Catch the disease!

Category: Double EXP Weekend
4 Players Per Team
Max Party Size: 8
Heroic and Mythic 1 Map Packs Required
Updated 8/06/09

Gametypes

• Grifball (55%) - Teams vie over a bomb, attempting to plant and detonate the bomb on the other team's arm point. Players spawn with Gravity Hammers and Energy Swords. Player traits: No grenades,  infinite ammo, 200% damage and no shields. Ball carrier traits: Orange forced color, 2x shields and 150% movement speed. Assault bomb arms instantly, and one successful detonation ends the round. Team with the highest score after five rounds wins. Three minutes per round.
• Mayan Grifball (20%) - Players have 110% move speed. Ball carrier has 150% move speed.
• Grifball Up There (15%) - Bomb reset time is 10 seconds.
• Aerial Grifball (10%) - Players have 75% gravity and 100% move speed. Ball carrier has 50% gravity and 100% move speed. Bomb reset time is 10 seconds.

Maps

• Grifball Court (Foundry) - Variant of Foundry made specifically for Grifball tournament play.
• The Grif Cave (Sandbox) - Grifball in Sandbox's crypt.
• Chichen Itza (Sandbox) - Grifball court styled in the fashion of an ancient arena.
• Ultim8 Grifball (Sandbox) - Get it? With the 8 there, it's like saying  "ultimate." Whoever came up with that should do stand up because they're, like, hilarious and stuff!
• Grifball High (Sandbox) - Grifball in Sandbox's skybubble.
• Grifball Naught (Sandbox) - "How did I get into the game before the map?"

A late entry.

Yup, so Rocket Race went live as our Double EXP yesterday and we're late to make mention. You know about our online playlist schedule, right? Don't need to wait for me to tell you to jump in!

Marksmanship takes a backseat to fast driving. Get to the destinations to win!

Category: Double EXP Weekend
Team Size: 2
Max Party Size: 8
Heroic and Legendary Map Packs Required

Gametypes

• Rocket Race (100%) - A variant of VIP. Teams of 2 race to reach destination points. First team to 10 points wins. Player traits: Invincible. Rocket Launcher primary spawns with no secondary weapons. No Friendly Fire. Map Traits: No weapons or grenades on map, mongooses only. 10 minute match time limit.

Maps

• Isolation Speed (Isolation) - Isolation variant designed for Rocket Race. Skipped after Veto.
• Valhalla Speed (Valhalla) - Valhalla variant designed for Rocket Race.
• Sandtrap Speed (Sandtrap) - Sandtrap variant designed for Rocket Race.
• Rat's Nest Speed (Rat's Nest) - Rat's Nest variant designed for Rocket Race. Part of the Heroic Map Pack (REQUIRED).
• Standoff Speed (Standoff) - Standoff variant designed for Rocket Race. Part of the Heroic Map Pack (REQUIRED).
• Avalanche Speed (Avalanche) - Avalanche variant designed for Rocket Race. Part of the Legendary Map Pack (REQUIRED).

Double down.

The stars have aligned and the Mythic Brawl Double EXP Weekend is live on the same day as 7 on the 7th.  If that's not magical enough for you and you're wondering where in the hell the community playlist is, Shishka tells me it's now become a 4-day Double EXP Weekend set for the first week of February.

If you're looking for more dates and details, check out our Matchmaking Playlist page.

No VISR mode, but expect Slayer, Objective, and headshots.

An “ODST Inspired” 4v4 Social Double EXP Weekend.

3-4 Players Per Team
Max Party Size: 8
Halo 3: Mythic Disk Required

Gametypes

• ODST Slayer (86.7%) - Team Slayer, first team to 50 wins. Players start with SMGs and Magnums. Player traits: 150% Damage Resistance, Energy Shields disabled.
• Asset Escort (13.3%, Skipped after veto) - Teams take turns escorting their VIP to as  many points as possible. Anti-VIP starts with Spike Rifles and Gravity Hammers, and have 150% gravity. VIP team starts with Battle Rifles and SMGs, and have 90% damage resistance, and wear black armor. The VIP starts with a plasma pistol no grenades, does 0% damage to opponents, has 90% damage resistance, 4x overshields, 50% shield recharge rate, 75% move speed, 75% gravity, full vehicle use, an enhanced motion tracker, a waypoint that can be seen by all, and is colored purple. VIP team members within 40 meters of the VIP get 2x overshields. The Sandtrap Escort variant is two rounds long, and only the VIP and the Anti VIP team can drive vehicles. The Rat's Nest variant is 4 rounds and everyone has full vehicle use.

Maps

• ODST Construct (Construct)- Construct with the ODST weapon set
• ODST Guardian (Guardian)
• ODST Boundless (Snowbound)
• ODST Pit Stop (The Pit)
• ODST Blackout (Blackout) - Part of the Legendary Map Pack
• ODST Ghost Town (Ghost Town) - Part of the Legendary Map Pack
• ODST Assembly (Assembly)  - Part of the Mythic Map Pack
• ODST Citadel (Citadel) - Available on Halo 3: Mythic
• ODST Heretic (Heretic) - Available on Halo 3: Mythic
• Desert Highway (Sandtrap) - Custom Sandtrap variant for Asset Escort
• Rat's Road (Rat's Nest) - Custom Rat's Nest variant for Asset Escort

A heaping helping of community Sandbox and Foundry maps.

Mix it up on a heaping helping of community Sandbox and Foundry maps. No Recon but tons of fun.

Category: 7 on the 7th
Max Party: 8
Max Team Size: 4
Heroic/Mythic Map Packs Required
Updated 12/03/2009

Gametypes

• Team Slayer (33.3%) - First team to 50 kills wins. 12 minute match time limit.
• Team BRs (21.6%) - First team to 50 kills wins. Players spawn with Battle Rifles and Assault Rifle secondary weapons. 12 minute match time limit.
• One Flag CTF (11.8%) - Round based Capture the Flag, one team has a flag while the other attempt to capture it. Most captures after four rounds wins. Four minute round time limit.
• Multi-Flag CTF (21.6%) - Both teams are attempting to capture the other team's flag. First to three captures wins. 20 minute match time limit.
• Multi-Flag CTF BRs (11.8%) - Both teams are attempting to capture the other team's flag. Battle Rifle starts. First to three captures wins. 20 minute match time limit.

Maps

• Actuality-Break (Foundry)
• Apex (Sandbox)
• Backdraft (Sandbox)
• Battle Dome (Sandbox)
• Ber Ber Creek (Sandbox)
  
• Borderline (Sandbox)
• Breakdown (Sandbox)
• Bridgeo's (Sandbox)
  
• Chimera (Sandbox)
• Colonnade (Foundry)
• Conduction (Sandbox)
• Coup d'Etat (Sandbox)
• Cryptic (Sandbox)
  
• Cryptic Fate (Sandbox)
• Deity (Sandbox)
  
• Eighty Grit (Sandbox)
• Elysium (Sandbox)
• Emperor (Sandbox)
• Fortress (Sandbox)
• Gauntlet (Sandbox)
• Haven (Sandbox)
• IZ9 Courtyard (Sandbox)
• The Kingdom (Sandbox)
  
• Lotus (Sandbox)
• Neosho (Sandbox)
• Nocticulent (Sandbox)
• Pantheon (Sandbox)
• Paranoia (Sandbox)
• Pilaster (Sandbox)
  
• Pivotal (Sandbox)
• Rat Trap (Sandbox)
• Ravinia (Sandbox)
• Regicide (Foundry)
• Reminiscent (Sandbox)
• Renovation (Sandbox)
• Requiem (Sandbox)
• Salvation (Sandbox)
• Sand Towers (Sandbox)
• Sentiment (Sandbox)
• Skystation (Sandbox)
• Solarium (Sandbox)
  
• Stonehenge (Sandbox)
• Subversive (Sandbox)
• Synapse (Sandbox)
• Tartarus (Sandbox)
• Topple (Sandbox)
• Tribal War (Sandbox)
• Undulation (Sandbox)
• Vengeance (Sandbox)
  
• Workplace Bravo (Sandbox)