Halo: Reach gets new and improved Firefight mode

@Ratfoot
Well, it is night time...

@Ratfoot

Well I'm surprised that they allowed you to customize the pace of it. I'm not surprised there's a Firefight mode. Either way Halo's became a pretty massive game...

@Ratfoot They were originally saying there wouldn't be or it was rumored. So relieved is a better word for me.

@aray48 there will be*

@aray48

Truly? Matchmaking you say? Looks like I'll actually get to play it with a full group of 4 for once.

@aray48
Did they never fixed ODST's Firefight..? it's so boring in single player..

@aray48 I wish they would 4 player split screen that would be awesome.

@aray48 Yes please. I was totally unable to enjoy that part of ODST because of the lack of matchmaking.

@aray48
I got downvoted for being in the same boat? No one on my friends list had the game, so to solo firefight was my only option.. think 140,000 would have been my best attempt, I'm not too good at meta game from Halo 3 either, I killed twice as many enemies then my mate, yet he got more points..

and duelling a brute or 2 with a hammer in firefight is tense.. but I'll be glad when the superior Elites are back...

@aray48

Where did you read this? And if it's true, does that mean we're getting Single Player co-op matchmaking also?

@ProtagonistZero

Some dude from Bungie demo'd firefight on G4 and said that. And you can also have your own custom skulls for it.

i hope they add english dialog for the grunts for firefight, at least. they could make some hilarious dialogue for when you turn off aggression for the grunts: "will you friend me on facebook?" "me and the guys were gonna hit the food nipple and then play cards. wanna come?"

@KlassiK seriously. the stuff people have come up with in Halo 3 with Forge is crazy. one of my favorites is a Jenga game: there are two towers over the cliff in standoff, and one person on the ground uses man-cannons to launch stuff at the towers to try and destroy them and knock people off. it's tons of fun. it's in my file share if you want to check it out (it's a map and gametype).

gt: maveric101

imagine a whole level of just hunters and only small arms

@DarkKingSilvers You go commando too?

@DarkKingSilvers
you're on your 12th set of pants i wish my friend was that lucky poor bastard was wearing shorts when he read this god it was everywhere

My pants...

Sorry, but your English is terrible lol. I do not understand how they could "fix" firefight, or how this relates to single player.

@SaberJ
There is no point if you have an excellent true-skill system in place (which they have)

If you want custom games, thats what you have Friends for :P

@SaberJ

It would be nice to have a custom game browser of some sort, or a good way to narrow down what kind of custom games you want to play, then have it pick one for you based on that criteria.

But... that's what the interbutts is for. Find yourself a nice Halo community, set up some matches in advance, and create some new friends. :)

@OptimisticTank
I ♥ them too.

without a doubt my favorite developer. they make awesome games and have a great sense of humor.

or lack of friends to play with.

@TVTiZtiK

You are a prime example of everything that is wrong with the Bungie fan base.

Selfish immature, thinks-he's-amazing player only concerned about the competitive aspect of the game.

You have heard of the Arena in Reach, right? The part of multiplayer designed for the competitive fanbase?

I'd buy Reach if all it had was Firefight with matchmaking.

Some dude from Bungie demo'd firefight on G4 and said that. And you can also have your own custom skulls for it.

Thanks swajus, for your psychiatric evaluation of my feelings towards Halo. Hypothetically speaking, even if you're correct in assuming that I'm selfish and immature, and that I think I am the god of Halo, that doesn't make my opinions any less valid. My points are just as relevant either way.

Yes, I know exactly what Arena is. It's barely a step up from other matchmaking playlists. The only thing that is different about Arena is they remove Armor Lock and the Active Camo loadout, and make DMR starts more frequent. Which is a nice feature, but unfortunately it doesn't it doesn't correct broken or poor gameplay mechanics.

Secondly, I actually have a huge love for casual fun gameplay. I was a huge advocate of Rocket Race and stuff like that. Competitive gameplay is not the only thing I'm concerned with. However, it is huge concern. Competitive gameplay is a huge aspect of the game, and is absolutely crucial to the longevity of any game.

Bungie is almost completely disregarding the competitive fanbase. They had plenty of positive feedback from the first two games, both from the casual audience and the competitive audience, but they chose to ignore almost all the competitive fanbase when making Halo 3. They then received a tremendous amount of negative feedback from angry competitive players, but rather than choosing to own up to their mistakes and fix their game, they have instead opted to continue to ignore one of the biggest groups of players in the game.