I believe Neutral Bomb, One Bomb and even Multi Bomb should be added back into the gametypes in Halo 5/Halo xb1. I just thought they were great and fun gametypes to play.
Bomb gametypes played very well in the Halo competitive sence, espically in the objective and bigger playlists. In playlists like Big Team Battle, Team Objective and Squad Battle, Bomb gametypes very popular and picked often. I think the Bomb gametypes would play better in the BTB playlist then KoTH or Regicide would.
Also with that being said you should be able to choose weather or not you want grap the bomb. You should beable to walk over the bomb and not automatically pick it up. Like the should of done with the flag in Halo 4 but thats a different topic on its own.
I greatly miss bomb gametypes, they were truly unique and really demanded teamwork, more so than CTF. Even though it was similar to this last gametype, it was fundamentally quite different, and offered an experience that has not been replicated in Halo 4.
I’d be interested to see how 343i would breath new life into the Assault gametype. While I’m not a fan of some changes made to the CTF gametype (forced flag pickup and inability to drop the flag), I do like the majority of the changes that they brought to the gametypes. The Flagnum and ability to throw the Oddball make those gametypes new and refreshing.
The debate is getting the gametype enough support for a halo 5 return, as it’s never going to make a comeback on h4. There needs to be a built-in mechanism to distinguish between throwingor dropping a bomb, such as tapping the L-trigger to drop the bomb or holding it to throw.
A glaring omission from Halo 4. I think they got carried away with the new game types (Extraction in particular feels like it might have started as a bomb-ish game type.)
Would love to see it make a comeback in a variety of forms (1-bomb, 2-bomb, neutral assault, etc).
I think it could have really create use in Halo 5 Dominion… plant some C4 to blast through a barrier or door… such potential for planting explosives.
Besides, those EOD Spartans really need to earn their keep