This is just serving as a warning to all of you. I can all but guarantee the first DLC will be a complete fiasco. First DLC for games (halo most certainly included) don't always seem to go so swimmingly. They are sometimes delayed until later in the day or their are issues with map pass owners not being able to download the content. To save you a small amount of trouble I'd like to give you tips in order to keep those complaints to a minimum.


MAP PASS OWNERS:

DO NOT download the individual packs from the marketplace. You will be charged. I would rather not see a huge amount of "I bought the maps twice" posts. It'll help you not waste money.

I'm not positive but I'm pretty sure that if you own the pass you more than likely get the maps through the game. Pop in your copy and it'll let you know that you have new content waiting to be downloaded.

EVERYONE ELSE:

Don't freak out if the maps don't come out until mid-late noon time. Sometimes it takes a while.

DLC usually hits the marketplace around 5-6AM EST. It does sometimes come later. Sometimes DLC get's pushed back more than a day if things aren't going right. If this does happen 343 will know about it and their will be no need to make a billion posts about it.