Editing Dominion

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[[File:H4_Longbow_Dominion.jpg|thumb|350px|A Dominion game on Longbow.]]

Two teams compete to capture bases on the map. A base that is captured and held for a certain time will fortify, activating turrets, shield doors, and other base defenses. Fortified bases are periodically resupplied with new vehicles and Ordnance drops. Points are awarded for each base capture (10 points), fortification (20 points), and resupply (30 points). Bonus XP is awarded to players that kill opponents while near a base.

Capturing a base in Dominion is divided into two primary phases; capturing and fortifying. To begin capturing a base, a player must go up to the interactive terminal inside the base and hold down the interact button for a short period of time (usually a few seconds). Once this is complete, the base will begin a capture timer (15 seconds by default) at the end of which the base is then considered owned by the player's team. Once the base is captured, the base enters the fortifying stage, in which another timer (30 seconds by default) begins to count down. At the end of this timer, the base is considered fortified, and the base in question will be given a layer of defenses to help the player's team defend it such as [[M3063 Deployable Turret|autoturrets]], deployable barricades and [[Shield door|breakable shield doors]]. Capturing the base will additionally turn on a multitude of monitors, antennae and screens inside the base, tinted the controlling team's color.{{Ref/Site|RefName="commentary"|URL=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avzt5YkBafM|SiteName=YouTube|PageName=Halo 4 Developer Commentary - Dominion Multiplayer}}

The initial deployment of turrets are built upon the initial fortification of the base, though they can be destroyed by sustained fire from enemy players. Auto turrets do not respawn automatically, and require to repair them by interacting with them. Capturing an enemy base will immediately switch the autoturrets to the new team's side, and they will immediately begin attacking enemy players. The turrets are equipped with machine guns and an EMP launcher, making them effective against both infantry and vehicles. The shield doors are designed in such a way that the defending team can walk through them without issue, though the attacking team cannot - sustained gunfire or one or two [[Melee|melees]] can destroy the shield temporarily and allow gunfire passage through.{{Ref/Reuse|commentary}}

To capture an enemy base, players must enter an enemy base and interact with the central terminal as they would to capture any other base. This begins the capture and fortify stages as described prior, though with the exception that the base's defenses are now already up. Capturing a base earns 10 points, while fortifying a base earns 20 points. Dominion games typically only have three bases on the map, meaning consistently controlling two bases is a must for victory.{{Ref/Reuse|commentary}}

Once fortified, a base will begin resupply regular timers (45 seconds by default), at the end of which the base will recieve a resupply of [[Ordnance pod|ordnance]] drops consisting of power weapons and ammunition. The base is additionally equipped with several vehicle pads, that periodically allow allied players to call in preset vehicles at those locations. Vehicle pads are marked by a holographic representation of the vehicle they spawn. Succesful resupplies award a team with 30 points each time.{{Ref/Reuse|commentary}}

Should a team gain control of all bases on the map, the opposing team will be put into a state of "last stand". All players in last stand are given an [[overshield]] (or other traits as defined in custom game settings) and a marker visible to all players, but are unable to respawn. If the team with control of the bases is able to kill all members of the last stand team, they win the game immediately, though should the last stand players be able to capture any base the game resumes as normal.{{Ref/Reuse|commentary}}

By default, Dominion games are 12 minutes long, and the team with the most points at the end wins. {{Ref/Reuse|commentary}}

'''Lockdown''' is a specialised game variant of Dominion, designed with a focus on more concentrated gameplay. The mode has a score limit of 100, with both teams only fighting over one central base. The mode reduces the capture time for new bases to 1 second and the capture time on enemy bases to 5 seconds, as well as reducing the standard fortify time to 15 seconds. The mode gives 0 points for fortifying a base and 10 for a resupply, with a resupply timer of 25 seconds. Additionally, last stand is disabled in Lockdown. Bases in lockdown have no turrets or shield doors.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/06/27/The-Halo-Bulletin-62713.aspx|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=The Halo Bulletin: 6.27.13}}

'''Legendary Dominion''' is a variant in which players use the "Legendary" standard loadouts found in other "Legendary" gamemodes - putting both teams on an equal footing. Players can choose to spawn with an [[assault rifle]] or a [[battle rifle]].{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.org/halobulletins/124|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=The Halo Bulletin: 11.20.13}}{{Ref/Site|RefName="poll"|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013141711/https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postst230458_Community-Choice--Dominion-Game-Types.aspx?g=posts&t=230458|SiteName=Halo Waypoint Forums|PageName=Community Choice: Dominion Game Types}}

A variant of Dominion that employs standardised loadouts with the option to spawn with a battle rifle, [[DMR]], [[LightRifle]] or [[Covenant carbine]], and no armor ability. Additionally, the [[motion tracker]] is disabled.{{Ref/Reuse|poll}}

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