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[Atrophied]

Correct me iff I'm wrong, but I didn't think you could mooch the disc off've someone. I recall reading somewhere that it's a 1-time use thing. (much like you can't just take a Live account round on a mem. card to get d/l content more than once on different BoXes.)

[ThaJinx]

[thunderclap8]

Query: My EB where I reserved my maps claims they in fact come out on Wednesday, not Tuesday.

Anyone else have this experience? Too late to get my money back, so I guess I'll have to hold off a day on new map madness.

[ubercado]

That is what I have been told also...but, there is always Wal-Mart to check around midnight or so...

I don't think there is a limitation on the map pack disk...I hope not...because when the 360 comes out this November, I don't think everyone wants to go out and buy ANOTHER copy of the map pack just to play on the 360 with...

Ah well...we will find out shortly I guess...

Nice avatar Jinx...get tired of the "spiders" ?

[krystyn]

smirking jinxie

[ThaJinx]

[fugitivesoldier]

They said before that you could get the maps from a friend's Map Pack disc.

That's one of the reasons why they split the maps up 4-5 to release, so people bought some on their own anyway.

I called EB today, asked if they had them in stock, and they said tomorrow.

5 minutes later I finished downloading the maps.


OMG TEH TRAIN IS COMING!!!1!

[4dSwissCheese]

[gilada]

G'ah, my store is saying it's in tomorrow as well. Oh well, I'll be at a movie screening tonight anyway, so I'll just get it tomorrow, not going to pay for the double dip.

[Atrophied]

My local EB doesn't get them 'til the 7th...

No worries with getting the maps on your 360... by then they'll be free to d/l anyway from Live (plus your Live account is free too, I can't wait )

[krystyn]

Relic is like, all Myst-like and stuff. Le Tuna Man likes to go wading in the ocean. It might be a frustrating map for me, since defense at the main base is a bit difficult. This map seems to really support spawn-killing as a tactic for winning (the two-way teleporter, the open space, the various sniping points, the rocket pickup), which is not really one of my favorite things in the world.

Backwash's fog is lovely, and we need to do Zombies there. Penitent's giggle and humming is really effing creepy. Having us all do slayer with sentinel beams only is pretty and cool. And it really hammers home how effective the fog is. If you get that camo and can creep, you've got a huge advantage for as long as that shield lasts.

Elongation is fun. Simple. Definitely a bloodbath with too many people. It's Longest, without that extra weird cavernous bit along one side. It's crates and jumping and Brute Shot lovin'. Fugitive was having fun glitching out the crate drop to cause a huge backup.

The trains on Terminal most assuredly make me giggle. 'Specially when I get the Wraith on the tracks. I didn't explore enough to really make sense of the all the entrances and throughways, but the parking spots actually have oil stains on the ground, and the announcements sound really cool. The train is death. The train is death by Guardians. The train is your best friend and your quickest ride to the next spawn screen. Pay with your life, exact change, please.

I am having trouble making a clean jump to the moosehead sculpture in Gemini. There are LOTS of plasma grenades on this map, and you start with 2 on your spawn, so Jinxie will be very happy. Woody and I spent at least a half hour double-sticking each other, and waiting out the insane spawn times because we were on the same team. Because we're dumb like that. It's a weird little map, kinda like Ivory Tower in general feel and size (Woody's assessment, which I find to be true), and the outside deck is gorgeous and weird. The lighting's also weird on that one. You'll see what I mean when you get there.

[ubersaurus]

Not even a day, and people found out you can crouch jump through the Relic teleporter.

With luck, I can get the DVD in my grubby claws tomorrow after work. I'm looking forward to trying to stick Penitent Tangent with plasma grenades

[krystyn]

Definitely an exercise in futility!

[Grifter_7]

Much fun last night. Sorry if I didn't accept everyone's invite but it was Tuesday, and my old college roommates and I were havin' some fun.

I dug into my bag of old Halo 1 tricks and brought out a few of our old game types. I think I've played it once with ya'll but with the new maps (mainly the old remakes of the H1 maps) this game is just as fun as it was back in H1.

See my post on the Custom Game types for the particulars for what we like to call "Football".

[INCyr]