Thu, Aug 26, 2010 | 11:01 BST
Bungie: “Safe to assume” Reach DLC will be “multiplayer-centric”
Post-release Reach campaign content? Doesn’t sound like it. Maps are go, though.
“I think it’s safe to assume that we’re probably going to follow the type of model we have in the past, which would leave you to believe it’s probably multiplayer-centric,” Bungie’s Brian Jarrard, speaking at gamescom last week.
The developer said, though, that he was unable to offer any solid details on DLC plans for the shooter.
“Super-important”
In terms of general post-release support, however, Jarrard was more forthcoming.
“It’s super-important to us that we keep that pedigree; we have to support the game, we have to support our community,” he said.
“We do have a team of people that are dedicated to remaining focused on Reach for some length of time. I don’t know exactly what that’s going to entail yet. We’re still working through that.
“But, realistically I can tell you that there will be a point somewhere down the road where we will transition that responsibility over to our friends at Microsoft.
“Whenever and however that finally does occur, both sides are equally vested in making sure that the game experience and the community experience is still top notch, and that nobody suffers through that.”
Heavily supported
Halo 3 has been heavily supported with multiplay content since launch. Bungie release the Heroic Map Pack in December 2007, the Legendary Map Pack in April 2008, the Mythic Map Pack in April 2009 and the Mythic II Map Pack in February 2010.
No DLC has been released for Halo 3: ODST, but extra content did make a brief, apparently accidental appearance on Marketplace in mid-2009. The full game released at the end of last year.
Halo: Reach releases worldwide on September 14, and will see the largest marketing push yet from Microsoft.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360, gamescom 2010
Tags: Brian Jarrard, bungie, Halo: Reach
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#51
Spaced Oddity
26/08/10, 1:48 pm
@3
And millions around the world also enjoy eating shitty food (McDonald’s). Numbers do not always mean quality.
I disagree with Harry regarding to Halo being shit, but it most certainly isn’t, as a Microsoft PR once said (and I paraphrase), “Star Wars for a new generation.”
#52
Happy Hardon Harry
26/08/10, 1:50 pm
@49
Get a real username, you’ve named yourself after the most mediocre game in the world, Crysis.
Your taste in games is in your arse!
#53
reask
26/08/10, 1:54 pm
Looks like someone didn’t take there medication today.
Ah well.
#54
Happy Hardon Harry
26/08/10, 1:57 pm
reask said:
August 26, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Looks like someone didn’t take there medication today.
Ah well.
Crysis’s alt account speaks…
#55
Michael O’Connor
26/08/10, 1:57 pm
@52 Fail troll is fail.
Did you seriously call me a sycophant? Really? *laughs* Wow… just… wow. Ignorance is bliss, I guess.
#56
Massiveslag
26/08/10, 2:13 pm
@51 I never said that being popular had any correlation with quality; I merely asked HHH to stop foisting his ill conceived fanboy opinions on all and sundry, and doing everyone a favour by giving him a good owning.
That said, Halo Reach will have exceptional gameplay mechanics, great visuals (for a console), a steady stream of quality DLC, great support and continuous development and honing. It will also probably receive a Metacritic score well in the 90′s and will sell millions upon millions of copies. It will be without doubt a ‘quality’ product, and anyone who doubts that is blinkered to say the least.
I think we all take PR with a pinch of salt, whether it’s MS, Sony or any other developer.
#57
Johnny Cullen
26/08/10, 2:13 pm
I like Halo.
I’m pumped for Halo: Reach.
There. Let it be lollypops, rainbows and tits again.
#58
Massiveslag
26/08/10, 2:15 pm
@57 Halo and tits? And there was much rejoicing…
#59
Blerk
26/08/10, 2:18 pm
New trailer just tweeted by that Bongos geezer.
#60
OlderGamer
26/08/10, 2:18 pm
HHH
I assure you reask is not crysis.
reask is on my fl, and I have talked to him a bit(thos still seem to miss each other when it comes to playing Halo3 online!)(damn times zones).
@56
Yep, and another nice thing about Halo Reach is that the game should be well populated for a very long time. Nothing worse then getting a game you enjoy playing to find that each time you log in the rooms are half empty. Fat Princess and Warhawk – I am looking at you!
#61
Retroid
26/08/10, 2:30 pm
Oh dear, someone left a jar of fanboy on the radiator and it’s already fermented into fuckwit and stunk the room out
#62
Crysis
26/08/10, 2:30 pm
@54, you’re paranoid, i named myself Crysis, because my name is Chris & thought it was the closes resembled game to my name so i chose it, the game is kinda meh, but the 2nd one is looking good so far
#63
reask
26/08/10, 2:32 pm
Never mind OG I knew It would take the bait.
After all I never mentioned anybody.
At least it knows it is a tit anyway which is something I suppose.
Halo reach I definitely want to get some play time with you OG.
#64
reask
26/08/10, 2:36 pm
Nice trailer Blerk.
Pat should include it I reckon.
#65
frostquake
27/08/10, 1:34 am
Hmmmm, Not really surprised about this. Halo has always been centered around the Multiplaya…I am pretty much only a Single Player..the only Multi I do is on Resistance 2.
I would love some Single Player Download along the lines that Dragon Age Orgins and Mass Effect do..but hey I understand, I have friends that are exclusive Multiplaya’s and hate Single Player games…So we need Multiplaya’s map packs for those COD and Halo players…I just hate it when you release a Game like MW2 that really just tacks on a single player experience and focuses on Multiplaya…
Just think they have a market for both, and could actually release an in-depth Single Player Game on one Disc and then release a Multiplayer Only Game on one Disc as well…but this does cut into profits so I understand…I just think there is a strong market of single player only games and a strong market for multi-player only games as well…
So I would love some Single Player Downloadable Content from Halo: Reach…but I don’t ever expect it…and I don’t fault them for supporting the VERY STRONG Halo Multi-Player Community…Just like I would hope the Multi-player Community doesn’t Fault a Strong Single Player Community…
for games like Dragon Age and Mass Effect…
I think we can all exist in the same space, I am sure both Communities will always wish for more in their area of favorites.
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