In my opinion, and in the opinion of many competitive players that I know, Halo 4 is lacking many features that it needs to keep players playing it. Yes, before someone argues that there are still players, there are some. The undeniable fact is that there is a dramatically smaller population on Halo 4 now compared to release. All games lose population after release, but not to this degree. Anyways here is a list of features that MUST be added/removed/altered:
-A RANKED PLAYLIST(SOOO many players have quit the game due to this including well-known professional gamers.
-GET RID OF ORDINANCE DROPS(I get the idea of moving forward and introducing this idea of rewarding good play whether it be objective or from kills, BUT this has been promoting players to post up and that doesn’t make for an interesting/enjoyable game when you are playing a team of players camping with invisibility and snipers all over.)
-GET RID OF INVISIBILITY AS AN AA or PUT IT AS A POWERUP SOMEWHERE ON THE MAP(I personally feel this AA is the new armor lock from REACH that NOBODY, but the people who used it liked.)
-NERF THE DMR/BOLTSHOT AND BEEF UP THE CARBINE(Right now the DMR is overpowered. Say what you will, but it kills faster than the BR, kills at a longer range than any weapon besides the sniper, and causes flinch while the BR and Carbine don’t. The boltshot is far to overpowered to be a secondary. Yes it does take some skill to time it, but any above average player can use it effectively with relative ease. Finally the Carbine isn’t even a viable choice for a primary. It takes nearly a full clip to kill an enemy and since you do not get unzoomed when shot anymore by it, the Carbine loses its overwelming traits.)
-ADD A REAL FFA PLAYLIST(I’m sorry but Regicide just isn’t enjoyable for me. Lone Wolves is a time old Halo playlist and needs to be in the game for the fanbase that lives for FFA. Add FFA in and put Regicide as one of the variations you can vote for.)
-ADD TEAM SNIPERS IN PERMANANTLY(Another much loved Halo playlist that should be in the game. There is a huge fanbase for team snipers that was teased by it being added then removed again. Put it in and throw shotty snipers in as a variation to vote on.)
-MAKE A CLASSIC HALO 2 AND 3 STYLE PLAYLIST!(I CANNOT stress this enough. If 343i would put in a classic playlist, a good portion of the people on this forum alone would be happy. It may not fix all the faults of this game, but I guarantee a classic playist would hold many players over until the TU.)
-ADD IN A MULTI-TEAM PLAYLIST(Multi-team succeeded in Halo 3 and Halo Reach. Yes this playlist as well as many I am suggesting are old and some people feel that the series needs to move on, but adding in the variety from the past Halo games helps preserve the replayability and Halo feel of the game.)
-ADD BACK IN THE UNZOOM WHEN SHOT FEATURE(This feature is more of my personal preference so it’s not as crucial. In my opinion, taking out this feature makes it too easy to be consistent in a gun fight. In past Halos, when you were shot you got unzoomed and had to use skill to re-align your aim. Now if you’re being shot it has absolutely no effect on your aim. Additionally this makes sniping pathetically easy to do now.)
-FIX THE HIT BOXES(This is yet another personal preference that isn’t as crucial. Please fix these because it is far too easy to land a head shot with any weapon especially a sniper. I don’t know what changed in Halo Reach and Halo 4 regaurding the hit boxes, but sniping has been a joke in these games in my opinion.)
These are all the things that I could think of to improve Halo 4. I tried to state them in a more constructive manner without referencing any other games outside of the Halo series. If anyone likes, hates, or wants to add to my ideas please feel free to reply. I do ask that you do it constructively and do not simply respond with hateful comments. Thank you and please help make this game better!