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[[File: | [[File:DEFY.jpg|thumb|250px|A promotional poster for the Defiant Map Pack.]] | ||
{{Quote|Defy the Covenant|Motto of the Defiant Map Pack | {{Quote|Defy the Covenant|Motto of the Defiant Map Pack<ref name="bnet">[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=30646 '''Bungie.net''': ''Defiant Map Pack'']</ref>}} | ||
The '''Defiant Map Pack''' | The '''Defiant Map Pack''' is the second [[Map pack|DLC]] [[map pack]] released for ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', officially announced on [[2011|February 15th, 2011]]<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=30783 Bungie weekly update]</ref>. Released on March 15 2011, the Defiant Map Pack includes three new [[achievement]]s that add up to a total of 150 Gamerscore and costs 800 Microsoft Points. The map pack includes two new [[multiplayer]] maps, ''[[Condemned]]'' and ''[[Highlands]]'', as well as a [[Firefight]] map called ''[[Unearthed]]''. All three maps in the Defiant Map Pack were developed by [[Certain Affinity]].<ref>[http://majornelson.com/archive/2011/02/14/announcing-the-halo-reach-defiant-map-pack.aspx '''Major Nelson''': ''Announcing the Halo: Reach Defiant Map Pack'']</ref><ref name="bnet"/> The pack was released with three achievements worth 150 Gamerscore. Three additional achievements worth 50 Gamerscore were released alongside the [[Anniversary Map Pack]] in November 2011. | ||
==Maps== | ==Maps== | ||
[[File:Condemned.jpg|thumb|Condemned | [[File:Condemned.jpg|thumb|Condemned]] | ||
===Condemned=== | ===Condemned=== | ||
{{Main|Condemned}} | {{Main|Condemned}} | ||
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Condemned supports six to twelve players; playlists include [[Team Slayer]], [[Team Objective]], and [[Rumble Pit]]. | Condemned supports six to twelve players; playlists include [[Team Slayer]], [[Team Objective]], and [[Rumble Pit]]. | ||
{{Clear}} | {{Clear}} | ||
[[File:Highlands.jpeg|thumb|Highlands | [[File:Highlands.jpeg|thumb|Highlands]] | ||
===Highlands=== | ===Highlands=== | ||
{{Main|Highlands}} | {{Main|Highlands}} | ||
Highlands is a large competitive map set in a [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] training facility in the [[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]] within [[Reach]]'s [[Highland Mountains]]. Three Covenant | Highlands is a large competitive map set in a [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] training facility in the [[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]] within [[Reach]]'s [[Highland Mountains]]. Three Covenant [[CCS-class battlecruiser]]s loom over the map, [[glassing]] the surrounding landscape. | ||
Highlands can support the [[Capture the Flag|CTF]] and [[ | Highlands can support the [[Capture the Flag|CTF]] and [[Invasion]] [[template:Games|gametypes]]. | ||
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[[File:Unearthed.jpg|thumb|Unearthed | [[File:Unearthed.jpg|thumb|Unearthed]] | ||
===Unearthed=== | ===Unearthed=== | ||
{{Main|Unearthed}} | {{Main|Unearthed}} | ||
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==Achievements== | ==Achievements== | ||
[[File: | [[File:New helmet.jpg|thumb|The unreleased GRD helmet seen in the pack's official screenshots.]] | ||
*[[Candy from a Baby]] - 75G - Capture two flags from an enemy capture zone in a matchmade Stockpile game. | *[[Candy from a Baby]] - 75G - Capture two flags from an enemy capture zone in a matchmade Stockpile game. | ||
*[[Crackin' Skulls]] - 45G - Kill 3 players with the Oddball in a matchmade Oddball game. | *[[Crackin' Skulls]] - 45G - Kill 3 players with the Oddball in a matchmade Oddball game. | ||
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===Trailer=== | ===Trailer=== | ||
{{Main|Defiant Map Pack Trailer}} | {{Main|Defiant Map Pack Trailer}} | ||
The Defiant Map Pack Trailer was released February 14, 2011.<ref name="trailer">[http:// | The Defiant Map Pack Trailer was released February 14, 2011.<ref name="trailer">[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=30646 '''Bungie.net''': ''Defiant Map Pack Trailer'']</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Bulletin board cea.jpg|thumb|right|222px|The updated appearance of the [[Bulletin board]] featured within ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''. The promotional poster for the Defiant map pack can be seen within the top-right corner.]] | ||
* | *The GRD helmet was rumored to be be a new unlockable item from the Defiant Map Pack, having been seen in screenshots worn by players and even in [[Armor permutations (Halo: Reach)|the Armory]] of a [[Bungie]] employee on [[Bungie Day]], but the rumors were apparently false. [[343 Industries]] employees refused to talk about the helmet, giving more secrecy to the unknown armor. Eventually, [[David Ellis]] confirmed that 343 Industries had planned to include the helmet as part of the [[Anniversary Map Pack]]. However, it was cut before release due to time and resource constraints, and was instead featured via the doll Easter egg.<ref>[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=35044917&postcount=8270 '''NeoGAF''' Halo |OT| HaloGAF Evolved]</ref> | ||
*It is the first ''Halo: Reach'' map pack to feature maps created by Certain Affinity instead of [[Bungie]] and the first map pack to feature Firefight DLC. | *It is the first ''Halo: Reach'' map pack to feature maps created by Certain Affinity instead of [[Bungie]] and the first map pack to feature Firefight DLC. | ||
*This marks the first time locations from the novel ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' have been realized as playable spaces in a game. Both the Station Gamma and the Training Preserve are key locations mentioned in the book. | *This marks the first time locations from the novel ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' have been realized as playable spaces in a game. Both the Station Gamma and the Training Preserve are key locations mentioned in the book. | ||
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*The maps are meant to show the stages of the invasion of Reach: Firstly, Unearthed, with the UNSC having abandoned the planet to the Covenant; secondly, Highlands, with Reach being glassed in the not-so-distant horizon. Finally, Condemned, with Reach visibly glassed.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/bts-defiant-map-pack/2458ede3-9d81-406c-a92d-1bfe1306e3da Halo Waypoint: Behind the Scenes - Defiant Map Pack]</ref> | *The maps are meant to show the stages of the invasion of Reach: Firstly, Unearthed, with the UNSC having abandoned the planet to the Covenant; secondly, Highlands, with Reach being glassed in the not-so-distant horizon. Finally, Condemned, with Reach visibly glassed.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/bts-defiant-map-pack/2458ede3-9d81-406c-a92d-1bfe1306e3da Halo Waypoint: Behind the Scenes - Defiant Map Pack]</ref> | ||
*Despite their descriptions, the first three Defiant Map Pack achievements (Candy from a Baby, Crackin' Skulls and Return to Sender) do not actually require the player to be playing matchmaking at all to earn them; It is possible to unlock the achievements while playing custom games, as long as the gametype being played is electronically signed by Bungie. (That is, if the gametype is the same one used in matchmaking.){{Verify_source}} The last three achievements (All Alone, Don't Touch That! and Paper Beats Rock) not only require the player to be in matchmaking, but unlike previously released achievements, also require the player to be playing on a Defiant map. | *Despite their descriptions, the first three Defiant Map Pack achievements (Candy from a Baby, Crackin' Skulls and Return to Sender) do not actually require the player to be playing matchmaking at all to earn them; It is possible to unlock the achievements while playing custom games, as long as the gametype being played is electronically signed by Bungie. (That is, if the gametype is the same one used in matchmaking.){{Verify_source}} The last three achievements (All Alone, Don't Touch That! and Paper Beats Rock) not only require the player to be in matchmaking, but unlike previously released achievements, also require the player to be playing on a Defiant map. | ||
*The promotional poster for the map pack appears on ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]<nowiki>'</nowiki>s'' | *The promotional poster for the map pack appears on ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]<nowiki>'</nowiki>s'' updated [[Bulletin board]].<ref>[http://www.gamesradar.com/halo-combat-evolved-anniversary-review/ '''Gamesradar.com:''' ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary review'']</ref> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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*[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/bts-defiant-map-pack/2458ede3-9d81-406c-a92d-1bfe1306e3da Halo Waypoint: Behind-the-scenes look at the Defiant Map Pack] | *[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/bts-defiant-map-pack/2458ede3-9d81-406c-a92d-1bfe1306e3da Halo Waypoint: Behind-the-scenes look at the Defiant Map Pack] | ||
*[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/defiant-to-the-end/f2595044-7e26-4928-a24b-8e1a2db3ce45 Halo Waypoint: Defiant to the End - the story behind each of the maps] | *[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/defiant-to-the-end/f2595044-7e26-4928-a24b-8e1a2db3ce45 Halo Waypoint: Defiant to the End - the story behind each of the maps] | ||
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