So I’m not the kind of person that makes angry rants of forums about stuff he doesn’t like. Now I hope this post does not turn into that but we’ll see how it goes. So when 343 announced the arrival of BTB I was really excited. BTB and infection have been my two favorite playlists in halo and while we are still missing infection, at least we have BTB. Then I heard that all the maps where forged. That kinda got me bummed a little but then I remember how some of Reach’s BTB maps where forged and they where pretty fun. So today I played halo 5 BTB for the first time. And I do not think this is BTB. I’ll list some of the problems with it and things I would like to see added.
-Maps are too small: It does not feel like that larger battle with vehicles you had in previous games. That role has been handed over to Warzone.
-Maps are forged: I was really hoping for some unique maps in BTB. They all feel flat and boxy. Most of the maps have little to none vehicle combat and have way too many corridors and tight hallways
-This is does not feel like BTB: In previous games, you would have banshees and scorpions and wraiths and pretty much every other vehicle. This BTB is pretty much slayer on a bigger map with warthogs, ghosts and gungooses (which have to be my least favorite vehicle ever).
-too many power weapons
-not enough vehicle combat
-Not enough “Big” in Big Team Battle
-Not very casual, either you are playing with try hards or you’re not. There is no balance
-Some things I’d like to see: less forge maps, a blood gulch remake, a ragnarok/Valhalla remake
So those are my thoughts, I’m 90% sure there is stuff I missed because this post isn’t as large I imagined. So what do you guys like/dislike about this new BTB and what are things you’d like to see added in
I had my worst games ever in BTB, I died so many times my K/D went down from a 1.2 to .89. I could care less about my K/D I will get it back up, it just shows you how uneven the weapons are to map size.
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> I had my worst games ever in BTB, I died so many times my K/D went down from a 1.2 to .89. I could care less about my K/D I will get it back up, it just shows you how uneven the weapons are to map size.
BTB will wreck us all.
A good deal of your post makes me think that it isn’t BTB you’re remembering from the past, it’s Heavies. I’ll agree that maps like Recurve and the Stand Off reboot both feel a little small, but they feel small only because the originals were larger. In the case of Recurve, much larger.
And you’re absolutely right in your observation that the BTB formula is changing because so much of what it used to do is now done by warzone. I can only speak for myself when I say that I have no problem with that whatsoever. Nevertheless, keep a weather eye on upcoming BTB maps. I have no doubt that you’ll see some venues that emphasize vehicular game play more than these initial maps do.
As far as rolling out BTB with maps which are exclusively from forge… I’m not sure how I feel about that. On the one hand, these maps are the best teaser ever for the potential power of the new forge. On the other hand, I have to agree that they are almost all of them a let down visually, and even to some extent in terms of game play. The good news is that forge will be awesome, and that, as far as BTB maps go, they can only get better.
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> A good deal of your post makes me think that it isn’t BTB you’re remembering from the past, it’s Heavies. I’ll agree that maps like Recurve and the Stand Off reboot both feel a little small, but they feel small only because the originals were larger. In the case of Recurve, much larger.
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> And you’re absolutely right in your observation that the BTB formula is changing because so much of what it used to do is now done by warzone. I can only speak for myself when I say that I have no problem with that whatsoever. Nevertheless, keep a weather eye on upcoming BTB maps. I have no doubt that you’ll see some venues that emphasize vehicular game play more than these initial maps do.
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> As far as rolling out BTB with maps which are exclusively from forge… I’m not sure how I feel about that. On the one hand, these maps are the best teaser ever for the potential power of the new forge. On the other hand, I have to agree that they are almost all of them a let down visually, and even to some extent in terms of game play. The good news is that forge will be awesome, and that, as far as BTB maps go, they can only get better.
Yeah, looking back on it it does seem that heavies is what I’m remembering, but didn’t BTB have a heavies gametype? Oh well. I guess we will just have to wait for more maps to come out, its still early
Basin and… Well that’s really my only problem with it.
I agree completely. I miss snow bound or sidewinder the big snow one in h3 also
I also agree, bigger badder more complex maps, and more vehicular madness please!
There aren’t two bases with equal weapon and vehicle spawns, and thats what made btb for me