Let me start by saying that I like Halo 5 overall. I really like how it has become the most difficult game to master out of all the Halos I have played. It looks pretty and some of the new features are fantastic.
However, without giving a long rant about how I hate 343i and FPS game developers in general, I want to present a list of things I want to be added and readded(since 343i was clever at removing features under our nose) into Halo 5 and future Halos:
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Bigger/Better 4 vs 4 maps to allow better spawns. Currently, the maps are so small that even the best forgers would have trouble fitting all the needed spawns to prevent things like spawn-killing and spawning in the open with 0% chance of survival. I played a game of SWAT where I spawned in the EXACT SAME place in the open and died 5 times instantly in a row since people where watching that spawn from a distance. - Make forge include far more sandbox features that are great for making videos and fooling around. Allow players to place things like normal cars to just drive with and go at fast speeds, door and windows that open/close or break, etc. - In game team/clan support. It would be nice to allow predefined clan battle formats that make it easier to find opposition and gain members. - A REAL live spectator mode. If it is hard to do this in matchmaking, try custom games at least. - Add an option to allow randoms to join custom game lobbies. I hate when I make a forged map or mode and not enough people want to play customs with me at one time (Takes 8 people to just play 4 vs 4).Readded:
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5 vs 5 CTF playlist. This was fantastic to play when I have a smaller lobby than 8 and one more than the standard 4 players. I am not going to settle with CTF being just in arena and BTB where it would show up 33% or less of the time. - Bring back Firefight or something similar. Halo Reach Firefight was tons of fun either cooperatively or by myself. I would really like a way to create customized training scenarios that can be played when I am alone or offline. If Firefight is too hard for 343i to implement then expand on the base turret design of Halo 4 forge and allow a basic AI interact with trying to kill the player. - Have a second air vehicle besides a Banshee. It does not have to be the falcon or hornet (although it would be nice to have both back), but make the air battles more epic. - Pre-game lobby chat with opposition and view of who you will be playing before the game. It is extremely lazy to not show the basic names and stats of your next opponent. - Allow players to purchase gear from points gained from playing like in Halo Reach instead of relying on luck to get anything you want. - Fully customization emblems. This is another very lazy move to only allow players to select predefined color patterns for emblems. - Team doubles. Make it permanent instead of temporary. (I really hate the concept of temporary playlists.)Halo used to be the game that made people jealous for not having it. Now 343i saves any good ideas for the next iteration since they don’t want people to stick with any one Halo for more than 2 years it seems. Share what you think of this below and if there is anything else that would make Halo great again.