Halo 3: June Update Details

aDub

2,904 views May 26th, 2008 at 9:15 pm -

Flipping the calendar to a new month means it is time for another refresh to Halo 3’s Matchmaking playlists. A detailed changelist for the month of June is below. Direct your vitriol, adoration and quirky one-liners to the Optimatch Forum.
Hardcore

ADDED Head to Head (Ranked)

1vs 1 hopper
Relies primarily on Duels-style Slayer (indicator over the head of the person with the high score)
Smaller maps customized in Forge
Low weighted instances of Oddball and KotH

UPDATED MLG

v5 map variants added
Forge map “Amplified” added for Slayer and KotH
Blackout replaces Guardian as Oddball map
Legendary not required on this playlist.

UPDATED SWAT

ShWATguns variant added
Shotty starts
No shields, 150% damage resistance
SWATball variant added
SWAT style oddball
200 points to win
SWAT 2 Flag variant added
SWAT style Capture the Flag
On The Pit and Snowbound
Players can not return flags, returns after 15 seconds on its own.
3 Flags to win

Ranked

UPDATED Team Slayer

Decreased weighting on BR start game types

UPDATED Team Objective

Increased weighting on symmetrical map/gametype combinations, Example: Multi Flag on The Pit
Increased weighting on asymmetrical map/gametype combinations, Example: 1 Flag on High Ground

UPDATED Ranked Big Team

Ranked Big Team will be worth double EXP for the month of June
All restrictions are being removed.
Fixed bug from May Mid-Month update that made the playlist require Legendary (The June playlist will only require Heroic)
If Ranked Big Team does not perform well this month, it may be retired in July.

Social

UPDATED Social Slayer