my problems with Halo 5 are as follows:
-Lack of customization options for Spartans. This includes:
- Bad armor colors. (Beta had better) - Lack of additional armor piece customization. - Less options for emblem customization.Note: This makes me feel like my Spartan no longer has an identity that I am proud of in Halo. I can’t create the emblem I’ve carried for ten years. I had to change my armor colors to something I’m not happy with. And my armor is no longer a mix of pieces I like.
-Custom games options are lacking compared to other Halo games.
- We cant change the types of weapons that spawn on the map - We cant add bonus points for anything besides kills, suicides, and betrayals - We cant select “Random” as a weapon choice (No more fiesta) - We cant make the secondary weapon “None.” - We cant change or remove vehicle spawning - We cant modify players ability to use vehicles. - We cant force colors on players - We cant apply visual effects to players (over shield, speed boost, damage boost, flood) - We cant change weapon damage - Respawn traits are gone - Leader traits are gone - We cant set unlimited ammo or bottomless clip on weapons (The swat game type that’s in matchmaking isn’t actually possible to recreate using the slayer game type in custom games because of this) - We cant set custom game file descriptionsNote: If you are like me, and custom games were very important to you during the days of Halo 3, then you WILL find trouble when you are trying to recreate some of your most favorite gametypes due to these limitations. Gametypes that millions of people have enjoyed, have to be made a different way because of these limitations. I can think of several gametypes that I remember enjoying that I now have to figure out how to recreate in a different way. This is a MAJOR inconvenience at best. I just feel that we deserve the full package. Which includes the level of customization that previous games had. Features shouldn’t be taken out. There is no logical need to remove features from a game like this. Should just be evolutionary additions rather than substractions + additions.
-Matchmaking lobby is atrocious. You can’t see other people’s gamercards or rank pre game, which was always a fun thing to do. Also, this renders stances pretty useless if people can’t see them.
- No forge or filesharing at launch. This is a problem when you consider that Fallout 4 and Battlefront will be released before forge and filesharing are released. The community will already begin to dwindle by the time features are added. Not a good move by 343. I should feel like I have a full game from launch. Why is 343 taking away from us? I am extremely happy with the return to arena style halo. I can say that to me, this is my favorite Halo matchmaking experience since Halo 3. However, The rest of the game is lacking significantly. When you take away features, you ruin the chance for old Halo gamers like my self to be able to recreate the fun we had with previous games. Also, the community will move on quicker than ever before without the full game at launch. One thing I’m happy with is the Spartan company feature. This is something similar to what we had on bungie.net starting in 2007 with Halo 3, and it brought millions of people together and added longevity to the game. But why not take it a step further and also return online file sharing/downloading and all that cool stuff too?
ONE FINAL THOUGHT: I really enjoy the matchmaking mechanics. I am happy to see a return to arena style Halo. Don’t get me wrong people. This is the best matchmaking experience since Halo 3. But We are missing the full package. And I expected to get my moneys worth. I will no longer be able to buy Halo games on release dates due to this. Instead, I will thoroughly research every game before buying it. I am severely disappointed with the features that were cut from the game.