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  • Poll [16 votes]: How would you like the flag system to work?
Subject: Flags??? (extended)
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Poll: How would you like the flag system to work?  [closed]
Leave it as it is:  50%
(8 Votes)
Add a slot:  0%
(0 Votes)
Make the flag single-handed:  19%
(3 Votes)
I honestly don't care:  0%
(0 Votes)
Change the flag return system:  31%
(5 Votes)
Total Votes: 16

On my other post, many people have said how it is probably better to keep he old flag system, but what if it was kept the same? No weapons, got to drop the flag to return fire... but what if the team returning the flag had to carry the flag back? It wasn't just returned

  • 06.22.2004 11:54 AM PDT
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that is a great idea. that would rock. that should be an option though.

  • 06.22.2004 11:56 AM PDT
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Oh my gosh! I was thinking about the SAME thing about the flag return method two weeks ago! Great minds think alike!

EDIT: But, for the sake of balance, it should be left alone.

[Edited on 6/22/2004 12:10:24 PM]

  • 06.22.2004 12:07 PM PDT
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bungie knows what is best for the balance system. so im sure that they will balance it well.

  • 06.22.2004 12:13 PM PDT
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An article from E3 2004 stated that the flag took 30 seconds to move itself from an outside position (i.e. where it was dropped) back to the base, thus giving the offensive team a better chance of returning the flag. I don't recall it mentioning anything about the defensive team's options, but it would make sense on a three minute long assault/defense swap to have the flag remain the distance it was brought until the 30 seconds ended (i.e. the defensive team couldn't bring it back to the spawn point at all)

  • 06.22.2004 12:16 PM PDT
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on halo 1 when you make your own CTF game in the options i'm sure you can make it so a team doesn't have to simply touch the flag to return it and it stays for a certain amount of time. try it out you can make some really cool modes

  • 06.22.2004 12:21 PM PDT
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But the flag still returns itself after 15seconds, which is far too short an amount of time

  • 06.22.2004 12:23 PM PDT
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I agree, if you are playing with mass amounts of players people will just snipe you when you get close. So you have to take them out. Then the short period of time to get the flag again. It is gone. It would be more exciting and even the defenders and attackers.

  • 06.22.2004 12:47 PM PDT
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that would be cool if the MC could swing the flag and hit multiple people.

  • 06.22.2004 12:48 PM PDT