I was really excited to see this game, but not having the original multiplayer was really stupid. Halo Reach has enough maps, plus, it has maps that resemble combat evolved maps. Why couldn't they give the same treatment to the multiplayer that they did with the single player.

Because money/time/work

then why do it at all? Multiplayer was a huge part of Combat Evolved.

I wish they had released the multiplayer in the first one with online play as well. I never played a lot of the first one, other than with three other friends once in a while. We first got into Xbox-LANs when Halo 2 had already been out for a while. 
 
@Zacagawea said:

Because money/time/work

They most likely didn't include it because they did not want to split the halo player base.

I'm good with this.

@Zacagawea said:

Because money/time/work

I just found it to be total crap that they have a pathetic number of maps and didn't even include Blood Gulch.

If they created and implemented multiplayer it probably would have been a $60 game, and it probably would have been very poorly received because of it. They have most likely profited more from taking the road that they did.

I think this game is probably one of the best HD port jobs ever made, and it cops a fair bit of flak.
The multiplayer component included in this game is an extremely smart idea.
Compare it to the GOW or ICO & Shadow of the Colossus ports.
They have lovingly recrafted the singleplayer grpahics in this game, as opposed to up ressing them to look decent on modern resolutions.

It's either implement the multiplayer into Reach or split the playerbase. They chose the former of the two.

What I don't understand is why they don't give you all the dlc maps for reach like they did with ODST and halo 3.. I was really bummed to hear you just get the anniversary map pack.

@Aus_azn said:

I just found it to be total crap that they have a pathetic number of maps and didn't even include Blood Gulch.

yeah because its not like blood gulch isnt already in reach...

I am very glad the multiplayer is a chunky DLC for Reach (which desperately needed new maps) rather than a re-boot of a decade-old multiplayer, which, far more than the CE single-player, would have showed its age badly. Splitting the player base would have been a very bad idea. I agree that the first two DLCs for Reach weren't managed very well: I didn't get nearly enough playtime out of those maps because few playlists required players to purchase them and they rarely appeared in the rotation.

@adoggz said:

@Aus_azn said:

I just found it to be total crap that they have a pathetic number of maps and didn't even include Blood Gulch.

yeah because its not like blood gulch isnt already in reach...

Not to mention it sucks ass in Reach due to tinfoil vehicles and DMRs.

EDIT: Also it's the worst map for sniper betrayals I find.