A few good options are better than many that don't work (Destiny)

by RC , UK, Wednesday, December 17, 2014, 06:08 (3631 days ago) @ Acheron

Population Halo: Reach had - what - 25 playlists? So many of those struggled to hold a decent population that would get you good matches. 343 Industries initially were going for a '10 playlists maximum' thing for Halo 4, but since went over that after incessant demands. Halo 4 had other issues, but last I played quite a few of those playlists were still seriously struggling as well. They're just too niche.

Playing Fair. For online, automated, always-on Matchmaking playlists, a lot of gametypes that Halo had - and ones that you mentioned - actually don't work very well. Halo-standard 2-flag CTF for example, devolves into a super-extended Slayer so often when one team gets a point advantage and refuses to finish the game. When there isn't a great difference in ability, teams still end up just killing each other ad-nauseum because they physically can't get past one another to make a flag run. In Destiny with blinking, camo, supers & et al. it would be crazy.

1v1 Slayer was tried in Halo 3, remember. It was an abject failure. One person gets a lead, then runs away from the other to keep their lead until time runs down. Variations with waypoints were hated. Heavy ammo was hoarded, sometimes too abundant and gives massive advantage in 1-on-1 engagements over and over. In Destiny you'd spend most of your time running around looking for the person, not fighting.

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PVP lacking options? - Acheron, 2014-12-17, 03:55
- Inferno - ChaosSociety, 2014-12-17, 04:42
- The game is 3 months old - iconicbanana, 2014-12-17, 06:02
  - The game is 3 months old - Monochron, 2014-12-17, 08:10
    - The game is 3 months old - iconicbanana, 2014-12-17, 08:17
  - The game is 3 months old - Cody Miller, 2014-12-17, 09:36
    - The game is 3 months old - iconicbanana, 2014-12-17, 09:50
      - The game is 3 months old - Cody Miller, 2014-12-17, 09:58
        
        The game is 3 months old - iconicbanana, 2014-12-17, 10:02
        
        The game is 3 months old - Spec ops Grunt, 2014-12-17, 10:38
        
        The game is 3 months old - Korny, 2014-12-17, 10:54
- A few good options are better than many that don't work - RC, 2014-12-17, 06:08
  - Destiny and CTF - Blackt1g3r, 2014-12-17, 07:36
  - A few good options are better than many that don't work - Revenant1988, 2014-12-17, 07:49
    - A few good options are better than many that don't work - kidtsunami, 2014-12-17, 08:04
      - A few good options are better than many that don't work - Revenant1988, 2014-12-17, 08:12
        
        I take it you're not into data analysis or statistics. - kidtsunami, 2014-12-17, 08:15
        
        Maths and I don't get along ;) - Revenant1988, 2014-12-17, 08:27
        
        I think they haven't figured out CTF yet - iconicbanana, 2014-12-17, 08:30
        
        I think they haven't figured out CTF yet - Revenant1988, 2014-12-17, 08:41
        
        I think they haven't figured out CTF yet - iconicbanana, 2014-12-17, 08:55
        
        I think they haven't figured out CTF yet - Blackt1g3r, 2014-12-17, 08:56
        
        Maths and I don't get along ;) - Korny, 2014-12-17, 08:58
        
        Maths and I don't get along ;) - Chewbaccawakka, 2014-12-17, 09:31
        
        Maths and I don't get along ;) - iconicbanana, 2014-12-17, 09:35
        
        Maths and I don't get along ;) - Chewbaccawakka, 2014-12-17, 09:38
        
        Maths and I don't get along ;) - Cody Miller, 2014-12-17, 09:38
        
        I take it you're not into data analysis or statistics. - RaichuKFM, 2014-12-17, 08:28
        
        They did... - RC, 2014-12-17, 12:51
- CTF 2Fort - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-12-17, 16:59
  - TFC CTF 2Fort - dogcow, 2014-12-18, 09:11

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