I’ve been posting a lot of criticism on this forum lately mainly due to matchmaking options. But really I found a true gem in this game, MLG Custom V1 settings make this game feel like a classic Halo game all over again with a slight twist.
The gameplay on Halo 4 is very smooth. The online in the customs is lag free. I’ve been playing people in customs who are on west coast and I’m on east coast with no issues. I’m even going to go as far as say that I’ve had the most fun compared to any Halo game by playing Halo 4 customs.
If anyone hasn’t played MLG V1 settings it’s great. It removes a lot of the cheapness from the game. No more promethean vision, no jetpack, no invisibility. No cross map shooting DMR. You spawn with one weapon so it encourages you to use other weapons around the map. The ordinance drops are not weapons, so everyone has to fight for the weapons on the map which is what made Halo always great. The ordinance drops are armor abilities (thruster, hologram, hardlight shield). These arbor abilities aren’t cheap and just add to the game. Plus you don’t have them all of the time so no one is abusing them.
Having overshield on map is great too, you have to earn it. When overshield spawns teams go to fight over it like classic Halo. I never liked that in regular matchmaking people can spawn with invisibiliy.
MLG V1 is very balanced. The gameplay is Halo 4 is great. I’ve been hating a bit recently on the forums but I’ve found greatness in this game.
I made a list of maps I have an amazing time playing customs on.
MLG Haven V1 FFA - AMAZING - Needler and Railgun make the game so much fun. We were having a blast playing this. 10/10 fun factor.
Lockout - MLG Team Slayer V1 - Perfect gameplay. Just like old school lockout. 10/10 fun factor.
Ivory Tower - MLG FFA V1 - Lifts didn’t work properly. Besides that it was a fun map. 7.5/10
The Pit - MLG v1 CTF 3 - Great gameplay. Lift doesn’t work 100%. If the lift worked this map would be better. 8/10
Seed (The Pit remake for Halo 4) - MLG V1 CTF 3 - Stretched out Pit remake. Quite fun. Gets rid of lifts. 8/10
Foundation - Meh was fun for Flood but the gameplay on this map is kind of stale. Too wide open. 5/10
Guardian Remake - Lifts don’t work properly. Has potential. 7/10
Narrows Remake - Lifts don’t work properly. Has potential. 7/10
Construct - MLG Team Slayer v1 - Amazing gameplay! Just like old construct. Solid slayer map. 9/10 Fun factor. Lifts work great too!
MLG Dispatch v1 - MLG Extraction v1 - Very competitive gameplay. Really like this new mode. Brings a whole new feel to Halo. 9.4/10
Warlord - MLG Team Slayer v1 - Great map. 8.5/10 Had a great time playing it.
Edifice - MLG Team Slayer v1- This map would be much better for FFA. Would have to try it again. On Team Slayer it was alright. 7/10
Onslaught - MLG V1 CTF 5 - Great competitive map. Team was on their seats for this heated match. 10/10
Ghost Town '77 - MLG V1 FFA - Wow didn’t expect this to be so good. Was a great FFA map. 8.8/10 Real fun to play.
MLG Santuary - MLG Team Slayer v1 - We had a great game. It’s a fun map. 9/10
Cold Storage - MLG Team Slayer v1- Was fun. I never really like this map very much though. 7/10
Lotus - MLG V1 CTF 5 - Great map for CTF. Somewhat big so not good for 3vs3, you need 4vs4 or 5vs. 9/10
Elongation - MLG V1 Team Slayer V1 - Great gameplay. Was a fun map to switch it up. 8/10
Colossus - MLG V1 Team Slayer V1 - Great remake. Plays great. 8.8/10
MLG Simplex v1 - MLG V1 Team Slayer V1 - Great map for slayer. 9/10
Just thought I’d share the fun times I’ve been playing on Halo 4. I thought I’d post a positive thread instead of the negative ones I’ve been posting recently. I love Halo 4! lol. Customs, forge maps and MLG settings are where it’s at!