: I haven't bought the new maps and stuff yet (thanks Padraig) because just out
: of curiosity I wanted to see how the game would act without them,
: particularly gametypes. The first time I went into the War Games section,
: it said I was missing required content. I was about to post asking WTF the
: deal was when I decided to try going into a playlist (besides the DLC one)
: and it worked. After I backed out it said it again (about required
: content) and it kept saying it until I went to the main menu and back. I
: guess this is a wordy, somewhat out-of-place bug report, and a mini-rant.

You sure the word was 'required'? It tells you (has ALWAYS told you) when you're missing DLC that's in use in a playlist - but it doesn't stop you from playing, just lets you know that you don't have all the maps.