It plays SO BADLY with 8 players. I really dont care about some die hard Halo 2 LAN player who insists FFA must be 8 players because they still arent playing the mode anyway so why do they even care?
Ranked FFA plays SO MUCH BETTER with 6 players in Infinite. Why is it 8 players again? There are too many people on the map it becomes too chaotic. People spawn right next to you, constant third partying, etc.
I dont care about elitist classic players who insist every single detail of every part of the game that they refuse to play anyway is the same as it was in the classic games. And I really dont care about how tourney players play their tournaments. The Ranked FFA mode just simply plays better with 6 players.
Rumble Pit plays well with 8 because it is social and therefore supposed to be casual chaotic fun. But Ranked is supposed to be more controlled/less chaotic and therefore 6 players is best for Ranked FFA.