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| {{Quote|8 on 8 Big Team Slayer and Objective action.|In-game description for ''[[Halo: Reach]]'''s Big Team Battle playlist}} | | {{Quote|8 on 8 Big Team Slayer and Objective action.|In-game description for ''[[Halo: Reach]]'''s Big Team Battle playlist}} |
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| '''Big Team Battle''' (also known as BTB) is a [[matchmaking]] playlist in ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', ''[[Halo 4]]'', ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', and ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.<ref name="josh">[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=168591108&postcount=9516 '''NeoGaf''': ''post #9516 by Josh Holmes'']</ref> Matches involve two teams of eight, making it the largest players by total player count. ''Halo Infinite'' increased the player count to twenty-four, with two teams of twelve.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=ShowcaseExt|L7ZCGAUSCAU|Xbox|Xbox Games Showcase Extended|Y=2021|M=6|D=17}} Big Team Battle orients towards the large, vehicle-based maps and involves both straight [[Slayer]] and objective games. | | '''Big Team Battle''' (also known as BTB) is a [[matchmaking]] playlist in ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', ''[[Halo 4]]'', and ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.<ref name="josh">[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=168591108&postcount=9516 '''NeoGaf''': ''post #9516 by Josh Holmes'']</ref> Matches involve two teams of eight, making it the largest players by total player count. Big Team Battle orients towards the large, vehicle-based maps and involves both straight [[Slayer]] and objective games. |
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| * [[Valhalla]] | | * [[Valhalla]] |
| * [[Sandtrap]] (Heavy) | | * [[Sandtrap]] (Heavy) |
| * [[Sandtrap#Sand Tarp|Sand Tarp]] | | * [[Sandtrap#Variant: Sand Tarp|Sand Tarp]] |
| * [[Rat's Nest]] | | * [[Rat's Nest]] |
| * [[Standoff]] (Heavy) | | * [[Standoff]] (Heavy) |
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| ==''Halo: Reach''== | | ==''Halo: Reach''== |
| {{Quote|8 on 8 Big Team Slayer and Objective action.|Playlist description<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101003030547/http://www.bungie.net/stats/reach/playlists.aspx '''Bungie.net''': ''Online Intel - Playlists'']</ref>}}
| | Big Team Battle is part of the Competitive playlists in ''Halo: Reach''. Teams are compsed of up to 6-8 players, with a max party size of 16 and two max local players. Prior to the update, Team Slayer games went to 75.<ref>http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=30229</ref> Big Team Slayer games go to 100 kills, but other Slayer formats go to 75. All players spawn with a [[M392 Designated Marksman Rifle|DMR]] and a [[M6G Personal Defense Weapon System|Magnum]], with the exception of Elite Slayer and BTB Snipers.<ref>http://halo.bungie.net/stats/reach/playlists.aspx?p=28476</ref> |
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| <div class="tab">September 14th, 2010</div>
| | ===Gametypes=== |
| '''Gametypes'''
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| *[[Slayer|Big Team Slayer]]
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| *BTB Classic
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| *[[Snipers|BTB Snipers]]
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| *Elite Slayer
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| *[[Team SWAT]]
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| *[[Headhunter (game variant)|Team Headhunter]]
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| *[[Capture the Flag|1 Flag CTF]]
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| *[[Capture the Flag|Multiflag CTF]]
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| *[[Stockpile]]
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| *[[Territories]]
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| '''Maps'''
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| *[[Boardwalk]]
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| *[[Boneyard]]
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| *[[Countdown]]
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| *[[Spire (map)|Spire]]
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| *[[Forge World]]
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| **[[Hemorrhage]]
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| **[[Paradiso]]
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| <div class="tab">October 5th, 2010</div>
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| '''Gametypes'''
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| *Big Team Slayer | | *Big Team Slayer |
| *BTB Classic
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| *BTB Snipers | | *BTB Snipers |
| *Elite Slayer | | *BTB Heavies |
| *Team Headhunter
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| *1 Flag CTF | | *1 Flag CTF |
| *Multiflag CTF | | *Multiflag CTF |
| *Stockpile
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| *Territories
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| *[[King of the Hill|Crazy King]]
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| '''Maps'''
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| *Boardwalk
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| *Boneyard
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| *Countdown
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| *Spire
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| *Forge World
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| **Hemorrhage
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| **Paradiso
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| '''Changelog'''
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| *Added Crazy King
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| *Removed SWAT
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| *Removed Snipers from Boneyard
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| *Weights adjusted based on voting data
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| <div class="tab">October 19th, 2010</div>
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| '''Gametypes'''
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| *Big Team Slayer
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| *BTB Classic
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| *BTB Snipers
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| *Elite Slayer
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| *Team Headhunter
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| *1 Flag CTF
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| *Multiflag CTF
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| *Stockpile
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| *Territories
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| *Crazy King
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| '''Maps'''
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| *Boardwalk
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| *Boneyard
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| *Countdown
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| *Spire
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| *Forge World
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| **Atom
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| **Hemorrhage
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| **Paradiso
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| '''Changelog'''
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| *Removed Multiflag from Boneyard and Spire
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| <div class="tab">November 30th, 2010</div>
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| '''Gametypes'''
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| *Big Team Slayer
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| *BTB Classic
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| *BTB Snipers
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| *Elite Slayer
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| *Team Headhunter
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| *1 Flag CTF
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| *Multiflag CTF
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| *Stockpile
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| *Territories
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| *Crazy King
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| '''Maps'''
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| *Boardwalk
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| *Boneyard
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| *[[Breakpoint]]
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| *Countdown
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| *Spire
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| *[[Tempest]]
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| *Forge World
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| **Hemorrhage
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| **Paradiso
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| **Atom
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| '''Changelog'''
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| *Modified party split rules to decrease party splits
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| *Added Team Snipers on Boneyard
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| <div class="tab">January 4th, 2011</div>
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| '''Gametypes'''
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| *Big Team Slayer
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| *BTB Classic
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| *BTB Snipers
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| *Elite Slayer
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| *Team Headhunter
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| *1 Flag CTF
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| *Multiflag CTF
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| *Stockpile
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| *Territories
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| *Crazy King
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| '''Maps'''
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| *Boardwalk
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| *Boneyard
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| *Breakpoint
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| *Countdown
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| *Spire
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| *Tempest
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| *Forge World
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| **Hemorrhage
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| **Paradiso
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| **Atom
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| '''Changelog'''
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| *Big Team Slayer: Now 100 to win!
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| *Elite Slayer: Modified loadouts, Armor Lock is now accompanied by a Plasma Rifle instead of a Needler
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| <div class="tab">February 8th, 2011</div>
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| '''Gametypes'''
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| *Big Team Slayer
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| *BTB Classic
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| *BTB Snipers
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| *Elite Slayer
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| *Team Headhunter
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| *1 Flag CTF
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| *Multiflag CTF
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| *Stockpile
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| *Territories
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| *Crazy King
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| *Big Bro Slayer
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| '''Maps'''
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| *Boardwalk
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| *Boneyard
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| *Breakpoint
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| *Countdown
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| *Spire
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| *Tempest
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| *Forge World
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| **Hemorrhage
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| **Paradiso
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| **Atom
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| '''Changelog'''
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| *Added Bro Slayer game variants.
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| *New gametype which uses fireteam spawning. Players can choose to spawn on their teammates or at back field spawn locations.
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| <div class="tab">March 1st, 2011</div>
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| '''Gametypes'''
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| *Big Team Slayer
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| *BTB Classic
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| *BTB Snipers
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| *Elite Slayer
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| *Team Headhunter
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| *1 Flag CTF
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| *Multiflag CTF
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| *Stockpile
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| *Territories
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| *Crazy King
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| *Big Bro Slayer
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| '''Maps'''
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| *Boardwalk
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| *Boneyard
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| *Breakpoint
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| *Countdown
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| *Forge World
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| **Hemorrhage
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| **Paradiso
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| **Atom
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| '''Changelog'''
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| *All Big Team Slayer gametypes are now 100 to win
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| *Big Team Headhunter is now 75 to win
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| <div class="tab">March 29th, 2011</div>
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| '''Gametypes'''
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| *Big Team Slayer
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| *BTB Classic
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| *BTB Snipers
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| *Elite Slayer
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| *Team Headhunter
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| *1 Flag CTF
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| *Multiflag CTF
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| *Stockpile
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| *Territories
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| *Crazy King
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| *Big Bro Slayer
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| '''Maps'''
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| *Boardwalk
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| *Boneyard
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| *Breakpoint
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| *Countdown
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| *Hemorrhage
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| *[[Highlands]] | |
| *Spire
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| *Tempest
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| *Forge World
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| **Atom
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| **Paradiso
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| <div class="tab">May 3rd, 2011</div>
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| '''Gametypes'''
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| *Big Team Slayer
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| *BTB Classic
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| *BTB Snipers
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| *Elite Slayer
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| *1 Flag CTF
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| *Multiflag CTF
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| *Stockpile
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| *Territories
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| *Crazy King
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| *[[Assault]]
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| *Neutral Bomb
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| *1 Bomb Assault
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| '''Maps'''
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| *Boardwalk
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| *Boneyard
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| *Breakpoint
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| *Hemorrhage
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| *Highlands
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| *Paradiso
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| *Spire
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| *Tempest
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| *Forge World
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| **Abridged
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| **Renegade
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| **Utopie
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| **Wayont
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| **Trident
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| **Temptation
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| *Added Community Maps: Abridged, Renegade, Utopie, Wayont, Trident, Temptation
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| *Added Assault game variants
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| *Removed Headhunter and Bro Slayer
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| *Removed Elite Slayer on Spire
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| *Removed Atom and Countdown
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| *Big Team Slayer now uses DMR/AR starting weapons
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| <div class="tab">June 8th, 2011</div>
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| '''Gametypes'''
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| *Big Team Slayer
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| *BTB Classic
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| *BTB Snipers
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| *Elite Slayer
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| *1 Flag CTF
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| *Multiflag CTF
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| *Stockpile
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| *Territories | | *Territories |
| *Crazy King
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| *Assault | | *Assault |
| *Neutral Bomb | | *One Bomb Assault |
| *1 Bomb Assault | | *[[Neutral Assault|Neutral Bomb Assault]] |
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| *Boardwalk
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| *Boneyard
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| *Breakpoint
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| *Hemorrhage
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| *Highlands
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| *Paradiso
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| *Spire
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| *Tempest
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| *Forge World
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| **Abridged
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| **Renegade
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| **Utopie
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| **Wayont
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| **Trident
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| **Temptation
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| **Mt Lam Lam
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| | ===Playlist maps=== |
| *Added community map Mt Lam Lam to Big Team Battle
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| *Big CTF gametypes now have 15 second Flag Return and 30 second Flag Reset
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| | * [[Breakneck]] |
| <div class="tab">November, 2011</div>
| | * [[Breakpoint]] |
| '''Gametypes'''
| | * [[Countdown]] |
| *Assault | | * [[Hemorrhage]] |
| *Neutral Bomb | | * [[Paradiso]] |
| *Multiflag CTF | | * [[High Noon]] |
| *Big Team Slayer
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| *BTB Classic
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| *BTB Snipers
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| *Stockpile
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| *Territories
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| *1 Bomb Assault
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| *1 Flag CTF
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| *Team Crazy King
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| '''Maps'''
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| *Tempest
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| *Temptation
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| *Highlands
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| *Breakpoint
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| *[[Breakneck]] | |
| *[[Ridgeline]] | |
| *[[High Noon]] | |
| *Spire | |
| *Boardwalk
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| *Paradiso | |
| *Hemorrhage | |
| *Boneyard
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| *Forge World
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| **Abridged
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| **Renegade
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| **Utopie
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| **Wayont
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| **Trident
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| **Mt Lam Lam
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| <div class="tab">January 10th, 2012</div>
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| '''Gametypes'''
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| *TU Assault
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| *TU Neutral Bomb
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| *TU Multiflag CTF
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| *TU Big Team Slayer
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| *TU BTB Classic
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| *TU BTB Snipers
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| *TU Stockpile
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| *TU Territories
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| *TU Elite Slayer
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| *TU 1 Bomb Assault
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| *TU 1 Flag CTF
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| *TU Team Crazy King
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| '''Maps'''
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| *Tempest
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| *Temptation
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| *Highlands
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| *Breakpoint
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| *Breakneck
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| *Ridgeline
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| *High Noon
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| *Spire | |
| *Boardwalk
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| *Forge World
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| **Paradiso
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| **Hemorrhage
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| **Abridged
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| **Renegade
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| **Utopie
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| **Wayont
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| **Trident
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| *Mt Lam Lam
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| '''Gametypes'''
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| *TU Assault
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| *TU Neutral Bomb
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| *TU Multiflag CTF
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| *TU Big Team Slayer
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| *TU BTB Classic
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| *TU BTB Snipers
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| *TU Stockpile
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| *TU Territories
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| *TU Elite Slayer
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| *TU 1 Bomb Assault
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| *TU 1 Flag CTF
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| *TU Team Crazy King
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| *BTB Heavies
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| '''Maps'''
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| *Tempest
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| **Typhoon
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| *Temptation
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| *Highlands
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| *Breakpoint
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| *Breakneck
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| *Ridgeline
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| **Superstition | |
| *High Noon
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| *Spire
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| *Boardwalk
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| *Paradiso
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| *Hemorrhage
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| *Boneyard
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| *Forge World
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| **Abridged
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| **Renegade
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| **Utopie
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| **Wayont
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| **Trident
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| **Mt Lam Lam
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| **Delta Facility
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| **Eminence
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| **Rasu
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| **Breakout
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| **Headstrong
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| **Asphalt
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| <div class="tab">June, 2012</div>
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| '''Gametypes'''
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| *TU Assault
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| *TU Neutral Bomb
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| *TU Multiflag CTF
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| *TU Big Team Slayer
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| *TU BTB Classic
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| *TU BTB Snipers
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| *TU Stockpile
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| *TU Territories
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| *TU Elite Slayer
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| *TU 1 Bomb Assault
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| *TU 1 Flag CTF
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| *TU Team Crazy King
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| *TU BTB Heavies
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| *Tempest
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| *Temptation
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| *Highlands
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| *Breakpoint
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| *Breakneck
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| *Ridgeline
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| **Superstition
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| *High Noon
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| *Spire
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| **Cragmire
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| *Boardwalk
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| *Paradiso
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| *Hemorrhage
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| *Boneyard
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| **Graveyard
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| *Forge World
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| **Abridged
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| **Renegade
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| **Utopie
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| **Wayont
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| **Trident
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| **Mt Lam Lam
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| **Eminence
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| **Rasu
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| **Breakout
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| **Headstrong
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| **Asphalt
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| **Delta Facility
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| ==''Halo 5: Guardians''== | | ==''Halo 5: Guardians''== |
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| *Dispelled (update 2, Sept 2016) | | *Dispelled (update 2, Sept 2016) |
| *Estuary (update 2, Sept 2016) | | *Estuary (update 2, Sept 2016) |
| *Traffic Jam (update 2, Sept 2016) | | *Trafic Jam (update 2, Sept 2016) |
| *Unearthed (update 2, Sept 2016) | | *Unearthed (update 2, Sept 2016) |
| *[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/big-team-bonanza Ancestor] (update 3, Apr 2017) | | *[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/big-team-bonanza Ancestor] (update 3, Apr 2017) |
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| '''BIG TEAM SLAYER''' | | '''BIG TEAM SLAYER''' |
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| *Dispelled | | *Dispelled |
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| ==''Halo Infinite''==
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| {{Quote|Assorted games for teams of 12 on 12, featuring large-scale maps and vehicular carnage.|Playlist description}}
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| ==Gallery==
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| File:HINF Concept BTBSketch.jpg|An early concept sketch exploring what BTB might be like in ''Halo Infinite''.
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| File:HINF BTBelt.jpg|Internal artwork of a BTB championship belt created during ''Halo Infinite''{{'}}s development.
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
| {{Ref/Sources}} | | {{Ref/Sources}} |
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| ==See also== | | ==Related links== |
| *[[6 vs 6]] | | *[[6 vs 6]] |
| {{Gametype}} | | {{Games}} |
| [[Category:Halo 3 social playlists]] | | [[Category:Halo 3 social playlists]] |
| [[Category:Halo: Reach playlists]] | | [[Category:Halo: Reach playlists]] |
| [[Category:Halo 5: Guardians playlists]] | | [[Category:Halo 5: Guardians playlists]] |
| [[Category:Halo Infinite playlists]]
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