What if 343 added armor abilities like the halo 3 equipment (bubble shield, regenerator, etc) but they rendered you immobile/inactive during the use. Those would be great to use with your team and would really encourage team play. There could also be something like a single target heal, or an aura that increases nearby ally stats. Maybe players could pick a couple of these abilities at the start of the game. These are just some ideas, and I think it could make a really fun social or even ranked playlist if it was balanced well.
If 343 does put in some kind of AAs in any playlist, then I think they should set up the matchmaking to help balance out abilities. They should limit the number of any specific AA on one team, in order to ensure a variety of abilities on each team. They also need to show you who’s picking what at the start of the game, so players know what they’re up against. Otherwise it’s left up to chance, and random chance like that has no place in a level playing field game like halo. Another thing is that I think most armor abilities should have a much longer cooldown, so that people have to use them more strategically instead of whenever they want.
So, would you guys play a playlist like that? If 343 really wanted to ‘evolve’ halo and do something unique, then some stuff like that would really make halo stand out
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