Since the very first days of Community Maps being implemented back in Halo: CE Custom Edition, Halo 3, moving on to Reach, and currently circulating in Halo 4 I’ve always wanted one request implemented:
A custom Lobby banner/photo to go with your custom map.
This, in my opinion, would give more appeal and “originality” to Custom Maps that make it into the Hopper. Placing a photo to a map is far more enticing than a name with the generic “Forge World” banner. Of course, the photo would need to be 343i approved for Matchmaking.
This would be awesome but it is probably omitted for the same reason custom emblems are omitted: to prevent people from creating inappropriate content.
There was quite a bit of spawn point anime “art” in Reach.
Regardless of possible issues, you have my support.
When it comes to forge my typical response is “ALL THE FEATURES!” so this is no different. Personally I just really want to be able to place AI down, can’t believe we can’t do that still I’ve imagined it since CE
The reason why we need something like this is because the plethora of user generated maps can become confusing. With all the forged maps in Halo Reach matchmaking, I personally lost track of which name went to which map at times. It’d be nice to at least have 343 create a screenshot for forged maps that they plan on putting into matchmaking.
> photo to a map is far more enticing than a name with the generic “Forge World” banner. Of course, the photo would need to be 343i approved for Matchmaking.
I could not agree more. I’ve wanted this for a long time but completely forgot about the fact that there will be those users who have innapproriate images. 343i doesn’t have the time or need to look through every map to make sure it’s okay. Regardless, I would still love something like this to happen, although I have no idea how to implement it and prevent users from using inappropriate content.
> > photo to a map is far more enticing than a name with the generic “Forge World” banner. Of course, the photo would need to be 343i approved for Matchmaking.
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> I could not agree more. I’ve wanted this for a long time but completely forgot about the fact that there will be those users who have innapproriate images. 343i doesn’t have the time or need to look through every map to make sure it’s okay. Regardless, I would still love something like this to happen, although I have no idea how to implement it and prevent users from using inappropriate content.
If you get “image banned” then all your maps appear as Backwash…or a portrait of Mister Chief.
> Yes, I have always wanted this feature as well.
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> The reason why we need something like this is because the plethora of user generated maps can become confusing. With all the forged maps in Halo Reach matchmaking, I personally lost track of which name went to which map at times. It’d be nice to at least have 343 create a screenshot for forged maps that they plan on putting into matchmaking.
Yes, I refrained from posting about this in hopes someone could get the point across better than I could. I still to this day vote the wrong map, getting the names confused.
> > photo to a map is far more enticing than a name with the generic “Forge World” banner. Of course, the photo would need to be 343i approved for Matchmaking.
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> I could not agree more. I’ve wanted this for a long time but completely forgot about the fact that there will be those users who have innapproriate images. 343i doesn’t have the time or need to look through every map to make sure it’s okay. Regardless, I would still love something like this to happen, although I have no idea how to implement it and prevent users from using inappropriate content.
Correct, but 343i could make it part of the terms to submitting a custom map to place in Matchmaking. This would just be another checkpoint for approval; a clean banner/photo.
As far as Custom Game Lobbies, to each his own if a friend’s photo is appalling.
This! Even if it is a 343 only tool for forge maps that make it into matchmaking. It would make it a lot easier to differentiate the forge maps in matchmaking.
I also wish for some kind of custom game search. Once in a while people troll, and make a pit where they just kill the other team, or even some maps are in “beta”, thus unbalanced, or unfair.
Heres my personal idea
-A playlist in the list of multiplayer playlists
-There will be lobbies running like other games
-Every one starts off with a 50% neutral rating
-If the maps they play are bad, unfair, unbalanced, or bad overall, when you quit the game you are forced to rate from 1-5
-The rating will affect that gamertag when running lobbies in the multiplayer playlist
-If good, the ratings will be 80-100%, bad will be anything lower really, personal choice
-Bad hosts will be rated appropriately.
TL;DR Edition: Lobby with ratings of each user, so you know the host is good.
> > photo to a map is far more enticing than a name with the generic “Forge World” banner. Of course, the photo would need to be 343i approved for Matchmaking.
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> I could not agree more. I’ve wanted this for a long time but completely forgot about the fact that there will be those users who have innapproriate images. 343i doesn’t have the time or need to look through every map to make sure it’s okay. Regardless, I would still love something like this to happen, <mark>although I have no idea how to implement it and prevent users from using inappropriate content.</mark>
Probably the same way innapropiate screenshots are dealt with — a report button.