So Bungie dropped their latest Weekly Whats Update and it contains some great news. First and foremost there is the news that the first of Halo 3's DLC packs will be free for all to download as of this Tuesday, 2am. So that would be the Heroic Map Pack, which contains the maps, Foundry, Rat's Nest and Standoff. The update also notes that now that the maps are free, they will be required for certain playlists in matchmaking (Ranked Big Team, Social Big Team, Team Slayer and Rocket Race playlists) and will appear in them rather often. To tease those of us who did not buy the download, there is a video of the Heroic maps included in the update as well.
As for the portion of the update that does not involve the Heroic Map Pack, there was the news that there would be a new map reveal coming this Tuesday, so hopefully that puts some rumors to rest. Additionally, there was mention of the new Double EXP Team SWAT playlist, the MLG/ESPN Top 10 Halo 3 plays, and a new episode of their podcast. Even with the game out the door, Bungie manages to keep a good flow of content and news coming to the press. Must be because that's where their community managers started out ....
Reader Comments (Page 2 of 2)
3-22-2008 @ 3:31PM
JakubK666 said...
Does it always have to turn into a CoD4 vs Halo 3 flame war?
CoD4 is nowhere near as good as Halo 3.It's just a lot easier.
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3-22-2008 @ 5:23PM
Hector said...
You guys didn't mention the Legendary Brawl playlist that's comning along with the new maps...
"a ranked, 12-player Free For All playlist incorporating a mix of the Legendary, Heroic and shipped maps."
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3-22-2008 @ 5:53PM
vidGuy said...
Yeah, the $10 is no biggie to me since I got the game free in the mail and haven't invested anything else into it while getting tons of playtime out. It's sucks, but guess I deserve it since I hadn't kept up on map news.
FWIW, I'm getting the new ones when they are out. Sidewinder has always been my favorite Halo level.
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3-22-2008 @ 6:57PM
George Arauz said...
BUNGIE!! u rock
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3-22-2008 @ 7:40PM
c4v3man said...
Finally,I'll be able to play the maps I bought in online matchmaking...I just wish that the maps were $5, so that more people would have them. I don't think I'll be buying the next set.
On another note, this is going to kill everyone who plays halo3 on a Xbox360 arcade... sucks they'll be limited in their matchmaking choices. Might drive some players over to COD4.
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3-22-2008 @ 7:45PM
eddyk said...
Damn !! I was about to buy them 3 days ago !! Thank god I was tired and went to bed !!! :D
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3-23-2008 @ 2:14AM
Sunny said...
Why have people been "breaking down" to buy this so much recently? They've always said that it would be free in the spring, and spring has been fast approaching every day now for quite some time.
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3-23-2008 @ 11:14AM
Sgt Barone said...
i bought this on day one, but it'll be nice to see everyone having it :)
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3-23-2008 @ 11:15AM
vidGuy said...
@Sunny,
The only possible, and obvious, answer is that those people were not aware that the maps would be free in the spring.
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3-23-2008 @ 11:45AM
Killswitch said...
They shouldve been free from the start because those maps werent
worth anything. I paid and played them for a day two and then got
sick of em.
IF I end up buying this Legendary Pack, and it turns out to be as bad
as Heroic, then I will definitely not be buying maps for Halo 3 ever
again. This is there last chance to prove to me they havent forgot
how to make a great map.
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3-23-2008 @ 2:54PM
Fafhrdd said...
woohoo!!!! Being a cheap butt has paid off for me!!!
I also saved 400 MS points by waiting for DOOM to come out...
Sad thing is I have over 3800 MS points...
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3-23-2008 @ 11:35PM
Kruegmeister said...
We Just Let our Son buy the Map Pack for Easter...
I was trying to wait for the 2nd Pack to come out to see if the 1st Map Pack would bundle with it or be cheaper.
Man is he gonna be Pi$5ed when I tell him it will be free now...
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3-25-2008 @ 7:01AM
JAmerican said...
So where's the free Map pack? Its way past 2AM in PST and it still costs 800 Points.
JAmerican
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3-25-2008 @ 8:40AM
webster1990 said...
yeah, where the hell are these free maps
it still says 800 on marketplace and it is way way past 2am
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3-25-2008 @ 2:34PM
Neuromancer said...
@AceGemini
Haha Christ on a bike... Good one man
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4-12-2008 @ 8:51AM
Bucfan79 said...
They shouldve been free from the start because those maps werent
worth anything. I paid and played them for a day two and then got
sick of em.
IF I end up buying this Legendary Pack, and it turns out to be as bad
as Heroic, then I will definitely not be buying maps for Halo 3 ever
again. This is there last chance to prove to me they havent forgot
how to make a great map.
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