On top of the 20 multiplayer maps expected to launch with Halo 5: Guardians

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In Game Informer's Halo 5 cover story , 343 studio head Josh Holmes said they're looking to keep the player base united."When you have paid map packs and content, you divide the player base into two groups: the haves and the have-nots," Holmes said. "The people that have the map pack can play together but the people who don't cannot. That to us is a real problem. So we're delivering all the maps to all players free so everybody will be able to play together. That, we feel, is really important to having a great multiplayer ecosystem."Holmes said Halo 5 represents "the biggest investment we've made in multiplayer in series history. We're trying to provide as much variety and different ways to play for different play styles, just an immense amount of content."The 15 complimentary DLC maps are expected by June, 2016, according to Holmes.GI also revealed the role the Blue Team will play in Halo 5 , and the fact that you won't need Xbox Live Gold to play the four-player co-op Halo 5: Guardians launches October 27 on Xbox One.

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