I see people praising it but I don’t know why, it’s all about snipers. You don’t have a sniper, you’re read. You respawn, you get killed by a sniper, you try to play tactically, you get killed by a sniper. I know snipers are very important in BTB, and I’m okay with it, I can deal with them, but in this map it’s so unbalanced. It seems to people like to die every 5 seconds. because they like this map so much.
I guess that’s an appeal. The map sort of forces a simple matchup as 2 teams with mostly equal options meet in elevated middle, converge, and need to do certain things to advance. You need to point out the enemy sniper location to your own sniper to take him out, or else a good player will dominate with it
Viking is a remake of Vahalla / Ragnarok, which is a testament to its popularity.
Remake of Valhalla arguably the most popular map ever in Halo.
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> I see people praising it but I don’t know why, it’s all about snipers. You don’t have a sniper, you’re read. You respawn, you get killed by a sniper, you try to play tactically, you get killed by a sniper. I know snipers are very important in BTB, and I’m okay with it, I can deal with them, but in this map it’s so unbalanced. It seems to people like to die every 5 seconds. because they like this map so much.
The most balanced map out of every BTB map. There are so many avenues to use, and tactics you can utilise and rarely run the risk of getting spawn killed. I don’t find snipers to be a problem at all. Snipers always hang out in two or three spots and if you keep going back to the spot you died then you deserve to get sniped again. I focus my attention every game on getting rid of the opponents advantages. Eg, if they have a sniper, I try to sneak up on them and take them out. If they’re rolling around with the gause hog I snipe the gunner so they can’t push back my teammates, if they have a banshee I’ll keep pumping it full of BR until it flys away each and EVERY time so they don’t come on our side of the map.
If you expect to run around the map willy nilly popping bk’s left and right, then you’re going to have a bad time.
The weapons are balanced, the vehicles are balanced, the map has plenty of cover where it needs it but enough open areas to cause a risk v reward system.
The only critisism is that you don’t respawn at your own base more. You always tend to spawn at left mid even when there are no enemies in your base.
I -Yoinking!- love that map lmao. I get excited whenever it comes up clearly.
Way better than any other BTB map. I’d be happy to play viking 100 games in a row srs.
It has a Gauss Hog, a Banshee, and a Wraith, popular vehicles among most members of the Halo community. Its also a good-sized map, as opposed to a lot of the newer ones that feel almost cramped.
Because the map is a remake of Valhalla which is considered to be the “Blood Gulch” of Halo 3 and this map is probably the only where there are a pair Banshees, Wraiths and a Guass Hog in which possibly has more vehicle action compared to other BTB maps in Halo 5.
Because I’m finally decent at sniping.
Ive always hated that map
It’s a remake of Vahalla from Halo 3, which is a succesor to Blood Glutch, one of the most iconic Halo maps ever made. It features a lot of weapons and vehicles, it makes it a very varied map in terms of options. Sniper or Guass? Wraith or Banshee? Do I push Spartan Laser or not?
The map isn’t meant for H5 which is why they had to alter it after it was released and it’s still not good. A lot of people like it because it’s a stat padder’s dream map when the matching is unbalanced in favor of the padder. It also doesn’t have enough counters for all the vehicles.
the banshees are what annoys me the most
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> The map isn’t meant for H5 which is why they had to alter it after it was released and it’s still not good. A lot of people like it because it’s a stat padder’s dream map when the matching is unbalanced in favor of the padder. It also doesn’t have enough counters for all the vehicles.
it’s just the generic blood gulch Valhalla remake
Apparently OP never played the original trilogy.
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> Apparently OP never played the original trilogy.
It was only in one of them…
Maybe it’s just nostalgia, also playing on a familiar map! Although I know what you mean man!
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> it’s just the generic blood gulch Valhalla remake
I know it’s the Valhalla remake, but that doesn’t mean it’s a good fit for H5 with its current weapon mechanics.
The decent vehicle counters are also lacking for the amount and heavy hitting vehicles that are on the map.
Once a team gets the laser, you’re pretty much screwed if the other team aren’t noobs and they take out or acquire your Gausshog.
its kind of like Vahalla but it is also for btb. and you can throw grenades halfway across the map
It’s a remake of a map that was really popular in Halo 3. But even if a map is remade, that doesn’t mean it’s going to be just like it was originally. In Halo 3, most weapons were projectile, not hitscan like they are now. But that didn’t stop 343 from remaking it, even though projectile weapons allowed people to move around the map more freely. This new restriction on movement makes players more likely to hunker down and stay in one place. Add the fact that 343 is more sniper-happy than Bungie ever was, and you’ve got Sniper Simulator: Halo Edition.
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> I see people praising it but I don’t know why, it’s all about snipers. You don’t have a sniper, you’re read. You respawn, you get killed by a sniper, you try to play tactically, you get killed by a sniper. I know snipers are very important in BTB, and I’m okay with it, I can deal with them, but in this map it’s so unbalanced. It seems to people like to die every 5 seconds. because they like this map so much.
I see what you’re talking about. The fact that it’s a remake of popular male of previous games makes it popular, add to that it’s the only BTB map with Banshee duels. Plus you’ve got gauss hogs and wraiths and tanks…