Hey gang,
Christian Allen here from the GRAW™ 2 MP team at Red Storm. I heard that we were sending a newsletter out to the fans that had signed up for it, and I thought I would send a shout-out.
The dev team is really happy that the game is doing great on Xbox LIVE®. We've been out playing some great games online and having a blast. Personally, I've really been enjoying Blind Siege matches, and Chris Bray started up a RSE Clan, so keep an eye out for us (and especially don't boot me for being a faker like someone did on Saturday night!) ;-) ).
Right now we are seeing just under a hundred thousand unique users playing GRAW 2 each day. As of last week, you guys have played over five million multiplayer matches over Xbox LIVE. Based on our gameplay data, Headquarters looks like the most popular Team & Solo map, with Station in the top slot for Co-Op Campaign, and Aftermath for Co-Op Firefight. The most popular game modes are Co-Op Campaign, Team Sharpshooter, Team Last Man Standing, Co-Op Firefight, Team Siege, and Team Blind Siege. I'm also happy to see people out there exploring the custom game modes, make sure you check it out to see a lot of the gameplay variety available.
Lastly, I want to give you an exclusive first scoop that some new Downloadable Content for GRAW 2 will be available soon. I've seen (and heard on Xbox LIVE) a ton of feedback from the community that you want to see favorite maps from previous games and play them in GRAW 2. Well, now you'll get the chance. These new maps have been upgraded with the new graphics features (such as new textures, dynamic lighting, and foliage), but retain the gameplay from the originals.
It was hard to choose which maps should be included as DLC (I'd love to include them all, but that just wasn't possible); so here is how we chose the winners: Due to some great polls on the forums at Ghostrecon.com, Ghostrecon.net, and Xbox.com, we had a good idea of the maps you want to play. Early on, we decided to stick to maps from Ghost Recon® 2, Ghost Recon 2 Summit Strike™, and GRAW (along with DLC from those games). This was because the maps from GR and IT would have required too much time to rebuild to GRAW 2 standards (Embassy is an example of this; it had to be completely built from scratch, where the GR2+ maps could retain their terrain layouts and be upgraded visually). Then, we looked at which maps could be brought in and give you the most "bang for your buck," focusing on Team gameplay and providing a variety of gameplay size and style. Each of the maps will support gamplay in all of the various Team, Solo, and Co-Op game modes (with the exception of Campaign, of course).
With all that said, here is what you will be seeing in the upcoming DLC pack:
Bonfires (GR2 DLC)
Peninsula (GR2)
Mountain Base (GR2:SS)
Mountain Falls (GR2)
Desert Gulch (GRAW)
Fishing Village (GRAW)
Jungle Mines (GRAW DLC)
Well, that's it for now. I'm back to the game; I've still got work to do to get that Ultimate Defender Achievement. See you on Xbox LIVE, I'll be the one with the Mk14.
Christian "Serellan" Allen
Its not my fault Ubi tricked me with some old arse info in my inbox!! haha..
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