Modern Warfare 2 map pack revealed.

cycocycle

Just read this now.

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010/03/modern-warfare-2-map-pack-15-xbox-360-exclusive-launch.ars

GAAman

For those on phones etc

Modern Warfare 2 map pack: $15, Xbox 360 exclusive launch
By Ben Kuchera | Last updated 18 minutes ago

On March 30 the Xbox 360 will be receiving the first map pack for Modern Warfare 2 as a timed exclusive. Gamers will receive three new maps, as well as two reworked maps from Call of Duty 4. The price for all this gaming? 1,200 Microsoft points, or $15.

Here is the map list, as reported by Destructoid:

New maps:

* "Bailout," a multi-level apartment complex
* "Storm," an open industrial park littered with heavy machinery
* "Salvage," a snowy junkyard fortified by stacked debris and crushed cars


Modern Warfare maps:

* "Crash," a war-torn urban environment
* "Overgrown," which features a massive dry creek bed

The Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Variety Map Pack came in at $10, and featured four new maps. Ah, the good old days. Activision is betting that you'll buy the map pack even if you complain about the pricing. Meanwhile, the creative talent behind the maps are hoping you don't buy $1 billion worth, because then they'll be fired.

It's a simple gamble. If no one buys the maps, which is doubtful, the price can be lowered. If people do buy the maps, Activision profits mightily. If you're a regular online player who gets hours of enjoyment out of the maps, you could even argue that the price remains a good deal. If nothing else, other publishers will be watching the sales numbers and weighing the pros and cons of such aggressive pricing for their own content.

Jev/N

Nothing really new there, no mention of confirmation of the game modes or new weapons and perks although the rumours appear to be pretty definite

evad_lhorg

what a ****in rip!

Nedved85

Didnt those lads on "sent you a message" say that one of the maps from COD 4 was Vacant?

I hate vacant and imo Overgrown and Strike were the best from COD4,

so at least one of them is with the pack,

They should just release a complete CO4 map pack anyway,

Everyones happy then and easy money for them surely!

mailrewop

Nedved85 wrote: »

Didnt those lads on "sent you a message" say that one of the maps from COD 4 was Vacant?

yea that's what I heard them say, I won't be paying 1200ms points.

AdMMM

I wonder how reworked the CoD4 maps are. They're using the same game engine so I'd imagine they're using the same map creation tools too meaning they would have spent very little time on them. Looks like they're trying to pull the wool over our eyes...

mailrewop

mailrewop wrote: »

yea that's what I heard them say, I won't be paying 1200ms points.

1200ms points..not a chance in hell, broken game anyhow.

naughto

17euro on livecodes .com its a but steap.i love this game tho

dazftw

1200 for the new maps and 800 for the old?

so 2000 altogether?

edit: nevermind I read it to quick :P

Battleflag

5 maps?? I thought there were 10 new maps, this is ridiculous. No such thing as a €15 point card either

Soby

no way am i paying that

smooch71

They can shove it up their holes

joe123

I hope everyone boycots this dlc. Charging that amount is disgraceful.

evad_lhorg

joe123 wrote: »

I hope everyone boycots this dlc. Charging that amount is disgraceful.

Dream on. millions will still buy it.

mailrewop

of course millions will buy it, still doesn't make it right

nevaeh-2die-4

i would have got for special ops only but as there will be none, i will pass , i got sick of this game as there was 2 much boosting going on and nukes 2 mins into a game.


1200 is a ****n disgracer the 2 cod maps which we technically have on our hard drives from the dlc from cod4 should be given free to the people that purchased them from cod 4

im gone back to nazi zombies.