Hello guys (and hopefully somebody from 343). I’d like to take some time musing about what I’d like to see in Halo 5’s BTB offerings. While the beta focuses on the arena aspect, I’ve always got my money’s worth in the BTB playlist (with its often highest population count, many others do, too). With Halo 5 doing a lot to shake up the formula, figure I can riff some concepts for 343 and others in the community to hear out. Let’s begin.
Maps:
Personally, I feel Valhalla/Ragnarok is the best designed and balanced big map in the series. However, there’s just something about Blood Gulch. I would contend there’s no reason not to have both! In the case of Blood Gulch, I understand there’s now three variations of the map. I implore you not to entertain the first version, which reared its ugly head in Reach’s Forge World. Bungie modified it in Halo 2 for very good reason. Your version in H2A also shows progress away from the original sniper/Scorpion nightmare.
Vehicles POV:
Halo prides itself on very simply controls for vehicles that never relied on acceleration or attempting to mimic actual operation. I think you guys could offer this along with a first-person perspective. If I could I would stay in 1st person the whole time. I understand if this may upset the tried and true controls of vehicles, but as an option…?
Elephants:
I really miss the Elephant mobile bases of Sand Trap. I would love for them to not only return, but have maps that feature new kinds of mobile bases. Consider a smaller version of the walking Scarabs, or even a floating base players can use grave lifts to get into. You could even offer these slow moving super-vehicles for Forge. And while we’re at it…
Custom Mobile Base:
Using a standard wheel base that connects by channel to a console, the player could fully forge the body of the mobile base.