I really feel like forge and search-able custom games at launch would have saved this game. The community would have embraced it and it would have countered the content drought.
I fear that there will hardly be a community left for forge when it releases. By the time it releases Forgehub itself would have been on a map challenge hiatus for a year.
Forge should have been a higher priority in development.
I just wish we had a forge-lite or something. Maybe the equivalent of Reach’s forge.
From my time in halo reach, I learned that forgers don’t need all the fancy tools and effects that Halo 5 came with to make incredible maps, modes and experiences. They just needed some blocks and a canvas.
Hopefully 343 will embrace the forge community so we can see more user generated stuff of good quality in multiplayer
I see your point, though I liked halo 5’s forge the best as it allowed more aesthetic diversity. But do think there should also be a simpler mode for those who want to dabble.
If the tool is as botched as theater mode, probably not.
Also, forge NEEDS a few other missing non-forge features.
FileShare is A MUST, its needs to be in working shape,
The ability to take screen shots is also a big thing,
It needs to work well for PC users, since they will have the widest set of tools to create maps quickly with.
And forge will need to be Fireteam compatible, we need to beable to bring in players to help build with us.