Not buying it. 
 
An expansion? Worked on for 1/3 of the dev time that went into Halo 3? Same multiplayer? An expansion? Full price?
 
Not buying it.

There's a certain joke that I really hope someone makes. 
 
Edit:  Also, thank you for giving me an excuse to use the ODST forums.  Still love this skin.

" An expansion? Worked on for 1/3 of the dev time that went into Halo 3? Same multiplayer? An expansion? "

From what I understand, it's a fully featured side-story of a game that they mistakenly labeled as an expansion. It has a full campaign, that new Firefight mode and three new maps. Call me an asshole for saying this, but stop your bitching. In my opinion (though I don't own a 360) it appears to be a really solid product with enough content if you're a fan of the Halo games that you might see upon further examination. Please, come back to me and give me a reason why I'm wrong. You're simply letting the term expansion giving you a sense of the amount of content when I feel like you should look a little closer.
 
And I think it took a little more than a third of the dev time. 
 
P.S. GiantBomb should totally make me a salesperson for their ad campaign...

this is what i have been saying for months now.

Actually, in Europe the price is 49,99 euro, which is about 20 euro's lower then most other new games..

Is it really full price in the US? Here in the UK it RRP's at £40, which is £10 less than the standard £50. 
 
Sure, most retailers will probably sell it for the full £40, and they generally sell full price games for £40 anyway, so many customers will probably not see any price difference, but people who shop around should be able to get a good deal.

Yes it is, and the special is 100 smackaroos. Not a big deal for me.

I'm sure Bungie are crying in their drinks because you won't be buying their game.
 
Think it's a very good deal, especially for those looking for a different sort of Halo orientated experience. Plus it's a good deal for those who don't have all the Halo 3 multiplayer maps. 

"And I think it took a little more than a third of the dev time. "

Heck I didn't wanna buy the other map packs anymore because Bungie limited the playlists to probably 3 or 4 for the people who didn't buy em. Now everyone has equal opportunity after years.

The last estimate I heard clocked the campaign at around 5-7 hours, which is about where Halo 3's campaign was at. Firefight mode on top of the campaign, Halo 3's multiplayer with all of the maps + 3 additional maps. All of that sounds like a pretty well-rounded game to me.

" @ververdan0226 said:

"And I think it took a little more than a third of the dev time. "

No, he was right about that part. Halo 3 had a full 3-year dev cycle that began shortly after the completion of Halo 2, while ODST was created in about a year and has been ready to ship for a few months now. "

If you haven't bought the map packs for Halo 3 then it is definitely worth the full price. If you have already bought the maps (like me) you are getting screwed over slightly. I like the experience that Halo offers that I honestly don't care and think that the ODST campaign and Firefight are worth the full price anyways.

" @ververdan0226 said:

"And I think it took a little more than a third of the dev time. "

No, he was right about that part. Halo 3 had a full 3-year dev cycle that began shortly after the completion of Halo 2, while ODST was created in about a year and has been ready to ship for a few months now. "

" Is it really full price in the US? Here in the UK it RRP's at £40, which is £10 less than the standard £50.   Sure, most retailers will probably sell it for the full £40, and they generally sell full price games for £40 anyway, so many customers will probably not see any price difference, but people who shop around should be able to get a good deal. "

"I have never payed 50 for a game. "

It's actually a much better game and package than Halo 3 from what I have seen. 

" @p4ddym1607 said:

"I have never payed 50 for a game. "

Neither have I. I can't even recall seeing a game priced at £50, but that is the standard RRP for games, retailers just generally sell them for less than the RRP. "

" @Fosssil said:

" @ververdan0226 said:

"And I think it took a little more than a third of the dev time. "

No, he was right about that part. Halo 3 had a full 3-year dev cycle that began shortly after the completion of Halo 2, while ODST was created in about a year and has been ready to ship for a few months now. "

Well they did have to create the entire Halo 3 engine and multiplayer system for Halo 3.  In ODST they just had to create new maps & a few gameplay changes "

I thought Bungie were tired of making Halo games.  Sounds like Microsoft still has them on a leash   =)

" I thought Bungie were tired of making Halo games.  Sounds like Microsoft still has them on a leash   =) "

Who cares if you're not going to buy it. I am and I'm going to enjoy it.

" @ververdan0226 said:

"And I think it took a little more than a third of the dev time. "

No, he was right about that part. Halo 3 had a full 3-year dev cycle that began shortly after the completion of Halo 2, while ODST was created in about a year and has been ready to ship for a few months now. "

I love how behind in news the OP is, he stil calls it Recon, back when it actually WAS just an expansion.  It changed and became full-fledged game a while ago.  The posters talking about Halo 3 taking longer to build the engine ae completely correct as well.  This game used the Halo 3 engine, of course it's going to take way less time to develop

i would get it if it was cheaper and without the multiplayer disc 
everybody who's going to get this already has halo 3 with its 2-year old multiplayer 
and i dont see a point of having it on a separate disc, when i could use the same amount of time to switch to my halo 3 
 
i would get it for $40 max with just the campaign, firefight, and only the 3 new maps. because its the same engine, enemies and weapons with little design involved (only parts of the environments were made)

" @Fosssil said:

" @ververdan0226 said:

"And I think it took a little more than a third of the dev time. "

No, he was right about that part. Halo 3 had a full 3-year dev cycle that began shortly after the completion of Halo 2, while ODST was created in about a year and has been ready to ship for a few months now. "

But wasn't that because they didn't create a whole new graphics engine? I know they said something in some vidoc or other about knowing what works and what doesn't performance-wise so they were able to go a lot faster. Either way, people will be paying full price for modern warfare 2... and last time i looked it's not like they've changed much... or indeed anything at all. "

ODST has more new content than a lot of sequels do. It's not that ODST isn't worth $60, it's just that you're comparing it to Halo 3 which was worth much more than $60.

I don't like how it doesn't continue master chief's story at all, so it's just some halo game that doesn't do anything new and doesn't need to exist.

I dont know, I kinda like that they're taking a break from Master Chief for a while. Maybe just cause I liked how Halo 3 ended.

"It changed and became full-fledged game a while ago. "

" I'm sure Bungie are crying in their drinks because you won't be buying their game. Think it's a very good deal, especially for those looking for a different sort of Halo orientated experience. Plus it's a good deal for those who don't have all the Halo 3 multiplayer maps.  "

Yeah, seriously. Dumb idea for a game.

" ODST has more new content than a lot of sequels do. It's not that ODST isn't worth $60, it's just that you're comparing it to Halo 3 which was worth much more than $60. "

" i would get it if it was cheaper and without the multiplayer disc everybody who's going to get this already has halo 3 with its 2-year old multiplayer and i dont see a point of having it on a separate disc, when i could use the same amount of time to switch to my halo 3  i would get it for $40 max with just the campaign, firefight, and only the 3 new maps. because its the same engine, enemies and weapons with little design involved (only parts of the environments were made) "

"
It's definitely worth it for us Halo junkies.  Even those who are not Halo fanboys, it has 7-10hrs of campaign with a new multiplayer mode and the extra MP packs from Halo 3.  That's more than what a lot of games give you. "

"
It's definitely worth it for us Halo junkies.  Even those who are not Halo fanboys, it has 7-10hrs of campaign with a new multiplayer mode and the extra MP packs from Halo 3.  That's more than what a lot of games give you. "

and im not mad cause i think the game sucks or any of that fanboy shit, im mad cause i want the game but its overpriced.   
 
No other game franchise could get away with doing what halo is doing.  If Call of Duty, or Rainbow Six, GTA, hell even team fortress 2 did this the internet would explode.  People were freaking out because there is a new LEft for Dead coming out.  

Full price?

It's worth the 60 (70 in Canada) if you haven't bought Halo 3 and all it's map packs. Otherwise it's a waste of money and a rip off. Considering most people who want or are interested in ODST are existing Halo fans it's pretty obvious that Bungie realized the potential for profit here and put that in front of treating it's customer base nicely. Oh well, not like I'm buying this pig shit.

" @Kyle said:

" ODST has more new content than a lot of sequels do. It's not that ODST isn't worth $60, it's just that you're comparing it to Halo 3 which was worth much more than $60. "

If Gears 2 had a 6 hour campaign, horde mode, and all the mutiplayer  from Gears 1.   Would you think its worth it?   "

since im not that big of a multiplayer gamer, the 5 hour campaign isnt enough for me to buy it, though im going to rent it sometime

" @DrLove said:

" @Kyle said:

" ODST has more new content than a lot of sequels do. It's not that ODST isn't worth $60, it's just that you're comparing it to Halo 3 which was worth much more than $60. "

If Gears 2 had a 6 hour campaign, horde mode, and all the mutiplayer  from Gears 1.   Would you think its worth it?   "

What are you talking about? That IS what Gears 2 had. "

" @Kyle said:

" @DrLove said:

" @Kyle said:

" ODST has more new content than a lot of sequels do. It's not that ODST isn't worth $60, it's just that you're comparing it to Halo 3 which was worth much more than $60. "

If Gears 2 had a 6 hour campaign, horde mode, and all the mutiplayer  from Gears 1.   Would you think its worth it?   "

What are you talking about? That IS what Gears 2 had. "

ok... " If Gears 2 had a 6 hour campaign, horde mode, and all the mutiplayer  from Gears 1 with only 3 new maps.   Would you think its worth it?  "

" @DrLove said:

" @Kyle said:

" @DrLove said:

" @Kyle said:

" ODST has more new content than a lot of sequels do. It's not that ODST isn't worth $60, it's just that you're comparing it to Halo 3 which was worth much more than $60. "

If Gears 2 had a 6 hour campaign, horde mode, and all the mutiplayer  from Gears 1.   Would you think its worth it?   "

What are you talking about? That IS what Gears 2 had. "

ok... " If Gears 2 had a 6 hour campaign, horde mode, and all the mutiplayer  from Gears 1 with only 3 new maps.   Would you think its worth it?  "

I bought Gears 2, and I don't think it was worth it. : / "

" @Asurastrike said:

" @DrLove said:

" @Kyle said:

" @DrLove said:

" @Kyle said:

" ODST has more new content than a lot of sequels do. It's not that ODST isn't worth $60, it's just that you're comparing it to Halo 3 which was worth much more than $60. "

If Gears 2 had a 6 hour campaign, horde mode, and all the mutiplayer  from Gears 1.   Would you think its worth it?   "

What are you talking about? That IS what Gears 2 had. "

ok... " If Gears 2 had a 6 hour campaign, horde mode, and all the mutiplayer  from Gears 1 with only 3 new maps.   Would you think its worth it?  "

I bought Gears 2, and I don't think it was worth it. : / "

so im guessing you wont be getting odst until i drops in price ? "