Though it is unlikely that 343 will completely overhaul the Halo 4 playlists at this point, I still thought I’d put my ideas out there. Even if the Halo 4 playlists don’t change, it is still good to think ahead to H5G and the MCC and draw ideas from this post.
The biggest problem with Halo 4 playlists in their current state is that each one has multiple contrasting experiences ex. the presence of Infinity and Legendary Slayer in the Team Slayer Playlist.
My Plan does NOT increase the number of playlists, so the population will not be further thinned. Only permanent (ie. non-rotational) playlists are listed.
Note: I assume that no new forge maps will be added, and apologize if I left out a forge map that is in MM currently.
Current Playlists
Team Slayer (4v4)
Big Team Battle (8v8)
Capture the Flag (5v5)
Rumble Pit (8 FFA)
SWAT (4v4)
Team Snipers (4v4)
Team Doubles (2v2)
Heavies (6v6)
Flood (12 FFA)
Proving Ground (4v4)
Team Action Sack (4v4)
Grifball (4v4)
New Playlists
Infinity Slayer
4v4
Gametypes
Infinity Slayer
Team Slayer
Maps
Abandon
Adrift
Haven
Landfall
Monolith
Onyx
Opus
Pitfall
Republic
Solace
Simplex
Skyline
Vertigo
Team Slayer
4v4
Gametypes
Legendary BRs
Slayer Pro
Maps
Abandon
Adrift
Haven
Landfall
Onyx
Opus
Pitfall
Republic
Scythe
Simplex
Skyline
Vertigo
Wanderluster
Big Team Slayer
8v8
Gametypes
Big Team Infinity Slayer
Big Team Slayer
Big Team Slayer Pro
Heavies
Maps
Daybreak
Exile
Harvest
Longbow
Meltdown
Outcast
Perdition
Ragnarok
Vortex
Wreckage
Team Objective
4v4
Gametypes (all in Standard (no PODS, yes loadouts) and Legendary)
1-Flag CTF
1-Site Extraction
Capture the Flag
Oddball
King of the Hill
Ricochet
Maps
Abandon
Adrift
Dispatch
Haven
Landfall
Monolith
Pitfall
Simplex
Solace
Skyline
Vertigo
Big Team Objective
6v6
Gametypes (all in Standard (no PODS, yes loadouts) and Legendary)
2-Site Extraction
Big Team Ricochet
Capture the Flag
Dominion
King of the Hill
Maps
Complex
Daybreak
Exile
Harvest
Longbow
Meltdown
Outcast
Ragnarok
Shatter
Vortex
Wreckage
Rumble Pit-Remove Infinity, Regicide, Swords, Quick Draw
SWAT-4v4, only slayer
Team Doubles-Remove Infinity and Objective
Team Action Sack-Remove mini gametypes
Team Snipers-No Change
Flood-No Change
Grifball-No Change