Oddball is returning!!! [343 Response]

Games Halo 5: Guardians
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That’s right, Oddball is coming back!! https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/know-scope

If you don’t want to read it (near the bottom of the page) it’ll make it’s glorious return on Thursday, 6/29!! I don’t know why it’s taken so long to bring it back, but I’m glad it’s coming back.

We’ve missed you Oddball! Don’t ever leave again!! :wink:

343 Response

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> To be upfront with everyone, this is not a brand new Oddball mode with new announcer voices, medals, or a Skull. You will be carrying the Assault ‘ball,’ and gameplay events will trigger Assault’s voice over and medals (when applicable).
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> The gameplay will play exactly as you would expect Oddball to play in Halo 5, just want to be upfront that there were no new medals, audio elements, or models being added for this playlist.

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> That’s right, Oddball is coming back!! https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/know-scopeIf you don’t want to read it (near the bottom of the page) it’ll make it’s glorious return on Thursday, 6/29!! I don’t know why it’s taken so long to bring it back, but I’m glad it’s coming back.
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> We’ve missed you Oddball! Don’t ever leave again!! :wink:

I wonder what maps will be used for the playlist?

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So Oddball is replacing Castle Wars.

> - But wait, if Castle Wars is leaving, what will take its place? We’re glad you asked, because the next rotational playlist coming to Halo 5 is ODDBALL! Everyone’s favorite ball-grabbing activity will go live in the Halo 5 Social playlist next Thursday, 6/29.

It’s been a year & 5 months since the game came out and now we’re getting Oddball in matchmaking let that sink in…

And ranked Snipers is returning.

> - RANKED SNIPERS RETURNS. That’s right, in just a couple weeks you’ll have to remove at least one thing off the list to fill our Twitter mentions with because Ranked Snipers is making a comeback for the June-August Arena season! You love it? Go play it!

Sounds nice that 343i is listening to the community. Would be awesome if they had done this way earlier into the game’s lifespan.

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> “We’re glad you asked, because the next rotational playlist coming to Halo 5 is ODDBALL!”

Because when the community begged and groveled for one of halo’s staple gametypes, we sure did ask for it to be a temporary thing.
I’m sorry but holy cow is this rotational playlist gimmick becoming annoying to see the greatest halo gametypes come and NEVER STAY. I’m sure the community, in all its less than 10k players glory, would rejoice when these playlists start being permanent.

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> 2533274815533909;1:
> That’s right, Oddball is coming back!! https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/know-scopeIf you don’t want to read it (near the bottom of the page) it’ll make it’s glorious return on Thursday, 6/29!! I don’t know why it’s taken so long to bring it back, but I’m glad it’s coming back.
>
> We’ve missed you Oddball! Don’t ever leave again!! :wink:

So excited its about time wish it was part of arena

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Yes!!!

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Please use the HCS motion sensor.

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I hope they use a skull for the ball.

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It’s about time.

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This is awesome! I look forward to snagging a few games.

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Can youuu believe it?? …and it’s rotational. SMH.

Part of me thinks that it may not play well though, at least on some maps… but IF it does, at least add the gametype into the Team Arena hopper. Now that we have HCS settings, let Team Arena be the “Team Objective” playlist.

Why does everything have to be temporary? Lol, people don’t like seeing that, especially for series staples… I don’t get it.

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If everyone who is complaining about it being temporary plays the -Yoink- out of Oddball, then you can make it permanent. This has happened with other playlists such as Grifball and action sack in the MCC.

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Pretty cool.

Gonna miss Castle Wars a bit tho lol. At least it’s still in Custom Games.

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> > “We’re glad you asked, because the next rotational playlist coming to Halo 5 is ODDBALL!”
>
> Because when the community begged and groveled for one of halo’s staple gametypes, we sure did ask for it to be a temporary thing.
> I’m sorry but holy cow is this rotational playlist gimmick becoming annoying to see the greatest halo gametypes come and NEVER STAY. I’m sure the community, in all its less than 10k players glory, would rejoice when these playlists start being permanent.

And, you know it finally comes years after we asked and when a ton of people have left the game…

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I missed Oddball tremendously and hope since Assault has been back that at some point Ricochet makes it’s Matchmaking debut. Also, not sure what settings they plan on using for it. H4 had a constant Waypoint above the person’s head and you could throw the ball to teammates. H5 Assault used double-thryst and only showed the carrier when attacked. I’d prefer this setup But with only 1 thrust AND being allowed to pass the ball to teammates like in H4.

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> So Oddball is replacing Castle Wars.
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> > - But wait, if Castle Wars is leaving, what will take its place? We’re glad you asked, because the next rotational playlist coming to Halo 5 is ODDBALL! Everyone’s favorite ball-grabbing activity will go live in the Halo 5 Social playlist next Thursday, 6/29.
>
> It’s been a year & 5 months since the game came out and now we’re getting Oddball in matchmaking let that sink in…
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> And ranked Snipers is returning.
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> > - RANKED SNIPERS RETURNS. That’s right, in just a couple weeks you’ll have to remove at least one thing off the list to fill our Twitter mentions with because Ranked Snipers is making a comeback for the June-August Arena season! You love it? Go play it!
>
> Sounds nice that 343i is listening to the community. Would be awesome if they had done this way earlier into the game’s lifespan.

Exactly… not sure why they’re been so prideful. The community has been speaking with their time and how they spend it (more and more NOT playing H5) and money (less sales) and 343 has put off the things that work and keep trying things that don’t… even at a foundational game-building level. In a business where the customer is always right…

It’s about time… hopefully during development of H6, and when it releases, they plan to support these modes from the get go. And really, it’s a shame we’re even talking about this at this point, as these modes are no-brainers for a Halo game.

So what if they’re not as popular? It’s still traditionally apart of the Halo experience and the variety it offers… which is why I’m a little concerned with the wording of the CU:

“…you asked for Snipers, now go play it!”

As if people don’t end up playing it “enough” again, it will go away… again. That’s the thing, Snipers was never the most popular mode, but people enjoyed having it there as an OPTION. It was kind of a warm-up playlist for my friends and I, we didn’t spend the majority of our time with it. Or a way to mix it up after grinding intense Slayer matches/competitive modes.

343 shouldn’t be expecting huge numbers, and the fact that they’re looking for them, despite it being somewhat of a niche playlist (that is still important to a lot of people, in certain times)… there are just many factors behind it. People want the OPTION. It was never anyone’s primary way of spending their time, so don’t expect it to be.

Leave it be, and have it at H6 at launch!

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> I hope they use a skull for the ball.

Apparently, there’s nothing new:

> It’s got a few assault medals but no new custom assets or medals unique to Oddball - it’s more or less a Forge mini-game version. @ske7ch

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> > 2533274893363107;8:
> > I hope they use a skull for the ball.
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> Apparently, there’s nothing new:
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> > It’s got a few assault medals but no new custom assets or medals unique to Oddball - it’s more or less a Forge mini-game version. @ske7ch

Ah, damn it. :\

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How’s your head?.. Oh wait a minute I just oddballed you for a kill, thanks bro.
Yep Ima definitely play me some later tonight.

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To be upfront with everyone, this is not a brand new Oddball mode with new announcer voices, medals, or a Skull. You will be carrying the Assault ‘ball,’ and gameplay events will trigger Assault’s voice over and medals (when applicable).

The gameplay will play exactly as you would expect Oddball to play in Halo 5, just want to be upfront that there were no new medals, audio elements, or models being added for this playlist.