It took me an incredibly long time to notice that Multi Bomb Assault is in none of the playlists and is hardly played anywhere. I believe that some people are not aware of Multi Bomb's existance. It took me a while to realize that this gametype existed- Ive never seen in custom games and its never appeared in matchmaking and has never been planned to be in matchmaking. If you dont know what Multi Bomb is- Each team has their own bomb and must plant it in the enemy base. One team cannot return or pick up the enemy team's bomb. Its pretty simple, yet it would be amazing for Big Team. Note: It has been said that Multi Bomb has been played in Objective when Halo 3 was new, but I believe that the only place that it appeared in was Halo 2 Objective.
I think ive played it a couple times but i think its better than one bomb. Just like multi-flag i think is better than one flag. I agree, it would be amazing for Big Team.
I agree on the fact that this would be an incredible gametype, I don't quite understand why this isn't in matchmaking. If someone would just make that right BTB map on sandbox with two bases, this gametype would be the best. Too bad bungie hasn't put it into halo3's matchmaking, yet.
Yeah, I'd love to play this in Big Team. Why don't you try making a thread about this in the Optimatch forum on Bnet? Even though Bnet denizens are notorious for their retarded posting habits, most people are pretty reasonable in that section of the forum, and Shishka actually reads and comments on that stuff. Try it, and see what happens.
Assault is exactly what you're talking about. Why do you all not know this? The variation known as Neutral assault is the more commonly played version, but regular assault is when both teams have a bomb and must plant it in the other teams base. It is unknown why Bungie doesnt put it in their playlist, but I frequently play regular assault in my custom parties. It does exist.
We are aware that this is regular assault- It is just never played, so we just want to see it in Matchmaking because none of the playlists have this varient. Also- I have put a thread about this on the Optimatch forum- most people said that they would like it, but most of my posts are unread because it gets bumped down every time because there are 50 threads afterwards such as "GIVEZ US LIVING DEAD PERMANENTZ!!!!!"
I could see how it would work in matchmaking. I honestly don't know why it's not in MM, but I'm sure bungie has a reason for it. Either that or they're stupid, which is a legitimate argument I suppose...
I would like to see assault in matchmaking. personally i like multi-bomb and multi-flag better than neutral assault or one flag
Sure, you play it all the time when double exp comes out, GRIFBALL!!!!!!! It should be in social skirmish, and it used to be in team objective
Maybe It has to do with grieving (sp?) where one player could take the bomb and not drop it until he is betrayed, then boot the guy who kills him. Or maybe there is a better reason... I agree, with OP I also would like to see assault in MM.
i agree. there are tons of great gametypes that should be put into matchmaking, but arent for unsupposed reasons. i would definitely play more btb if it was part of the playlist.
If a person did that is multi bomb, why wouldnt they do that in neutral assault or one bomb? That wouldnt be a reason to remove the gametype from the playlists. I dont think this gametype would work in Skirmish though either. You dont often play multi flag on skirmish unless its on a small map such as narrows. Multi bomb would need more people to defend and attack simultaneously- unlike flag, where you go to the enemy base, grab and run. Assault needs to go to the enemy base, plant a bomb, defend the bomb for 15 secs....
I never liked one-flag or one-bomb, the idea sounds good on paper but it never really clicked for me. I don't know why, I just don't find it as exciting. Weird how Bungie doesn't have multi-bomb in any playlist, seeing as how it's "true" assault (like the way 2-flag is "true" CTF, if you get what I mean).
I really didn't think one bomb through... but in neutral assault you have the other team going for you, not just your teammates.
Not really- In every assault game, the enemy team is always going for you. In One Bomb, its so you cannot reach their base. Neutral Assault- they go after you to take the bomb. Multiple Bombs, they go after you to stop you from getting your bomb to their base and so that they can get into your base. So in every assault game, if you hold the bomb and stay back- the enemy will kill you because they can kill you. Its either for K/D or so that they are not found.