As is usually the reason I write forum threads, an idea popped into my head the other day. As many of you might know, there are a few “guide” books and visual dictionaries on the market for Halo right now such as the Halo Mythos. I think this section of Halo merchandise is a smart and enjoyable idea. My idea follows suit with these types of books. I think that a map guide should be created for all the Halo maps. This book would include images of the map layouts similar to those seen in the Master Chief Collection loading screens. They could display weapon locations as well as vehicle spawns. It could also include an expansion on the lore of the map and/or some interviews with the map designers. The best part of this is that it would satisfy three important factions of the Halo community: Pros(strategizing), new players(learning the maps), and lore masters(all that glorious lore!). They could also include Halo 6 maps and conduct the release to coincide with Halo 6’s release.
So what do you guys think? Would you buy this book if it were made? I know I would!
Happy Gaming!
The problem with a book like this is that the information could quickly become outdated. In Halo 5, maps were adjusted on a monthly basis, with weapon spawns constantly being altered. As a result, Prima’s Halo 5 guide is mostly irrelevant at this point. And this is without mentioning any maps that might get added post-launch. Lore stuff and designer interviews would be nice, but, again, I just can’t see a book like this being useful for very long.
As Nova said, physical map guides quickly become outdated due to the regular updates of the game. But at least in other games; there are online map guides which are regularly updated to include new weapons, locations and everything.
I couldn’t find one for Halo 5 though but I didn’t give it a real search.
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> It could also include an expansion on the lore of the map and/or some interviews with the map designers. The best part of this is that it would satisfy three important factions of the Halo community: Pros(strategizing), new players(learning the maps), and lore masters(all that glorious lore!)
I’d be down for the book based solely on this. Nova did mention some good points above, but without the weapon loadouts and vehicle spawns, I would be willing to buy it.