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  • Subject: Your opinion on each map pack.
Subject: Your opinion on each map pack.

I've got 1200 MS points and three map packs to choose from.
Forum, tell me your opinions on each map pack. Which is the best investment? I plan to get all three over time, but that time isn't now.

Pro, Cons?

  • 03.06.2012 10:23 AM PDT

Just get Anniversary, it's the best of the three. Noble/Defiant are only playable in a single playlist and that playlist will probably be removed (again) by the idiots at 343.

  • 03.06.2012 10:25 AM PDT

Anniversary map pack, but it'll eat up all of your MSP.

  • 03.06.2012 10:25 AM PDT

Theyre all pretty cool i guess. Id rank them defiant, anniversary, and then noble.

I dont think they were really worth it though. I never get to play them since almost none of my friends have bought them.

  • 03.06.2012 10:25 AM PDT

Welcome to the internet. Joy dies here.

Posted by: boomdeyadah
Just get Anniversary, it's the best of the three. Noble/Defiant are only playable in a single playlist and that playlist will probably be removed (again) by the idiots at 343.

^ This. Plus Anniversary gives you access to a bunch of exclusive playlists as well as being able to play the maps in Team Slayer etc. The other DLCs only let you in to the (one) special playlist if you have everything (as far as I know anyway)

  • 03.06.2012 10:27 AM PDT

Welcome to the internet. Joy dies here.

And if you're considering Anniversary, it's not that bad to buy the actual game. $40 and you get a mini-Reach MM module with forge, theater, customs, etc. as well as the Anniversary MM playlists - as well as the nifty revamped campaign, and a code for the DLC version too. Works out well if you have a friend you want to play with. You install the DLC and use Reach, and lend them CEA.

  • 03.06.2012 10:30 AM PDT

I've seen the playlist for Anniversary so I know which one Anniversary will allow me to play.

Could you tell me which single playlist Defiant and Noble will allow me to play?

  • 03.06.2012 10:31 AM PDT

I've heard that it is possible to recover someones account who HAS bought the map packs, go to their purchase history, and then re download all the map packs.
Is this true?

  • 03.06.2012 10:33 AM PDT

Welcome to the internet. Joy dies here.

Posted by: Marche Eclipse
I've seen the playlist for Anniversary so I know which one Anniversary will allow me to play.

Could you tell me which single playlist Defiant and Noble will allow me to play?

I think it's called 'Squad DLC' - I'm not sure - i don't have Defiatn so I never bothered even trying the DLC required playlist(s).

Posted by: Marche Eclipse
I've heard that it is possible to recover someones account who HAS bought the map packs, go to their purchase history, and then re download all the map packs.
Is this true?

Pretty sure that doesn't work online. Also pisses Microsoft off to no end.

  • 03.06.2012 11:22 AM PDT

I love halo and bungie. thank you for the best games ever! <3
..I hate my username.

I liked Defiant because of Highlands.
I don't like Condemned though. And as far as I've seen the 2 Halo 4 Multiplayer maps, they'll be similar to Condemned : Too big for normal Slayer, too big to use every room, Action takes place in the middle.

The best map pack in Reach is definitely the Noble Map pack.
You get Breakpoint, Tempest and Anchor 9.
3 Great maps, worth buying.

  • 03.06.2012 11:29 AM PDT