With many gamers moving on from past titles to Halo 4 this November, I was wondering whether it would be a good idea for 343 to incorporate gametypes that basically is multiplayer for the older generations.
For example since Halo 2 can’t be played online anymore (ignore the fact theres H2PC, XBC, Kai etc) and Halo 3s community is slowly withering away, I think it would be an awesome idea to have an ability to go on a gametype/list on Halo 4 matchmaking that has (for example) slayer with Halo 2’s physics/mechanics and another gametype list with Halo 3’s mechanics etc…
This would mean Halo 4’s community wouldn’t just be fresh faces and a few veterans, but a union of all new and old school players on one disk.
While it sounds good, I don’t think this is a good idea. 343 has said they will keep the number of initial playlists down, but still have variety to suit different tastes. Your idea sounds like Reach, in that there would be multiple playlists with different settings (vanilla, TU, ZB…).
On another note here are some gametypes I would like to see:
Multi-team CTF: 2 points per flag capture, -1 point for another team scoring your flag.
FFA SWAT: self-explanatory
I think I read somewhere about a new gametype called ‘Regicide’. It has to do with point bounties based on the leader or something.
Not exactly like Reach, what im saying is you could basically go to a gamelist on Halo 4 matchmaking for example that would have popular games for the different halo eras with the EXACT same physics/mechanics, like Troy and Slayer on lockout on Halo 2 with the BR being a death machine exactly how it was etc. Then if you wana play on Halo 3, you’d simply go onto the Halo 3 gamelist (still on the Halo 4 matchmaking menu) which would have the same gameplay/style and physics from back then etc. This would support Frank O Connors idea of unifying all the Halo players together rather than separating them.
I had a pretty good idea for a gametype the other day with my brother about sort of a left 4 dead type gametype where you’d be able to control things like (brutes, grunts, jackles, hunters, elites, buggers, infection forms “the little poppler things” and the big sag things with legs) against like the UNSC where you start off as a marine and then a ODST slowly working your way up to a spartan via kills and survial rate. Its sort of a invasion firefight hybrid that would definitely not be able to be put in halo 4 but it would be cool to put it in halo 5.
I just want a fat kid infection playlist, honestly.
> I had a pretty good idea for a gametype the other day with my brother about sort of a left 4 dead type gametype where you’d be able to control things like (brutes, grunts, jackles, hunters, elites, buggers, infection forms “the little poppler things” and the big sag things with legs) against like the UNSC where you start off as a marine and then a ODST slowly working your way up to a spartan via kills and survial rate. Its sort of a invasion firefight hybrid that would definitely not be able to be put in halo 4 but it would be cool to put it in halo 5.
Or this.
Invasion but improved
> Invasion but improved
8v8 Generator Defense without the lag.
> I just want a fat kid infection playlist, honestly.
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> > I had a pretty good idea for a gametype the other day with my brother about sort of a left 4 dead type gametype where you’d be able to control things like (brutes, grunts, jackles, hunters, elites, buggers, infection forms “the little poppler things” and the big sag things with legs) against like the UNSC where you start off as a marine and then a ODST slowly working your way up to a spartan via kills and survial rate. Its sort of a invasion firefight hybrid that would definitely not be able to be put in halo 4 but it would be cool to put it in halo 5.
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> Or this.
The left 4 dead gametype could be considered a more sophisticated firefight gametype, with the fat kid ofc being counted in (hopefully) a Halo 3 gamelist for Halo 4 
Any other suggestions folks? lets keep this going
> > Invasion but improved
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> <mark>8v8 Generator Defense</mark> without the lag.
Bungie tried this and IT WAS A BIIIIG FAIL – I DONT see 343I adding this…
BUT good luck
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> Ever heard of me?
There’s something called Anniversary Classic.
Just have Rumble Pit and i be all over it 
Lone Wolf instead. my bad
> > > Invasion but improved
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> > <mark>8v8 Generator Defense</mark> without the lag.
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> Bungie tried this and IT WAS A BIIIIG FAIL – I DONT see 343I adding this…
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> BUT good luck
Care to tell us when they actually tried that? If you’re talking about the Reach beta then you’re wrong. They used the Firefight servers for that game type to test Firefight matchmaking. They didn’t use multiplayer servers. So, if Generator Defense were to be in MP servers, it won’t be so bad.
What about a gamelist with random great games like the cyclone forge map in Halo 3, or have Halo sports maps and rules as well