they could-eve just game us our monthy DLC rotation playlist back…
after all, that’s what they promised back in September…
ahh, but another promise broken 343…
Is it possible to get a refund for the map pack? I played for hours over the weekend and not once did any dlc map even appear for voting.
I enjoy the first two map packs but I have never been able to play any of the third map pack.
There is no realistic way for me to play on the maps I bought so I don’t think a refund is out of the question. Is there a way of contacting 343i. I don’t get any replies from bsangel or forum posts.
> Is it possible to get a refund for the map pack? I played for hours over the weekend and not once did any dlc map even appear for voting.
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> I enjoy the first two map packs but I have never been able to play any of the third map pack.
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> There is no realistic way for me to play on the maps I bought so I don’t think a refund is out of the question. Is there a way of contacting 343i. I don’t get any replies from bsangel or forum posts.
Nope, Microsoft policy.
I really think they should leave the DLC playlists in.
Even if they have very low populations of a few hundred, at least people who want to play them or try for the achievements have some way to do it.
If you pay money for extra maps you should be able to have a playlist available at all times which gives you a very high possibility of playing those maps.
As it is, people are put off the idea of buying future DLC map packs due to their bad experiences here.
EDIT: Sorry for double post, I should have edited my previous reply.
> Is it possible to get a refund for the map pack?
I’m afraid it’s not…
> There are no refunds for this item
However, for in-game content like this I think it would be a good idea for there to be a 24/48 hour cooling off period whereby after trying it you could return it and lose the licence on your machine (along with any achievements earned).
I think that would be a good thing and developers would soon learn if their content was not good enough from the number of returns.
However, this is off-topic for a Halo 4 forum and is more a general xbox discussion so I’ll say no more on the matter.
Heres a thought, go a head and start requiring DLC on a small scale, but also put said DLC on sale-its like what $10 a pack? bust it down to $5. Its ultimately a copy and paste, and while you may not get what you projected would cover development costs at least you get more sales volume to compensate…
Halo 2’s DLC didnt break above $5 If I recall for a single pack and it not only sold, but it kicked -Yoink-…
clearly at the current pricing, no one is buying, but if you drop the price, even temporarily, you might move your product better, and we get to play DLC instead of sitting here with a big pile of buyer’s remorse…
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> > DLC playlists used to exist, and historically, they’ve had some of the lowest populations of all the playlists. Why would you want them back?
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> Couldn’t have said it better myself.
So people that bought the DLC can play it.
Seriously what kind of dumb question is that?
It’s so agonizingly simple: have a permanent hopper for each. So:
Team Slayer
Team DLC (rotates between the small team maps)
Big Team Battles
Big Team DLC (same for big team)
That’d get me to purchase the DLC, despite 343’s terrible mismanagement practices.
Toss in a sale? $5 instead of too-much-10, and I’ll be snapping up the DLC like hotcakes.
But, with no support, no effort, and no care for the community, I’ll continue to pass.
“The DLC playlist populations were always low” My response to that?
“So what?”
Yeah, the populations were low compared to other populations, but at least it gave people a chance to actually play the DLC maps in matchmaking. There’s always a playlist that has a low population; it’s unavoidable. There needs to be a DLC playlist, cause otherwise, there’s really no reason for anyone to buy the map packs now, is there?
The “low population” excuse doesn’t work with me. This is the same crap that was pulled with Reach. Good luck ever playing Breakneck or Timberlands in Reach now that Anniversary Big Team is gone, or any DLC big-team map for that matter. There are 3 DLC achievements I have for Reach that are near impossible to get due to how rare DLC maps appear in regular matchmaking.
And the “you can always play the maps in Custom Games” doesn’t work either. Not everyone has a bunch of people on there friends list that has Halo 4, or plays it often. And even if you do, it’s quite possible that they wont have the maps either, or they’ll want to play a more unique Custom Game than just Slayer.
343i either should make a dedicated DLC playlist (where you must have all the maps) or dramatically reduce the price of the map packs to get more people to buy them. Otherwise, the money we spent on their map packs are being wasted if we aren’t able to play them.
Personally I’m sickened, I literally have spent the last 10 hours of my day off trying to play at least ONE of the new maps, having purchased the Champions Bundle this morning. Not one, nada, zilch. That’s wrong.
> DLC playlists used to exist, and historically, they’ve had some of the lowest populations of all the playlists. Why would you want them back?
Best thing would be that they increase the chances of getting matched with people who’s bought the DLC in matchmaking or that they make popular playlists DLC only.
> > DLC playlists used to exist, and historically, they’ve had some of the lowest populations of all the playlists. Why would you want them back?
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> Best thing would be that they increase the chances of getting matched with people who’s bought the DLC in matchmaking or that they make popular playlists DLC only.
343i tried both of those. Neither worked.
> > > DLC playlists used to exist, and historically, they’ve had some of the lowest populations of all the playlists. Why would you want them back?
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> > Best thing would be that they increase the chances of getting matched with people who’s bought the DLC in matchmaking or that they make popular playlists DLC only.
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> 343i tried both of those. Neither worked.
Well in that case it didn’t work because of them. it worked perfectly with Bungie.
> > > > DLC playlists used to exist, and historically, they’ve had some of the lowest populations of all the playlists. Why would you want them back?
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> > > Best thing would be that they increase the chances of getting matched with people who’s bought the DLC in matchmaking or that they make popular playlists DLC only.
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> > 343i tried both of those. Neither worked.
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> Well in that case it didn’t work because of them. it worked perfectly with Bungie.
The popular playlist trick worked for H3, but that was because of its large population. They didn’t do that with Reach, and their efforts of increasing the chance that players with DLC match each other didn’t work out too well either.
So to say it “worked perfectly with Bungie” is inaccurate. It worked pretty well with Halo 3, but that’s it.
Aye, I have barely played but twice on any of the DLC maps since the playlists came down and I have yet to actually play on Vortex (I think that’s what it’s called) or Pitfall.
In the meantime while they play with ideas, I’d love to at least have an All DLC Required thing in the form of DLC Grab Bag or DLC Big Team or something like it. There was a new map I loved, with the Mantis on one side and Wraith on the other and it wound through caves, and I haven’t seen it in ages.
BTB DLC is the best idea since it’s the most popular playlist, biggest population. BTB and BTB DLC can exist in tandem.
Also use ALL DLC maps, even ones meant for 4 vs 4 but make the 4 vs 4 capture the flag style matches in order to add structure.
I appreciate 343 releasing GOTY so everyone can have DLC but there needs to be even more done to fully integrate it into the game and appease the community.
People want achievements, people want variety. We want to play the awesome maps you created so please find a way. Love you 343.
A DLC playlist must be too hard to create. The community has been screaming for months about a DLC playlist but still no fix. 343 showcased new avatar items though and is giving us a one flag playlist! We should be happy right?
Manage the playlists to keep them fresh. Don’t micromanage it to the point where the community can’t play what they paid for.
The popular playlist trick worked for H3, but that was because of its large population. They didn’t do that with Reach, and their efforts of increasing the chance that players with DLC match each other didn’t work out too well either.
Well said Sir. I always got crushed in Reach’s DLC playlists because much better players would party up and crush casual teams. At least you got to play the maps.
There’s not one person at 343 who doesn’t want to see DLC in rotation?
Team DLC (4v4)- Majestic pack, Bullseye pack, Forge Island variants. Mix of Slayer and Objective gametypes.
BTB DLC (8v8)- Crimson pack, Castle pack, Forge Island variants. Mix of Slayer and Objective gametypes.
Use one playlist spot and rotate these two every 1-2 weeks.
> > DLC playlists used to exist, and historically, they’ve had some of the lowest populations of all the playlists. Why would you want them back?
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> Couldn’t have said it better myself.
So to use that logic. Why is 343 even making DLC if it never shows up?
There’s no point for people to pay for it, ergo, no point to create it.