First off, I just want to say how much I love Halo and Halo 5 specifically. I’ve been a huge Halo fan since playing Halo CE in high school. My most played game of all time is Halo 2, but I’m hoping to beat that with Halo 5. I’ve played almost 200 hours so far, and I still can’t put Halo down to play Fallout 4, lol. – Halo 5 has the best movement mechanics I’ve ever experienced in a FPS. They feel so natural with Halo, they really make you feel like a Spartan. The weapons are perfectly balanced in Halo 5 and more fun than ever to use. The art team did an amazing job with Halo 5, everything looks better than ever, especiallly the armor and weapons. 343 did so many good things with Halo 5, I hope Halo 6 doesn’t deviate too far from Halo 5 in the way of Spartan abilities and movement mechanics.
What I think Halo 5 needs:
NEW Maps - Yes, I had to capitalize NEW because 343 thinks they can call a remixed map a “new” map. I don’t have any problem with remixed maps, I like the original maps, so I welcome their remixed versions as well. But I would rather the team work on an actual NEW map that is unique and custom made, not a remix or a Forge-made map. A reimagined classic map from Halo CE, 2, 3, or 4, rebuilt for the new Spartan abilities, like they did with Midship/Truth, would be amazing. I love Forge, it’s amazing in Halo 5, but Forge is for the fans to make maps, not the developer. I know 343 has pro Forge creators making the Forge-made maps, but it seems like they are giving us those instead of making proper custom maps themselves, and that’s not cool. Especially when they give us remixes on top of that, increasing the lack of true NEW maps. I hope to see at least a couple NEW maps next update. PS- Love the current maps we have, some of the best in the series, we just don’t have enough. My favorite is Coliseum. Antifreeze is a fun Forge-made map. I wouldn’t say any of the maps in Halo 5 are bad, except maybe Orion, but it’s gone now, lol.
New Gametypes & Playlists - We need all the classic gametypes to return. Juggernaut, Infection, Fiesta!, Oddball, King of the Hill, etc. Assault from Halo 2, where you carried a bomb to the other teams base was really fun, I’d like to see it return. We need an Action Sack or Rumble Pit playlist with those and a Team Objective playlist with CTF, StrongHolds, Assault, etc. Doubles needs to be a permanent playlist. I don’t understand why 343 keeps adding it and then removing it over and over again. We need DMR SWAT, Carbine SWAT, and CTF SWAT added to the SWAT playlist. A Forge Social playlist or something, with voting would be cool.
File Share System that Works - We need a simple way to share videos, custom games, forge maps, etc. With the option to share to just friends or a specific friend, and an option to share with the entire community.
More Post-Game & Pre-Game Info - We need to be able to see medals, tool of destruction, killed most and killed most by, etc., in the post-game stats. I don’t understand how this is missing still. It shouldn’t have been missing at launch. We should also be able to mute everyone or specific players from the pre-game screen. It would be nice to be able to see info about the players you’re going to be playing with as well.
Other than those things I think Halo 5 is pretty much the perfect Halo game for multiplayer. Everything else so well made, it’s amazing. But those are the biggest things I think need to be added to Halo 5, asap. What do you guys think Halo 5 needs?