One of my favourite playlists in Gears of War is Ranked 2v2 Shotgun Execution. If anyone is curious to see it look up a game of 2v2 on the Boxes map for Gears 5.
My idea would be to have extremely small maps, both players spawn with Sidekick only, normal health/damage, no radars, one life each. Round ends when both players are eliminated. Best of 9 rounds.
Rounds are incredibly quick, but they are a tactical masterclass. Which way do you push, when do you back down, do you peak? Do you go together or try to catch the flank? How many rounds do you mix up the strategies? Who will hit their shots and who will choke under pressure? The games end up being super intense and competitive, but are over so quickly they aren’t draining.
Plus if you get matched against absolute beasts at the game it’s over before you know it and you’re straight onto the next game. Because it’s only 4 players and games can be so quick, you wouldn’t even need that many players to sustain a healthy playlist.
What new gametype would you like to see?