They did build a new engine from scratch. Also, Halo 5’s maps were doodoo water and not memorable. I really like all of Infinite’s maps.
I’d rather have 20 maps that are 7-8/10 than 10 maps that are 10/10, and clearly these maps aren’t 10/10 anyways. There is a balance that should be achieved, and up to a certain number quantity is especially important even if quality has to drop slightly. They have not gotten to this number not even close, so the easiest and best solution now is to just add in old maps/forge maps which will obviously save a lot of time compared to creating new ones.
I’m usually the first to complain about a game not having enough maps but Im still not bored with the 10 maps we have. BTB does gets boring if you play a few games in a row since theres only 3 maps. I was hoping they would add a new map at least once a month or every other month. Otherwise good luck with this game lasting 10 years. I will definitely be pretty bored of the selection in 2/3 months or whenever the next season is.
Im worried theyre gonna drip feed us like Halo 5. Also Halo 5 never at any point in its life felt like there were alot of maps. Half of the maps were warzone maps which barely differed from eachother and pissed off BTB fans since there was no BTB. None of the maps they added were significant. Luckily Halo 5 had a core of 6 or 7 maps that were really strong from the start just like this game does
No launch selection will ever be as bad as Halo Reach. It had like 5 remakes made in forge mode and 5 real maps