The Baron Count
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They don't need to do anything. I just see many posters taking it as a fact and was wondering if 343i has said anything about it.
As far as speculation goes, no it's not something we can just assume. Free maps are somewhat common in modern shooters, and Halo 4's Spartan Ops showed that Microsoft is ok with releasing big and free content post launch.
Dude, I don't know how you can possibly say free maps are even remotely common in modern shooters. They are rare as hell, because asset creation is expensive as hell. All content is not created equal in that regard. You'll notice that Spartan ops reused the same exact areas over and over again. It cost them basically nothing to do that.
The only reason old school shooters even had free maps was because back then a team of 5 could build something relatively quickly and at low cost. That's not the case anymore. The most recent case of a game giving away free maps that I can think of is Evolve which also has micro transactions.
Playing as the Arbiter was one of the best things about Halo 2... This is considered bad as well?
Not The Arbiter himself so much as the fact that his levels were generally the worst in an already weak game.