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Subject: Anyone else haveing trouble downloading Halo 2 maps?

Support was a joke, I got some moron who apparently didn't even know what I was talking about.

Anybody got any news on whether or not microsoft are gonna reverse this little -blam!-up?

  • 02.08.2010 5:39 AM PDT

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Posted by: SMota14
Yeah me too. This sucks I can't play it online without the maps. I have the maps but it says that they are damaged. =(

Me Too.

  • 02.08.2010 5:49 AM PDT

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Xbox Live Support just called:

Hello this is (-Blam!-) from Xbox Live Microsoft Technical Support. This message is for (-Blam!-), and I am calling about the Halo 2 Downloadable Content that you are unable to access. I am calling to inform you that we have already forwarded your case to upper management for investigation and resolution. However, we don't have a resolution at this moment, but be assured that we're actively working towards said resolution.

  • 02.08.2010 10:19 AM PDT
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Guys, best thing to do when calling support is to talk to them like you know more then they do (because you do).

Tell them I know original games are going offline in April, but I was going to download the DLC before I couldn't anymore and you guys already took the DLC off. Tell them that this does not go well with you and they need to get the DLC back on. Especially for Halo 2.

Don't be like I can't download Halo 2 DLC. You're just going to end up going through a lot of un-necessary hoops.

[Edited on 02.08.2010 10:36 AM PST]

  • 02.08.2010 10:35 AM PDT

I was one of the 1st to complain to them about this, soon after sticking in H2 after the announcement. The time-frame they gave me for my supervisor escalation has already lapsed without contact. The fact that there has been ZERO acknowledgment from any of the Xbox spokes-folks is disappointing. I'll be checking in with them, ticket number in check later today.

  • 02.08.2010 11:18 AM PDT
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They always say: ''No one else has complained about this...''

That's bull-blam!-.

  • 02.08.2010 11:47 AM PDT

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Posted by: heyyou9974
Someone please post when the DLC is back up please.


If you have the Halo 2 multiplayer disc then you can get them, if not try to get it or wait for Bungie to answer for the DLC.

  • 02.08.2010 2:11 PM PDT

R.I.P. Halo 2 11/9/04-4/15/10
If you havn't played Halo 2 online than you are missing so much. Plus if you have played a good amount of Halo 2 online, I might have a better chance of listening to anything you say.

At times like this im glad i still play Halo 2 often so my maps still work. All u mapless people can look at my recent games if you want to think about your Halo 2 memories.

  • 02.08.2010 2:43 PM PDT

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Posted by: EvoX Domeshot
At times like this im glad i still play Halo 2 often so my maps still work. All u mapless people can look at my recent games if you want to think about your Halo 2 memories.


Mine are still good. I can't wait until months from now when i get an urge to play some H2 and the servers are dead so I organize a LAN and when everyone is setup and ready to play half of the people have corrupt maps for no RAISON!

  • 02.08.2010 2:49 PM PDT

R.I.P. Halo 2 11/9/04-4/15/10
If you havn't played Halo 2 online than you are missing so much. Plus if you have played a good amount of Halo 2 online, I might have a better chance of listening to anything you say.

Posted by: Vis Maj0r
Posted by: EvoX Domeshot
At times like this im glad i still play Halo 2 often so my maps still work. All u mapless people can look at my recent games if you want to think about your Halo 2 memories.


Mine are still good. I can't wait until months from now when i get an urge to play some H2 and the servers are dead so I organize a LAN and when everyone is setup and ready to play half of the people have corrupt maps for no RAISON!


I never played LAN so i will get Halo 2 Vista instead.

  • 02.08.2010 3:30 PM PDT

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Posted by: EvoX Domeshot
At times like this im glad i still play Halo 2 often so my maps still work. All u mapless people can look at my recent games if you want to think about your Halo 2 memories.
well all the mappacks are on my hdd...just says they damaged and won't work *sad face*

  • 02.08.2010 3:42 PM PDT

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Posted by: EvoX Domeshot
I never played LAN so i will get Halo 2 Vista instead.


I've got that too. Last time I check that community was hurting. Maybe more people will pick up a copy

  • 02.08.2010 3:48 PM PDT

R.I.P. Halo 2 11/9/04-4/15/10
If you havn't played Halo 2 online than you are missing so much. Plus if you have played a good amount of Halo 2 online, I might have a better chance of listening to anything you say.

Posted by: irishfreak
Posted by: EvoX Domeshot
At times like this im glad i still play Halo 2 often so my maps still work. All u mapless people can look at my recent games if you want to think about your Halo 2 memories.
well all the mappacks are on my hdd...just says they damaged and won't work *sad face*


Thats because you havent played halo 2 for awhile. If you play it often it wont get damaged

  • 02.08.2010 3:48 PM PDT

I want her...

Posted by: EvoX Domeshot
Posted by: irishfreak
Posted by: EvoX Domeshot
At times like this im glad i still play Halo 2 often so my maps still work. All u mapless people can look at my recent games if you want to think about your Halo 2 memories.
well all the mappacks are on my hdd...just says they damaged and won't work *sad face*


Thats because you havent played halo 2 for awhile. If you play it often it wont get damaged
that is quite retarded...

  • 02.08.2010 3:49 PM PDT

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Damaged map packs are a microsoft conspiracy. They're corrupting everyones maps so that they can release the maps as the deal of the week for 800 ms points

  • 02.08.2010 3:50 PM PDT

This is actually the stupidest thing ever posted on B.net:

Posted by: the omega man117
Why does everyone hate Halo 2? Maybe its because its the worst game ever next to mario.

Posted by: Vis Maj0r
Damaged map packs are a microsoft conspiracy. They're corrupting everyones maps so that they can release the maps as the deal of the week for 800 ms points
LMFAO! Oh man, Halo2 Doomsday is already in effect.

  • 02.08.2010 4:00 PM PDT

R.I.P. Halo 2 11/9/04-4/15/10
If you havn't played Halo 2 online than you are missing so much. Plus if you have played a good amount of Halo 2 online, I might have a better chance of listening to anything you say.

Posted by: Vis Maj0r
Damaged map packs are a microsoft conspiracy. They're corrupting everyones maps so that they can release the maps as the deal of the week for 800 ms points


Ur just exagerating. Peoples maps get damaged all the time for years. The Only reason it is well known now is because so many people want to go back to H2 all of a suden.

[Edited on 02.08.2010 4:14 PM PST]

  • 02.08.2010 4:12 PM PDT

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Posted by: Super PolarBear
LMFAO! Oh man, Halo2 Doomsday is already in effect.


Posted by: EvoX Domeshot
Ur just exaggerating. Peoples maps get damaged all the time for years. The Only reason it is well known now is because so many people want to go back to H2 all of a sudden.


Yeah its just a joke but I honestly could see it happening.



[Edited on 02.08.2010 4:24 PM PST]

  • 02.08.2010 4:22 PM PDT

Posted by: EvoX Domeshot

The Only reason it is well known now is because so many people want to go back to H2 all of a sudden.


Well I play quite a bit of halo 2, just not on live.

I prefer LAN and split screen for my halo 2 goodness. But when I signed on live with halo 2 a few days ago I was forced to update, which I did, and promptly regretted since it killed my map packs. *sadface

  • 02.08.2010 4:38 PM PDT

R.I.P. Halo 2 11/9/04-4/15/10
If you havn't played Halo 2 online than you are missing so much. Plus if you have played a good amount of Halo 2 online, I might have a better chance of listening to anything you say.

Posted by: Earth To Bella
Posted by: EvoX Domeshot

The Only reason it is well known now is because so many people want to go back to H2 all of a sudden.


Well I play quite a bit of halo 2, just not on live.

I prefer LAN and split screen for my halo 2 goodness. But when I signed on live with halo 2 a few days ago I was forced to update, which I did, and promptly regretted since it killed my map packs. *sadface


If you have the multiplayer map pack disk u can get 3 of the 4 packs

  • 02.08.2010 4:59 PM PDT

Major C.B.

If Microsoft put the maps back up, I'd play Halo 2 until its doomsday. If Microsoft allowed Halo 2 to stay up, I'd play it beyond its doomsday, but not forever. If someone remade, re-released, or ported a new version of Halo 2, I'd play it beyond that, even.

  • 02.08.2010 5:05 PM PDT

Posted by: urk
On it. Not sure what, if any, solution we can work out, but we definitely can't adjust the playlists over the weekend. Sit tight.


Please, please somehow edit the matchmaking playlists to only include the original maps on the disk. I want nothing more than to play this game online one last time.

  • 02.08.2010 5:11 PM PDT

Advanced artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupididid... stupididlle... not smartnesss.

Well, I'm really upset that XBL support is being pulled for all original Xbox titles, but I'm more upset that they pulled the DLC for all original Xbox titles when it isn't going off line 'til April 15th? Why?!

I have a 360 and am still able to play Halo 2 online just fine with the Multi-Player and Blastacular Map Pack maps. The problem is, I don't have the Derelict and Hang em' High maps and I thought for sure I did. I really want to download them. :(

  • 02.08.2010 6:11 PM PDT

This is the average H2 Fanboy.
Xfire: JacobGRocks.
50 in H2/H3? Great, but you still fail at this.

I will explain how the maps get damaged.

The original xbox has DLC copy protection where if it isnt signed for the console, it wont work. It didn't matter that much as the failure rate was much lower, and the HDD was inside the console as well. The only way to attempt to pirate without modding was to copy the files to a memory card, and it would appear "damaged" if it wasn't for that console. Even then modders could beat that by resigining the files.

When you send in your 360 in to a service center, they swap your console with a working one. Since the 360 HDD is being moved, and since the liscense transfer doesn't apply to xbox 1 dlc and save games, you lose many of your save files and all of your title updates and DLC. They will appear damaged to the games, but not to the Dashboard.

Because there is no way to redownload, if it messes up you can't play.

  • 02.08.2010 6:14 PM PDT
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Guys, Microsoft is now monitoring how many complaints they're getting about this.

Everyday, complain to them.

On Twitter, reply to @xboxsupport. They're the official Xbox Support on Twitter and they reply to every tweet. I've already bugged them a few times. EVERYBODY, tweet these guys.

Everybody also needs to call support and complain that you want the maps back up. They're not going to put the maps up if just me and a couple others call. This needs to be a group effort.

  • 02.08.2010 6:18 PM PDT