Bungie (the most typed word on our keyboards in 2007) has dropped fresh hints on what we can expect in the next Halo 3 map pack.
The first map pack, which includes Standoff, Rat's Nest and Foundry, is out now for the rather pricey 800 Microsoft Points (£6.80), though you probably bought it anyway.
As for the next slice of DLC, Bungie says it'll reveal the new maps "once they are ready for the general public to see," and that ultimately "it's up to Microsoft how that information is disseminated."
One level though, codenamed "Moon Base Alpha", looks likely to be included in the second pack. It's definitely being worked on, says Bungie, and "It's received some new lighting and different switches to enable and disable access to various parts of the map.
"We're still playing it pretty often," says Bungie's website man. "It is a brutal map to play on, that may appeal to fans of Elongation, but is absolutely NOT a remake."
When asked if there'll be any maps with more water, Bungie gives an assertive "Absolutely." Excellent, because we can't stop staring at Halo 3's pretty liquid.
I gave up with Halo 3 some time ago now. I think these maps should of been included from day one, as the biggest problem (and a lot of people aggree with this) is that Halo 3 didnt have enough mutiplayer maps and the result was that you play Slayer and you ended up getting very bored of the very limited play list. Snowbound 6 times in a row? No thank you.
But its got the same amount of maps has Halo 2 did when that came out I hear you cry. Yeah, but with the hype this was getting it should of included much more than was was offered in the last game. I mean what the hell were bungie doing for three years? Get the Halo 2 engine, tweak it is it runs in HD instead of writting a new next-gen from the ground up engine. Then write the same amount of maps even though your getting more funding and a bigger staff base. And that took 3 years? My bottom it did. That took 1 year and the rest of the time bungie spent playing pool!
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