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Subject: Bonus Missions & Matchmaking for Campaign

First off, I cannot fathom nor cover every design perspective of designing & making what I am about to write about. So my idea might be impossible for a number of reasons. Also I wouldn't be surprised if said idea has been suggested by someone else. If so, my apologies but I couldn't find your post.

When you complete Reach's campaign you could unlock side missions which are basically smaller campaign levels with a good flavor of story (and challenge on higher difficulty levels) for our more campaign oriented players. Maybe include requirements you must do like beat a certain level on campaign on legendary or on legendary with a certain skull activated. Of course another mission might be unlocked if you stick X amount of enemies on campaign level eight. From simple to more advanced it could add some more replayability to the main campaign while also delivering new content.

I play matchmaking a lot but I still occasionally jump back into campaign for some covenant and flood goodness. What I was imagining is side missions featuring short story like events. Playing as characters we have met (Sgt Johnson for example) or haven't met. This could include ODSTs, Elites, Spartans, and so on. There are so many great stories in Halo which we could be apart of in-game which normally couldn't be added because it wasn't long and/or big enough to make a whole game for. Maybe even add some missions via DLC support as long as it did not intefere with release of map packs for matchmaking. This could lead for some interesting adventures in campaign.

(Secondary Idea) - I would also like it if matchmaking supported campaign and it's side missions. I have experienced many nights where I wanted to play 4 player co-op on Xbox Live but none of my friends were on so I was without luck at doing such. This of course would support Live Leaderboards so you could see how you and your friends are doing score wise against one another and worldwide. Of course you could enable skulls for a even higher difficulty and score multiplier.

Again, it's just a idea but it sounded cool when I thought of it but of course if it's a really bad idea you guys can always Tar n' Feather me. I imagine it would be quite a feat designing new characters and maps just for short campaign levels which might be a waste of resources in the long run but I felt I should post it anyway. Sounds a lot better than some of the Willy Wonka Wackjob ideas I have heard to me at least. Anyway... Thanks for reading and make sure you reply back with your opinions and ideas.

Edit - I revised my idea some as it was made at 8 AM which isn't particularly my best hour of the day. Thanks again!

[Edited on 08.02.2009 9:15 PM PDT]

  • 08.01.2009 7:50 AM PDT
Subject: Bonus Side Missions/Stories

Uh huh. So does anyone have a opinion on my post or will it get buried in all the repetitive discussions on here again? =(

  • 08.01.2009 12:11 PM PDT

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good idea, I like it.

  • 08.01.2009 12:15 PM PDT

Thanks, it's a little sketchy and jumps around but hey it's one of my best ideas ever at eight in the morning.

I am not one sided as likely Bungie already has so much going on they couldn't add something like this. But I'll keep my fingers crossed :)

  • 08.01.2009 12:31 PM PDT

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thats a pretty cool idea!

  • 08.01.2009 1:03 PM PDT

Thanks, I revised my post somewhat so it wouldn't jump around so much.

  • 08.02.2009 11:41 AM PDT

Quixoticelixer might, but I probably will not fix your bike.

wat about Cod Style extra missions.....where they don't fit the story but are thrown in afterwards for funsies.


OMG I SED CoD....I must h8 halo

  • 08.02.2009 12:51 PM PDT
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Legends never die.

Posted by: quixoticelixer
wat about Cod Style extra missions...
OMG I SED CoD....I h8 halo


How about Halo style side missions. Like that in Halo 2. I love the ideas OP! Someone get these idiot COD fans outa here. Before I shoot them in the face with my BR.

  • 08.02.2009 12:58 PM PDT

Actually my idea is based off what CoD MW 2 is doing but I changed it quite a bit so it would be more original and Halo like. Not a game changing element just extra missions. That's all

  • 08.02.2009 6:59 PM PDT

I think they, to add on to some of the btis you mentioned, they should have very specific tasks and those devided into larger groups. Completing all the goals within a group would unlock an achievement and possibly the armor, etc.

Definately want to see matchmaking for campaign and firefight. And yes, I think it's pretty obvious that they're going to include firefight in reach.

[Edited on 08.02.2009 7:51 PM PDT]

  • 08.02.2009 7:50 PM PDT

If Bungie didn't include Firefight in Reach I would be one sad panda.

  • 08.02.2009 9:16 PM PDT
Subject: Bonus Missions & Matchmaking for Campaign

This is my signature nub.

I like the idea of more Campaign, since I am a Campaign-oriented player. But i like multiplayer too.

  • 08.02.2009 9:19 PM PDT

Vancouver BC, Canada.

I think it's cool.

  • 08.02.2009 9:44 PM PDT
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Bonus Mission: we find buck hiding in a cave like a bat on the wall and we save him from the monsters and bring him home with us as out new pet

  • 08.02.2009 9:45 PM PDT

:l"l:l"l:l"l:l"l:

I want multiplayer spawning to be an ODST-like drop onto the battlefield instead of instant manifestation.

  • 08.02.2009 10:20 PM PDT
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ok so two things, A) if you dont like my idea thats fine there such a thing as constructive, but please dont wine about it no one wants to hear it. i thin chritasisum k that you will get your fill of being a spartan in campaign and the firefight i kuz n reach, i propose that you get side missions as odst in campaign as well, maybe defend the generators which power the orbital guns on reach, also allow it in a firefight mode where you us the odst dynamic. new guns on both sides and the use of aa wraiths and specters would be great on forge also. so ya if you see a problem or can add something go ahead.

  • 08.02.2009 10:31 PM PDT

Well, at least you suggested a possible side mission it's a lama. Krizzle - It would be awesome but I forsee some problems if you kept getting killed waiting to respawn and then watching the same drop over and over. Maybe have it where you can skip it and it'll be all cool.

  • 08.03.2009 11:44 AM PDT
Subject: Bonus Side Missions/Stories

wow

  • 08.03.2009 3:20 PM PDT