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Subject: What happened to the old map designer(s)? Serious answers only!

I loved the Maptacular *map pack? Standoff is pretty cool too, but Isolation and Snowbound get on my nerves sometimes though.

[Edited on 09.11.2008 12:20 AM PDT]

  • 09.11.2008 12:20 AM PDT

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An opinion stays an opinion. You dont like them. i do for the most part.
Dont generalise.

  • 09.11.2008 12:25 AM PDT

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An opinion stays an opinion. You dont like them. i do for the most part.
Dont generalise.


Well it's facts how the maps work. When I say it's garbage it's my opinion. It's alo facts that the guys that like it epithaph are the guys who love crouching around a corner with a shot gun.

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I love the maps in halo 3 in my opinion they are all fun if you play well.

  • 09.11.2008 2:43 AM PDT

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Posted by: Axelord FTW
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Well it's facts how the maps work. When I say it's garbage it's my opinion. It's alo facts that the guys that like it epithaph are the guys who love crouching around a corner with a shot gun.

No, your "facts" are still opinions. I like epitaph and i dont like to camp. Im more of the front line guy. Epitaph(along with snowbound and isolation) isnt loved for one main reason: they are multi leveled. Which mean it where your skill will show. Campers still fall under this: Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

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I think the designers hit a retarded wall or something cause i understand where you're coming from, however, my opinion is that the maps in Halo 3 suck mainly because theres no room for tactics, the weapon balancing means the AR is OP, the Maps are too open, theres no room for sneaking about, shield walls, well you already mentioned, i miss the old days of sneaking around midship, it was my home that stage. Not to mention they took out proxy voice in ranked games amfg D:

  • 09.11.2008 2:52 AM PDT

the maps are fine, i like how they play, maybe he got banned

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its a matter of opinion

  • 09.11.2008 2:56 AM PDT

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Posted by: nice meatballs
I loved the Maptacular *map pack? Standoff is pretty cool too, but Isolation and Snowbound get on my nerves sometimes though.


i think snowbound (HC particularly)) and isolation get on everyones nerves, but i think its actually because the maps are very cleverly made. the circular layout and multi area design makes it hard to run a tactic from one game to the next, which leads to winning then losing and general inconsistency in your own game! this is very diferent to other maps that have real strongholds and domination areas!
and dont give me "snowbound only has one tactic" because if you cater for shield doors campers its your own fault!

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Isolation is an excellent map which discourages camping, gets everyone constantly moving and is insanely fun to play.

Snowbound is like a chess game of camping, which I like as well.

I could live without Epitaph, though, and Standoff isn't all that great apart from its shallow similarity with Blood Gulch.

  • 09.11.2008 3:09 AM PDT
Subject: What happened to the old map designer(s)? Serious answers only!

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In my opinion Halo 2 had some of the best maps any multiplayer FPS could ever have. Well thought of, well balanced, and the most part, fun!

Then the second to last map pack came out ( Elongation, Terminal ) and those glitch infested maps sucked! It's like there wasn't any thought put into it, just imagination.

Now there's Halo 3. I think the only good map on it is Last Resort because even with the lack of effort, it's like they upgraded the old Zanzibar. We got maps like Isolation, Snowbound, Epitaph, and Standoff; it's like Bungie focused more on the oohs and ahhs on it, instead focusing on making it fun, fair, and sane.

My theory is that they fired the only smart map designers after they released the Killtacular Pack and gave the job to some ametuer.

What Bungie screwed up on the new maps

Terminal - Nice spawn up top, good place to camp. Everyone loves the train.

Elongation - WTF would the map be moving for?

Gemeni - What do you think some -blam!- campers gunna do?

Isolation - I coud've made this map with legos; and who the hell thought up it would be cool to go underground. Do I look like a -blam!- mole to you?

Snowbound and Epitaph - "Uh I got an idea" says the Bungie Staffman, "let's have sheild doors and influence camping.

Standoff - Nuff said. Look at my previous forums.

Back to my point. What happened to the map desighner(s) that took pride in their work? Are they no longer with Bungie or did they turn to the darkside?



  • 09.11.2008 12:17 AM PDT
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Terminal was great, Elongation is fun for dubs. Iso rocks, Snowbound and Epitaph suck but Boundless and Epilogue will be better.

  • 09.11.2008 8:35 AM PDT

R.I.P. Halo 2 11/9/04-4/15/10
If you havn't played Halo 2 online than you are missing so much. Plus if you have played a good amount of Halo 2 online, I might have a better chance of listening to anything you say.

Terminal is my favorite map in Halo 2 and Isolation is my favorite map in Halo 3 besides Avalanche.

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  • 09.11.2008 12:22 PM PDT

I hated Terminal, and I hate Isolation.
Guardian is a fun map, so are Valhalla and The Pit.

Funny how you forget those maps, isn't it.

  • 09.11.2008 5:08 PM PDT

Halo 2 plays differently than Halo 3, they have different play styles, if you don't like camping, go play another game that doesn't involve it.

  • 09.12.2008 3:24 PM PDT