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{{Quote|A mix of Slayer and other Free For All games. Go it alone, or join as a group and throw down against each other.|In-game description for [[Halo 3]]'s social Rumble Pit playlist}} | {{Quote|A mix of Slayer and other Free For All games. Go it alone, or join as a group and throw down against each other.|In-game description for [[Halo 3]]'s social Rumble Pit playlist}} | ||
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'''Rumble Pit''' is a ''[[Halo 2]]'' | '''Rumble Pit''' is a ''[[Halo 2]]'' and ''[[Halo 3]]'' playlist based around "free-for-all" action. It is one of the trickiest and most prestigious matchmaking playlists. Playing [[Slayer]] in many variants (though most often it's regular Slayer). | ||
*This playlist is unranked, meaning you are matched against people whose skill level varies and guests can play. | *This playlist is unranked, meaning you are matched against people whose skill level varies and guests can play. | ||
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The Rumble Pit [[matchmaking]] [[playlist]] was ranked in ''Halo 2'' on [[Xbox Live]] from its release (in 2004) until early 2007, and is now unranked in ''Halo 3''. ''Halo 3'''s ranked version of Rumble Pit is called [[Lone Wolves]]. | The Rumble Pit [[matchmaking]] [[playlist]] was ranked in ''Halo 2'' on [[Xbox Live]] from its release (in 2004) until early 2007, and is now unranked in ''Halo 3''. ''Halo 3'''s ranked version of Rumble Pit is called [[Lone Wolves]]. | ||
== Halo 2 Rules and Maps == | |||
==Halo 2 | |||
[[Bungie]] changes the exact list of maps and rules periodically; the list as of 5/26/06 is: | [[Bungie]] changes the exact list of maps and rules periodically; the list as of 5/26/06 is: | ||
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|[[Ascension]] | |[[Ascension]] | ||
|[[Snipers]] | |[[Snipers]] | ||
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|[[Beaver Creek]] | |[[Beaver Creek]] | ||
|[[Slayer]] | |[[Slayer]] | ||
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|[[Burial Mounds]] | |[[Burial Mounds]] | ||
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|[[Slayer]] | |[[Slayer]] | ||
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|[[Gemini]] | |[[Gemini]] | ||
|[[Slayer]] | |[[Slayer]] | ||
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|[[Slayer]] | |[[Slayer]] | ||
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==Halo 3== | |||
===Maps played in Rumble Pit=== | ===Maps played in Rumble Pit=== | ||
''Note: All maps have equal chance of being selected'' | ''Note: All maps have equal chance of being selected'' | ||
*[[Construct]] | *[[Construct]] | ||
*[[Guardian]] | *[[Guardian]] | ||
*[[Epitaph]] | *[[Epitaph]] | ||
*[[Epilogue]] - [[Epitaph]] with shield doors removed and weapon layout tweaked. | *[[Epilogue]] - [[Epitaph]] with shield doors removed and weapon layout tweaked. | ||
*[[Isolation]] | *[[Isolation]] | ||
*[[Narrows]] | *[[Narrows]] | ||
*[[Snowbound]] (FFA) - Default layout tweaked for Free For All. | *[[Snowbound]] (FFA) - Default layout tweaked for Free For All. | ||
*[[Boundless]] - Snowbound with shield doors removed. | *[[Boundless]] - Snowbound with shield doors removed. | ||
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*[[Cold Storage]] - Required. Free download from Xbox Live Marketplace. | *[[Cold Storage]] - Required. Free download from Xbox Live Marketplace. | ||
*[[Assembly]] - Required. Part of the Mythic Map Pack. | *[[Assembly]] - Required. Part of the Mythic Map Pack. | ||
*[[Orbital | *[[Orbital|Andromeda]] - Custom variant of Orbital. Orbital is part of the Mythic Map Pack. | ||
*[[Sandbox]] - Required. Part of the Mythic Map Pack. | *[[Sandbox]] - Required. Part of the Mythic Map Pack. | ||
Additional variants of some maps may also appear for specific game types. | |||
==Gametypes played in Rumble Pit== | ===Gametypes played in Rumble Pit=== | ||
All percentages are rounded. | All percentages are rounded. | ||
*[[Slayer]] (32% chance of being selected) - 25 kills to win. Assault Rifle starts, no secondary weapons. 12 minute match time limit. | *[[Slayer]] (32% chance of being selected) - 25 kills to win. Assault Rifle starts, no secondary weapons. 12 minute match time limit. | ||
*Slayer BRs (24%) - 25 kills to win. Battle Rifle starts, Magnum secondaries. 10 minute match time limit. | *Slayer BRs (24%) - 25 kills to win. Battle Rifle starts, Magnum secondaries. 10 minute match time limit. | ||
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*[[Infection|Braaains]] (8%) - Get points by killing survivors as a zombie, or by killing zombies as a Survivor. Survivors start with Shotguns and Magnums. Zombies have energy swords, are colored black, and have no energy shields. Player with the most points after 4 rounds wins. Three minute round time limit. | *[[Infection|Braaains]] (8%) - Get points by killing survivors as a zombie, or by killing zombies as a Survivor. Survivors start with Shotguns and Magnums. Zombies have energy swords, are colored black, and have no energy shields. Player with the most points after 4 rounds wins. Three minute round time limit. | ||
*[[Save One Bullet]] (4%) - Get points by killing survivors as a zombie, or by killing zombies as a Survivor. Survivors start with Shotguns and Magnums. Zombies have Energy Swords, and are colored black. Player with the highest score after 4 rounds wins. Three minute round time limit. | *[[Save One Bullet]] (4%) - Get points by killing survivors as a zombie, or by killing zombies as a Survivor. Survivors start with Shotguns and Magnums. Zombies have Energy Swords, and are colored black. Player with the highest score after 4 rounds wins. Three minute round time limit. | ||
=Tips and Tricks= | |||
A Rumble Pit is evenly comparable to a Lone Wolves match, save that it is not ranked but social. A good stratagem to work with on any given Free-for-All match is to step back, watch, wait, and charge. To bluntly hurtle towards foes is a guaranteed lose. For example if it is a [[Guardian]] Slayer match, you can primarily see hordes of Spartans and Elites having at it in the main arena in the center. Grab a [[Battle Rifle]] and a handful of [[grenades]], hurl them in the arena and pick off your rivals. | A Rumble Pit is evenly comparable to a Lone Wolves match, save that it is not ranked but social. A good stratagem to work with on any given Free-for-All match is to step back, watch, wait, and charge. To bluntly hurtle towards foes is a guaranteed lose. For example if it is a [[Guardian]] Slayer match, you can primarily see hordes of Spartans and Elites having at it in the main arena in the center. Grab a [[Battle Rifle]] and a handful of [[grenades]], hurl them in the arena and pick off your rivals. | ||
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==Trivia== | |||
*On [[Halo Reach]], The caption is a player with the [[Flaming Helmet]] armour effect, wielding a [[Gravity Hammer]] | |||
[[Category:Playlists]] | [[Category:Playlists]] | ||
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- "A mix of Slayer and other Free For All games. Go it alone, or join as a group and throw down against each other."
- — In-game description for Halo 3's social Rumble Pit playlist
Rumble Pit is a Halo 2 and Halo 3 playlist based around "free-for-all" action. It is one of the trickiest and most prestigious matchmaking playlists. Playing Slayer in many variants (though most often it's regular Slayer).
- This playlist is unranked, meaning you are matched against people whose skill level varies and guests can play.
It allows up to 8 players in Halo 2, 8 players in Halo 3, and rotates through a selection of maps and gametypes, most notably the "slayer", (Including variants like swords, and shotguns) "fiesta" rules.
The Rumble Pit matchmaking playlist was ranked in Halo 2 on Xbox Live from its release (in 2004) until early 2007, and is now unranked in Halo 3. Halo 3's ranked version of Rumble Pit is called Lone Wolves.
Halo 2 Rules and Maps
Bungie changes the exact list of maps and rules periodically; the list as of 5/26/06 is:
Halo 3
Maps played in Rumble Pit
Note: All maps have equal chance of being selected
- Construct
- Guardian
- Epitaph
- Epilogue - Epitaph with shield doors removed and weapon layout tweaked.
- Isolation
- Narrows
- Snowbound (FFA) - Default layout tweaked for Free For All.
- Boundless - Snowbound with shield doors removed.
- The Pit
- Pit Stop - The Pit with inaccessible spawn hives.
- Foundry – Required. Part of the Heroic Map Pack.
- Rat's Nest - Required. Part of the Heroic Map Pack.
- Standoff - Required. Part of the Heroic Map Pack.
- Blackout – Required. Part of the Legendary Map Pack.
- Ghost Town - Required. Part of the Legendary Map Pack.
- Cold Storage - Required. Free download from Xbox Live Marketplace.
- Assembly - Required. Part of the Mythic Map Pack.
- Andromeda - Custom variant of Orbital. Orbital is part of the Mythic Map Pack.
- Sandbox - Required. Part of the Mythic Map Pack.
Additional variants of some maps may also appear for specific game types.
Gametypes played in Rumble Pit
All percentages are rounded.
- Slayer (32% chance of being selected) - 25 kills to win. Assault Rifle starts, no secondary weapons. 12 minute match time limit.
- Slayer BRs (24%) - 25 kills to win. Battle Rifle starts, Magnum secondaries. 10 minute match time limit.
- Swords (11%) - Slayer, 25 kills to win. Energy Sword spawns, no secondary weapons. Player traits: Cannot pick up weapons, cannot drive vehicles. Map traits: No vehicles or weapons on the map. 12 minute match time limit.
- Juggernaut (4%) - Kill the Juggernaut to become the Juggernaut. Juggernaut earns points for kills (10 points to win). Juggernaut traits: 2x Overshield, 50% Shield Recharge Rate, 125% Damage. 12 minute match time limit.
- Oddball (11%) - Hold the skull to earn points (50 points to win). 12 minute match time limit.
- Crazy King (4%) - Stand in the hill to gain points (100 points to win). Hill traits: Moving Hill (30 second intervals), random moving order. 12 minute match time limit.
- Ninjaball (4%) - Hold the skull to earn points (100 points to win). Ball carrier traits: 90% Damage Resistance, 50% Shield Recharge Rate, 150% Walking Speed, 50% Personal Gravity, Passenger only in vehicles. 12 minute match time limit.
- Mosh Pit (3%) - Stand in the hill to gain points (100 points to win). Hill traits: Stationary Hill. Player in hill traits: 150% Damage Resistance, 200% Shield Recharge Rate, 25% Shield Vampirism. 12 minute match time limit.
- Braaains (8%) - Get points by killing survivors as a zombie, or by killing zombies as a Survivor. Survivors start with Shotguns and Magnums. Zombies have energy swords, are colored black, and have no energy shields. Player with the most points after 4 rounds wins. Three minute round time limit.
- Save One Bullet (4%) - Get points by killing survivors as a zombie, or by killing zombies as a Survivor. Survivors start with Shotguns and Magnums. Zombies have Energy Swords, and are colored black. Player with the highest score after 4 rounds wins. Three minute round time limit.
Tips and Tricks
A Rumble Pit is evenly comparable to a Lone Wolves match, save that it is not ranked but social. A good stratagem to work with on any given Free-for-All match is to step back, watch, wait, and charge. To bluntly hurtle towards foes is a guaranteed lose. For example if it is a Guardian Slayer match, you can primarily see hordes of Spartans and Elites having at it in the main arena in the center. Grab a Battle Rifle and a handful of grenades, hurl them in the arena and pick off your rivals.
Close-combat is always ill-advised in a Rumble Pit as it can help the leaders get easy points with better weaponry.
Trivia
- On Halo Reach, The caption is a player with the Flaming Helmet armour effect, wielding a Gravity Hammer
