DamingR

See www.bungie.net -- may questions finally answered.


No freaking Hang 'Em High!

Gallant Pig

Before the lynch mob gets in here, it says everything will be free by the end of the summer with 2 maps being free in the short term.

Mano

Yea, I just got through reading Bungie's update myself and was gonna post. Here's a brief synopsis: The first two new maps will be out for free sometime in the late part of April. They are (drumroll):

Containment



Looks freaking huge. They say it will be mostly used for CTF and other sort of team based games.

The other free map:

Warlock



Looks like this is far smaller and mostly used for slayer. Me likey.

At the same time Bungie will be releasing two more maps for a fee of $5.99. They are:

Turf



Ooh, urban warfare looks cool. Lots of alleys and buildings innards to fight in.

Sanctuary



Their new picturesque level. Looks to be mostly for slayer.

Now that that is out of the way, they are releasing nine maps in total with the other five becoming available June 28th as either a downloadable package or in stores with the others at a price of $19.99. The retail version also comes with a couple of bonuses; a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the maps and some sort of extended backstory segment. If twenty bucks is too much for you, then you'll be happy to find out that all nine maps will be available for free over XBox live by the end of the summer.

Well that's about it. I, for one, can't wait.

Dragon Fly

Wow, this is going to give me a reason to sign back on Live! I kind of got bored with Halo when I bottomed out at lvl 11 and didn't move any higher. I had no idea they were making a total of 9 new maps, that's freaking sweet!

I wish they'd add other stuff like a player skin like the Brute or Grunts. Or even that little ATV type vehicle that got cut or maybe even that Plasma Rocket Launcher available in single player. Maps are good though.

DamingR

They probably shouldn't announce the release date. Imagine how badly their servers are going to be slammed. That download might take all freaking day to get.

Kicker_of_Elves

All the new maps look great and i can't wait to try the new 2 Vs 2 mode.

BeanDip0001

what crap, wow a halo expansion pack lets put bungie away from a good game company into the greedy crap selling pile over here. this is crap if this thing is going to be hyped as much as halo 2 then just turn out to be ok i'll be pissed i spent $20 on it. they took all this time to do some maps, freaking maps, where is the halo movie yeah i could give a crap about maps if there was a halo movie.

flashburn

So what you are saying is that you are neither good at reading or writing? Amazing.

JM

Bungie has already gone on record that none of that type stuff is coming IIRC. I know they said the Fuel Rod Gun (Plasma Rocket Launcher you mention) is just too powerful for multiplayer, and I agree. They have also said that support for adding additional skins just isn't in the game, which is probably good since there are serious balance issues that would have to be addressed with vastly diferrent sized skins (i.e. grunts). Look at what a disadvantage it is to use the Elite skin today...

Also, the five other maps (no pictures yet) are: Terminal, Relic, Elongation, Gemini and Backwash. My guess is that Elongation is a remake of Longest from the original Halo. It is probably longer than the original (among other changes).

Finally, there are reportedly 5 new gametypes already out on the April OXM disc. They are Peacemakers, Covie Gulch, Classic CTF Tank, Swords No radar, and Golden Showers. I do not know whether we will be able to download these via Live soon...

boredsilly

Warlock looks really nice. I have yet to play my copy of Halo 2 yet, but I can still marvel at the pretty pictures.

Get Me Coffee

Containment & Turf look awesome!

TheNightFlier

Maps look great.

I also got bored with Halo and Live. Looks like I'll use one of my free 2 month trials to see how the maps are.

edstein

I like the looks of those maps. I want my download content free damn it!! Let the suckers who don't have live pay for the extras.

Gallant Pig

it is free, or at least in a few months

BeanDip0001

What crap, wow a Halo 2 expansion pack lets put Bungie away from a good game company into the greedy crap selling pile over here. This is crap if this thing is going to be hyped as much as Halo 2; then just turn out to be alright I’ll be pissed I spent twenty dollars on it. They took all this time to do some maps, freaking maps, where is the Halo movie yeah I could give a crap about maps if there was a Halo movie.

There flashburn is that better? All capitalized and punctuated and everything just for you.

You know I really have no idea why you’re trying to flame bait me, but really, I stated my own opinion and you jump up my ass like a proctologist. Really, I didn’t know that by stating my opinion made me “neither good at reading or writing?” But hey I’ll leave that you, ‘cause you’re the all knowing ever powerful personal attack cock-bite.

And by the way I still think Bungie’s idea sucks.

BeanDip0001

yup the new oxm has them, they are just custom games done up by people at bungie. golden showers is fun i've played that and peacemakers. in golden showers you get the yellow laser beam thing and that is it. and peacemakers is all handguns.

BeanDip0001

yeah i read that, but i still think that is just crap. bungie is owned by the biggest software company in the world, i don't think by giving everything away for free right from the start would hurt them. they're just cashing in like an all powerful greedy company.

MasterofDVD

These maps look pretty damn good and may get me back into the game. I'm just not sure if I should pay or wait it out.

Spiderbite

With Splinter Cell & Doom 3 out in the next 2 weeks and GTA 4 out on Xbox in June, I think I can wait it out til it is all free.

Dragon Fly

I'm pretty sure the fees go straight into Bungie's pocket. By your theory all companies should give away something for nothing, if that was the case we would have no economy. The developers are doing overtime to make the new content and I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want to work for free.

Either pay now to get them or just wait for them to be free of charge. I personally am not offended that they are charging for the download because honestly, it's not like you are being held at gun point to do it.

DJ_Longfellow

I'll probably pay for the maps...I just wish they would come outu sooner. I mean, the game was released in November. 5 months is kinda a long time for two new maps for XBOX's biggest game....but oh well. Hopefully it's worth it.

Do you think maps could be transferred via memory cards if someone D/L's them, and I lend them to a friend

JM

Read it again. There will be 4 maps available late next month--2 free, 2 for $5.99. 5 more maps will be available to download on June 28 for $11.99. On that same day, one can also purchase a retail disc for $19.99 containing all 9 maps and other extras.

xmiyux

I am very excited for this and will buy the 2 extra maps when released and then buy the disc with all nine when it comes out. It will cost me a little more but i like the idea of having a hardcopy for the maps.

Michael Corvin

BTW, those that are curious about Hang em high:

namja

BeanDip0001 and flashburn, chill out.

BeanDip0001, read your first post again. It's not merely an opinion. It is as much a flame bait (as you put it) as flashburn's reply to your post. "what crap" is pretty much always a thread crap when it refers to the topic at hand.

flashburn, whatever you may feel that another member has done wrong, no need to fuel the flame by challenging their reading or writing skills. That's borderline personal attack. Next time, please use the button to report the post to a moderator.

Thank you both for your cooperation.

namja
Moderator, DVD Talk Forums