Dear 343 and fellow Halo fans,
I think most of us can agree that Halo Infinite is pretty damn awesome. Mechanics are impressive, sandbox is diverse and interesting, maps are both fun and pretty and of course the music is phenomenal.
But we need to talk about the amount of content in this game.
Right now we have 10 maps, which is on the lower side but considering their quality I think we can scrape by for a while… Gamemodes however, I’m sorry but there just aren’t enough of them. This is the exact same mistake from Halo 5, which is disappointing to say the least. “We’ll add it in later” isn’t really good enough when with this little content, many people will likely leave before this content is even added. Just like with Halo 5.
At the very least we need the core modes back that people expect. It honestly boggles my mind that we don’t even have SWAT, where all you would have to do is start players with precision weapons, take away their radars and shields and that’s it. This should be relatively easy to implement. I would also like it if some more arcady gamemodes were added like Infection and Fiesta, actually add Escalation Slayer (gun game) as well, that was very fun in MCC. We also need FFA and Doubles at the very least. There might as well be an entire community that only plays these modes and have been left out.
A variety of gamemodes is a core aspect of Halo’s identity. It can be both sweaty and skill based but it can also be whacky and stupid chaotic fun. I fear that Halo Infinite has focused too much on the former and does not provide the gamemode variety for those that both loved them in the past and the newcomers that want to see what Halo was about. These cannot wait for Season 2. I’m afraid there is not enough content here to carry us to May 2022 343. If we had Forge it might be a different story but we don’t and we have to stick it out.
If you’re serious about supporting this game for 10 years and wish to maintain a healthy player population I implore you to add these gamemodes ASAP. We are all rooting for you to succeed. We all want to play this game for 10 years and have fun with it. But if the content isn’t there people will just move on to other games. There are plenty of options nowadays. I have high hopes for you 343, I know you can make this the best Halo game ever…
So please finish the fight. GIve us the fights.
Regards
-Prorogon