Hello fellow Spartans,
Before I start, I wanted to let you know that this may be a long post but I think there are some very valid/compelling points. Please read/comment so 343i knows what the community wants!
Like most of you, I thoroughly enjoy Halo 5 and the series as a whole. Odds are, you do to (otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this thread). That said, I thought I would start an organized thread for my realistic Halo 5 Wish List - specifically relating to The Arena. Now, I know we could all pick and choose little things we want to change such as no radar, a permanent social slayer playlist, BR starts etc. etc. but I’m here to talk about 2 things in particular that I think could reignite the community and make the game better overall. Now, that’s not to say that the other things mentioned above aren’t good suggestions but I think there are more important items that should be elevated above them. That said, my 2 suggestions are as follows with further clarification below:
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A PERMANENT RANKED DOUBLES PLAYLIST FOR THE ARENA - MORE CLASSIC REMASTERED HALO MAPS DESIGNED FOR H5Let’s start with permanent ranked arena team doubles playlist. I’m going to be honest, this wish doesn’t need much explanation. Halo team doubles has been a staple of the franchise for as long as I can remember. Some of my best Halo memories have been made during team doubles - whether that’s a down-to-the-wire slayer game on Guardian, an intense CTF game on The Pit, or Oddball on Simplex, doubles is the true goat. Even if it’s initially implemented as a Slayer only playlist, I think that would be a step in the right direction. Team Doubles has been a Halo playlist for as long as I can remember and here’s why it would be great for H5:
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It’s competitive (edge of your seat action) - It’s a ton of fun - It’s great for people who can’t form a full Arena/Slayer team (or even WZ for that matter) - Some players are simply better at doubles than any other playlist - it may be there best shot at reaching high ranks - Some of the current maps would be perfect for doubles - There seems to be a great desire from the community for this playlist (not “Valentines Double Date”) to be added permanentlyMy second wish for H5 would be some remastered Halo maps. If there is one thing people love about the Halo series, it’s the multiplayer maps. For some, when you mention the word Halo, there minds automatically associate it with words such as Pit, Lockout, Blood Gulch, etc. etc. (I think BR would probably make the list as well lol). Don’t get me wrong, some of the maps in Halo 5 are really good but none of them truly grip me like some of the others in the series. What I’m looking for is a map I crave to play and I don’t really have that with the H5 maps to be honest. On the flip side, there are a lot of maps that I truly dislike (no offense). Maps like Overgrowth and Pegasus are not fun to play at all IMO. I’m sure we will be getting at least one new multiplayer map in the coming months with the future updates but what I’m wishing for is a “remastered map pack” for H5. I know the map scale would need to change and developers would need to take into account the new spartan abilities in H5 but if you could design a great map such as Truth (formally Midship), I’m fully confident you could do it for other maps as well. I would also be willing to pay for this pack should it ever be released (and I’m positive other people in the Halo community would as well). I would easily shell out $10, $15, or even $20 for a new pack of 4-5 remastered Halo maps. That said, my map wishlist is below - starting with my favorites. I know there are TONS of amazing Halo maps but these are some of my favorites and ones that I think the community would love (it was very hard to narrow this list down to just 10 but somehow I did it):
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The Pit - if I had one map that I could wish for, this would be at the top of the list. It’s a fan favorite that literally everyone loves. I seriously don’t think I have met one person who doesn’t like this map. - Lockout - do I even need to say anything about the greatness of this phenomenal map? Some would argue this put H2 on the map (pun intended)… - Simplex - this was a forge map in Halo 4 that was (surprisingly) one of my favorite Halo maps of all time. It’s a simplistic/open map that I think could easily be remastered as an H5 map for Arena. - Sanctuary - a classic symmetrical map that plays great for slayer and/or objective. - Ascension - another map loved by the community. - High Ground - this was a great slayer map in H3. - Zanzibar - the “Ferris Wheel” is just so iconic. This map was also great for asymmetrical CTF games too. - Guardian - another iconic H3 map. I do worry that it would be a rather small scale map for H5 though but I’ll leave that responsibility to the map designers. - Powerhouse - not many Halo Reach maps made the cut on my list but I truly enjoyed Powerhouse. It had a great layout and looked gorgeous**.** - Complex - I really enjoyed this map in H4 and think it would be a good fit/size given the new Spartan abilities in H5.Honorable Mentions (no order):
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Turf - Haven - Blood Gulch - Ivory Tower - Beaver Creek - Boardwalk - Valhalla - Narrows - I could go on and on…Let me know your thoughts on my post above and what you would want on your H5 Wish List. That said, please be as realistic as possible. For example, dual wielding would not make any sense in H5. The weapon balance is almost perfect and adding a dual wielding feature would require a whole new buff/nerf system for weapons. I mean, could you imagine coming face-to-face with someone dual wielding storm rifles? You would get melted in < 1 second. So, please keep the comments realistic and perhaps we will see some of the suggestions in future updates.
Thanks for reading!
P.S. I know I only had 2 original wishes but if I could add 1 more, I would wish for the Extraction game type. Halo 4 was one of the weaker Halo’s (no offense) but the Extraction game type was truly amazing!