It worked so well in Halo 3. To the point that when it was changed, Bungie had to revert from 4vs4 back to 5vs5.
I think this system would really help create a difference between ranked and casual, and allow the average player to enjoy the game more.
It creates more chaotic gameplay and means each player’s individual skill doesn’t skew the outcome of the game as much.
If not for the basic 4v4 Social playlists, at least a Team Training playlist that prioritizes connection only and does 5v5.
Made the same post on Reddit and got absolutely dumped on lmao. 5v5 for social is the way.
It’s such a good idea to help achieve more casual games! Not to mention you don’t go as negative when your team gets worked over so the losses don’t feel as heavy.
I like the idea of 5v5 for social game modes. 4v4 will still be there for the people who want it, but sometimes I don’t want to get dumpstered on and just want to relax and enjoy a less sweaty experience.
Yeah I don’t know why but Halo 3 social always seemed way more relaxed than H5 social. Maybe it is just population but I know they use different background mm systems so maybe it is a bit of that too.
Yeah I’ll be down for this to come back, it worked well for Halo 3 socials it’ll be nice to have it back
I think it’s a great idea.
4v4 for ranked.
5v5 and even 3v3v3 for social.
Adds a point of differentiation. More chaotic. Spreads the load.
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I think 3 Vs 3 Vs 3 would make a great playlist especially for those without a full team. I used to play a bunch of 3 Vs 3 ranked matches as we used to search as a 3 and back out if it found a random before the game locked in as we never really had a consistent 4th for ranked.
Multi-team is one of my favourite playlists too. I like the custom MM browser in MCC, but I do think it limits the MM potential a bit. I’d prefer to have selectable playlists again and have them as clear options so people can play 2 Vs 2 Vs 2 Vs 2 if they want. It was a corker in Halo 3 and one of my preferred playlists to play with my social friends. Sometimes we would search it as a 3 or 4 as well. Very fun!
Hm… how would friend/foe system work with 3v3v3?
I’m assuming for FFA, no outlines. But 3v3v3 would force a third color outline which could get confusing.
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Not necessarily.
You could still have one colour for friends… and one colour for enemies. Just that now there are six enemies spread over two teams.
If you really need to know which enemy team you are engaging you could have two different shades of the same colour.
But we’re talking social here. It doesn’t matter. You just need to know they are not on your team and start shooting. 
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It didn’t really happen in the flight but having a gamertag or service tag above the player is very helpful to track who you’re fighting. As you said could have alternative outlines, we already have one to distinguish party members.
Are the maps not only made for 4v4? How did the map sizes feel in the flight?
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5 Vs 5 wouldn’t be out of place on any of them, especially Bazaar as the largest of the 3.
Halo 3 used a bunch of maps in 2vs2, 4vs4 and 5vs5. These maps I’d say are similar. I could totally see Live Fire and Recharge in doubles, but they have decent size to accommodate 10 players if needed.
Wait? h3 social was 5v5?..
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Social slayer and social skirmish (objective) was yeah. There was no team limit either so you could join a game with 6 players and it would split you across the two teams, usually 1 guy being left on the opposite team by himself. I always found H3 social hilarious with friends.
Some of the other social slayer playlists like Team Mythic (dlc maps) was 4 Vs 4.