Yeah, idiots apparently are willing to buy it, so it's not surprising. I'd never pay anything for a map pack. They should be supporting those who buy the game, not the other way around. And then the chumps who buy it say that intelligent people like us shouldn't get mad and that we don't have to buy it, But like you said, it sets a precedence. Full-fledged expansion packs used to be $15. I blame Bungie and Microsoft, they're the first company to charge a ridiculous price for a map pack. But this takes it to a whole new level, and Bungie at least eventually released the maps for free. Giant companies ruin gaming and game companies. In comparison, when Bungie was independent, they released a full expansion for Myth 2 for free. I didn't believe it was possible for a company to be worse than EA. I remember when Activision and Vivendi merged, people said it would be worse than EA, but I didn't believe it. I've been proven wrong for once, so props to those prophets. Can't wait for them to do the same with Starcraft 2. Already releasing 3 separate games at $60 a pop. I'm surprised they didn't charge for Beta access too. I saw people are selling keys on ebay. Wouldn't surprise me if they were Blizzard/Activision employees selling them.