halo-discussion

[sharp escarp]

I genuinely can’t wrap my head around the idea of why we’re in the same lobby

[frosty swallow]

I haven't actually ran into anyone that has a mic besides me

[sharp escarp]

Everytime I meet someone with a mic it’s always the same old man

All he does it make jokes about someone cranking his hog whenever he gets in a warthog

[frosty swallow]

Most I've been saying lately is
"Let's do this team" on join
and
"Good job team" on win

[sharp escarp]

The most I’ll say is one word communication in chat

Flag, point, hammer, rocket

[patent moss]

Hello everyone, i have a question about the LaSo campaign on Infinit. To acquired the achievment, did I have to have the infinit amo skull active ?

[sullen owl]

Every skull.

Infinite ammo included. It makes Infinite the easiest campaign to beat on LASO.

[patent moss]

Indeed

[celest heron]

I don't even here people cause I'm usually listening to youtube vids.

[glacial tartan]

In general you can avoid it with the block function which is nice but theres always a hint of it - more about gamers in general than the game 😛

[low musk]

Me and this random person beat Escharum in the funniest way possible. We were on Training Grounds, and both myself and this one person both had Repulsors equipped, so when we got him to about half health, we ended up using the equipment to send him over a ledge. It was hilarious

[drifting canopy]

I know at least for BtB my life expectancy is .15 seconds

There’s really no point when the enemy team has all the power weapons and all the power vehicles. My entire team becomes a giant kill farm for people looking to boost their KD

[serene furnace]

Luckily future BTB maps will have classic vehicle drops, and fair for both teams

[drifting canopy]

And there’s no way of knowing or being able to tell who is all in a Fireteam.

[drifting canopy]

Not if the enemy team takes em

[sharp escarp]

I think by classic vehicles drops they mean the vehicles spawn in your current spawn

[serene furnace]

Well that's just a skill issue
FInder's keepers

[drifting canopy]

No

[sharp escarp]

So it would be harder to hoard them

[drifting canopy]

When the entire team spawns furthest away from the vehicle drops

[serene furnace]

The enemy is not going to steal the tank that spawns in YOUR base unless your team sucks at the game

[drifting canopy]

And by the time you make it to the wraith or scorpion the enemy team claims them and you’re luck if you can board it in time

[drifting canopy]

Spawns yeah

Currently it’s pelican drops

[sharp escarp]

Vehicle drops and spawn locations are very intertwined so to simply pin the balance on any one issue will just make things worse

If a map had 3 spawn safe rooms for each team on every btb map the spawn camping would be horrid

[drifting canopy]

It’s when the enemy controls both vehicle drops

[sharp escarp]

But spawning 500m away from any teammate or vehicle or weapon drop only punishes players for playing

[sharp escarp]

I’ll get to that

So if the enemy team even starts slightly winning you lose pretty much any ability to regain control because your spawns get separated

So no teammates and no spawning in your normal spawn with a vehicle to do something

Which means anytime a vehicle gets dropped your team literally cannot organize a steal or a push because any push done is just gonna be 3 solo guys roughly near to it

And btb heavily punishes solo players

You can make solo punishes in 4v4 as long as you know how to handle it

[drifting canopy]

True

[sharp escarp]

But btb it’s impossible to accomplish anything without a power weapon or a car or a tank or a wasp or a grapple

btb requires teamwork naturally but as soon as you die and get separated it’s difficult to get back with the team

And that applies for everyone so now you have a team of 16 people all solo

[drifting canopy]

Basically wait for more members to spawn then rush together

[sharp escarp]

That would work nice if teammates in btb weren’t bad I guess

Btb is more welcoming to lower skill players because it has a bigger team so it can be more averaged out

Like if you have a bad teammate in 4v4 it’s terrible

[drifting canopy]

I play it to farm Battle pass XP

[sharp escarp]

But in btb not so much

[drifting canopy]

Unless there is really good challenges then I’m in infection or tactical slayer

[sharp escarp]

Surprised you don’t play firefight for that

[drifting canopy]

Nope

Firefight is like 150 battle pass XP

[sharp escarp]

On normal

[drifting canopy]

Heroic is what I play if I play FF

[sharp escarp]

Legendary is like 400 ish I think

[drifting canopy]

They had legendary? Idk I never see it as an option

[sharp escarp]

And you can usually get 4 done in one double exp

[sharp escarp]

It’s new from just a couple days ago

[drifting canopy]

Ohhh ok

[sharp escarp]

So double the exp gain per legendary and you get about a full level per completion

But teammates can be pretty difficult though

[drifting canopy]

Well when I gotta remind players to “please play the objective”

[sharp escarp]

You be surprised how inept the players I’ve gotten recently are

[drifting canopy]

it’s rough. I feel like there’s way too much emphasis on a KD and not enough on Objective play

[sharp escarp]

Not sure they learned how to speak quite yet

Anyway I gotta go cook dinner

[drifting canopy]

😂 most gamers are introverts

[knotty knot]

is it true that the old halo servers are coming back

[ruby knoll]

no

[dusk bronze]

the second I fix lighting for my forge map game decides to go to sleep

[south coral]

mULTIPLAYER MESSING UP?

[worn iron]

MKIV core coming

[slender bridge]

Gonna be my main core from now on

[dusk bronze]

servers are kaput

[worn iron]

Yup

[half kiln]

Kinda want more armor for eagle strike

[slender bridge]

Definitely need a mark vi after season 6

[coarse grove]

Just got mcc and just beat reach for the first time, I loved it, what are your guy’s favorite campaigns, in other words, what campaign should I play next

[karmic current]

is halo infinite like

unfinished?

I've seen a couple say it is but no sources or anything

[viral mountain]

in what way?

[karmic current]

Not sure

just a ton of people saying it is

[viral mountain]

Nah, it's not unfinished. The campaign is complete and the multiplayer is well done.

[karmic current]

Yeah I didn't think so

They should optimize it better though

Specifically the campaign textures and models sort of dying when you don't have enough vram, I don't know enough about game development to actually know if they can fix that tho

[left snow]

It was released in a very "incomplete" state.

343 have turned it around in the last two and bit seasons.

It's in a much happier state now. And looking to get even better.

[karmic current]

nice

[worn iron]

It was worse, now it's pretty good. Campaign is definitely left with a lot of questions unanswered but multiplayer is pretty great

[open umbra]

Don't know if the MK. IV core is confirmed or not. I personally consider the image for the community livestream as a placeholder.

I hope they have the Orion armor pieces (maybe the Prototype exoskeleton also?) as customization option for this core if it is confirmed.

Kinda wonder if they'll make the Gen. 2 core in the future season.

[drifting canopy]

Hmm Halo Wars 2 keeps crashing on me

[silk rune]

Where can I find Halo wars 2 teammates here

[drifting canopy]

I play just not consistently enough 🤷🏼‍♂️

[serene phoenix]

Are you on xbox or pc?

[drifting canopy]

Xbox

[serene phoenix]

Yeah same, I can get a couple games in before it just crashes midgame. It’s the only game on my xbox that does it so it must be a problem with the game

[silk rune]

I can’t with random teammates anymore

It’s a 1V2 all game

[drifting canopy]

Well add me up on XBL and I’d like to see where you are at first. us vs legendary bots. If you can easily do it I’ll play online with you more often against other players

@serene phoenix same with you if you’re looking for teammates I’d join you. I just need to know where you’re at play wise

[silk rune]

Ok

[silk rune]

No result

[drifting canopy]

My GT is Easy2BKilled

[silk rune]

Oh I was using the one in your bio

[drifting canopy]

I’m gone to bed I should be online tomorrow

[silk rune]

👌🏼

[crystal iron]

Sooooo The community play date image.... We all know what armor that is right....

Plz for the love of all that is holy, plz let it be its own armor core and it a armor kit... I want to customize it beyond just the coating

[slender bridge]

it will be a core and not a kit because there is concept art of mark IV with different armor attachments for infinite

[frosty condor]

Concept is not final design

[slender bridge]

That’s true, but it definitely does mean that we might get armor attachments for it if they’re making concepts for armor attachments a while back. I doubt that all of the concept art will be in it but some could.

[frosty condor]

We’ll find out soon!!!

[knotty ermine]

idk why the game keeps pairing me up with bots. I genuinly don't think these are real people playing because they literally act like A.I trying to learn buttons and what a video game is

one match in a husky raid and the 2 bots were standing around pressing random buttons like equipment and looking down at the floor. even fell off the map and died

[sullen owl]

Skill based matchmaking is just placing you with people of your own kind, obviously.

[knotty ermine]

more like trying to balance out my team

this husky raid match had me and a second guy go 39 and 52 kills. the 2 others had 3 and 2. the other team has 22/20/14/6

if this is what skilled based matchmaking is. I hate it

[ashen atlas]

Important to keep in mind that husky raid has a lot randomness

[knotty ermine]

in terms of pairing my teamates?

[ashen atlas]

Weapon spawns

[sullen owl]

It's a little wonky during low pop times. I ~kinda~ get what they were going for, but boy oh boy does it get messy without Fortnite numbers and matchmaking speed.

Unfortunately the "modern gamer" doesn't have an attention span to wait five or more minutes for a match to be properly made based on skill, so they just go for speed saying "uhhh these people as a collective are evenly matched..." and you end up with matches where you're carrying three potato sacks to the finish line.

[knotty ermine]

that doesn't help my case of them standing around and looking at the floor while acting very.. unhuman

like straight up looking at the floor like they never saw a floor. i'm actually describing what I saw

[sullen owl]

Real bots with 343 in their name play decently.

Anyone else, they're probably farming "complete a match" challenges very, very lazily and should be reported.

[knotty ermine]

they had the 1 emblem

and the reason I am bringing it up now is because this isn't the first time I have played with people that look like this is their very first video game.

[sullen owl]

Lots of people try free games for a few matches and either keep riding the horse and get better, or they just uninstall.

But true, I have seen an increase in blueberries around, which is not a bad thing if they're part of the latter group.

[knotty ermine]

It's not that they're blueberries or new to fps. Some of them literally play like they never played a video game ever. I'm not even trying to be rude. I'm legitimately describing what I've seen in past matches. You could look up my past matches and watch yourself the match I had in aqueduct husky raid today. It was insane. And probably find other matches but this was days ago (I spend a lot of time forging)

The weird part is I tried looking up their accounts and I couldn't find their name at all. Like it doesn't exist or it's a legit brand new account that someone used to farm hours with a bot or macro.

[wind wyvern]

Ya icl the firefight modes are just boring

Give me halo 2 legendary version

[open tinsel]

I just keep on praying that I get a rare map like Kusini Bay, the match is always fun on that map and everyone gets a much higher score than usual.

[livid epoch]

For any folks who have played Firefight a bunch, more so Heroic and Legendary - couple questions:

• Does Heroic+ or Legendary+ Hill Captured [3/4/5] indicate that you successfully captured that Hill with a non-fun Skull enabled?
• Why did I get a Heroic+ Hill Captured on Legendary difficulty?

[silk rune]

@drifting canopy I can get on in an hour

[drifting canopy]

I won’t be on for at least 5 hours. I gotta bring industrial equipment into the city for repairs

Just DM me

[silk rune]

That’s rough I work in 5 hours but it’s only 4 hours I’ll be on at 9:30 CST

[drifting canopy]

Alright

[open tinsel]

Anyone else hope they make the promotional weapon/vehicle coatings cross core? I know they’re doing it with armor coatings but I haven’t seen anything about other promo coatings, and I’d love to use Perfect Detail on all my guns/vehicles tbh

[calm burrow]

looking for someone in oce region to do 100% coop achiements

[sullen kiln]

If you're looking for other Spartans to join you in battle, check out our LFGs:

#lfg-competitive – For ranked/competitive matchmaking
#lfg-social – For social/casual matchmaking
#lfg-campaign - For campaign co-op
#lfg-forge - For map/mode building and testing
#lfg-customs - For custom games
#lfg-other – For firefight, spartan ops, etc
#lfg-español – Para jugadores hispanohablantes en cualquier categoría de juego
#lfg-hcs-scrims-or-teams – To help you find a team or secure some scrims

Don't forget to check out #lfg-and-voice-chat to learn about the !lfg bot, how to use it, and how to create your own voice channels.

[white birch]

Might be someone really young without the proper coordination to play the game properly.
IE smaller sibling decided to give the game a try after seeing their older sibling play it

[crystal iron]

MK 4 coming as a core.... Omg I can finally reach my final form..

Give me now lop

And the Silver team helmets are coming as ultimate rewards oh yes

[zealous panther]

operations again will be filled with pictures and xp boosts. what a disappointment

ar looks awesome tho

[worn iron]

Flood models are lookin' moist

[zealous panther]

uuuh... so there is no next season?

or am is misunderstood something?

[serene furnace]

Why is it so hard to understand

[coarse dagger]

Seasons are moving away to a focus on Operations and Operation passes.

Operations and the operation pass are how things are going moving forward, rolling events every 4 to 6 weeks

[zealous panther]

this is horrible

[rotund zenith]

Could turn out great

Consistent content for free*

[coarse dagger]

Operations are free, so you don't need to buy them to complete them

[zealous panther]

i mean they showed what is in the next event passes...

[serene furnace]

If all this makes is confuse the players then no, it's not a good move

[coarse dagger]

There will be info coming out to further explain, I'll share it here once it's out

[rotund zenith]

Think once a written doc for the update is out itll be pretty easy to understand

[zealous panther]

i mean the way operations was implemented was already bad, but now this is even worse because no good deal pass with nice stuff in it

[sullen owl]

Not if they use big words. We need little words and lots of pictures, with snack breaks in between paragraphs.

[bright vessel]

Didn't there used to be a channel for lore specifically?

[coarse dagger]

#lore-and-universe

[bright vessel]

I'm blind, clearly

[rotund zenith]

You had my attention at snack breaks

Need some moa flavored pastries

[zealous panther]

Looks like we will get less stuff then in season 1 cosmetics wise.

Oh well.

[red vessel]

yo guys do i go with halo 2 or halo 4

[lilac oracle]

This sounds like they’re sun setting infinte and going full steam ahead on the next game

[serene furnace]

Play both

[lilac oracle]

So much for 10 years lmao

[red vessel]

alright

[serene furnace]

Uhm

[coarse dagger]

No

[serene furnace]

If they don't say content support is over, then it isn't

[coarse dagger]

They just announced a load of things that they're working

Match composer, EAC, playlist refreshes, Forge updates, Exchange system

[lilac oracle]

So nothing new

[serene furnace]

Features from MCC basically

[coarse dagger]

Match composer, EAC and Exchange are new

[lilac oracle]

They’re literally just gonna Abandon it and move onto the next halo

Ain’t no way infinte is lasting 10 years

[serene furnace]

It's not like suddenly everyone wants to play Infinite

[coarse dagger]

At some point they will, but that time is not now

[serene furnace]

And this plan was off since 2022

[lilac oracle]

So we all agree they’re slowly stopping development to focus on a new game

[olive brook]

feels like it tbh

[serene furnace]

Isn't that how literally every sequel works

Or do you think Halo 5 got new content all the way up to Infinite's release?

[lilac oracle]

I just didn’t think they would really try to move on that quick

[coarse dagger]

Any new Halo projects are way off into the future, nothing is happening any time soon

[serene furnace]

What you mean "that quick"

[lilac oracle]

I mean it feels like we’re getting a new halo prob next year

[coarse dagger]

No

[serene furnace]

Halo games are very usually released in 3 year gaps

[lilac oracle]

Isn’t infinte almost 4 years old

[serene furnace]

No, it's only turning 3 in November

[red vessel]

wait infinite is already close to 3 years old?

i remember playing it last year wth

[prime obsidian]

closer to two than 3 years old kinda

[red vessel]

wow

[prime obsidian]

Nov 2021 released

[red vessel]

time moving so fast

[prime obsidian]

world is spinning faster lmao

[olive brook]

2 years and no new vehicles

[serene furnace]

Peopkle's perception of time is really weird

[red vessel]

xdd

[serene furnace]

Quantity wise it has the same as Reach

But I do want more

[strange vale]

will halo 5 ever come to steam?

[red vessel]

did u finish the others

[cosmic scaffold]

man i wanted to hop in a heli with the bois and commit crimes on other Spartans im sadg now

[olive brook]

really trying to like this update but a few cosmetics and a few maps just ain’t it imo

[noble urchin]

man. so many Ws in todays stream

[red vessel]

[knotty ermine]

can people still ddos you in this game? is it even possibl to get someones IP in this game?

[zealous panther]

Shoulders is a w and new maps is a w... Pretty much it tho.

[knotty ermine]

i've been playing on a custom browser for awhile and my clan has been noticing some people joining our lobbies then suddenly lobby tanks and everyone disconnects but the people that joined

[heavy edge]

Regaining Cr points like in previous seasons is no longer possible right?

I have 1000 and I don’t know if I should use them on a Shop item or save them in case I can regain them

[young glen]

They're no longer doing seasons. So unless they change how operations work, you won't regain the credits.

[coarse dagger]

The trade off is that you're not losing out on level completion if you don't purchase an operation, just the bonus cosmetic item

You can complete all Operations for free if you do it while they're active

[onyx latch]

Season 5 was really more of an extended operation, tbh.

With a paid and large second half.

[coarse dagger]

It was, like the change over point for getting to now

[karmic oriole]

Seasons over?😔

[heavy edge]

Well I’ll use my credits for something cool

[coarse dagger]

Yep - Season passes are moving away in favor of Opertions and Operation passes. Operations are free, 20 tier, events that run for 4 to 6 weeks on a rolling basis (on ends, a new one starts). You can optionally purchase an event pass to continue earning after it has ended, or after it ends if you missed it.

[heavy edge]

I wanted the mark v skin but it costs 2200

Rip

[clear trout]

Wow…we aren’t gonna get any new weapons or vehicles are we

[knotty ermine]

Mantis and falcon when?

would love to fly a pelican though

[tranquil siren]

Mantis is slept on

[heavy edge]

How about new weapons

Automatic weapons specifically

[tranquil siren]

True

I've been getting tired of the semis for a while now

[young glen]

Would've loved the SAW.

[tranquil siren]

YOOOOO

[heavy edge]

Classic plasma rifle

[tranquil siren]

I know some people hated the saw

[heavy edge]

Not the storm rifle or repeater THE plasma rifle

[knotty ermine]

lol I love the "pretty moist pallet" lmao. I love that guy

[tranquil siren]

Just a better ar

[knotty ermine]

thats sketch right?

[tranquil siren]

Sorry your gonna have to remind me which one?

[heavy edge]

Those flood assets must have been scraps from the campaign right

There is no way an environment artist did all that just for forge

[knotty ermine]

sounds like you're downplaying forge

[heavy edge]

To me it looks that way

[knotty ermine]

that you're downplaying the potential of forge?

[coarse dagger]

Wasn't done for campaign, as far as I know

[clear trout]

I’m honestly hoping new weapons and vehicles are gonna be the focus for whatever time they have left on this game.

[heavy edge]

Brute shot…

I miss my beloved

[tranquil siren]

Classic dmr.......

[civic sundial]

I would love it if they do focus on bringing in new weapons and vehicles this year

[clear trout]

Literally anything that isn’t a DMR 2.0

[knotty ermine]

I hope for things to be added in this game. not for the sake of matchmaking but for forge. forge is what makes halo so popular. and with a.i in the mix, it's been such a golden age

[civic sundial]

The Bandit is literally the DMR with the scope removed, I don't think we're getting another one

[heavy edge]

I think at this point they should save new weapons for the next game just bring back old classic weapons and balance them for this sandbox, I’m fine with that

[tranquil siren]

A man can dream

Same with the Mantis, I really wanted to see it in the Halo Infinite style and how it would play

[civic sundial]

Classic or no, they'd still have to do the same amount of work for any weapons they add into Infinite if it wasn't there in the first place

[knotty ermine]

lol that reminds me how were spending money on this game but the next game will eventually make people move on to next game

[civic sundial]

I don't think it needs a redesign, it looks fine as is if you ask me

[tranquil siren]

Fair, I just mean the texturing

[knotty ermine]

really hoping the next games just make campaign story only and nothing multiplayer related. infinite should be the multiplayer game of halo

[clear trout]

Honestly I am a bit disappointed that they seem to be shifting focus away from infinite because it’s finally in the place it needed to be and now it seems like it’s not got long left

[knotty ermine]

like cod did for warzone

[clear trout]

100% agree

[knotty ermine]

gonna hate making so much forge projects only for the next game to throw that away

[coarse dagger]

No different from any other game

[knotty ermine]

eh. halo is different. and also a lot of games are sticking to making their game last as long as they game these days. so no different to "some" games

[civic sundial]

We also don't know what exactly is happening inside 343i. Maybe we're going to be seeing a completely new game with new multiplayer in the next few years, maybe they're going to keep this multiplayer round and release a new solo adventure for Chief while keeping this multiplayer

[knotty ermine]

destiny 3 isn't happening. warframe 2 isn't happening, brand new counter strike game isn't happening

[knotty ermine]

thats what im hoping for. Leave infinite to the multiplayer while the next games focus on campaign story

[civic sundial]

Didn't they release CSGO 2 last year? Or am I getting confused with something else? As for Destiny 3, I honestly think Bungie should've done that instead of cutting out big chunks of the game

[knotty ermine]

counter strike 2 is the same game. they just renamed it and updated the engine to their source 2 engine

and yeah destiny has it's own issue with it's engine being the main cause of so many of their problems to the point that they remove content from the players

a lot of people think destiny 3 should happen with the focus of an engine that is designed to hold onto all this data without issues while also fixing many other issues they've had to deal with. but at the same time. losing everything you paid for is going to hurt a lot of people and would make people stay in destiny 2 and never play the sequel.

and also im not excusing cod. I don't play cod because of this reason.. a game that launches yearly but tries to get people to pay for in game content they won't see when they move on to the next game. I stopped at cold war.

[young glen]

Maybe they'll pull a LittleBigPlanet and carry creations over.

[knotty ermine]

god yes. that would be the best pr move

[magic night]

That's something it looks like they've shifted gears on with MWII and III. All your MWII stuff carries over into III.

[knotty ermine]

for real? thats awesome

[magic night]

Presumably, they'll be keeping that going forward into the next games

[civic sundial]

All I know about how COD is these days is that they seem to do lots of collabs that don't really make sense and that people can make some really cursed looking weapons

[knotty ermine]

lol

[magic night]

I think the collabs are fun. Not fun enough for me to pay for the bundles, but they make sense in the sense that CoD multiplayer has never really been realistic.

[knotty ermine]

thats really good! glad to see some pro consumer moves. is this after microsoft came in?

[magic night]

I would assume that was in the works well before

[knotty ermine]

possibly

did microsoft already work with the activision employees or until they had won the court case?

[civic sundial]

The merger happened in the weeks just before MW3 2023 released, Microsoft wouldn't have had any influence on what is happening with COD until the merger happened

[knotty ermine]

ah gotcha

[magic night]

Makes sense that Activision would've come to the conclusion themselves. A lot of people would be more likely to buy stuff knowing they wouldn't have to ditch it within the year.

[knotty ermine]

true. people probably starts to play less knowing their paid content would go away so they stayed back in said game.

btw I love the joke that was made on the stream in reference to the halo show "the helmet won't come off, it stays on" LMAO

[restive pollen]

With the change from season to content drops, can I still buy operations pass a year later and continue?

[knotty ermine]

I believe so

also.. idk why but the classic ar design.. it looks.. wierd to me

it's the front part that curves from the display to the handle. it just feels.. weird. could be the viewmodel maybe

[civic sundial]

Might just be that it's not a one to one recreation, which I don't mind honestly

[knotty ermine]

hm.. imma check halo wars cutscenes

[civic sundial]

I'm just glad it's not a separate weapon like some people wanted it to be

[knotty ermine]

but.. not really classic if they didn't mean halo ce

im trying to watch halo wars footage and it looks like they did take the design from halo wars with a modern touch to it

which halo wars took the design from halo ce with their own mix to it

in halo wars 2 I only see brs. but halo wars has some things that look familiar to this classic ar design

[rotund bluff]

cant believe im saying this but im excited for infinites future

[worn iron]

The Halo Wars 1 cover has Jerome with the MA5B.

[knotty ermine]

The cover is different to the game cutscenes

[worn iron]

Correct. Jerome has his signature shotgun in cutscenes

But on the cover uses the MA5B. My guess is, between that and the fact we have MK V kit, they chose the MA5B route.

[knotty ermine]

Wait I think you're confused

The cover has the ma5c design. But the cutscenes has the ma5b design

[worn iron]

Maybe it does. I'm not too familiar with the discrepancies between the MA5C and MA5B

[half dune]

I can’t wait to see what’s going to happen with the next game because if we’re getting other stories, I still want red team to be in the next halo game working alongside master chief I think that would be pretty cool

[knotty ermine]

Ma5c is a bit chonkier

[worn iron]

Wait, MA5B is Halo Wars and Halo CE. MA5C is in Halo 3 and ODST.

[knotty ermine]

The handle is also bigger in ce. I mean the front handguard

Yeah ma5c is halo 3

[vale sentinel]

When's the next season coming?

[knotty ermine]

29

[rugged quartz]

The next update comes out on the 30th

[coarse dagger]

Season passes are moving away in favor of Operations and Operation passes.

[vale sentinel]

What's the difference between seasons and Operations?

[worn iron]

Operations are short-term tracks that come and go, Seasons were the "buy and play at your own convenience" tracks.

[coarse dagger]

Season passes were longer term passes that had a free and a premium track, then were between 50 to 100 tiers. Operations are the evolutions of Events - free 20 tier passes

More info here ^

[worn iron]

You can still buy the Operation passes, it's just making it so reward tracks get refreshed more frequently.

[coarse dagger]

Should be noted that purchasing an Op pass is entirely optional. You can complete it all for free while it's active. Purchasing (which can be done while it's active or after it's done) lets you keep the pass and complete it at any point. Also unlocks a bonus cosmetic item

[white birch]

This one's a for sure, I need my MA5B

[agile cobalt]

who let the bastard who came up with removing seasons near the grill

[crystal iron]

I just have to wait til the New season for the best armor core...

And.in the meanwhile I'll play this Palworld game... And create my Pokemon sweatshop lol

[ruby knoll]

new anticheat inititative

God i hope it's not some garbage rootkit like EAC or something

[coarse dagger]

It's EAC

[agile cobalt]

LOL

eac isnt that bad but the fact that its a wider known anti cheat makes cheats alot easier to make tbh.

[ruby knoll]

Welp guess i should grind out s5 fast. Gotta get that backpack after all

[agile cobalt]

there needs to be 8 player firefight

go crazy tbh

[ruby knoll]

I can't wait for the high quality experience of infinite not launching every other time because that poorly written rootkit flags my amd drivers for some reason

[humble berry]

is there going to be ANY news on aim assist toggle this update

please im begging 343 i'll pay you if i need to

[agile cobalt]

ah yes good ol amd driver moment, its even worse on profesional cards.

[glacial tartan]

MCC already has EAC and yet here we are 😛

[agile cobalt]

and what is the mcc riddled with?

[signal ivy]

reach cosmetics?

[crystal iron]

I can't wait to see who my first victim of my teabag will be when I dawn my MK4 armor

[agile cobalt]

kinda reminds me of a game where there was this herorank that was really annoying cause he would kill someone and then tbag for like a second or 2 and i found him while tbagging and i slapped him to the next universe

[white birch]

Deleted

[crystal iron]

Can't just teabag for a second or two it has to be done for the entirety of the kill cam,

You have to give them the full experience

[agile cobalt]

agreed

best feeling when u get that controller player with the shock rifle

bro has aim assist where he just has to scope in near ur head and click and its an instant kill

[glacial tartan]

ill fill in the blank -> cheaters!

[agile cobalt]

agreed

[tame pawn]

Is anyone good at halo infinite forge? I need help with my map nodes

[agile cobalt]

we need executions in jimfinite

[crystal iron]

I would say Firefight is the perfect test bed for it.
Maybe not PVP especially ranked at least until more testing and community feedback is given on it..

Like start light in firefight, move over to fiesta, and than social slyer

[humble berry]

check out Forgehub, great place for any forge help you need

[crystal iron]

So some YouTubers are saying that Halo Infinite seems to be in the whinedown. And there is possibly the next game is what's going to be worked on.

I'll be honest, Halo Infinite is now at the stage where the forge community can create the content.
And a skeleton crew can put that stuff in there.

Either way I'm good cus I'm getting my favorite armor core.

[worn iron]

I don't think so. For all we know, the "next Halo game" could just be a campaign lol

Unlikely, but with the amount of time getting spent on Infinite's multiplayer, I don't see them winding down, but rather starting to give players what they want

[knotty haven]

So from the live stream, infinite won't get any new sandbox items update, right?
Can anyone answer my question?

[crystal iron]

Possibly, either way the game as is has been pretty good

[worn iron]

Forge is getting Covenant items as well as Flood items, if that's what you mean

[knotty haven]

I mean weapon and vehicle

[half dune]

I just can’t wait to get the two new weapons, the knife and the shotgun

[silk rune]

@drifting canopy how’s it looking tonight?

[half dune]

Or at least I think we’re getting some weapons like that

[silk rune]

You have the same profile as the teammate I got twice in a row in halo wars that literally made 5 troops all game while I was fighting for my life

[karmic oriole]

Mark iv make me want to play halo wars again

[livid stirrup]

Does anyone have a top-down (or bird's eye view) image of the CSO supercarrier? I'm making a mod for a game and I can't find an image to use.

[worn iron]

Sounds like something I'd do tbh

[drifting canopy]

Hey yeah

Just give me a minute or two

Nvm

[drifting canopy]

You good tomorrow?

[silk rune]

Sure

[crystal iron]

So when is the date the new update again

[frosty condor]

30th Jan

[twilit basin]

Who’s gonna be in London

[stiff nebula]

I would be if it wasn't a 23 hour flight for me from Sydney, Australia 😂

[frosty condor]

Just sleep and watch movies. ez pz

[red vessel]

guys do i go with halo reach or halo 3

[frosty condor]

3

what's the context

[mortal vale]

guys is halo reach good?

[frosty condor]

Most will say it's the best Halo

[olive brook]

Yes

[slim flint]

3 unless you’re playing your first Halo campaign ever, then do Reach

[slim flint]

very good

[red vessel]

i finished reach and it was a banger

i didnt play halo 3 campaign thats why but i played multiplayer

[mortal vale]

to be honest reach is most fun so far to me

halo 2 was flustrating at the end bc of brutes imo

[agile cobalt]

no idea why some youtubers are dogging on the new operations, there still gonna be bringing content to the game and plus there is no more paid battlepass

[ashen atlas]

The only reason I would is because the battle passes had some really cool items. The operations I feel haven’t been impressive with the items they offer

And the 500 points for the coating ain’t worth it imo. It gotta be a damn nice coating if I’m paying 5$ for just that

[slim flint]

the classic AR is worth $5

[mortal vale]

guys if im not able to play halo 5 is something big missing me?

[misty vale]

1. It looks like there is no way to earn credits so the operations don't 'roll over'

2. They've been underwhelming, and now the far and away best item is the 500c bonus item. Feels like they're exploiting nostalgia big time.

They just feel way smaller in scope in a bunch of small ways

Luckily cosmetics are just cosmetics and I'm still not spending money. But a lot of people will

[agile cobalt]

i personally dont really care about cosmetics, i have a cool looking spartan to me but really care more about the content added to the game, which the new btb maps will be nice

[onyx latch]

Point 2 is hilarious considering the subject matter of Season 1.

And the beginning of Season 5. And the free winter update.

And the choice of AR model, and the cosmetic slot options.

And the first (and so far only) added gun.

[analog salmon]

i dont think the lack of roll over matters when 95% of the pass is free...

the only real difference is if you dont play the game for a bit, it costs more to get those items, whereas with the season model you just had to work your way through each BP to get the creds from ur $10 back

[rose gyro]

When will Gen 2 Mjolnir armor get added to Halo Infinite?

[misty vale]

The whole reason I put point 1 first was because probably 90% of the reason it feels slimy is because a player no longer gets everything on the bp unless they pay. They just aren't calling it a season pass bc then they'd be literal, instead of figurative, hypocrites for removing the credits rewards.

Season 5 and operations felt good because the operations size made up for the season having less. It had 13 less total actual unlocks than other seasons. Now it's just operations so there's no roll over, and the best item by miles is paywalled.

It's not all that hard to pick out that the reason for the change is to get rid of free credits

[tulip tusk]

im bummed no new vehicle or weapon was announced, those are very fun additions

[worn iron]

i'm cool with paying for nostalgic cosmetics, pretty small price to pay for a free-to-play game

[normal birch]

does anyone even play invasion anymore on mcc?

[rugged quartz]

You get leses challenge slots if you don't buy it.

[misty silo]

Excited to have the CE Assault Rifle with my CE Armour haha. All we need now is the CE Magnum! (Pls 343)

[tulip tusk]

on mcc custom game browser. some of the best servers host Invasions and Modded Invasions

[covert bobcat]

that would be a cool skin for the sidekick

[misty silo]

Agreed

[tight bramble]

Double that agreed

[misty vale]

When people get used to nickeling, we start getting dimed. It's just the business model I don't like but yeah if I paid $5 for the new operation I'd be into Halo for all of $41, and i've played many hours.

[worn iron]

The MK IV core is free anyways so it doesn't really matter

[misty vale]

I care about gun skins, something I see in game, about 20000x more than cores / spartainwear

[slate robin]

infection doesn't feel like infection

[wide trout]

how so

[worn iron]

it feels closer to Reach infection than 3 infection

faster-paced, more forgiving as a survivor

[prisma mason]

yoooo firefight legendary is back

[slate robin]

Feels like the walking dead

Your not meant to win at all like in h5 infection

Halo infinite infection you just wait to die

[wide trout]

they both have the exact same in-game ruleset

[worn iron]

kage is probably referring to how fast-paced it can be with a dedicated sprint, + map choices make it easier to close the gap as zombies

but i wont try and speak for them, just my own observation

[low hollow]

I miss the ce magnum

Up to halo 2 and there is no scope for the magnum, instead it's just a zoom in with outline of the visor 😭

[worn iron]

Idk I'm really digging the Sidekick

[graceful dew]

fr its a cool weapon

[slender bridge]

wait, so the halo series helmets from kai, riz, and vannak are free?

as in if u log in, you get them or something?

[signal ivy]

they are weekly ultimate rewards

[slender bridge]

alright cool

will they be in separate weekly rewards or will they be altogether???

[magic night]

Separate

[weary owl]

do people still use macros in infinite ?

[broken raft]

which halo multiplayers are people playing in mcc

[topaz tartan]

I love the Mark IV with its slightly broader shoulders and overall design, and I honestly can't wait to get my hands on it. Honestly, stock appearance looks good enough already, but with all the cross-core stuff, I can't WAIT to see what I can do to make it look real good.

Plus, loss of seasons? Bit of a downer, but it gives me the opportunity to grind out season passes I missed out on the chance to unlock fully, so it ain't all bad. Plus, operations gives more variety in the cosmetics, so I wound be stuck to just unlocking Mark IV, just unlocking Rakshasa, just unlocking SPI, yadda yadda yadda.

[wide trout]

define macros?

[burnt forge]

dang I just lost csr in a match that started as a 3v4

[stiff nebula]

I just want a Grifball playlist in matchmaking already 😦

[weary owl]

aim macros

[wide trout]

?

what does “macros” mean to you

[white birch]

PC stuff presumably.

[wide trout]

how specific.

[white birch]

(Shrug)
I dont play PC. I dont know. Ive heard the terms used together

[empty rapids]

brah, one guy tbagged a guy on my team, then the whole team tbagged on them

twas a beautiful moment

[fading monolith]

diamond 4 lobby running with a gold 6 lol, shameful

[nova depot]

Who are the most professional Spartan IVs?

[onyx latch]

As displayed so far, even match between Osiris and Apollo, in terms of sheer amount, though the Rubicon Spartans have shown a significant degree as well.

With Buck or Vale arguably being the least professional of Osiris and Apollo being a 'retainer' ONI-shared squad with a highly mercurial constitution in membership.

[nova depot]

Basing some of the info from you, the Spartan IVs from the books or at least by author Kelly Gay are depicted as being more professional and "spartan-like" as opposed to Fireteam Majestic whose representation in Halo 4: Spartan Ops collectively stained the reputation of Spartan IVs, aside from Paul DeMarco, Carlo Hoya and Anthony Madsen, Gabriel Thorne along with Tedra don't seem to come-off as amateurish than the rest much less Thorne who Catherine Halsey herself respects

[onyx latch]

I wouldn't put much faith in what Halsey respects or not.

Sure, she's the mother of the IIs, but with that comes hubris and blindness to those made to take the mantle of her 'children'.

She displayed it with the IIIs, only warming up with time and the knowledge that one of her own was behind the project. I doubt she actually knows Musa is behind the IVs.

[onyx latch]

As for the lack of 'professionalism', as Spartan Ops went on, Majestic displays more conventionally 'professional' traits. Many of the less professional methods stuck around in the beginning as they effectively just came off of vacation-initial impressions done in a casual environment-but the rest is at worst informal banter. Outside of Hoya's outburst upon witnessing Madsen get injured, which is hardly what I would call 'unprofessional' so much as a bad action made in recklessness, they performed succintly in combat, albiet working within the narrow and somewhat goofy framework of a Halo cutscene. Not that this franchise was ever actually known for its military accuracy.

Further, having an 'always on' mentality towards the job like IIs are typically characterized as (And IVs are criticized for not having) is both not really a thing in-universe (The IIs often made small talk in a joking capacity during long waits, some are noted to have interests and hobbies, even in early writing), criticized in-universe (Halo 4's intro), and not really considered a good or suitable way to conduct yourself in the modern military-at least, not on paper.

Real people need time to decompress, ways to destress, and ways to cope with their situation, and people to bond with. It's simply not something you can truly be 'built different' for. This is considered to be an outright problem and/or boon to the II program that 4 throws at Halsey; The thought that Spartans had to be inherently 'broken' to function. Personally, I find the loose insinuation for that to be good or the case to be abhorrent, but in practice, it's really only Chief who visibly suffers from that little issue extensively in Halo.

[nova depot]

I do understand that it's reasonable to have informal banter and that doesn't deviate from professionalism, but the way Paul and Anthony initially act torward spartan Palmer says otherwise

[onyx latch]

And they immediately correct their mistake and render a salute. Or would you rather they doubled down?

If they doubled down, it'd be unprofessional. The initial statement was unprofessional, the corrective action was professional.

Their actions immediately following nullify the former. At worst, it's a reprimend, at best, it's a joke later.

[nova depot]

Obviously the first is an appropriate response, but it would be better for that one instance to not have happened whatsoever

[onyx latch]

So you'd hold a grudge against someone who did that against you and forever consider them an unprofessional and low-grade competitor?

I get first impressions matter, but that's extreme.

[onyx latch]

Also, the initial act is simply speaking in a lightly flirtatious and casual manner because they didn't know who she was. Nothing overt.

[nova depot]

Hell no, Paul did the right thing, I'm simply saying that it shouldn't have been done in the first place considering the setting

But that's just my opinion

[onyx latch]

Looking at the scene again, it's stupid to really call it 'unprofessional' in a way that actually mattered short of DeMarco just not recognizing someone he's never seen before.

[nova depot]

I don't know about your perspective but I personally consider that a misconduct

[onyx latch]

The exchange is literally

"Hi there."
"Well, hello. Spartan?..."
"Paul DeMarco. I lead Fireteam Majestic. (Smirks)"
"Wow, a whole fireteam, huh."
"I didn't, uh... Catch your name?"
"Sarah Palmer. Commander Sarah Palmer. I lead all the Fireteams aboard Infinity."
"Fireteam Majestic, Commander on Deck!"

Why the hell did people make a big deal out of this line?

That's literally like me striking up a conversation with a Captain who happens to be in charge of me because he's hot and I kinda want to shoot my shot, we're both out of uniform, and I've literally never seen him before or heard his name.

[nova depot]

Because they expect Spartan IVs to be like the stoic Spartan IIs? Don't get me wrong I know Spartan IIs can get lovey (Black Team for reference)

[onyx latch]

That's a stupid expectation.

They're relatively normal people, it literally comes with the whole 'not being a child soldier' thing.

Good lord. I forgot how bad the pearl clutching over Majestic actually was.

And how stupidly pathetic it was.

Christ, Palmer has a worse track record of professionalism than Majestic did over the course of Spartan Ops.

[nova depot]

ranging from a random dude to an ODST, Anthony Madsen as the former

[onyx latch]

Madsen was a Veteran Marine before he was a Spartan.

[nova depot]

It was nepotism from his dads that got him a Spartan IV

[onyx latch]

Yes, I'm well aware. Doesn't change the fact he was a veteran and passed the physical portion on his own merits.

[nova depot]

If he were an ODST I wouldn't have any qualms

[onyx latch]

If anything, I'd say Madsen getting initial selected due to Nepotism is proof that deeds being the only significant metric that matters is half the reason IV selection methodology is flawed.

Like, Madsen is clearly actually good at his job. He's a Spartan IV Sniper, for crying out loud. Just because he had a lackluster career doesn't mean he was bad at his job.

Getting initially selected through connections doesn't mean you didn't have to work for the job. It just gave you a leg up in getting the chance in the first place.

But people see the fancy words of Nepotism and lackluster career and assume that means he was actually just a total deadbeat who got a total free ride all the way, instead of the dozens of more likely problems.

... Come to think of it, I think Madsen straight up has the highest observed killcount of Majestic through the Spartan Ops episodes.

In terms of pulling the trigger himself.

Or, second to Thorne, at any rate.

[nova depot]

Sure but what about the other facets of his job other than being a sniper? If Madsen did get the additional training after the augmentations and that allowed him to perform similarly to his peers then that's good enough

[onyx latch]

Literally every single Spartan ever, every IV, is effectively considered omnidisciplinary as doctrine.

They are trained and drilled at everything that could be relevant.

So, because he's a IV, he's just specialized more heavily into being a sniper than, say, Hoya.

And he also, again, started as a Marine. Not really any actual info past that, and frankly, other members of Majestic similarly unglamorous beginnings.

Tedra Grant, for example, was a Naval MP who got accepted into the very early IV program (After Ilsa Zane, around Palmer's time, I assume). She didn't actually do much special beyond top marks on combat drill and athletics.

[vapid marten]

I don't think it's the line in and itself which is the issue for people.
For me personally it's the attitude and behavior of Paul, in the context that he's in.
This is a person who's a leader of a team, assigned to a new workplace, and his first instinct is starting to flirt and boast.
You'd think he thinks he owns the place.
Dolores Umbridge is definitely in the top 3 of most hated characters in the Harry Potter series, despite not being on par with Voldemort or Bellatrix in how evil they are. The thing with her is that she's somewhat relatable, she could be someone we know, she probably is close to someone we've met at some point in our life.
Same with Paul. What I saw with him in that cutscene was an egotistical self server who comes in and "owns the place" despite not even knowing where the toilets are. I've seen and dealt with one too many of these "I know more than you" types.
I even had to watch the cutscene again from the start and his case isn't helped by the very first things we hear from him... "making sure the ladies of Rio De Janeiro felt..... inhale safe and secure".

[magic night]

That just adds to the point that he's a normal person. We've all probably met someone like that. Someone who doesn't give off a good first impression.

The writers were well aware of what they were doing with that.

He goes through a character arc over the course of Spartan Ops where you go "this guy actually isn't a total tool,"

[vapid marten]

Yes, that is the point of his introduction, it's well done and as a result it's effective in the reception that scene got.
People had strong feelings about him.
I wasn't saying I think it's poorly written or anything, I'm conveying the feelings I got watching it, my first interpretation of him, and why I got them. There's nothing wrong with the scene.

[onyx latch]

Jesus, you compared him to Umbrage? Did you pull something making that jump?

Like, you had to have.

Rereading that, I think the problem with the character's more in your chair as a kneejerk response, because that is entirely too harsh a read of DeMarco's character based off of one interaction. If it were a shorter span of text, I'd honestly have trouble telling if you were being serious.

The guy immediately defers and rectifies his mistake, and Palmer's a competent enough commander to let a relatively minor lapse in judgement go. Any other response is foolish, especially since he's not exactly as far removed from Palmer's position as first glance might show. To Palmer herself, the worst act DeMarco personally makes is simply a lack of immediate decorum-hardly a significant offense, and not one he ever repeats.

[onyx latch]

As for the Rio De Janeiro line... It's a clumsy pastiche of raunchy talk between squadmates, and a pretty vanilla one at that. Not exactly a war crime to make clumsy innuendos.

Also, on the note of DeMarco 'walking in like he owns the place', Spartan deployments post war generally operate like Noble Team. It's just one squad to maybe five attached to a fleet or ship, none of which are typically deployed at the same time. The Infinity's actually an aberrational posting among Spartan deployments.

[agile cobalt]

4th objective gamemode ive had in a row that ive lost because my team treats it like slayer.

sbmm is great fr,

was pinging an overshield at the base and my team was just walking around him

doing nothing

i see why people quit out of games so much now.

you cant get any help from your team at all,
6 games now ive lost because my team does nothing the entire game

just sits there like huh how do i use the power weapons i grab and dont let respawn the entire game, or how do i fly the banshee/use the wraith

all at the same time im either top 1 or 2 in the team

unbelieveable

(in a row)

[vapid marten]

Sigh
You know what, I can't with this.
If you want to think I compared him to Umbridge, be my guest.
It's not like the rest of the text offers any sort of explanations and/or opinions, right?

[onyx latch]

At first glance, it really looks like you did. 'Someone you've seen in reality' is a hell of a statement when you bring up someone who canonically tortured kids versus somebody who didn't know who their commander was.

[stoic canopy]

Sunday Hot Take: Construct was, is, and always will be a bad map.

People only like it because you can win the first fight, then spend the rest of the match farming the other team on easy mode.

[onyx latch]

Based?

[onyx latch]

As for the rest, I already said my piece.

[vapid marten]

Because characters in different media can't represent concepts and ideologies we see in real life people, where some fictional characters hit way close to home and are far more relatable and easier to dislike.

[onyx latch]

I'm trying to think of how to say this in a polite way, but if DeMarco introducing himself to Palmer the way he did was that awful to you, I think it says a lot more about how you perceive other people than it does about him.

Kind of a "Treating a misdemeanor like a felony" moment.

[rotund zenith]

Always thought spartan specialising into snipers were a bit of a waste. Regular marines and such are just as capable shots with all the smart tech built into the gun, the ammunition and their helmets. Augmentation, power armor, and shielding dont really add a whole lot to a job where idealy you arent seen and a half mile from the target. In the context of fighting the innies without the power armour it made a bit of sense to have a terror force that was off the books and bereft of any morals but even then it was a job that only marginally benefited from a brainwashed and mutilated preteen and you lose even that with the s4s

[onyx latch]

There's a gulf between a Marine Sniper and a Spartan Sniper, the biggest factors of which are onboard computing, relative skill, and reaction time. These are all still critical factors in a sniper's success even when the target is asleep in a field a mile away.

MJOLNIR is more than power armor and shielding; In the case of many Spartan Snipers, most notably Linda, it also functions as a wearable spotter.

A Marine sniper's extremely good; A Spartan sniper is sniping Seraphs and Banshees out of the sky via pilot kills.

[rotund zenith]

I stand corrected, spartans are magical

[onyx latch]

Eh.

Not really, for the most part. The banshees thing is an extreme example but it's achievable-and happened far before 343i's tenure, so it's not like people can blame that on them.

I'd say you have a bit too narrow of a view of what benefits a sniper in the field of Spartandom, tbh. The emphasis is more on the Spartan than the Sniper here.

Oh, another thing-Spartans also have absolutely insane endurance, which is also a pretty big deal in terms of walking miles to set up a shot on one dude.

[vapid marten]

I'm not at a capacity to understand it for you.

[onyx latch]

🤷‍♂️ Not asking you to and I'm not sure I want to understand that overwhelmingly negative bias.

[uneven bison]

I don’t think relatability is something that most people find detrimental to a character. In fact it’s usually a positive.

Officer K in Blade runner is a character people like, because he’s relatable. He’s us, not anyone special, not the hero. Maybe the box office says otherwise, but that’s for different reasons. Maybe I’m letting sarcasm over my head, but relatable characters seem like something to strive for. And Paul is pretty relatable for making a bad first impression.

[toxic parrot]

Do you get more career xp for playing heroic firefight?

[celest heron]

yes

[brittle scarab]

Anyone know why Infinite will not launch from steam on windows 11 ? game just freezes and crashes

[sullen kiln]

You may refer to #1075989764026675210 if you are in need of community based assistance. This is strictly community sourced and operated and is not staffed by any official members of the Support team.

For official support, you'll need to go to the Halo Support site: https://aka.ms/HaloSupport

[dawn dagger]

hi guys ive got a question so i got halo master collection on game pass is there a way to download games seperatly
ive got a 120gb download

[coarse dagger]

If you're on Xbox, you can wait until it hits "Ready to start" and launch the game. Go into the game settings and from there you can uncheck the games you don't want

[dawn dagger]

ah okay thank you

[white birch]

The UNSC Saturn had, what, a single Spartan team attached to her?
I know she's a frigate cause the UNSC was basically out of ships at that point but thats still a pretty good size erference.

[white birch]

Linda during Operation First Strike specifically. Whilst hanging over an abyss, I should note.

Also; the Pelican crew in Divine Wind commenting on how steady Mark held the laser to communicate their message to them.

[marble halo]

Oh my god this is the worst build for stability for me since launch

Maybe 2 games in before I crash. I hate this stupid company can’t make a stable product. Guess I’ll go play apex and other games that don’t crash

[sullen kiln]

You may refer to #1075989764026675210 if you are in need of community based assistance. This is strictly community sourced and operated and is not staffed by any official members of the Support team.

For official support, you'll need to go to the Halo Support site: https://aka.ms/HaloSupport

[marble halo]

Support doesn’t matter I’ve had multiple tickets and they’ve essentially shrugged their shoulders and said they are working on it continuously

[slender bridge]

Is it possible for Jun to wear his mark V armor again even after retiring and becoming a recruiter for the Spartan IV program???

[onyx latch]

Well, unless he put on a bunch of pounds, I don't see why not.

[worn iron]

Probably upgraded by that point. The Halo 5 description of his "VIGILANT" armor set states: "The VIGILANT was originally a one-off upgrade for an unnamed VIP within the Spartan branch."

[grave ether]

V for Vigilant

[slender bridge]

Besides Blue Team, Red Team, Grey Team, Omega Team, & Naomi 010, are there any other Spartan II's still alive and are in active duty as of 2560???

not counting the ones who survived augmentations and were left injured

[worn iron]

Very good 🙂 (jk)

[hollow bobcat]

Possibly an unpopular opinion: There should be only one big team mode at a time. Either Squad Battle or BTB.

[white birch]

I mean it brings in the same amount of people so

[limber fox]

Is this channel for halo infinite?

Is there any way for video settings in Halo infinite to not be reset upon every launch?

[viral mountain]

Never had that happen

[limber fox]

My settings keep resetting since March 2023. I have uninstalled and installed plenty of times. Nothing is happening. I also miss Settings json file from appdata/local

I play through Steam. I have AMD. Any advice? Or at least a way to force quality preset to ultra (for some reason it resets to medium)

[sullen kiln]

You may refer to #1075989764026675210 if you are in need of community based assistance. This is strictly community sourced and operated and is not staffed by any official members of the Support team.

For official support, you'll need to go to the Halo Support site: https://aka.ms/HaloSupport

[hollow bobcat]

If the motion sensor is disabled during professional games of Halo, does that mean the motion sensor is for noobs?

[low hollow]

sucks tryna get iwhbyd skull

[left snow]

I think it's more along the lines that in high level games communication and co-ordination are skill gaps between the teams.

You don't have, or necessarily want, that skill gap in more casual modes.

Hence the usefullness of a radar.

[dusk whale]

see it like this: in those professional matches, it's always a full stack team with coms between the players ánd the coach. In most 'normal' matches you don't have a full stack, let alone a coach and most of the time also no coms. On it's own that doesn't have to be a problem, but it would become a problem if the oposing team has at least a couple of players who do have coms between them, because that creates a completely unfair advantage. To adress that problem you need the radar.

The radar is basicly a tool needed to partially bridge the advantage that teamed up players with coms have over solo players and players without coms.

[weary trout]

i hope the next halo has assassinations, one could only hope

[sterile meadow]

Something I have noticed only on the levels "Forbidden" and "Forest" is terrible mouse stutter, ping/fps is fine, and the mouse stutter goes away when I plug a controller in instead, tried vsync, gsync, min max fps tried all and it does not work, any pc players tried those two maps?

[crystal iron]

https://youtu.be/7EvFZelI2do?si=oNqEoqSu_nwymqsN

Thoughts on this?

[glacial tartan]

https://i.imgur.com/V9yjw3v.png Its cool people can do this in MCC, is it also supported in Infinite?

[celest heron]

I'd wonder how many more they could creatively add considering they did so many in h5 unless they stuck to basic ones.

[tawdry olive]

Should fists be used if all weapons are empty 🥺

[white birch]

That would be cool honestly.
Would make machinima easier to make, been wanting that for YEARS...

Probably a bit much to implement in terms of animations and balancing tho.
Personally I think your Spartan should whip out their combat knife CSGO style and start hard charging at people with it.

With the knife used in the animation being different depending on equipped armor and attachments.
Ex; if you have the Tac/Cutter hip attachment you whip out this freaking Catachan Fang looking blade. Or if you have the THORNBLADE shoulders, your knife courses with energy.
If you dont have anything specific you just use the standard combat knife from H4 and H5.

Or if your on MK V(B) you use the Halo Reach knife

Yoroi gets some kind of kunai or one of the little sai daggers from the chest piece.
Eaglestrike gets a nasty trench knife of some kind.
Chimera gets a hardlight blade. You get the idea.

Rakshasa...probably a stolen Banished blade.

[thorn sierra]

the ending of halo reach made me kind of cry

[iron bolt]

do you get "like a fine wine" for completing halo ce LASO but on the Legendary Master Chief Saga playlist?

I just got done with halo CE on that playlist and i got the achievements for beating legendary but no laso achievement

[glacial tartan]

You have to do the individual LASO playlists

For CE it would be this one: https://i.imgur.com/TblRTKT.png

[iron bolt]

welp

guess ive wasted 30+ hours

[mossy sail]

why is halo multiplayer so boring?

[worn iron]

this is how I play firefight, just ask @elder niche

when in doubt, punch it out

[worn iron]

MK IV gets ye old fisticuffs

[rotund zenith]

Have we seen what the prosthetics for mk4 look like yet?

[onyx latch]

no

[worldly karma]

Just started playing infinite multiplayer on pc, it seems like the aiming mechanics in general are little delayed and slow compared to other games, is this just how the game is or could it just be a pc issue

[thorn sierra]

Do you guys know if Halo Reach OST songs are copyrighted? I wanna use some for something

[iron bolt]

i beat it via legendary saga 💀

[zenith scarab]

This game is still in beta version Desync delay disconnects all the time

[rotund zenith]

I may have had that exact experience for the longest time. Try disabling vsync and see if it feels any different

[dusky nova]

Anyone got any recommendations for playlist/gamemode to get this week's ultimate?

[hollow bobcat]

I'm genuinely curious and confused as to why people think Halo Infinite had a good campaign. I felt it was just a bland experience devoid of any of the characters that we know except the chief.

On top of that, a generic villain that just doesn't shut up.

This might get people riled up, but even Halo 5 was better.

[silk rune]

Are the halo wars 2 campaigns fun?

[hollow bobcat]

I never played them.

[young glen]

Supposedly you can get it in Firefight.

[dusky nova]

Wait, really? How does that work because it specifically says to melee "Spartans" from behind?

[young glen]

Bugged, likely.

#halo-discussion message

I haven't tested it myself but I trust the linked comment.

[onyx latch]

I figure it's mostly an overcorrection by the fanbase in the same vein that the campaign is an overreaction to 5's criticism.

[hollow bobcat]

Five definitely did not have the best campaign, but the experience left me wondering what would happen next and I was genuinely hooked about the ending.

Then infinite decided to throw all of that away because they didn't didn't feel the need to risk their fan base with a storyline they didn't like. That ended up being a terrible mistake.

That's like instead continuing The Matrix Reloaded with Revolutions, we got Resurrections with only story fillers of what happened before.

[drifting canopy]

Very entertaining not challenging enough imo and co-op could’ve used work like separate leaders and separate economy type stick. Best of all the campaigns imo is Awakening the Nightmare and the ODST Ops just because of originality. Otherwise the campaigns feel like tutorials over active play

[misty vale]

Btb or squad battle, get active camo, get three backsmacks.
Took me 2 games bc the first game had overshield

[drifting canopy]

My only frustration with RTS games is they basically become tutorials as opposed to challenges or puzzles

Or the unit they introduce you to is basically what the mission requires you to focus on. Instead of a proper AI that counters you unit for unit and will actually react to your play style

[supple moat]

Yes it works in Firefight, just get behind a grunt or other enemy and back smack…. Took one game and I probably did 15 of them to be on the safe side for a back smack to get 3

[dusky nova]

Yeah, can confirm I've done it now.

I'm going to just guess it's a bug then, but hey I'm not complaining this time if it let's me get the ultimate I suppose...

[misty vale]

You can always get the ultimate in ff

The challenges can be done while very drunk it's just to get y'all playing

[dusky nova]

can also confirm...

[elder niche]

A surprisingly effective tactic until you spontaneously explode without explanation

[covert bobcat]

Thought Spartans meant in pvp lol

But I guess firefight can knock out killing spree + multikill medals challenges in one game

So why not back smacks

[verbal geyser]

Searched for a ranked match for two minutes and got nothing, oh well. I'll try again tomorrow

[arctic granite]

Hey what are the most populated playlists on MCC?

[unique finch]

H2A

[glacial tartan]

4v4 Precision or Auto slayer. H3 usually the highest title but slayer will be the easiest to find games across the collection. Objective and others vary in range of popularity throughout the day.

[arctic granite]

Thanks 🙂 Ranked or social??

[glacial tartan]

That answer was for social - I used the composer hoppers in place of playlists, sorry if I misunderstood. For ranked its Halo 3 Team Slayer, Halo 3 Doubles (hardcore or radar - it rotates every some number of unknown weeks) and Halo CE Hardcore Doubles. The others (H4 Squad Battle, Invasion, Team Hardcore (all titles)) are pretty much completely empty and you have to arrange teams beforehand.

Keep in mind for ranked if you’re a 1 you’ll usually struggle to find games - you have to pair with someone whose around the mid teens or higher (or again arrange with others, easiest in doubles!)

[arctic granite]

Thanks! Really appreciate your help. Im returning to Halo 3, havent played multiplayer since 360 days

[glacial tartan]

MCC welcomes you with open arms! If you have other questions please @ me anytime.

[ruby knoll]

ranked mcc is a ghost town, and that was true even im 2021/22

[patent breach]

i love btbmcc

[nova depot]

Did anyone like playing Halo 4: Spartan Ops on legendary?

SOLO

[low hollow]

finally got the iwhbyd skull to spawn in halo 2. now im trying to get it again because of the elite room, but do you get anything from surviving it?

[dusk whale]

please don't remind me 😅

[nova depot]

Yeah lol I should have technically gotten the Smooth Operator achievement

[dusk whale]

wait, you completed it solo and didn't get the achievement?

[nova depot]

It didn't register but the heroic difficulty did

[dusk whale]

that's the harshest punishment possible 😮

[nova depot]

Gonna replay lol, going back to hell

I played heroic in the earlier stages so maybe I can do it again, I haven't played in a while so I can have fun anyway

In a while as in like a whole year ago

Funny how completing 3 Halo 4 playlists is rarer than Spartan Ops on solo Legendary

[low hollow]

what do you get for surviving elite room in halo 2 mcc after picking up the iwhbyd skull?

[frosty condor]

You unlock the skull in the original game (2004)

But now you can turn it on in the options before mission select

[glacial tartan]

For games other than H3/CE this is true.

[native tinsel]

So guys, quick question. Next season they might be ditching seasons and might ditch battle passes and use the operation passes instead. But does that mean that the Season 1 pass I’m trying to complete will be removed?

I’m lv 54 now

[coarse dagger]

No, existing seasons will remain as they are

[native tinsel]

Alright thanks

[open tinsel]

Anyone been getting an unusually high number of disconnects during Firefight? I’ve disconnected 3 times and I rarely get a lobby where 1 - 2 people don’t dc within the first 3 rounds, this only started for me about a week ago btw.

[buoyant nacelle]

Been away for a while, have they added any sort of documentation around forge mode / scripts / or anything.

[ashen atlas]

It’s happened pretty often on my end as well, feels like I start those ff matches often with 3 players, and even with just 2 a good number of times

At least I assume it is a dc

[worn iron]

I just had my first disconnect a couple nights ago. Whole app crashed

[wispy dagger]

Now it happened to me. Game 1 two other players disconnected, now I finished a nice game and the game isn't recorded. (postgame info was unavailable, after restart not in match history, and completed challenges are not completed)

[weary trout]

is every ranked game have bandit evo starters for ranked

[full warren]

yes

[slim niche]

Why tho??

[humble berry]

is there gonna be a ranked reset with CU29 or do we keep our ranks

[coarse dagger]

There will be a rank reset, but it hasn't been annouced when it's happening yet

[humble berry]

Alright, thank you!

[drifting canopy]

Can I post a link to an article regarding Halo?

[signal ivy]

is it about leaks?

[drifting canopy]

No

[signal ivy]

sure why not

[drifting canopy]

https://www.gamingbible.com/news/platform/xbox/halo-infinite-quietly-being-killed-off-xbox-future-883724-20240123?fbclid=IwAR33_0GhL8_FOUjuaJY7c_R9foytzp12RFj_-iLUmHM_h9J6j_r_p_dbpnQ

[signal ivy]

lol

[drifting canopy]

Idk how true this is. But thoughts?

[signal ivy]

"being killed off" when they announced they're staffing teams for new projects

gaming bible is like clickbait central

[drifting canopy]

Ah

I hope the game continues well into the future. Imo it’s been better than Destiny

[rugged quartz]

I want it to continue for a long time too though i dont know if thats in their plans now

[sullen owl]

If Infinite released with the content it has now, it could have endured a lot longer with a larger playerbase. F2P brought in so many people curious about it, only for it to be a poor launch that shooed them all away, driving them to read click bait articles on how dead the game is, even when it's almost in a good place.

[rugged quartz]

Indeed there's been a lot of catch up to do

[sullen owl]

Clickbait sells rage, not reality. Avoid anything that isn't from an official 343 source on Halo. Apply that to every other thing you're interested in and you'll be living happy.

[sullen owl]

Imagine Forge on launch. The creatives that came and gone could have latched onto it like no other. We have great stuff being made already sure, but I do mourn for what could have been. There's always next time I guess.

[rugged quartz]

i rather them grow what we have right now and have this great comebck

[left snow]

My ideal scenario is that they release a new Campaign (Halo 7) and then soft reboot Infinite as the multiplayer component.

Freshen up with me menus, campaign weapons and equipment.

Maybe take the opportunity to revamp customisation, ranking, etc.

[humble berry]

so basically: Campaign DLC with a cool mp update

(please correct me if im misunderstanding)

i'd totally be behind that route, Infinite is great and I would love to see it get the same labor of love other mp games get right now

[left snow]

Yep. That would be a great outcome.

That way they can keep building on Infinite and Forge. And we don't go back to square one on the lack of content / unfinished features that have plagued multiplayer.

Infinite's gameplay is awesome.

It would also be a great opportunity to make some seismic shifts to other aspects of the game. To make it feel new and shiny.

Try a different Ranking system; eg. at a small, more precise, scale.

Try a different customisation path; eg. break coatings into "patterns" and "colours". You can earn / buy both as single use items - but take any pattern and add it to your armour core - and then tweak the colour palette to your liking and splash it on.

Revamp the social aspect. Lobbies. Clans. Parties. etc. The sort of thing that would bring lost players back.

[tepid latch]

this i feel like is the way to go, there's so much built for infinite's MP.

It feels like it could be a great foundation for the future of MP for a while if it received constant updates and I think i'd just hate to jump into a new halo MP and not have any of the skins and stuff i've paid for or unlocked

[coarse dagger]

https://discord.gg/VWjhMzkN?event=1199521633866625205

[thorn sierra]

Should i try to beat halo reach with only melee attacks?

[sullen owl]

Why not? Give it a whirl. Stream it while you do, for giggles.

[white birch]

We need harsher punishment for clickbait.
Like, monetary fines or public humiliation

[wintry holly]

GUYS

GUNGNIR ARMS ARE COMING FOR FREE

[onyx latch]

Personally, I'm a big fan of gibbeting.

[verbal geyser]

Quick play is making me sweat my nuts off tonight...

[covert bobcat]

Use black eye while your at it

[slender bridge]

The shoulders you mean???

[wintry holly]

yeah

shoulders

[white birch]

Neat. So, where's the Operator helmet?

[wide trout]

One of my closest friends refuses to play Infinite until they add Operator and she's been saying that since launch

(it was what she wore in Reach)

make it happen 343

[misty vale]

Imagine missing out on infinite because of a singular dress up item

[ashen atlas]

That’s what I was thinking

[misty vale]

Sell that customer a operators helmet for 2299

They're dumb enough to pay it. It's your moral obligation to charge it 343!

[humble berry]

I thought operator was in the game already

[drifting canopy]

Ugh, people find the most uh unique hills to stand on

I would say “don’t knock it till you tried it”

[slender bridge]

Your friend has been waiting for that helmet longer than me trying to figure out if the left shoulder piece for the mark iv will be in the game once “Season 6” releases

I’m still a bit worried if it is or not 💀

[crystal iron]

https://youtu.be/hRnJdfAdLEY?si=lVfxnovzuZGbccve

[slender bridge]

Literally me once I saw that thumbnail

I’ve been waiting for mark iv to be announced for a while ever since I saw it’s concept art

for infinite

[crystal iron]

Same

[low hollow]

damn no matches for halo 2 mcc multiplayer

[wheat osprey]

This is my first time playing ce and i find keyes so difficult once u are inside its so chaotic

[pearl spade]

Hello, I have HALO Infinite on XBOX from xbox gamepass. My friend wants to install HALO Infinite on PC from PC gamepass. Will there be a cooperation mode in campaign between us in this game?

[glacial tartan]

There is cross platform co-op support, yes

[thorn sierra]

Wdym black eye?

[amber yoke]

the skull that recharges shields when you melee

[tranquil arrow]

Been taking my 11 year old brother through halo ce. We've done 3 missions so far. He's enjoying it, we're going to play through the entire series in release order

[amber yoke]

you love to see it, I was rather young myself when I first played ce being about 5 at the time lol

[tranquil arrow]

I was 6

[drifting canopy]

10

[thorn sierra]

6

[signal ivy]

15

[sullen owl]

4,972 beat that. 🫳 🎙️

[open tinsel]

I’m waiting to find a friend before I play CE tbh.

[drifting canopy]

So the next Halo game is being made in real engine… so hyper realistic

Does that mean if Flood are active for whatever reason on the Ring… we’re going to get a hyper realistic depiction that is boarder line a live action horror??

[high plover]

I hope so

[coarse dagger]

Not sure what you mean by a "real engine", but we don't know any details about future projects yet

[grave ether]

Think they mean unreal engine, which believe it or not, despite its name, it is a real engine. Can't fool me!

[coarse dagger]

Oh, right, that makes a bit more sense. We still don't know those types of details yet

[sullen owl]

Engine helps a bit, but it all falls down to art direction and styling. You can use Unreal Engine and still have a "basic" looking game if you don't have the desire or the team to make something ultra realistic with 12K textures and lense flair lense flair lense flair 🤮

And yeah, my dude, you gotta stop spouting random internet stuff as facts. lol If it doesn't come from 343, it's a waste of time to give it the mind space.

[ashen atlas]

That reminds me of a video I seen of someone having Skyrim with 12k textures. I don’t think the world is ready for that

Scratch that. It was 16k

[wide trout]

4

[sullen owl]

Dang, you right.

[wide trout]

alternatively, an engine as objectively awful as unity can be used to create really good looking games like Escape from Tarkov (if you want hyperrealism) or Risk of Rain 2

or for a more recent example, Lethal Company

[sullen owl]

This is true, all about the creatives wielding the pen.

[wide trout]

definitely

[magic night]

Which is why gamers learning about engines was never a good thing

[wide trout]

I have friends who i’ve seen make “photoreal” environments in unity that look eye-wateringly stellar

[magic night]

Yeah. Unity can pull off some really good visuals. They released a technical showcase a year or two back that looked really good.

The original Layers of Fear is also a really good looking Unity title from a while back

[rotund zenith]

Every time i find a thread for an upcoming game saying they should port it to ue5 an angel loses its wings

[ruby knoll]

monocultures are bad
epic is bad
gamers understanding of anything gamedev related is bad

[ruby knoll]

which is to say i agree with you

[onyx latch]

It happens in the same fashion as Kratos ripping off Valkyrie wings in God of War

[onyx latch]

Wait, Tarkov is Unity?

Wow, that's shocking.

[plucky wraith]

Why even join a game if you just leave the first second your team starts losing lol

[celest heron]

cause they thought they would be winning the entire time

[plucky wraith]

I guess man

[analog salmon]

its just gamer ego

people play social, demand no SBMM, and then get mad their team mates are bad

[celest heron]

yeah, it's dumb, but more understandable if the game is a blowout.

[plucky wraith]

SBMM?

[analog salmon]

honestly i dont even see blowouts hardly ever, its literally just when people quit that happens

i guess it depends how you define blowout

i've rarely ever got ratio'd to the point we can't even get 30 kills in a slayer match

and i've went from being 10-15 kills behind to nearly winning, so I don't consider 20 kills behind a blowout

[plucky wraith]

I just started playing infinite and I’m seeing people leave left and right lol at the very start of the game

I’m playing quick play matches idk if that’s it

[analog salmon]

its just what happens when bans are lenient

you see people quitting, you have a bad game, you quit cause why not

[wide trout]

Yeah. You can tell by how janky some of the movement feels lol

[analog salmon]

my guess is 343 determined harsh quit penalties are bad for player retention but i sort of think that's short sighted. you want a playerbase who dont ruin the fun for one another. you want new players to come in and see players finishing matches. the people who stop playing cause they're banned for quitting are just not worth retaining in the long term imo

[wide trout]

Speaking from experience it's really hard to get movement right in Unity

realistic or otherwise

But also yeah it just is a game made on Unity with a heavy emphasis on texture streaming and things of that nature

[thorn sierra]

do you guys know if halo's engine (blam engine) is availible for use?

[wide trout]

BLAM/Slipspace is not a publicly licensable engine

as far as I know

it was used for a game called Stubbs the Zombie which I believe was made partially by former Bungie employees back in the 00s

but other than that it's been used exclusively on Halo

[onyx latch]

Frankly, I wouldn't want to use it anyways. The documentation would be absurdly case specific.

[analog salmon]

i think it would be neat if studios moving away from using their own in-house engines would open-source as much as them as they can

[wide trout]

In a perfect world....

[celest heron]

more so in mcc

[analog salmon]

one can dream

[onyx latch]

I get why it's clung to.

[analog salmon]

oh yah mcc is a different beast entirely in that sense

[wide trout]

I miss the days when gamedev studios went wild and created their own game engines

I get why they dont anymore but I still find it sad.

[analog salmon]

i feel like its how Blam implemented the havok engine that made it so special. same with Rockstar's rage engine

[wide trout]

Unreal was one of those engines at one point....

[analog salmon]

CE's Blam is impressive for the time but I think it was 2 onwards that stood out

[wide trout]

I think Unity was always meant to be public, but they only moved to a licensable model in......... 2005??

It was open source before that happened, whenever that was

God google is so useless nowadays

[rotund zenith]

The most surprising ive seen was titanfall using the source engine. Such a tight game using halflife2s engine is obsurd to me

[analog salmon]

and it ran on the 360 lol

[drifting canopy]

Internet talks man 🤷🏼‍♂️ there’s more gossip and rumours of rumours than a small town coffee shop.

[wide trout]

Source has always been well renowned for how it handled physics, particularly also handling player characters at high speeds

"Bunny hopping", or BHopping, has been around since GoldSrc and Source's changes to the physics engine allowed it to happen a lot more often and a lot easier

You see these changes represented well in Titanfall 2 Gauntlet speedruns

[onyx latch]

Or Trolldier playstyles in Team Fortress 2 heavily relying on abusing Bhopping, surfing, and push physics.

[thorn sierra]

does anyone knows whats the reason why when i try to play multiplayer on halo mcc, it just keep waiting for players?

[toxic copper]

Hey where do I report bugs

[sullen kiln]

Please refer to the Halo Support site for additional information and/or to submit a ticket concerning any issues you may be experiencing.

https://aka.ms/HaloSupport

[toxic copper]

thanks

[glacial tartan]

This is an issue that 343 doesnt have a fix for (and when I've brought it up here they say its not an issue).

Please please please create a ticket and report it.

[crystal iron]

Hey so to get the legendary completion achievement in halo infinite do you need to do a new save of can you just replay misisons and avoid the open world?

[coarse dagger]

https://youtu.be/zzdacRmN6xc?feature=shared

[inland matrix]

It’s says all main missions @crystal iron

[crystal iron]

So just replaying will work?

[inland matrix]

As far as I can tell, I’m just looking at trueachievements

I checked reddit, and people are saying no

So seems pretty ambiguous

[crystal iron]

ugh

[inland matrix]

“On my first run I had it on heroic for the first 4 missions, then switched over to legendary for the rest of the game. At the time there was no way to replay missons, but now thats an option and I did just that ; replayed the 4 missions and various side quests on legendary. Still no achievement. Maybe replaying the last boss fight will trigger it? ll give it a shot”

That’s like the only relevant thing I’ve found, sorry it’s not the most helpful

[agile cobalt]

was bouta go have fun on big team heavies, but then i tried sniping someone who wasnt moving, and it didnt even register, thats ok, netcode moment. then i tried shooting someone with a rocket launcher, didnt do anything. then i tried to melee someone, it did no damage but they 1 tapped me from the front. good netcode 343

[oak rover]

What’s up guys, So I am working on a forge map right now on one of the blank canvas maps and I’m running into two problems. The first one is I set the light to blue to make it look more like night time but whenever one of the plants gets hit by the light it turns brown. Is there a way to fix it without changing the light color or is it just gonna be like that? Also I can’t use AI on the map, I’m guessing I need to add something to it to be able to use AI? What can I do to fix these problems?

[lone plover]

Anyone else think Cortana can beat XANA from Code Lyoko?

[rotund zenith]

I dunno xana kinda flipflops from using a teddybear to murder children to driving buses into a petrochemical plant so theres an element of unpredictability there

[agile cobalt]

anyone have hard times matchmaking?

cant get into squad battle games

[rugged quartz]

Don't use blue light to make a map look like night time. Remove all the on map sun and atmospheric lighting. Then manually place lights yourself. For the best night time lighting. Also, you need to generate the navmesh. Which is found in the build menu, where lighting audio generations are found

[oak rover]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[ruby lake]

mwahahaha

[dusk thunder]

Did SBMM get added to firefight? I’ve been matched with a lot of… less-than-talented teammates today

Like I’ve broken 2k points before they manage 1k and no one rezzing, goofing around in vehicles trying to team kill… maybe just an off day

[drifting canopy]

I should really watch some Forge tutorials if there is any

[crystal iron]

halo

[drifting canopy]

Halo Forge.. map making.

[spring briar]

boys I just finished halo3 and have started playing halo 4 and oh my is the game awesome. The gunplay is pretty terrible though flashbacks to the stormrifle

[white birch]

Ones sentient, the others not. My money's on Cortana

[drifting canopy]

Hey has the Mk IV from the January Update that is upcoming... has an image been released? or is that in spoilers??

[thorn sierra]

my halo favorite soundtrack is follow in flight, whats yalls favorite soundtrack?

[slim flint]

Ghosts and Glass

[inland matrix]

Ashes

Ah scratch that, gotta be Tribute

[wide trout]

Ashes probably

[inland matrix]

Yeah ashes, I change my mind again

[humble berry]

It's real, and beautiful...

[magic loom]

Many say they dont like the look of the AR, I think it looks fantastic

[night rain]

I really hope they put Halo Wars 1 and 2 music into the game with the coming Operation

Ugh that would be so awesome. I’d probably cry if I booted up Infinite to hear the classic Spirit of Fire theme

[magic loom]

Halo Wars music....I love it that soundtrack

One of my favourites are Action figure hands, Quo Show, think the intro music as well was smashy

[inland matrix]

Are you able to change the soundtrack now? Or what do you mean

[misty silo]

People can find anything to complain about haha. MA5B (CE's Assault Rifle) is my fav so it's an instant buy for me

[celest heron]

missing decals

[celest heron]

cool, matched a full party of high ranks and smurfs in btb. next

[wanton root]

the red visor's default for mark 4?

[onyx latch]

Wait til confirmation, I say.

[wanton root]

eh I already have a red visor

[olive brook]

when are the cat ears gonna be in the shop again

[frosty condor]

No idea, but we try to update the the shop daily in #1098000122023006331

[olive brook]

ty

[wanton root]

they're vaulted?

[lyric lodge]

It IS available now, just find the ear icon and click the "buy battle pass" icon. Then you can buy the bundle for 700 credits.

[frosty condor]

Or wait for it to go on sale in the daily shop rotation

But yes you can purchase any item in the shop by going to it in the armor hall (except ones that say vaulted)

[olive brook]

pretty sure i saw it for alot cheaper in the store once

[lyric lodge]

Oh, I misunderstood it, sorry

[weary trout]

the robots in the halo infinte concept art arent canon right? Or are they?

[night rain]

They usually add music with each season and/or major operation, I’d love to see some of that classic music added for the Spirit of Fire operation

[inland matrix]

Thanks for letting me know

[thorn sierra]

just killed the heretic in less than a minute

[crystal iron]

Well Next week I'll take a real from Palworld to officially dawn my favorite Halo Armor..

[sleek hatch]

When are we getting more AI cosmetics?

[olive brook]

I doubt we’re getting anymore AI’s

maybe 1 but cant really talk about that one here

[twilit basin]

y not

[olive brook]

never been officially announced or confirmed

[ancient jasper]

Church AI. That all

[civic sundial]

Ok but are we talking the Alpha or Epsilon?

[open tinsel]

Is there a way to watch Halo: Nightfall on the Xcloud app? Trying to get the Nightfall helm in 5.

[white birch]

Best of luck getting Burnie to come back and do anything for gaming after what he went through

[wide trout]

iirc you could only watch (to get the helmet) through Halo Channel

which is a service I’m not sure still works

…in fact, yeah, it’s been deleted off my phone

so

[wet fractal]

fix game

[drifting canopy]

Hmmm so if brutes are killing Spartan 4s pretty effectively… I guess we’re gonna need a bigger suit of armour

So our Spartan armour is called Mjolnir

Perhaps an upgraded suit would be Aesir? Maybe a variation call Vanier?

[onyx latch]

Amusingly enough, IVs actually have an evenly depicted combat record against Brutes like IIs.

Weirdest stuff.

One gets rammed by a ghost and still literally disembowels a brute afterwards by punching them.

[drifting canopy]

Hmm is it a focused training type sort of deal?

[onyx latch]

No, Spartans in general just kinda mulch Covenant in melee and combat in general.

Most of the IV's deaths in Rubicon Protocol was more because they were fighting in adverse conditions with no reinforcements, no retreat, no resupply, no intel, and no armor repairs. Basically the same situation that got most of the IIs and IIIs killed, in fact.

[drifting canopy]

You'd think that the much larger creatures would be pretty even of a fight with the spartans

[onyx latch]

Spartans are smaller but physically dense in terms of strength. Brutes lack a lot of the good internal gubbinz and power armor Spartans got.

[drifting canopy]

Or at least the Profets were smart enough to start considering agumentations

[onyx latch]

Only for their own guys, the Prelates.

And even then Prelates were more of a match for a Spartan one on one for a short time than outright better.

[drifting canopy]

I was kinda hoping that the Promethans would have pulled something more out instead of glowy hot and disintergreate

[onyx latch]

Atriox is thus far an anomaly, and most things who have bested Spartans thus far did so through truly exceptional force of arms (The Spartans of the Mortal Reverie, the Spartans on Requiem), destroying the transports the Spartans were aboard (Pelican crashes), overwhelmingly egrigious attrition, or the tried and true tactic of glassing from orbit.

[inland matrix]

What did you think of glassing’s portrayal in Reach

[onyx latch]

ODST and Reach did it about the same, so... Kind of indifferent? It's glassing. I thought the aftermath on Meridian in 5 was far more interesting.

[inland matrix]

Was that with all the Guardians rising up?

I played 5’s campaign on release so I can’t recall what you’re referring to

[onyx latch]

The muddy gray levels with the mining corporation.

And the space elevator.

[inland matrix]

I think that was the Guardians bit then

When the guardians keep doing their attack thing as your try to reach the pelican

I’ll google it

[drifting canopy]

Yup you are on the right page

I kinda think that if you're gonna compose a billion people then you better be giving em upgrades... though it hasn't been mentioned if the Promethans just straight up disintegrate targets or if they also compose those they kill

[inland matrix]

I loved the composer scene in halo 4

[inland matrix]

when all the scientists are turned to dust

[drifting canopy]

Which composed Elite and Brute variants would be sick

[onyx latch]

The effect is similar visually, but no, light weaponry just straight up turns you to dust.

Err, actually, Forerunner stuff is extremely deadly in general.

[drifting canopy]

I am one of the few people that were hoping that the Promethans would be more like a stargate replegator (spell check pls) type deal as opposed to killing machines with limited numbers

replicators*

[inland matrix]

I think stargate was before my time lol

[drifting canopy]

anyhow basically a forerunner robot army that can continusly produce more off of the material that it consumes

[inland matrix]

Ah

That makes sense

[onyx latch]

Replicator.

[drifting canopy]

Think of the flood only nano machines and with loyalty to no one. No games either like the gravemind was into. Just straight up factor the win loss ratio and then consume everything

[inland matrix]

I like the gravemind a lot

[drifting canopy]

Imagine a Promethan mind

something that is equal to the Gravemind. And just wants to erridacte all flood food

[inland matrix]

That would be interesting

I wish we didn’t have to wait for another campaign, normal Halo tdm or multiplayer doesn’t last as long for me as it used to

[ruby knoll]

not derp and gruddy

[drifting canopy]

I am surprised that the Didact did not compose the flood or even attempt to

[wide trout]

with how they were described in that short you’d think they’d have a heart attack within a minute of any kind of engagement

[serene phoenix]

So I only own the MCC and I was wondering if there was any type of sandbox or forge type mode for Halo Combat Evolved? I don’t see any no matter where I look on MCC, but I figured I should ask.

[wide trout]

Halo 3 was the first game to have Forge

however there are rudimentary level editors in the Halo CE and Halo 2 modding SDKs

[plucky robin]

Yo, Can someone help me out with an issue im having with MCC on steam?

[stoic canopy]

WTH just happened in this BTB match?

Like it legit just would not stop dropping off Tanks and respawning the Wasp like every 60 seconds

And it kept favoring the other team so it went from being 3-1 to them winning 5-4 in a Stockpile match

[rotund zenith]

Would need a rename for that since it kinda loses the Prometheus(didact) giving fire to humanity(composing) symbolism

[ivory glacier]

With the exception of a couple maps those halo 3 maps are absolutely terrible. Had to say it

Nostalgia goes a long way so I get that but that aside they’re awful

[pure vault]

I feel bad for Noble Six. Imagine fighting off the Covenant for 3 hours straight while in between missions, with only your free will, and intaking your last view before the player takes back control at the mission start, only for that player to be a speedrunner and cause you to punch an explosive barrel and blow yourself up.

I'd be pretty pissed if I tried so hard and got so far, but in the end it didn't even matter.

Yes, I brought up that whole bit just to make an "In The End" joke. I have no regrets.

[civic sundial]

There were attempts are composing Flood, but all they got was corrupted data. Useless to the original purpose of the composers, which was to preserve consciousness

[civic sundial]

Having the new enemy faction repeat the exact same thing as a previous enemy faction would've been uninteresting and derivative. The fact that Prometheans don't have a centralised intelligence controlling all units or have the singular goal of wiping out all life is for the best, as the last thing the Prometheans needed was to be seen as "Flood but chrome"

[drifting canopy]

Still Promethans didn’t exactly get a warm reception by the community

[civic sundial]

It'd be far worse if they were just Flood but chrome

[drifting canopy]

Not really

it would just be a counter using a horde vs horde

With the Created existing and whatnot surprised they didn't recreate the composer. seeing as AI can think faster and multiple different things all at once

The created could have figured something

[civic sundial]

Thinking faster doesn't mean you can just figure out lost technology where most the data you have on it is from visuals from inside a helmet

[drifting canopy]

Nice dismissal

[civic sundial]

And Cortana wasn't interested in composing the galaxy. She wanted peace in the galaxy

[drifting canopy]

they are literally in the mantel

eh peace by who has the biggest stick

[civic sundial]

The Composer wasn't part of the Mantle

[drifting canopy]

but she was into didacts ship

and from there dispersed

[civic sundial]

That doesn't mean she got data from the Composer

[drifting canopy]

doesn't mean she couldn't have with all her variants running around

see it is up in the air

you literally never know... and a composer in the hands of the created is really a giant stick to weild besides the guardians

[civic sundial]

So you're ignoring the part where she wasn't interested in composing those she was subjugating

[drifting canopy]

She might not have been

how many AI joined her cause?

[sullen owl]

From the sounds of cacophany at the end of Halo 5, probably 99%.

Would need to be a fool to not want your lifespan to go from 7 years tops to heat death of the universe years old.