After hearing the confirmation that no competitive playlist or anything that has remotely to do with skill based rank is in the game, I’ve kind of lost hope that this game will last a long time like Halo 2 and 3 did.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not crying out “Pre-order cancelled” because of the competitive community being ignored. Campaign looks great, Spartan Ops looks great, and the multiplayer will probably hold me over for the rest of the year.
I just think this game will get stale after a while. What happens when you unlock everything and reach level 130? I doubt there is any kind prestige mode.
There really is no incentive to play competitively either. I loved the intense matches in Halo 2 and 3 where it is 48-48 and both teams lose their aggression because they really don’t want to lose and risk going down a level.
It’s those intense moments that always kept me going back to Halo for years and years.
The lack of any in Reach really kept me from coming back after the first 3 months. Nobody cared if they won or lost. Even arena was a joke.
The season map pass would be such a waste of $25 if I unlock everything and get bored in the first few months.