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Subject: Most populated playlists

Is there a way of finding out the most populated matchmaking playlists? It takes a long time to find matches. Thanks :)

  • 01.03.2010 1:06 AM PDT

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I think everyone asks this question. If you would look back at other posts and comment on them then you would get your answer faster then asking it yourself i think. But anyways it varies quite a bit.

Some say team snipers, other team slayer, others double team.

This is what i think,

for unranked team swat is your best bet (overall also) because this playlist has a quick turn around time do to it's short game lengths, therefore you will find a match very quickly (sometimes it's the most populated).

Other unranked play lists that are still active are big team battle (during somtimes of the day), team training (somtimes during the day), and rumble pit (avaible almost all day).

When it comes to ranked games, the most populated playlist to me is team slayer. I dont regularly play double team (but i find it hard to find a match when i do), and i dont play snipers regularly (I do find games during some parts of the day in this playlist when i do play it).

So in conclusion if you want to play right now play team swat (the matches are short and easy to find and generally it's the most populated playlist). If you want to play ranked play team slayer (it's pretty easy to find a match at any time of the day in this playlist).


[Edited on 01.03.2010 7:28 AM PST]

  • 01.03.2010 7:27 AM PDT

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No offense, but this is actually a Halo 3 question I believe. Still, this is a good question.

  • 01.03.2010 12:29 PM PDT

no its a halo 2 question, i've never had problems finding games in h3. thanks for the info. seems harder to find games in the evening... my 360 got 3 red lights and it's been a while since i played this game. i still think its great.

  • 01.03.2010 12:47 PM PDT

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Posted by: Studio Pulse
no its a halo 2 question, i've never had problems finding games in h3. thanks for the info. seems harder to find games in the evening... my 360 got 3 red lights and it's been a while since i played this game. i still think its great.


Ah. I didn't know they had SWAT in Halo 2. I'll be sure to check that out sometime.

  • 01.03.2010 1:18 PM PDT
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Swat in Halo 2 is my absolute favorite next to Big Team Battle (BTB) mainly because of the rapid fire rate on the magnum... great swat gun if you ask me!

  • 01.03.2010 2:57 PM PDT
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halo 2 still the best game in the series. long live halo 2.

Dam, I miss the old days playing halo 2 with my old brothers in arms. Thank you my old friends for giving me this account, I shall continue our legacy.

Swat, I always find matches so fast.

  • 01.03.2010 4:00 PM PDT
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This thread is highly based on rank. Now I will start off with the unranked playlists
Rumble Pit: 1 - 2 minute wait(day) 3 - 10 minute wait(night)
Team Training: 1 minute wait(day) 2 - 5 minute wait(night)
Team Swat: 30 seconds - 1 minute wait(day) 2 - 5 minute wait(night)
Big Team Battle: 2 - 3 minute wait(day) 5 - 6 minute wait(night)

Ranked

Double Team: Rank 1 - 10 1 - 2 minutes(day) 10 - 20 minutes(night), 11 - 28 2 - 3 minutes(day) 15 - 20 minutes(night), 29 - 35 5 - 10 minutes(day) 1 - 2 hours(night), 35+ 20 - 30 minutes(day) 1 - 6 hours(night)

Team Slayer: Rank 1 - 25 1 - 3 minutes(day) 2 - 10 minutes(night) 26 - 35 5 - 10 minutes(day) 30 minutes - 2 hours(night) 35+ 5 - 30 minutes(day) 1 - 4 hours(night)

Team Skirmish: Rank 1 - 15 10 minutes - 2 hours 15+ Non Existant

Team Snipers: Rank 1 - 25 1 - 3 minutes(day) 2 - 10 minutes(night) 26 - 35 5 - 10 minutes(day) 30 minutes - 2 hours(night) 35+ 5 - 30 minutes(day) 1 - 4 hours(night)

Team Hardcore: Rank 1 - 15 5 - 30 minutes 15+ Arrange

Halo 2 Challenge: Rank 1 - 11 30 minutes - 2 hours 11+ Non Existant

Now you could getr lucky and be that last random who joins in and gets the game but this chart assumes that you got host boxes.

I would know my highest ranks are
Double Team 38 (39 Unlegit)
Team Slayer 39
Team Skirmish 15 (40 Unlegit)
Team Snipers 33
Team Hardcore 21
Halo 2 Challenge 15

[Edited on 01.04.2010 7:41 AM PST]

  • 01.03.2010 10:03 PM PDT

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If Team Swat became ranked, would there still be no shields?


Amazing!

BTB isn't too bad to get into unless you go in real late.

That's my favorite playlist, since I usually go in alone.

Halo 2's maps are so awesome. :)

  • 01.09.2010 9:59 PM PDT
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I find that these are the fastest:

1)SWAT

2)Team Slayer

3)Rumble pit

  • 01.10.2010 3:26 PM PDT

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I have all the Halo games(From 1 to ODST).I just don't know how to link my gamertag.

well the most playlist I find other players would be "Big Team Battle" and "Team SWAT"

  • 01.11.2010 6:12 PM PDT