I bought the LE as did many of you guys, but it makes no sense to me why you would want more than what you paid for.
I’m happy i have my maps, and more people with them just means more people in the playlist. besides, think about all the money 343i lost out on.
I dunno, i just think it’s nonsense.
They know that they made a bad deal buying the LE WHICH everyone told them on the forums but they said that they loved Halo and didn’t care.
They are greedy.
I’ll try to explain, but it seems like no matter what I say, I’m just called an immature whiner. But I’ll try yet again to at least explain my rationale. As I posted elsewhere:
Just try to imagine, please. You’ve geared yourself up to finally, at the end of a year from hell, have some fun with your favorite gaming franchise for 11 years, something consistent and reliable since you were 20 years old in 2001 - not even a man yet, arguably - and you go out of your way to support it by purchasing two map pack passes because your best friend wouldn’t be able to afford it anytime soon and you wanted to experience this with him because it’s become a tradition between you.
And the game keeps placing obstacle, after obstacle, after obstacle between you and that experience. You have to play by a certain date. You don’t get a specialization code. You finally get one but your friend doesn’t. The map pack doesn’t show up, etc. etc. etc. All the while, you’re defending the game to others and saying how while you respect their opinion, you love and enjoy the game.
And then the discount you paid for turns out to be nothing of the sort. They charge you more than others despite prepurchasing a discount. And yet, even then, you’re happy for others who got the map pack for free, because hey… the more the merrier. But you feel a little bit shafted by this thing that was supposed to be your sole stress-free experience of the year (literally.)
And all the while, your fellow consumers call you a whiner, petty, greedy, stupid, immature, and self-entitled. Yet you maintain a level of decorum, respect, and civility throughout. And you even make it clear that you are happy for those who got it free, don’t want them to be charged, and don’t want them to lose that content.
Now… can you, even if you don’t agree, see where one would feel disgruntled, screwed over, and entitled to some simple form of compensation? Yes there are many more important things in life than gaming. No one appreciates that more than me. But it’s not about the money, or the pragmatism. It’s about the principle.
Because I payed money for something that was eventually going to be free.
Maps still came out on the day they said it would in America where they are located. So in all and all they did what they said they were. Xbox -Yoinked!- up not 343 so i dont know why people arent over at the XBOX.COM forums complaining about this and not here.
> Because I payed money for something that was eventually going to be free.
Is it free now? Didn’t think so.
I bought the map pass and it doesn’t bother me in the least.
Firstly, the maps are awful and I probably won’t ever play them again :\
Secondly the only “fix” I would be happy about would be some free maps released (INDOOR 4v4 MAPS PLEASE) but then that wouldn’t fix anythign for the people who feel entitled to “exclusive” content.
This DLC would be dead in a week if it wasn’t for the 10-20k people who downlaoded it for free. Just saying.
> Because I payed money for something that was eventually going to be free.
Were it so easy. 
> > Because I payed money for something that was eventually going to be free.
>
> Is it free now? Didn’t think so.
There are reports 2-3 hours ago they were still free and they are still free…
> > Because I payed money for something that was eventually going to be free.
>
> Is it free now? Didn’t think so.
Doesn’t matter. Microsoft screwed up and we had to suffer for it.
How would you feel if I was just able to walk in and get a free Halo 4 Xbox when you had to pay for it (seeing as how you have Fotus).
Oh, but the next day it’s $350 again so it’s okay I guess /sarcasm
It’s not just LE owners, it’s also anyone who bought the map pass. Because as of yesterday, we officially paid MORE for the maps, than everyone who got the map pack free.
The Map Pass buyers spent 2000ms points on what will cost everyone else 1600ms points. That is unfair.
The LE buyers spent the equivalent of the Map Pass, 25$, on what will only cost everyone else 20$.
400ms points is enough to buy one of a large number of items, even full games, from Xbox Marketplace, and it is equal to exactly what Map Pass and LE buyers lost yesterday in an unfair, and unpublicized transaction. It is only fair they get that 400ms points added to their account.
> Maps still came out on the day they said it would in America where they are located. So in all and all they did what they said they were. Xbox -Yoinked!- up not 343 so i dont know why people arent over at the XBOX.COM forums complaining about this and not here.
I’d imagine because this is the company that primarily is responsible for how their content should have been handled, there have been a lot of dropped balls in terms of marketing and if an idea someone purposed that the spec code promo Microsoft did was the same type of code that LE owners got then it totally invalidates the LE purchase to the core, and I also sadly imagine it would make it rather hard to offer an accurate compensation to correct parties.
Edit: Here’s the post that I had read, not sure if they are right, but assuming that it is the most likely case, then ya the LE’s game content is invalidated;
> Here’s whats going on. If you redeemed the specialization code that went out to everyone a week or two ago that means you got 4 things from the limited edition, because its all one code. The specializations, a skin, an emblem and the Map pack pass. So now you got ALL the maps for free and there’s pretty much no way for microsoft to know who’s an le owner or not.
> > > Because I payed money for something that was eventually going to be free.
> >
> > Is it free now? Didn’t think so.
>
> Doesn’t matter. Microsoft screwed up and we had to suffer for it.
> How would you feel if I was just able to walk in and get a free Halo 4 Xbox when you had to pay for it (seeing as how you have Fotus).
>
> Oh, but the next day it’s $350 again so it’s okay I guess /sarcasm
You has to suffer for it…?
That’s like saying how would you feel if I won a Xbox 360 and you had to pay for yours. I wouldn’t care.
> > > > Because I payed money for something that was eventually going to be free.
> > >
> > > Is it free now? Didn’t think so.
> >
> > Doesn’t matter. Microsoft screwed up and we had to suffer for it.
> > How would you feel if I was just able to walk in and get a free Halo 4 Xbox when you had to pay for it (seeing as how you have Fotus).
> >
> > Oh, but the next day it’s $350 again so it’s okay I guess /sarcasm
>
> You has to suffer for it…?
>
> That’s like saying how would you feel if I won a Xbox 360 and you had to pay for yours. I wouldn’t care.
But everyone won…
I bought the LE and don’t think I deserve compensation.
To be fair though, I’m not a self-entitled gamer.
As of last night when I checked, the maps were not free. Glitches happen. Get over yourselves.
> I’ll try to explain, but it seems like no matter what I say, I’m just called an immature whiner. But I’ll try yet again to at least explain my rationale. As I posted elsewhere:
>
> Just try to imagine, please. You’ve geared yourself up to finally, at the end of a year from hell, have some fun with your favorite gaming franchise for 11 years, something consistent and reliable since you were 20 years old in 2001 - not even a man yet, arguably - and you go out of your way to support it by purchasing two map pack passes because your best friend wouldn’t be able to afford it anytime soon and you wanted to experience this with him because it’s become a tradition between you.
>
> And the game keeps placing obstacle, after obstacle, after obstacle between you and that experience. You have to play by a certain date. You don’t get a specialization code. You finally get one but your friend doesn’t. The map pack doesn’t show up, etc. etc. etc. All the while, you’re defending the game to others and saying how while you respect their opinion, you love and enjoy the game.
>
> And then the discount you paid for turns out to be nothing of the sort. They charge you more than others despite prepurchasing a discount. And yet, even then, you’re happy for others who got the map pack for free, because hey… the more the merrier. But you feel a little bit shafted by this thing that was supposed to be your sole stress-free experience of the year (literally.)
>
> And all the while, your fellow consumers call you a whiner, petty, greedy, stupid, immature, and self-entitled. Yet you maintain a level of decorum, respect, and civility throughout. And you even make it clear that you are happy for those who got it free, don’t want them to be charged, and don’t want them to lose that content.
>
> Now… can you, even if you don’t agree, see where one would feel disgruntled, screwed over, and entitled to some simple form of compensation? Yes there are many more important things in life than gaming. No one appreciates that more than me. But it’s not about the money, or the pragmatism. It’s about the principle.
High quality post.
> > > > > Because I payed money for something that was eventually going to be free.
> > > >
> > > > Is it free now? Didn’t think so.
> > >
> > > Doesn’t matter. Microsoft screwed up and we had to suffer for it.
> > > How would you feel if I was just able to walk in and get a free Halo 4 Xbox when you had to pay for it (seeing as how you have Fotus).
> > >
> > > Oh, but the next day it’s $350 again so it’s okay I guess /sarcasm
> >
> > You has to suffer for it…?
> >
> > That’s like saying how would you feel if I won a Xbox 360 and you had to pay for yours. I wouldn’t care.
>
> But everyone won…
A minority won and not everyone.
I also got the LE. I agree with Krymsonhalo
> Because as of yesterday, we officially paid MORE for the maps, than everyone who got the map pack free.
>
> The Map Pass buyers spent 2000ms points on what will cost everyone else 1600ms points. That is unfair.
>
> The LE buyers spent the equivalent of the Map Pass, 25$, on what will only cost everyone else 20$.
>
> 400ms points is enough to buy one of a large number of items, even full games, from Xbox Marketplace, and it is equal to exactly what Map Pass and LE buyers lost yesterday in an unfair, and unpublicized transaction. It is only fair they get that 400ms points added to their account.
I’m sure 343 is having a devil of a time figuring this one out. Our accounts probably won’t get credited, but perhaps we’ll get another map pack as compensation.
The people complaining got many many things that standard did not. but they are whiny little brats that dont see the value in everything they got. they kinda sicken me a bit from the posts ive been seeing.
kinda like how they didnt want anyone else to get specializations that would be game breaking cause they had the money to buy advantages. Like paying to have 3 queens on your side in chess. its BS. where success it dependent on how much money you can shove at a problem and not a fair battle between opponents on equal footing.