Halo 3 v9 settings

[Aphex Twin]

What would you add or change about the current settings/gametype rotation?

Whether or not the gametypes should be updated is a topic that should be kept out of this thread.

 

EDIT:

 

V8 Settings:

 

Team Slayer
Amplified
Construct
Heretic
Narrows
The Pit

 

Multi Flag
Heretic
Narrows
Onslaught
The Pit

Team King
Construct

Team Oddball
Guardian

Primary Weapon = Battle Rifle         
Shield Recharge Rate = 90%         
Damage Modifier = 110%         
Player Speed = 110%         
Motion Tracker Mode = Off         
Suicide Penalty = None         
Betrayal Penalty = None         
Team Changing = Not Allowed         
        
GB CTF Nar 8         
Sudden Death = 30 Seconds         
Flag At Home to Score = Enabled         
Flag Return Time = 3 Seconds         
Flag Reset Time = 15 Seconds         
Flag Carrier Traits, Damage Modifier = 50%         
Time Limit = 15 Minutes         
        
GB CTF 5Flag 8         
Captures to Win = 5         
Sudden Death = 30
Seconds         
Flag At Home to Score =
Enabled         
Flag Return Time = 3
Seconds         
Flag Reset Time = 15
Seconds         
Flag Carrier Traits,
Damage Modifier = 50%         
Time Limit = 15 Minutes         
        
GB CTF Pit 8         
Sudden Death = 30
Seconds         
Flag Return Time =
Disabled         
Flag Reset Time = 15
Seconds         
Flag Carrier Traits,
Damage Modifier = 50%         
Custom Powerup Traits, Duration = 3 Seconds         
Custom Powerup Traits, Damage Resistance = Invulnerable         
Custom Powerup Traits, Shield Multiplier = 3X Overshields         
Custom Powerup Traits, Shield Recharge Rate = 200% (Faster)         
Custom Powerup Traits, Player Speed = Unchanged         
Time Limit = 15 Minutes         
        
MLG Ball 8         
Score to Win = 250         
Ball Carrier Traits,
Damage Modifier = 50%         
Time Limit = 15 Minutes         
        
MLG CTF Nar 8         
Flag At Home to Score =
Enabled         
Flag Return Time = 3
Seconds         
Flag Reset Time = 15
Seconds         
Flag Carrier Traits,
Damage Modifier = 50%         
Time Limit = 30 Minutes         
        
MLG CTF 5Flag 8         
Captures to Win = 5         
Flag At Home to Score =
Enabled         
Flag Return Time = 3
Seconds         
Flag Reset Time = 15
Seconds         
Flag Carrier Traits,
Damage Modifier = 50%         
Time Limit = 30 Minutes         
        
MLG CTF Pit 8         
Flag Return Time =
Disabled         
Flag Reset Time = 15
Seconds         
Flag Carrier Traits,
Damage Modifier = 50%         
Custom Powerup Traits, Duration = 3 Seconds         
Custom Powerup Traits, Damage Resistance = Invulnerable         
Custom Powerup Traits, Shield Multiplier = 3X Overshields         
Custom Powerup Traits, Shield Recharge Rate = 200% (Faster)         
Custom Powerup Traits, Player Speed = Unchanged         
Time Limit = 30 Minutes         
        
MLG King 8         
Score to Win = 250         
Hill Movement = 2
Minutes         
Hill Movement Order =
Sequence     
Custom Powerup Traits, Duration = 3 Seconds         
Custom Powerup Traits, Damage Resistance = Invulnerable         
Custom Powerup Traits, Shield Multiplier = 3X Overshields         
Custom Powerup Traits, Shield Recharge Rate = 200% (Faster)         
Custom Powerup Traits, Player Speed = Unchanged         
Time Limit = 15 Minutes         
Respawn Time = 10
Seconds         
        
MLG TS 8         
Custom Powerup Traits, Duration = 3 Seconds         
Custom Powerup Traits, Damage Resistance = Invulnerable         
Custom Powerup Traits, Shield Multiplier = 3X Overshields         
Custom Powerup Traits, Shield Recharge Rate = 200% (Faster)         
Custom Powerup Traits, Player Speed = Unchanged         
Time Limit = 15 Minutes         
Vehicle Set = No
Vehicles         
        
MLG Cstruct TS8         
Custom Powerup Traits, Duration = 60 Seconds         
Custom Powerup Traits, Player Speed = Unchanged         
Custom Powerup Traits, Active Camo = Good Camo         
Time Limit = 15 Minutes         
Vehicle Set = No
Vehicles

 

 

[Squeak]

Add a good sandbox map?

[careh]

Added current settings to the OP.

 

Team Slayer
Construct
Heretic
Narrows
The Pit

Amplified

+ Citadel

 

Multi Flag
Heretic
Narrows
The Pit
Onslaught

 

Team King
Construct

+ Citadel

 

Team Oddball
Guardian

 

Removed both Onslaught and Amplified as the styles of those gametypes are better represented by Heretic - no reason for two very similar sets of gametypes. Would be open to Citadel Flag or Bomb but the safe bet is KOTH.

 

Add a good sandbox map?

Which? I'm not overly familiar with the H3 forge scene but I know of some of the top contenders for the competitive settings at the time.

 

Pipeline - http://haloevolved.com/threads/pipeline.97497/

Genome (played better in h3 apparently) - http://haloevolved.com/threads/genome.106215/

Cynosure (again player better in h3) - http://haloevolved.com/threads/cynosure.72690/

Hexagon - GT: Alt 0191

 

Also MLG map pack #1 and #2 for more maps.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cupLPIVNnY

 

EDIT; as the OP states this is concentrated purely on the settings themselves, lets leave all worldly issues aside and focus purely on the game.

[Mechonis]

I would love to see a bomb or KotH gametype.

Also Amplified TS needs to go.

[aquitain3]

I don't care if yall disagree but the Halo 3 forge maps should be removed because they are....unacceptable.

[Infinity]

Multi FlagHereticNarrowsThe PitOnslaught Team KingConstruct+ Citadel

Can't do that, you need to have balanced BO5's

 

 

Also here is my list:

 

Slayer:

- Pit

- Narrows

- Heretic

- Citadel

- Construct

 

Flag:

- Narrows

- Pit

- Heretic

-Citadel if it works, otherwise Onslaught

 

Oddball:

- Heretic

- Guardian

 

Don't get your hopes up AGL will probably just use v8

[Brutality]

Replace Onslaught CTF with Citadel CTF and Amplified TS with Citadel TS.

 

Won't happen, but I always wanted it to.

[ThreeShotPistol]

I hated Amp from the beginning. If we have a great Midship that has TS, what's the point of a fake Midship with TS?

 

I still can't believe that Pit KOTH was ever removed. It to me was as good as any H3 gametype ever was. I loved that.

[WaiHo]

Quarantine slayer and Deadbolt flag instead of ons/amp

[LimeSoda]

Yeah I agree with everyone on that Amp TS should be removed. Onslaught is better but also iffy.

[Brutality]

Yeah I agree with everyone on that Amp TS should be removed. Onslaught is better but also iffy.

It's a poor man's Midship.

 

 

 

 

And we have Midship.

[careh]

Don't get your hopes up AGL will probably just use v8

Screw balance :} Yeh there's no expectation for anything to happen, too many issues in the way, it's just nice to talk about it maybe get a few customs together.

 

Also you removed Construct KOTH

[IKorlash]

A v9 would definitely be awesome.

 

There are so many worthy forge maps in H3 it's sometimes saddening.

[ThreeShotPistol]

Screw balance :} Yeh there's no expectation for anything to happen, too many issues in the way, it's just nice to talk about it maybe get a few customs together.

 

Also you removed Construct KOTH

lol I thought the same thing. We have a perfectly working KOTH why have no KOTH gametypes? Especially considering how well Construct KOTH games play out.

[bound]

Why do people want citadel wth?

[zZunair]

Citadel was better than shitlified and onslaught. No need for copies of middy if you have the real thing IMO

[Aphex Twin]

Can't do that, you need to have balanced BO5's

 

Why?

 

We should use 125/150 instead of the current damage/resistance settings because the former compensates for the BR randomness by a greater extent.

 

Gametypes that should be removed:

Amp TS

Onslaught CTF

Pit TS

Construct TS

Narrows TS

 

Gametypes that would be better:

Citadel TS

Citadel CTF

Assembly TS

Assembly CTF

Cold Storage TS

Cold Storage Ball

Isolation Hill

Blackout Ball

 

More map variety would not only enhance the spectator experience, but also require teams to learn more maps which would do a better job at indicating the better team.

[Akquire]

Why?

 

We should use 125/150 instead of the current damage/resistance settings because the former compensates for the BR randomness by a greater extent.

 

Gametypes that should be removed:

Amp TS

Onslaught CTF

Pit TS

Construct TS

Narrows TS

 

Gametypes that would be better:

Citadel TS

Citadel CTF

Assembly TS

Assembly CTF

Cold Storage TS

Cold Storage Ball

Isolation Hill

Blackout Ball

 

More map variety would not only enhance the spectator experience, but also require teams to learn more maps which would do a better job at indicating the better team.

 

 

I recall there being an issue with the way the teleporters worked on Cold Storage that differed from how it played as Chill Out, which is why it was never mentioned or included.

[SilentRaine]

Would remove both Amplified and Onslaught, neither were ever worth having considering we have Heretic. Add Citadel TS and another good KOTH or Oddball map, since we only have one of them each.

[Brutality]

Just because it isn't identical to its predecessor, doesn't mean it isn't still a good map.

[Noodle]

This might not be a popular opinion, but if Guardian Ball isn't replaced with a Heretic Ball or a different map I'd at least like to see camo and sniper not spawn for the first two minutes of the game. I guess I'm just a bitch for symmetry, but the start of the game feels weird to me with how the two teams approach those two items from different angles at the start of the game.

[BxSouljah]

Can we just please not have Amplified anymore?  Replace it with Blackout, Cold Storage, or Citadel.

[MATCLAN]

I recall there being an issue with the way the teleporters worked on Cold Storage that differed from how it played as Chill Out, which is why it was never mentioned or included.

The lack of telefragging means the receiver nodes can be blocked indefinitely which messes up the map's flow.

 

Anyway, I quite like Careh's suggestion of dropping Amplified & Onslaught for Citadel. In addition I would replace Pit TS with Assembly TS. With the right weapon set I could see that map playing quite nicely.

 

EDIT: For some reason I misread the OP and thought that Heretic Ball was in as opposed to Guardian Ball.No need to add in a gametype that's already there!

[Velo]

Heretic doesn't play nearly as well as middy did, doesn't mean it's bad, just means midship was amazing.

[Cujjer]

Remove pit TS