Halo 4 Special Edition Includes Maps, Specializations, Other Stuff

I love how people are writing this game off when we know close to nothing about it. O gamers, you're a fickle bunch.

Anyway, this definitely seems like a decent special edition. I'll have to wait until we see more MP videos before I know for sure if I want a season pass.

@Eidderf said:

Seems pretty reasonable for that many map packs

Especially since most map packs are 15 dollars for 3 maps. So it would be saving 5 bucks and the hassle of using the credit card over XBL.

I find myself unjustifiably excited about this game. Haven't even played Reach yet.

Wow, this is a pretty damn good deal, especially for $99.

@Oscar__Explosion said:

Holy crap 9 maps? I hope the base game has enough in it already.

Bungie used to provide hella maps and they were almost all great, hopefully 343 does the same. This looks like a good deal actually. Nine maps is alot although the DLC maps usually were never as good as the original on the disks in my opinion, but I would probably have bought them regardless....stupid halo love.

A tasteful and relatively-restrained special edition? Take my money.

@OriginalGman said:

A tasteful and relatively-restrained special edition? Take my money.

But all they did was cut content from the game and lock it behind the pay wall of special edition...

@crusader8463 said:

@OriginalGman said:

A tasteful and relatively-restrained special edition? Take my money.

But all they did was cut content from the game and lock it behind the pay wall of special edition...

Really, all those maps were made already? That's horrible, if true! Tell me, can you cite your sources for this heinous act? Also I wasn't aware that every buyer of Halo 4 was expecting an extended cut of the Forward Unto Dawn series.

A new Halo game is going to have DLC maps, that much is a given. If I play this game like I have past Halos, I will end up buying most of them. Paying up front for them while also getting some nice other perks doesn't seem like a bad deal to me.

@OriginalGman said:

@crusader8463 said:

@OriginalGman said:

A tasteful and relatively-restrained special edition? Take my money.

But all they did was cut content from the game and lock it behind the pay wall of special edition...

Really, all those maps were made already? That's horrible, if true! Tell me, can you cite your sources for this heinous act? Also I wasn't aware that every buyer of Halo 4 was expecting an extended cut of the Forward Unto Dawn series.

A new Halo game is going to have DLC maps, that much is a given. If I play this game like I have past Halos, I will end up buying most of them. Paying up front for them while also getting some nice other perks doesn't seem like a bad deal to me.

Sorry to offend you for having the heinous opinion that content that's ready to be sold to me the day the game comes out should be included in the game I just spent $60-$70 for. If it's like a expensive DLC pass for future stuff coming months down the line then that's another story.

Sigh, I'm probably going to get this.

@crusader8463: You do realise the DLC won't be available on Day one, right? You're basically being given a season pass - when the Map packs come out, you get them for free. 3 DLC releases of 3 maps each. It's not being cut from the game and sold to you on release.

I am so excited to not buy this!

@Ursus_Veritas: That's a lot better then. Still think it's a tad too much for map packs, but certainly better then day one DLC.

@crusader8463: Well, Halo map packs are usually 800MSP each, so all in all about $30, and then on top of that you've got a bunch of other digital content/bells and whistles and the little Infinity Briefing pack thing too - so you're getting a surprising amount of stuff for the extra $40, even though as it's mainly digital so it doesn't look like much. It's still definitely only a package for people who love Halo to play it for more than a few months, though. Like you said, an extra $30 of content you may not end up getting the full value out of might be a bit pointless!

@Eidderf said:

Seems pretty reasonable for that many map packs

Yeah, that's the first thing I tabulated up in my mind, too. If they release 3 sets of 3 at $10 per set, you're looking at $90 ($60 base + $30 DLC). For an extra $10 you get all that other stuff on top. That sounds like a pretty good deal for a Halo fan. Me, I want to play the single-player and that's it, so I'll be passing on the S.E., however this looks to be one of the better put-together premium collections offered for a top tier title.

So... the SE is basically a pre-order for DLC and in-game unlocks?

@ChrisTaran said:

I am so excited to not buy this!

THANKS FOR THE EDGY AND WITTY COMMENT :D :D

I've never bought any sort of special edition of a game before but this looks good enough to be my first.

Where the fuck is my soundtrack.

@crusader8463 said:

@OriginalGman said:

@crusader8463 said:

@OriginalGman said:

A tasteful and relatively-restrained special edition? Take my money.

But all they did was cut content from the game and lock it behind the pay wall of special edition...

Really, all those maps were made already? That's horrible, if true! Tell me, can you cite your sources for this heinous act? Also I wasn't aware that every buyer of Halo 4 was expecting an extended cut of the Forward Unto Dawn series.

A new Halo game is going to have DLC maps, that much is a given. If I play this game like I have past Halos, I will end up buying most of them. Paying up front for them while also getting some nice other perks doesn't seem like a bad deal to me.

Sorry to offend you for having the heinous opinion that content that's ready to be sold to me the day the game comes out should be included in the game I just spent $60-$70 for. If it's like a expensive DLC pass for future stuff coming months down the line then that's another story.

You do know that's not day 1 DLC right?

@theanticitizen: I do now yup.

I have a question... I don't have or really plan on getting X Box Live anytime soon... is the Collector's Edition worth it still? I mean the box is cool, but all the Download features are Multi-Player centered. So.. would it be worth it. Or just settle for the Standard?

@Yorgy: Don't get it, the primary value is coming from the map packs.