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Subject: Halo: Reach October Playlist Update

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Posted by: Kristaalos
Sweet! Hey Bungie, now all you have to do is add my Invasion Map to the playlist!

"JLH Invasion v1.0" Massacre
Watch this awesome video here!

Screenshots:
Phase 2: Take down the force field
Phase 3: Invade the base

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shut the hell up and get the hell out

  • 10.07.2010 8:39 AM PDT

Hopefully players will feel it's a bit more 'fair' now and it "shoudl" behave closer to what you're used to in Halo 3.


just so you know, probably already do.

  • 10.07.2010 8:43 AM PDT

Really happy to see swat get its own playlist and cant wait for the addition of team snipers playlist and infection playlist. Unlike most people here im glad to see pro out of arena and would like to see it back in an mlg playlist where it belongs(Team Arena is NOT Team MLG). Now i would like to see some additions to Arena such as regular slayer (not pro). I would also like to see some more tweeking with the spawns on certain maps like ascension or maybe just move the rockets to landing pad where it is more of a spawn neutral area. Another thing that i would like to see implemented that one of my friends pointed out would be to reduce the number of rounds in the rocket launcher from 4 to 2. Overall im happy with this update and await the next one. Also want level cap raised.

[Edited on 10.07.2010 9:19 AM PDT]

  • 10.07.2010 9:18 AM PDT

Judging from the games I played in arena prior to the update I would guess 75% were the PRO variant. If your data from the servers supports more people voting for PRO gametypes why would you remove it? The only reason I can see why you would remove them is to try and get people to "come around" to the armor abilities. Unfortunately I find myself getting fusterated dealing with jet-packers camping the top of most maps and I just end up turning off my x-box.

Anyone heard any specific reasoning for the removal?

  • 10.07.2010 10:21 AM PDT
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Being able to get on top of the snipe base in asylum makes it a really frustrating map to play when one person jumps up there and takes and snipe and gets 20 kills because you cant see his head

  • 10.07.2010 10:54 AM PDT

its not a hate crime if you love doin it

taking pro out of doubles was your second biggest mistake. Taking the ability to vote on a map out of doubles was your biggest. WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? I like the ranking system, but as far as im concerned, I'd rather play a whole other game than play season two's awful version of doubles.

  • 10.07.2010 11:15 AM PDT

A few questions/suggestions.

1) Will there be any playlist updates for Firefight matchmaking?
2) Will there be any Firefight matchmaking maps that have human vehicles?
3) Will it be possible to increase the max party size for score attack?
4) Is it possible to include Classic Firefight in matchmaking or at least allow you to earn commendations in Classic Firefight? This was the mode I enjoyed most from ODST. It would be nice to have rewards for playing that mode in Reach.

Thanks.

  • 10.07.2010 11:17 AM PDT


Posted by: MagnusRoper
Judging from the games I played in arena prior to the update I would guess 75% were the PRO variant. If your data from the servers supports more people voting for PRO gametypes why would you remove it? The only reason I can see why you would remove them is to try and get people to "come around" to the armor abilities. Unfortunately I find myself getting fusterated dealing with jet-packers camping the top of most maps and I just end up turning off my x-box.

Anyone heard any specific reasoning for the removal?


i with this guy.... PRO should have its own ranked playlist...im not a big fan of the armor abilities.....

  • 10.07.2010 11:37 AM PDT

I 3rd this. Taking the voting away from doubles is a real bummer.

Seems every match now is sniper camping on Asylum or rocket camping on Powerhouse.

Even if you do break through their rocket camp they just armor lock to foil your assault attempts.

  • 10.07.2010 12:43 PM PDT
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Upon further review I have concluded that Slayer Pro is not as bad as I had mentioned before. I played it on Reflection yesterday and had a lot of fun but I still say Slayer Pro is not a competitive game. During the match I was able to sneak up on and assassinate an entire group of three who were paying attention to one of my teammates. In a competitive game, one player should not be able to kill three people in one single encounter by assassinating, if this scenario played out in Slayer DMR's, then they would have noticed me on their radars and turned some of their attention towards killing me. This is why there NEEDS to be a radar in the competitive slayer game, which is why I propose that the other game type for arena should be Slayer DMR's Classic mode to be implemented into the Arena, that way people can be happy that they don't have to deal with people Armor Locking, Jet Packing etc. AND the game will still avoid being cheap by not having radars and giving the players the option to start off with Plasma Grenades.

[Edited on 10.07.2010 2:27 PM PDT]

  • 10.07.2010 1:41 PM PDT

I hate that Bungie has taken out Pro from arena. They should atleast put Pro into its on cat. and call it MLG.

As far as everything thing else i think Swat should be brough into arena aswell as snipers. I don't see why it can't be like Halo 3.

im just saying....

  • 10.07.2010 4:19 PM PDT
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Please for the love of halo put a betting system. So bad kids can put up or shut up. thank you!

  • 10.07.2010 4:35 PM PDT

Good to see some of fine-tuning going into Reach matchmaking. I can't wait to try out Campaign Matchmaking once it is available.

  • 10.07.2010 4:59 PM PDT
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Im just replying to this post bc i created a new account and cant make my own post yet.

Why in the world does every new game cater to bad players. CoD MW2 with danger close and nube tubes and rockets and one man army and now halo reach with the armor abilities. Why would u change what obviously worked in halo 1,2,and 3? Arena is now team slayer with a number ranking...i thought it was supposed to be different but they took out pro and ruined it. now all it is is spam grenades and armor lock. another issue i have is the ability to get on top of the bases on asylum. this is pathetic. it is near impossible to kill kids when they get up there. This is still a very flawed game that needs a lot of problems fixed. Keep the bad kids in team slayer and bring back pro or make a mlg playlist.

  • 10.07.2010 6:29 PM PDT

Literally the one thing Arena didn't need, less gametypes. There are already less gametypes than in the Beta, now there is only 1. Makes the mode extremely boring and tedious. And no voting just leaves people stuck with maps they rather not play.

  • 10.07.2010 6:51 PM PDT

Good luck on your next projects, Bungie.
We will remember you as the developers that gave us Halo in the first place.

man why tanks replaced with wraiths???? :(

  • 10.07.2010 7:06 PM PDT

Thanks to ten great years bungie.

When can we expect to see the rank cap lifted I've been ly colonel grade 3 for 2 weeks now.

  • 10.07.2010 9:12 PM PDT

Please make a SLAYER playlist.. I just want to play some slayer yet I've played 10 games of Juggernaut/Infection/etc.

  • 10.07.2010 11:42 PM PDT

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Reach Xbox LIVE playlists have been updated!

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So...you guys gonna fix the "go to black screen 5 times + a game even though you have a very fast connection and are directly connected" problem? Or do you know that you screwed up and will remain silent for fear of admitting a problem you can't fix?

  • 10.08.2010 1:58 AM PDT

did u put any thought whatsoever into what you just said before you began typing? competitiveness in halo has a lot to do with teamwork, and when u can assassinate three guys without one guy screaming "turn around" i dont think your actually playing with people who are trying to compete at all lmao.i guess you just like to play halo while looking at one corner of your screen huh?

  • 10.08.2010 5:06 AM PDT


Posted by: Jacktheinfinite
Upon further review I have concluded that Slayer Pro is not as bad as I had mentioned before. I played it on Reflection yesterday and had a lot of fun but I still say Slayer Pro is not a competitive game. During the match I was able to sneak up on and assassinate an entire group of three who were paying attention to one of my teammates. In a competitive game, one player should not be able to kill three people in one single encounter by assassinating, if this scenario played out in Slayer DMR's, then they would have noticed me on their radars and turned some of their attention towards killing me. This is why there NEEDS to be a radar in the competitive slayer game, which is why I propose that the other game type for arena should be Slayer DMR's Classic mode to be implemented into the Arena, that way people can be happy that they don't have to deal with people Armor Locking, Jet Packing etc. AND the game will still avoid being cheap by not having radars and giving the players the option to start off with Plasma Grenades.



did u put any thought whatsoever into what you just said before you began typing? competitiveness in halo has a lot to do with teamwork, and when u can assassinate three guys without one guy screaming "turn around" i dont think your actually playing with people who are trying to compete at all lmao.i guess you just like to play halo while looking at one corner of your screen huh?

forgot to quote, my bad

  • 10.08.2010 5:13 AM PDT

There needs to be an MLG playlist. A lot of us are getting tired of jet packs and drop shields.

  • 10.08.2010 6:43 AM PDT

I'm with this guy, it seems like this game was made for noobs, and that the people with actual skill just have to deal with getting screwed by them and their armor lock. You need to add a slayer pro category to the arena.

  • 10.08.2010 6:51 AM PDT


Posted by: MuRd3r0uS_v2
Im just replying to this post bc i created a new account and cant make my own post yet.

Why in the world does every new game cater to bad players. CoD MW2 with danger close and nube tubes and rockets and one man army and now halo reach with the armor abilities. Why would u change what obviously worked in halo 1,2,and 3? Arena is now team slayer with a number ranking...i thought it was supposed to be different but they took out pro and ruined it. now all it is is spam grenades and armor lock. another issue i have is the ability to get on top of the bases on asylum. this is pathetic. it is near impossible to kill kids when they get up there. This is still a very flawed game that needs a lot of problems fixed. Keep the bad kids in team slayer and bring back pro or make a mlg playlist.


I'm with this guy, it seems like this game was made for noobs, and the people with actual skill just have to deal with getting screwed by them and their armor lock. There needs to be a slayer pro category added to the arena.

  • 10.08.2010 6:56 AM PDT

You no what halo reach can do with custom matchmaking, Where some one has made a great map or game type and everyone can play it,Well not at same time,Well you no what i'm saying.

[Edited on 10.08.2010 7:19 AM PDT]

  • 10.08.2010 7:18 AM PDT