u/saliotmaster

Hi all,

I stumbled across an unused Recon Helmet DLC code at Disc Traders for a whopping $2 and decided to snag it. I had just picked up Reach last night from GameStop and was only missing the code: I attempted to use it knowing full well it might not actually work, and to my surprise the Xbox website recognized it but kept throwing error codes.

I reached out to support, went through the various tasks that were required of me, and ultimately came to the conclusion that I wasn't able to retireve the Recon Helmet anymore. However, something that stuck out to me during the conversation was this: the support agent found that the code was never redeemed, yet he couldn't manually give me the DLC due to it not existing in Microsoft's current catalog. Maybe it's just me, but I was genuinely surprised that the agent could discover these things.

Attached is a portion of my chat with the support agent, who did their best to go above and beyond in helping me get the helmet.

(Old photo, hence the shoddy editing— happy to take more upon request)

Hi friends,

I'm looking to downsize my collection quite a bit, and want to try for two higher valued blasters by trading away several of mine. I understand this is a longshot (pun intended) request, but I figured I'd give it a go all the same.

Here's what I'm offering:

-Stryfe (very first release, pieced together as an almost-complete Mission Kit)

-Retaliator (CIB, opened and hardly used)

-Longstrike (missing sight, modified with Modulus LS internals and priming handle, comes with Bandolier)

-Rayven (N-Strike, modified with OJ Stryfe motors but retained stock flywheels, complete with matching mag and added Proximity Barrel)

-Blast Bazooka (comes with one Elite rocket; tank leaks, but if launched immediately the Elite Rocket goes quite far)

-Big Salvo (missing priming handle, one tank leaks occasionally)

-Firefly (this one packs a punch, unsure if it's modified)

-Nitron (complete with scope and most of the original green discs)

-Proton (will be bundled with a few white discs)

-Sonic Green Recon (blaster only, not pictured)

I thank all of you for your time and consideration in advance.