Relay in matchmaking?

Games Other Halo
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Hello everyone, this thread is about the map Relay: the map 343i built for us on the forge map called Impact.

I saw a lot of gameplay on it during the MLG exhibition tournament last weekend, and it was by far my most favorite map.

I love small, symmetrical maps because that is what Halo is known for. They are balanced, and to me, the most fun to play on. And for the first time, I can say that this is a forge map that looks absolutely beautiful (with the dynamic lighting and all).

It did not even occur to me that 343i would choose not to put it into matchmaking, because it just looks that awesome. Until I saw its absence in all playlists. Seriously?

Is there anyone else who thinks Relay is one of the best maps in the game? Who wants to see it in matchmaking, along with the other non-forge maps?

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I’ve also been wondering why there’s no Forge variants in matchmaking yet either.

Erosion and Ragnarok both have some forged variants on-disk, as well.

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It would be better than playing Complex and Haven every game… even though I must say it would be a great Slayer and FFA map.

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I am personally so over all the available maps already. IDK why there are 4 big team maps and 4 slayer maps (or something along those lines). IMO there should have been at lest 8 Slayer maps to start off with.

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> I am personally so over all the available maps already. IDK why there are 4 big team maps and 4 slayer maps (or something along those lines). IMO there should have been at lest 8 Slayer maps to start off with.

I agree. I guess they wanted both regular and btb slayer to be viable options as a choice of playlist. I just hope their focus will be on the smaller maps for the rest of Halo 4 matchmaking.

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> I am personally so over all the available maps already. IDK why there are 4 big team maps and 4 slayer maps (or something along those lines). IMO there should have been at lest 8 Slayer maps to start off with.

Why else would they release 3 map packs within 6 months of release? They want your money.

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> I’ve also been wondering why there’s no Forge variants in matchmaking yet either.
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> Erosion and Ragnarok both have some forged variants on-disk, as well.

I don’t mind those not being in matchmaking, to be honest. I don’t like the asymmetry in those maps, and I’m not sure about the balance of them. You can create much better maps on those by just not using the terrain, to be honest.

Still, weird indeed to make 3 maps and then not include them in MM…

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I’d like to see more votes (and comments) to get this to 343i’s attention, and make the poll’s results statistically more significant.