Truth is awesome, Empire is a mess. Your maps are the best when you keep it simple.
I like both personally. Empire does need a little work IMO. The lighting is too dramatic in change from indoors to out… There are too many sight line obstructions and its too small for such verticality… Outdoors needs some more room with a few cover spots… Perhaps a slightly elevated “helipad” sort of area behind outdoors sniper spawn. Mirror a little of the inside tower outdoors.
I would like to see larger outdoor area. Indoor area is much to complex with way too many sight line obstructions. Simplify indoors with less verticality and more smart cover choices. It is far too chaotic as it stands currently.
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> I would like to see larger outdoor area. Indoor area is much to complex with way too many sight line obstructions. Simplify indoors with less verticality and more smart cover choices. It is far too chaotic as it stands currently.
Exactly this. It feels… Jumbled and a little clostrophobic… Too small for the movement that Halo 5 brings. More outdoors… And remove “the pit” for the love of God. What’s that all about anyway… Doesn’t add anything gameplay wise aside from a grenade trap.
I’ve always loved the simplicity of halo maps. They have always had that simple to understand/difficult to master thing. I enjoyed the fact that i can get the lay of the land very quickly then work on the intricacies over time. Empire just missed the mark for me. Truth is brilliant though i wouldn’t change a thing about it.
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> I would like to see larger outdoor area. Indoor area is much to complex with way too many sight line obstructions. Simplify indoors with less verticality and more smart cover choices. It is far too chaotic as it stands currently.
I completely agree with this and I would love to see how all the new abilities and weapons feel on a larger map.
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In my opinion, if 343 wants to really bring back Halo and the popularity of the arena shooter, they should look to maps from CE, Quake, and other classics. Old arena shooter maps just play so much better than the majority of maps we have now.
Both maps are junk
its like they were designed for grenades only
343 isn’t ruining halo, pro team is. They need to stop giving them everything they want.
I agree for the most part with the above posts. I haven’t been able to play the beta, but the interior of Empire seems a little too enclosed. I think it needs to be opened up a bit more. I have a hard time distinguishing between a few different areas of the map as everything kind of looks the same. I think a bit more colour would help with this problem.
A map I would really like to see in Halo 5 is a remix of Haven. Take the same basic layout, add a few more elevation changes while altering the cover and lines of sight. I think it would be great!
Haven was a great map. I know 343 can make great maps so they should be able to crank out some good ones. If not then let Certain Affinity take care of the mp maps.