Rocket Race Requests

Games Other Halo
1

I’m looking forward to Rocket Race next week and it should be a lot of fun. However, if it pleases the court, I humbly request the following:

1. Community Choice Weapon

Rather than voting for a map (as was done for Race), please let us choose an additional Rocket Race version that employs a different weapon, such as the Incineration Canon, Fuel Rod Gun or Rail Gun.

2. No DLC Maps

As much as I enjoy playing DLC maps, not enough people own them to make it practical to include them in matchmaking. For example, over the past week of Race, I didn’t play Outcast and ran Daybreak once. Please offer, and stick to, a good selection of stock and Forge maps.

3. No Damage

Rocket Race isn’t Slayer, and shouldn’t be a happy hunting ground for commendation farmers and griefers, so please disable all vehicle and player damage.

4. No Join-in-Progress

As with Race, JIP serves no purpose with Rocket Race. Additionally, please ensure that the game doesn’t start unless each two-person team is complete. In case someone quits, or sits idle, allow both players to drive the Mongoose.

5. Scoring

Please correct the commendation glitch from Race and count Rocket Race wins as CTF victories.

2

Oh gawd, an Incineration Cannon with mongoose’s everywhere? I don’t like this idea.

3

If we’re talking bout Rocket Hog Race (is that part of the next offering?) then I think we need a better secondary weapon for the shotgun seat. That Grenade Launcher was just awesome in Reach, and the Sticky Detonator is no substitute in this game type.

Hog race or not, of all the weapons in the H4 sandbox, the Rail Gun would be my favorite choice. The charge adds a small layer of skill and timing, and the concussive force could be great for throwing a vehicle off course.

4

> Hog race or not, of all the weapons in the H4 sandbox, the Rail Gun would be my favorite choice. The charge adds a small layer of skill and timing, and the concussive force could be great for throwing a vehicle off course.

Concussion Rifle?

5

I disagree with no damage.
Damage at 10% should be good.

6

> I disagree with no damage.
> Damage at 10% should be good.

Then it becomes something other than Rocket Race.

It sounds like there’s some interest in vehicle combat, so I’d support putting together a separate Death Race 2000 playlist in the future. “Every car a deadly weapon, every spectator a potential point.”