So the gameplay in Halo 5 feels solid. At first I completely sucked and couldn’t aim, but after playing more I’m getting the hang of it and its starting to be a lot more fun. Only gripe is with the lack of features that worked well in previous Halos that are watered down or completely gone in Halo 5:
-File share, where is it? I’ve heard forge might introduce this but has it been confirmed? Why can’t we upload screenshots already or view other player’s game films/clips?
-Can’t view player info before a match. Ok, this one makes sense since they don’t want you to quit before a match starts but if a file share is introduced maybe allow so we click on player emblems before a match. Just limit what we can see, for example don’t show their rank but show their clips, armor, commendations etc. Also, there is less incentive to view player info after a match since you might just want to start a new game etc.
-Customization. There’s a lot of helmet, body armors albeit we can’t individually pick shoulders etc. Color schemes instead of individual color choices? Why? Emblems are all completely premade and idk about most people but they don’t feel personal at all anymore because of it. Seriously why limit the color options?
-No firefight. (warzone is now the alternative but is not completely PvE). Wasn’t firefight well received? A horde-type mode is addicting as hell with the wave progression, warzone honestly just feels like a PvP and the bosses spawn in locations away from the central action which feels weird but I guess that’s purely based on opinion.
-Custom games. Lack of options
-Halo 3 had a really cool page of “Top clips” “Top screenshots” updated weekly etc. All I’ve seen here is the message of the day which has been the same for me since launch.
Not saying I feel ripped off or anything since I should know what I am buying, but I also didn’t want to spoil everything so I didn’t look too much into the game. Wanted to be surprised I guess. Halo 5 is great in many ways, I just hope they listen to people and keep things fresh, keep the community connected, and give us more options so that it’s still going strong come the holidays. I know this isn’t Halo 3/ Reach, but that shouldn’t mean it should feel like a step back in many ways besides gameplay.
If Warzone had come with Firefight embedded in it, the game type might be received much better. Instead of a boss spawning occasionally, imagine the ever-increasing chaos of Firefight waves running rampant around the Warzone battlefields. That, to me, would encompass a game type worthy of the title of a “warzone”. That being said, I 100% wish for Firefight to come to HALO 5. It was one of the methods of co-op players had access to aside from the Campaign. I think it needs to make a return. If Spartan Ops was better designed (less recycling of the same maps and more development time put into actually expanding the story and letting us participate in it with our Spartans, as if they were steadily releasing new “campaign” missions over time) I think it could be a good addition, too. The game just needs more bulk to it, and the thing I’m afraid of is that it doesn’t because they want people to buy the bulk as it comes later.
They will probably come out in updates like forge. If they continually add new features, it keeps people playing.
> 2533274793336676;2:
> If Warzone had come with Firefight embedded in it, the game type might be received much better. Instead of a boss spawning occasionally, imagine the ever-increasing chaos of Firefight waves running rampant around the Warzone battlefields. That, to me, would encompass a game type worthy of the title of a “warzone”. That being said, I 100% wish for Firefight to come to HALO 5. It was one of the methods of co-op players had access to aside from the Campaign. I think it needs to make a return. If Spartan Ops was better designed (less recycling of the same maps and more development time put into actually expanding the story and letting us participate in it with our Spartans, as if they were steadily releasing new “campaign” missions over time) I think it could be a good addition, too. The game just needs more bulk to it, and the thing I’m afraid of is that it doesn’t because they want people to buy the bulk as it comes later.
That sounds great and I just saw a thread where someone mentioned something like 24vsEnemies which also sounds much more fun. I just don’t understand why they took things out that weren’t broken. The unlock system is pretty much random and they say they are big fans of cards, but did they actually receive enough fan support to introduce this vs the regular ol way of unlocking armor. I mean remember when everyone would try to hard to get that certain piece of armor? Now its mostly just randomly dropped and doesn’t feel earned.
> 2533274807448480;1:
> -File share, where is it? I’ve heard forge might introduce this but has it been confirmed?
Yes it has, but we don’t know how good or bad it will be.
> 2533274807448480;1:
> -Can’t view player info before a match.
Forum is full of this.
> 2533274807448480;1:
> -Customization. There’s a lot of helmet, body armors albeit we can’t individually pick shoulders etc. Color schemes instead of individual color choices? Why? Emblems are all completely premade and idk about most people but they don’t feel personal at all anymore because of it. Seriously why limit the color options?
Altough I agree, I don’t think it is necessary to upgade this.
> 2533274807448480;1:
> -No firefight. (warzone is now the alternative but is not completely PvE). Wasn’t firefight well received? A horde-type mode is addicting as hell with the wave progression, warzone honestly just feels like a PvP and the bosses spawn in locations away from the central action which feels weird but I guess that’s purely based on opinion.
They just won’t add firefight as they want to move away from Bungie’s Halo. While the community loved it.
> 2533274807448480;1:
> -Custom games. Lack of options
In terms of settings, it has hundreds of options.But we’ll have to be patient for more gametypes to be added.
> 2533274807448480;1:
> -Halo 3 had a really cool page of “Top clips” “Top screenshots” updated weekly etc. All I’ve seen here is the message of the day which has been the same for me since launch.
I think this will be there as soon as file share is released.
> 2533274822660093;5:
> > 2533274807448480;1:
> > -File share, where is it? I’ve heard forge might introduce this but has it been confirmed?
>
>
> Yes it has, but we don’t know how good or bad it will be.
>
>
>
>
> > 2533274807448480;1:
> > -Can’t view player info before a match.
>
>
> Forum is full of this.
>
>
>
>
> > 2533274807448480;1:
> > -Customization. There’s a lot of helmet, body armors albeit we can’t individually pick shoulders etc. Color schemes instead of individual color choices? Why? Emblems are all completely premade and idk about most people but they don’t feel personal at all anymore because of it. Seriously why limit the color options?
>
>
> Altough I agree, I don’t think it is necessary to upgade this.
>
>
>
>
> > 2533274807448480;1:
> > -No firefight. (warzone is now the alternative but is not completely PvE). Wasn’t firefight well received? A horde-type mode is addicting as hell with the wave progression, warzone honestly just feels like a PvP and the bosses spawn in locations away from the central action which feels weird but I guess that’s purely based on opinion.
>
>
> They just won’t add firefight as they want to move away from Bungie’s Halo. While the community loved it.
>
>
>
>
> > 2533274807448480;1:
> > -Custom games. Lack of options
>
>
> In terms of settings, it has hundreds of options.But we’ll have to be patient for more gametypes to be added.
>
>
>
>
> > 2533274807448480;1:
> > -Halo 3 had a really cool page of “Top clips” “Top screenshots” updated weekly etc. All I’ve seen here is the message of the day which has been the same for me since launch.
>
>
> I think this will be there as soon as file share is released.
Most of these aren’t necessary per se, I just don’t see many good reasons as to why they were removed. Shouldn’t they strive to be better and more robust than previous Halo’s? And as far as custom games, there’s a nice list on reddit of currently unavailable options (not sure if I can post link here). And 343 should be vocal about file share if it’s coming. Give us something to look forward to, did they actually confrim file share btw?
In the custom game options you can actually turn off all the stupid Spartan Abilities so it feels like a real Halo game.
Yes you’re right. A lot of elements are removed, while they should’ve been improved.
And yes, they confirmed file share.
> 2533274793336676;2:
> If Warzone had come with Firefight embedded in it, the game type might be received much better. Instead of a boss spawning occasionally, imagine the ever-increasing chaos of Firefight waves running rampant around the Warzone battlefields. That, to me, would encompass a game type worthy of the title of a “warzone”. That being said, I 100% wish for Firefight to come to HALO 5. It was one of the methods of co-op players had access to aside from the Campaign. I think it needs to make a return. If Spartan Ops was better designed (less recycling of the same maps and more development time put into actually expanding the story and letting us participate in it with our Spartans, as if they were steadily releasing new “campaign” missions over time) I think it could be a good addition, too. The game just needs more bulk to it, and the thing I’m afraid of is that it doesn’t because they want people to buy the bulk as it comes later.
Agreed, maybe we will see this in Halo 6.
I am really loving Warzone, but like to see more PvE.