Invasion was one of the game types that had potential. Halo Reach’ forge plus Invasion created some of the best games.
While dominion is gonna be great, I can’t see it replacing Invasion due to the way they play - Dominion is like Dom in cod, with added features, but Invasion is like Rush from BF3. It features maps with completely different levels, and so you’d feel like playing a lot of different things t once. I can’t see that objective and teamwork based game type just get trashed.
So apart from Dominion, will there be another Invasion inspired game type?
I was wondering about this too. I hope they have something of the sort. Probably not if they haven’t said anything about it, though. I’ve mostly been paying attention to the story side of things, but invasion was a good experience for me in Reach.
I wouldn’t doubt it, even with basically two good invasion maps it still seemed to have a population of more than 3,000 at any given time. Maybe they just wanted to advertise their new modes first and then show us some of the returning ones later.
Kiki said Invasion is definitely a part of Halo now, but then they don’t bring it back? Don’t get me wrong, Dominion is going to be awesome, and looks like Invasion Slayer + Territories but it is no where even close to Invasion. Dominion is “control the bases” while Invasion is “push forward and capture the objectives/defend the objectives”. Not the same at all.
And what about the Elite players? Frankie said there will be something to “scratch that itch”. And Flood does not scratch that itch. While I LOVE Flood being a reality, it feels like the Elite fan-base got so screwed it’s not even funny.
I’m such a huge lover of Invasion, it’s all I play. Way back during the Reach beta days, I liked it a lot, and when the game was released I played it but it just didn’t feel the same. So I went around trying (most of) the other gametypes, but in the end I found myself back at Invasion. What else can I say, I REALLY love it.
I’m pretty sad it won’t be returning. But I would accept a Spartan vs Spartan version of it, and considering there is already Spartan Skirmish in Reach, it shouldn’t be too hard to do. If 343i can’t implement it, then hopefully H4’s forge will encompass all of what Reach’s forge has, plus more. Someone will try some way or another to recreate it if the options and settings are there, and I’ll definitely be on the lookout. I’m staying optimistic B)
> Invasion sucked. That’s why it isn’t returning.
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> And don’t say it didn’t, the constant lack of significant player numbers in the playlist since release prove it.
The reason it “sucked” is because for the longest time it had only 3 maps to play on, 1 of which came once in a blue moon.
Then 343 messed up by adding horrible forgeworld maps in the mix, and not only that there was 4 of them, outnumbering the original maps.
Thats why the population was so small, not because it “sucked”, but because the forgeworld maps deterred them away, even me!
And even before the forgeworld maps, it was because we had 2 maps only, constantly.
Invasion was Halo Reaches true success, everything Bungie made in Reach was for Invasion.
yeah I remember the Halo Reach Beta, Invasion was the sensation. I loved the feature Spartans vs Elites. Not sure if something would ever replace Invasion, the Elites were an important part of it, also I didn’t like too much the Invasion Slayer.
Invasion was just the best addition for Halo Reach, addictive and fun, either you were a Spartan or an Elite, Invasion is the only game mode I will miss from Reach.
Dominion seems ok, but I don’t think I will play it to much (it sounds like a pretty exact copy of Domination from CoD which I didn’t like it).
> > Invasion sucked. That’s why it isn’t returning.
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> > And don’t say it didn’t, the constant lack of significant player numbers in the playlist since release prove it.
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> The reason it “sucked” is because for the longest time it had only 3 maps to play on, 1 of which came once in a blue moon.
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> Then 343 messed up by adding horrible forgeworld maps in the mix, and not only that there was 4 of them, outnumbering the original maps.
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> Thats why the population was so small, not because it “sucked”, but because the forgeworld maps deterred them away, even me!
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> And even before the forgeworld maps, it was because we had 2 maps only, constantly.
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> Invasion was Halo Reaches true success, everything Bungie made in Reach was for Invasion.
Sorry I just have to disagree and partly agree XD. I really believe the original 3 maps were the best. Don’t forget Boardwalk and Powerhouse (hated both) were also used for Skirmish as soon as it was introduced. These new maps, imo, are really terrible. I’m pretty much used to them now, but I would GLADLY go back and only have those 3 original maps to play on.
Also, I have seen the population count in Invasion as quite a sizable amount compared to other playlists. Much more people played Invasion than other playlists like Super Slayer, Action Sack, or Griffball (omg please don’t shoot me if I’m wrong lol). This is just my experience and memory I’m going on though.
Spire was only cool because it had a tower which you could jump on/off, the shipyard thing was kinda annoying, and nobody liked Skirmish.
Forged maps with invasion, were great…
So while I can see them taking away this game mode itself, I can’t see them taking away the gameplay style of having to progress/defend on 3 tiers of the game.
My one problem is that the Spartans all had protected vehicle spawns whereas the Elites were more likely to have to fight off their own Banshee than use it themselves. The addition of the team-specific vehicle spawns give me hope that 343 knows what they’re doing in regards to a possible return of Invasion down the line.
I liked the tiered attack/defense model that Invasion had, but the imbalance between weapons (shotguns vs. swords, pistol spawns vs. plasma pistols…), vehicle spawns, and shoddy map pool definitely made enjoying Invasion difficult at times.
