Halo 5 does not feature a single game type or playlist that focus on cooperative gameplay. Every aspect of Halo 5 multiplayer caters to competitive gameplay. In fact, competitive gameplay has become the center of attention for Halo. Competitive gaming can be very enjoyable for someone who has lots of down time to spend on Halo, but for many people, competitive gaming can be quite frustrating and boring. Shooting countless enemy players over and over can become dull. Plus, for players that DO have lives outside of Halo, getting spawn killed and blown up by multitudes of grenades (grenade spam is a real problem in Halo 5) gets really old really fast.
I always enjoyed game types like coop campaign and firefight, where I could work with other players, overcome obstacles, earn rewards, and most importantly have fun while doing it. 343i brings players so much content to remind us of how good Halo used to be (Memories of Reach, map remakes, classic armor, old weapons, etc.), but they don’t actually look at what made past Halo games good. For example, look at Halo Reach. Reach offered players a variety of gameplay options; there was competitive PvP, cooperative PvE, and single player. Additionally, ALL types of gameplay offered rewards for players. Reach awarded players with credits, which could be used to buy armor permutations, special effects, and character voices. Halo 5 has so much to be awarded, yet little variety in activities that are rewarded.
Please bring back Firefight. Additionally, maybe introduce a new coop game type. Maybe a game type like Invasion or coop campaign, where players have to fight through hordes of AI enemies to achieve an objective. Do not, however, bring back Spartan Ops. I’ll be honest, 343i’s storywriting in NOT good enough for an actual episodic series. Maybe look at Special Ops from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and 3 (some of the most successful FPS games to date) and try to make something similar. I’m just throwing out ideas that I think would be enjoyable. I’d love to hear more.