OK, I’m gonna go all tin-foil hat on you: Halo 5: Guardians will have loadouts. Now, let me explain. 343i has made it abundantly clear that this is the Halo 5: Guardians Arena Multiplayer Beta, and there are no loadouts, as you would expect. But, however, just before the game starts where the announcer says “CONTROL THE WEAPONS AND SHOOT THE GUYS TO WIN,” there is some small text that reads “loadout:” and then whatever you spawn with, BRs at the moment but ARs before. Now I think that this is only half the game. Maybe 3 or 4 months out from launch, they will come out and say “Here is the arcade game mode, you have loadouts, have fun.” This is obviously to appeal to the masses, and increase sales numbers. The people who follow the game this early are already interested in it, so they just need to convince us that it will be an arena game. People who want it to be generic shooter 2745 only care just before or at release, so that is when they will hype that mode.
Thoughts?
It’s letting you know what the game spawns you with. In a game of Slayer BRs it lets you know the game spawns you with a BR. In a game of normal Slayer it lets you know you spawn with an AR. In a Fiesta gametype there will probably be an indication that you will spawn with a random weapon.
It’s possible, but I can’t imagine them waiting three or four months to say so. For them, “Arena” means the standard four man team affair. Honestly if any mode should allow loadouts it should be in an incarnation of Firefight mode because starting weapon balance and map control don’t mean the same.
Bump because PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THE TRUTH
I’m all for loadouts for specific gametypes.
This Game is already appeasing to the masses, it’s so generic it’s got the casuals entertained. For now.
BTB will be a whole different game.
I think there is a possibility that they could introduce loadouts for custom games and such. More tied to the game play, rather than the player themselves.
More Halo: Reach, less Halo 4.
But hey, that’s just a theory!
I’d like to see H2A weapon sets return in a few playlists (invasion?) or at least as a custom game option, but no personal loadouts please
Dude its just telling you what you are starting with in that match…They learned their lesson with loadouts
I could see giving people a few choices for load outs. BR or AR, Magnum or PP. That’s as far as id go. Would be just as happy if they didn’t.