In order to prevent the Arena playlist selection becoming too cluttered in the event of future playlists, I thought I would give 343i a suggestion for when future playlists emerge - make groups of playlists. This would allow a selection of similar playlists (such as SWAT with different weapons) to be sorted into one.
This is how I would put the idea into practice:
(Bold text is the playlist group, one dash is a playlist option and three dashes are a second playlist option)
Slayer
Free For All
- 6 players
- 8 players
Team Slayer - Normal
- BR Slayer
- DMR Slayer
SWAT - Classic
- BR
- DMR
- Carbine
- Light Rifle
- Swatnums
Team Arena
Mix
Capture The Flag - 2 Flags
- Neutral Flag
- Asymmetrical CTF (Attack and Defend)
Strongholds
Breakout
Big Team Battle
Normal Mix
Heavy Mix
Slayer - Normal
- Heavy
- Last Team Standing
- Heavy LTS
Capture The Flag - Normal
— 2 Flags
— Neutral
— Asymmetrical - Heavy
— 2 Flags
— Neutral
— Asymmetrical
Strongholds - Normal
- Heavy
Weekend Playlists - Most popular choice
- 2nd most popular
- 3rd most popular
This leads me to another idea - offer more weekend playlists in polls and add the top three to the list.