Custom Games thrown out the window by 343?

Games Halo 5: Guardians
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Custom Games has always been big to me, and all of my friends on Xbox. It is one of the things that makes Halo great and allows the game to truly flourish. Halo 5 made great leaps and bounds forwards in multiplayer, and playing online matchmaking is more fun than ever. However in the Custom Games department things are SEVERELY lacking. There are multiple issues, and many of us thought with the release of forge (that we waited about two months on, even though this should be in the game at release) things would be fixed. We were wrong. Issues that still remain are:

  • Lack of Classic Gametypes - Griffball, Race, Assault, and most dear to us Infection. - Lack of any real form of file sharing - Halo Reach, and Halo 3 both had file sharing that worked. Not only did they get maps to the community, they also drove people to make more maps. There was always the hope that one of your works would show up on most downloaded, and be there for everyone to see. Now all that remains is sharing among friends, and IF you can find a map someone made on the internet (which is proving to be far more difficult than in other halos) you have to search the creators gamer-tag, and follow them to see what maps they’ve got.Now I know I’m not the epitome of patience, some of the issue is that 343 has completely redone forge (for the better I feel) and it takes a lot of getting used to. However, two months prior to the release of a halo game people expect REAL custom games, and right now those just don’t exist. What do you guys think? Am I right or am I being unfair?
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I think you’re perfectly fair, although I have heard people saying that 343 is working on a Reach style file share and new game modes. It’s probably safe to say that they are going to release more game modes, just to keep the games’ population.

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Glad we agree, on another note, the release of stuff constantly is nice and all, but how much of this should have been in the game at launch, or shortly after. How long are people going to sit here waiting on the next portion from 343 for stuff that really should just all have been here in the first place?

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> Glad we agree, on another note, the release of stuff constantly is nice and all, but how much of this should have been in the game at launch, or shortly after. How long are people going to sit here waiting on the next portion from 343 for stuff that really should just all have been here in the first place?

The only thing they’ve released so far that should’ve been in at launch is forge. All the maps they’ve given us are garbage.