343 Industries gave a preview early Thursday morning on what to expect when "Halo 4" receives its regular weekly update Monday. Say goodbye to the Forge Community playlist and hello to Team Doubles, Capture the Flag tweaks and two new Specializations to unlock.
Team Doubles will make their first appearance in "Halo 4" Monday with 2 vs 2 action in Infinity Doubles, Doubles Pro and CTF Doubles gametypes. Here's the description of each from 343 Industries community manager Jessica Shea.
Infinity Doubles offers the Infinity Slayer experience in 2 vs 2 form. In this variant, players have the option to choose their custom loadout, and instant respawn and radar are enabled. Personal ordnance will kick in at the traditional 70 point mark, but the options are tweaked specifically for Team Doubles. Games are played up to 300 points.
Doubles Pro offers an experience that features preset game loadouts. The score limit is the same as above, but radar, personal ordnance and instant respawn are disabled. Here are the loadouts that will be featured:
Loadout 1:
Starting Weapon - DMR
Secondary Weapon - Magnum
Armor Abilities - None
Tactical Mod - Resupply
Support Mod - DexterityLoadout 2:
Starting Weapon - BR
Secondary Weapon - Magnum
Armor Abilities - None
Tactical Mod - Resupply
Support Mod - DexterityLoadout 3:
Starting Weapon - LightRifle
Secondary Weapon - Magnum
Armor Abilities - None
Tactical Mod - Resupply
Support Mod - DexterityLoadout 4:
Starting Weapon - Carbine
Secondary Weapon - Magnum
Armor Abilities - None
Tactical Mod - Resupply
Support Mod - DexterityCTF Doubles offers the ever-popular Capture the Flag game type, customized for 2 vs 2 play. Custom loadouts and radar are enabled, and respawn time is set to 10 seconds. Flag settings provide an optimal experience for small maps and teams: 5 flags to win, 3 second return, and 15 second reset. Lastly, your flag does not have to be home to score.
The map rotation for Team Double is still being finalized but will include "slightly modified" versions of Haven, Abandon, Solace and some of the community Forge maps. Split-screen players will be presented with the map that "offers the best split-screen experience" when voting according to Shea.
The Capture the Flag playlist is also receiving some changes as well with the Relay and Exile map added to the playlist while the flag reset time on Adrift, Abandon, Solace and Relay is getting dropped to 15 seconds. An Infinity CTF gametype variant is also being added that will allow players to call in personal ordnance. This means capturing the flag guarantees an ordnance drop.
Finally, the Rogue and Tracker Specializations will be unlocked Monday which should round out the complete set of Specializations for "Halo 4". It's unknown if 343 Industries plans to add more or raise the Service Rank cap from 130.
Rogue: Spartan optimization for single-operative missions which require a lone Spartan to be deployed on their own for incredibly long durations of time, even years if required. The Stability armor mod allows users to increase their aiming stability when being fired upon.
Tracker: Spartan optimization for long-range target tracking (trans-continent and off-world), particularly in scenarios where conventional tracking has failed or such a substantial time has passed that the trail has gone cold. The Requisition armor mod allows users the ability to recall their own ordnance requests in order to acquire more helpful weapons in the field.
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Via: Halo Waypoint
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