Is anyone else missing some of their favorite Halo game modes?
I for one think that SWAT should be added, especially since there is a game mode in custom, all ready to go…
Leave a post with any game modes that you think should be included.
Totally agree about SWAT. I also think they should add snipers, multi team, and living dead. These were some of my favorite game modes, although I do really like the game otherwise.
SWAT and Team Doubles is my favorites and none of them is in the matchmaking…
Living dead is in btw, It’s called Flood now 
the only thing that i really dislike about multiplayer is that there arent as many game types unlike in halo 3 and reach. i miss being able to go into slayer an play games like swat, snipers and other variants of slayer. i reckon that 343 needs to add them soon and also put them into big team as well as add other game types from 3 and reach
I understand wanting to have limited gametypes at launch but I was really surprised not to see rumble pit or a similar ffa playlist other than regicide. swat is another one that is shocking not to see
bring back multi team and action sack please…some of those games in action sack were crazy and it was a good change of pace from the same old boring slayer…and can we please have all maps for slayer? just limit maps on certain playlists where it makes sense
Dont forget Griffball, they made it its own official gametype, but neglect you the ability to play it.
Yea i agree there needs to be more game types i’m already getting kinda bored.
Pretty sure there will be more updates on the playlist, the game just came out lol they didnt want o overwhelm us.
I hope I’m not the only one missing Invasion…that was my go to game for Reach.
Relax guys, 343 is working as hard as they can to satisfy everyone and as you can imagine they must be swamped with comments and concerns. If you read their bulletin for this week, it’ll explain everything. But if you want a shorter version; there will be a playlist update next week and yes, SWAT will be in. Hope this answers some of your concerns. And 343, you did an AMAZING job with Halo. I’m looking forward to the new, brighter, and better Halo. Keep up the outstanding work.
Thanks for all the replies, glad to see that there will be an update soon. I can’t wait
I wish that they put Arena Slayer into the mix, with a little bit of vehicles for the maps.
> I hope I’m not the only one missing Invasion…that was my go to game for Reach.
No.
I want to see BTB objectives.
Too many playlists is bad because the population will get split.
> Too many playlists is bad because the population will get split.
Halo Reach never had that problem.
To say that adding playlists that have been in Halo games for over 8 years would split the population is just silly.
They’ve survived that long for a reason.
Hopefully we’ll get a permanent Grifball playlist soon, since it’s now it’s own gametype.
And how the heck did we not have an Extraction playlist? You’d think the newest gametype would have one…
As for the current playlists, I believe they need to be updated with variants of the different gametypes, and not always the base one.
My main complaint is that there is 1 Gametype per “playlist.” That is NOT a playlist. We are picking what gametype we are going to search for and voting on maps. If it were a playlist, we’d pick what style of gameplay we would like (team objective, free for all and its variants, etc.), all-the-while, voting on maps too. That is just part of my concern. It feels like there is hardly any variety already and we are barely even a week in. This is ridiculous.
Along with that complaint, I am also infuriated that we are missing Assault, Juggernaut, Race, Territories, Headhunter, and Stockpile. Why remove gametypes at all? I am also incredibly upset that there are no variants of any gametypes available. What about Covenant Slayer, Forerunner Slayer, FFA, 1-Flag CTF, and Neutral-Flag CTF.
Now, other than simply adding gametypes, I think the exp per game should be altered. You should not receive the same exp (or similar exp) for completing a flood game in 5 five minutes as you do for completing a game of Dominion, CTF, or Big Team Infinity Slayer, that lasts twice as long or more. That is unfair to people who prefer longer games that (in some cases) require more tactics.
In my opinion, we should even have playlists divided into two major categories. I think we should have at least but not limited to following playlists:
Competetive
Infinity Slayer (4v4)
- Showcasing the new ordinance system which is awesome.
Team Slayer Classic (4v4 or 5v5)
- Team Slayer
- Covenant Slayer
- Forerunner Slayer
- Team Rockets
- Shotty Snipers
- Headhunter
- Slayer Pro
Big Team Battle (8v8)
- Big Team Infinity Slayer
- Big Team Slayer Classic
- Multi-Flag CTF
- Neutral-Flag CTF
- Multi-Bomb Assault
- Neutral-Bomb Assault
- Dominion
- Extraction
Team Objective (5v5)
- Multi-Flag CTF
- Neutral-Flag CTF
- 1 Flag CTF
- Multi-Bomb Assault
- Neutral-Bomb Assault
- 1 Bomb Assault
- Dominion
- Extraction
- Stockpile
- Territories and variants
- Oddball and variants
Free For All (6)
- Infinity Slayer
- Classic Slayer
- Slayer Pro
- Juggernaut
- Headhunter
- Regicide
- Flood
- Oddball and variants
MLG
- MLG Map variants
Social
Flood (10)
- Flood
- NEW VARIANTS
- FLOOD SPECIFIC MAPS
Social Slayer (5v5)
- Infinity Slayer
- Classic Slayer
- Covenant Slayer
- Forerunner Slayer
- Team Rockets
- Shotty Snipers
- Headhunter
- Slayer Pro
- Team Fiesta
Social Objective (5v5)
- Multi-Flag CTF
- Neutral-Flag CTF
- 1 Flag CTF
- Multi-Bomb Assault
- Neutral-Bomb Assault
- 1 Bomb Assault
- Stockpile
- Territories and variants
- Oddball and variants
Action Sack
- Grifball
- Rocket Race
- Team Fiesta
- Any other fun gametypes
Grifball
- Grifball and variants
I am just upset with this current state of matchmaking. I liked the campaign (I did not love it), but 343 just slacked with matchmaking. I just hope that they listen to their community and help give us more options before we get bored.
Also, if anyone wants a link to reddit post that contains a bunch of other “shortcomings” of Halo 4, let me know. None of the shortcomings are story related, all of them are limitations, restrictions, or alterations done by 343.
They definitely need to bring back Invasion… Only good thing to come out of Reach multiplayer