This may be a bit longer than most people are willing to read. TLDR summary at the bottom.
I’m really excited for spartan ops and would love to see it succeed. I also know that releasing any new spartan ops after the already announced 50 missions are going to be dependent on the success of the free ones that come with the game. If it’s going to cost more money to make spartan ops than microsoft is going to receive from creating them, obviously they won’t be making new ones. So here is my simple idea that may reduce the cost of future spartan ops in hopes that it will make it more likely to release future missions.
I know you’ve already said all the maps are brand new and nothing is taken from the campaign(which I’m very happy to see). However with any future spartan ops missions, you could actually use a multiplayer maps in a way that enhances the experience of spartan ops. The “war games” have been said to be simulated scenarios to let the spartan 4’s practice and hone their abilities. You could take that a step further and also say that they are being created to let you know the lay of the land so when you go on a spartan op mission, you will already be familiar with the territory. This is already a common practice in current military. They build dummy replicas of homes/buildings they plan on assulting so that when the time comes to break in they aren’t confused with the layout or trying to figure out where they are and can instead focus on the mission at hand.
Just my 2 cents.
TLDR: Use the simulated “war games” multiplayer maps that the spartan IV’s are training in as places where the future spartan ops are going to be taking place. Use them to familiarize the spartan IV’s with the territory they are going to be sent down to.
Edit: I would much rather have new areas to play in than using the multiplayer maps, but if there is a chance of no new spartan ops missions, and using recylced maps can tip the scales in favor of releasing new ones, I would rather take that.
so let me get this straight, you would rather have recycled spartan ops maps than have ones that are made specifically for spartan ops? lol thats hilarious.
I would like to explore new areas in Spartan Ops and I don’t want a sense of deja vu when I’m playing Spartan Ops. Let the two be separate when it comes to play-spaces.
Wouldn’t you want some variety in ALL game modes? Think of it, one minute your on Haven and then the next, you’re fighting in a location boiling hot and full of lava.
> I have to disagree.
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> I would like to explore new areas in Spartan Ops and I don’t want a sense of deja vu when I’m playing Spartan Ops. Let the two be separate when it comes to play-spaces.
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> Wouldn’t you want some variety in ALL game modes? Think of it, one minute your on Haven and then the next, you’re fighting in a location boiling hot and full of lava.
> so let me get this straight, you would rather have recycled spartan ops maps than have ones that are made specifically for spartan ops? lol thats hilarious.
No I guess I didn’t clarify that well enough. I would much rather have new places to explore than recycled maps, but if the choice between not having any new spartan ops, and having new ones but some of the maps would be recycled, I would rather have new spartan ops.
> > so let me get this straight, you would rather have recycled spartan ops maps than have ones that are made specifically for spartan ops? lol thats hilarious.
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> No I guess I didn’t clarify that well enough. I would much rather have new places to explore than recycled maps, but if the choice between not having any new spartan ops, and having new ones but some of the maps would be recycled, I would rather have new spartan ops.
I don’t think that’s something you should concern yourself with, I doubt that’ll ever have to happen.
if they do actually recycle maps they should either recycle the large, BTB style maps or they should rip them from the campaign instead.
I wouldn’t want to pay for recycled maps. I might just consider it if I really like the map, but I doubt I’ll like all 10 MM maps.
If they really have to, they should have 4 normal Spartan Ops per episode on new maps, and one special Firefight-esque mission per episode on a recycled map. Kind of like MW3’s Survival Mode.
I don’t like the idea of recycled maps at all. Its suppose to be a separate campaign which should be completely different from all of the other options in Halo 4. I don’t want maps from the actual campaign or multiplayer. Originality in spartan Ops will make it even more unique.
