Zeus
10-16-2008, 01:06 AM
Bungie Studios community director Brian Jarrard A.K.A "Sketch" has told us all how we should think about Halo 3: Recon. He notes that we should think of it really as two games in one. He thinks this as there is the new Recon campaign which is a separate title ID and includes 100 gamerscore achievements and then there is all the multi-player goodness.
Speaking of maps, there's a bunch of confusion regarding how the Recon exclusive multiplayer maps and general matchmaking experience will work next Fall. Can you briefly explain how matchmaking between Halo 3 and Halo 3: Recon will function, if they'll share the same matchmaking space, and if the content from the Recon disc will be stored on the 360's HDD?
Think of Halo 3: Recon really as two games in one. You have the new Recon campaign that is a separate "title ID" and includes 1000 gamerscore and achievements, etc. It's campaign only. The multiplayer maps are more Halo 3 goodness, still considered "regular" Halo 3 content and the multiplayer stuff is interchangeable in that regard. If you purchase the Mythic Map pack via the Xbox Live Marketplace early next year, but your friend doesn't get those maps until the Recon disc comes out, they will work together just fine.
News Source: <A href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/15/joystiq-interview-bungies-jarrard-talks-halo-3-recon-new-wea/" target="_blank">Joystiq</a>
Speaking of maps, there's a bunch of confusion regarding how the Recon exclusive multiplayer maps and general matchmaking experience will work next Fall. Can you briefly explain how matchmaking between Halo 3 and Halo 3: Recon will function, if they'll share the same matchmaking space, and if the content from the Recon disc will be stored on the 360's HDD?
Think of Halo 3: Recon really as two games in one. You have the new Recon campaign that is a separate "title ID" and includes 1000 gamerscore and achievements, etc. It's campaign only. The multiplayer maps are more Halo 3 goodness, still considered "regular" Halo 3 content and the multiplayer stuff is interchangeable in that regard. If you purchase the Mythic Map pack via the Xbox Live Marketplace early next year, but your friend doesn't get those maps until the Recon disc comes out, they will work together just fine.
News Source: <A href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/15/joystiq-interview-bungies-jarrard-talks-halo-3-recon-new-wea/" target="_blank">Joystiq</a>