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To clarify
Posted By: Bry <bmulheran@gmail.com>Date: 1/10/13 9:03 a.m.

In Response To: Re: I missed something I think (JDQuackers)


: Everyone who received a "Specialization Priority One" unlock code
: (that played the game during the first month) was basically
: "mistaken" for having the Legendary Edition game (and thereby
: should have access to the map packs).

: This meant that anybody who got that Specialization code (with standard
: edition) was able to download the Crimson map pack for free. At first,
: Xbox Support was saying "that's our bad, enjoy your maps" ...
: then they were saying "nobody got it for free. People will need to
: pay for it or have it deleted"... I think there were reports of a few
: VERY rare cases where people had console bans.

: Then a day or two later, Microsoft/343 put out a statement saying "we
: had issues with the EARLY PLAY BONUS SPECTACULAR (or some other bullshit
: name), where all players get an early preview of the Crimson map pack.
: This trial period ends on December 18th, at which point players will need
: to purchase the map pack in order to continue enjoying them"

: The whole situation stunk of screw-up after screw-up, and then finally a
: bizarre cover-up that mentioned a "preview program" that never
: existed but was suddenly retroactively in-place to cover someone's butt.

: It was probably blunder of the year (as a certain Mr. D would say)

The origins of the whole mess was that the map pack was available to purchase and download from the XBL marketplace before it was available to season pass holders who have to download them in-game.

ie, the 'loyal' customers who had either bought the Limited Edition (no Legendary) or the War Games Pass and so paid for the maps in advance did not have early, or at the very least simultaneous, access.

That's actually generally normal for those circumstances (Forza is a prime example. It's just how Xbox Live seems to get updated. The marketplace is updated before in-game, just as how Xbox.com is generally updated before the marketplace), but it seemed many Halo players didn't have much experience with season passes and expected the release to be simultaneous.

Despite that, 343i soon tweeted that this was actually a problem and they were looking into it. They expected it to be available by about 1700 GMT which, for the record, is still in the morning for most of the US)

When the map pack finally did appear for download in-game, that was when it was discovered that the "Specialization Priority One" codes available to North American gamers enabled them to download the maps, as if the code they had redeemed was actually a war games pass code.

Everything just spiralled from there, but it all started with the delay in availability to season pass holders.


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Bulletin.GrimBrother One 1/9/13 11:11 p.m.
     Re: Bulletin.Ragashingo 1/9/13 11:32 p.m.
     Sorry 343i, but your blue flames don't work on mePyroSporker16 1/9/13 11:33 p.m.
           Re: Sorry 343i, but your blue flames don't work onKalamari 1/9/13 11:47 p.m.
           Re: Sorry 343i, but your blue flames don't work onGrimBrother One 1/10/13 12:09 a.m.
                 Grim - 1 PyroSporker - 0 *NM*zoojoo 1/10/13 5:43 a.m.
                 DAMNNNNNNNNNNNNNAvateur 1/10/13 7:05 p.m.
           Re: Sorry 343i, but your blue flames don't work onBryan Newman 1/10/13 12:44 a.m.
           Agreed. *NM*Joe Duplessie (SNIPE 316) 1/10/13 6:46 a.m.
           Re: Sorry 343i, but your blue flames don't work onserpx 1/10/13 3:17 p.m.
                 Re: Sorry 343i, but your blue flames don't work onAvateur 1/10/13 7:09 p.m.
     "DLC fiascos?"NsU Soldier 1/10/13 12:10 a.m.
           Re: "DLC fiascos?"GrimBrother One 1/10/13 12:14 a.m.
                 Re: "DLC fiascos?"Bry 1/10/13 3:34 a.m.
                       I missed something I thinkRevenant1988 1/10/13 7:35 a.m.
                             Re: I missed something I thinkJDQuackers 1/10/13 8:34 a.m.
                                   To clarifyBry 1/10/13 9:03 a.m.
                                         Re: To clarifyRevenant1988 1/10/13 12:39 p.m.
           Re: "DLC fiascos?"uberfoop 1/10/13 12:15 a.m.
     What about SpOps 9 and 10?SonGoharotto 1/10/13 12:16 a.m.
           Frankie was right...munky-058 1/10/13 12:49 a.m.
                 Re: Frankie was right...SonGoharotto 1/10/13 9:29 a.m.
                       Re: Frankie was right...ZaneZavin 1/10/13 10:01 a.m.
                             I guess I had a brain fartSonGoharotto 1/10/13 11:23 a.m.
     "Halo 4 is the best [...] game in the series"RC Master 1/10/13 9:32 a.m.
           Re: "Halo 4 is the best [...] game in the series"GrimBrother One 1/10/13 10:19 a.m.
                 Re: "Halo 4 is the best [...] game in the series"uberfoop 1/10/13 7:09 p.m.
           Re: "Halo 4 is the best [...] game in the series"Grizzlei 1/10/13 4:00 p.m.
     What is IN this Title Update?Azo 'Galvat 1/10/13 11:10 a.m.
           Re: What is IN this Title Update?Ragashingo 1/10/13 11:37 a.m.
                 Re: What is IN this Title Update?Ranger15s 1/10/13 4:19 p.m.
                       Re: What is IN this Title Update?Ragashingo 1/10/13 5:10 p.m.
                             Re: What is IN this Title Update?Ranger15s 1/10/13 6:12 p.m.
                                   Re: What is IN this Title Update?Ragashingo 1/10/13 6:43 p.m.
                                   Re: What is IN this Title Update?Louis Wu 1/10/13 7:11 p.m.
                                         Re: What is IN this Title Update?uberfoop 1/10/13 7:30 p.m.
                                               Re: What is IN this Title Update?Ragashingo 1/10/13 8:32 p.m.
                                                     Re: What is IN this Title Update?uberfoop 1/10/13 8:47 p.m.
                                                     Re: What is IN this Title Update?Avateur 1/10/13 9:04 p.m.
                                                           Re: What is IN this Title Update?Ragashingo 1/10/13 9:22 p.m.
                                                                 Re: What is IN this Title Update?Avateur 1/10/13 9:41 p.m.
                                                                       Re: What is IN this Title Update?SonofMacPhisto 1/11/13 5:00 p.m.
                                                                             Re: What is IN this Title Update?ZackDark 1/11/13 6:09 p.m.
                                                                                   Re: What is IN this Title Update?Avateur 1/11/13 8:13 p.m.
                                                                                         Re: What is IN this Title Update?SonofMacPhisto 1/12/13 7:49 a.m.
                                                                                               Re: What is IN this Title Update?Bry 1/12/13 12:54 p.m.
                                                                                                     Re: What is IN this Title Update?Avateur 1/12/13 12:59 p.m.
                                                                                                     Re: What is IN this Title Update?SonofMacPhisto 1/12/13 12:59 p.m.
                                                                                                           Re: What is IN this Title Update?Bry 1/12/13 1:55 p.m.
                                         I love you, Wu.munky-058 1/10/13 7:42 p.m.
                                               Re: I love you, Wu.Avateur 1/10/13 7:55 p.m.
                                                     Re: I love you, Wu.Bry 1/11/13 1:18 a.m.
                                                           Re: I love you, Wu.Avateur 1/11/13 7:57 p.m.
                                                                 CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG??? *NM*Bryan Newman 1/12/13 8:03 p.m.
                                               Re: I love you, Wu.advent29 1/10/13 8:10 p.m.
                                                     Re: I love you, Wu.General Vagueness 1/13/13 11:39 a.m.
                                               Wu is a cool man. Boltshot is still OP.NsU Soldier 1/11/13 8:44 a.m.
                                                     Re: Wu is a cool man. Boltshot is still OP.Louis Wu 1/11/13 11:40 a.m.
                                                           Re: Wu is a cool man. Boltshot is still OP.Azo 'Galvat 1/11/13 1:13 p.m.
                                                     More stats, and from a more frequent MM player...munky-058 1/11/13 1:45 p.m.
                                                           Re: More stats, and from a more frequent MM playerZackDark 1/11/13 4:17 p.m.
                                                                 Re: More stats, and from a more frequent MM playerRagashingo 1/11/13 4:53 p.m.
                                                           Your stats are nice. Boltshot is still OP.NsU Soldier 1/11/13 5:45 p.m.
                                                                 Re: Your stats are nice. Boltshot is still OP.Louis Wu 1/11/13 6:35 p.m.
                                                                       Re: Your stats are nice. Boltshot is still OP.DEEP NNN 1/11/13 8:12 p.m.
                                                                             Re: Your stats are nice. Boltshot is still OP.munky-058 1/11/13 8:21 p.m.
                                                                                   Re: Your stats are nice. Boltshot is still OP.DEEP NNN 1/11/13 8:29 p.m.
                                                                                         Re: Your stats are nice. Boltshot is still OP.Avateur 1/11/13 8:45 p.m.
                                                                                               HBO: Statistics is hard. Statistics are hard? IDKGeneral Vagueness 1/12/13 7:51 p.m.
                                                                                                     Re: HBO: Statistics is hard. Statistics are hard? uberfoop 1/12/13 8:09 p.m.
                                                                                                           Re: HBO: Statistics is hard. Statistics are hard?General Vagueness 1/13/13 1:07 a.m.
                                                                                                     Re: HBO: Statistics is hard. Statistics are hard? Avateur 1/12/13 9:11 p.m.
                                                                                                           Re: HBO: Statistics is hard. Statistics are hard?munky-058 1/12/13 9:53 p.m.
                                                                                                                 Re: HBO: Statistics is hard. Statistics are hard?Avateur 1/12/13 9:57 p.m.
                                                                                                                       Re: HBO: Statistics is hard. Statistics are hard?munky-058 1/13/13 2:44 a.m.
                                                                       Re: Your stats are nice. Boltshot is still OP.NsU Soldier 1/11/13 9:15 p.m.
                                                                             Re: Your stats are nice. Boltshot is still OP.Ragashingo 1/11/13 9:30 p.m.
                                                                                   Re: Your stats are nice. Boltshot is still OP.NsU Soldier 1/11/13 9:58 p.m.
                                                                                         Heh. *NM*Ragashingo 1/11/13 10:57 p.m.
                                                                             Re: Your stats are nice. Boltshot is still OP.Avateur 1/11/13 9:33 p.m.
                                                                                   Re: Your stats are nice. Boltshot is still OP.Avateur 1/11/13 9:35 p.m.
                                                                                         Re: Your stats are nice. Boltshot is still OP.NsU Soldier 1/11/13 9:48 p.m.
                                                                             Re: Your stats are nice. Boltshot is still OP.Louis Wu 1/12/13 8:48 a.m.
                                                                 Re: Your stats are nice. Boltshot is still OP.munky-058 1/11/13 8:16 p.m.
                                                     Bravoprofhalo 1/11/13 9:34 p.m.
                                               Re: I love you, Wu.Phoenix_9286 1/12/13 6:41 p.m.
                                                     Re: I love you, Wu.munky-058 1/12/13 9:48 p.m.
                                                           Re: I love you, Wu.General Vagueness 1/13/13 1:14 a.m.
                                                                 Re: I love you, Wu.Phoenix_9286 1/13/13 2:42 a.m.
                                                                       Re: I love you, Wu.munky-058 1/13/13 3:12 a.m.
                                                                             Re: I love you, Wu.bryan newman 1/13/13 4:23 a.m.
                                                                                   Re: You are what you repeat!thebruce0 1/15/13 8:39 a.m.
                                         Re: What is IN this Title Update?tadboz 1/10/13 7:57 p.m.
                                         Re: What is IN this Title Update?Ranger15s 1/10/13 8:28 p.m.
                                               Re: What is IN this Title Update?Ragashingo 1/10/13 8:53 p.m.
                                                     /\ ThatLurono 1/10/13 10:55 p.m.
                                               Re: What is IN this Title Update?SonofMacPhisto 1/11/13 4:57 p.m.
                                         FallaciousRC Master 1/10/13 10:12 p.m.
                                               Re: FallaciousBry 1/11/13 1:47 a.m.
                                                     ^^This.Louis Wu 1/11/13 7:35 a.m.
                                               Re: FallaciousLouis Wu 1/11/13 7:34 a.m.
                                                     Re: Fallaciouspete_the_duck 1/11/13 9:50 a.m.
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                                         Re: What is IN this Title Update?Schooly D 1/11/13 7:09 p.m.
                                               Re: What is IN this Title Update?Joe Duplessie (SNIPE 316) 1/11/13 7:57 p.m.
                                               Maybe I asked the wrong question.Louis Wu 1/12/13 9:04 a.m.
                                                     Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.SonofMacPhisto 1/12/13 11:24 a.m.
                                                           AddendumSonofMacPhisto 1/12/13 11:26 a.m.
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                                                     Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.Avateur 1/12/13 12:47 p.m.
                                                           Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.SonofMacPhisto 1/12/13 1:06 p.m.
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                                                                             Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.Avateur 1/12/13 9:07 p.m.
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                                                                 Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.SonofMacPhisto 1/12/13 2:14 p.m.
                                                                       Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.Louis Wu 1/12/13 2:15 p.m.
                                                                             Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.SonofMacPhisto 1/12/13 2:17 p.m.
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                                                                       Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.Louis Wu 1/13/13 12:29 p.m.
                                                                             Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.Joe Duplessie (SNIPE 316) 1/13/13 12:43 p.m.
                                                                                   Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.Louis Wu 1/13/13 12:57 p.m.
                                                                                         Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.NsU Soldier 1/13/13 9:04 p.m.
                                                                                         Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.yakaman 1/14/13 9:19 a.m.
                                                                                               Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.General Vagueness 1/14/13 7:16 p.m.
                                                                                               Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.NsU Soldier 1/14/13 11:46 p.m.
                                                                                                     Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.yakaman 1/15/13 12:17 p.m.
                                                                                               Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.thebruce0 1/15/13 8:58 a.m.
                                                                                                     Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.Louis Wu 1/15/13 10:40 a.m.
                                                                                                           Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.Revenant1988 1/15/13 10:53 a.m.
                                                                                                           Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.thebruce0 1/15/13 1:41 p.m.
                                                                             Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.Avateur 1/13/13 8:03 p.m.
                                                                                   Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.thebruce0 1/15/13 9:03 a.m.
                                                                 HBO: Studies show 117% of statistics are made upGeneral Vagueness 1/12/13 7:56 p.m.
                                                                       Re: HBO: Studies show 117% of statistics are made uberfoop 1/12/13 8:03 p.m.
                                                                             Re: HBO: Studies show 117% of statistics are madeZackDark 1/12/13 9:20 p.m.
                                                                                   HBO: Studies show I will not sleepbreitzen 1/13/13 1:06 a.m.
                                                     Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.mastrbiggy 1/13/13 7:04 a.m.
                                                     This isn't scientific stuff.Joe Duplessie (SNIPE 316) 1/13/13 8:46 a.m.
                                                           Re: This isn't scientific stuff.General Vagueness 1/13/13 11:47 a.m.
                                                                 Re: This isn't scientific stuff.Joe Duplessie (SNIPE 316) 1/13/13 12:26 p.m.
                                                                       Re: This isn't scientific stuff.Louis Wu 1/13/13 1:01 p.m.
                                                                             Re: This isn't scientific stuff.Joe Duplessie (SNIPE 316) 1/13/13 1:26 p.m.
                                                                                   Re: This isn't scientific stuff.Louis Wu 1/13/13 2:26 p.m.
                                                                                   Re: This isn't scientific stuff.Bry 1/13/13 2:34 p.m.
                                                                                         I've been waiting for someone else to say thisRevenant1988 1/13/13 4:20 p.m.
                                                                                               Re: I've been waiting for someone else to say thisAvateur 1/13/13 8:20 p.m.
                                                                                                     Re: I've been waiting for someone else to say thisRevenant1988 1/13/13 8:45 p.m.
                                                                                                     Re: I've been waiting for someone else to say thisZackDark 1/13/13 9:03 p.m.
                                                                                                           Re: I've been waiting for someone else to say thisBry 1/13/13 9:50 p.m.
                                                                                                     Re: I've been waiting for someone else to say thisBry 1/13/13 9:13 p.m.
                                                                                         Re: This isn't scientific stuff.NsU Soldier 1/13/13 9:03 p.m.
                                                                                               Re: This isn't scientific stuff.Bry 1/13/13 9:40 p.m.
                                                           Re: This isn't scientific stuff.WhoLikesChicken 1/14/13 7:20 p.m.
                                                                 Re: This isn't scientific stuff.uberfoop 1/14/13 7:43 p.m.
                                                                       Re: This isn't scientific stuff.WhoLikesChicken 1/15/13 12:12 a.m.
                                                                             Re: This isn't scientific stuff.uberfoop 1/15/13 12:26 a.m.
                                                                                   Re: This isn't scientific stuff.WhoLikesChicken 1/15/13 12:39 a.m.
                                                                                         Re: This isn't scientific stuff.uberfoop 1/15/13 12:57 a.m.
                                                                                               Re: This isn't scientific stuff.Joe Duplessie (SNIPE 316) 1/15/13 1:26 a.m.
                                                                                               Re: This isn't scientific stuff.thebruce0 1/15/13 9:28 a.m.
                                                                                                     Re: This isn't scientific stuff.NsU Soldier 1/15/13 10:51 a.m.
                                                                                                     Re: This isn't scientific stuff.uberfoop 1/15/13 11:55 a.m.
                                                                                                           Re: This isn't scientific stuff. *LONG*WhoLikesChicken 1/15/13 1:14 p.m.
                                                                                                                 Re: This isn't scientific stuff. *LONG*uberfoop 1/15/13 4:56 p.m.
                                                                                                           Re: This isn't scientific stuff.thebruce0 1/15/13 1:32 p.m.
                                                                                                                 Re: This isn't scientific stuff.Gravemind 1/15/13 2:19 p.m.
                                                                                                                       Re: This isn't scientific stuff.thebruce0 1/16/13 9:59 a.m.
                                                                                                                             Re: This isn't scientific stuff.Gravemind 1/17/13 1:24 p.m.
                                                                                                                                   Re: This isn't scientific stuff.thebruce0 1/18/13 9:36 a.m.
                                                                                                                                         Re: This isn't scientific stuff.General Vagueness 1/18/13 1:25 p.m.
                                                                                                                                               Re: This isn't scientific stuff.thebruce0 1/18/13 2:33 p.m.
                                                                                                                                               Re: This isn't scientific stuff.Gravemind 1/18/13 3:18 p.m.
                                                           Re: This isn't scientific stuff.Gravemind 1/15/13 2:22 p.m.
     A real FFA playlist. Yay!snakegriffin 1/10/13 5:21 p.m.
           This. So much this.LostSpartan987 1/12/13 12:35 p.m.
     Pointless drivel *NM*Captain Spark 1/10/13 5:59 p.m.



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