Most people would disagree with me on this, but I feel 343 is really bad at making halo maps. All of halo 5 maps are generic FPS maps. This was a problem with halo 4 but not as bad as halo 5. With halo 1,2,3, and reach, As soon as I think about those games instantly come to mind I could name off like 50 without even thinking about it. I could name all the h1 maps no problem. Then with halo 4 only 4 maps come to mind when I think about that game 1 of which is a remake. Now with halo 5 I have to really think about the maps and what they look like I don’t even know what the names are.
Now we have halo 5 forge which isn’t just a game mode you use to make maps with, Now its a fool blown map edition tool. I like playing around in forge I even had game modes that you could only play in it. and sometime I would make simple maps. Now with all of the changes to forge it has really discouraged me from doing anything in it. It makes me sad that I cant use it anyone more but i’m glad that the forge pros can make amazing things with it. (One thing that would be nice though is if you could re-size items and not have to go though a list of 50 sizes just to get the size u want.) I was really disapointed with the new forge and after seeing what people are doing with it is all I can think is WOW.
I’m sure at this point your all thinking i’m just ripping on 343 because there not bungie or i’m just mad that I can’t use forge or that i’m just a idiot for not being able to think of halo 5 maps. but look around at what the forge community is making, look at youtubers like Forge Labs. or what other halo forge youtubers are showing off its amazing. you have remakes that will blow your mind, custom maps that look like they are made by the devs and maps that look like stuff out of halo 1/2. The things that people are making blow anything 343 has made out of the water. They looks so fun and are so much more detailed I want to play them in Matchmaking so badly. I gotta wonder how is it these maps people have been making are better then the maps that 343s “professional” map makers create (People who get paid to make maps).
TLDR: In my opinion random forgers are better at making maps then 343s team.