR Combo) ,
Jah


Call Xbox Live customer support (number is on xbox.com), they can provide the last four numbers of your credit card to you after you answer a few standard security questions.

  • 04.25.2005 11:38 PM PDT
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Posted by: freshleybrood
I have 3 xboxs, does anybody know if I can just transfer the maps to my other boxes via a memory card or thru my computer. So I dont have to pay for all the maps 3 times.


Unfortunately, you would need to pay for the killtackular pack three times to get it on each of your three xboxes. I'm in the same boat - I'm going to download the free pack to both my boxes, the killtackular pack to one, and hang out til June 28 for the CD so I can put the extra maps on my second box.

  • 04.25.2005 11:40 PM PDT
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hey im getting the same error message it says purchase failed. not charged to account or something and then please try again later and i have tried like 50 times already and nothing has worked and now im missing out cuz all my friends are playing turf plase fix this!!!


The download servers are just getting hammered by hundreds of thousands of people at the moment... just try waiting a while then give it another go, or maybe try downloading it overnight when the servers shouldn't be so busy. :)

  • 04.25.2005 11:42 PM PDT
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Posted by: CharedHampster
I cant believe that they are making us pay for a map pack that should be free becuase

A) i already payed 80$ for a one year subscription and
b) i payed 70$ for Halo 2 when it came out

Why are they making us pay for a friggin map pack? This should be free....

They charge you because all the hardcore halo nerds will pay so they dont have to wait till june.

You can all pay for it but this is one unsatisfied customer that wont be.

Screw you bungie, you just lost yourself a fan.


Two maps are free, two are not - for now. Come June 28, those four plus five other maps will all be available for free download. Often when downloadable content first comes out, there's a small cost associated with it, not just with Halo 2/ Bungie, but any developer. But after a period of time, they make the content freely available for those willing to wait.

Secondly, XBL membership costs wouldn't go to Bungie; the cost of downloading the maps is a small charge to recoup some of the development and marketing, etc costs associated with producing the new maps. They're not free to make you know. Hell, I'm from Australia and are paying more for XBL membership, Halo 2, and the new DL content than you Americans do, but you don't hear me complaining do you?!

Of course, this has been explained a hundred times by Bungie, and if you'd bothered to do five minutes of research before posting, you might have realised this.

  • 04.25.2005 11:49 PM PDT
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watsup man

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a little off topic.... wow i just got a general idea of how many kids are actually playing this game. and to all those that are grounded (especially the kid who keeps getting grounded for his report card) good i hope you all stay grounded i am so sick of putting up with these punk kids kids who do nothing but scream curse and betray everybody i hope you all burn in the afterlife. bungie please make a playlist for those of us that are over 18 and would actually enjoy playing an adult game in an adult environment.

  • 04.26.2005 4:33 AM PDT
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dude the maps are great- I still carn't get over just how good containment is. Great work bungie keep it up cheers mate.

  • 04.26.2005 5:23 AM PDT
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Posted by: CharedHampster
I cant believe that they are making us pay for a map pack that should be free becuase

A) i already payed 80$ for a one year subscription and
b) i payed 70$ for Halo 2 when it came out

Why are they making us pay for a friggin map pack? This should be free....

They charge you because all the hardcore halo nerds will pay so they dont have to wait till june.

You can all pay for it but this is one unsatisfied customer that wont be.

Screw you bungie, you just lost yourself a fan.


Um, you DO know that it isn't Bungie's call, right? I would advise that you read up on the buisness relationship between developer and publisher before continuing this discussion.

and 80 bucks? Are you just inflating that number for the hell of it, or did you buy your live off of a street corner? My year of live cost me 60 bucks.....

70 bucks for Halo 2? I got mine on release night for 55 bucks....I call bull-blam!- on your part, sir.

Quite frankly, you can -blam!- all you want about the 6 dollars you'd have to spend, but consider the following situation that fits at least half of those unwilling:

"I don't want to spend 6 dollars."
"Yeah, me neither, wanna play slayer on Warlock?"
"Nah, let's try to climb up the map! Make a glitch game!"
"Dude, what happened??"
"I got banned from Live, and I just paid for a year's subscription too!!"

I can't tell you how often I heard this conversation in the last 24 hours. I heard it enough from people. So please, don't try to sell me that you guys are making a smart economic choice here. You're saving 6 bucks so you can get bored and try to glitch your way through free maps and lose your 60 dollar subscription. How smart is that?

Have you guys honestly never installed expansion packs for your pc games before? They cost money, didn't they? And usually yes, they did give more than a couple of maps. But they usually were between 20 and 30 dollars, right? Well here we have two maps, and they're asking for 6. My God, they actually had their price reflect their content???? What bastards!!!

And finally, as I said before, don't -blam!- at Bungie. It wasn't their call. It was Microsoft's. Lay off.

  • 04.26.2005 5:27 AM PDT