Why was Backwash taken out of MP?

Games Other Halo
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I heard it was because of the lighting.

But I read this:

Backwash was removed from Halo 2 Matchmaking in the April 2006 Matchmaking Playlist Update (NOTE: Not an Auto-Update), due to problems with the Xbox loading the fog covering the map. To this day Backwash remains the only map to ever be removed from Halo 2 Matchmaking.

At the following website:

http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Backwash

Having a lack of fog didn’t really bother me when I played on it. I don’t think it was a bad map either.

Second question would you want it in MP when Halo 2 is back on XBL again?

2

Yeah, it was a fun map. I hope they’ll include the fog online this time around.

3

I’d love to play it again. Swat was just amazing on that map.

4

Backwash is an amazing under-rated FFA map. I’m sure that if their is ever a H2A that includes all of the H2 maps, it’ll be a part of the maps. I’m sure they’ll have it figured out.

5

> Second question would you want it in MP <mark>when Halo 2 is back on XBL again</mark>?

I think this should say “IF Halo 2 comes back on XBL again?”, since it still hasn’t been officially confirmed by either 343 or Microsoft that an anniversary edition is ever going to be released.

Until we have official confirmation, I’m taking everything as speculation and rumour by the community.

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> Having a lack of fog didn’t really bother me when I played on it. I don’t think it was a bad map either.
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> Second question would you want it in MP when Halo 2 is back on XBL again?

That was the problem. Some people the fog wouldn’t load, making it easy to see players across the map, while others DID have the fog, making it immensely harder to see players.