Diablohead
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I wish that I could pick a filter to find DLC matchmade games, I have only ever seen the original first map pack in matchmaking and i've played a few hundred games now.
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Orochinagis
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king picollo
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They should definitely go back to the days map packs went free after 6 months.
How well did Halo 2 maps sell before they became free? What's the difference between the markets for that kind of DLC then and now? Today, if people know they're going to eventually be free wouldn't there be too few early adopters to have the maps be profitable? Wouldn't sales be a better idea?
The Real Napsta
Member
Don't play much doubles then I take it?
HiredN00bs
Member
No, ultimately there are plenty of people who will pay simply to have the maps as soon as they are available. They're willing to deal with dedicated playlist(s) to ensure playing them. The popularity of these playlists declines, or the playlist is retried, and now they have to depend on general matchmaking to play their content. The problem is that a single player can eliminate the possibility of playing the content.
People will be discouraged from buying content they won't really enjoy, especially later in the game's life. It only serves to provide better service to your paying customers to make the content free and required at a certain point (e.g. Halo 3's content should go free/required so that everyone who plays it can experience the full pallette of maps, and also so the playlists can be pruned more easily).
In summary, knowing the content will eventually be free and required wholly increases the value of the content for those that want to pay for it at release.
The ideal system would be full price -> discount -> free/required.
I think the folly of the current system lies with analysts that aren't taking customer satisfaction sufficiently into account.
Hypertrooper
Member
It would be interesting to see if Covenant has the Lich as titan and UNSC the Mammoth. Could be fun.
squidhands
Member
DLC maps should be free and considered in the overall cost of the game. Have DewRitos sponsor it or something if extra money is that much of a concern.
Diablohead
Member
I might have back when it was new but I usually solo jump into team slayer types and ctf, a lot of big team.
Rumble Pit modes in halo 4 make me want to flip a table and I don't usually get like that with gaming, this game however...
HiredN00bs
Member
God, as I see people's enthusiasm about any of the new content introduced, I realize that Halo 4 is almost completely devoid of charm.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Legendary slayer seems okay, Why is it AR spawns?
Diablohead
Member
rolling dem dice son, FFA is heavy gambling.
And to think this is for a paid prized tournament of sorts.
because 343i says so, AR starts are legendary I guess.
I actually like what I have played of legendary slayer so far, it's less of a cluster fuck then the championship playlist is because no perks.
I can't believe some kids get like 20 kills while everyone else has single digits. I get so unlucky it's disturbing.
Yeah, booties, that's ridiculous! Try out legendary slayer. The AR starts and 1 BR on map works really well.
Wait, is there seriously only one rifle on map?
oh, there are two. Pretty good weapon placement. Let me use this laser instead.
Abandon is horribly unbalanced. Red team spawns on the tower with carbine and BR. blue team spawns next to a cliff with one BR in the middle of an open field.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Yea, AR starts is fucking terrible. All you have to do is stand a bit out of AR range and you rip shit apart.
xxjuicesxx
Member
People already have 50s in the championship list? Dear lord.
well, they heard we wanted the classic halo experience... i guess they forgot no one liked AR starts back then?
AR starts fucking ruins the playlist.
Barrow Roll
Member
Someone got wobbled.
Just played a boring ass 4v2 match with ghostayame.
https://app.halowaypoint.com/en-us/Halo4/Booties/home/match-4f78cbcf32837d82
Legendary slayer is awful. Give me a pistol at least!
https://app.halowaypoint.com/en-us/Halo4/Booties/home/match-4f78cbcf32837d82
Legendary slayer is awful. Give me a pistol at least!
YourExWife
Member
I need to stream this amazing shit after lunch.
squidhands
Member
"Because fuck you, go play Throwdown if you want starting rifles, BITCH"
- Quinn DelHoyo (presumably)
Maybe it was Kevin. The destroyer of worlds.
xxjuicesxx
Member
If AR starts are bad (They are) and Legendary Slayer has AR starts. By the transitive property Legendary Slayer is bad.
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MrGreencastle
Member
Seriously. Adrift has two lasers. One at each lift corner. Seriously bad weapon placements from what I played briefly. Only 2 BRs from what I could see, 2 Carbines, Sword and some pistols on fast respawns. Would have been nice if 343 had released an overhead view of each map's weapon locations for the playlist, but I just have to laugh at the lasers on Adrift, it's like they aren't even trying. Shutout has decent weapon spawns, but it's the same as it's always been.
MrGreencastle
Member
That would make too much sense, so no.
Lol
squidhands
Member
ihaveice mentioned the other day that Quinn told him to go play Throwdown if he didn't like AR starts. If he's not careful, he might just become the new xbone spokesperson.
Diablohead
Member
Nope, just AR and 2 nades
Oh, really? Quinn, I like you but stop drinking the kool-aid and eat some humble pie.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
I think some are over-emphasizing Quinn's tone. Seems to me he was trying to get the point across that Throwdown was there with BRs as a solid option to ARs in Legendary.
Not that it makes ARs only in Legendary right, but I really don't think he was being a dick about it. Who knows I guess.
Not that it makes ARs only in Legendary right, but I really don't think he was being a dick about it. Who knows I guess.
xxjuicesxx
Member
Solid Quinn defense. Great job there Cyclone.
squidhands
Member
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
I mean, if you want to just assume he was being an ass go for it. What an odd stance to take though when all we have is text to go on and he's never been an ass to fans before (that I've seen).
I guess anytime anyone says anything that is remotely sensible towards 343 they are defending them though. I'll try harder to automatically hate them and their employees next time. Sorry Juicy. Forgot you don't believe in benefit of the doubt.
The Henery
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Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Dual SMGs on Abandon. The only way Abandon could get worse. That must be the plan for Halo 5.
Orochinagis
Member
And the fact they can fix it without updates or patches or any time restriction its really mind blown.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Why does it seem swat is in every single playlist? It has its own playlist right? Keep it there.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Uggggggggggg. Too many nightmares of single SMG starts.
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