It’s been gone from the series for a long while now, but with each new release, I hope for the return of the handicap options in some, any, form. Only in custom games, of course. Here’s why:
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It made playing with people who are much less skilled than your regular group (girlfriends, younger siblings, non-gamers) way more enjoyable. With handicaps on you don’t have to hold back or ‘ignore’ potential kills.
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It also made it fun for those people joining you. Without them, they usually get frustrated and don’t have a good time. It can even the playing field for these people, even if just slightly.
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I can’t imagine, with all the new zone options, that it would be difficult to integrate.
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Does not effect the people who opposed to handicap (unless they are in your game and forcing it upon them). It’s an optional feature…If you don’t like it, don’t use it.
Personal scenario: I love forging or downloading maps to play with my friends in Custom Games. Sometimes we have nights where we choose to play only custom type/maps. The more, the merrier, so we try to fill the game lobby. This can involve grabbing 2-3 people who are new to the series or just suck at it. Handicaps in Halo 2 made it so these people had a fighting chance against the veteran players.
To this day, I still don’t understand why it was ever removed. What are your thoughts?