[Locked] Assault Preview Feedback Thread

PhoebeRoxz wrote:

Love assault and to those that say it is griffball with guns griffbal was based on assault as assault was in HCE and griffbal did not come round till H3s foundry update. Now on to assault it's self the mode works fine love it on these maps stasis empire truth and colisium. What you must do for pro league compatibility 1 make the respawn time longer to 10 seconds and think where to spawn people example truth don't spawn people pink one spawn them in the CTF spawns as assault should force the same spawn control. 2 weapons colisium assault should have sniper rockets and the shotgun instead of scattershot empire spnkr launcher no smgs shotgun and OS tower two or outside. Stasis rockets top mid camo instead of OS on bottom mid keep shotgun and hydra truth sword top mid just like midship and the truth H5 beta camo pink one and remove the fulerod. 3 don't just stop with assault give us oddball as well I would love to see oddball rig stasis colisium plaza and moltin. Then give us a king of the hill mode with a rotating hill that moves around the map. At this point in Halo 5 it needs more competitive game modes to succeed as slayer flag and strongholds are boring now after so many months of just them we need variety and we need it now!

DementedMouth55 wrote:

The ball arms way too fast. You can be almost at the base one minute and the enemy team has scored the next.

To be fair, I'd rather have the King of the Hill gametype over Assault. I'm eager to see the Rocket Race maps for that built by the community

I Anti Saint I wrote:

A little disappointed. I'm glad you guys are including it but I have no better memories of halo than assault on Zanzibar (remake this map already!) with the old school assault attack and defend mode. Neutral ball to me is fine but Halo 5 as a whole is already so fast paced, let us old schoolers have some fun too. Include some attack and defend on medium sized maps. So fun. Oh and assault on ivory tower, attack and defend. It just works.

• Slayer - Medium Paced Strategies (Planning Advantageous Outcomes ie Numbers, Weapons, Powerups, Map Positions)
• Capture The Flag - Fast Paced Strategies (Planning Quick Flag Routes/Grabs)
• Strongholds - Slow Paced Strategies (Planning Setup for Defending Strongholds)
• Assault - Round-Based Strategies (Pre-Planning for Offensive/Defensive Pushes)

Syxnrgy wrote:

jyokley wrote:

1. Round Based: I think this little tweak could make Assault feel a lot less like CTF. Downtime between rounds would allow players to have a fair chance at planning out their route each time. Team coordination can allow players to decide with one another where they will rush/where the enemy might rush/who should get the ball first/etc. CTF can remain as a frantic dash for the flag and a return to base and in game coordination, but Assault can be about planning and coordinating before the game begins. It also leaves a better "oh sh*t" effect when your base gets blown to smithereens.
2. Make the bomb throwable: In CTF you can hold a Magnum with the flag. It's a unique idea that really spruced up the gametype and gave it a nice CTF signature. Why not do something similar to assault by allowing bomb carriers to throw the bomb? It would add some interesting potential plays into the mix, and nothing screams "Halo Assault" more than recklessly tossing about a massive explosive payload.
3. Bring Assault to BTB: This just seems mutually beneficial to both the playlist and the gametype. I'm aware that this isn't exactly direct feedback to the assault preview itself, but while we're making changes I think it would be a great way to spruce up BTB (maybe more community maps that involve assault could be brought in).
4. Attack/Defend Rounds: This might not exactly work on Arena maps, but attacking and defending has been a staple of assault that has made it stand out from other game types.
5. Assault + Breakout Maps: Breakout maps seem like the perfect fit for Assault, especially if it becomes round based. They have clear, varied routes that are perfect for planning and coordinating. Imagine players thinking to themselves about what the best route would be to surprise the enemy and get the bomb first.

As of right now, Assault is pretty fun. I'm glad the arm time was changed, though it could probably be just a tad longer. Not as long as it used to be, but a tad longer. If anything, Assault's just missing a lot of the things that made it feel different from CTF. Assault has always been one of those gametypes where when you're explaining it to a friend in layman terms, you'd likely say "it's like CTF except you arm the flag in the opponents base". In reality, it was always different because of its signature characteristics—explosions, preround strategy, and a LOT of coordination. That said, I think the list above would do a lot to bring assault back to its roots while keeping it fresh, exciting, and unique.

Oh and while we're tampering with the ball gametype, could we someday perhaps get an official Oddball and Ricochet return? ;)

I definitely agree with your attack/defend round-based points but I believe it could be implemented into Arena in the state of this:

1. Attack (Blue) v Defense (Red) - 3 minutes
2. Defense (Blue) v Attack (Red) - 3 minutes
3. Attack (Blue) v Defense (Red) - 3 minutes
4. Defense (Blue) v Attack (Red) - 3 minutes
5. TIE BREAKER: 3-Min Nuetral Bomb

The rounds would be played out as so the Attacking team to win a round must successfully plant the bomb in the enemy detonation zone, the Defenders to win must successful hold out for the duration of the round. There would be four rounds split into 3-minute intervals allowing the game to be of 12 minutes in total, and would give teams a chance to change tactics depending on the first round run throughs... In the case of a 2-2 tie the game would go into a TIE BREAKER which would be just like Assault in it's current iteration and the first goal scored wins...