This is a quick heads up to all the Halo 3 fans who haven't already downloaded the add-on Heroic Map Pack. The three maps were released back in December for $10, but starting today, they'll be free for anyone to grab. It will certainly be nice to see them in much wider circulation. For those people who forget what three maps were included, here's a quick run down:
* Standoff. Standoff is a big-ish symmetrical map—great for Team Slayer, excellent for Objective games and big enough for a couple of vehicles. It has locked-down Bunkers for bases and lots of cover for players trying to make their way from one base to the next. Although some say it has a similar feel to Blood Gulch, the geometry and terrain are very different.
* Rat’s Nest. Rat's Nest is a massive level set in the corridors and tunnels of a Human Base near Kilimanjaro. You may recognize parts of it from Halo 3's Campaign mode. Effectively, it's a giant Oval, kind of like an underground NASCAR track, with lots of vehicles and plenty of tunnels criss-crossing the center area. It's designed for big team games, Objective and Slayer, but also works brilliantly for game types like Infection and Territories.
* Foundry. Foundry is a unique map designed from the outset to be the most customizable Halo 3 Forge map ever created. It's a large Warehouse, which can be emptied quickly and then rebuilt any way you like, with a brand new palette of objects such as walls, ramps, Mancannons, and more. Stuff you never had access to before and objects that can be used to create fully functioning level designs, rather than simply altering our existing map.
The next bundle of content, the Legendary Map Pack, will be made available on April 18, again for $10. According to Bungie's update, there is currently no plan to release that pack for free, although hopefully in a few months it'll repeat the plan they had with the Heroic maps and open them up for everyone.
Grimlock
theres no excuse for any of you not to have these maps now. and no excuse to not be playing Halo 3!!!
TRSturbo
jeez, some people wanted bungie to throw them a party for it, the freeloaders, like bungies going to plan a party for people who dont buy it, lolz
urk
They're free right now, by the way. Go get 'em, self-entitled freeloaders!
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ryanoxerous
I really wish it would be a mandatory download to play Halo 3, tho.
PatIsLegend
it basically is...these maps are in matchmaking now
Gui_PT
Forget about that!
We want the new maps! I call them Lukeout 2 and Mid-shiped Again
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sithmonkey
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CrazedOne1988
they just announced the newest map for the legendary pack was blackout. it's an almost exact remake of lockout
CrazedOne1988
go check it out at bungie.net
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tehviruss
Good stuff I'll be glad to play with ALL my friends.
sithmonkey
Nah, they'll be busy playing Blackout or something.
MAdB0MBER
Hotrod
I got the Heroic Map Pack when it came out, and I find that it was worth it. However, I'm glad that I can finally play my Foundry maps with my friends, who didn't buy the maps.