I have been playing Halo 5 since it’s release, and really dove into it during the last four weeks. Sadly, this game has the worst matchmaking system in terms of pairings I have ever seen. Unlike other shooters like Call of Duty, Halo is more team focused and you rarely ever win a 1v2 unless you get a good nade and two headshots. I ranked Platinum 4 in Team Arena, and after 5ish games got demoted to Platinum 2 because I have had the worst players on my team while facing people who play competitive and well. This is ridiculous! Not only is this game way too focused on competitive with no real social playlist at all, but when I am playing I get paired up with people who barely play well at all and lose constantly no matter my personal score. That’s IF i can even keep 4 teammates, as everyone on this game seems to leave matches and then I am stuck in a 3v4 that cant be won and wasting my time but can’t leave too without punishment.
Warzone can be fun, but same problem there. Always on a team full of people who can’t aim or even know how to play the game right. Not to mention it’s ridiculous that we can be dominating all game and get EVERY legendary take-down stolen by a single burst of a br by an enemy. PLEASE fix the amount of score going into these legendary take-downs. 150 is too much and one the other team takes two down, its nearly impossible to comeback and win unless you do what the most repetitive thing I hear by the announcer is: “its not too late spartans, we can still win this by destroying the enemy core”. YEAH RIGHT LIKE THAT HAPPENS. The spawn trapping in warzone is also ridiculous as well.
Over all Halo 5 can be great shooter to play, but the broken matchmaking, lack of fun playlists (that are PERMANENTLY), and terrible system for wining in warzone kills the potential. I know there is no perfect shooter and every game has flaws no matter how much patching and changing, but these are definitely fixable if 343 studios actually puts down the money and time into adjustments. I understand balancing a matchmaking system can be difficult while also trying to provide minimal time searching for matches, but if you’re going to give people a rank in a playlist that ONLY wins can raise, give them decent teammates at least please.
Hopefully this feedback is actually read and taken into consideration. Thanks to whoever actually read this essay of a complaint aha.