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Subject: Halo 4's map design is one of the best in the series

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Please tell me you are trolling. In my opinion, the maps are too small, lack details and good hiding places, and don't have enough space to really use vehicles effectively.

  • 01.07.2013 11:10 PM PDT
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blarg.

The only one that I think is memorable is Complex. I love Complex. All the others are fine to play on, but pretty forgettable. Reach also had Swordbase which was better than most, and a Forge World one that I can't remember the name of.

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  • 01.07.2013 11:11 PM PDT

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Posted by: Teh_Zoid
Exile is an awful map

  • 01.07.2013 11:14 PM PDT
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Halo 2 had the best maps. Halo 3 had good ones too.

You know what the new maps dont have that dont make them as great. Buttons and Moving parts. Or any change in the maps.
Changes in the map are great. It makes the battlefield dynamic and interesting.

  • 01.07.2013 11:18 PM PDT
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I could create a more diverse and fun map set using Halo 3's Forge on Foundry and Sandbox, than what Halo 4 has to offer right now.

  • 01.07.2013 11:29 PM PDT
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Other than the map breaking Gauss Hog, I don't see why everyone hates Exile so much.

My favorite maps though would have to be:
Small: Adrift/Haven
Large: Ragnarok/Exile
Dominion: Longbow

The worst map I have ever played though would be Complex, one reason being that it's in all the wrong playlists(seriously, it's literally built for Dominion yet it's in Regicide) and the other reason is that it's a generally bad map.

  • 01.07.2013 11:39 PM PDT
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Wreckage is the best Crimson map, you craycray.

  • 01.07.2013 11:43 PM PDT
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Posted by: Mr Pinata
Wreckage is the best Crimson map, you craycray.
I would disagree and say Shatter, but that one only looks great, I abhor the way it plays.

  • 01.07.2013 11:45 PM PDT
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The 4v4 maps are generally lacklustre, aside from Haven and Adrift those maps don't appeal to me, I also quite like Harvest and Wreckage from the Crimson map pack.

This game's big team maps really do shine though. Ragnarok, Exile, Longbow and Meltdown are all great maps which is why I enjoy playing BTB so much.

  • 01.07.2013 11:50 PM PDT
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Posted by: Mastergee
The 4v4 maps are generally lacklustre, aside from Haven and Adrift those maps don't appeal to me, I also quite like Harvest and Wreckage from the Crimson map pack.

This game's big team maps really do shine though. Ragnarok, Exile, Longbow and Meltdown are all great maps which is why I enjoy playing BTB so much.
I think Longbow is terrible for BTB, but fantastic for Dominion

Meltdown is an iffy map across the board due to it's spawning of people(all over the place) and ordinances(over abundance of Incineration Cannons/Binary Rifles)

  • 01.07.2013 11:56 PM PDT
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I just count Dominion as a form of BTB.

  • 01.07.2013 11:58 PM PDT

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  • 01.08.2013 12:00 AM PDT

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Posted by: HipiO7
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Halo 2 has the best maps in the series. Ill fight you to death over that.

  • 01.08.2013 12:02 AM PDT

I agree OP. I like all of Halo 4's maps, save for Solace, and I don't really hate it with a passion or anything. I have a love/hate relationship with Adrift and Complex depending on my mood. Its worth noting I haven't played any of the new DLC maps or Meltdown enough to have a definite opinion of them.

  • 01.08.2013 12:24 AM PDT

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For every good map there's an equally bad one:

For Haven, there's Adrift
For Abandon, there's Solace
For Vortex, there's Meltdown
For Ragnarok, there's Exile
For Longbow, there's Complex

Oh, and as for crimson, harvest's -blam!- but the other two play nicely in objective.

  • 01.08.2013 12:29 AM PDT
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Posted by: DarkJet7
For every good map there's an equally bad one:

For Haven, there's Adrift
For Abandon, there's Solace
For Vortex, there's Meltdown
For Ragnarok, there's Exile
For Longbow, there's Complex

Oh, and as for crimson, harvest's -blam!- but the other two play nicely in objective.
Are you implying Adrift is bad? I can understand all the other opinions, but how can one hate Adrift?

  • 01.08.2013 12:31 AM PDT

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Posted by: Peco

Posted by: DarkJet7
For every good map there's an equally bad one:

For Haven, there's Adrift
For Abandon, there's Solace
For Vortex, there's Meltdown
For Ragnarok, there's Exile
For Longbow, there's Complex

Oh, and as for crimson, harvest's -blam!- but the other two play nicely in objective.
Are you implying Adrift is bad? I can understand all the other opinions, but how can one hate Adrift?
Most of the time, nothing happens, and then when something does happen it's over two fast.

I'm not saying it's not enjoyable because it certainly is, just that the map design is bad, in contrast to how haven's design is good (on a scale of -7 to 7, haven would be a 6 and adrift would be a -6)

  • 01.08.2013 12:34 AM PDT
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Posted by: DarkJet7

Posted by: Peco

Posted by: DarkJet7
For every good map there's an equally bad one:

For Haven, there's Adrift
For Abandon, there's Solace
For Vortex, there's Meltdown
For Ragnarok, there's Exile
For Longbow, there's Complex

Oh, and as for crimson, harvest's -blam!- but the other two play nicely in objective.
Are you implying Adrift is bad? I can understand all the other opinions, but how can one hate Adrift?
Most of the time, nothing happens, and then when something does happen it's over two fast.

I'm not saying it's not enjoyable because it certainly is, just that the map design is bad, in contrast to how haven's design is good (on a scale of -7 to 7, haven would be a 6 and adrift would be a -6)
Okay then

I just find Adrift to be generally good due to it's 3 story layer and the fact that it's symmetrical, but games do go badly on occasion.

  • 01.08.2013 12:36 AM PDT

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Isolation was a great map OP!

Anyway, I thought Halo 4 had some pretty good maps, particularly Solace, and Adrift.

But I found the Crimson Map Pack rather lacking, the scenery had very little variety.

  • 01.08.2013 1:59 AM PDT
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  • 01.08.2013 2:04 AM PDT

Halo Reach and 4's maps are complete bologna.

  • 01.08.2013 2:05 AM PDT


Posted by: Peco
Okay then

I just find Adrift to be generally good due to it's 3 story layer and the fact that it's symmetrical, but games do go badly on occasion.


Adrift is absolute garbage.

They looked at campdown and thought "Hmm, lets make it even bigger!". Even worse thanks to ordnance drops like sword/shotgun/scattershot and boltshot secondary.

Halo 4 only has 1 map that is actually good. 1 single map that is well designed, flows well and plays good. That map is Haven.

  • 01.08.2013 2:06 AM PDT