At first when hearing the news of 3 new maps for 10 bucks I didn’t think about it. As a dedicated Halo player who is never strapped for cash I was like "right on". But than the math didn’t add up. It's the friggin principal of the matter. The game it's self with packaging cost me 60 bucks. And that’s the WHOLE Game! If this pricing is accurate than the 11 maps alone cost 35 bucks, which leaves the game with all of its coding at 25 bucks?!? So don’t go telling people to basically be quite for speaking out an injustice on pricing. The bottom line is that it is indeed outrageous. When you do the math it's very apparent. So I guess were paying for the connivance of having it delivered directly to our hard drives. Yet, that doesn't even make sense when you consider the alternative of paying for packaging. You could calculate gas if you want to get real frugal, but I believe most everyone goes to town at least once a week anyway, and the majority: near everyday. I don’t know if you are aware of the uproar of one of the first DLC for XBL 360. A game called Elder Scrolls Oblivion tried to charge their costumers 2.50$ for a set of armor you could put on your horse. The community acted, and voiced their opinion and Bethesda never attempted such a staggering price gouge again. But then a fan will usually over pay for any morsel. It’s just a #@$$$$$ shame Microsoft/ bungie doesn’t have enough respect for us fans. And what the heck is this are you talking about merger and Microsoft wanting Bungie only for Halo3. Dude, Microsoft payed Bungie 50 million to be their profit machine in the middle of creating Halo1.But all in all it was a good merge that benefited both parties at the time. And now the companies are parting and you are saying Microsoft dumped Bungie? In reality you got it in reverse. For one Microsoft would have been in a much more secure position to keep Bungie on board, ensuring the future profit of future Halo games, knowing that the same creative effort and loving labor would be in the details. Now that MS owns the Halo IP, they are on the shaky grounds of needing an other studio to develop future titles. For another, more than half of the Bungie team was talking about walking out the door if the change did not occur. Granted Bungie, now as a publisher, has more to stress about. However from all that I have read it's an exchange for freedom and they are more then willing to go at risk. So you could be angry, even hostile over my post, or even to the insane degrees of being hostile towards the faceless poster. You may even be inclined to call me a noob if you believe it to be an insult. But honestly it doesn’t change a thing. I'm simply annoyed at the price and am giving a real justification to someone who thinks they have the real answer. Educate yourself a little more. After all you actually sound well articulate and have great structure in your message. You're just confused.

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poor price for only 3 maps, u need to make some more maps or atleast remake old halo 1and 2 maps and take sum maps of of earth ad a more space feeling (the three new maps are all on earth...boring) or come out with new armor variants and fix the respawns on HIgh Ground [Edited on 11.25.2007 1:38 PM PST]

Interesting. I can't wait to play a game on Standoff.

Dude i would pay 10 bucks for the new maps. you might as well get it when it comes out.

dude i hate most alien weps but i still use them it would be nice if they were there cause i like a variaty of weps but as for the maps they look amazing

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] ACRaven [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Thorn215 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] ACRaven [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] WKS 3 medium sized maps, and they're all human based, unsuprising. Why is it that everyone uses the human stuff? What's wrong with the Covenant weapons, and architecture? Why no small maps? Why is almost every map on earth?[/quote] That's another good question. Why are most of the maps human based? I know some of Halo 3 takes place on Earth, but do the MP maps have to? I was hoping for a map that takes place in a Covenant battle Crusier(Like the two levels from Halo 1. I'm praying that is what Purple Reign is.). And why are all of the levels in daytime? I haven't seen one map in night time. Most of the levels are too one-sided for Forge, either having more Human stuff, or Covenant stuff, and seeing how all 3 maps are human from what I saw, I'm guessing this will be a similar scenario with similar choices for Forge stuff in general. Not very cool, Bungie.[/quote] If u didnt notice guys it takes place on earth!!!! DUH[/quote] Yes, Halo 3 campaign does take place on Earth, but that doesn't mean the maps have to. Read the whole post before quoting.[/quote] I did read the whole quote and im saying, it taked place on earth

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Warrior0614 Hey if you pay 800 microsoft points to get the maps, and then you make a new gamertag, will your new gamertag still be able to play those new maps?[/quote] if u make a whole new account u cant but if u just change ur gamertag but stay on the same account then yes u can

Hi,,, Well Bugnie, again you have won over the halo fan boys, they will all pay you your $10 and when is all said and done, you will be laughing all the way to the bank. Because when is all said and done, Bugnie will keep charging you to play halo, and more then likey they will keep putting up the price of the maps., if you are willing to pay $10 then what is stopping them from makeing your pay $20 for 3 maps.... I used to like playing halo 3 online but since i have picked up COD4 havnt played it at all... Fan boys your are getting ripped off... and its really sad that you cant see that.. but in the end when bugnie keeps ripping you off, you will see.. Have a good game guys...& Girls

JASONxxVOORHEES LOL 10 bucks for 3 maps... yeah, right. Goodbye Halo community! Have fun getting raped in the butt without me. you willplay agian dw

thay should add a somthing new to get in it like new armer [Edited on 11.25.2007 2:04 AM PST]

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Doc Holiday K Sadly...My Excitement Was Already Spoiled By Xbox.com...So Technically...I Knew Before Avid Bungie.net Goers... Bungie...I Love You. PS. Front Page #12 [b][u] To Resolve Some Issues [/b][/u] Here's The Facts. 1. Halo 2 Maps Were Cheaper. 2. $10 Is Quite A Bit To Ask. 3. The Maps Weren't That Great For Halo 3. But Here's The Factual Answers... 1. It Takes Alot More Coding And Time To Actually Make A Map In Halo 3 Than It Took For Halo 2. And The Maps Were [b][i] IDEAS[/b][/i] Before They Were Even Made...Which Is Why They Weren't On Halo 3 Prior To Its Release...(With An Exception To Standoff And Even Then They Said It Wasn't Playable Due To Time Constraints). 2. You Don't Have To Pay For These...Just Wait...It's Not Necessary To Keep Posting "OMG RIPOFF BUNGIE N00b!1!" They Said It Will Be Released In Spring 2008...Just Wait And You Can Keep Your Minimum Wage. Bungie Is Not Forcing You To Buy The New Maps...This Is Why They Discussed In Their Post That They Are Gradually Going To Change The Maps In Matchmaking...Not All At Once Like In H2. Not To Mention Microsoft Gets Some Of The Proceeds...For Those Of You That Claims Bungie Has Multi Billion Dollar Accounts...It Doesn't Go Directly To Bungies Pocket...Get It? Microsoft Points? And Because Of The Merger...Microsoft Took Half Of The Gross Income...That's How Mergers Work...You Need To Understand Economics Before You Can Even Start To Understand How The World Works. 3. Sure The Maps Weren't Great...But You Can't Do Alot About Time Constraints When They Spent So Much Time Making The Ability Of Recording Videos And Posting Them On The Net. ---A Rebuttle To This Would Be..."Then Why Not Just Wait On The Release Of Halo 3?" -Simple Answer...There Was Already Too Much Money Spent On Promos...Not To Mention Bungie Had To Have A Deadline Because Of Microsoft...Remember The Merger? Obviously Microsoft Only Wanted Bungie For Halo 3 And Then Once That Was Over Wanted To Split...And Now Bungie Can Do Their Own Thing. Hopefully This Will Resolve Some Of The N00b Reposts...Of "OMG cheap!11"[/quote] Dude You Can Go A Sentence With Out Capatalizing Every Damn Word, PLEASE.

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Hey if you pay 800 microsoft points to get the maps, and then you make a new gamertag, will your new gamertag still be able to play those new maps? [Edited on 11.24.2007 8:31 PM PST]

wheres lockout at id hella pay for that but only as long as it was like the exact same thing and dropping from the middle of the level and down that lil ramp to the liftseeing someone and being able to get a stick because the lift now pushes grenades up would be sweeeetttt it would fullfill my dreams no lockout lol seriously

Standoff looks like a mix between the old Blood Gulch and Sidewinder.

I can't believe that we are being charged for this! They re-use maps from Halo 2 and give us a few new ones- these new maps should be free! Xbox live is already a flippin money pit. I was thinking about dusting off my copy of Halo 3 for these maps. But that's not gonna happen now. ,,|,,

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] biggfoot Where can u buy gamrpoints cuz i realy need sum to get the katana and the security armor and im up to 805 points now[/quote] you have to do the achievments

Where can u buy gamrpoints cuz i realy need sum to get the katana and the security armor and im up to 805 points now

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Thorn215 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] ACRaven [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] WKS 3 medium sized maps, and they're all human based, unsuprising. Why is it that everyone uses the human stuff? What's wrong with the Covenant weapons, and architecture? Why no small maps? Why is almost every map on earth?[/quote] That's another good question. Why are most of the maps human based? I know some of Halo 3 takes place on Earth, but do the MP maps have to? I was hoping for a map that takes place in a Covenant battle Crusier(Like the two levels from Halo 1. I'm praying that is what Purple Reign is.). And why are all of the levels in daytime? I haven't seen one map in night time. Most of the levels are too one-sided for Forge, either having more Human stuff, or Covenant stuff, and seeing how all 3 maps are human from what I saw, I'm guessing this will be a similar scenario with similar choices for Forge stuff in general. Not very cool, Bungie.[/quote] If u didnt notice guys it takes place on earth!!!! DUH[/quote] Yes, Halo 3 campaign does take place on Earth, but that doesn't mean the maps have to. Read the whole post before quoting.

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] ACRaven [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] WKS 3 medium sized maps, and they're all human based, unsuprising. Why is it that everyone uses the human stuff? What's wrong with the Covenant weapons, and architecture? Why no small maps? Why is almost every map on earth?[/quote] That's another good question. Why are most of the maps human based? I know some of Halo 3 takes place on Earth, but do the MP maps have to? I was hoping for a map that takes place in a Covenant battle Crusier(Like the two levels from Halo 1. I'm praying that is what Purple Reign is.). And why are all of the levels in daytime? I haven't seen one map in night time. Most of the levels are too one-sided for Forge, either having more Human stuff, or Covenant stuff, and seeing how all 3 maps are human from what I saw, I'm guessing this will be a similar scenario with similar choices for Forge stuff in general. Not very cool, Bungie.[/quote] If u didnt notice guys it takes place on earth!!!! DUH

I find it ridiculous that there are people ranting in all capitals over 10 dollars. We should be grateful that Bungie is even coming out with new maps, which I think are very good looking. Think about how much money you have blown in the past 2 weeks and give the notion of spending 10 dollars on some sweet new maps another look.

i'm sure Machinima makers are splurging all over their computers.

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] WKS 3 medium sized maps, and they're all human based, unsuprising. Why is it that everyone uses the human stuff? What's wrong with the Covenant weapons, and architecture? Why no small maps? Why is almost every map on earth?[/quote] That's another good question. Why are most of the maps human based? I know some of Halo 3 takes place on Earth, but do the MP maps have to? I was hoping for a map that takes place in a Covenant battle Crusier(Like the two levels from Halo 1. I'm praying that is what Purple Reign is.). And why are all of the levels in daytime? I haven't seen one map in night time. Most of the levels are too one-sided for Forge, either having more Human stuff, or Covenant stuff, and seeing how all 3 maps are human from what I saw, I'm guessing this will be a similar scenario with similar choices for Forge stuff in general. Not very cool, Bungie.

To sum it up these maps should have been put on the game before it came out...60$ for halo, 349$ for an 360, 50$ for 12 months of live, having to pay 10$ for 3 maps that should have been on the game originally RIDICULOUS !

LOL 10 bucks for 3 maps... yeah, right. Goodbye Halo community! Have fun getting raped in the butt without me.