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Subject: Would you like this new game mode

awsome idea....but maybe let players pilot the pelican/phantom drops for weapons/vehicles?

  • 11.02.2009 8:09 PM PDT

Because aliens.

I love the idea. Like some kind of Multiplayer Firefight, except it's much more epic. But there are a few problems:

Instead of just one "Perfect Map", why not build a lot of different maps? Each one would be specialised to certain game types, like a sniper map, a CQB map, a vehicle map... There is no such thing as a perfect map, and people could become tired of the same scenery again and again. Also it could be interesting to make other gametypes to this, and not just the bomb thingy.

Another problem would be the bandwidth. Bungie has never made a game of this size before, and it would need very strong computers. Luckily it is possible. The Resistance games on PS3 have proven it works with over 60 players.

Another problem, as said, is the players camping in their ships, or spawncamping. Instead it would begin on a cruiser in space, where you choose a basic weapon, and then gets dropped on the map with a cinematic ODST-like drop pod scene, dropped randomly on the Spawn Zone. This would make it difficult to camp, since you never know where the pods will land.

But the biggest question is about it drawing too many players form Matchmaking. The solution would be to insert this as some sort of Double EXP Weekend instead, so that everyone can enjoy it but still not steal players from all the other playlists.

Finally, I must say this is a great idea and that Bungie should seriously think about this opportunity. It would become very popular.

[Edited on 11.03.2009 10:43 AM PST]

  • 11.03.2009 10:33 AM PDT

Because aliens.

Another problem would be the bandwidth. Bungie has never made a game of this size before, and it would need very strong computers. Luckily it is possible. The Resistance games on PS3 have proven it works with over 60 players.

And NO, I'm not lying. I tested it, and it works perfectly, even if my router is a piece of junk found in a garbage can.

  • 11.03.2009 10:46 AM PDT
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Yes, your idea is amazing. I would change a few things however. First, multiple bases. I don't like the idea of spawn campers or just campers. Second, not so much as a crusier but bases. This way it can be taken over by the other team (This intergrates territories into this game). Finally, selected base spawns. This would allow you to get away from spawn campers a little bit easier.

  • 11.03.2009 2:10 PM PDT

i would like if we could have pelicans somthin like the hornet
but the driver will control the vehicle and landing gear when the co pilot controls guns.there could be forge made weapon drop pods or HEVs instead where the pelican would fly and drop them from really high.same with phantoms.sounds terrific id def pay for it
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  • 11.04.2009 8:07 AM PDT
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Best idea I have heard in a long time I really like it and I think Bungie should consider doing this. Bungie can do this but they may turn it down for some stupid reason but if they do it then this will be the best thing ever.

  • 11.04.2009 9:36 AM PDT
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I hope they put a custom game finder in Reach..That would be AWSOME......

  • 11.04.2009 9:45 AM PDT

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Definitely has to be a type of Firefight game, where there are 20 players as Spartans and then several hundred Covenant. This would also help the bandwidth issue because there won't be, as originally posted, 200 players.

I really don't like the idea of the gunshop, but to call vehicle drops with your points seems doable. Maybe, if anything, when you die with a lot of points you can choose to spawn with a better gun than the standard for spawn... but no gunshop.

Also, this shouldn't just be one perfect map, like someone else mentioned. There should really be a number of "perfect maps" where everything is utilized. Also, skulls can be included to switch the game up. As well, you should be able to adjust the difficulty level.

  • 11.04.2009 10:24 AM PDT
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like the post just said right ontop. we should hav mulitpule best maps. for example. a snow map, a desert map, a grassland map, and any other maps they can think of. plus like in halo wars were u command ur own troops u can use ur points to call in troops that only u can control. the more the points the better the troop. for example, 5 points could giv u 5 regular marines. 7 points could giv u rpg upgrade. and 10 points could giv u a madic. 17 points could giv u odst. and so on. wat im tring to say is the more the points the better troops in ur command. plus i think the points that they say go to 200 shoulf be at least 800 in my opinion because of all the troops and kills

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  • 11.04.2009 1:39 PM PDT

i think this game idea is pretty beast. kinda reminds me of other games ;) but other than that it sounds good

  • 11.05.2009 6:26 AM PDT

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  • 11.05.2009 6:44 AM PDT

well done guys we managed to have a civilized discussion without "OMG IS THAT A TRUE UPDATE!!!!!1BUNGIE I LOOOOVE U"
i also disagree with a gunshop we re soldiers not mercenaries

  • 11.05.2009 11:47 AM PDT

“There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter.” - Ernest Hemingway

I hope that there is a Reach specific gametype, and this is a cool idea, but I don't think the engine can handle this type of load.

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  • 11.05.2009 11:52 AM PDT

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What if instead of spawning on the cruiser you spawn in the hangar bay?? and in the hangars are pelicans, dropships, and HEV pods. the weapon bay could be located there also. to get in the weapon bay you would have to have a certain amount of kills. this game type sounds insanely fun and i hope bungie listens to it

  • 11.05.2009 12:15 PM PDT

all men are equal, except i am more equal than you because i am alive and you are dead

this game mode sounds friggin awsome... oh and to deal with campers on the cruzers the ships need to open the botom to drop the pods, so if the person does not get in his pod he will crash and burn (unless he hapens to fall on a pelican:))

  • 11.05.2009 12:53 PM PDT

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  • 11.05.2009 1:00 PM PDT
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  • 11.05.2009 1:16 PM PDT

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i like it and it could hold my idea of a drivable scarab............but (uh huh bet you saw that coming) if theres a forge in Reach (and im only saying if) the map could be forgable and (wait for it........wait...for...it) its a SANDBOX type map you can customize the map in ANY WAY YOU WANT you know what im sayin and its big from my imagination say a campaign sized map (say the size of "The Ark' leval on Halo 3 but not just as big but still really big) and a new forge type called "habitat change" examle: say you want a different habitat setting all you would have to do is chaing the setting to somthing like "desert" or "forest" and bingo the habitat would change automaticly and the "season change" setting were you can change the season on the habitat you salected (Winter,Spring,Summer and fall) but some of the habitats wount be able to change seasons here would be the posible settings

forest:woodland, more cover (trees),season change posible

savana:plane like, less cover,no season change possible

desert:sandy(sandstorms,dunes ext),low cover, no season change posible

urban:city like(new mombasa), more cover,season change posible

forunner:structored, normal cover,no season change posible

now i know what your thinkin "why would we want that" well havent you wondered sometimes "what would this map look like in the winter or summer" sumthin like that, but the "habitat change" could only be done on the "perfact map". ofcorse thats just me.

  • 11.05.2009 1:47 PM PDT

If the number of players could be increased it would be even better.

I'm not sure if there should be one cruiser for each team or if there should be 1 for every 5 people. Each cruiser would land on a certain area of the map so you don't just have 20vs 20 in the first fight.

I think it would be better if you could have different squads and if you want to merge and stick around with another you could.
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What I'm pretty much saying is copy MAG as much as possible, just with a bit less players and Halo gameplay.

Hell i'll be willing to pay an extra $5.00 a month just to play this gametype lol.

  • 11.05.2009 2:01 PM PDT
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I agree there needs to be a massivly multiplayer fps for the xbox and i think halo would be prefect for this making the game familiar to all how love halo and still appiling to those how play xbox. but i strongly dislike the weapon shop part but i love idea of droping in with a HEV at the start.

  • 11.05.2009 2:51 PM PDT

I think it would be a good idea. "Buying" weapons might be pushing it a little but other than that I think it is a good idea.

  • 11.05.2009 3:09 PM PDT

ehh i think this idea is pretty good. May need a few tweaks here and there, but i can see this happening. Keep it up with the ideas!

  • 11.05.2009 4:30 PM PDT

(WARNING THE FOLLOWING POST CONTAINS IDEAS BASED OFF OF CoD.)









Since the game would go to 200, this would work.

After getting a twenty kill streak you will lose control of your body for sixty seconds. During this sixty seconds your body is no longer on the map, instead you are on the UNSC/Covenant Cruiser. You will be able to use the following depending on your team:

UNSC: The MAC Cannon on the UNSC Cruiser

Covenant: The Excavation Beam.

These would fire on the ground killing anyone in the blast range including your own team.


My second idea:

This one is not CoD related.

After the first team gets 200, during the bomb phase, the team with 200 gets the ability to drop a squadron of Spartans or Elites onto the ground that are AI's. The AI's will be the ones with the bomb. Your team must defend them. If one Spartan dies another will grab the bomb and continue moving. Once all the Spartans die the bomb will explode on the spot killing all in it's range of fire. In sixty seconds another squad of Spartans will drop back at your base and start moving again.

  • 11.05.2009 4:46 PM PDT
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Wait, what?
Oh, not literally, of course!

Sounds good.

  • 11.05.2009 6:43 PM PDT

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I think you should have to make it to the other teams base with one those big bombs from Halo 2 (the one MC flew with) on the back of a warthog and have to get it up to the enemy ship(pelican or grav lift, etc...) Then activate the bomb at a certain area of the ship. The bomb can only be defused by a prson who has an AI that can be picked up on the bridge or on a dead teammate who has one. Then if the bomb isn't defused, well you can guess the rest.

  • 11.05.2009 7:06 PM PDT