Hi I’m a long time halo Fan/Fanatic here are some matchmaking ideas I’ve thought about for quite a while. I encourage everyone to put their thoughts/opinions in the replies.
- Priority Pickups
Example: with time dwendling on a game clock and a flag timing out, the flag needs to have some type of proximity pickup temporarily that helps the player pickup obj vs reloading weapons/weapon pickups ect.
*Another example would be weapon tier pickups.
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Voting for matchmaking maps needs to come back.
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The Ranking System in H5 was ran by a confident employee who had great success in other games. I will put this as blunt as possible. It is not halo If you want old vs new stack reach and h3 together and you have perfection. If you want seasons, that’s even better to put it in to the mix.
Comparison Example: As a top ranked H3 player during low population times in a 4v4 playlist you would occasionally run in to lower ranked players but it was capped at a certain point and they were typically 5 star generals who grinded and loved the game. They may have been “level locked” but it didn’t matter because that was their true skill level and they owned it. And occassionally these solo players gave top players a run for their money. Those “solo players” are what halo was built on.
I played a h5 4v4 with champion level friends where we matched golds recently. I got a killionaire and an untouchable perfection… we won 50-7…
Halo three was a virtual playground where you could chose your fun. If you want to be social fine hop in to a guardians custom from one of the dozens of invites you receive while signing on, if you want to grind with friends great, but if you wanted to start a solo/lone wolf journey that was fun it was easy and a priceless experience that I wish others could have experienced. People were encouraged to play certain playlists over weekends for double experience in zombies, btb, griffball, ect. And it was very fun.
- Don’t kill pro gaming. Please don’t allow BR tournaments at a professional stage level for quite some time after it is created in forge. Imagine letting players create this and keep it as a fun thing people go do in customs. Allow the community to grow by doing their own tournaments for stuff like this. And collect your data, get a two tier anti cheat system setup, watch as the young hackers come in. Create a full proof system and take your time.
Another idea: Dont allow it but still implement a two tier and cheat system. Add LVL 1-50 + Spartan Ranks related to the story line of the game. And have a reporting system within the game itself.