Okay, so since the release of halo 5 there have been multiple game modes added into multiplayer but almost all of them have been temporary! My issue is with the fact that 343 can obviously add game modes already in the game easily yet they are making them temporary, and I don’t get why. If you look in the custom games game mode selection menu under 343 industries, there are a TON of game modes that aren’t getting a permanent playlist online. It really frustrates me as the amount of game modes in halo 5 could easily be increased and I wouldn’t get bored as quickly. I want so badly to play team snipers again but I CAN’T. I realize that they have added stuff like multi-team, which I am hoping will stay permanently, but it doesn’t look like it as it replaced social slayer in their constant rotating social playlist. I don’t get why I can only play shotty snipers on some weekends or why I have to gamble my chances in team arena if I want to just play CTF. I guess I could settle for the social rotating playlist just rotating the team arena game modes so there is a way to play at least one of them specifically, but these other weekend playlists SHOULD’NT JUST BE WEEKEND. I understand that some of the game modes are a little “too social” and that it only makes sense for them not to be permanent, but for those I say ADD AN ACTION SACK FOR FIESTA AND COMMUNITY CUSTOM GAMES. Some people think that they don’t want to add a lot of game modes in because it will divide the player base up and make it harder to find games in some playlists but I think that by adding these in permanently it will draw a crowd of people who either have been skeptical on buying the game or have just given it up altogether, thus increasing the total population. That increase could make the game modes still have around the same amount of people but even if they don’t, I guarantee you that there will be more people playing if things like team snipers stays in. I have a lot of friends that barely ever play halo 5 and then, when fiesta was added along with grifball they ACTUALLY PLAYED A LOT. But now fiesta is gone and they have gotten bored, once again. So, basically to sum it up I would be fine with a rotating playlist for game modes like CTF, strongholds, and assault, along with permanent playlists like team snipers and doubles (especially due to the amount of doubles maps created in the community.), and then, an action sack for community custom games, plus action sack and shotty snipers. PS: sorry for typing so much lol.
The short answer is that the lowish playlist count is for population management.
An Action Sack playlist with things like Team Snipers and Fiesta would probably do some good though.
At the same time, 343 does all sorts of feedback and has access to data we don’t. Ultimately, they’re the ones best informed on whats working in matchmaking.
Social needs it’s own menu rather than sharing with Arena.
Should like something like:
-Arena Social Warzone Forge Custom games Theater-
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Agreed would like social to have its own section. Like in Halo 3
I think a social menu would work but maybe not exactly a menu but maybe a sort of “sub-menu” like Arena->Social or standard–>then social/standard playlists.