Anyone here know much about the Halo 2 Expansion Maps Pack?

http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?story=maptacular&p=

I believe you can either buy it or download a couple now with the rest 
later.  What I want to know is:
1) If you buy it now, does it just install the maps and then you put the 
original Halo 2 disc in, i.e. if you know someone with a copy then you can 
share it?
2) Is it possible to copy the disc and install it.  Or is there copy 
protection to stop you doing so unless you have a modded XBox?

Basically, I don't want to buy the expansion as they are giving it away free 
anyway and I don't want to wait for it!!! ;0)

AMO

"AMO"  wrote in message
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> Anyone here know much about the Halo 2 Expansion Maps Pack?
>
> http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?story=maptacular&p=
>
> I believe you can either buy it or download a couple now with the rest
> later.  What I want to know is:
> 1) If you buy it now, does it just install the maps and then you put the
> original Halo 2 disc in, i.e. if you know someone with a copy then you can
> share it?
> 2) Is it possible to copy the disc and install it.  Or is there copy
> protection to stop you doing so unless you have a modded XBox?
>
> Basically, I don't want to buy the expansion as they are giving it away
free
> anyway and I don't want to wait for it!!! ;0)
>
> AMO
>
>


My mate has the map pack thing.
As far as i can remember the maps get installed onto the hard drive and you
dont need the disk to play them.

"Swiss Tony"  wrote in message
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>
> "AMO"  wrote in message
> news:42f732d5$0$3511$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader03.plus.net...
> > Anyone here know much about the Halo 2 Expansion Maps Pack?
> >
> > http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?story=maptacular&p=
> >
> > I believe you can either buy it or download a couple now with the rest
> > later.  What I want to know is:
> > 1) If you buy it now, does it just install the maps and then you put the
> > original Halo 2 disc in, i.e. if you know someone with a copy then you
can
> > share it?
> > 2) Is it possible to copy the disc and install it.  Or is there copy
> > protection to stop you doing so unless you have a modded XBox?
> >
> > Basically, I don't want to buy the expansion as they are giving it away
> free
> > anyway and I don't want to wait for it!!! ;0)
> >
> > AMO
> >
> >
>
> My mate has the map pack thing.
> As far as i can remember the maps get installed onto the hard drive and
you
> dont need the disk to play them.
>
>


oops thought it was halo 1, must get my eyes tested

AMO wrote:

> Anyone here know much about the Halo 2 Expansion Maps Pack?



With Bungie implementing the new checks on Live players, I would put a fair 
chance that a copied version of the disk will get you banned.  Why not buy 
it from eBay, install and then sell it again, or wait.
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"KerplunKuK" <kerplunk@greenday.freeserve.co[dot]uk> wrote in message 
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> AMO wrote:
>> Anyone here know much about the Halo 2 Expansion Maps Pack?
>
>
> With Bungie implementing the new checks on Live players, I would put a 
> fair chance that a copied version of the disk will get you banned.  Why 
> not buy it from eBay, install and then sell it again, or wait.
> -- 


If the disk is an exact copy, and it is installs the stuff to the hard disk 
is it going to matter?

I have no idea if what you say is possible but it would seem a bit of an 
oversight if bungie had the means to detect the use of a *copied* disk, but 
did not have some scheme to prevent the same original disk being installed 
on any number of different xboxes.

erics wrote:


> If the disk is an exact copy, and it is installs the stuff to the
> hard disk is it going to matter?
>
> I have no idea if what you say is possible but it would seem a bit of
> an oversight if bungie had the means to detect the use of a *copied*
> disk, but did not have some scheme to prevent the same original disk
> being installed on any number of different xboxes.


Well the exact copied disk wont load without a chip, therefore it is not 
technically the same install.  For the sake of the cost of the maps, I would 
not mess about loading info from the chipped side of the system to use on 
live.  You do not only loose your XBL account, you EPROM is banned from the 
xbox.
-- 
XBL : D0C RAY

We'll be Gunning for you

"KerplunKuK" <kerplunk@greenday.freeserve.co[dot]uk> wrote in message 
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> erics wrote:
>
>> If the disk is an exact copy, and it is installs the stuff to the
>> hard disk is it going to matter?
>>
>> I have no idea if what you say is possible but it would seem a bit of
>> an oversight if bungie had the means to detect the use of a *copied*
>> disk, but did not have some scheme to prevent the same original disk
>> being installed on any number of different xboxes.
>
> Well the exact copied disk wont load without a chip, therefore it is not 
> technically the same install.


and also the disk is not technically an "exact" copy otherwise it would not 
be possible to tell the difference? I assume the data is copied exactly but 
not the whole disk, i.e., the security measures that are put onto the disk 
that DVD copiers cannot duplicate?


> For the sake of the cost of the maps, I would not mess about loading info 
> from the chipped side of the system to use on live.  You do not only loose 
> your XBL account, you EPROM is banned from the xbox.


Fortunately I don't have a chipped xbox, live, or halo maps to worry about.

"erics"  wrote in message 
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> If the disk is an exact copy, and it is installs the stuff to the hard 
> disk is it going to matter?
>
> I have no idea if what you say is possible but it would seem a bit of an 
> oversight if bungie had the means to detect the use of a *copied* disk, 
> but did not have some scheme to prevent the same original disk being 
> installed on any number of different xboxes.


It doesn't have to be a copy.  I mean, I can rent it from Blockbuster for 3 
and install it.

I just want to know if this will work.  I assume that it will.

AMO

"AMO"  wrote in message news:42f79d2f$0$1306

> It doesn't have to be a copy.  I mean, I can rent it from Blockbuster for
3
> and install it.
>
> I just want to know if this will work.  I assume that it will.


Yes, it will work;  My halo mad mate paid for the downloads AND bought the
disc when it came out.  I just borrowed his disc and installed the maps
myself.

"cNp"  wrote in message 
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>
> "AMO"  wrote in message news:42f79d2f$0$1306
>> It doesn't have to be a copy.  I mean, I can rent it from Blockbuster for
> 3
>> and install it.
>>
>> I just want to know if this will work.  I assume that it will.
>
> Yes, it will work;  My halo mad mate paid for the downloads AND bought the
> disc when it came out.  I just borrowed his disc and installed the maps
> myself.
>
>


Cool! ;0)  Thanx for that!

AMO