Big Team Battle

"Objective-based games for full teams of 8 on 8. Work together, or die in a great big pile."

- In-game description for Halo 3's ranked Big Team Battle playlist

Big Team Battle is a matchmaking playlist intended for games of 8 versus 8. These games are either objective based or kill based. The maximum number of players per game is 16 (minimum is 14) while the maximum number of players who can join Big Team Battle together is 8. The maximum allowable imbalance between teams is 1 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 both Halo 2 and Halo 3 matchmaking. In Halo 2, it is an unranked playlist, although it had previously been ranked. Ranked and unranked Big Team Battle playlists exist in Halo 3; the ranked list is known as Ranked Big Team to both distinguish between it and the unranked list, and due to name size limitations in the Halo 3 software.

Games and Maps for Halo 2

 * Assault - Headlong, Terminal, Zanzibar
 * Multi Bomb - Containment, Waterworks
 * Multi Bomb BR - Coagulation
 * Neutral Bomb - Containment, Waterworks
 * Neutral Bomb BR - Coagulation
 * 1 Flag CTF - Headlong, Relic, Terminal, Zanzibar
 * 1 Flag CTF BR - Burial Mounds
 * Multi Flag CTF - Containment, Waterworks
 * Multi Flag CTF BR - Coagulation
 * Flag Wars - Waterworks
 * 3 Plots - Terminal, Turf
 * Land Grab - Containment, Headlong, Relic
 * Team Duals XTRA - Beaver Creek, Lockout, Midship, Sanctuary
 * Gulch Wars - Coagulation, Containment
 * Team Slayer Rockets - Ascension, Sanctuary
 * Team Slayer - Beaver Creek, Elongation, Foundation, Gemini, Ivory Tower, Lockout, Midship, Turf, Warlock
 * Team Slayer BR - Burial Mounds, Colossus, Headlong, Relic, Terminal, Waterworks, Zanzibar

Games and Maps for Halo 3

 * Assault - Last Resort
 * Multi Bomb - Cottonball, Rat's Nest, Sandtrap, Valhalla
 * Neutral Bomb - Cottonball, Rat's Nest, Sandtrap, Valhalla
 * 1 Flag CTF - Last Resort
 * Multi Flag CTF - Cottonball, Rat's Nest, Sandtrap, Valhalla
 * Territories - Last Resort, Sandtrap, Valhalla
 * Big Team Slayer - Cottonball, Last Resort, Rat's Nest, Sandtrap, Valhalla
 * 1 Sided VIP - Last Resort
 * VIP - Cottonball, Rat's Nest, Sandtrap, Valhalla