What would be top 10 things that would revive/help the Halo franchise?
I think a Beta, Descoping and No-Sprint might be an obvious answer. But what else could help Halo to be a better game?
Bigger maps with better vehicles so that maps similar to the classics in the past such as blood gulch and sandtrap can be used, because the vehicle gameplay in halo 4 is poor, the warthogs and ghosts are underpowered in comparison with other games.
The return of previous characters such as the ODST’s and other Spartan IIs in campaign or SpOps along with classic armor pieces such as ODST and Mark V.
The return of classic weapons like the SMG’s along with dual wielding.
Bring back normal infection, make custom games options easier to use like in halo 3, and bring back other gametypes such as Invasion.
Generate a variety of different playlists such as a custom playlist for custom game variants such as classic infection gametypes like convoy or fat kid. A classic playlist with classic gameplay and map remakes.
Etc Etc basically listen to most forum posts, maybe the community knows best and 343 should take note of this.
That’s all I can think of straight away 
Longer Campaign, if millions of people buy Halo games and only 500,000 people are playing the online multiplayer, then multiplayer is in the minority, so more Campaign and SpOps stuff
No more “Bring back Halo 3 and Halo 2” posts.
Those definitely help.
> No more “Bring back Halo 3 and Halo 2” posts.
> Those definitely help.
I’m so with you. Most of the people on this site are stuck in 2004-2008.
It’s 2013, they’re not making Halo 2.5 or 3.5.
> What would be top 10 things that would revive/help the Halo franchise?
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> I think a Beta, Descoping and No-Sprint might be an obvious answer. But what else could help Halo to be a better game?
Sprint is essential to Halo now. You cannot “erase” it.
> What would be top 10 things that would revive/help the Halo franchise?
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> I think a Beta, Descoping and <mark>No-Sprint</mark> might be an obvious answer. But what else could help Halo to be a better game?
Now that would be seen as a downgrade
> Now that would be seen as a downgrade
Interpreted as a downgrade and actually being a downgrade are entirely separate.
Moving at 120% speed is no slower than walking at 80% and sprinting at 140%. The only difference is the downsides that come inherent to sprint.
> I’m so with you. Most of the people on this site are stuck in 2004-2008.
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> It’s 2013, they’re not making Halo 2.5 or 3.5.
Wanting the game to follow the Halo formula is not being stuck in the past, it’s being a fan of what the game actually is. Not every game on the market has to have the same exact traits.
> > Now that would be seen as a downgrade
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> Interpreted as a downgrade and actually being a downgrade are entirely separate.
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> Moving at 120% speed is no slower than walking at 80% and sprinting at 140%. The only difference is the downsides that come inherent to sprint.
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> > I’m so with you. Most of the people on this site are stuck in 2004-2008.
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> > It’s 2013, they’re not making Halo 2.5 or 3.5.
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> Wanting the game to follow the Halo formula is not being stuck in the past, it’s being a fan of what the game actually is. Not every game on the market has to have the same exact traits.
Sprint should stay but movement (walking speed) should stay at a 110% . Sprint should be set at 120%- 125%. So it’s not such a dramatic increase of speed but enough that you can noticed.
Double posted…
My list:
- Multiplayer Beta
- In-game Community Showcase for Forge Maps and Custom Gametypes
- Balancing of the Golden Square (Guns, Grenades, Melee, AA)
- Special Features for Each Map (Elephant for Sandtrap, Door Switches for Orbital)
- Something New (as is customary with every Halo
- Elites as an option in multiplayer
- Visible Skill Rating System in competitive playlists, system excluded in non-competitive.
That’s all I got.
> My list:
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> 1. Multiplayer Beta
> 2. In-game Community Showcase for Forge Maps and Custom Gametypes
> 3. Balancing of the Golden Square (Guns, Grenades, Melee, AA)
> 4. Special Features for Each Map (Elephant for Sandtrap, Door Switches for Orbital)
> 5. Something New (as is customary with every Halo
> 6. Elites as an option in multiplayer
> 7. Visible Skill Rating System in competitive playlists, system excluded in non-competitive.
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> That’s all I got.
I agree with the whole list, maybe for non-competitive playlists have a Reach/4 system
- Campaign longer than 4 hours
- Firefight
- Skill-based ranking system (available fully functionally day 1 AND can be seen in game)
- Quality over quantity with armor customization
- Better custom game support
- Clear division of competitive and casual playlists
- No OP weapons available in loadouts (DMR and Boltshot)
- Bigger and more interactive maps
- Have Spartan Ops missions be of higher and more consistent quality than Season 1
- Have new skulls, and make them collectibles again
- Well structured spartan ops (season by season)
- Well structured campaign
- Firefight that doesn’t feel repetitive
- Bigger Forge
- My list from the Halo 5 Community Suggestion Thread:
> Top of the list for me is:
> - Bring back the Hornet AND falcon
> - Dual wielding with appropriate weapons (SMG, Plasma rifle, ect.)
> - Silenced SMG for Loadouts (if loadouts are being pursued)
> - BTW (Big Team War) bigger teams on bigger maps - utilize the potential of all vehicles
> - Bring back all gametypes (even if they are not in playlists but let us use them for Custom games)
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> Things I would like:
> - (drivable) Civilian Vehicles for forge. OK perhaps they’re quite redundant for multiplayer, but everyone loves making crazy maps in forge.
> - Reference to Halo wars (perhaps flying over a battle watching cobras battle locusts)
> - A more BF3 approach with broadswords and seraphs is multiplayer working similarly to jets
> - Games where one team has a mammoth and the other a scarab (instead of bases), inspired by sand trap.
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> My original more detailed thread: https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2367397_There-and-back-again--a-Spartans-tale.aspx
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> EDIT:
> - gauss cannon as a UNSC equivilent to the shade turret. (granted its more powerful, but i’m sure we could work something out)
> - Coloured monitors to show what team you are on in forge. (would also be good for machinima)
> -I would like to see 049 Abject Testament in the next halo campaign. He looks important (from the terminal shown above) and could potentially get the story really interesting.
> - I think that halo 5 needs to be community orientated. I’m not specifically talking about halo waypoint but people playing with their friends in parties. From halo 3 to 4, there has been a gradual decline in parties which needs to be reestablished.
> -Dedicated servers.
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> EDIT II:
> - Fully on board with RPG idea (I think an arbiter RPG would be good)
> - Elite ops perhaps running alongside spartan ops (not necessarily fighting each other)
> - On board with the firefight idea (not replacing spops)(also with an objective like ODST - reach was boring however there is potential)
> - Terrain editor could be implemented but i would prioritize it quite low. (343 could produce some backgrounds that are great like in halo 4)
> - more boss fights
> - Play as arbiter/didact in ‘flashbacks’
> - Return of respawn option as in halo 3
> - Forerunner aircraft which chief rips out AI or CPU or summin to fly
> - Something like the Switchblade glider for the UNSC. No Weapons/passengers.
> - Monitor Laser - for forge
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> EDIT III
> - Skins for vehicles, don’t have to go overboard with this, just; default, weathered, desert, snow, jungle and team colours will do.
> - More factions, utilize the possibilities!
> - Bespoke tablet, to connect to waypoint (also with smartglass)
> - Visible Ranking system like halo 3 (I can’t believe I’ve not mentioned this already)
> - Agree with the basic training playlist idea to return.
> - Spacecombat: YES
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> EDIT IV:
> - A forerunner motorbike similar to the motorbike in Terminator Slavation
> -Multiple obejectives/gametypes in a game (infection + Assault) (VIP+RACE)
> - Flashback missions playing as forerunners (Didact?) and ancient-humans through terminals (Side missions not easter eggs.)
> - Accept/Admit defeat option agreed by whole team.
