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Subject: A new take on Invasion

Posted by: MLG Armor King
no offense 'stosh', but I don't think you're funny
Posted by: stosh
No offense, but I don't think you're the armor 'king'.
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The first thing I want you to do is forget completely what Bungie has created Invasion to be like. Invasion is normally these huge, grandios battles in large maps, scaling in team sizes of 6v6. Yea, eliminate that from your mind.

We are going to a different approach to invasion. Here's the specs:
-4v4 invasion
-phase 1: territories
-phase 2: territories
-phase 3: CTF
-Spartans attacking, elites defending.

The mission:
Your squad of four is infiltrating a recently overrun spartan facility, overrun by the covenant army themselves. But two of your squad mates have been captured and are now locked up. It's up to you two to release your captured squad mates. But not empty handed! Your released squad mates will help reunite the team so you can steal previous UNSC data, making sure it doesn't stay in the covenants hands.

Phase 1
-Territories
-2 Spartans are locked in a prison cell, with two Elites keeping watch over them.
-2 more Spartans are in an adjacent hallway room, separated from their team by a locked door.
The goal for phase 1 is for the two attacking Spartans to hack a computer terminal along the hallway by standing in the territory. It is guarded by two Elites. Hacking the computer terminal will free their trapped allies.

Phase 2
-territories
-2 Spartans that were previously behind bars, are now free to attack another computer terminal that will unlock all the doors in the facility.
-the 2 Spartans from phase 1 are still trapped behind the locked door. They must rely on their freed teammate to hack the computer to unlock the door for them.
-2 elites will be over seeing the prison room while 2 more elites will be attempting to stop the escapees.

Phase 3
-CTF
-all four elites will fall back to the core control room and protect it.
-all four Spartans will regroup together with all the doors unlocked and assault the core control room, steal the core, then bring it to a capture zone.
-the game now turns into a full on 4v4 invasion map.

This is a game type and map that I am working on. If you are confused on what it really is, just think of a prison break Invasion map. The map is a work in progress and as such, pictures and videos are unavailable at this time. But I thought I'd give the low down on what I've been cooking up. Any thoughts or comments, please feel free to share.

Thanks

[Edited on 01.12.2012 12:32 PM PST]

  • 01.12.2012 12:31 PM PDT

Herp derp.

Submarines are better. Jk

Interesting idea actually, will you be playtesting it?

  • 01.12.2012 12:35 PM PDT

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Sounds like it'll be great for customs. Obviously 4v4 Invasion cannot exist in Multiplayer (due to the standards already set in place) so you wont have to worry about people who don't play the way it's meant to be played.

I've always said Invasion can be a much smaller; it doesn't need to be those large-scaled battles everyone's used to.

Looking forward to see what youcome up with.

  • 01.12.2012 12:36 PM PDT

Herp derp.


Posted by: A 3 Legged Goat
Sounds like it'll be great for customs. Obviously 4v4 Invasion cannot exist in Multiplayer (due to the standards already set in place) so you wont have to worry about people who don't play the way it's meant to be played.

I've always said Invasion can be a much smaller; it doesn't need to be those large-scaled battles everyone's used to.

Looking forward to see what youcome up with.

Thanks to 343i and their idiot forum members we will probably never have 4v4 invasion in matchmaking.

  • 01.12.2012 12:38 PM PDT

Posted by: MLG Armor King
no offense 'stosh', but I don't think you're funny
Posted by: stosh
No offense, but I don't think you're the armor 'king'.
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Of course, gotta test it when its done :)

And yea I don't expect it to get to matchmaking, but I'm still gonna make it like I would any map. If it works out right, who knows what couldhappen

  • 01.12.2012 12:38 PM PDT
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Posted by: Achronos
It isn't our shiznit anymore.

Sounds like a good idea and I like the "divided" gameplay, but what are the 2 spartans and two elites going to do for the first phase? I can imagine the beginning of the game getting very boring if you have to wait 3-5 minutes for your allies to free you, and that's assuming your allies are even capable of getting past the first stage.

You should have everyone at least doing something at all times to keep the pace. It isn't fun just sitting around for 1/3 of the game.

  • 01.12.2012 12:48 PM PDT

Posted by: MLG Armor King
no offense 'stosh', but I don't think you're funny
Posted by: stosh
No offense, but I don't think you're the armor 'king'.
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Yea that's true. I'm trying to figure out ways to keep them... "involved" ...but still separate the gameplay.

  • 01.13.2012 6:35 PM PDT