Two grumbles.
1) My opinion of Unearthed has slowly transitioned from flawed gem to enormous wasted opportunity. Lots of small geometry problems and a near total dearth of vehicles are inexplicable on a map built for vehicles. I just had a game where myself and one other player got through to the end of the third round. We saw one Wraith and two Ghosts that entire time. We didn't touch the Rocket Hog, because it's terrible. (For comparison, I average killing about six Wraiths per game on Beachhead, with a game best of 12.) I do not understand why 343i and CS built a Firefight map for vehicles and then did not put vehicles on it.
2) I'm disappointed with the lack of post-launch support from Bungie. Many major bugs are simply left unfixed, and Bungie won't comment or respond to players who are asking for things to be fixed. I just sat out around ten minutes of a game of Firefight on Courtyard where two players were idling in the exploitable vent over center. They were both playing, just dancing around celebrating their ability to make everyone else miserable. I see this on every Firefight map. Bungie won't fix this, or respond to people asking them to do so. Whether they are unable or unwilling to do so, I do not know. It is something I wish 343i would look into. I do not understand why game-breaking exploits are not addressed in any way seven months post-ship.
Other problems like the betrayal boot left off and lack of extended game for one or more players add to the woes.
I know Firefight is a secondary mode in terms of popularity to Multiplayer, but as a big fan of it, it feels badly mishandled and neglected since release.
1) My opinion of Unearthed has slowly transitioned from flawed gem to enormous wasted opportunity. Lots of small geometry problems and a near total dearth of vehicles are inexplicable on a map built for vehicles. I just had a game where myself and one other player got through to the end of the third round. We saw one Wraith and two Ghosts that entire time. We didn't touch the Rocket Hog, because it's terrible. (For comparison, I average killing about six Wraiths per game on Beachhead, with a game best of 12.) I do not understand why 343i and CS built a Firefight map for vehicles and then did not put vehicles on it.
2) I'm disappointed with the lack of post-launch support from Bungie. Many major bugs are simply left unfixed, and Bungie won't comment or respond to players who are asking for things to be fixed. I just sat out around ten minutes of a game of Firefight on Courtyard where two players were idling in the exploitable vent over center. They were both playing, just dancing around celebrating their ability to make everyone else miserable. I see this on every Firefight map. Bungie won't fix this, or respond to people asking them to do so. Whether they are unable or unwilling to do so, I do not know. It is something I wish 343i would look into. I do not understand why game-breaking exploits are not addressed in any way seven months post-ship.
Other problems like the betrayal boot left off and lack of extended game for one or more players add to the woes.
I know Firefight is a secondary mode in terms of popularity to Multiplayer, but as a big fan of it, it feels badly mishandled and neglected since release.
