I don’t know about you all, but I find Settler to be absolutely horrid in BTB Slayer. The map doesn’t flow well, there’s hardly any vehicles on it (for a BTB map), some of the spawns are out of order, and players on the high ridge can lock down the whole map with DMR spam.
This map truly embodies all the worst aspects of Halo 4, and I’m honestly suprised that the spawning errors wasn’t enough to get the map rejected from Matchmaking, let alone all of the other things in the list above.
I personally would like to see Settler removed from BTB Slayer, and I was wondering if anyone else was feeling the same way? I’d also like to hear some of the opinions of people who enjoy playing Settler, which I’m sure there are many of you because it always seems to be voted for.
Op, I doubt it’ll be removed b/c it is popular for DMR users, like myself. If it were to be removed, it would be removed b/c of the respawn problems.
Except for the suicide issue which will eventually be fixed I find that it is very popular regardless. It can be one sided and DMR friendly but at least its something other than Exile and Ragnarok.
i like it because its one of the vividly few good warthog maps
a good driver (like myelf) can get his team far on that map
Fix the suicide spawn, put a sniper where the shotgun spawns and that map would play much better.
I would be oh so happy if it disappeared forever. It would be an awful map even if there were no weapons with a scope larger than a 2x.
Popularity alone is not a good enough reason to keep something in rotation. People vote for maps they can exploit, if popularity was the only indicator of whether a map is working than clearly the hole in Complex should have never been fixed. For a while Complex was the ‘favorite’ map in oddball, do you really think it was because it was voted because it played oddball well?
Yeah, fire Settler into the sun.
Im pretty sure complex is bigger than settler and thats not in big team soo…
As referenced in the latest Halo Bulletin, Settler’s suicide respawn point has been removed, and this version of the map will be available as of 5/6 (Monday’s) update. Thanks!
> i like it because its one of the vividly few good warthog maps
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> a good driver (like myelf) can get his team far on that map
Being an average driver myself, I have not taken the LAAG out yet on that map but, will do so as per your recommendation of it.
OT: I hated the map, until today. I finally can tolerate it and have worked out a way to play the map that I’m happy with.
> As referenced in the latest Halo Bulletin, Settler’s suicide respawn point has been removed, and this version of the map will be available as of 5/6 (Monday’s) update. Thanks!
My K/D thanks you ;D
I hate this map with a passion, it’s nothing but Camo crouching with the DMR. BORING.
When I queue for BTB anymore it’s almost always either JIP or Settler/Ragnarok/Meltdown. I see that 3 map combo so much I’m almost tempted to start playing meltdown so I can figure the stupid place out. Most of the time (99 of 100 times basically) Settler wins and I die a little (a LOT) inside. I’ve backed out of that 3 map choice so many times it hurts.
Why does everyone pick this map? Goes back to the whole “everybody’s a sniper” thing cause we can all spawn with DMR’s. There are so very many things wrong with Settler that I’m just going to be happy someone suggested removing it and not even try to list them.
@ OP Thank you sir. You are a gentleman and a scholar.
Maybe I’m the oddball, but I like Settler. And the DMR guys on the ridge spend too much time scoped in plinking at your scoped-in DMR guys . . . as long as you have 1 or 2 teammates with any kind of common sense, charging the ridge works pretty well. Even better if you have a teammate who sees you charging up one side, and he helps by charging up the other. I’ve actually had pretty good luck on Settler with an AR.
I think Settler should just be removed altogether. It is a truly bad map.
I haven’t played BTB in a long time, so does anyone know if they added the Erosion default map? (Ascendance, I think it was called)
> I think Settler should just be removed altogether. It is a truly bad map.
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> I haven’t played BTB in a long time, so does anyone know if they added the Erosion default map? (Ascendance, I think it was called)
The default Erosion map isn’t in any playlist in Matchmaking, including BTB.
This would be the only map I hate on Halo 4.
Kill it with fire.
Or add two mongooses per side… Your choice.
Idea to make Settler better; add some interesting vehicles. There are currently two maps with a tank. wink wink hint hint Maybe a gauss/rocket hog? At least stick a ghost on it if the tanks/rocket(and or gauss) hog seems like too much…? (OR ADD A MANTIS ON EACH SIDE)!
This would deter the people from standing up on the ridge and being “snipers” as they’d eventually become cannon fodder for the people who like to use vehicles and it would start to ruin their pretty little KDR. Then they’d vote for wreckage again and things would go back to normal.
I have no problem with Settler.
I’ve already maxed out Sniper and DMR (thought I better had before it got nerfed)
but that map is good for getting Railgun and Needler kills, and come to that Carbine.
The one thing that REALLY should be fixed is the Active Camo bug where it doesn’t show on the radar when someones camped and pressed it whilst crouched, the amount of times I’ve been shotgunned, thats not skill thats cheating (exploiting bugs!).
Anyone know what the maps actually are in BTB?
I’ve played 1000 games in War Games and never got SHATTER in BTB until last week. I didn’t even realize it was in the BTB list!
From what I’ve played
EXILE
RAGNAROK
VORTEX
MELTDOWN
SETTLER
LONGBOW
SHATTER?
It is a terrible slayer map, but if you get it on CTF it becomes one of the best maps you have ever played.