I played attrition yesterday and I got Battle Royale vibes. I see online articles that it’s supposed to be one. Honestly I don’t see it. It’s very cramped and not very open world. If 343 was gonna make a Battle Royale, they should have utilized their HUGE Zeta Halo map used in campaign, but stripped of most things just so it can be a simplistic map that resonates with the campaign world. Attrition doesn’t really seem like a Battle Royale, because a BR is more of an elimination game than a revival and survival one. The ability to revive teammates was a very small aspect of Battle Royale in Fortnite but the main thing was elimination,. Elimination elimination elimination. That’s what a BR is about. Ima sure we’ll get an Elimination mode in the future but for now I think Attrition shouldn’t be tagged as a Battle Royale. It’s unique enough to just be, simply, Attrition.
That article was likely written by a bot or a human that has no idea what they are talking about.
No it isn’t supposed to be a BR game. I would consider it a simple variation of slayer. I think it will be fun to play with once we do get a Forge mode.
However I can see elements of it being placed into a BR mode… ( I hope not… BR sucks… Boring game mode) As much as I HATE Battle Royale games I am going to say that we will see it sooner or later in Halo. The elements are already there as this game mode shows.
A game mode having a ring close in eventually does not automatically make something a BR.
OP, do you want to maybe use your critical thinking skills and decide if Attrition is a BR or not on your own? I think examining the mode for less than a minute would give you your answer.
It’s an elimination style game mode.
I was just about to say this. It also reminds me a lot of that old game mode Extermination from H5.