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Subject: Wait... so Halo 3: ODST is going to cost the same as a full game?

i havent read too much into ODST until i heard that midship was being remade. and after looking into it more ive found out that Halo3: ODST, an expansion pack hence the current "halo 3" name in its title, will cost $60 /£40?

is this some sort of joke? and i bet people are defending the price..

correct me if im wrong, but ODST contains a campaign, a firefight mode and 3 additional maps for the halo 3 multiplayer which i already have.

i do not care if the campain was intended to be shorter than what it now is, i do not care if i am getting the halo 3 multiplayer experience which i can currently get simply by putting the halo 3 disc into myxbox 360 console. i do not care if i get the downloadable maps which i have already paid for. which by the way, makes me feel cheated. it makes the price een more unjustifyable in the fact that i will have to pay twice for each map pack, if they are considered to add value to this expansion.

if the campaign is longer than was expected by bungie, then they should have bit the bullet and said "hey, the campaign is longer than expected but i guess that just adds to the whole expansion. and thats all it is. an expansion pack. we always say how we love our fans so here you go. $40/£25 no questions asked."

but no. seems bungie have forgotten that ODST contains the number "3" after halo which classifies it as an expansion pack. now let me ask you what other expansion pack, stand-alone or not costs the same as the original game it has set out to "expand"?

wise up guys.. this is unacceptable.

[Edited on 07.08.2009 6:36 PM PDT]

  • 07.08.2009 6:34 PM PDT

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It is a full game. Not a half...

  • 07.08.2009 6:35 PM PDT

Good job. There have already been 500 other topics about this. You fail, sir.

  • 07.08.2009 6:35 PM PDT

The Sausage King of Chicago.

Suck it up and buy the game. Yes. It is a full game. It comes in a green box and has a disk inside it, and is for the Xbox 360. Therefore, it is a game, and every new game for the 360 costs 50+. Just buy it and be happy.

  • 07.08.2009 6:35 PM PDT

Halo: CE Anniversary Achievement Idea
C-C-C-CANNON BREAKER!
Let Sgt. Johnson die on Halo.

Campaign- $40
Firefight- $10
3 New Maps- $10

Total- $60

The price is fine, stop whining. If you think it's too much, then don't buy it.

  • 07.08.2009 6:36 PM PDT

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Posted by: DTA MoonDawg
Campaign- $40
Firefight- $10
3 New Maps- $10

Total- $60

The price is fine, stop whining. If you think it's too much, then don't buy it.

wait, I think he means something else.




Go to a place that sells CDs that aren't broken in half or thirds.

  • 07.08.2009 6:38 PM PDT

Wait.. so there's going to be a million of these -blam!- threads?

  • 07.08.2009 6:41 PM PDT

Halo: CE Anniversary Achievement Idea
C-C-C-CANNON BREAKER!
Let Sgt. Johnson die on Halo.

Posted by: LeBlanc172
Posted by: DTA MoonDawg
Campaign- $40
Firefight- $10
3 New Maps- $10

Total- $60

The price is fine, stop whining. If you think it's too much, then don't buy it.

wait, I think he means something else.




Go to a place that sells CDs that aren't broken in half or thirds.


Ohh, I'm sorry. I missed his point. Broken CDs ARE unacceptable. If Bungie is selling us broken CDs, then they need to "wise up." This is unacceptable.

  • 07.08.2009 6:41 PM PDT

A soldiers sacrifice is never forgotten

Stop Whinning is it bungies problem that you already have the halo 3 multiplayer? no. They are giving you the multiplayer and just because you already have it doesent mean the prince should be lowerd. maybe if you read about it for 5 minutes you would understand, because you are directing your argument toward bungie and its Microsoft that sets prices.

another thing, I can gaurentee you that youd pay

$10 for firefight

$10 for new maps

$10 for halo 3 multiplayer

and i know youd pay $30 for the game because you stated it.


/thread

  • 07.08.2009 6:42 PM PDT

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Posted by: joey1859
Stop Whinning is it bungies problem that you already have the halo 3 multiplayer? no. They are giving you the multiplayer and just because you already have it doesent mean the prince should be lowerd. maybe if you read about it for 5 minutes you would understand, because you are directing your argument toward bungie and its Microsoft that sets prices.

another thing, I can gaurentee you that youd pay

$10 for firefight

$10 for new maps

$10 for halo 3 multiplayer

and i know youd pay $30 for the game because you stated it.


/thread

forgot campaign

[Edited on 07.08.2009 6:44 PM PDT]

  • 07.08.2009 6:44 PM PDT

Posted by: joey1859
Stop Whinning is it bungies problem that you already have the halo 3 multiplayer? no. They are giving you the multiplayer and just because you already have it doesent mean the prince should be lowerd. maybe if you read about it for 5 minutes you would understand, because you are directing your argument toward bungie and its Microsoft that sets prices.

another thing, I can gaurentee you that youd pay

$10 for firefight

$10 for new maps

$10 for halo 3 multiplayer

and i know youd pay $30 for the game because you stated it.


/thread


why should i pay $10 for a mutliplayer component that i already have. makes absolutely no sense. i know i would happily pay $30 for the game. but its not $30. whats your point?

  • 07.08.2009 6:45 PM PDT
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You're right. Bungie should do everything we tell them to, because they of course have to make games for us. How dare they make a new game with features like firefight we've been asking for for a long time, and then price it as any other full game?! It's outrageous and they should be punished for their insolence! Sarcasm aside, there are games out there that have less features and things to do then even one of those discs, and are still priced as a full game, and yet you're complaining about ODST being regularly priced?

  • 07.08.2009 6:45 PM PDT

1. Bungie doesn't name prices. So instead of pinning a wrong problem on the first people you can name, why don't you just stop talking.

2. Just because this has been labeled an expansion, doesn't mean it can't be priced as a full game. This game has more content in it, and more original content in many new games. How many games do you know of that have come out with a new campaign, and the same generic multiplayer every time.

3. The price makes sense:
Campaign: $20
Firefight: $10
Halo 3 Multiplayer (plus maps): $20
Reach beta: $10

And before you start saying "But we shouldn't be paying for maps that we already blah, blah, blah..." Well this is a gift for all the people who either haven't boughten Halo 3, or the people who turned away early. Yeah they get Legendary and Mythic for free, but we get all the extra gameplay time. I wouldn't have waited myself. If you would have, then it's your own damn fault for buying them now.

So basically, here's the deal. This game is worth $60, since it has just as much innovation as half the games on the market currently. But if you want to say that since it's automatically an expansion, it should be less, you can go ahead and be ignorant. But instead of complaining about it here, since there have already been about 500 threads about this, just don't buy the game. But I'm betting you're going to pay for it anyway. Hooray for hypocrisy!

  • 07.08.2009 6:46 PM PDT

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i got my for $59.98(i bought it before i get it)and i had a gift card for 7$ so i didnt need to pay the 5$ more for the pre order, so i only payed 60$(59.98 with tax)

[Edited on 07.08.2009 6:55 PM PDT]

  • 07.08.2009 6:54 PM PDT
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OP is late on the topic but right

  • 07.08.2009 7:00 PM PDT

Posted by: Gosko94
OP is late on the topic but right

Not that I don't respect opinions, but would you like to provide any proof to how he is "right?"

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Posted by: Gosko94
OP is late on the topic but right

Not that I don't respect opinions, but would you like to provide any proof to how he is "right?"
I have the mutli-player and the maps (Except 3) and those are the 2 things that are $60 I don't see why they have to add it into the game. Also some people are saying it isn't a expansion when it is, check out the Halo 3 in the title and go read the FAQ where it even says it is a expansion.

  • 07.08.2009 7:05 PM PDT

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Posted by: DTA MoonDawg
Campaign- $40
Firefight- $10
3 New Maps- $10

Total- $60

The price is fine, stop whining. If you think it's too much, then don't buy it.


A 5-7 hour campaign costs $40?

No offense but ussually 5-7 hour campaign games don't sell much more then rental copies. Halo 3:ODST isn't going to sell 8 million copies with the current package. I think if it was cheaper it would help.

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Posted by: Spectre Bravo
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3. The price makes sense:
Campaign: $20
Firefight: $10
Halo 3 Multiplayer (plus maps): $20
Reach beta: $10
Fail, it should be $50 sense BETAs don't cost anything

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Posted by: Spectre Bravo
Posted by: Gosko94
OP is late on the topic but right

Not that I don't respect opinions, but would you like to provide any proof to how he is "right?"

Microsoft said that we are paying for rehashed content in ODST (I.E H3 multiplayer and maps) here and here

[Edited on 07.08.2009 7:07 PM PDT]

  • 07.08.2009 7:07 PM PDT

it has the "Halo 3" on it because it uses the same engine as Halo 3.

had they taken the time to fully develop a new engine, it would've been Halo: ODST. much like Reach.

and yes, they are making a new engine for Reach.

also, it was ORIGINALLY going to be a simple expansion.

but Bungie themselves said it's bigger than they ever thought it would be. they said it's on the same scale as a full-fledged game.

seriously, STFU.

i'm getting sick and tired of seeing these threads all over the place.

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Posted by: dvfah
it has the "Halo 3" on it because it uses the same engine as Halo 3.

had they taken the time to fully develop a new engine, it would've been Halo: ODST. much like Reach.

and yes, they are making a new engine for Reach.

also, it was ORIGINALLY going to be a simple expansion.

but Bungie themselves said it's bigger than they ever thought it would be. they said it's on the same scale as a full-fledged game.

seriously, STFU.

i'm getting sick and tired of seeing these threads all over the place.
Just because they used the same engine doesn't mean it has to have Halo 3 in the title.

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Posted by: dvfah
it has the "Halo 3" on it because it uses the same engine as Halo 3.

had they taken the time to fully develop a new engine, it would've been Halo: ODST. much like Reach.

and yes, they are making a new engine for Reach.

also, it was ORIGINALLY going to be a simple expansion.

but Bungie themselves said it's bigger than they ever thought it would be. they said it's on the same scale as a full-fledged game.

seriously, STFU.

i'm getting sick and tired of seeing these threads all over the place.
And what exactly did they mean when they said "full-fledged" game. Do you know? No you don't, do you?

I believe they meant its a "full-fledged" game now that it has H3's multiplayer. Because it is, I won't disagree. However they shouldn't be charging for something twice.

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its $60 because:
1:Microsoft is a -blam!-
2: bungie wants you to have fun so they put in a long game (which is only 5-7 hours if you make it 5-7 hours)
3:if your like me the maps are a godsend because i dont have xboxlive

  • 07.08.2009 7:56 PM PDT
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Lets think.
-campaign
-multiplayer
-forge
-theater
-firefight

thats more than h3 itself had to offer when it came out

  • 07.08.2009 7:59 PM PDT

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