Hey there 343 and Community,
I’m pretty new to the forums here, but definitely not the Halo franchise. Even since Halo 4’s matchmaking has been released I’ve not been one to complain about the various balancing issues, glitches, etc. and have just taken the game for what it was and had fun. While that’s all well and good, one thing that I am very disappointed with is the lack of PERMANENT DLC playlists. I have now sunk an extra 30 dollars into Halo 4 on DLC (Champions Bundle, Castle Map Pack, and Majestic Map Pack) on top of the original 60 dollars I payed for the game. From what I can tell, at least with Majestic and Castle as I was late to buy The Champions Bundle, there were only playlists up for about a month or two, and were then taken down. The major issue with this is now I have payed 30 dollars for maps (excluding the skins and armor and what not) that I can not even play. As far as I know, the only way that I can play these DLC is if EVERYONE in a matchmaking lobby has at least one of the map packs, but the simple truth is that not everyone buys DLC. In fact I have not once been in a lobby were everyone has one of the map packs, thus rendering the 30 dollars I have spent wasted, and the very cool maps that I payed for useless. So to fix this issue I propose creating 3 different matchmaking playlists that require ALL of the DLC map packs. The playlists would also include the vanilla game’s maps to maintain freshness in the map selection, and avoid map repetition.
1.Big Team Battle DLC-A mix of Big Team Infinity Slayer and Big Team Battle. The map line up would consist of the following maps:
Shatter
Wreckage
Daybreak
Outcast
Complex
Ragnarok
Vortex
Meltdown
Longbow
Exile
- Next Playlist is DLC 5v5. This playlist would consist of standard Slayer as well as objective based gametypes such as Capture the Flag, Extraction, and Ricochet. The map line up would consist of the following maps:
Landfall
Perdition
Vertigo
Harvest
Solace
Abandon
Adrift
Solace
- The final playlist would be DLC Rumble Pit. This playlist would consist of standard Slayer and Legendary Slayer, and could also include objective based gametypes such as Regicide. The map lineup would consist of the following maps:
Skyline
Monolith
Pitfall
Haven
Solace
Abandon
The playlists above could also include pre-made and community made forge maps as well. I TRULY believe that if these playlists, or playlists that are similar were created, that those who chose to further support Halo 4 by purchasing the DLC would much happier and very grateful. The community as a whole might be more compelled to continue playing Halo 4 and quite possibly buy the DLC to play these 3 playlists. I know that I would purchase the final DLC that I do not own (Castle Map Pack) so that I could finally get my money’s worth out of the DLC that I have already bought in a heart beat. I am sure that the rest of the community who bought the DLC would agree, and this would finally create a very expansive and fresh map rotation. Please at the very least 343, take what I have written into consideration.
Thanks to whoever has bothered to read this entire post. Sorry for the length, but I feel very adamant about this topic. Please I ENCOURAGE you to talk and debate on this thread to get 343’s attention, and finally make it so that we can play our DLC.