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Subject: Since Spartan Ops Requires Gold

Dating Age

For those looking to vent, get proper advice, or give it to those in need.

Are you now expecting Microsoft to lock features on further games unless you pay up after buying the game? I don't know what Gold is supposed to entail now. It's certainly not just the subscription to pay multiplayer games online.

So is Halo 5's campaign going to be behind a pay wall in addition to you buying it? Or features in other Microsoft games? Sounds silly maybe but we've been here before where Microsoft does something people say "won't get worse" and then it does.

  • 12.12.2012 2:01 PM PDT

They told us this a long time ago.

  • 12.12.2012 2:03 PM PDT

The Wonderful LeSieg!

I'm really confused as to who buys Halo without having Gold. Not that it justifies putting some features behind Gold, but I genuinely want to know.

  • 12.12.2012 2:04 PM PDT

Octavia is best pony.

They've been doing stuff like this for a while. Hell, half the reason I have Gold is so that I can play Netflix on my 360.

  • 12.12.2012 2:05 PM PDT

I'm an Indonesian Halo (and other games) gamer!
Bhineka Tunggal Ika!!


Posted by: LeSieg
I'm really confused as to who buys Halo without having Gold. Not that it justifies putting some features behind Gold, but I genuinely want to know.

*slowly raise hand*
>.>


...Kinda hard to find Gold for US account in my place.
And also it's pretty expensive for me.

[Edited on 12.12.2012 2:06 PM PST]

  • 12.12.2012 2:06 PM PDT

Spartan Ops is part of the online features of the game, therefore it is perfectly reasonable to block it to non-Gold members, especially considering the future episodes are likely to be downloaded, and it's 10 weeks of content including high-quality CGI episodes. It costs a ton to make, and is paid for by MS. By buying gold you pay MS. So it's not entirely 'free', but personally I find £30 a year for gold perfectly reasonable for the service I receive and the amount of fun, friends etc. I get from it.

  • 12.12.2012 2:07 PM PDT

Please stop complaining about the 'death of a loved one' it's my job. They probably deserved it anyways. Here's a warning, if you keep making pentagrams out of the neighbors livestock I will personally come to your house and kill everyone you love. Now leave me alone, I got to get back to work.
~M.D~

I detest it when a game requires live.

  • 12.12.2012 2:08 PM PDT

<_QuAnTuM_>
What's your talent?
Posted by: DabilahroNinja
I can see through windows.

Posted by: WinyPit82
Like they always say, "You mess with the Helix Nebula, you get the WinyPit82."

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I must say, it's unfair that I can't rank up offline on spartan Ops.

Plus, requiring a connection to and Gold Xbox Live is really annoying when it is a necessity on some games.

[Edited on 12.12.2012 2:09 PM PST]

  • 12.12.2012 2:08 PM PDT

Disregard Females, acquire currency.

I ran out of gold this month and have been using 14 day trials.

  • 12.12.2012 2:08 PM PDT


Posted by: Unit 076

Posted by: LeSieg
I'm really confused as to who buys Halo without having Gold. Not that it justifies putting some features behind Gold, but I genuinely want to know.

*slowly raise hand*
>.>


...Kinda hard to find Gold for US account in my place.
And also it's pretty expensive for me.


So you have a US account but don't live in the US? Can you not just order XBL online or from your Xbox?

  • 12.12.2012 2:08 PM PDT

I'm an Indonesian Halo (and other games) gamer!
Bhineka Tunggal Ika!!


Posted by: cameronm98
So you have a US account but don't live in the US? Can you not just order XBL online or from your Xbox?

Don't have credit card yet. You need credit card for it, right?

Besides, like I said, kinda expensive.
Better spend it on "actual" video games

  • 12.12.2012 2:11 PM PDT

<_QuAnTuM_>
What's your talent?
Posted by: DabilahroNinja
I can see through windows.

Posted by: WinyPit82
Like they always say, "You mess with the Helix Nebula, you get the WinyPit82."

Hi there! be sure to click that homepage link!


Posted by: Unit 076

Posted by: cameronm98
So you have a US account but don't live in the US? Can you not just order XBL online or from your Xbox?

Don't have credit card yet. You need credit card for it, right?

Besides, like I said, kinda expensive.
Better spend it on "actual" video games
You've always seemed like a playstation player to me anyway. lol

  • 12.12.2012 2:13 PM PDT

Dating Age

For those looking to vent, get proper advice, or give it to those in need.


Posted by: cameronm98
Spartan Ops is part of the online features of the game, therefore it is perfectly reasonable to block it to non-Gold members, especially considering the future episodes are likely to be downloaded, and it's 10 weeks of content including high-quality CGI episodes. It costs a ton to make, and is paid for by MS. By buying gold you pay MS. So it's not entirely 'free', but personally I find £30 a year for gold perfectly reasonable for the service I receive and the amount of fun, friends etc. I get from it.

So what about if they do Season 2, ask money for it, and then require you to pay to unlock it with Gold? Will you criticize them then? And you say we pay with Gold to buy Spartan Ops? Did the $60 not cover that? It is after all an advertised feature of the product.

And where is the line drawn? This will encroach on other games in some form for sure.

[Edited on 12.12.2012 2:19 PM PST]

  • 12.12.2012 2:19 PM PDT