Fix Spartan Ops. Don't remove it.

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Spartan Ops is a new idea, a good idea on paper and with time. Yet I think it’s a young “child” in terms of modes. Campaign and Multiplayer are elder wise men. Firefight being a young but mature man. Though Spartan Ops is still a young teen at most.

Instead of replacing it with Electic Bungalo 2 firefight it should be fixed. Key issues should be dealt with. And overall the structure should be overlooked and done.

Part 1. On disc. Off Line

1-The game should come with 10 spartan ops missions. Or some amount for those without xboxlive.

2-All Spartan Ops missions on your harddrive should be playable offline NO…MATTER…WHAT

3-Keep Halo 4’s (5 missions a week)

Part 2. The gameplay

1-Add lives/checkpoints. If all players die you should have to restart at a checkpoint. If all lives are lost you restart the mission

2-Not much to do with SO. But add more covenant weapons and variety

3-Make Legendary an option of MM. Heroic and Legendary should be an option (voted on)

Part 3. The maps

1-Only reuse maps a few times

2-Parts of Campaign Levels should be rare

3-Mix up Firefight style missions and maps. While others are more “open/linear” style.

Part 4. Other things

1-Palmer needs to I would be deeply appreciative if you would refrain from speaking.

2-Make it more mature. They are Spartans not Frat Boys

3-Add stealth missions, sniper missions, convoy missions

4-Put in the Mammoth or Scarab.

5-Make enemy vehicle A.I better. Wraiths hardy do anything against scorpions or such.

6-Most of all add more covenant vehicles. Would make things more epic and challenging

There. I fixed Spartan Ops. At least enough to make it better for Halo 5

2

It needs new maps, varied pacing/gameplay, and a “down but not out” mechanic, to encourage teamwork (since this is a co-op oriented mode).

3

Maybe the first season was a test to see what people liked or didn’t like. Who knows, some of this could be in Episodes 6-10.

P.S. I imagine you enjoyed the last Episode with no Palmer.

4

Dave has already said that the next half of the season is going to be far better. He even hinted at totally new environments. I hope that is true. I understand its a work in progress, but give us what you said you were going to. I still have high hopes for spartan ops.

5

I’m sure it will be. They were probably working on 6-10 while 1-5 were coming out. That was probably like a small taste.

Yet as much as the maps/style/story may improve. Some things overall need to change.

Though Im looking forward to some epic fully loaded SO

6

I hope it feels replayable.

Give me a little more than “Palmer being annoying, wave of enemies, macguffin, wave of enemies, late evacuation panic, wave of enemies, Good Job Crimson!”

It’s just not as cool as firefight was.

But yes, do sniper missions. Vehicle based escorts. Heavy weapons missions.

I’d say even have SpOPS specific loadouts, at least to the degree on which heavy ordnance you’d prefer for that kind of operation.

7

Spartan Ops needs “EPIC” moments, IE: Scarab battle, Boss battle, Longsword combat. Things that make you want to play over and over again. So far its SP and MP sandbox items put together for co-op. It is a great addition to the game though despite its flaws.

8

When Spartan-ops ends (And it will end) can we have firefight back please.

9

Firefight was no better and honestly as flawed as SO is it’s much better.

Firefight went downhill in Reach because it came too damn easy. And even in ODST you felt more like you were bottled in. Going out and trying to explore was met with death.

The idea of getting new missions is a much better and inovative idea. Sorry to say it But i’d rather have Spartan Ops then Firefight anyday.

Even more so since Halo 5 will probably perfect it. And 6-10 will make it more enjoyable.

10

Spartan Ops would be really fun if they just implemented new maps for it. I don’t understand why they cannot use other multiplayer maps besides Ragnarok.

In addition, the in-game dialogue between the characters is really dry and uninteresting.

The cut-scenes are very well done. I have to thank David Ellis and the rest of 343i for that. The cinematics are beautiful. I can tell that the team put in a lot of effort to make them look phenomenal.

In fact, I’d rather just re-watch the cutscenes than replay the missions (and that’s not a good sign).

Also, I think there needs to be some sort of punishment for dying. No respawns or a life pool would be more appropriate.

11

Yes, yes, and yes.

12

I really enjoy Spartan Ops and love how your custom armour and colors show up online. Sort of like FireFight from Reach. And its a cool way to learn some background storyline and gain lots of exp in short amount of time.

13

I wouldn’t have many issues with Spartan Ops if it wasn’t so -Yoink!- laggy all the time.

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I agree with most of what OP and everyone else is saying. HOWEVER, please add firefight back in. Spartan Ops should stay too, but both gametypes play differently from each other and require different playstyles.

Firefight is defensive and you have to play safer while Spartan Ops is more offensive and requires a lot of movement. Both can be fun so why not have them both?

15

I like the idea of Spartan Ops being offline. You can log into Xbox live to download new missions. I was looking forward to Spartan ops, Since it supposedly came with a few missions, and I was told I could do it offline, but that turned out to be a load of BS.

Free Spartan Ops!