Big Team Battle

"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, Halo: Reach, Halo 4, Halo 5: Guardians, and Halo Infinite. 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. 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.

Gametypes

 * BTB Skirmish
 * 3 Plots
 * Assault
 * Flag Wars
 * Gulch Wars
 * Multi Bomb (BR)
 * Multi Flag CTF (BR)
 * Neutral Bomb (BR)
 * One Flag CTF (BR)
 * Land Grab
 * Team Duals XTRA

Playlist maps

 * Beaver Creek
 * Burial Mounds
 * Coagulation
 * Containment
 * Headlong
 * Lockout
 * Midship
 * Relic
 * Sanctuary
 * Terminal (map)
 * Turf
 * Waterworks
 * Zanzibar

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.

Gametypes

 * Team Slayer (34.3%)
 * 100 points to win, 15 minute time limit, players start with a Battle Rifle and an 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 Spartan Laser and a 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.
 * Big Team Mythic

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

Halo: Reach
"8 on 8 Big Team Slayer and Objective action."

- Playlist description

September 14th, 2010 Gametypes
 * Big Team Slayer
 * BTB Classic
 * BTB Snipers
 * Elite Slayer
 * Team SWAT
 * Team Headhunter
 * 1 Flag CTF
 * Multiflag CTF
 * Stockpile
 * Territories

Maps October 5th, 2010 Gametypes
 * Boardwalk
 * Boneyard
 * Countdown
 * Spire
 * Forge World
 * Hemorrhage
 * Paradiso
 * Big Team Slayer
 * BTB Classic
 * BTB Snipers
 * Elite Slayer
 * Team Headhunter
 * 1 Flag CTF
 * Multiflag CTF
 * Stockpile
 * Territories
 * Crazy King

Maps
 * Boardwalk
 * Boneyard
 * Countdown
 * Spire
 * Forge World
 * Hemorrhage
 * Paradiso

Changelog October 19th, 2010 Gametypes
 * Added Crazy King
 * Removed SWAT
 * Removed Snipers from Boneyard
 * Weights adjusted based on voting data
 * Big Team Slayer
 * BTB Classic
 * BTB Snipers
 * Elite Slayer
 * Team Headhunter
 * 1 Flag CTF
 * Multiflag CTF
 * Stockpile
 * Territories
 * Crazy King

Maps
 * Boardwalk
 * Boneyard
 * Countdown
 * Spire
 * Forge World
 * Atom
 * Hemorrhage
 * Paradiso

Changelog November 30th, 2010 Gametypes
 * Removed Multiflag from Boneyard and Spire
 * Big Team Slayer
 * BTB Classic
 * BTB Snipers
 * Elite Slayer
 * Team Headhunter
 * 1 Flag CTF
 * Multiflag CTF
 * Stockpile
 * Territories
 * Crazy King

Maps
 * Boardwalk
 * Boneyard
 * Breakpoint
 * Countdown
 * Spire
 * Tempest
 * Forge World
 * Hemorrhage
 * Paradiso
 * Atom

Changelog January 4th, 2011 Gametypes
 * Modified party split rules to decrease party splits
 * Added Team Snipers on Boneyard
 * Big Team Slayer
 * BTB Classic
 * BTB Snipers
 * Elite Slayer
 * Team Headhunter
 * 1 Flag CTF
 * Multiflag CTF
 * Stockpile
 * Territories
 * Crazy King

Maps
 * Boardwalk
 * Boneyard
 * Breakpoint
 * Countdown
 * Spire
 * Tempest
 * Forge World
 * Hemorrhage
 * Paradiso
 * Atom

Changelog February 8th, 2011 Gametypes
 * Big Team Slayer: Now 100 to win!
 * Elite Slayer: Modified loadouts, Armor Lock is now accompanied by a Plasma Rifle instead of a Needler
 * Big Team Slayer
 * BTB Classic
 * BTB Snipers
 * Elite Slayer
 * Team Headhunter
 * 1 Flag CTF
 * Multiflag CTF
 * Stockpile
 * Territories
 * Crazy King
 * Big Bro Slayer

Maps
 * Boardwalk
 * Boneyard
 * Breakpoint
 * Countdown
 * Spire
 * Tempest
 * Forge World
 * Hemorrhage
 * Paradiso
 * Atom

Changelog March 1st, 2011 Gametypes
 * Added Bro Slayer game variants.
 * New gametype which uses fireteam spawning. Players can choose to spawn on their teammates or at back field spawn locations.
 * Big Team Slayer
 * BTB Classic
 * BTB Snipers
 * Elite Slayer
 * Team Headhunter
 * 1 Flag CTF
 * Multiflag CTF
 * Stockpile
 * Territories
 * Crazy King
 * Big Bro Slayer

Maps
 * Boardwalk
 * Boneyard
 * Breakpoint
 * Countdown
 * Forge World
 * Hemorrhage
 * Paradiso
 * Atom

Changelog March 29th, 2011 Gametypes
 * All Big Team Slayer gametypes are now 100 to win
 * Big Team Headhunter is now 75 to win
 * Big Team Slayer
 * BTB Classic
 * BTB Snipers
 * Elite Slayer
 * Team Headhunter
 * 1 Flag CTF
 * Multiflag CTF
 * Stockpile
 * Territories
 * Crazy King
 * Big Bro Slayer

Maps
 * Boardwalk
 * Boneyard
 * Breakpoint
 * Countdown
 * Hemorrhage
 * Highlands
 * Spire
 * Tempest
 * Forge World
 * Atom
 * Paradiso

May 3rd, 2011 Gametypes
 * Big Team Slayer
 * BTB Classic
 * BTB Snipers
 * Elite Slayer
 * 1 Flag CTF
 * Multiflag CTF
 * Stockpile
 * Territories
 * Crazy King
 * Assault
 * Neutral Bomb
 * 1 Bomb Assault

Maps
 * Boardwalk
 * Boneyard
 * Breakpoint
 * Hemorrhage
 * Highlands
 * Paradiso
 * Spire
 * Tempest
 * Forge World
 * Abridged
 * Renegade
 * Utopie
 * Wayont
 * Trident
 * Temptation

Changelog June 8th, 2011 Gametypes
 * Added Community Maps: Abridged, Renegade, Utopie, Wayont, Trident, Temptation
 * Added Assault game variants
 * Removed Headhunter and Bro Slayer
 * Removed Elite Slayer on Spire
 * Removed Atom and Countdown
 * Big Team Slayer now uses DMR/AR starting weapons
 * Big Team Slayer
 * BTB Classic
 * BTB Snipers
 * Elite Slayer
 * 1 Flag CTF
 * Multiflag CTF
 * Stockpile
 * Territories
 * Crazy King
 * Assault
 * Neutral Bomb
 * 1 Bomb Assault

Maps
 * Boardwalk
 * Boneyard
 * Breakpoint
 * Hemorrhage
 * Highlands
 * Paradiso
 * Spire
 * Tempest
 * Forge World
 * Abridged
 * Renegade
 * Utopie
 * Wayont
 * Trident
 * Temptation
 * Mt Lam Lam

Changelog November, 2011 Gametypes
 * Added community map Mt Lam Lam to Big Team Battle
 * Big CTF gametypes now have 15 second Flag Return and 30 second Flag Reset
 * Assault
 * Neutral Bomb
 * Multiflag CTF
 * Big Team Slayer
 * BTB Classic
 * BTB Snipers
 * Stockpile
 * Territories
 * Elite Slayer
 * 1 Bomb Assault
 * 1 Flag CTF
 * Team Crazy King

Maps January 10th, 2012 Gametypes
 * Tempest
 * Temptation
 * Highlands
 * Breakpoint
 * Breakneck
 * Ridgeline
 * High Noon
 * Spire
 * Boardwalk
 * Paradiso
 * Hemorrhage
 * Boneyard
 * Forge World
 * Abridged
 * Renegade
 * Utopie
 * Wayont
 * Trident
 * Mt Lam Lam
 * TU Assault
 * TU Neutral Bomb
 * TU Multiflag CTF
 * TU Big Team Slayer
 * TU BTB Classic
 * TU BTB Snipers
 * TU Stockpile
 * TU Territories
 * TU Elite Slayer
 * TU 1 Bomb Assault
 * TU 1 Flag CTF
 * TU Team Crazy King

Maps March, 2012 Gametypes
 * Tempest
 * Temptation
 * Highlands
 * Breakpoint
 * Breakneck
 * Ridgeline
 * High Noon
 * Spire
 * Boardwalk
 * Forge World
 * Paradiso
 * Hemorrhage
 * Abridged
 * Renegade
 * Utopie
 * Wayont
 * Trident
 * Mt Lam Lam
 * TU Assault
 * TU Neutral Bomb
 * TU Multiflag CTF
 * TU Big Team Slayer
 * TU BTB Classic
 * TU BTB Snipers
 * TU Stockpile
 * TU Territories
 * TU Elite Slayer
 * TU 1 Bomb Assault
 * TU 1 Flag CTF
 * TU Team Crazy King
 * BTB Heavies

Maps June, 2012 Gametypes
 * Tempest
 * Typhoon
 * Temptation
 * Highlands
 * Breakpoint
 * Breakneck
 * Ridgeline
 * Superstition
 * High Noon
 * Spire
 * Cragmire
 * Boardwalk
 * Paradiso
 * Hemorrhage
 * Boneyard
 * Forge World
 * Abridged
 * Renegade
 * Utopie
 * Wayont
 * Trident
 * Mt Lam Lam
 * Delta Facility
 * Eminence
 * Rasu
 * Breakout
 * Headstrong
 * Asphalt
 * TU Assault
 * TU Neutral Bomb
 * TU Multiflag CTF
 * TU Big Team Slayer
 * TU BTB Classic
 * TU BTB Snipers
 * TU Stockpile
 * TU Territories
 * TU Elite Slayer
 * TU 1 Bomb Assault
 * TU 1 Flag CTF
 * TU Team Crazy King
 * TU BTB Heavies

Maps
 * Tempest
 * Typhoon
 * Temptation
 * Highlands
 * Breakpoint
 * Breakneck
 * Ridgeline
 * Superstition
 * High Noon
 * Spire
 * Cragmire
 * Boardwalk
 * Paradiso
 * Hemorrhage
 * Boneyard
 * Graveyard
 * Forge World
 * Abridged
 * Renegade
 * Utopie
 * Wayont
 * Trident
 * Mt Lam Lam
 * Eminence
 * Rasu
 * Breakout
 * Headstrong
 * Asphalt
 * Delta Facility

Halo 5: Guardians
Big Team Battle returns in Halo 5: Guardians and was released on November 18, 2015. Two more maps, Antifreeze and Entombed, were added on December 16, 2015

Gametypes

 * Big Team Slayer
 * Big Team Strongholds
 * Big Team CTF
 * Big Team Assault

Playlist maps

 * Basin
 * Deadlock
 * Guillotine
 * Recurve
 * Antifreeze
 * Entombed
 * Altar (update 1, March 2016)
 * Viking (update 1, March 2016)
 * Scavenger (update 1, March 2016)
 * Fracture (update 1, March 2016)
 * Eagle Square (update 1, March 2016)
 * Boulevard (update 1, March 2016)
 * Dispelled (update 2, Sept 2016)
 * Estuary (update 2, Sept 2016)
 * Traffic Jam (update 2, Sept 2016)
 * Unearthed (update 2, Sept 2016)
 * Ancestor (update 3, Apr 2017)
 * Echoes (update 3, Apr 2017)
 * Port Authority (update 3, Apr 2017)
 * Risen (update 3, Apr 2017)
 * Trafic Jam (update 3, Apr 2017)

Current Lineup
BIG TEAM SLAYER
 * Port Authority
 * Risen
 * Ancestor
 * Guillotine
 * Scavenger
 * Eagle Square
 * Altar
 * Dispelled

BIG TEAM CTF
 * Echoes
 * Ancestor
 * Traffic Jam
 * Recurve
 * Eagle Square
 * Deadlock
 * Viking
 * Fracture
 * Dispelled

BIG TEAM STRONGHOLDS
 * Risen
 * Scavenger
 * Recurve
 * Boulevard
 * Entombed

BIG TEAM ASSAULT
 * Echoes
 * Traffic Jam
 * Eagle Square
 * Viking
 * Deadlock
 * Fracture
 * Dispelled

Halo Infinite
"Assorted games for teams of 12 on 12, featuring large-scale maps and vehicular carnage."

- Playlist description

November 15th, 2021