I sincerely apologize if there’s already an answer to this but I need to beg the question…Why can’t there be a doubles playlist?
I played Halo 3 almost 3 years straight and can guarantee you that most of the awesome, unforgettable moments playing this game were in the doubles playlist. It set apart Halo from the other major FPS games because it was just so tactical and intimate. I was never much of a fan of Reach either, but hot damn I still managed to have the time of my life playing doubles in that game too.
On top of all that, it just seems like a smart move to make a doubles playlist. Lately, I’ve grown bored with Halo 4 and I’ve jumped back to the previous 2 games and one of the most played game types is Doubles! There’s barely enough people to scrape on objective game on the server but drop into the Doubles playlist and sure as shoot you’ll find a game.
Sorry it just seems so odd that it wasn’t included on launch, and I don’t hate Halo 4, but each match just seems boring after a while. I’m sorry if this seems self-centered but you’ve taken away Team Snipes and Team Slayer Pro. It’s like you’re actively trying to kick me off Halo 4.
With a small amount of research, you would see that they plan to add Team Doubles, Grifball and other playlists into Matchmaking in the future.
They are rotating things in and out to find out what gets playtime.
I created a thread on this the other day. They need to just add it already. I am ina clan with a couple of buds. we play doubles sometimes so you can join anytime if you would like. message the GT: lobo7272, or CBiscuit5824 if you are interested. Maybe we will let you join our clan too?
Hey Krymson, mind putting up the link?
Kinda seems a bit ridiculous to have to wait for them to put it in doesn’t it?
And don’t get me wrong I’m not trying to trashtalk 343i very much, but doesn’t it also seem a bit stupid to put Swat, Snipes, and Team Slayer Pro into the game when Doubles has seemed to prove its worth 3 times over?
The Halo Bulletin: 12.12.12
To get to our preferred number of playlists, we will be removing Team Slayer Pro on Monday. We plan to bring it back next year, after we have time to fine-tune it and make it a more optimal competitive experience. We’ll talk more about that when the time gets closer – and that goes for Double Team, Grifball, the addition of more small maps into Matchmaking and the other things we have planned for early 2013 as well.[/li]
Awesome, thanks Plastic.
Alright, guess I’ll just have to wait until then.
the real reason for there not being doubles is because the maps simply are not small enough to be able to properly play doubles on them. this was a clear oversight by 343 (among many), so it seems that doubles can only be released once community maps have been introduced into the game, and unfortunately, it seems that only community maps will be in doubles (yes the playlist will be added eventually), unlike all previous halo game’s double’s playlists. now, hopefully, 343 will release some kind of dlc, like cold storage in halo 3, to add some non-forged maps into a doubles playlist.