Why is midship being remade in Halo 5? I am sure we will get enough of that map with MCC, why must they re-use old maps for new games? It seems so lazy
Because it’s a fan favorite map? They’ll have a lot of original maps too, I’m sure. Don’t forget that Blood Gulch has been remade for almost every numbered Halo because it is so popular.
I’m sure that Halo 5 multiplayer will have more than this one map. I’d therefore assume that they will have some original maps. If Midship or a variation of Blood Gulch isn’t in the multiplayer, fans will cry about how 343i is destroying everything Bungies Halo stood for (total bull if you ask me, it’s 343i’s franchise now, not Bungies. And they are doing a great job tending the IP).
It’s a -Yoink!- good map, why not? And FYI it’s not one of the six being remade for Halo 2:A. I’m hoping for a Sand Trap remake (with Elephants!) as well. And the rest should be original maps. Too many remakes wouldn’t be great, of course.
The Beta alone comes with 7(!) maps and that’s only the 4v4 Arena maps (and presumably not all of them- 343i wouldn’t want to show all their cards so early), so I’m betting the vanilla game will have at least 12. A lot of room for some fun original maps (hopefully with lots of interactable elements).
Personally, I have a long-term hatred of the Midship map. It’s one I always sucked at.
@Kharik, I believe that anything deviating from the Halo 2/3 forumula is now considered heresy by the more “Extreme” fans, but that’s a matter of relative perspective.
I personally have never been to good at the map my self, But I favor the map design and its ability to fit in with traditional “Halo” multiplayer. The reason they put it in the Halo 5 beta is probably to test how good the competitive map can handle on the gameplay elements and to obviously test whether the community “likes” it or not. I can not wait to see what Halo 5 has to offer! It is not being completely lazy. To be honest, Yes they should make maps that are just as good or even better then old “fan” favorites, not just remake one every game and try to retain the nostalgia of tons of fans. Trust me, I do not have a problem with them remaking midship at all. But they do need to step it up and deliver with the multiplayer next year. I would expect around 15 maps or so in the final game. I hope there is beyond 20, so they can please all fans with different styles of maps.
Reality is we’ll never get a main series game without one or two remakes. Fans love their maps. It also means that they’ll have at least one map they know is good, and popular.
To show how much they care about 4v4 Arena Slayer. Midship is always welcome to return in my opinion.
to be fair its not an exact remake of midship or heretic.