Offical HALO REACH Thread (March 2011. Defiant Map Pack!)

2nd Halo Reach map pack incoming?

Today I was listening to the Major's Minute on the Xbox Live dashboard and apparently Halo Reach has a 2nd map pack on the way. Can anyone verify this?


Update:

How often do you check the Inside Xbox videos on the Xbox 360 dashboard? I’ll be honest, aside from Insider Moves (my favorite!), I don’t watch them often. But for some weird reason, I felt the need to watch the new vid featuring Xbox Live’s Larry Hyrb (aka Major Nelson) discussing Halo:Reach.

In it, Hyrb hints at a second map pack. Obviously, he doesn’t say when it will be released but according to him, Halo fans can expect it "very soon".

So far, one pack (Noble Map Pack) was released. We’ll keep you posted.

http://www.gamefocus.ca/?nav=new&nid=12737
 
Re: 2nd Halo Reach map pack incoming?

I don't know of a date, but there will be more map packs. Halo 3 had I think 3 different map pack DLCs, so I expect Reach to be similar.
 
Re: 2nd Halo Reach map pack incoming?

Then we'll excpect be on Halo news like cheese on a Nacho Grande' Platter with a pina colada!

HARD HITTING NEWS from EGA!
 
Re: Offical HALO REACH Thread (Nov. 30th. Noble Map Pack.)

I'm excited about the recent updates to the Firefight play lists.

They are making Firefight Arcade and Firefight Limited permanent playlists.

Additionally, Score Attack is getting some interesting new gametypes, such as Fiesta:
Fiesta Attack: Based on 2X Score Attack, 5 second respawns, Random Primary and Secondary weapons, enable IWHBYD Skull."

There are also quite a lot of multiplayer changes, too.

Source: Bungie Weekly Update
 
Re: Offical HALO REACH Thread (Nov. 30th. Noble Map Pack.)

MegaDrive20XX said:
ooooo when can we try? :)
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I'm not sure. Hopefully soon, though. I haven't really played Reach in a few weeks since I was waiting for Firefight Arcade to come back.

@ Mega, you need to re-friend me on XBL, btw.
 
Re: Offical HALO REACH Thread (Nov. 30th. Noble Map Pack.)

How in the world did I loose you Mai??? Was it due to the name change?
 
Re: Offical HALO REACH Thread (Nov. 30th. Noble Map Pack.)

It was something else, but it's not important now.

The return of Firefight Arcade is on the 8th, which coincidentally I have off from work. I'll probably mostly be playing Mass Effect or ME2 if I finish ME, but I'll be happy to play Reach for a bit with anyone who wants to do Firefight Arcade. :)
 
Re: Offical HALO REACH Thread (Nov. 30th. Noble Map Pack.)

Oh that...yeah nvm...=/ Drama sucks donkey butt. Tired of the problems of the past, just want to move on. Which is something I told myself as soon as Jan 1st struck. No mas, no more hating. I'm getting too old for it.

Anyways, the 8th? Tuesday! Lovely, I have that day off!
 
Re: Offical HALO REACH Thread (Nov. 30th. Noble Map Pack.)

Hey so I've been playing grifball for a while and they definitely made changes to the overall game for this month. I think it is a great improvement.
 
Here's my Valentine's Day greeting. Halo Reach's Defiant Map Pack hits this March. Priced at 800 MS Points. 3 new maps and 150 more achievements. Not to mention, this is the first Halo project designed by 343 Studios to show us what they can do.

http://kotaku.com/#!5759818/halo-reachs-defiant-map-pack-hits-this-march

Break down on the maps

Condemned: Condemned takes place aboard Orbital Station Gamma, a massive space station high in orbit above the planet Reach. Prior to the Covenant's overwhelming invasion, Orbital Station Gamma provided long range communications for UNSC fleets and a vital lifeline between Reach and Earth. During the Battle of Reach, the station suffered terrible punishment at the hands of the Covenant but a few fortified sections remain intact, fully pressurized, and ready for combat. Condemned supports 6 – 12 players in a variety of action-packed game types, including Team Slayer, Team Objective and Free for All.

Highlands: Highlands takes place on the top-secret Military Wilderness Training Preserve on Reach. The Preserve is a large, wooded area where Spartan super-soldiers trained long before the war with the Covenant began. During the Battle of Reach, the Preserve was the site of key battles between the alien invaders and a group of Spartans who used their familiarity with these UNSC training grounds to significant tactical advantage…but not everyone who enters these woods makes it out alive. Highlands expands the fight with massive-scale engagements for 8 – 16 players in Big Team Battle, Team Slayer and Team Objective.

Unearthed: Unearthed takes the battle for Reach to a large Titanium mine and refinery located in the Viery civilian sector of the planet. This particular mine was built to take advantage of the exposed titanium inside a massive meteor crater. The titanium produced here is used in much of the UNSC hardware, from the chassis of the Warthog to the meters-thick armor plating of capital ships like the UNSC Pillar of Autumn. While this facility was quickly abandoned when the Covenant arrived on Reach, it still has significant tactical (and economic) value and it won't be long before both humans and Covenant return to battle for control. Unearthed allows up to 4 players to launch a counterassault against the Covenant in Firefight and Firefight modes such as Generator Defense.
 
I'd love to play Reach with you guys but I don't own a single map pack :( Still, hit me up (gt is still lamer v5) and we'll get something going! :D
 
kirbyrockz said:
I'd love to play Reach with you guys but I don't own a single map pack :( Still, hit me up (gt is still lamer v5) and we'll get something going! :D
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Me either. These new map packs seem kinda rushed and not up to the polish that the previous Halo map packs had.
 
I'm sick of getting all these stupid Forged community maps in matchmaking. It's so frustrating. New maps like every day, I never EVER see any of the original maps or DLC in the main playlists anymore.
 
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