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Subject: March Playlist Update - It's huge! Goes LIVE March 6th 2012!

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"So much of what we do is ephemeral and quickly forgotten, even by ourselves, so it's gratifying to have something you have done linger in people's memories." John Williams

Biggest Changes: Read the full update here

TL;DR

Posted by: 343 Industries
-Grifball updated
-Infection updated
-Evade removed from Spartan loadout - IN ALL PLAYLISTS (excluding Grifball)
-Anniversary Squad and Squad Slayer removed
-Super Slayer playlist added
-Bleedthrough is removed from TU gametypes
-Team Hotshot updated
-Team Objective goes to 5v5
-BTB finally gets "Heavies" added to playlist.



We hope you love March's matchmaking playlist update. And if you don't, we have no doubt you'll let us know in the forums. And, for the record, we wouldn't have it any other way.


[Edited on 03.01.2012 10:31 AM PST]

  • 03.01.2012 10:19 AM PDT
Subject: March Playlist Update - It's huge!

I seriously needed to update my signature. I'll never forget it, though.

what is super slayer

  • 03.01.2012 10:20 AM PDT

fear me, for i am pro sauce

they are removing squad slayer? WTF thats all i play now

also, removing bleed through will mess the game up AGAIN

  • 03.01.2012 10:24 AM PDT

OMG Heavies? Might actually have to play some BTB soon.

  • 03.01.2012 10:25 AM PDT

Yay yuh!!!!!

Awesome BTB and Awesome bleedthrough is out. It wasn't right in the first place.

  • 03.01.2012 10:26 AM PDT

@spawn031

"So much of what we do is ephemeral and quickly forgotten, even by ourselves, so it's gratifying to have something you have done linger in people's memories." John Williams

Posted by: ViciousGrinder
what is super slayer

From the article:
Posted by:343 Industries
Super Slayer added.

After analyzing the Team Slayer voting data that took place the first two weeks of February, we were able to draw several instructive conclusions. Most importantly we learned that:

A significant portion of Halo: Reach players enjoy the Title Update settings.

A significant portion of Halo: Reach players enjoy the original Halo: Reach settings.

A significant portion of Halo: Reach players simply enjoy playing Halo: Reach.

To make sure all three groups have a Team Slayer option that fits their preferred way of playing the game, we are adding a new playlist called Super Slayer. Super Slayer is a replica of Team Slayer with the Title Update changes included. Team Slayer will still be available with its original settings intact, and Super Slayer will peacefully coexist with it, happily fulfilling your Slayer-related Title Update needs.

Thank you for all the feedback that allowed us to make this decision. We heart you. More than you know.

  • 03.01.2012 10:28 AM PDT

I seriously needed to update my signature. I'll never forget it, though.

^^thanks also what is bleedthrough?
^ above blade

[Edited on 03.01.2012 10:29 AM PST]

  • 03.01.2012 10:29 AM PDT
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So Super Slayer is basically 4v4 Team Slayer with TU settings ... does this mean we're also back to -blam!- Team Slayer maps like Renova and Chateau?

And lol, bleedthrough removed completely? So we're back to double pummel?

  • 03.01.2012 10:31 AM PDT

Ohai, I'm Loscocco (pronounced Loss-cocoa). I'm a college student (computer science major), 3D animator, and long-time Halo player.

I could agree with toning the damage required for a bleedthrough kill to work, but nuking it completely? Really? *sigh*

  • 03.01.2012 10:38 AM PDT

The Song Of Nephilim

Xenoblade <3

No invasion update? Whut?

Everything else sounds cool

  • 03.01.2012 10:39 AM PDT

HEAVIES! EVERYTHING ELSE!

<34<3

  • 03.01.2012 10:44 AM PDT

fear me, for i am pro sauce


Posted by: aBlueBookshelf
It's quite clear that 343s target audience is 12 year old retards.


thats what they get for listening to the people on the waypoint forums

  • 03.01.2012 10:45 AM PDT
Subject: March Playlist Update - It's huge! Goes LIVE March 6th 2012!

Forget it man, and get with the countdown. Shake this square world and blast off for Kicksville.

Reach host ranking algorithm: (a*quit_percentage + b*isMexican + c*(1/KDR) + d*hasGuest) * 100
where a > b = d > c

Posted by: Mikelp_1
I could agree with toning the damage required for a bleedthrough kill to work, but nuking it completely? Really? *sigh*

All bleedthrough really needed was a fully regenerating health system so it was more predictable in gameplay, imo.

As a side note, this now means that the NR will no longer be a 6-shot kill, I guess.

And retards can try their best to herp-a-derp me again, but that goes without saying.

"Super Slayer" = lulz.

[Edited on 03.01.2012 1:57 PM PST]

  • 03.01.2012 10:47 AM PDT
Subject: March Playlist Update - It's huge!

I wonder if there are going to be more people in Super or Team Slayer?

  • 03.01.2012 10:48 AM PDT
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Posted by: aBlueBookshelf
THEY REMOVED SQUAD SLAYER



-blam!- THIS -blam!-NIG GAME I'M DONE


This is what I meant to say.

LOL @ removing bleedthrough entirely, what in the flying -blam!-?

So now we're back to:

3 DMR shots, pummel, pummel = pummel, pummel

Are you mother-blam!- serious?

  • 03.01.2012 10:49 AM PDT

Tin shacks and catfish bones.

Wait...

Squad Slayer...

Gone? GTFO

I don't normally say things like this but: 343, you failed.

  • 03.01.2012 10:51 AM PDT

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If you would like to know more about Mythic difficulty please go to this thread. Thank you.

Please do not send me "recruitment messages" as I'm not interested in joining any groups currently.

I'm done. Removing Squad Slayer (no Armour Lock), Bleedthrough, and adding Heavies (but with the improvement of 110% speed of course) basically gives me an ultimatum for MM: MLG or bust.

So very, very disappointing.

  • 03.01.2012 10:53 AM PDT

Why even bother, really?
I rage.

This is about the dumbest update i've ever seen. I'm gonna be mainly playing fifa from now on i guess. I mean, why in the world would they remove squad slayer. I have absolutely no hope for halo 4. I also like how they completely ignored arena.

  • 03.01.2012 10:56 AM PDT
Subject: March Playlist Update - It's huge! Goes LIVE March 6th 2012!
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-blam!- 343 catering to the -blam!- retarded kids on their forums..

Squad slayer removed? wtf?! bleed through completely removed? wtf?! evade removed? wtf?!

So they took out squad slayer the best slayer playlist because it didn't have AL and added a TS replica with TU settings.. WHY?!!? Just keep it how it is, you're taking away the playlist bungie made for every one who hated AL just to make a new playlist with it in it.. -blam!- fail.

This is a HUGE fail imo and just made the game worse. We'll see how long I play the game after this update.

[Edited on 03.01.2012 10:59 AM PST]

  • 03.01.2012 10:56 AM PDT