The Halo 3 Heroic Map Pack will consist of three new maps (Standoff, Rat's Nest and Foundry) and be available for download off the XBLM for 800 Microsoft points on December 11th. And later, in Bungie tradition, the DLC will become a free download in the Spring of 2008 when Bungie releases the second round of downloadable goods (more DLC confirmed!) But we're sure you're just full of map excitement and want to know more about them ... so let's get to it.
The Heroic Map Pack consists of three multiplayer maps including Standoff, Rat's Nest and Foundry. Standoff is a mid-sized map set in a symmetrical valley with foliage, orangy colored boulders and bases entrenched on each end. It sort of looks Mars'esque in color and feel. Rat's Nest is the second map and features a labyrinth of passages, an indoor vehicle stomping ground and is said to be strongly influenced by the game's campaign. Finally, Foundry is billed to be a Forger's dream map that'll allow for complete customization within' the industrial warehouse. Boxes, ramps, staircases, walls and bridges can all be moved around in Forge with ease to create the ultimate Halo 3 map. Take a look at the gallery below to get a glimpse at what each has to offer.
Also, we're sure Bungie will be chiming in today about the Heroic Map Pack announcement, give out some more factoids and explain how the new maps will fit in with matchmaking. Here's to seeing a new playlist featuring Heroic maps exclusively. W00t!
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11-19-2007 @ 12:50PM
Keith said...
In the immortal words of fanboys everywhere...
woot
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11-19-2007 @ 12:53PM
Gemini Ace said...
Finally!
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11-19-2007 @ 12:54PM
DjDATZ said...
Damn, and I thought I had the break on this one... :(
Sorry for spamming ur inboxes Dustin, David n Rich!
Mmm...like I said in the messages I sent to friends on XBL, December 11th can't come soon enough!
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11-19-2007 @ 12:55PM
Rod said...
800 points for 3 maps... god thats a steal. At least for Gears of war it was 800 points for 4 maps :)
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11-19-2007 @ 12:55PM
David said...
More variety is almost always a good thing, so this is great news. I'm assuming that the only ones who buy these can play the maps, so how would this work in matchmaker? I'm an xbox newbie, so forgive me if that's a stupid question.
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11-19-2007 @ 12:56PM
BobTheMonkey said...
Foundry looks like the inside of that warehouse in Gears.
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11-19-2007 @ 1:04PM
Josh said...
Sweet! I'll definitely be getting these when they come out.
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11-19-2007 @ 1:13PM
Stan said...
I'll wait for them to be free. All my DLC money will be going to Rock Band for a while.
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11-19-2007 @ 1:16PM
TORO said...
That's cool, I hope people buy these so we can play them in matchmaking more frequently.
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11-19-2007 @ 1:28PM
vanhelsingh said...
800 M$ for 3 maps! Over.Charge. I'll stick with COD4
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11-19-2007 @ 1:31PM
c4v3man said...
I think 800's a little high, but on a cost per hour, it's not bad. Still, I hope they don't screw everyone over and make them required for the ranked slayer playlist, that's just lame.
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11-19-2007 @ 1:31PM
Synapse49 said...
This map pack should be entitled, "Bungies masterplan to pay for all of the marketing dollars they wasted on this game."
/spit
Give me my free content back! Microtransaction can suck it.
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11-19-2007 @ 1:37PM
Swede33 said...
$10 isn't that bad. You can't almost make that by cleaning change out of your car.
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11-19-2007 @ 2:08PM
Ben said...
what stinks is that, if it's like Halo 2 DLC, yeah, you can wait until they're free, but you won't be able to play online until you have them. so yeah, they're free, if you don't mind not playing for 4 months.
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11-19-2007 @ 2:09PM
Iliad Force said...
That is ridiculously expensive. Obviously nickle-and-diming is Microsoft's master plan.
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11-19-2007 @ 2:13PM
mike said...
Depending on how broke I am from other games at that point I'll decide on whether to buy or not, but you gotta love that they are staying true to their model of making them free later on. This way they can still make some bank, but us cheapskate Halo lovers are not totally screwed.
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11-19-2007 @ 2:18PM
KilgoreTrout XL said...
I was really hoping for either a remake or a small, symmetrical map for TS. I think Halo 3 really suffers from not having what Halo 2 had 3 months ago, which as I see it is:
4 fantastic, symmetrical small maps: Midship, Sanctuary, Longest, and Warlock;
2 pretty good ones: Foundation and Derelict; and
Arguably the best small halo map ever created: Lockout.
I realize that Halo 3 will have a ton of maps over time- it's just tough for me not to think about how much better I thought the arenas were in the prior game.
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11-19-2007 @ 2:25PM
Napkin Sketch said...
I was the uber Halo3 fanboy forever but wont be purchasing these DLC packs. Halo 3 was a major let down and I wont support it until they can actaully innovate their products or retain what made the game fun in previous editions.
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11-19-2007 @ 2:27PM
ogvor said...
If they do the gears thing and make it impossible to play online, then I may have to buy them. Other wise all may Halo 3 time goes towards Big Team Batte (Capture the Flag FTW!) and Rocket Race, and unless one of these is a great Rocket Race map, I can wait.
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11-19-2007 @ 2:27PM
Justin said...
Sorry....playing too much Cod 4 to care
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