Proving Grounds - 4/12 Playlist Maintenance

Hey everyone!

Thanks for playing so much Proving Grounds since its release! The data and feedback that we’ve been able to collect has been extremely helpful, and will be used as we begin to update the playlist. As part of our update, we’ll need to take down the playlist on Wednesday, 4/12 so that we can add the next iteration of settings for you guys to test. Proving Grounds will return later this week with the new name, HCS Summer Preview, and will include the next round of map and mode settings that we’d like to get your feedback on.

As for some quick specifics,

  • Proving Ground will come down at around 12PM PT this Wednesday, April 12 - Proving Grounds will return later this week with new maps and modes as the HCS Summer Preview playlist - Your rank from Proving Grounds will carry over to the HCS Summer Preview playlistThank you for your feedback so far, and we hope you join us for another round of testing later this week!
  • Uny

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> Hey everyone!
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> Thanks for playing so much Proving Grounds since its release! The data and feedback that we’ve been able to collect has been extremely helpful, and will be used as we begin to update the playlist. As part of our update, we’ll need to take down the playlist on Wednesday, 4/12 so that we can add the next iteration of settings for you guys to test. Proving Grounds will return later this week with the new name, HCS Summer Preview, and will include the next round of map and mode settings that we’d like to get your feedback on.
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> As for some quick specifics,
> - Proving Ground will come down at around 12PM PT this Wednesday, April 12 - Proving Grounds will return later this week with new maps and modes as the HCS Summer Preview playlist - Your rank from Proving Grounds will carry over to the HCS Summer Preview playlistThank you for your feedback so far, and we hope you join is for another round of testing later this week!
> - Uny

These will be the settings mentioned in the 2017 Season Update correct?

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That’s a SPICY meat-a-ball

Sick!

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> >
> > Hey everyone!
> >
> > Thanks for playing so much Proving Grounds since its release! The data and feedback that we’ve been able to collect has been extremely helpful, and will be used as we begin to update the playlist. As part of our update, we’ll need to take down the playlist on Wednesday, 4/12 so that we can add the next iteration of settings for you guys to test. Proving Grounds will return later this week with the new name, HCS Summer Preview, and will include the next round of map and mode settings that we’d like to get your feedback on.
> >
> > As for some quick specifics,
> > - Proving Ground will come down at around 12PM PT this Wednesday, April 12 - Proving Grounds will return later this week with new maps and modes as the HCS Summer Preview playlist - Your rank from Proving Grounds will carry over to the HCS Summer Preview playlistThank you for your feedback so far, and we hope you join is for another round of testing later this week!
> > - Uny
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> These will be the settings mentioned in the 2017 Season Update correct?

Yes! So exciting :smiley:

rank shouldn’t carry over IMO

Thank God ars have been removed.

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> Hey everyone!
>
> Thanks for playing so much Proving Grounds since its release! The data and feedback that we’ve been able to collect has been extremely helpful, and will be used as we begin to update the playlist. As part of our update, we’ll need to take down the playlist on Wednesday, 4/12 so that we can add the next iteration of settings for you guys to test. Proving Grounds will return later this week with the new name, HCS Summer Preview, and will include the next round of map and mode settings that we’d like to get your feedback on.
>
> As for some quick specifics,
> - Proving Ground will come down at around 12PM PT this Wednesday, April 12 - Proving Grounds will return later this week with new maps and modes as the HCS Summer Preview playlist - Your rank from Proving Grounds will carry over to the HCS Summer Preview playlistThank you for your feedback so far, and we hope you join is for another round of testing later this week!
> - Uny

You da man Uny. Love this!

Excellent news! I look forward to trying out the new settings. Will there be a dedicated forum post for feedback?

  • Proving Grounds will return later this week with new maps and modes as the HCS Summer Preview playlistWhat additional maps will we see? Arena needs to be freshened up asap in this regard imo.

Are the Ar’s gonna be pick up weapons? or taken out completely? We need answers

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> - Proving Grounds will return later this week with new maps and modes as the HCS Summer Preview playlistWhat additional maps will we see? Arena needs to be freshened up asap in this regard imo.

My guess is they’ll stick with the 6-7 maps used in HCS (are they all in Proving Grounds currently? Not sure) and take out the ones that aren’t (Overgrowth, Mercy, etc). Don’t foresee them adding maps to the HCS Summer Preview that aren’t in the HCS rotation.

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> - Proving Grounds will return later this week with new maps and modes as the HCS Summer Preview playlistWhat additional maps will we see? Arena needs to be freshened up asap in this regard imo.

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Nevermind, I read that wrong. Yeah, just taking out the non-HCS maps.

… then again, you never know with 343. Sometimes they like to just randomly throw in things that nobody was asking for or even talked about a single time, anywhere (anyone remember speed boost? LOL)

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> Are the Ar’s gonna be pick up weapons? or taken out completely? We need answers

Uny tweeted that they would not be.

When is HCS Summer Preview being added back into the hopper?

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> When is HCS Summer Preview being added back into the hopper?

Like it said in the OP, “later this week”. They have not given us an exact day and time.

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> > When is HCS Summer Preview being added back into the hopper?
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> Like it said in the OP, “later this week”. They have not given us an exact day and time.

Oh so you know when “later this week” is? These settings changes were announced this past Friday and that we would receive them this week. 343 typically releases updates to the game and playlists on Tuesdays. Tuesday came and went with no update, but this post was created where we were told “later this week.” Two days later wanting some clarification and transparency I came to this forum to find out when the playlist will be added back into the hopper. I realize we have not been given an exact date and time. Hence, why I asked.

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> > > When is HCS Summer Preview being added back into the hopper?
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> > Like it said in the OP, “later this week”. They have not given us an exact day and time.
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> Oh so you know when “later this week” is? These settings changes were announced this past Friday and that we would receive them this week. 343 typically releases updates to the game and playlists on Tuesdays. Tuesday came and went with no update, but this post was created where we were told “later this week.” Two days later wanting some clarification and transparency I came to this forum to find out when the playlist will be added back into the hopper. I realize we have not been given an exact date and time. Hence, why I asked.

Well it looks like later in the week is today. It’s up! Played my first game and came back from behind. Man, I didn’t realize how much I use the AR. Kind of missed it, but this is good for me. I love a challenge…now where is that BR!?

Lets gooo!!

Nice thanks for doing something for the ranked arena playlists. how about a couple more maps even community made maps i think the remakes of the same old map with minor changes is getting old and boring im not a fan of warzone and only play social games to warm up and I’ll never pay for any microtransactions and why does it seem to me a huge focus on the magnum in halo 5 BTB has br starts its almost like the carbine dmr and br have been forgotten in halo 5 i know the maps are really small and you can cross map players with the magnum but I’d like a playlist with a procession weapon start other then the magnum even swat only has about a 40% start that isn’t a magnum