Xbox Live Downloadable Content?

[SoundX]

I thought there would be more threads on this, so is Halo 2 gonna feature Xbox Live Downloadable Content, because it would be really damn awsome if it did, new multiplayer maps, maybe new bots for select in multiplayer, ect, the possabilities are endless.

I know that in Halo 1 they said it was virtualy impossible to add anything to the game despite many hackers giving warthogs wings and making blood gutch towers ect. Is Halo 2 gonna have the same sort of structure in that area? Or will we be getting lovely updates everynow and then. :)

[AlphaCigara]

I'm sure it will have some kind of DLC, maybe Bungie will throw in some new maps, new weapons, and if we're lucky new game modes :). And also the occasional patch or two to prevent those hacks you talked about

[themoosearmy]

Bungie has said that Halo 2 will take full advantage of Xbox Live, so you can probably count on d/l content.

[SoundX]

Awsome, so I guess that's most deffinently in.

Wonder if they could add more Campienge Levels and stuff as well as multiplayer, I'd love to see the game expand over time, and it would be pritty cool to have some levels issued during the wait for Halo 3, explaining what has/will happen then.
That sort of stuff would be very cool.

[ghost 009]

Awsome, so I guess that's most deffinently in.

Wonder if they could add more Campienge Levels and stuff as well as multiplayer, I'd love to see the game expand over time, and it would be pritty cool to have some levels issued during the wait for Halo 3, explaining what has/will happen then.
That sort of stuff would be very cool.
halo 3....... I don't think its going to happen but I don't want a Halo 3 but I want Halo 2 to be good enough so that we don't care if there is a 3 or not.

[themoosearmy]

Addition to my post above:
(From Bungie's FAQ, paraphrase)
Will Halo 2 Support Downloadable Content?
We are not saying right not now, but stay tuned.

[l Maximus l]

Wouldn't it be bad ass if Halo 2 didn't release Blood Gulch on the Halo 2 disc...but, then added it 3 months from now for Downloaded Content over XBL? That would keep things exciting as hell!!!

Obviously, I'm sure they would step things up on Blood Gulch with a more updated version....with the new weapons, etc.... And, perhaps they could add the Halo PC maps and stuff.

The possibilities are endless...Halo 2 is going to PWN all of us!!

[Variation-XBA]

Wouldn't it be bad ass if Halo 2 didn't release Blood Gulch on the Halo 2 disc...but, then added it 3 months from now for Downloaded Content over XBL? That would keep things exciting as hell!!!!

I prey to god not, I hate that map with a passion :P

[l Maximus l]

I prey to god not, I hate that map with a passion :P

Dude...the fact that Blood Gulch is on Halo 1 doesn't ruin the entire game for you, does it?

Think about it...

[themoosearmy]

Dude...the fact that Blood Gulch is on Halo 1 doesn't ruin the entire game for you, does it?

Think about it...
I think we will be seeing a lot of downloadable levels, and with Halo, this just brings a whole new level to the game, imagine if we had that now. And maybe they would let you download custom game types they made up (like the ones you make yourself).

[BunnyRabbit]

Yeah man DLC keeps possibilities beamin sky high. I could only imagine how awesome it could be. What they could do to suprise and have fun with us.

Blood Gulch would be great.. I hope they dont take advantage of everybodys crave and really make the DLC pricy..I mean Ill pay.. But dont go nuts BUNGIE!#

[TOTTEN]

i think they shouldent realease the pistol with the game to show the pistol lover (myself included) that halo wont need the pistol but if its missed alot they should put it in a dlc weapons pack

[themoosearmy]

i think they shouldent realease the pistol with the game to show the pistol lover (myself included) that halo wont need the pistol but if its missed alot they should put it in a dlc weapons pack
Weapons would most likely be out of the question for Dlc. If I'm correct on this (zero may be able to help me out), each weapon requires its own 1st and 3rd person animation, art etc., therefore it would take a lot of work to release new weapons. However, I'm not sure if other games have done similiar things, but this is Halo 2. Levels already in the game would need to be "redone" if they wanted to use them there.

[SoundX]

What I'd like to see:

Blood Gutch: New an improved, mounted turrets, banshees maybe an extra underground area leeding from one base to the other. (Just to make things a little more hectic :))

The Pistol: Original, maybe only for the multiplayer maps though, would it even be possible to add new weapons to single player? Anyway...

New Multiplayer Models: Grunts, Brutes, Marines, what have you...

New Motors: Howz about a hovercraft type thing with a mounted rocket launcher, of course you'd need a water-type level to go with that. Heh :D

Side-Quests: Maybe a little single player game as a Marine, telling you his stories about the closest he's ever been to death ect. Or vice-verca, a covonent, (subtitles included I guess)

:) Crazy Ideas I guess, but worth a shot.

[E Nomini Patri]

(zero may be able to help me out)

Hehe, yes he can!

New weapons are possible, but Bungie is really hardcore about weapon balance, so if there are new weapons...expect the rest to change slightly. I wouldn't expect new weapons, because I bet Bungie has thoroughly explored all the weapons possibilities necessary for the game to an extent that renders any additions obsolete. Not to mention that weapons must be placed in strategic locations throughout the levels, so a new weapon would radically alter the layout creating unnecessary effort that could be applied to fix bugs and play test more important things...

Who knows though, I don't.

[themoosearmy]

Hehe, yes he can!

New weapons are possible, but Bungie is really hardcore about weapon balance, so if there are new weapons...expect the rest to change slightly. I wouldn't expect new weapons, because I bet Bungie has thoroughly explored all the weapons possibilities necessary for the game to an extent that renders any additions obsolete. Not to mention that weapons must be placed in strategic locations throughout the levels, so a new weapon would radically alter the layout creating unnecessary effort that could be applied to fix bugs and play test more important things...

Who knows though, I don't.
Yeah, thats what I was trying to say. Bungie puts as much effort into balancing out the game as they do living life itself. What other weapons do you need anyways?

Plus SoundX,those are some wild ideas, but hey, lets dream away. Nothing like using that grunt voice-over on XBL :p .

[SoundX]

Plus SoundX,those are some wild ideas, but hey, lets dream away. Nothing like using that grunt voice-over on XBL :p .

Haha, that would most deffinently piss some people off. :D