I know some people like arena matches with 4 v 4 but I really wish they’d give us something big to get hyped about like maybe 32 player big team matches. Sure 4 v 4 is ok but it’s not really screaming anything new. Plus I’m pretty sure most of us would love to play games like fighting over a scarab or having a space war with the Infinity fighting Covenant cruiser in a sort of Star Wars Battlefront style game-play. 343i need to remember that arena matches aren’t the only reason why people like playing Halo.
Well, consider that arena has only been said to be a (small) part of H5’s multiplayer.
I assume 343i just wants to present and test the basics of H5 with the beta, but they very likely have something “big” planned for BTB.
I hope so since I’m curious about if they fixed the warthog sounds this time since they messed it up in Halo 4. Plus it’s next gen so I’d expect more demanding multiplayer with more players. If company’s like Rockstar can make an open world game like GTA with 30 players then I don’t see why 343i wouldn’t make a big team 32 game as standard, even company’s like Battlefield already does it.
Honestly I haven’t played 4v4 since my tail days of Halo 3. I’m a BTB Spartan through and through (or, Invasion…)
I’d love to see it in the Beta, but somehow doubt it will make the cut.
Which I feel it should, if only to stress test the network!
It somewhat has to go with it being a beta. They have only talked about the things that are going to be at start to make you surprise when you put it in the next day and see half of your friends in BTB
also if everyone plays BTB, then how are they going to see data for the other game types if they don’t barricade it?
As someone who spends most of the time on BTB I would love to see at least one big map in the beta.
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> Which I feel it should, if only to stress test the network!
Sure love too see a return to invasion, be a bit of a disappointment if big team didn’t make it, most company’s are pushing for 30 players so don’t see why 343i wouldn’t.
Maybe they’ll do a Big Team beta down the line to double as a network test beta.
Would be kinda cool to have two betas.
It would be nice if we could even get just a weekend of BTB during the final stretch of the Beta. My worry right now is Arena portion being a ‘small part’ of Halo 5 actually means that all the awful loadouts and killstreaks just got dumped into BTB as if fair starts don’t matter.
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> Which I feel it should, if only to stress test the network!
nah they said arena gameplay was the focus of the beta.
that being said, perhaps we can encourage them to allow some BTB into the beta especially due to the rough launch MCC has had.
I am excited for whatever Halo 5 does with BTB, even if it is the same 8v8 as the days of old.
As has been said, no Big Team in the Beta. Just focused on 4v4 arena gameplay. They’ve confirmed that the 4v4 arena gameplay is only a portion of what Halo 5 offers and is not the sole focus.
I think they’ll stick with 16 players max, 32 probably wouldn’t work with Halo, unless there is a new game mode that calls for it.
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If arena is constantly 4 v 4 then probably won’t play the beta as much plus kind of pointless having a beta if isn’t testing other things beside 4v4.
Im hoping for at least 12v12, 16v16 if were lucky.
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If we’re “lucky” we’ll get 8v8.
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I wouldn’t call that lucky, I don’t want the Halo series to become an arena shooter where that’s all 343i care about because that’s not appealing to be playing only that non-stop. 343i need to step it up, give us something big like 32 players because 343i need to at least make something worthwhile chances instead of some the changes that have annoyed people like they did in Halo 4.
there really isn’t much to making BTB good you just need good new vehicles and weapons not take them away like halo 4 did (sorry for the 4 bashing) unsc flying vehicle and maybe some new prototype vehicles.
PS don’t care if there are no brutes i want my chopper back
12 vs 12 is probably the most reasonable thing we can hope for, 16 vs 16 is the max. If all the changes for Halo 5 work out and succeeds in keeping a healthy multiplayer population for a long stretch (longer than 4 or Reach did), then they might consider trying to boost the size again for Halo 6.
32 BTB sounds insane, but would be awesome!
Sure 32 BTB sounds insane, be a lot better than having 16. It be certainly be good since means more chance of fighting in lots of different scenarios with bigger maps, great excuse to have several banshees, tanks, etc… fighting over a scarab. Think BTB king of the hill for a scarab.