- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: guthmund
Posted by: Slegger
No. Here's what were getting with Halo 3: ODST:
Brand new Campaign (open world, lots of exploring, easter eggs, fun things to do etc.)
Brand new Co-Op Mode, Firefight. (unlimited waves of Covenant)
Halo: Reach Beta
New Achievements
All the maps ever made for Halo 3 (including Mythic Part 2)
New armor customization
New emblems
And all the other small things (New weapons, VISR, enemies, tactics etc.)
Halo 3 Disc
Honestly, stop complaining. This more than you would get in a normal game. Really, this is worth $120, as your getting a new Halo 3 disc (Assuming it isn't just the multiplayer aspect)
So, I don't mind paying 60 bucks for all those new features. The only thing were getting "twice" is the Halo 3 multiplayer and the maps, but you get new ones so it doesn't matter.
And again, if you think you're wasting money, don't buy it. Simple as.
Really? $120? Normally, I stay out of threads like this, but this one is too egregious to pass by without comment.
The only new additions are the ODST campaign disc, which has the ODST campaign and firefight and the new multiplayer maps. The rest of the content is stuff that most of the Halo-Nation has already bought either with the original Halo 3 disc or via DLC over the past couple of years, which means that at least some of the ODST package (which there is only one SKU, mind you) has been purchased before...
That "rest," by the way, is superfluous fluff that in all honesty was probably going to be added anyway at the reduced price, but has since been used as justification for Microsoft to charge the standard $60.
As to your particular points, I don't remember paying extra for armor permutations, emblems, achievements or weapons and such that are resident to the game disc itself when it came to other full fledged $60 titles. I also don't remember there being an additional cost to Crackdown for the promise of a Halo 3 beta either.
All that being said, as there is only one SKU and because it's Halo, the vast majority of those that have the maps and such (me included) will grumble about paying the $60, but end up bending over and taking along with everyone else.
Again, if you're buying it, why grumble about it? No matter what, most of the people mad at Microsoft about this will still buy it, so in the end, what's the point? You're still buying it in the end, so don't argue over it.
[Edited on 07.06.2009 7:59 AM PDT]