You don't have to browse through the dozens of map threads to know that everyone has their own unique way of placing weapons on their maps, and how often those weapons respawn. As a point of discussion, I'm interested to hear how you personally decide which weapons to place on your maps, and how often they respawn. To clarify, I am not looking for "help" or a "guide" to weapon placement. I'm only curious to see what methods others use for weapon placement, and to have a nice chat about it along with a cup of tea. Feel free to join in. I won't even make you drink tea. If you just want to respond, you can skip the rest of this. It's just my contribution to the discussion: Personally, I usually start off with a power weapon or two in mind, place them accordingly, and see what other support weapons fit well with them. I tend to use Rockets only on bigger maps. Otherwise, the Concussion Rifle is my go-to power weapon. On smaller maps I might give it just 1 spare clip, otherwise I'll give it 2. I also only place no more than 4 DMRs or Needle Rifles on any given map, and it sometimes confuses me when other forgers place 8-12 of these weapons on the map, but that's just my personal preference. Grenades feel like they should always come in pairs - be it plasma-plasma, frag-frag, or plasma-frag just to mix it up a bit. Halo 3 had a trend in a lot of the maps where the Needler spawn led to most major power weapons (ex. The Pit, Isolation, Last Resort...I'm sure there are others), and I usually try and follow that, as I have an amount of respect for the weapon. As for respawn times, I am one of the more harsh forgers...I always set major power weapons (imo Rocket Launcher, Spartan Laser, and Plasma Launcher) to the full 180 seconds, sometimes 150 seconds (usually with the Sniper or Focus Rifle, Sword, and Hammer), and then secondary power weapons (Concussion Rifle, Grenade Launcher, Needler) to 120 seconds. Precision weapons get 60-second respawn times. Where it gets hazy are the Covenant weapons. Plasma Rifles (I rarely use Repeaters) tend to get 80-second respawns, and a Plasma Pistol might get 80-100 seconds. If there are vehicles on the map, this might get increased. Anyways, that's it from me - how's about you guys? What approach do you take to placing weapons on your map?
Hmm, I'm definitely as you say harsh when it comes to weapon respawns. Power Weapon spamming is so remarkably annoying, and so I usually set those near the max. When I do have the rocket launcher, I tend not to give it a spare clip. I always make sure that the really big weapons are in heavily traficked areas, so that there is some danger in getting them.