Bungie favourites = MOAR FUN!

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well technically its remake would be something like “343 likes” or something along thoes lines… but for the sake of this forum I’m going to call it “Bungie Favorites”

Why should Bungie Favorites make a return?
Bungie favorites, and the rewards associated with it gave people an incentive to try and create impressive custom content. Back in the days of Halo 3, people used to always be making mind-blowing forge maps, film clips and screenshots in hope of one day appearing on Bungie Favorites and receiving the legendary “RECONZ!” Armour.

Although the “Most downloaded” system does work well, as it allows users to download the latest maps etc. It does flaw in one area, the Rewards System…

Rewards?
The rewards gave hope and inspiration to people who wanted to create custom content. Everybody wanted “Recon” Armor, and the only way to get it pre-ODST was to make bungie go “OMG! this is awesome”, and in short… appear on Bungie favorites.

In Halo reach, people have nothing to work towards, thus they lose the incentive to do so. There is no point working to produce a map if it will just appear on “Most Downloaded” for a few days and the disappear! People have nothing to work towards, so they dont work at all.

How can this be fixed?
I know its a little late now, but in halo CE:A or Halo 4, rare armor can be introduced only to those who make stunningly grand content. This will make people want to forge, as they will want this legendary armor. It wouldn’t be that hard to add either. An update would allow those who have made the most downloaded for every month or for all time to receive this special armor/armor effect.

My hopes are that 343i pays attention to this post and brings back some form of a reward for all our hard work. It would revive the forging community as players race to create the best screenshots, maps and film clips.

cheers.

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I like the idea of something like Bungie favourites returning. I’m not sure if rewarding people with armour is a good idea though.

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You posted this thread twice. This looks like something that should be in general discussion though.

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There already is a reward for creating good maps. Two, actually: getting known in communities, and potentially getting the map into Matchmaking if it’s built efficiently.

That said, the idea of a “curated” collection of top-notch community creations is interesting. 343 might not have the time for it, but then, neither did Bungie – the “Bungie” Favourites were, IIRC, chosen by Bungie-selected groups rather than by Bungie themselves. It’d be interesting to see a system like this in place, especially since Most Downloaded and Most Recommended are nearly always full of trash.