Halo 5 Blood Gulch

• Blood Gulch Halo Reach

Heavy weapons are the key to getting a ton of kills in Halo. They can be hard to find, but are very effective at killing groups of enemies. Also, try sniping, not only is it very gratifying, its very safe, snipers often have 3:1 or 4:1 kill death ratios. If you can't one of those, use your trusty pistol. Halo 5 is having entirely new movement mechanics. Having maps remade with that just ruin the fun of the map, as it doesn't fit well. Just looked at Hemorrhage/Ragnorak and how they play because of sprint. Share Watch Halo 5's 'Blood Gulch' successor in action Halo 5: Guardians ' multiplayer saw its first full update yesterday with the release of 'Battle of Shadow and Light,' which added, among other things, Big Team Battle — a long-running Halo multiplayer playlist that was notably missing from Halo 5 's launch lineup.

Blood Gulch Halo Reach

Halo 5's first major update, dubbed 'Battle of Shadow and Light' (presumably because 'People Pretend-Shooting Each Other' didn't have that 'epic' feel) is now live. It's a sizeable one too, containing seven armor sets with seven corresponding helmets, seven emblems, three weapon skins, two vehicle paintjobs, and one new visor with which to customize your Spartan.

Personally, I'm more excited for the four new maps and the return of Big Team Battle - an 8v8 multiplayer mode with three variants including Slayer and Capture The Flag. BTB has existed since Halo 2, and it was where I spent most of my online fragging time in Halo 3, so it holds a dear place in my supersoldier augmented heart. Another piece of Halo nostalgia that's been brought back by today's update: Blood Gulch.

It's called Basin now, and it's been tweaked ever so slightly just like it has every other time it's made an appearance, but there's no mistaking this classic map. Think I'll grab some donuts and sit my caboose down to play some tonight.

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