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Subject: When will DLC be free?

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Of course I bought ODST so I have all the maps.

The problem is when I put in Halo3 I play the same maps and playlists with all the maps are almost dead.

They made all the DLC free for Halo2 after awhile, it gave the game a boost and made it so you always got a good variety of maps.

There are lots of Halo3 maps I've only played on a few times, it would be nice to see every map in every playlist.

Most playlists are almost dead, the social slayer playlist you can find a game in, but how many times can I play Narrows or Construct in a row for crying out loud?

I expect a PM from someone telling me when this will happen, or why the heck not.

Who agrees?

[Edited on 08.31.2012 8:42 PM PDT]

  • 08.31.2012 8:37 PM PDT
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Posted by: aBlueBookshelf
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Microsoft made a rule that DLC that has achievements can never be free

  • 08.31.2012 9:06 PM PDT


Posted by: Clone
Microsoft made a rule that DLC that has achievements can never be free


Really? What a scumbag move. I think that the maps should be free for all of the positive reasons listed above.

  • 08.31.2012 9:32 PM PDT

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"I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather. Not screaming in terror like his passengers."

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Also look at Reach, None of the map packs are free. Its almost impossible to get a match on a new map. IMO Reach is not doing so hot right now. The fact that you still have to pay for Halo 3 maps is beyond me. I know it must suck to give your dlc for free but, if you don't it hurts the game on the long run. I only have the anniversary map pack on Reach and I refuse to buy the other map packs. I've seen way too many people complain that it never pops up. Plus its my way of not support MS and their greediness. I only have anniversary because it came with my Halo anniversary disc.
Posted by: Clone
Microsoft made a rule that DLC that has achievements can never be free

Could you give me a link to that comment? That's freaking stupid, who gives a damn about achievements?

  • 08.31.2012 11:14 PM PDT


Posted by: Verachi
Could you give me a link to that comment?
It's a policy, not a comment just made. No clue where to go to show 'proof' of it, but it is indeed their policy.

  • 08.31.2012 11:16 PM PDT

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Posted by: burritosenior
Posted by: Verachi
Could you give me a link to that comment?
It's a policy, not a comment just made. No clue where to go to show 'proof' of it, but it is indeed their policy.

This saddens me :/. They should at least make it so if you get the maps for free, you can't get the achievements unless you pay for it. In a way they already do that with trial arcade games. Its sad to see a game suffer due to greediness.

This makes me almost as sad as the EA online pass bull-blam!-.

  • 08.31.2012 11:54 PM PDT

Micro$oft make something free? Don't make me laugh.

  • 09.01.2012 12:02 AM PDT

Burrito is right DLC that has specific achievments can never be free but they do have sales every year or so and eventually only the loyal players will be playing so it fixes that problems.

  • 09.01.2012 2:56 PM PDT

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Posted by: Mythical Wolf
Micro$oft make something free? Don't make me laugh.
Pretty much this.

  • 09.02.2012 8:48 PM PDT

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Posted by: UNT0T3N GERMAN
Burrito is right DLC that has specific achievments can never be free but they do have sales every year or so and eventually only the loyal players will be playing so it fixes that problems.
I think that most players have all the DLC (most of them).

I remember trading in Halo3 and getting ODST for 20$ for all the DLC to be on one disk, I'm sure most Halo fans did the same.

The problem is that in the most played playlist (social slayer), it's still default maps. I can understand people wanting to kick back and play some 5V5 slayer so maybe if made that one playlist all DLC required the user number in that playlist wouldn't go down that much but we'd see all the maps.

Heck, I think most of the maps would be fun 5V5 social slayer. Simply change the playlists then if they can't give it out for free.

Social Slayer is the most played playlist, as a reward for those of us who bought ODST make all DLC maps come up in it.

  • 09.04.2012 10:15 PM PDT
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Posted by: Clone
Microsoft made a rule that DLC that has achievements can never be free


And DLC will always have achievements attached with them now.

  • 09.05.2012 1:10 PM PDT
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Posted by: aBlueBookshelf
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Posted by: Clone
Microsoft made a rule that DLC that has achievements can never be free


And DLC will always have achievements attached with them now.

No. There are still some games releasing dlc with no achievements

  • 09.05.2012 1:23 PM PDT

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  • 09.05.2012 6:10 PM PDT

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I'm afraid Cold Storage may be the last freebie Halo has to offer.

  • 09.06.2012 6:20 PM PDT