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==Description==
'''Big Team Battle''' (or BTB as it is also known) is a [[matchmaking playlist]] intended for games of '''eight versus eight'''. These games are either objective based or kill based. The maximum number of players per game is sixteen (minimum is ten) while the maximum number of players who can join Big Team Battle in a single party is sixteen. The maximum allowable imbalance between teams is one player. It is the largest playlist in terms of number of players in each game. As such, it is only played on the largest maps.
 
Big Team Battle exists in ''[[Halo 2]]'' matchmaking. In ''Halo 2'', it is an unranked playlist, although it had previously been ranked. Ranked and unranked Big Team Battle playlists were recently retired in ''Halo 3'' and replaced with [[Squad Battle]]. [[Bungie]] appears to have confirmed that it was retired in the September Title Update. After Bungie retired Social Big Team Battle they replaced  it with DLC Big Team.
But when the DLC play lists were retired Big Team Battle returned to Social under the name Big Team Social.
 
==''Halo 2''==
*'''Assault''' - [[Headlong]], [[Terminal (Level)|Terminal]] and [[Zanzibar]].
*'''Multi Bomb''' - [[Containment]] and [[Waterworks]].
*'''Multi Bomb BR''' - [[Coagulation]].
*'''Neutral Bomb''' - Containment, and Waterworks
*'''Neutral Bomb BR''' - Coagulation
*'''One Flag CTF''' - Headlong, [[Relic]], Terminal and Zanzibar.
*'''One Flag CTF BR''' - [[Burial Mounds]].
*'''Multi Flag CTF''' - Containment, Waterworks
*'''Multi Flag CTF BR''' - Coagulation.
*'''Flag Wars''' - Waterworks.
*'''3 Plots''' - Terminal and Turf.
*'''Land Grab''' - Containment, Headlong and Relic.
*'''Team Duals XTRA''' - [[Beaver Creek]], [[Lockout]], [[Midship]] and [[Sanctuary]].
*'''Gulch Wars''' - Coagulation, Containment.
 
==''Halo 3''==
*'''[[Team Slayer#Big Team Slayer|Big Team Slayer]]''' - [[Avalanche]], [[Last Resort]], [[Rat's Nest]], [[Sandtrap]], [[Standoff]] and [[Valhalla]].
*'''[[Multi Bomb]]''' - Avalanche, Rat's Nest, Standoff and Valhalla.
*'''[[Neutral Bomb]]''' - Avalanche, Rat's Nest, Sandtrap, Standoff and Valhalla.
*'''[[One Flag CTF]]''' - Avalanche, [[High Ground]] ([[Halo 3 Beta|Beta]]), Last Resort, Rat's Nest, Standoff and Valhalla.
*'''[[Multi Flag CTF]]''' - Avalanche, Rat's Nest, Sandtrap, Standoff and Valhalla.
*'''[[Territories]]''' - Avalanche, Last Resort, Sandtrap and Valhalla.
*'''[[VIP|1 Sided VIP]]''' - Last Resort.
*'''[[VIP]]''' - Avalanche, Rat's Nest, Sandtrap and Valhalla.
*'''2 Flag Heavy''' - Avalanche Heavy, Valhalla Heavy, Standoff Heavy, Sandtrap Heavy. (These maps heavily utilize heavy [[weapon]]s and [[vehicle]]s.)
 
==Issues With Ranked Big Team==
Ranked Big Team in ''Halo 3'' is much more of a stake and gamble to play chancing experience and rank greatly. It holds roughly a fifty percent success rate for winning. It all depends on how good you and your teammates are, as well as your commitment and devotion to the game's objective compared with your opponents'. This is why many of people opt out of this playlist, choosing something much easier to win, such as [[Team Slayer]], or even [[Lone Wolves]]. Another aspect, is that the Ranked Big Team playlist needs to match sixteen different NATs (Network Address Translator), thus the matches are prone to a very high level of lag. Another problem has been the difficulty in matching players, as the spread of true skill is high, and because of the "mixed team" restrictions, the matching time was further increased; However, in June all restrictions in Ranked Big Team Battle were removed to attract more players to this playlist.
 
==Trivia==
*Since its removal in September 2008, Ranked Big Team has been replaced by [[Squad Battle]], which features gametypes and maps similar to the former Big Team playlist, but the gametypes are restricted to Slayer, [[Capture the Flag]] and [[Assault]], and also the maximum number of players in this playlist is twelve instead of sixteen, while minimum is ten. Thus new mid-large size maps like [[Isolation]] have been introduced to the playlist.


'''Big Team Battle''' (also known as BTB) is a [[matchmaking]] playlist in ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''Halo: Reach''. 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.


==Halo 2==
Big Team Battle existed in ''[[Halo 2]]'' as an unranked playlist, though previously ranked.
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===Gametypes===
* [[3 Plots]]
* [[Assault]]
* Flag Wars
* Gulch Wars
* Multi Bomb (BR)
* [[Multi Flag CTF]] (BR)
* [[Neutral Bomb]] (BR)
* [[1 Flag CTF|One Flag CTF]] (BR)
* [[Land Grab]]
* Team Duals XTRA
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===Playlist maps===
* [[Beaver Creek]]
* [[Burial Mounds]]
* [[Coagulation]]
* [[Containment]]
* [[Headlong]]
* [[Lockout]]
* [[Midship]]
* [[Relic (level)]]
* [[Sanctuary]]
* [[Terminal (level)]]
* [[Turf]]
* [[Waterworks]]
* [[Zanzibar]]
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==Halo 3==
Known as Social Big Team, this is a social playlist in ''Halo 3''. There were both social and ranked BTB playlists, before they were both replaced by Squad Battle in the September Title Update. Social Big Team Battle was then replaced by DLC Big Team. When that playist retired, the current Social Big Team playlist came into play. All [[Map Packs|DLC]] is required to enter the playlist. Team size is set to 6-8 players, with a max party size of 16. <ref>http://www.bungie.net/online/playlists.aspx?mode=1</ref>
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===Gametypes===
* [[Team Slayer]] (34.3%)
** 100 points to win, 15 minute time limit, players start with a [[BR55HB SR Battle Rifle|Battle Rifle]] and an [[MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System|Assault Rifle]].
* Multi-Flag CTF (23%)
** 3 points to win, 20 minute time limit, players start with a Battle Rifle and an Assault Rifle.
* 1 Flag CTF (3.8%)
** Most captures after four rounds wins, 4 minute rounds, players start with a Battle Rifle and an Assault Rifle.
* One Bomb (10.3%)
** Most detonations after four rounds wins, 4 minute rounds, players start with a Battle Rifle and an Assault Rifle.
* Neutral Bomb Assault (9.9%)
** 3 points to win, 20 minute time limit, players start with a Battle Rifle and an Assault Rifle.
* [[Territories]] (7.5%, Skipped after veto)
** Most territories after two rounds wins, 5 minute rounds, players start with a Battle Rifle and an Assault Rifle.
* Big Splockets (3.8%, Skipped after veto)
** 100 points to win, 15 minute time limit, players start with a [[M6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle|Spartan Laser]] and a [[M41 Surface-to-Surface Rocket Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon|Rocket Launcher]].
* Land Grab (1.9%, Skipped after veto)
** Most territories after three rounds wins, 3 minute rounds, players start with a Battle Rifle and an Assault Rifle.
* 2 Flag Heavy (5.6%)
** 3 points to win, 20 minute time limit, players start with a Battle Rifle and an Assault Rifle. Heavy weapons and vehicles on map.
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===Playlist maps===
* [[Last Resort]]
* [[Valhalla]]
* [[Sandtrap]] (Heavy)
* [[SAND TARP]]
* [[Rat's Nest]]
* [[Standoff]] (Heavy)
* [[Avalanche]] (Heavy)
* [[Sandbox]]
* Vindictive (Sandbox variant)
* Wastelands (Sandbox variant)
* Eighty Grit (Sandbox variant)
* Entrenched (Sandbox variant)
* Workplace Bravo (Sandbox variant)
* [[Longshore]]
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==Halo: Reach==
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://www.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://www.bungie.net/stats/reach/playlists.aspx?p=28476</ref>
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===Gametypes===
* Big Team Slayer
* Big Bro Slayer
* BTB Snipers
* [[Slayer#Elite Slayer|Elite Slayer]]
* [[Headhunter (game variant)|Team Headhunter]]
* 1 Flag CTF
* Multiflag CTF
* [[Stockpile]]
* Territories
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===Playlist maps===
* [[Forge World/Atom|Atom]]
* [[Boardwalk]]
* [[Boneyard]]
* [[Breakpoint]]
* [[Countdown]]
* [[Forge World/Hemorrhage|Hemorrhage]]
* [[Forge World/Paradiso|Paradiso]]
* [[Spire]]
* [[Tempest]]
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==References==
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[[Category:Halo 3 social playlists]]
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"8 on 8 Big Team Slayer and Objective action."
— In-game description for Halo: Reach's Big Team Battle playlist

Big Team Battle (also known as BTB) is a matchmaking playlist in Halo 3 and Halo: Reach. 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.

Halo 2

Big Team Battle existed in Halo 2 as an unranked playlist, though previously ranked.

Halo 3

Known as Social Big Team, this is a social playlist in Halo 3. There were both social and ranked BTB playlists, before they were both replaced by Squad Battle in the September Title Update. Social Big Team Battle was then replaced by DLC Big Team. When that playist retired, the current Social Big Team playlist came into play. All DLC is required to enter the playlist. Team size is set to 6-8 players, with a max party size of 16. [1]

Gametypes

  • Team Slayer (34.3%)
  • Multi-Flag CTF (23%)
    • 3 points to win, 20 minute time limit, players start with a Battle Rifle and an Assault Rifle.
  • 1 Flag CTF (3.8%)
    • Most captures after four rounds wins, 4 minute rounds, players start with a Battle Rifle and an Assault Rifle.
  • One Bomb (10.3%)
    • Most detonations after four rounds wins, 4 minute rounds, players start with a Battle Rifle and an Assault Rifle.
  • Neutral Bomb Assault (9.9%)
    • 3 points to win, 20 minute time limit, players start with a Battle Rifle and an Assault Rifle.
  • Territories (7.5%, Skipped after veto)
    • Most territories after two rounds wins, 5 minute rounds, players start with a Battle Rifle and an Assault Rifle.
  • Big Splockets (3.8%, Skipped after veto)
  • Land Grab (1.9%, Skipped after veto)
    • Most territories after three rounds wins, 3 minute rounds, players start with a Battle Rifle and an Assault Rifle.
  • 2 Flag Heavy (5.6%)
    • 3 points to win, 20 minute time limit, players start with a Battle Rifle and an Assault Rifle. Heavy weapons and vehicles on map.

Playlist maps

Halo: Reach

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.[2] Big Team Slayer games go to 100 kills, but other Slayer formats go to 75. All players spawn with a DMR and a Magnum, with the exception of Elite Slayer and BTB Snipers. [3]

Gametypes

Playlist maps

References

  1. ^ http://www.bungie.net/online/playlists.aspx?mode=1
  2. ^ http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=30229
  3. ^ http://www.bungie.net/stats/reach/playlists.aspx?p=28476

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