These were some pretty weak playlists for launch day. We need some Rumble Pit, Snipers, and SWAT. These are some of the most popular game modes of the past Halo’s and there is no reason they shouldn’t be present.
I really would of loved to have seen SWAT on launch, absolutely love it!
Yes we know it’s pathetic and they said they will be added later.
They also said Custom Games will be “Fully Customizable”.
I’m quickly losing faith in their promises.
Here are some playlists I think are a must:
Classic gametypes to please veterans
More new gametypes
Add extraction, swat etc
Search restirtions: Good connection, search for people in my language etc.
We really need some Action Sack-esque crazy gametypes. Playing DMR/BR: The Game gets boring after a while.
Part of what made Halo 2 so addicting was that there was a good variety of fun and different gametypes. I remember playing stuff like Big Team Bruteshots, or Rumble Needlers, and Team Sentinel Beams. It’s boring as hell with just BR/DMR/AR default gametypes. Change it up, use some other weapons. A Team Incineration Cannon gametype in Action Sack would be chaotically fun. The only thing I can play over and over is Flood, because at least that gets a little more creative.
They have said that matchmaking updates will be more frequent than they were for Reach. Instead of monthly updates, they will have weekly updates. This upcoming one will feature SWAT in the featured playlists so expect more options being included in later updates.
Regicide is garbage. I was forced to be King for about 80 percent of the game with no bounties. I had 10 more kills than the person that won.
KOTH is pathetic. The hill doesn’t move until 25 points are given away? The old way was significantly better (the hill moving after one minute regardless of how much hill time was scored).
The Slayer Playlists need more variety of maps and games. I wouldn’t mind the Halo 2 setup (Swat, Snipers, Slayer, Slayer Pro all in the Team Slayer playlist).
They need to take a look at the old Halo’s and get a clueeee.
> Classic gametypes to please veterans
I think Slayer Pro is supposed to fill that role.
They said the playlists would be limited at launch. They gave plenty heads up about it. Patience is a virtue.
I wouldn’t mind games like Team Carbines, Team Rockets, stuff like that. Like we USED to have.
I don’t see any reason why these playlists should be so bland at launch.
Its true the playlists are disappointing in general i find the matchmaking disappointing though so whatever. Really like Haven but thats about it.
> I wouldn’t mind games like Team Carbines, Team Rockets, stuff like that. Like we USED to have.
Yup, playing with BR/DMR/AR defaults all the time gets boring very quickly. There’s a ton of weapons in the game, USE THEM. Halo 2 had a bunch of great and creative gametypes, this needs to be utilized again.
I think there should have been an option for either “Set” or “Random” weapon spawning.
Wait, didn’t we have that in the past? Thought so…