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Subject: Would you like this new game mode

Posted by: ujjval16
Ok, first of all I would like to say that this is a new game mode, not the entire multiplayer experience. It gets it's own special spot on the main menu, along with forge and theater. This game mode would have to have large teams, probably like 20 vs 20, and it would only be possible with dedicated servers, due to lag.

So this is how the game begins. I can't find the thread for it but somebody came up with the idea of spawning in a UNSC cruiser(or a Covenant one) and entering the battlefield with a HEV. I like this idea. So the game starts off with both teams in a UNSC cruiser. You have to find a HEV pod and go down to "The Perfect Map"

"The Perfect Map" is a map, imo, that utilizes everything. That means every weapon, and vehicle. That means that the map must have large open areas for snipers, vehicles ect... but, it must also have tight areas where the shotgun would be the best weapon, and everything in between. It would be a hard map to make but I believe Bungie would be able to pull it off.

When you enter the map you will start off with normal team slayer. The score will be 200. Once you're team scores 200 kills, you will be given a bomb, and you must finish up the game with a game of assault. However you will ONLY be given the bomb if you reach 200 kills. If blue team has 200, but red team only has 150, then the red team won't be given a bomb. Once red team also get 200, the get their own bomb.

Now there has to be a few twists. A big one I think would be adding Campaign scoring. so every time you kill somebody you get points, and you get more points when you get medals. Now obviously these points can be used for bragging rights, but maybe they can do more. Ok lets say you were doing really good, you just got a killing frenzy, but you died. You have a lot of points, because you got 10 kills, and not to mention the medals. So you spawn in the cruiser, but instead of going straight down, you go to a weapons shop. With those points you can buy a secondary weapon. Now I bet the thing I just said probably made 50% of the Halo Reach forum's population get mad, but just bare with me. These weapons would be expensive, so even though you got 10 kills, maybe you only have enough points for a Battle Rifle, or Carbine. In order for you to get a sniper, you would have to have way more points. However to keep it fair you can only buy 1 weapon at a time, so you can't go down with a sniper and rockets. Don't worry though, there will still be weapons on the map.

Now if you have been reading this far and aren't mad at me, you might like what's next. Ever been in the position where you need a vehicle, except you can't find one. Well I think we should be able to call in vehicle drops, from a pelican. You would obviously call in the drops using your points. So lets say I called in a pelican to drop me a mongoose. I would have to hold my position, for 30 seconds, until the pelican comes. If I die, the pelican will come anyway, and drop the vehicle, anybody would be able to take it.

So that is the basic of the mode I am thinking of. Obviously there are problems with this idea, like communicating with a team of 20 but people have said a squad system might work. So yeah, this is my idea, and tell me what you think.


PLEASE READ
Oh and if you want to see everyone's idea's, go to page 8 and go to AbruptArc's post. Also I highly recommend you guys look at Half Demon ANBU's post on page 10. I would post them, but I don't have enough room. Ok, I have gotten a lot of post saying I've copied this idea from Section 8, and I would like to say I didn't. I had no idea what Section 8 was when I made this thread. I just found out about it when someone mentioned it a couple of pages on, and I then googled it. I watched some gameplay videos and all I found similar was dropping from orbit(in Section 8, it's more like the sky). And so I am sorry if this idea isn't "New" enough for you guys. Next time I make a thread about a new idea, I'll make sure no other game has ever done it before.


Wow wow slow down here. I am no game designer but that it way to much lag! Their is a reason you can only play campaign with four people. This is because the AI uses a lot of lag. But what you are saying a frigate. Also UNSC cruisers are rare you would more likely drop from a frigate. In addition the amount of debuging and everything is enourmous. The only way this would work if it was its own game then it just might be feasble.

  • 11.08.2009 12:33 PM PDT

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Posted by: ChubbyMuleton
thta would be awsome i voted yes but wouldent it take long to get 200 kills?

in halo3 big team slayer the kill count goes up to 100 and that is 5v5 (i believe) and that takes less than twenty minutes. if anything if it is going to be 20 v 20 then getting 200 kills would not take that (5min) long but it would also depend upon the size of the map

  • 11.09.2009 6:15 AM PDT

That idea is actualy pretty good. I like the drop down idea and 20 on 20 idea best.

One idea I have is that instead of a weapon shop, there are different crates where you pick up weapons on the ship. The thing about it is, though, is that you can pay part of it when you die once, and another part of it when you die again. How this would work would be that your whole team would be able to pay for any weapon crate at any time, but it would cost a lot, meaning your team would have to do good to get them. Each person can pay a different amount at any time when they die, and when the crate is unlocked, theres an infinate ammount of that weapon.

Now, some people my think that this is a cheap idea because people could just unlock a power weapon early on and use it unfairly, but this would not be the case. The power weapons would cost a load of points, and it would be hard for anyone who isn`t already doing good to get them.

The one flaw with this, though, would be that if a team is doing realy good, and another team isn`t doing so well, they could unlock a power weapon crate and do even beter, which wouldn`t be fair. Other then that, I think this is a pretty good idea.

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Posted by: OMG Billie Jean
This is by far the stupidest gametype I have ever heard of. Everyone in this thread is now stupider for having read your post. I award you no points and may god have mercy on your soul.

/thread.

  • 11.09.2009 9:43 AM PDT

i had an idea that you could have a game mode where one team starts of controling the scarab whilst the other team starts off with an array of vehicles and weapons teams score points by bring the scarab down. i absolutely love this idea (the thread not mine) but would need a complex scoring system

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  • 11.10.2009 11:17 AM PDT

reconz unite

Posted by: Urine competent
It's a great idea.

I would change, as you anticipated, the part where we go and buy weapons with our points. Inside the Cruiser, there are numerous weapon stashes locked in chain-linked fences that become available every time you get a certain number of kills.

Each weapon stash, depending on how easy it is to unlock, would hold specific weapons (the stash that requires 100 points would hold ARs, Maulers, SMGs, and Frag Grenades. The last one that requires 100,00 points would hold a Spartan Laser, a few Swords, and a Missile Pod) These are just examples.

Ex. You get 10 kills (as you said) and imagine those 10 kills scored you 100 points. In order to open the first chain-linked fence to get to the first weapon stash, you need 150 points. Once you have 150 points, you can walk up to any of the stashes that require 150 points or less to unlock, and unlock it.

You bring up some good ideas.
thats all that would need to change and maybe there would be this having matchmaking and instead of playlists there would be diferent team sizes and this would change points to get bomb

  • 11.10.2009 1:06 PM PDT

reconz unite

Posted by: OMG Billie Jean
Posted by: OMG Billie Jean
This is by far the stupidest gametype I have ever heard of. Everyone in this thread is now stupider for having read your post. I award you no points and may god have mercy on your soul.

/thread.
up yours let us dream pls

  • 11.10.2009 1:46 PM PDT

Cool idea OP, the secondary objetive thing sounds like Killzone 2 and the points sounds like Drebin Points from MGO. And the gameplay would be Halo so that would be pretty beastly if you ask me.

  • 11.10.2009 1:53 PM PDT

Vrrin Vrrin, yeah here I come.

it would have to have larger tams than than. and that kinda reminds me of the halo custom edition map called extiction.

how about on one side of the map spawns 1,000 covenant. (like firefight, except all at once.) and on the other side about 20-50 people could be the maximum limit of players for the game. it would find them for you like in matchmaking, and everyone would drop down using HEV's or pelicans or longswords in the hanger bay. the covenant would also have vehicles that the computer AI would let them use. it would be a HUMONGOUS map, and the players would have limited armor combos (like in ODST) that they would earn as they completed campaign in order to get. the battles would take teamwork to accomplish, and everyone would have their own lives to keep. (say, 5-10 per person) that way you wouldn't have to put up with some noob wasting the pool of lives. or just ditch the whole limited lives thing and do infinite lives for everyone! just like multiplayer (except that if the enemy got to 50 or 100 kills they wouldn't win, it would just keep on going.)

there could also be a time limit. and whichever team (Covenant or Players) had more kills, that team would be the winner. the time limit would have to be somewhat long, so the people could have a chance at having a cool, heroic moment. so definitly a half hour.

the covies would start of with about 50 brutes and 50 elites. the elites would lead their squads of grunt and the brutes would lead theirs. also, they would have to run in a horde. that way, they would look very imposeing and impressive. the covies would have vehicles like scarabs and even larger air vessel like seraphs. it wouldn't matter who the pilots of those vehicles were, just as long as they were in action.


what do you think?

  • 11.10.2009 4:11 PM PDT

-Squishy-

That would be sweet as hell but im sorry i don't think bungie not to mention any other gaming company could pull that off

  • 11.10.2009 5:08 PM PDT

Olly

Reach sounds like a perfect game already... this sounds like the cherry on top :D
Its an amazing idea, if they don't add this I will be very, very Disappointed!!!

  • 11.11.2009 12:26 PM PDT
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i think that the idea of a new game mode in halo 3 multilayer would be brilliant but and the way you described it made it sound awesome but i think it would be better if the score limit should be higher like pick if you want to play a game with a low score limit or high score limit. Also i think it would be good if when you when you get dropped down you get to select the point on the map where you pod is directed but like only in your teams territory.

  • 11.11.2009 12:54 PM PDT

Its an awesome idea.
But it will take a long time to build.

  • 11.11.2009 2:24 PM PDT

i like the idea also

  • 11.11.2009 6:42 PM PDT

How about you teammates can place spawn points on the map
and ammo

and you can pick wich side you want to be on,UNSN or Covies
and thats where the class/customization system kicks in

i like this idea
i think it would need more than 20 player teams though
im up for this
it should be called something like War

Im glad this is on the top threads list

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  • 11.11.2009 6:50 PM PDT

catching plasma nades may be bad for you health

i agree
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  • 11.11.2009 11:25 PM PDT
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Omega Gamma

Ok so about 20 or so ppl to a team, I like, but with communication you expressed concern.

Expanding on your squad idea..........you say have 3 people a squad, 2 followers and a leader, (this could be a basis for squad spawn like in BF;1943), In halo 3 you can talk by pressing up on the d-pad, Squad leaders can press upp to talk to squad or us proximity voice, and down to talk to other squad leaders. The followers cant talk to other squads. unless they are withing proximity of them.

example of use:


Alpha, and Lambda squads are pined down by a group of covernant Elites, Alpha sqaud leader could change frequency and ask for assistance for any near by squads. Gamma squad leader hears this over SLC (Squad Leader Channel) and switchs back to proximity voice, then tell them they are going to assist Lambda and Alpha. Call in a warthog, the drive to Alpha nad Lambda's posistion.

I would love to see this in reach or future halo games (if any)

  • 11.11.2009 11:48 PM PDT
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I didn't read through the thread to see if anyone has already said this, but anyways, nice thought, I hope to see it.

  • 11.12.2009 7:02 AM PDT

just 20 vs 20 in a large map sounds fine.like battlfield but in halo style :)

  • 11.12.2009 11:34 AM PDT

There is no way you haven't played Battlefield 2141...
I don't know about the points idea...
But it would be really cool

How about you (20 people) vs Covenant cruiser as well. Like firefight, but amazingly epic and with an overall failable objective.

  • 11.12.2009 4:55 PM PDT
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i like ujjval16 idea

  • 11.12.2009 6:01 PM PDT

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

c'om people keep this thread alive, think of it this way the more people that post the higher the likelyhood that bungie might implement this

  • 11.13.2009 2:15 PM PDT

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its good but sounds alot lk section 8

  • 11.13.2009 2:21 PM PDT

Bungie we need you to make this idea possible so read this thread

  • 11.13.2009 10:54 PM PDT