Capture the Flag needs to change

Games Other Halo
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Let me start out by saying that I’m a pretty big fan of the Halo series, I ended up actually picking up an Xbox 360 again recently for Halo 4 along with a couple of other games and I don’t regret my decision at all.

However, I’m disappointed with the state of Capture the Flag in the game. Halo 4 turned Capture the Flag from team based gameplay to a mode where it seems far more focused on rushing to capture the flag than playing strategically. I love Capture the Flag and I’ve still played a lot of it despite it’s change, but I feel like a couple of changes need to be brought in to the mode:

  • Enemy Flags should only be able to be captured when your team’s flag is in the base.

  • There should be an option to drop the flag: I don’t know how frustrating it is to find out that I’ve picked up the flag and the only way for me to drop it is to commit suicide and possibly take someone down with me.

  • Small maps need to be dropped from Capture the Flag or adjusted dramatically. Complex is a perfect example of a map that can be over so quick due to the inclusion of vehicles. When Ragnarok always wins the vote when available in any CTF match I join, it shows that people are far more interested in medium-large size maps.

  • Flag carriers should get slightly less score for handing in the flag (perhaps 75 or 50) and assists should give more of a score (25 or 30) this would promote people to work together as a team instead of killing each other.

  • There should be a bonus for taking the flag past half way across the map, it’s unfair that people can get the full points for capturing a flag if they picked it up right next to their base. What’s worse is that the original flag carrier dies and gains nothing from taking the flag halfway.

  • Bonus: If 343’s happy with Capture the Flag in it’s current state, couldn’t we at least get ‘Classic CTF’ added into the game as a playlist? I’m pretty sure there’s more demand for it than FFA Throwback

Those are just some suggestions on how Capture the Flag could be improved and made more enjoyable. If you guys have any other suggestions on how to improve the mode, feel free to post them here!

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What kills a lot of the fun is the big “kill” marker above the enemies head when they steal your flag. In previous halos you had to make sure 1 or 2 people were defending because once the enemy grabbed your flag they could easily sneak off with it. Now every game I play Im always stuck as the only defender because I guess the rest of my team feels they dont need to defend since they can always see where our flag is.

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> What kills a lot of the fun is the big “kill” marker above the enemies head when they steal your flag. In previous halos you had to make sure 1 or 2 people were defending because once the enemy grabbed your flag they could easily sneak off with it. Now every game I play Im always stuck as the only defender because I guess the rest of my team feels they dont need to defend since they can always see where our flag is.

I completely agree with this: It takes away the mystery from knowing where the flag carrier is exactly and instead turns it into a fast paced mode where the flag carrier can be wiped out in seconds! I really do find the lack of defending annoying in the mode, I agree with Stupicide in a way that it’s turning into “team slayer with flags”