i figure most of your guys' problems are probably due to bandwidth issues. probably A LOT of people trying to download at the same time and Bungie's servers can handle it all. I mean, think of how many ppl play on live, than think of how many ppl are trying to downloa the new maps. it is an ENORMOUS amount of ppl we are talking about. i downloaded both the free maps and the $5.99 maps this morning at around 11 or 11:30. that is about 7/7:30 in Pacific Time (where Bungie is - I live on the East coast of Canada). they said not to expect them until 9 am Pacific which is about 1 pm my time. it was about 2 hours before they said they would be available, but i was there, and so was my xbox, so i figured i'd give her a try. anyway, i downloaded both packs without any problem, however i also didn't have any friends online (not even 1) for the first time since i signed up for Live. so i figure there were not many ppl online, and that may have had something to do with my trouble free downloads. least that's what i figure.