I don’t know if anyone has asked this before, but a few of the spaces that were used in Spartan Ops could make for really decent multiplayer maps (with some modifications). I’m thinking about this map in particular:
http://halofollower.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/S27.jpg
Does anyone know if it can be done? I mean it would freshen up the multiplayer to have on disc maps that were new and weren’t dull forge maps. Some of those Spartan Ops maps are really pretty 
especially that one above. I fully understand they would need some work first.
It probably could, though they may not work well for balanced matches. Wasn’t designed for War Games I’m sure.
If they could make Ragnarok, Complex, and Vortex Spartan Ops maps, I don’t see why they couldn’t do the vice versa. They would obviously need to be worked on, have some areas closed off/deleted, and some other things. But I don’t see why not.
Finding a balanced Spartan Ops map that would work for War Games is a toughy though (the one you showed could work, but there’s no bases/safe areas, it’s all open, so they’d have to add new areas to the map to make it work; Otherwise, you’d get people setting up top mid, and just spawn killing the players that spawn in the open; In fact, probably all of Spartan Ops maps would need new areas to be added just to make it work).
> If they could make Ragnarok and Vortex Spartan Ops maps, I don’t see why they couldn’t do the vice versa. They would obviously need to be worked on, have some areas closed off/deleted, and some other things. But I don’t see why not.
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> Finding a balanced Spartan Ops map that would work for War Games is a toughy though.
Based on some bug reports and other oddities I’ve heard about, I think that the Spartan Ops and War Games versions of those maps are separate files. That is to say, there’s two Ragnaroks, two Complexes, and two Vortices on your hard drive, each of which contains only the information needed for its respective game mode.
So they could certainly take any Spartan Ops map and release a multiplayer-compatible version as DLC, but the SpOps maps are not multiplayer-compatible as-is.
> If they could make Ragnarok and Vortex Spartan Ops maps, I don’t see why they couldn’t do the vice versa. They would obviously need to be worked on, have some areas closed off/deleted, and some other things. But I don’t see why not.
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> Finding a balanced Spartan Ops map that would work for War Games is a toughy though.
Ragnarok and vortex worked, because Spartan Ops doesn’t require as much balancing. Most of the spartan ops maps were either designed for campaign or Ops encounters, therefore, are fundamentally not optimized for war games. Those multiplayer maps required a few adjustments as well (especially vortex) to work with spartan ops, but because of competitive mp’s emphasis on balance and consistency, it would just be more difficult to convert a campaign section into an mp map and make it work, than creating a map from the ground up.
You know what map would be epic for a BTB map? The one where you have to jump onto that weird covenant ship, and blow it up. The whole map sort of has that ravine feel to it, like the looks I mean. But that part of that missio. Would be AMAZING.
BTW I looked up which mission it specifically is, it’s episode 10, chapter 3.
It’d be cool if we could get a response from someone at 343 about this.
Well it would sure give a lot more variety in maps we currently have flowing through multiplayer.
The area on Apex in episode 10 would be amazing I think
I think Gagarin would make a decent competitive map if there was some more cover.
There is SO much potential for some great War Games maps using Spartan Ops maps. Call it the “Ops” map pack, if you will.
Since the maps are already designed, if they wouldn’t be free, then they should be at a reduced price than the normal map pack.
Some maps would work great with king of the hill or flood mode
> There is SO much potential for some great War Games maps using Spartan Ops maps. Call it the “Ops” map pack, if you will.
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> Since the maps are already designed, if they wouldn’t be free, then they should be at a reduced price than the normal map pack.
Na dude, they should be completely free, they’re already made (with some revision when released) and in the game. Spartan Ops is already a touchy subject for a lot of sections of tthe community and asking them to pay for a Spartan Ops map pack wouldn’t end well in my opinion.
I’ve already tweeted this to BS Angel, do you guys want to do the same? maybe she’ll reply on here hopefully
https://twitter.com/bsangel
That is a thought that crossed my mind as I played some of Spartan Ops. There would need to be a lot of playtesting, but I think it could work.
Yes, I love this idea. They should redesign some campaign missions as forge maps as well IMO. Think of parts of re-claimer or the one with the pelican in it.
Redesign this map http://cdn3.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/7183555/H4-Campaign-Mission6-Pelican.jpg for gorgers & best part is all they’d have to do is re-design the pelican so its smaller & and add in forge elements and a pre-designed space, & you got your first ever forge map with a pelican as a vehicle. 
Heck I think that they’d make better multiplayer maps than the actual ones especially Apex, Warrens, the refuge and quarry to name a few. They ahould design the actual maps since it would be near perfect
Big Team Battle on Apex or even Invasion on Apex.
> they aren’t symmetrical
Most good maps arent
> Yes, I love this idea. They should redesign some campaign missions as forge maps as well IMO. Think of parts of re-claimer or the one with the pelican in it.
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> Redesign this map http://cdn3.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/7183555/H4-Campaign-Mission6-Pelican.jpg for gorgers & best part is all they’d have to do is re-design the pelican so its smaller & and add in forge elements and a pre-designed space, & you got your first ever forge map with a pelican as a vehicle.
The Shutdown map for pelican battles along with multiplayer variants of the Spartan Ops maps would be the best map pack ever. Although they would need custom palettes like in Halo 3’s DLC maps.
