My best memories from Halo 2 are from big team battle. Two teams of 8 going full pelt at each other in a wide array of gametypes.
However, one thing that was discontinued from Halo 2 was the map player and gametype guidelines being ignored. Halo 2 started out with every map in every playlist. That means double team on Coagulation or even big team flag on Midship.
Especially now that we have the power to vote between three options of gametypes and maps I believe that in every playlist,every map should be an available voting option. It’s the heart of Halo 2’s matchmaking for me and I would love it if it was included in this package. Not only for Halo 2 but for every Halo. 4v4 snipers on Gephyrophobia and 8v8 Fiesta on Chiron TL-34 would really be the icing on the cake for me.
If I had to play a 2v2 on Coag I would be beyond upset. If someone actually voted that in the lobby, I don’t even think I would have enough insults in my vocabulary that I could throw at them that would satisfy myself.
8v8 on midship… Again I would be pretty upset. Some might find that fun, but I would probably just leave the game and research if that ever happened.
However this is just my opinion. I’m sure there are those out there who wouldn’t mind this.
It was discontinued from matchmaking for very good reasons.
Those types of games are what custom games satisfy.
I personally think playing Team Doubles on Sandtrap or Big Team Splockets on Guardian would be quite agitating.
I believe Custom Playlists were confirmed, so you can probably find what you’re looking for or make it yourself.
This is my first post on Waypoint in a very long while.
By the nine, 2 vs 2 on Coagulation sounds horrendous.
8 vs 8 on small maps could be fun though. The 18 player games on Shipment in COD 4 were hilarious.
The thing is this will all be voteable, it’s how Halo 2 was, why not Halo 2 Anniversary?