We have known for a little bit now that doubles would be added eventually. Now the day has almost arrived. Doubles will be added into regular matchmaking tomorrow! With the recent news of what to expect in doubles I am more excited than ever about this playlist. They are adding 3 different game options to chose from, Infinity doubles, Doubles Pro (no radar, preset loadouts, no ordinances, and no instant respawn), lastly CTF doubles. The new Halo doubles playlist is looking pretty promising. So whose excited about this?
343 Weekly Update 1/30/2013
I was until they said infinity doubles and the loadouts were shown to us. Now i doubt ill touch the playlist.
I am. But many things are so Noob-friendly that im not really expecting it to be “competitive”
The loadouts shown were for doubles pro, which I think should be pretty competitive. No Armour abilities, no instant respawn, no personal ordinance, no radar. Sounds legit.
> I was until they said infinity doubles and the loadouts were shown to us. Now i doubt ill touch the playlist.
In all honesty… This ^
Maybe after CSR comes out in April
I’m very excited about the playlist coming out! One of my favorite gametypes ever since Halo 2. The one thing I’m worried about though is everyone and their mothers using the DMR all the time. Thankfully we will be playing on small maps so the BR users including me, won’t feel to be at a disadvantage at really long ranges.
> The loadouts shown were for doubles pro, which I think should be pretty competitive. No Armour abilities, no instant respawn, no personal ordinance, no radar. Sounds legit.
I know they were for doubles pro, im a firm believer that there should only be 1 loadout that way everyone is the same. And infinity doubles boy i never wanna touch that too bad infinity ctf is now coming out.
> > The loadouts shown were for doubles pro, which I think should be pretty competitive. No Armour abilities, no instant respawn, no personal ordinance, no radar. Sounds legit.
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> I know they were for doubles pro, im a firm believer that there should only be 1 loadout that way everyone is the same. And infinity doubles boy i never wanna touch that too bad infinity ctf is now coming out.
Really wishing infinity stayed in BTB… Instant respawn and free power weapons for everyone can just kill small maps.
Ah, Team Doubles. My Favorite Gametype 
I’m super exited but 343 is really shoving the infinity settings down our throat…
Its like, Ok 343 I tested the settings, dont like it, and everywhere I go its still there. Hopefully players pick doubles pro more often.
Cant wait for Team Hardcore also
It’ll be like the rest of the halo’s. back in halo 3 you could choose between br starts or Ar starts. Most of the time people picked BR starts. Hopefully that same principle will follow into this halo. Especially when CSR comes out.
Doubles has always been the best.
Will friendly fire be on in Doubles Pro? That would make it perfect.
> It’ll be like the rest of the halo’s. back in halo 3 you could choose between br starts or Ar starts. Most of the time people picked BR starts. Hopefully that same principle will follow into this halo. Especially when CSR comes out.
This. Also, if you look at the loadouts - all of them have pistol secondary which means boltshot essentially has bee removed from this playlist which will drastically change even Infinity dubs games(so much crouching around corners). Doubles pro will be solid, people that are complaining are losing total faith in this game and the competitive fanbase that will be playing this playlist.
I’ve never been much of a Doubles fan, but I hope those who are enjoy it and I wish that TU Godspeed so those who play it won’t have any BS games (see what I did there?).
I am. I usually play with at least one other person, so this will be a nice playlist to battle together in.
> I am. But many things are so Noob-friendly that im not really expecting it to be “competitive”
Radar has no reason to be in 2 vs 2, if you can’t communicate with 1 other person, you have a problem. Also, this is going to slow this gametype to a crawl. Get a kill, go hide and wait.
meh, I’v never liked doubles really. Always get paired with a crappy teammate and I excel in larger playlists that involve more chaos. Doubles is always a slow boring camp fest. Not my style of gaming.
Not really. I was a little excited about it for more tactical gameplay but when I saw the Infinity Double loadouts, that ruined it for me. I’m not playing in Doubles if it’s just gonna be another DNR spamfest. -_-
I might give it a few games to impress me but if people keep voting in Infinity Doubles with the DNR loadout, I’m gonna leave every game and if it happens too many times, I’m not going back.
If the BR was a four shot, then maybe.
They never announced what settings nor maps. Hopefully they bring back good maps for 2v2, like Asylum/Sanctuary or Guardian.
Halo 4’s maps are just too big, and I really loath “Infinity Slayer”. It’s infinitely frustrating is what it is. Aside, hopefully the majority of people can have a decent time.