I am working on a series of threads to outline the wants of the community for Halo 5. In this thread I will be discussing what the community is after for matchmaking. Please voice your opinion on this thread and I will try to update it to accurately reflect as many points of view as possible.
Keep in mind I don’t play all of the gametypes so I will need your help to build this thread to its full potential.
Matchmaking Playlists
We have a divide among the community – players that like the competitive classic halo feel and those that like the progressive new mechanics of the new halo. We want playlists that take care of both crowds.
Ranked Playlists
All ranked playlists are based off of winning. Players that score in the top 25% of a losing team do not get penalized. Rank is visible.
MLG slayer 4v4, Max party 4
No radar, no ordinance, no perks, 5 second re-spawn. This playlist is designed to be old school classic halo for the competitive fan. - MLG Slayer
- MLG CTF
- MLG assault.
SWAT 4v4, Max party 4 [/li]- SWAT magnums
- Team SWAT
- SHWATguns.
Team Snipers 5v5, Max party 5- Sniper pro (no secondary)
- Binary snipers
- Shotty snipe
- Team snipers (pistol as secondary)
Squad Battle 6v6, Max party 6
This playlist will be the one ranked playlist where vehicles serve a major roll. It should be played on medium to large sized maps and all maps should have a minimum of the following vehicles – 2 mongoose, 1 ghost, 1 warthog. Other vehicles are welcome as well.- squad slayer
- Squad CTF
- Squad assault
- Squad VIP
Team Slayer4v4, Max party 4
Since MLG will take care of the players that like classic Halo, team slayer should cater to the needs of those who like the new style of play. This playlist should have games that have whatever iteration of infinity we get in Halo 5.
Lone Wolves 1v1v1v1v1v1v1, Max party 1- Slayer
- VIP
- KOTH
- Headhunter
- Slayer Pro
- Fiesta
Social Playlists[
- Big team battle* [size 3]10v10, Max party 20[/size]- Big Team infinity slayer
- Big team slayer pro (no infinity stuff but does have a radar)
- Big team Capture the flag
- Big team heavys (I suggest this for you guys, I hate heavys).
- Big team king of the hill
- Big team headhunter
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Living dead*
I never really play Zombies… Help me out on this one guys and I will update it here.- Duck hunter - Zombies
- Alpha Zombies
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Race* 2v2v2v2, Max party 8
Race is one of the gametypes most missed by the custom games community. Let’s not only bring race back but add an extra features to it. There would be two man teams for all of the race gametypes and they would include. [/li]- Rocket Race - Rocket hog race(yes this could be done with two man teams)
- Rally Race- A race on a race track with a sniper on the back of the goose
- Rainbow Race- A mongoose that falls quickly down a racetrack with a gunner on the back… this is a popular game type from Halo Reach customs
- Goose Wars- Players race around the map on mongeese that they cannot exit… They have a concussion rifle and a BR. The concussion rifle does Zero damage and is used only as a means of extra movement around the map. Hills randomly spawn around the map that when captured give the passenger on the back of the mongoose a power weapon… Points are scored by getting kills.
- Social slayer* 5v5, Max party 10- Team Slayer
- slayer pro (has a radar)
- Splokets (does not show up much but would be fun every now and then)
- Objective* 5v5, Max party 10- Regicide
- Dominion
- CTF
- One flag
- Assault
- Headhunter
- KOTH
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Griffball*
I do not play griffball. Help me out and I will update it here. -
Action Sack*
I do not play action sack. Help me out and I will update it here. -
Double XP weekend*
This needs to come back in the worst way. A 3 day playlist that handed out extra experience brought more players onto halo 3 and added replay ability to the game by providing extra variety to matchmaking. This playlist can be ranked or social.
Let me know what you guys want, I will try to update this thread as much as possible to reflect what the community is after.