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heckfu

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my guess: this pack will stay free and MS/343 will give extra content to pass holders.

Dear 343,

If you are looking for...eh hmm...AMPLE restitution for pass holders, I can send you a copy of my self-nudes portfolio. Please PM me with the best way to reach you to forward, whew, uh, the package.

In Christ,

Heckfu
 

Killer

Banned
Make everyone happy? What about people who only play 4v4s? Now they have to buy a 6v6 and 8v8 map just to get one map they like. What about the people who only play BTB? They're stuck with two maps that are too small for their taste so that's wasted money for them. Just make it so every map pack has certain types of maps in it. BF3 does it and it works amazingly. I didn't want to buy any small BF3 maps so I didn't buy the Close Quarters map pack. The map pack after that was one consisting of only big maps which I do like a lot so I bought that one.

That Reach map pack with the firefight map in it was dumb as hell. I've prbably played on it maybe a handful of times. Money wasted. Give me 100% MP maps at least and make a separate firefight map pack.

DICE announced in details about their packs/expansions way ahead if time so it is easier for everyone to make their decision. We have absolutely have no idea what to expect from the coming packs till few weeks from release. I mean h2/3 had the same exact idea of variety in map packs.

Let's be honest, if you bought one map pack you are very likely to get the other ones sooner or later.
 

zap

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Make everyone happy? What about people who only play 4v4s? Now they have to buy a 6v6 and 8v8 map just to get one map they like. What about the people who only play BTB? They're stuck with two maps that are too small for their taste so that's wasted money for them. Just make it so every map pack has certain types of maps in it. BF3 does it and it works amazingly. I didn't want to buy any small BF3 maps so I didn't buy the Close Quarters map pack. The map pack after that was one consisting of only big maps which I do like a lot so I bought that one.

That Reach map pack with the firefight map in it was dumb as hell. I've prbably played on it maybe a handful of times. Money wasted. Give me 100% MP maps at least and make a separate firefight map pack.

This is a good idea and makes sense. Therefore, this will never happen.

I'm playing the Crimson playlist now... everyone is only voting for Shatter. I want to play the other maps to see what they're like!
 

Pop

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343i is so quiet about everything H4 until about a week before release.

I'm not liking the direction Halo is headed one bit. The decisions behind playlist management and removal of legacy features without clarification as to why those two decisions were made is unbelievable. I mean the core gameplay is solid but the added fluff on top is killing halo for me. Again, 343i needs to interact more.
 

pakkit

Banned
Extraction on Shatter is good fun. KOTH, however, is not.

CTF on Harvest is awesome. Infinity Slayer isn't bad either, but if you're not in a vehicle its probably wisest to stick to the bottle-necked middle passage unless you have a heavy weapon.

Wreckage is great for Oddball, and the many nooks and crannies keep the vehicles from being overpowered. As an Infinity Slayer or CTF map, however, the Red Team is clearly given an advantage with two (!) man-cannons leading to an easily defendable high-ground. On Red Team it was incredibly easy to spam Camo and long-range DMR -- those opportunities don't emerge on the blue side.

Overall a fun map pack...Halo 4 is still framy, and still buggy, but it's also a hell of a lot of fun.
 

blamite

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Special Delivery achievement is bugged too, I got it on Harvest after a double kill of two melees while nowhere near a mancannon or grav lift.

What's going on 343, are you guys alright? I'm starting to get worried.
 

Omni

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Just realised how different the concept art is in relation to the actual maps.

Can't wait to see this one
Halo+4+-+Concep%C3%A7%C3%B5es+Art%C3%ADsticas+-+War+Games+Map+Pass+-+1.jpg
 

Seance

Banned
So map pack is garbage? I'm glad i didn't get the Season Pass. I will keep checking these threads when new maps or Title Updates come in to see if Halo4 will be worth playing again.
 

Booties

Banned
So map pack is garbage? I'm glad i didn't get the Season Pass. I will keep checking these threads when new maps or Title Updates come in to see if Halo4 will be worth playing again.
Just got back from the future. Pro tip: it doesn't get better.
 
Oh holy shit. I cannot see how they would fix this map pack issue if it is infact the spec codes causing this.

Probably the reason it's still free and Ms/343 have kept quiet about it.

Quite the oversight by someone. Though I cannot feel bad about this train wreck of a dlc launch. This is all happening because they tried charging for something that should have been in the game since launch (spec codes).

I hate to say this - but at this point they might aswell just make the dlc free - at the moment it's free for Americans but costs money for Europeans. Pretty stupid that.
 
I'm not downloading these maps, even for free. I'm very sorry! I am quite the fan of Haven and Adrift, though.

I would like to see Construct remade for Halo 4, I think it would play well.. even with the jetpack.
 

rakka

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eh, stealth isn't all that great. you still show up as red, pv can still see you behind walls if youre firing, and I'm pretty sure if your switching weapons / reloading (?) too.

after using it for pretty much a whole specialization I feel it's not worth it

went back to using explosives or dexterity again.
 

GrizzNKev

Banned
I checked the marketplace 30 minutes ago and it said the DLC was 800MSP? I guess no free maps for me...

You need to check your specializations. If they're not unlocked, enter your code. If they're still not unlocked, make sure you add it to your download queue. Once your specializations work, go to War Games, then try to enter the DLC playlist. It'll pull up the marketplace.
 

Ramirez

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First impressions of the maps is that they're ok. Certainly no worse than any of the other BTB maps in the game. Harvest is probably my favorite out of the bunch.

Hopefully the next map pack is all small maps, BTB is set for a while with this pack.
 

Master_JO

Banned
Yaw!
Am not following all the recent news about the map pack.
What is going on? :)

I can see alot of people mentioning LE, Which I have. Is there a problem regarding the code or what?

I redeemed that code first day. Will I get the 9 maps automatically? Or Will I have to do something to get them?

Thanks for ur feedback :)
 

Akai__

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Yaw!
Am not following all the recent news about the map pack.
What is going on? :)

I can see alot of people mentioning LE, Which I have. Is there a problem regarding the code or what?

I redeemed that code first day. Will I get the 9 maps automatically? Or Will I have to do something to get them?

Thanks for ur feedback :)

The problem was, that people who bought the LE/map pass couldn't access the Crimson Map Pack in-game and if they were looking on the marketplace, the map pack would cost 800MSP. Now the problem is fixed and LE/map pass owner can download the Map Pack via the in-game menu.

Some people, which got the Specialization code, with the e-mail are getting the maps for free, too.

TL; DR: Just go to the main menu, of Halo 4 and go to the "Xbox Live downloadable content" section and select the Crimson Map Pack. Download it and you are good to go.
 

Enfinit

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Found one of the the headless guy's profiles. Apparently it's a mod that allows you to remove all the armor from your Spartan, thus allowing the hitbox for the head to vanish - meaning only body shots will kill you. The glitch/hack/mod/whatever apparently started popping up last week.

1zI9n
 

Ken

Member
my guess: this pack will stay free and MS/343 will give extra content to pass holders.

maybe they'll give le owners a link to secret briefing packet extended edition pdf file

but then the link can accidentally be viewed by everyone woops
 

Master_JO

Banned
The problem was, that people who bought the LE/map pass couldn't access the Crimson Map Pack in-game and if they were looking on the marketplace, the map pack would cost 800MSP. Now the problem is fixed and LE/map pass owner can download the Map Pack via the in-game menu.

Some people, which got the Specialization code, with the e-mail are getting the maps for free, too.

TL; DR: Just go to the main menu, of Halo 4 and go to the "Xbox Live downloadable content" section and select the Crimson Map Pack. Download it and you are good to go.

Thanks for the input bro. I Appreciate it :)
 
Well most people here know how I feel about it, but yeah, the use of the word "retard" offends me, Frankie. I just thought you should know since The Henery felt it was necessary to bring up who and who doesn't offend me.

Lol. It's part of a wider trend in Halogaf threads. I remember a junior posting 'no homo'; predictably the next half of the page was quoting it with things like

'sigh'

'really?'

'urgh'

Ok. Then I remember Devin Olsen (sorry to call you out) posting it and not a single response was posted. If people are going to get offended by words on the internet they should try to at least be consistent. Dunno, sometimes it just seems like an excuse to pounce on a junior and show everyone how correct they are. I could be wrong though. I think Kittens is consistent.

All this hatred towards this game makes me wonder what Halo 5 will be like. Will they try to progress and improve the same things that were in Halo: Reach and Halo 4 (Armor Abilities, perks, classes)? Go back to Halo 2/3 style? Or try something new?

A billion forum posts frothing with fury won't change the direction of Halo. I doubt it factors into even 10% of game design decisions. The only data that will really make a difference will be games sold, DLC sold (sniggers) and online population over 6 month periods. If people are really not happy about Halo they should stop playing it, like Overdoziz. Only when the population is really bad could I see any significant changes being made.

Crimson Map Pack Glitch, go live under a rock already...

Opened that video, thought I was watching a game of Complex.
 

Gazzawa

Member
Free dlc?!? What is this Mass Effect 3?!?
Actually free dlc was one of the best things about that games solid multiplayer. I put more time into that than I ever will this game. Selling Xbox now. Peace out wiggaz
 

Killer

Banned
A billion forum posts frothing with fury won't change the direction of Halo. I doubt it factors into even 10% of game design decisions. The only data that will really make a difference will be games sold, DLC sold (sniggers) and online population over 6 month periods. If people are really not happy about Halo they should stop playing it, like Overdoziz. Only when the population is really bad could I see any significant changes being made.

Sad, but true. It doesn't help being the best selling halo either.
 
Free dlc?!? What is this Mass Effect 3?!?
Actually free dlc was one of the best things about that games solid multiplayer. I put more time into that than I ever will this game. Selling Xbox now. Peace out wiggaz

yeah i definitely agree, mass effect halo is a great game.
 
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