The only mode that feels balanced is total control.
When it comes to slayer, ctf, stockpile(not played this one much), theyre too chaotic, sometimes nothing happens and then a moment later several people are cross map shooting you randomly. Total control works because it has area of interests you need to go to and it makes the combat more predictable.
BTB slayer, ctf etc in past halo’s work because of the vehicles. In the past, each team had half of their team in vehicles and they werent stopped easily. protecting your vehicles from infantry was kind of the objective. taking out an enemy vehicle was like taking a piece out on the chess board and meant something.
another thing vehicles do, especially team vehicles is group people together and make the battlefield more predictable as well as create focal points as its hard to not know where vehicles are.
12v12 infantry combat works for total control and that will be what I play on launch(hopefully i have the choice) I played btb a lot in flights, some in this beta and i rarely get a good vehicle, I would like to enjoy good regular vehicle combat in btb.
So please start slayer and ctf with lots of powerful vehicles again
a good idea for ctf would make it round based and reset the map after each flag capture so that vehicles reset and there is less snowball effect.