Halo 3 Heroic map pack??

I read that on dec 11th the halo 3 map pack will be on xbox marketplace. Im not familiar with downloading maps for halo...what i did read was that halo 2 maps were brought in and it divided the online players into 2 sections...1 group who had the maps and 2 the people without...My questions are, with this map pack coming out will i have to download it to make it a playable map in matchmaking?? Will these maps only be in custom? If i but the pack and my friend doesnt, can he play them with me?? How does this work? PLEASE BE DETAILED!! THANX!!

Halo 3 Heroic map pack??
There is 3 maps in the Heroic Map Pack. Standoff, Rat Trap, and Foundry. They are available for purchase for 800 Microsoft Points. However in the spring season they will be free. As of this moment if you have purchased the maps you are able to play them in matchmaking play lists. In fact Bungie has even made a New category that only plays those 3 maps for users to test them out. This is probably temporary however.





On a side note, you will not be able to play those maps in matchmaking if you did not download them. You will usually receive an error before the match telling you that you do not have the map required to play.





So basically you need to by the map pack to play the maps. There is no way around it, unless you wait until the spring.





I personally am very pleased with the maps, they are very interesting and loads of fun!





Hope this answers your question. Good luck.
Reply:yes you will need to download it (and your friend too) to play it because since your 360 doesn't have the data of the new maps on its hard drive, it won't be able to recognize the new maps onto your xbox for matchmaking or custom unless you download it, and i'm pretty sure it will be on custom and matchmaking just like the other maps not sure on that thing tho