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Subject: Do you think Microsoft deliberately made the map pack free?
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Posted by: ankerd123
As we all know. Halo 4 is steadily dropping in numbers day in, day out.

Oh look, another "H4 is dying and a bad game because the daily peak population is lower and lower!"

I'm out.

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Posted by: Hylebos
Why?

Why is it that whenever an accident happens, somebody has to make a thread which attempts to turn the entire thing into a Conspiracy Theory?

"Maybe Bungie leaked that concept art on purpose."

"Maybe Microsoft wanted those Map Packs to be free to bolster Halo 4's Population."

Maybe it's a legitimate accident and not part of a nefarious plan!


[Edited on 12.10.2012 10:18 PM PST]

  • 12.10.2012 10:17 PM PDT

"There's a very fine line between not listening, and not caring. I'd like to think that I walk that line every day."

I doubt it. 'Cause it's not as though people playing Halo 4 directly earns them money.

Had it been considered even for a moment I'm sure it would have been determined as a large net loss.

  • 12.10.2012 10:18 PM PDT


Posted by: Oa Beast292
To the people saying MS would never do this because they are too cheap: MS loses money on every xbox they sell, thats why Live costs money, for the most part.

So wrong it isn't even funny. They use to lose money on producing the xbox 360 when it was initially launched. Currently that is far from true. As for live costing money to gain back their lost money that is far from true live costed money years before the 360 was launched.

  • 12.10.2012 10:18 PM PDT
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Not saying yes, nor no.

Maybe they did it for a certain amount of time in a vain attempt to get more people to play Halo 4?

Just putting it out there.

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  • 12.10.2012 10:19 PM PDT

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Microsoft? Lol please. They would do anything to get more money.

  • 12.10.2012 10:19 PM PDT

Posted by: ankerd123
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I don't think so, because there are people having to purchase it.

Aside from that, why would they cheat themselves of money?


Because they are terrible and were not going to make any money off them anyway because no one would buy them
No. You are crazy. This is not a conspiracy theory. Microsoft has nothing to gain from releasing the maps for free right on the freaking release date. It's not like they make any extra money if they keep people playing Halo 4, so long as people are playing Xbox and buying gold, they are making money. The only reason to convince people to play more Halo 4 is to get them to buy the DLC and that doesn't work if you are giving it away for free to get people to play.

Drop it.

  • 12.10.2012 10:22 PM PDT

Bones of my enemies.

No, not really. If Microsoft wanted to get players attention again, they'd just give it a small discount or some stupid avatar award that nobody really wants. Putting it up for free on purpose just sounds too far-stretched to me.

  • 12.10.2012 10:31 PM PDT

Posted by: MajinBuuuu
Halo no longer has that chess kind of approach on it where two teams battle for map control, working together to outplay the other team.Its now a bunch of sugar rushed ten year old's playing soccom boppers at 12:00 AM.

yes because microsoft feels bad that halo has become poop and is losing population since they own halo

  • 12.10.2012 10:36 PM PDT

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people are getting it free by doing things that manipulate the system as far as I am taking it.

From my experience I have seen that people who try to break the marketplace end up with console bans... I wouldn't dare try this.

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Considering they made a map pass, I doubt it. But hey, a free map pack, and all the specializations really make me happy I downgraded to the SE.

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  • 12.11.2012 12:21 AM PDT

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Posted by: analbumcover
people are getting it free by doing things that manipulate the system as far as I am taking it.

From my experience I have seen that people who try to break the marketplace end up with console bans... I wouldn't dare try this.


It was listed as free. You're not 'breaking' the marketplace when it blatantly tells you that you can DL it at no cost. Is it morally shady? Sure. But it's MS's screw-up.

It's not like calling MS support to get a Minecraft refund. THAT involved some actual effort to cheat them, not push a button.

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I'm not saying it's a conspiracy...

  • 12.11.2012 12:25 AM PDT

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Posted by: Oa Beast292
To the people saying MS would never do this because they are too cheap: MS loses money on every xbox they sell, thats why Live costs money, for the most part.

Wow, that is just the most ridiculous thing i have ever seen posted on this site.

A new level has been reached today.

  • 12.11.2012 12:25 AM PDT


Posted by: DarkestSeptagon
Why would they cheat themselves of money?

That's sounds nothing like them.

  • 12.11.2012 12:28 AM PDT

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I'm sure it was an honest mistake, and has nothing at all to do with the large drop in players. srsly

But just because the numbers have dropped to about 20% of the starting population doesn't mean it is dying. This was during MOTEW so don't be suprised that people play other games.

  • 12.11.2012 12:31 AM PDT

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Posted by: analbumcover
people are getting it free by doing things that manipulate the system as far as I am taking it.

From my experience I have seen that people who try to break the marketplace end up with console bans... I wouldn't dare try this.

Actually for me it said 0 mps so i just clicked download and bam i got it.

  • 12.11.2012 12:32 AM PDT

You guys are all forgetting one very important fact: Pissing off the most valuable buyers (those that bought the LE) is a marketing scheme that would lead to ruin. Saying "-blam!- you for investing more money in us" is just plain stupid.

[Edited on 12.11.2012 1:14 AM PST]

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