Halo 3 Heroic DLC pack free Tues the 25th

Thank you

now im kinda pissed, i literally just bought it yesterday!

Finally! Christ on a bike that took forever!

Wow Bungie, I wasn't suspecting this. Thanks.

Hmm this might actually tempt me to play more Halo... Who'd have thought that bungie could get me away from my CoD4 addiction.

What's that there are more CoD4 maps being released on the 4th? Oh well nevermind, better luck next time bungie.

About Fucking Time.

Gotta be kidding me, I just broke down to buy them last week!

Wow, free... don't care for the game but maybe COD4 will follow up with their maps for free.

For everyone kicking themselves on the head for jsut buying this map, wtf were you thinking? Bungie did the same thing with the map packs in Halo 2, making the old ones free when new ones came out, and I am pretty sure they announced this would be a free map pack in the spring.

@todd.

Not with activision as the publisher. You know, the company that is trying to out EA EA.

On a side note, this is gonna be one busy tuesday.
Halo maps, plus battle feild beta...plus Ninja Gaiden DS.

Excellent! Now i can get more of my cheapskate mates to join my grifball team in time for the new season!

Kickass! Maybe I'll have a working console back by then.

I just want a working, non-refurb console Microsoft!!!!
http://xbox360rrod.com

i bought this on day one, but it'll be nice to see everyone having it :)

Great, Finally I will be able to use the ultimate forge map.

Maybe this time I will buy the legendary DLC because the maps in that seem quite promising.

I seriously don't know why people bother with Halo 3 the 3rd in the series sucked on campaign and had a lackluster online mode. With each game the quality deminished and the maps online are of poor quality as well. I may not have a 360 (I have a PS3) but I have played this game and GoW on it at my m8s house. If I were you people I'd not bother getting these maps I myself will stick too CoD 4 and buy there DLC in April.

P.S I am not biased I enjoy my share of the 360 exclusives that I wish were on the PS3: Mass Effect 1/2 (when it comes out), Bioshock 1/2 (when it comes out) and GoW 1/2 (when it comes out)

Your's Sinceerely Nathan-DTS
Enjoy your RROD

I bought this about a month ago thinking it would be around May they'd be free. I'll still buy the new maps as well as the CoD4 ones. I don't mind buying DLC as I know they're for games I'm playing. Unlike Live Arcade games where I might play one if I'm bored.

Thats a nice WTF picture!

Buy both packs, and it'll be like you spent 400 per pack.

Why do you people keep talking about RROD on completely unrelated posts?

We know that the Xbox RRODs and I'm sure there are plenty of places where you can talk about them but it's not here.

I don't know why so many people are acting suprized about this. Saying; "I wasn't expecting this" , or "I just bought them yesterday".

First off, they did this with every single Halo 2 map pack. Second, they stated they were going to make the first map pack free early spring when it was released.

And third , on wendsday it was announced the third map pack would be released april 15th. A week or two before that in the WU they stated the first map pack would be free before the second came out.

So its really your own fault. Oh well, consider it an investment. Your purchase slightly increased the odds of more map packs. And gave MS more profit, so they will be more likely to continue let Bungie make the map packs free eventually. Even if they don't have any control over the original pricing.

Anyways to people who havn't played the new maps yet, they are pretty good. Standoff is a good slayer/ CTF map. although the bases are really small, compact and yet still manage to have 5 exits/entrances.

Rats Nest is a larger symetrical map. Its alright for slayer, but its good for Assualt and CTF.

Foundry is probably the most valuable map ever created in any MP FPS in DLC. The ultimate Forge map. Allowing you to basically create your own small maps. I suggest you go to B.net and find some people to add to your list to play customs. Because theres a lot of possibilities with this map. I have seen everything from symetrical CTF maps, arena slayer maps, Mongoose motor cross type tracks, survival zombie maps, Griffball , etc.


Even if you have no intention of giving customs ago. Foundry is a worthy addition. Because Bungie can use the same forge tools to make alternate foundrys for matchmaking. The MLG playlist for example, when its released in april, it will use an Arena slayer map created in Foundry. And I think, or atleast hope we will see more of that.


Can't wait for the next map pack. If you look at the top view of Avalanche given in the update, you can see ice in a few spots on the map. Hopefully it makes vehicles slip like the ice on the original.

I don't think im going to take the review of Halo 3 from some one who doesn't own a 360 and can't spell "diminished" seriously. I think I have played Halo 3 enough that I can have my own views on it.

I don't think the campaign was lacklust. The plot and its presentation certainly was. And I don't think Halo 3s MP is worse then Halo 2s. The maps in Halo 3 are generally worse then Halo 2s. But the gameplay itself is better.

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.

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."

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.

BUNGIE!! u rock

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.

Damn !! I was about to buy them 3 days ago !! Thank god I was tired and went to bed !!! :D

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.

@Sunny,

The only possible, and obvious, answer is that those people were not aware that the maps would be free in the spring.

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.

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.

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...

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...

So where's the free Map pack? Its way past 2AM in PST and it still costs 800 Points.

JAmerican

yeah, where the hell are these free maps
it still says 800 on marketplace and it is way way past 2am

@AceGemini

Haha Christ on a bike... Good one man