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'''Big Team Battle''' (also known as BTB) is a [[matchmaking]] playlist in ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' and ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.<ref name="josh">[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=168591108&postcount=9516 '''NeoGaf''': ''post #9516 by Josh Holmes'']</ref> 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.
'''Big Team Battle''' (also known as BTB) is a [[matchmaking]] playlist in ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' and ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.<ref name="josh">[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=168591108&postcount=9516 '''NeoGaf''': ''post #9516 by Josh Holmes'']</ref> 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==
==''Halo 2''==
Big Team Battle existed in ''[[Halo 2]]'' as an unranked playlist, though previously ranked.
Big Team Battle existed in ''[[Halo 2]]'' as an unranked playlist, though previously ranked.
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==Halo 3==
==''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 pack|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>
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 pack|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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==Halo: Reach==
==''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>
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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==Halo 5: Guardians==
==''Halo 5: Guardians''==
Big Team Battle is set to return in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. Featuring timed weapon and vehicle spawns, this mode is to be introduced shortly after launch with a number of maps specifically optimized for it.<ref name="josh"/>
Big Team Battle will return in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' and will be released in [[2015|December 2015]].
 
===Playlist maps===
*[[Basin]]
*[[Deadlock]]
*[[Guillotine]]
*[[Recurve]]


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