How many multiplayer maps will there be at launch
I don’t think we have any confirmation to my knowledge, other than the 5 that they mentioned back when the multiplayer overview came out. I think they talked about or had screenshots of four 4v4 maps and one 12v12.
I think I’d be happy with 8 dev created 4v4 maps, and six dev created 12v12 maps at launch. I don’t think we’re going to get that though, but I can hope.
With Forge being so far out I don’t think we’re going to get any forge maps in match making at launch, but I could be wrong. I think H5 had a couple forge maps at launch even though it wasn’t available to players yet, so I think we’ll have to wait a little bit until we know that one for sure.
My guess is that there will probably be 5-6 Arena maps at launch and then maybe 2-3 BTB focused maps. Not a whole lot of maps but if they are well designed and fun to play it will do for me. Plus they will most likely release another map or two for season 2 which should launch about 3 months after the official launch of the game. I don’t think they will have an enormous number of maps which sucks a little bit but every map I’ve played so far as been fun and varied so I don’t have too much to complain about personally.
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> My guess is that there will probably be 5-6 Arena maps at launch and then maybe 2-3 BTB focused maps. Not a whole lot of maps but if they are well designed and fun to play it will do for me. Plus they will most likely release another map or two for season 2 which should launch about 3 months after the official launch of the game. I don’t think they will have an enormous number of maps which sucks a little bit but every map I’ve played so far as been fun and varied so I don’t have too much to complain about personally.
There needs to be way more than that. Well, I say way more but around 12 to 16 arena maps would start this game off to a good start. Or 12 arena maps and 3 BTB maps. IT might be free to play but it’s an arena shooter and the diversity of maps is a key factor. This worries me a bit plus no XP. I just wish they would speak up and tell us what we are getting.
Nothings been confirmed yet except the three maps we played in the flight should be there at launch (didn’t get invited to the flight :((). So 3 4v4 arena maps have already been confirmed, I expect about 3 or 4 more at launch. Might be more, might be less. As for BTB maps, I would want around 3 to 4. But we all just have to wait and see.
I would think six is the absolute minimum you need for a bit of variety - but they need to all look and play differently. You aren’t going to get away with Eden/Empire here.
Eight is where we should be aiming.
Ten would be a bonus… and maybe with the delayed year we could be off to a good start.
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> How many multiplayer maps will there be at launch
Without other aspects of the game being there at launch my expectation is higher for maps. I think 6 to 8 4v4 maps and 3 to 4 BTB maps would be solid for launch. This is assuming we get 2+ maps for Season 2.
Hopefully their will be a good amount of maps at launch, and hopefully they feel distinct from one another. One thing I would like to see, is an added map or two each season that thematically fits the season it releases in. For example, if there is a Forerunner themed season, I would like a forerunner map, or there was a Banished season, a Banished map would be cool.
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> > My guess is that there will probably be 5-6 Arena maps at launch and then maybe 2-3 BTB focused maps. Not a whole lot of maps but if they are well designed and fun to play it will do for me. Plus they will most likely release another map or two for season 2 which should launch about 3 months after the official launch of the game. I don’t think they will have an enormous number of maps which sucks a little bit but every map I’ve played so far as been fun and varied so I don’t have too much to complain about personally.
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> There needs to be way more than that. Well, I say way more but around 12 to 16 arena maps would start this game off to a good start. Or 12 arena maps and 3 BTB maps. IT might be free to play but it’s an arena shooter and the diversity of maps is a key factor. This worries me a bit plus no XP. I just wish they would speak up and tell us what we are getting.
12 to 16 arena maps isn’t reasonable. halo 3 launched with 8 arena and 3 btb maps, and that was when maps were a lot less resource intensive to make.
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> > My guess is that there will probably be 5-6 Arena maps at launch and then maybe 2-3 BTB focused maps. Not a whole lot of maps but if they are well designed and fun to play it will do for me. Plus they will most likely release another map or two for season 2 which should launch about 3 months after the official launch of the game. I don’t think they will have an enormous number of maps which sucks a little bit but every map I’ve played so far as been fun and varied so I don’t have too much to complain about personally.
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> There needs to be way more than that. Well, I say way more but around 12 to 16 arena maps would start this game off to a good start. Or 12 arena maps and 3 BTB maps. IT might be free to play but it’s an arena shooter and the diversity of maps is a key factor. This worries me a bit plus no XP. I just wish they would speak up and tell us what we are getting.
There will be more maps. Infinite doesnt just stop at launch
I lower my expectations for these games, but in an ideal world 12 maps on release
- 8 4v4 with 6 being competitive and 2 more fun wackier maps
- 2 mid sized maps that can play both 4v4 and BTB with light vehicles (Relic, High ground, Longshore, Standoff sized)
- 2 large scale BTB maps
with the total map pool extending to 20 within the first year
Less maps would be thin, rather not repeat Reach’s mistakes. More could be bad if the quality of design drops for it to happen.
12 is nice, especially if it’s a solid 12 and a good flow of content drops year 1 to fill out the game.
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> > > My guess is that there will probably be 5-6 Arena maps at launch and then maybe 2-3 BTB focused maps. Not a whole lot of maps but if they are well designed and fun to play it will do for me. Plus they will most likely release another map or two for season 2 which should launch about 3 months after the official launch of the game. I don’t think they will have an enormous number of maps which sucks a little bit but every map I’ve played so far as been fun and varied so I don’t have too much to complain about personally.
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> > There needs to be way more than that. Well, I say way more but around 12 to 16 arena maps would start this game off to a good start. Or 12 arena maps and 3 BTB maps. IT might be free to play but it’s an arena shooter and the diversity of maps is a key factor. This worries me a bit plus no XP. I just wish they would speak up and tell us what we are getting.
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> 12 to 16 arena maps isn’t reasonable. halo 3 launched with 8 arena and 3 btb maps, and that was when maps were a lot less resource intensive to make.
If other games can I don’t see why halo can’t.
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> How many multiplayer maps will there be at launch
My guess is 6 4v4 maps and 4 12v12 maps, also wouldn’t be surprised to see infection and maybe a few other modes at launch. 343 said multiplayer was pretty much ready to go for 2020 and campaign was the main reason the game was delayed so I think multiplayer will be pretty well off at launch.
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> > My guess is that there will probably be 5-6 Arena maps at launch and then maybe 2-3 BTB focused maps. Not a whole lot of maps but if they are well designed and fun to play it will do for me. Plus they will most likely release another map or two for season 2 which should launch about 3 months after the official launch of the game. I don’t think they will have an enormous number of maps which sucks a little bit but every map I’ve played so far as been fun and varied so I don’t have too much to complain about personally.
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> There needs to be way more than that. Well, I say way more but around 12 to 16 arena maps would start this game off to a good start. Or 12 arena maps and 3 BTB maps. IT might be free to play but it’s an arena shooter and the diversity of maps is a key factor. This worries me a bit plus no XP. I just wish they would speak up and tell us what we are getting.
Hahahahaha. That’s not happening but you can keep dreaming. I’d be surprised if you had that many maps between 6-12 months post launch.
Call it wishful thinking but I think that multiplayer will have more maps than we expect at launch due to forge and coop still being in the oven.
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> > > My guess is that there will probably be 5-6 Arena maps at launch and then maybe 2-3 BTB focused maps. Not a whole lot of maps but if they are well designed and fun to play it will do for me. Plus they will most likely release another map or two for season 2 which should launch about 3 months after the official launch of the game. I don’t think they will have an enormous number of maps which sucks a little bit but every map I’ve played so far as been fun and varied so I don’t have too much to complain about personally.
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> > There needs to be way more than that. Well, I say way more but around 12 to 16 arena maps would start this game off to a good start. Or 12 arena maps and 3 BTB maps. IT might be free to play but it’s an arena shooter and the diversity of maps is a key factor. This worries me a bit plus no XP. I just wish they would speak up and tell us what we are getting.
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> Hahahahaha. That’s not happening but you can keep dreaming. I’d be surprised if you had that many maps between 6-12 months post launch.
Sad state of affairs when a game that takes 6 to 7 years to make can’t even manage the bare minimum of maps to have plenty of content. I could understand it if the game has a short development cycle but this is far from it.
Ideally 4 4v4 maps, 4 medium sized maps that can be both in BTB and 4v4, and 4 BTB only maps.
Realistically: 6 4v4 maps and 3 BTB maps because 343i will want to delay basic content in order to deliver it as part of a new season
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> > > > My guess is that there will probably be 5-6 Arena maps at launch and then maybe 2-3 BTB focused maps. Not a whole lot of maps but if they are well designed and fun to play it will do for me. Plus they will most likely release another map or two for season 2 which should launch about 3 months after the official launch of the game. I don’t think they will have an enormous number of maps which sucks a little bit but every map I’ve played so far as been fun and varied so I don’t have too much to complain about personally.
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> > > There needs to be way more than that. Well, I say way more but around 12 to 16 arena maps would start this game off to a good start. Or 12 arena maps and 3 BTB maps. IT might be free to play but it’s an arena shooter and the diversity of maps is a key factor. This worries me a bit plus no XP. I just wish they would speak up and tell us what we are getting.
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> > Hahahahaha. That’s not happening but you can keep dreaming. I’d be surprised if you had that many maps between 6-12 months post launch.
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> Sad state of affairs when a game that takes 6 to 7 years to make can’t even manage the bare minimum of maps to have plenty of content. I could understand it if the game has a short development cycle but this is far from it.
Just curious, what was the last game you played that had 12-16 maps at launch? You can include or exclude remakes even cause I’m drawing a blank. Most games, you get like 7-8. Sometimes 10
We never get any info about infinite other than stuff that won’t be available at launch.
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> > > > > My guess is that there will probably be 5-6 Arena maps at launch and then maybe 2-3 BTB focused maps. Not a whole lot of maps but if they are well designed and fun to play it will do for me. Plus they will most likely release another map or two for season 2 which should launch about 3 months after the official launch of the game. I don’t think they will have an enormous number of maps which sucks a little bit but every map I’ve played so far as been fun and varied so I don’t have too much to complain about personally.
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> > > > There needs to be way more than that. Well, I say way more but around 12 to 16 arena maps would start this game off to a good start. Or 12 arena maps and 3 BTB maps. IT might be free to play but it’s an arena shooter and the diversity of maps is a key factor. This worries me a bit plus no XP. I just wish they would speak up and tell us what we are getting.
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> > > Hahahahaha. That’s not happening but you can keep dreaming. I’d be surprised if you had that many maps between 6-12 months post launch.
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> > Sad state of affairs when a game that takes 6 to 7 years to make can’t even manage the bare minimum of maps to have plenty of content. I could understand it if the game has a short development cycle but this is far from it.
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> Just curious, what was the last game you played that had 12-16 maps at launch? You can include or exclude remakes even cause I’m drawing a blank. Most games, you get like 7-8. Sometimes 10
There were several COD games that did. Vanguard will too. How many did titanfall 2 launch with can you remember? I know it has 20 now. But can’t for the life of me remember how many it launch with.