So, today, which is Friday, marks another release of the weekly community update. I don’t know what time today it will be released, but it’s almost 100% certain that we are going to be getting a BIG info dump on the January update. It’s also likely that this expansion will release next week, since every update so far has launched on the second week of every month.
(Now of course, if we don’t get any info on the next DLC, then well. I’m going to be very, very disappointed.)
Anyhow, I just want to see some of the things you guys think we might see in the Community Update today? Me personally, if I don’t see the word “Infection” at all in the entire blog post, I’m probably going to lose my sanity. So what’re your guys’s thoughts?
Another Friday with ZERO incentive/fun reason to hop on Halo. Just sad. “Increased XP” that still doesn’t come close to a 5 minute game of Warzone Assault. Brilliant.
I think the community is going to start really hurting if this next update doesn’t bring many of the staple game types we all want. We’ve had a month with Forge and it’s time to give us the game types we need in order to create the great custom games that we have all come to love. I think it would be awesome if January’s update was titled “The Action Sack” and it came with a social action sack playlist that included many of the missing game types and gave us those game types for custom games.
Personal specific things I want:
-The hammer
-A fix for the soccer ball so it can actually be moved by shooting or blowing it up. (yes the soccer ball doesn’t roll unless you walk into it or drive into it)
pretty clear 343 took the money and ran…again
I hope there’s some playlist info. I’m a big fan of just about everything Halo 5 has going for it, but the need for more playlists/gametypes is becoming glaring. Now that I think about it, Halo 5 should just have every playlist/gametype thats on the MCC. If MCC has them 5 should as well.
I’m guessing that big office move they’ve done has slowed them right down. Don’t be surprised if we get a token update soon, but nothing major.
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> I’m guessing that big office move they’ve done has slowed them right down. Don’t be surprised if we get a token update soon, but nothing major.
That sounds like a likely excuse I’d expect to hear.
“Due to our office move blah, blah, blah. Here’s a map for BTB. See ya in February”.
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> I think the community is going to start really hurting if this next update doesn’t bring many of the staple game types we all want. We’ve had a month with Forge and it’s time to give us the game types we need in order to create the great custom games that we have all come to love. I think it would be awesome if January’s update was titled “The Action Sack” and it came with a social action sack playlist that included many of the missing game types and gave us those game types for custom games.
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> Personal specific things I want:
> -The hammer
> -A fix for the soccer ball so it can actually be moved by shooting or blowing it up. (yes the soccer ball doesn’t roll unless you walk into it or drive into it)
I could not agree with this enough. First, that’s a good title haha. But yes, we NEED more modes, and more PERMANENT playlists. Not this weekend only BS.
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> > I think the community is going to start really hurting if this next update doesn’t bring many of the staple game types we all want. We’ve had a month with Forge and it’s time to give us the game types we need in order to create the great custom games that we have all come to love. I think it would be awesome if January’s update was titled “The Action Sack” and it came with a social action sack playlist that included many of the missing game types and gave us those game types for custom games.
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> > Personal specific things I want:
> > -The hammer
> > -A fix for the soccer ball so it can actually be moved by shooting or blowing it up. (yes the soccer ball doesn’t roll unless you walk into it or drive into it)
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> I could not agree with this enough. First, that’s a good title haha. But yes, we NEED more modes, and more PERMANENT playlists. Not this weekend only BS.
YES! Permanent. No more of this 2 week playlist nonsense.
Being able to select a server to play on would be great. Can’t see it happening tho.
-Add Social Slayer, Team Snipers, Team Doubles, Team Objective, and if you want to get real crazy: Infection/Grifball.
-Weekends need to be DOUBLE XP/RP with “fun playlists” (I.e. community maps, fiesta etc)
-Tighten the ranking system, constantly facing high Onyx/Champions when I’m a Diamond 1 turned me off in this game.
-More maps. Overgrowth every other game caused me to buy BLOPS 3. If you can’t make good maps, use forge ones.
-Fix server issues.
-Fix awful UI, Lobby Mic issues, Add Medals to scoreboard
Wishful thinking:
-Add playlist EXP military ranks ala H3
This stuff needed to be implemented 1 month ago. This game will be dead in a month of this update isn’t enormous.
To be honest I’m not expecting anything today, concidering their move to a new office and what not.
If they do shed light on whats to come, judging by what i have read in these forums, it definately needs to include gametypes.
And I don’t just mean “Here’s Odd Ball and KotH, you can have another one next month”, then need to drop 3 or 4 gametypes with this update.
In terms of maps, we need to see some fresh maps, not just forged ones or remixes, but some something completely new or a remake from and old game if it was popular.
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> > I’m guessing that big office move they’ve done has slowed them right down. Don’t be surprised if we get a token update soon, but nothing major.
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> That sounds like a likely excuse I’d expect to hear.
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> “Due to our office move blah, blah, blah. Here’s a map for BTB. See ya in February”.
Knowing 343, that’ll probably be the case. I will honestly be VERY surprised if we even get a single new gamemode in this update.
This update should be nothing but new gametypes & playlists.
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> Another Friday with ZERO incentive/fun reason to hop on Halo. Just sad. “Increased XP” that still doesn’t come close to a 5 minute game of Warzone Assault. Brilliant.
This.
Zero XP is crap on Halo, it doesn’t mean anything. It’s not content, it’s nowhere close. Increased XP works on COD and other games because it’ll actually unlock new guns for you, but there’s no reason to go up ranks in Halo at all, no point. Once it started being like COD where you win or lose, do good or bad and still rank up, it stopped having meaning. Saw a level 101 the other day with a -0.4 K/D.
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> If I don’t see the word “Infection” at all in the entire blog post, I’m probably going to lose my sanity.
My roommate literally cried out in pure rage when Infection wasn’t mentioned last update.
I think I might do the same if they leave it out this time because -Yoink!-, I can’t take it either!
343 are a group of incredibly talented people who clearly care about their work, whoever manages them needs managing.
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> -Fix awful UI, Lobby Mic issues, Add Medals to scoreboard
THIS. I’m surprised more people haven’t complained about this issue. Having no gamechat in lobbies is horrible! It’s not good for the community, and it makes full lobby custom games a pain.
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> THIS. I’m surprised more people haven’t complained about this issue. Having no gamechat in lobbies is horrible! It’s not good for the community, and it makes full lobby custom games a pain.
Yeah, they really made it difficult to mute people/mouth breathers lol.
I don’t know if you’ve guys heard, but there’s also a rumor going around that they’re only going to release 1 or 2 modes per update.
shivers
I would like to see a new gametype; let us all hope…