halo-discussion

[celest heron]

well you can kind of see how things could've gone if you look at h5 and infinite which seems like they were trying to balance competitive with social more. although it's not a direct comparison with population influence, it does give some insight into how the communities reacted to changes.

[celest heron]

I also love when the internet goes out a minute before the game ends. great stuff

[worn quest]

Hello i joined here just to cope a bit because i was playing Halo Reach on my Xbox 360. I was almost finishing The Pillar of Autumn mission and i had to restart the whole thing due to the game checkpointing on the worst place ever. Also i took so long to get to some places because the NPCS are just so dumb sometimes, like i could be on a mission and the 0 IQ NPC is there sitting and killing a weaker enemy meanwhile they're getting hit by another. (is this normal? i'm new to halo)

[celest heron]

they're not the brightest.

has anyone else noticed that the bleached bone armor coating that costs ten dollars on its own is also in the zvezda armor bundle which is also ten dollars. lol

[radiant sundial]

It's not suprising, and the bundle is at a discount rightnow anyways, of course it makes sense for the seperate items to cost more than the bundle (albiet at a stupud markup bc this shop almost never makes sense)

[nova basalt]

But it’s an absolute gift from god that the hydra pose was only 150

[smoky tinsel]

I may be crazy but I personally like the CE UI the most

[solid canopy]

I think that UI benifits from being the first entry in the series and not having to worry about trying to work in all the features at once.

[rotund zenith]

first in the series sure but they were also learning both from contemporaries such as Half Life and their own games Oni and Marathon

theres an alternate history where the industry never went away from screens inside of screens

[solid canopy]

I think Reach still takes the cake for me

Everything you need is easily accessable. Navigation is smooth, and the asthetics hold up very well

[nova basalt]

Good evening fellow Reach enjoyer!

Still #1 halo

[solid canopy]

They are all (mostly) good

[rotund zenith]

personally like halo 3s the best, shield in the middle and softer design than later games which lets me ignore it more when i dont need it

[solid canopy]

Ftr I am talking about the Menus and not the HUD

In terms of HUD design, ODST is my favorite

[rotund zenith]

ah

[solid canopy]

ODST is like a nice middle ground between the look of 4/5 and 3 and Reach's HUDs

I would like Halo 2's hud a lot more if they didn't move the shield to on top of the radar. For whatever reason that placement never clicked with me like it should've. Maybe it had to do with the reduced size

[rotund zenith]

the yellow is pretty nice on the eyes and the physical helmet bits on screen was 1000% more tasteful than later attempts at that

[smoky tinsel]

Tbh I just like how much more blatant the UI is

Took me a while to understand the changes in infinite

[solid canopy]

I dig the visors in 4 and 5, but I do think they were a little bit much

I think they might've been better suited for "cinematic" moments or something

[crystal iron]

Yo

Do you guys know how to get the halo logo

[glacial tartan]

Top left of Discord where it says the server name and the checkmark, click that dropdown and click the server tag -> adopt

https://i.imgur.com/eWSOHWr.png screenshot

[crystal iron]

How do I do it on phone 😅

[glacial tartan]

Not even sure if you can, sorry 😦

[crystal iron]

It's fine 😅

Thank you for trying 🙏

[solid canopy]

I can't quite put my finger on it, but Halo 2's vehicle destruction still feels like it hasn't been topped

[shadow turret]

Go to your profile > Edit Profile > and scroll all the way down, and there's a server tag section

[unborn pewter]

Q : What are the things attached to the sides of the UNSC frigates that have extra engines?
I don't know what the correct terminology is and I want to get it right.

[civic sundial]

What do you mean "things attached to the sides of the UNSC frigates that have extra engines"?

[nova basalt]

Just more engines

It’s like a passenger jet having the engines on the wings instead of the fuselage

[storm agate]

Just a little thing I wanted to share, was that me and my cousin started playing the halo 3 campaign two days ago, and last night we beat it! and I forgot how good that campaign was!

[wooden briar]

This is one of the very best things to hear: that Halo provided a fun adventure for you and family to bond over! Glad you had a blast, and hope you and your cousin get to enjoy more campaigns together.

[rotund zenith]

Nacelles?

[vital girder]

remember reach...

[analog salmon]

Reach has been good to me...

[onyx latch]

No, I don't think I will

[tame moth]

What is reach?

[analog salmon]

the most memorable place i've ever been

[uneven bison]

That’s a reach

[nova basalt]

Why do you hate reach so much?? Oppositional defiant disorder?

[onyx latch]

"Don't like what I like? I diagnose you with a personality disorder!!!"

Not the best course of action, man.

[nova basalt]

You’re just very vocal about hating reach for some reason

[solemn portal]

Trenchbird is a Bungie Halo hater. Better to move on and ignore.

[nova basalt]

💔

[jade pebble]

So true

[celest heron]

I find it to be the most annoying in mp.

[tulip seal]

Can you use kbam on Xbox for halo wars?

[half swan]

Update on my halo marathon as a newcomer to halo, I just beat Halo 4, and I gotta say, it was so much better than I was expecting, the story wasn't much, but the game itself was a blast to playthrough

[frosty condor]

@solemn portal @nova basalt @jade pebble @onyx latch Let’s keep things civil and not attack anyone for their opinion, please. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Like how Halo 3 is the best don’t @ me

[rigid herald]

Nah mate we all know halo spartan assault is peak halo.

[jade pebble]

Also god I havent played that in such a long time. Didnt it unlock some armor for H4 when you completed it?

[rigid herald]

Can't even remember

I only cared about the mk vi, assassin and mk v armour in halo 4 when it released.

[jade pebble]

I remember wanting the Locus so bad but I couldnt get it for a long time because of the preorder scheme that game had

[rigid herald]

I had it

[jade pebble]

I hope they never do that again

[rigid herald]

You got two discs. The main one and the pre order content disc

[jade pebble]

I got it with the GOTY eventually but even that involved some trickery. Like it was a french version of the game that I couldnt even run but could get the dlc out of it

[rigid herald]

It had the orange black ball as the disc art and it came in a grey steel case.

[jade pebble]

Not familiar with that I think

Or at least if the GOTY had that I cant remember it

[rigid herald]

It was the collectors edition

Steelbook

[jade pebble]

Ah alright mightve not even had that here wouldnt surprise me. That included all preorder dlc as well?

[rigid herald]

Indeed

[jade pebble]

Very nice

[rigid herald]

It was on the 2nd disc. You put it into your xbox and it unlocked it

[jade pebble]

I remember by the time I got the preorder stuff I was like done with the game

[rigid herald]

You got the focus armour

[azure violet]

I just want to play Reach Invasion 😔

[tame moth]

Invasion is coming soon, they mentioned it in waypoint early this year

[solid canopy]

Me too.... me too....

Shame that ranked MCC is dead 9/10 times

[azure violet]

Yeah but Infinite doesnt have playable elites so

[azure violet]

yeah... :/

[hollow stirrup]

Does MCC support cross play on all campaigns?

[civic sundial]

Only on Halo 3 and ODST

[solid canopy]

What about over lan?

[glacial tartan]

Anything network based would have the same restriction unless im misunderstanding your question

[solid canopy]

Nah it was just a genuine question

[short flower]

Last HCS for Infinite? Guess I better lock in that last optic set

[jade pebble]

is it actually?

[solemn portal]

It's completely over for HCS.

[jade pebble]

what makes you say that

[short flower]

Looks like they’ve confirmed it.

https://x.com/hcs/status/1948898121771352095?s=46&t=9iLHstV7Rt-wZ4FDS-NhUQ

Likely a new announcement this year at worlds

If this CE remake really does release on the 25th anniversary I believe something said it won’t have MP, so an even longer hiatus for HCS. But I think there will still be like online/lan tournaments happening next year.

[coarse dagger]

It's absolutely not over

They're stopping major tournaments for Infinite, not canceling HCS as a whole. Please read the whole article

Looking forward to 2026, while the studio is fully focused on the future of Halo, you can expect there to still be more online and on LAN competition for Halo Infinite. We will be supporting events with prizing and player travel, and even Halo 5 and MCC as we’ve done consistently via side events.

[solemn portal]

HCS is 80% over instead of a 100% over. Thank you for the correction.

[coarse dagger]

🙄

[civic sundial]

I don't think competitive Halo is gonna be hurt too badly by not having a year of major tournaments

[glacial tartan]

Momentum is a serious thing, time will tell

[celest heron]

probly longer than that, but it's happened before with h5 which ashamand pointed out in the hcs channel.

[latent acorn]

It’s just a hiatus or just a break for HCS. It will return down the line.

[jade pebble]

and LVT has been picking up their own series

that might help it hold over the hiatus

[versed holly]

How popular is HCS

[short flower]

Amazing. Very cinematic.

[clever lance]

Hey all! Just wanted to inform everyone that the hayabusa helmet will be returning one final time during the September operation! If you haven’t gotten the helmet, like me, then is your time to do so.

[solid canopy]

Is Halo: New Covenant any good?

[plucky flicker]

Honestly, I think they should hire Ramin Djawadi to do music for CE remake.

[plucky flicker]

If you ask HiddenXperia, he'd sing praises. But honestly, it fine. The story is just kind of edgy and meh.

[tame moth]

Not reach again

[solid canopy]

Gotcha. I took a glance at it and thought it might be cool but figured I'd ask somebody directly

really hoping it wasn't some fan project made out of spite or whatever

[plucky flicker]

🙃

[plucky flicker]

WDYM

[tame moth]

[plucky flicker]

You shall speak.

[tame moth]

Not a fan of reach

[plucky flicker]

That has anything to do with Ramin Djawadi?

[tame moth]

Oh no

[plucky flicker]

Oh, I thought you were entering the conversation, LOL.

[tame moth]

Nah

[plucky flicker]

Because I am actually hoping they'd get a pretentious composer on board, even just for a name sake. 🤷‍♂️

[solid canopy]

I mean specifically there have been a few non-Halo fan projects I've seen that are done out of spite for the offical material. Basically a "This is the real version of insert popular IP here" situation

[plucky flicker]

Yes. It's kind of the objective with this. 🙃

[solid canopy]

(¾ times they all suck)

I mean so long as the creator of the project isn't a jerk or egotistical about it. Then ig its not that huge of an issue

[solid canopy]

What have they done music for in the past?

[plucky flicker]

Some of his works include;

Film: Iron Man, Pacific Rim, Warcarft, Eternals, Uncharted.

TV: Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, Westworlds, 3 Body Problem, Fallout.

Videogames: Medal of Honor, Gears of War 4, Gears 5, and System Shock 2.

Basically, he knows what he needs to do.

[solid canopy]

Oh gotcha

I would personally love to see Neil Davidge comeback and compose at least a song or two for some game

[plucky flicker]

Me too. Perhaps co-compose Halo 7. I do hope they retain Infinite team, but also bring Neil Davidge in.

For Halo season 2, they hired Sparks & Shadows for music. Like, yeah, they can do it. But I wish they had hired FILM SCORES LLC. They have hands-on experience.

[solid canopy]

His work in Halo 4 is excellent. As was Kazuma Jinnouchi's stuff. I was so let down when Infinite didn't do a version of 117

[plucky flicker]

Some would say it's herasy — I say it's thematic consistency — add 117 motif in CE remake.

[solid canopy]

While I still think it was a mistake not doing a proper Halo theme in 4, 117 is a piece of music worthy of it's character

[plucky flicker]

There is Halo chant motif in 'To Galaxy'.

[solid canopy]

There is?

I listened to it not too long ago

I know it's there in Atonement

[plucky flicker]

Opens with it, repeats few times. In low string, solo cello.

It's like, very prominently there!

It's actually directly lifted from 'Luck' from Halo 3.

It's the same intervals, but broken up.

Which is quite thematic if you ask me.

[latent acorn]

There is no confirmation of a CE remake happening.

[plucky flicker]

You say it's not happening, I'd like to believe it is. No, I'm not going to be disappointed if it isn't

[plucky flicker]

I made a reply to his Instagram post, he liked it. I thought about sending a DM showing appreciation for his work on Halo 4, but alas, I don't have the courage to do it. 😭

[solid canopy]

Maybe I need to give it a another listen or I am totally blanking

[plucky flicker]

Many actually don't see it even after listening to it repeatedly. Even I didn't until I learned about intervals and hummed along.

[solid canopy]

Huh

Tmyk ig

Still I wish 4 did do a proper Halo theme, I love how dark the take on the chant is in the reveal trailer

[plucky flicker]

That's probably a trailer company. 🤷‍♂️

[solid canopy]

Maybe. But it does feature music from the game or at least sounds like Davidge's work

[plucky flicker]

Oh, it does have, perhaps, an early version of Belly of the Beast.

DUN-DUN-DUN
DUN-DUN-DUN
DUN-DUN-DUN

[solid canopy]

Still, for the sake of consistancy/tradition I think a proper Halo theme and a take on Walk In The Woods would've complemented the soundtrack well

[solid canopy]

I love the little sirren sound in the back of that

The "werr-wurr"

[plucky flicker]

I think the intention behind the opening of 'Arrival' is to sound like A Walk in the Woods.

By bad, I meant Undercover of Night.

[solid canopy]

Oh

[plucky flicker]

That's what it sounds like.

[solid canopy]

Yeah I see that

Never noticed that but yeah it's totally there

[plucky flicker]

Space Theme is in the end of Green and Blue.

(Space Theme from Opening Suite of Halo CE)

[solid canopy]

Green and Blue is probably the most beatiful track in the whole series

Such a shame it only got used twice in the campaign

[plucky flicker]

Sometimes I think he made this triplet melody inspired by the basic form of thr Halo Theme. It's not unheard of for composers to get inspired by something to create something entirely different.

[plucky flicker]

Tee music implementation is... Bad.

Both Halo 4 and 5 greatly suffered from this. But Halo 5 less than Halo 4. Halo Infinite is much better, yet still couldn't top CE!

[solid canopy]

The only Marty and Micheal track I can think of off the top of my head that reaches that level of emotional richness is The Siege of Madrigal

Granted that track is from Myth and not Halo

[plucky flicker]

Not Never Forget?

[solid canopy]

Never Forget is good, but maybe I've heard it too much for it to have the same weight it might've had before

[plucky flicker]

The rights for Seige of Madrigal is kind of wierd. Microsoft/343 uses it, so does Bungie.

[solid canopy]

also Midnight Version is the best version imo

[plucky flicker]

The One Final Effort/Cortana/Chief Piano in The Package is pretty good.

[plucky flicker]

I wholeheartedly agree.

[solid canopy]

To be clear- I'm not saying Bungie's music doesn't have plenty of emotionally rich stuff- it totally does

[plucky flicker]

Marty wrote them in E Dorian often, designed to be kind of like 'Things aren't great, but we'll make it through'

[solid canopy]

Green and Blue just does something different to me in a way I find hard to quite put into words. Genuinely such a brilliantly gorgeous composition

[plucky flicker]

That motif, played by Kentale...

[solid canopy]

Halo 4 is the only game in the series that has gotten me to almost tear up a little

It's that final scene with Lasky

Gets me everytime I go back and replay Midnight

[plucky flicker]

Oh, also, To Galaxy (Extended) has Ghosts of Reach.

[plucky flicker]

🎻

Wreckage is pretty good.

[solid canopy]

A lot of that is owed to Steve Downes' absolutely killer performance as the Master Chief. The way he delievers
"She said that to me... about being a machine" 👌

It's up there with "Tartarus.... the Prophets have betrayed us" for me

[plucky flicker]

And Bruce Thomas for Mocap. He goes unappreciated, but the talent involved in bringing emotions of a faceless protagonist out with just movement.

[solid canopy]

Oh 100%

The way Chief's shoulders slightly lower as Cortana walks away and the wreakage of the Didact's ship begin to fall apart is brilliant

[plucky flicker]

It's also why I hoped they'd get MacKenzie Mason to Mocap Cortana and The Weapon in Halo Infinite. Jen Taylor is good, but MacKenzie Mason is great, for Mocap.

[solid canopy]

He really sells both the unweilding heroics of a character like Chief, but also the hidden voluntarilties underneath the armor in a way that feels completely natural and in line with everything we have seen before

Good lord are Halo 4's highs- high

There are few pieces of media/art that make me as conflicted as Halo 4. There are tons of issues with the game, from gameplay quirks to uneven writing; but then you have plenty of moments that are peak Halo. Where everything comes together and just sells the scene

I really think if Halo 4 had more time in the oven/that iteration of 343i had started with another project before Halo 4 just to get used to making Halo games- it would be one of the all time greats

[plucky flicker]

Halo 4 actually could've been so different. Like, 'unrecognisable', had they went with their Creative Director's plans.

[solid canopy]

Yeah. Which tbf, Ryan Payton would go on to reflect that wasn't a great move for their first project as a team

In his own words, they needed to learn how to work as a team, how Halo's engine works, how to ship, ect.

[plucky flicker]

I want to see his vision realised, perhaps as a spinoff.

[solid canopy]

There are inklings of it

It is a shame the whole "reclaimer saga" fell beneath its own weight

[plucky flicker]

🤔

[solid canopy]

Halo 5's "Guns down" missions take direct inspiration from one of Payton's ideas

[plucky flicker]

It crumbled the moment they decided to go with the AI uprising point.

[plucky flicker]

I've heard that somewhere.

[solid canopy]

The Didact was so damn cool

It is a shame he got tossed out in a comic

[plucky flicker]

Actually, it all began when they decided that the Franchise Writers — Frank O'Connor and Brain Reed — would be the ones writing a mainline game for a more 'hands-on' approach.

I squeezed as much questions as possible into this. Really hoping we get some answers: https://x.com/amedfabre/status/1930588202751984021?t=NbHsTfWrsmtHU-8EfFzr-A&s=19

[solid canopy]

Interesting. Whats the panel you are reffering to here?

[plucky flicker]

HWC 25, Halo 5 Anniversary Panal.

[solid canopy]

Gotcha

That will be interesting to see

I don't follow HCS closely so I had no idea it was happening

I hope some of your questions get answered

When is this taking place?

[weary citrus]

✨hi y’all*✨

the username tho—only because I joined as a family account.
✨Nacho Mama*✨
Josh’s fault
And nacho libre either

[plucky flicker]

How do you like the questions?

[plucky flicker]

I don't either that much, but I keep in touch with stuff. I'm not even a MP player, but I also try to be up to date with the stuff.

[weary citrus]

idk 🤷‍♀️ I’ll ck it out

His voice tho—can’t get enough

[plucky flicker]

The Halo World Championship 2025 is scheduled to take place from October 24 to October 26, 2025. The event will be held at the Seattle Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.

[opaque creek]

Do I know you lol

[plucky flicker]

It happened last year too. Remember A New Dawn ViDoc? Halo Studios reveal?

@weary citrus @opaque creek What's going on here??

[opaque creek]

Im actually gonna stream rn

[solid canopy]

I think they are pretty well articulated and could lead to some great insights in Halo 5's development.
I desperately want to know what the story with Poncho-Chief was

[plucky flicker]

I added the Sanghilios skybox question to geek out. It's of my personal interest.

And my friend Wort Wort Wort also has his own questions.

[sage lynx]

Hi

[plucky flicker]

Hello there.

[hollow jackal]

why is my pelican not flying in new alexandria some reason i cant take off

nm im stupid i have hold m1 its been bit

[haughty sigil]

Wsp chat

[hollow jackal]

ello

[stoic canopy]

Ugh. The Scorpions in Flood Gulch come back way too fast

And honestly shouldn't be on the map

[tulip tusk]

ye most times wraith is more balanced option

[stoic canopy]

The map is just too open for it; the Scorpion works on maps when they're kind of tight or vertical so it can't just sit on snipe safely

And it works best as like a mid-match random drop rather than a set spawn

[distant mulch]

I wish I can get a match of Flood Gulch at all instead of Thunderhead like 50 times in a row

[distant mulch]

And well the Scorpion in CE was also pretty inaccurate to like force players to get closer instead of sniping. The open hatch didn't do much to counter Scorpions when people would turn the Scorpion around to fire. But yeah later games the Scorpion is just deadly accurate so in open maps it's just very strong

[tulip tusk]

ye scorpion was pretty cool in halo 1. it's weird, it was inaccurate but it still feels like if you pause and "aim" u get more accuracy, or just more luck. Im not sure if that's true though. just from my halo pc/1 experience

and having to turn it bckwards to "shield" your hatch is kinda cool probably unintended feature

[solemn portal]

The CE Scorpion is 99% luck and 1% inaccuracy mitigation.

[tulip tusk]

yeehaww

[solid canopy]

I've been toying around with Hugegrass for a little bit since installing it last night and it is unbelievably cool

A little weird knowing RejectedShotgun made the mod when ages ago I knew him for Minecraft stuff

[tulip tusk]

yea very cool map. fun with bomb modes

[solid canopy]

My only gripe is that I can't get the Covenant Carrier or Corvette to spawn in forge

[analog salmon]

i dont understand why we got these outlines that just make enemy players blend into objectives

i cannot for the life of me see enemy players around hills

like its probably something with my eyes but i never had this issue in past games

surely this should have come with a separate choice for enemy players and objectives

such a accessibility regression for me

[solemn portal]

Because you must absolutely see those sick coatings people have spent a lot of time/money on instead of having enemy teams have a specific flashy color.
EDIT: I'm not being sarcastic or cheeky here. That's the real reason.

[analog salmon]

literally could just have an option to make the enemies say red and their hills say green but i guess that's too much to ask

i guess you probably get use to the blending in but i come back to this game and KOTH or Strongholds is just furstrating

[stoic ocean]

Am i the only person to go out of their way to use halo reach evade

[analog salmon]

no

its pretty fun

[stoic ocean]

I love to use it but i see no one else using it when i play multi player

[solid canopy]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq3RhtgMxbc&pp=ygUQSGFsbyA0IFRvIEdhbGF4eQ%3D%3D
@plucky flicker if you don't mind my asking, can you give me a timestamp for where the Halo theme chants come in? I just wanna make sure I'm not missing them

[celest heron]

try thinner outlines and see if that helps.

[vague terrace]

Should I play Halo 2 online on the OG Xbox using Insignia, or should I play it with MCC?

[glacial tartan]

Its two different audiences - if you have to ask the answer is MCC 😄

[brave pier]

MCC

You’ll get better performance in my opinion

[plucky flicker]

0:15 - 0:35
0:35 - 0:55
1:35 - 1:45
1:48 - 1:54

0:15 - 0:35 is the original varient. Rest are more devoleped versions of it.

Note that the first two notes are seperated from rest of the 5 notes.

It was adapted from 0:55 - 1:20 of 'Luck' from Halo 3. If you listen to that, alongside the Halo Theme, and come back here, you'd see the idea.

[solid canopy]

Thanks!

I'll give it another listen in the morning.

[plucky flicker]

The emphasis is on the 5 notes, which you can hear being repeated. I believe it's an ocatave lower.

I can see the vision Neil Davidge probably had when writing this piece. To Galaxy is humanity's theme afterall.

[hollow dune]

why reach's matchmaking times 8 years long cannot find a game too save my life

[glacial tartan]

What platform are you on? And what are you searching?

[hollow dune]

im on pc

[glacial tartan]

Steam or Microsoft Store?

[hollow dune]

steam linked too my xbox acc and im trying too que living dead, firefight, atp anything but its like im the only person on the servers

[glacial tartan]

Living Dead usually doesnt have games until the evenings EST

[hollow dune]

like rn im trying que living dead and no joke i have been sat here a hour now just watching yt while i wait

[glacial tartan]

For firefight im surprised, im guessing in firefight doubles youll find a game though

[hollow dune]

oh right dam

[glacial tartan]

Yes infection is dead at this time of day

[hollow dune]

ill try doubles now

thanks bud

[glacial tartan]

lmk if you find one

[hollow dune]

will do

[hollow dune]

got one

[solid canopy]

Holy crap. I hear it

More so the "Luck" motief and not the Halo chants

But yeah, it's there

https://youtu.be/LgvaEEJqQSM?si=p_Lrml1R_Pagfndo

I feel like an idiot for not recognizing "Sacrafice" very clearly uses the "Dun-dun-dun-dun" from the OG theme

Like I've heard this song before, I just guess I never registered it in my mind

[solid canopy]

I still think 4 should've kept the tradition of a proper main theme and a rendition of A Walk In The Woods. If for any reason at all because I want to hear how Davidge and Jinnouchi would do it within the context of Halo 4.

[hasty tangle]

The only halo song I like and remember is 117

[short flower]

Is the sovereign badge chest more banished themed or covenant themed?

[real wadi]

Halo... It's me

[bright finch]

Doing all the Spartan OPS on legendary solo is quite a time consuming thing huh 😂

[rigid herald]

How long does each mission usually take?

I wanna do 3 a day in preferably a 2 hour timespan.

[bright finch]

I mean all missions have 5 submissions right

[rigid herald]

Indeed. 5 missions, 10 episodes.

50 missions in total.

[bright finch]

Yeah so 50 missions in total, I didn’t track time because I just turn my Steam Deck on and off all the time to do things in between

[rigid herald]

Do 3 each weekday and 5 each weekend that'll be 25 in a week.

I was able to do 3 legendary missions within 2 hours for CE, 2, 3 etc so I'm hoping it's similar.

Of course I remember spartan ops being painfully boring but it's on my to do list.

[bright finch]

Yeah it’s boring as …. Because there is no pressure, you die your way to the end 😂 atleast I do

[rigid herald]

It's basically firefight with dialogue

But I want that achievement and everything must be legendary completed.

[bright finch]

I mean I still have Reach, 3, 4 to do on LASO and I will use this to just get back into halo. Played Fantasy Life i for the last month or so

[rigid herald]

I was gonna do the under 3 hours but seeing you need to grenade jump, glitch about and all the annoying stuff I was like whatever can't be bothered.

[bright finch]

THIS! Indeed. I want them also.

Man 😂 the T&R in CE is such a pain! Those grenade rocketlauncher jumps are crazy

[rigid herald]

I might do LASO but I ain't doing it solo

Truth and rec was annoying. I saw that grenade jump and couldn't do it so I thought whatever I'm doing it normally

[bright finch]

Solo is a great experience. Like the jump in Halo 2 that you have to do on Gravemind took me 2 tries

[rigid herald]

Took me 3 hours since I had to redo the level due to running out of sniper ammo

[bright finch]

Use the infinite ammo glitch in CE 😉

[rigid herald]

Infinite ammo? I used backpack reloading but I've not heard of the infinite ammo glitch.

[bright finch]

So you reload your weapon and then quickly pick up a weapon from the floor. You can hear the reload sound and once that is done, pick up the weapon and you can see that it’s reloaded with the same amount of ammo in stock.

[rigid herald]

Interesting.

[bright finch]

I found out after I did T&R on LASO. Took me 27 hours to do that level. I had to restart twice 🤣

[rigid herald]

Still waiting for my mk vi emblem on infinite.

You get it for completing the mcc campaigns on legendary yet I still haven't got it. Raging.

Halo support was like cool story bro but we can't help you.

Said the same about halo 3 constantly saying unplayed in the ingame career menu

[bright finch]

Ah yeah I don’t play infinite. Only did the main story and laso afterwards

Scarab gun in infinite was a lot of fun xDD and made it all so easy

[bright finch]

That is so weird!

[rigid herald]

The fact bandana counted for achievements and skulls lol

Made infinite a cakewalk

[bright finch]

I still had fun doing infinite though. A buddy of mine who was doing it also made a mistake and he had to redo laso when he was halfway trough the game

[rigid herald]

Does save and quit not work on infinite?

[bright finch]

Yes but he failed xD

[rigid herald]

Oof

That guy who turns on his second controller lol

[bright finch]

Lmao

I am a bit gutted about the firefight achievements from the arcade. Somehow the device doesn’t work properly and I played through the entire thing but didn’t get the achievement on my account.

[rigid herald]

Ouch

Achievements are proper bugged.

What I don't get is why can't the halo/343 devs just manually grant you your cosmetics which you rightfully earned when you show the correct evidence of having the needed achievements and stats?

DICE could do it no problem. I was playing BF V, unlocking all the gold weapon skins and most didn't unlock when you completed the challenge. You just contacted DICE on their support site and did a text chat with them. Provided pictures, they said no problem and gave me the skins within 5 minutes.

Bungie manually granted players the recon armour in Halo 3. That was in 2008-2009 or something

Yet in the year 2025, we get "can't help you hope we fix the bug so other players are least likely to get it. Har har"

[bright finch]

I understand what you mean, I am very annoyed by that too. Like just now I got an achievement which was bugged for a few months and it suddenly popped. They can see what you did and they should just manually activate it for you.

Like with the arcade, I think I spend like 30 euro or something to finish it with my niece. I enjoyed it yes, but I did it so I would get the cosmetics etc, but nope - NOTHING.

[rigid herald]

It is mad how bugged they are.

I swear halo games are made with WP-40 and prayers.

[bright finch]

I used to play WOW for a long time, what I noticed when it came to customer care is that it really changed. It was much more civil and human back in the days. Now everything is so fake, cold and unhelpful!

[rigid herald]

Bungie could do it in a cave! With a box of scraps!

[bright finch]

So what are your fav halo games then @rigid herald

[rigid herald]

Personal favourite, Halo 3 ODST.
However I would rank Halo 2 as the best campaign for its story.

[bright finch]

And most disliked ofc. I liked odst not a huge fan of it at the start but played through it a few times and really enjoyed it.

[rigid herald]

Most disliked? Halo 4 and 5.

I've played Halo 4 on legendary, heroic and in the mcs playlist and it felt horrible the entire time. Barely any ammo, cheap kills, janky movement, bugged audio.

I found halo 2 on legendary more fun.

At least each encounter felt rewarding. Halo 4 was just an obstacle course to the finish line.

[bright finch]

I agree with 4. I didn’t like the style, indeed the movement and the kll moves that you have. It didn’t felt like a halo game. I don’t know how I am going through that game on LASO still. Thankfully it only has like 7 or 8 missions!

[rigid herald]

Apparently the ammo is due to the limitations of the 360

Halo 4 should have been the xbox one release title.

A lot of games are forced to be cut down or throttle due to trying to appeal to the past console which most times causes a buggy mess.

Halo 4 and Infinite shouldn't have released on xbox 360 and xbox one respectfully.

Happened with halo 2 as well but at least they were able to make a good campaign out of it and used halo 3 to basically finish the game.

[bright finch]

I know that and what bothers me is that people use it as an excuse. I am the consumer, those ‘issues’ are for the developers. They should make sure that those issues get dealth with in a proper or even creative way so that we as consumers will not be annoyed by the issues that are at hand.

[rigid herald]

Indeed.

I still believe the free to play model was a mistake.

It's not like we are seeing any benefits from it and we instead get excuses for more microtransactions.

Have the campaign and multiplayer connected for £60.

Campaign is the best tutorial you can have for the game. You learn the mechanics, weapons and vehicles.

Play the campaign first then multiplayer. That's how it should be. Instead we now get people who don't know how to shoot a weapon in firefight on infinite.

[bright finch]

This! But you are thinking from a player perspective. They think from a bank account perspective unfortunately.

[rigid herald]

I've literally seen people who are the lowest career rank in firefight games, flop the game or leave early then when I go to check their account, they have already closed the game and are now "playing fortnite"

[bright finch]

That’s why connecting here is good to make friends so you can play together. But even that is messed up. Because for example I play on the Steam Deck, and if you are on PC or xbox I cannot play with you. It is going to crash. Very annoying and old fashioned if you ask me.

[rigid herald]

Halo infinite on pc is a bugged mess.

Worst optimisation ever.

Running it on my PC makes the game look worse than halo CE.

I've got mcc on both xbox and pc and they run okayish

[bright finch]

To be fair it runs very good on the DEck. I played it on the Xbox too and there it runs fine.

I just had 1 problem with the Xbox series models. It didn’t work fine on my old TV. I had a plasma from Panasonic and the video output would not fit on the screen while it did support 1080p full HD. Very weird. So ingame I had too adjust the screen etc. -_-

[analog salmon]

it just needs a lot of CPU overhead I think

its exactly the same on console in 120hz mode

XL8R did a video on optimizing the frametimes on PC but basically if you just give the game plenty of CPU overhead for whatever framerate you're targetting, it feels fine

[hollow jackal]

im doing spartan ops on legendary for first tiem solo

[eager vine]

https://youtu.be/jvjRKQc1g3U?si=drPpxbx-pPaptReB

[cyan wadi]

i think spartan ops legendary solo was the least "fun" ive had on Halo

[hollow jackal]

huh i see why now on first level after i got objectives done

so many fueal rod cannons

[tame moth]

Ah, ce dream

[hollow jackal]

it doest help halo 4 least played halo so this will interesting

[plucky flicker]

A tangent, but a motif is not a leitmotif. The one here is the Halo chant leitmotif.

We've observed that Marty is known for taking one or two notes of the Halo chant leitmotif creating new motifs to evoke the same feeling.

So, the one in To Galaxy is much more closely aligned with Halo chant leitmotif than it's slightly different counterpart from Luck.

[civic sundial]

Turn on Acrophobia and Bandana, it'll help you get through the whole thing and unlike the main campaigns

[hollow jackal]

im doing no skulls XD

[plucky flicker]

A leitmotif is supposed to be short, so by definition, it is a short-lasting one. To Galaxy is a theme built around it. It doesn't have to be the chants, it can be just a cello, like here.

Thematically, it makes sense to have a version of the Halo leitmotif, not Luck.

[hollow jackal]

im mad like that

[plucky flicker]

Yep. Many still don't actually know this. Funny, because, it's the first thing we hear musically in Halo 4. It plays when Halsey talks about Spartans' feets.

Then in a very CE tradition, the game opens with the Space Theme, which is in Green and Blue.

Also, in 117, the Halo leitmotif and it's accompanying melody is first introduced in 1:17, then near the end, it's fully developed when there's 1:17 left. @solid canopy

[trail temple]

Hey guys just have a quick question, would it be appropriate to use Halo 2 Anniversary marine models for an sfm animation that takes place during Halo 3, cuz I think canonically their armor shouldn't change much as halo 3 takes place right after halo 2, I just want a bit more higher quality models to use. What do you guys think?

[hasty tangle]

Implying ce looks bad wth.../j

But for me I was surprised how well it looked on my pc, I don't play any modern stuff so I was not expecting 60 fps 1080p. Tbf that's for multiplayer so campaign might be a different story

[tame moth]

Wii is retro

Heh

[brittle fulcrum]

shouldn't we get a teaser for the new seasonal update today?

[sturdy kernel]

I'm pretty sure we should get the Autumn community update livestream in the next few days, but they didn't announce anything, for currently
So stay sharp

[tame moth]

Update livestream is on august 1

https://x.com/ske7ch/status/1948441440239190082

[civic sundial]

I don't think anyone would be all that bothered. Most people don't really pay too much attention to what the marines look like in fan works. And if you want to use those marines because they're higher quality models, nothing's stopping you

Granted, if you have allot of models of different quality next to one another, people will notice that. So make sure you're not pairing up the H2A marines with CE weapons and stuff like that

[trail temple]

Im using reach vehicles and weapons i think their textures have been a bit updated so thats good

So it shouldnt have too much of a resolution difference

[coarse dagger]

https://youtu.be/5gZMie2gQU8

[edgy forum]

👀

[tulip tusk]

seems interesting

[civic sundial]

I wanna see how that Covenant Carbine-looking weapon reloads

[tulip tusk]

someone pointed out falcon propeller sound near end but im not sure bout it

[bright finch]

New DLC single player?

[coarse dagger]

No

The next operation for Infinite

[bright finch]

Oky not 4 me then 🙂

[cyan wadi]

wait for HCS Worlds tho

👀

[solid canopy]

👍, sorry not as huge of a music guy as I'd like to be

[tame moth]

Check the title of the teaser, its an oni themed op

[solid canopy]

That pilot helmet looks awesome

[solid canopy]

Yeah I noticed that, its a really clever bit of composition

[rotund zenith]

imo looks like a shock rifle skin

[languid ingot]

We like to dream buddy

[quartz pollen]

Genuine question
What's the best response when you get accused of cheating purely for doing well in a match
It's such a weirdly frustrating experience

[glacial tartan]

I tell them I'll upload the vod to YT but they better come apologize

[quartz pollen]

Wish I'd had my cap card plugged in 😔

[solemn portal]

"lol, lmao"

[celest heron]

say thanks

[quartz pollen]

I think I've worked out what moment he thinks I cheated too and its literally just me making him waste 3 rockets with a quantum 💀
I just don't get it
makes me look at my screen like 🥴

[celest heron]

just chalk it up to a funny moment and then move on. you probly did more research into it than they did.

[quartz pollen]

and I shall continue to overthink it for the next week before it probs happens again lmao

[polar iron]

halo combat evolved campaign but its 10 vs 10 co op one side is the UNSC the other side is the Covenant The UNSC can be mark 2 Spartans and ODSTS and normal marines and Cyclops and UNSC Flamethrowers and now have access to the Rhino and Grizzly and Mongoose and Hornets. The Covenant can be elites Jackals and grunts and hunters and brutes and drones and Skirmishers. they now how access to Choppers and Wuzum-pattern Patrollers and Shadow Troop/Vehicle Transports. and Locust. this is a mod idea just putting it out there if its not already done.

[plucky flicker]

Perfectly fine.

[plucky flicker]

Don't worry about it, I didn't know anything 4 months ago. I'm not here to 'flex my knowledge', LOL. 😭

Theme - Motif - Leitmotif confusion is very common among people, that's all.

[plucky flicker]

Halo 4 Pilot!

[solid canopy]

No no its all good

[plucky flicker]

A huge wall of text incoming. ⚠️

CE soundtrack presents an intriguing opportunity for composers to bring meaningful additions and improvements. Because, CE soundtrack has its own charms and quirks — the simplicity, the innocence and reverence, emphasis on strings — just this feeling of Ambient Wonder that no other Halo soundtrack, whether intentionally or not, has not achieved yet. It was not trying to be epic — it just was. Halo Infinite is the one tried to be a spiritual success, and it was, in many ways, but what it was not is a CE soundtrack.

The remade soundtrack has to be as much faithful as it can be. The difference is that; instead of recreating something that has already been recreated, remake will take the foundation and elevate it — building upon the orginal intentions. That means; Live orchestra of lush melodic strings, heavy tribal drums, bold brass oozing out with character, alongside this weird, otherworldly, almost playful synth texture and ambiance, and of course — string squeaks that will etch the The Flood in your conscience forever.

Attempting a 1:1 remake of the themes would be a poor choice, like a musical taximony — beautiful, but soulless. Instead, it will be scored for the visuals, by referring to the original, and then the new sonic identity that has been crafted by building upon the orginal. It's heavily motif-driven, emphasising the thematic approach — by building upon or extending the already existing ideas that couldn't have been possible back in the day due to technical, visual limitations or else — creating something nostalgic without being creatively bankrupt.

One such example would be the Flood theme. The string sqeak motif inspired by Psycho, while certainly memorable and panic-inducing, could be extended, built upon — to make it even more truly anxiety inducing — by introducing new elements like original synth textures to enhance the boots-on-the-ground terror with cosmic horror. Another perfect example would be Ambient Wonder, a wonderful synth piece that begs to be experimented and expanded on.

Then there's the other part which I call Thematic Consistency Across the Franchise, which means inclusion of certain motifs and ideas explored in the later titles. Such as, for example, a theme for the Master Chief, which was not present in CE, not consistently used across Halo 2 and 3.
This is a great opportunity to bring 117 into the fold, planting the seed early on, perhaps even a slightly altered, 'early', version of the theme.

And finally, something I've already touched on previously — inclusion of new and appropriate material. This not only includes new themes and developments, but inclusion of new instruments.

Listening to CE, and it's fully orchestrated ideas in Halo 3 make it clear that Marty and Michael wanted to include choir among many other elements in CE, but was held back by constrains, leaving them with the only choice of synth pads. That's why integrating choir, not just any, but those haunting, angelic, ethereal, and rising choir, alongside synth pads, is an appropriate choice
If choir can elevate the scene, so can the piano, which is noticeably absent in the orginal. Piano can be sparse and soft — providing texture and emotional resonance — in a way that would make the prominent use of it in Halo 3 all the more thematically elevating.
And then, new, wierd, and wonderful synth textures truly elevate the score, serving as a backdrop, or sometimes the very foundation.

The utmost important part binding all together is the palette that is emotional restraint. It cannot be energetic as Halo 2 or operatic as Halo 3. It needs to be what it is.

All together, this would be a cohesive and memorable soundtrack that not only embraces the orginal, but builts upon it, leaving a lasting impact.

Deconstructed, modernised, but not altered.

[wooden briar]

One could say it's Halo: Soundtrack Evolved

Well formatting won't let me but I tried to make a quarter note using the lol

[plucky flicker]

LOL.

[plucky flicker]

I give you a ♪

Quaver!

♪

[tulip tusk]

Official very large lobby coop campaigns in future games would b cool.

[coarse dagger]

https://discord.gg/2Cu3aZnm?event=1399884295073697862

[rotund lion]

hi

[half swan]

I am a newcomer to Halo, and over the past 21 days I have done a marathon through every main line halo game (not wars or spartan assault) and I had an absolute blast, to give my thoughts on each games ranking... my top 3 halos were Halo 3, Halo 2, and Halo CE, but shockingly I thought Halo Infinite was better than Reach, and Halo 4 was tied with Reach as good games imo, but I really didn't like Halo 5. Overall I am absolutely in love with thr franchise, and I think Halo Infinite is an incredible step in the right direction, and I really hope Halo Studios takes the Halo Infinite gameplay and open world, but adds more variety to the locations and biomes, and try introducing a really cool new alien race to replace or alleviate the loss of the flood

An idea i've had for them adding a new alien race was to take inspiration from other sci fi cosmic horror books like All Tommorows Qu and whatnot

[random moon]

I have a question to real Halo fans

[strange jewel]

I know the Covenant is the main villains but would Prometheans fit too

We only had them in 4 and 5

Banished not so much

[hollow jackal]

Mission 3 of spartan ops i alredy reget playing on legendary

Even iron skull fuel rod canno dudes push me so aggresivly if lose weapons go back defsult loadout i get put on death loop

[bright finch]

Wtb Master Chief partners up with Samus Aran game!

[hollow jackal]

It seem i lost capability wrigth coherent english wile typing that

[hollow jackal]

Why is there so mutch enemy spam and spawn die

I dont think il finnish it solo too mutch pain

[bright finch]

I still have to do that one, Do you mean 1-3 or 3-1? @hollow jackal

[bright finch]

I did all now until 3-2(Catherine-Galileo) and I don’t think it’s too bad. Just die your way to the end, try to take them out 1 by 1 and don’t look at your deaths.

[wooden briar]

This is one of our favorite things to hear: a fellow Spartan enjoying their first journey through the saga. Very happy that you had a blast and it is always intriguing to see the games ranked through every player's eyes. Welcome to one of the greatest sci-fi lore worlds in gaming!

[plucky flicker]

Bring it on. 🤔

[pale rune]

I finished Contact Harvest this morning! Super engaging read, although I was super caught off guard by the ending 😂 I was not ready for that but good for him lmaoo

Happy I'm finally getting to work through my book backlog though I did all the forerunner books and then reread epitaph the last couple weeks. Thinking silent storm next

[celest heron]

It was originally meant to played with four people.

[radiant sundial]

spartan ops is desgined as a 4 player mode lol, it is NOT meant for singleplayer playthroughs

[tulip tusk]

im hoping they do 16+ campaign raids some day

only infinite forge campaigns can do it atm but can work very well officially too

[hollow jackal]

1-3?

[hollow jackal]

oh well i feel silly trying solo it

[random moon]

does chef win slayer?

i just played doom and thoose "gods" are too weak they make me look strong

[radiant sundial]

chief gets absolutely laid out by doom slayer

there is no question, it's not even a fight

[solid canopy]

Well said

[random moon]

You really act like the Slayer is some godtier being just because he killed a couple of shiny “gods” in Hell that scream when they die👎Bro… Davoth?? that guy looked like Optimus Prime’s red cousin! the dude wanted the Slayer dead and still got killed. what kind of “god” sets the entire game around stopping ONE guy and then fails? That’s not a god! that’s a demon in cosplay.

Meanwhile… Master Chief?? he’s not some demon chosen one, he is not juiced up on hell rage, he is just a super soldier… and still went head to head with the Flood! with ancient alien races, and galaxy-cracking tech... The Flood alone is a bigger threat than anything Doom has! it evolves, infects, controls AIs, absorbs memories, and eats civilizations! you don’t just “rip and tear” through that, Slayer’s got his biceps out like he’s flexing for instagram those spores would turn him into a mindless zombie within seconds…

Chief handled that with logic and tactics and…With Cortana. He is the kind of guy who walks into a situation with world ending consequences and walks out because he solved it before it even escalated, He is outmaneuvered godlike intelligences the Gravemind literally called him unpredictable because he couldn’t be figured out. You know how rare that is? The Flood processes faster than any AI, and Chief still outplayed hi.

And don’t get me started on the gods in Halo. The Precursors?? those are not fireball throwing clowns with skull masks. They created life itself. they exist beyond time and space, rewrite atoms, and they never tried to kill Chief… because hes not even worth the effort! Those are REAL gods! They don’t dress fancy wings, big swords while yelling about fate,They just are scarier.

You gotta nerf the whole universe for Slayer to win every threat gets nern so he can punch it hard enough. Thats not impressive that’s just fanfiction

Slayer is cool but Master Chief is the one who survives the impossible not because the plot said so, but because he’s that guy.

Respect Chief

[bright finch]

Spartan ops got 10 missions with 5 submissions, so like 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5 then 2-1, 2-2 etc.etc.

I am now on 3-3 and it doesn’t feel silly, just boring tbh

[bright finch]

Super Mario vs Master Chief, who wins?

[rigid herald]

Super Mario no competition.

[random moon]

with power ups: mario
without power ups: mater chief

there you go

[random moon]

but....

In a real and serious fight where both characters only use what they have on hand at the very start of their games and no advantages from their universe, no cartoon physics, no gags, and nothing in the environment helping them.... Master Chief wins with no question....

Mario allways at the start of his games, doesn’t have any powers, he’s just an athletic human. sure he can jump high and he’s strong for a regular guy but he’s not carrying weapons and he has no armor and no real combat gear.
On the other hand Master Chief starts off fully armed and armored! He’s wearing a high tech exosuit with energy shields, enhanced vision, military grade weapons, and he’s a genetically enhanced supersoldier who’s been trained to kill since he was a kid.

So in a serious, grounded fight no magic no cartoon nonsense Mario just doesn’t stand a chance... he can’t dodge bullets, he can’t break through that armor, and he has nothing that could actually hurt Chief. Chief would take him out before Mario even gets close. Unless Mario had his power ups we could debate

[rotund zenith]

Mario wins because he bears with him the hopes and dreams of all Italian-American New Jersey residents and no weapon forged can stand against such power

[coarse dagger]

... no weapon forged...

https://tenor.com/view/buffy-vampire-slayer-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-btvs-gif-6020899700389621963

[random moon]

Master Chief wins because he carries the hope of humanity and an entire galaxy the silent prayers of countless species begging that the Flood, the Covenant, or something worse never sets foot on their world. And no power-up from any kingdom of mushrooms can stand against such power

see stckr understands me

[onyx latch]

I'm pretty sure Mario has taken on literal gods and won.

[tulip tusk]

has very powerful boots

[tame moth]

Yeah, bowser gaining powers of the cosmos, so pretty much

[nova basalt]

Hmmmmm let’s see 3 foot plumber vs 7 foot super soldier

[violet torrent]

Chat be real. Is Halo 2 better on heroic/legendary/easy or normal?

[nova basalt]

I’m always real, and don’t call me Chat.

[tame moth]

Airplane!

[onyx latch]

I'mma give it to the godkiller. Which, shockingly, is not the supersoldier.

[tame moth]

He’s just super, man

[violet torrent]

my bad

[nova basalt]

You’re fine, I’m quoting a movie

[tame moth]

And a good one at that

[rotund zenith]

Normal

[violet torrent]

yes I agree

[random moon]

Mario hasn’t killed literal gods, but he has defeated godlike threats

The most thing defeating a god thing that Master have ever dine its on Halo 4 by defeating Didact

[radiant sundial]

as cool as buffy is, I still will never understand how they let highschoolers get their hands on literal military weapons

[random moon]

dont let them play tetris or minecraft they become sycos and start to kill everyone

[rotund zenith]

You didnt have disposable antitank as an elective?

[random moon]

this dude

we had no tanks, just 2 sticks and 1 rock

we had to share the rock

[white birch]

They never explained it in the show did they.

[short flower]

I will NEVER get the Unicorn emblem man. They always do the play dates when I work.

[short flower]

Oh they’re not doing a play date today! HCS is on!

But still, I will absolutely never get that emblem.

[grave ether]

Ok, but what about Luigi?

[random moon]

mario beats luigi

but you know who gets slammed by mario?

[random moon]

this character gets cooked down due being dumb as

this character would get dog walked by mario star man

The slayer

[grave ether]

What about Bowser?

[turbid snow]

Guys where tf is the season showcase

[coarse dagger]

It will be happening during the HCS stream

Don't know if a set time has been announced

[hallow pasture]

Surprised that we don’t have a set time. They had it before from what I remember.

I could be wrong of course

[tough sierra]

I js had the worst play-session on infinite oat 🔥

i had a match with 0 kills 😭 idk what happened

[jolly mortar]

oof

i only get 2 or 3

[tough sierra]

on most game modes i typically get 9 kills per game according to halo waypoint

[jolly mortar]

nice

[tough sierra]

i swear sometimes casual queue is sometimes sweatier than ranked, because in gold ranked i once won a 1v2 and it didn't feel that bad, but nah idk what happened today, hopefully tomorrow is better

[jolly mortar]

sometimes today isnt the best but tomorrow could be better

[tough sierra]

im hoping, thanks bro

[jolly mortar]

your welcome

[turbid snow]

lmao me too just did a 10 lose streak

[jolly mortar]

dang, thas sad

[bright finch]

You are underestimating the mario brothers!

[tough sierra]

if we both hop on itll cancel out 💀

but yeah no i was locked out for some reason as well

[worldly juniper]

me and my friend have been replaying all the halo games and we actually haven’t played 5 before, should we play it or skip to infinite?

i just don’t wanna invest time into something that may be as bad as ive heard

[coarse dagger]

Try it, if you don't enjoy it then skip forward and just watch the cutscenes and other info inYouTube

[worldly juniper]

for reference we both really liked halo 4, if that’ll help

[tough sierra]

campaign or multiplayer, because ive heard campaign is mid, but multiplayer was competitive and okay

[worldly juniper]

we just wanna play the campaigns

[tough sierra]

oh then thats up to you i heard it was pretty bad story wise, and some mechanics weren't that good, but it looks like solid gameplay ngl

[worldly juniper]

buck, arby n the chief are the only reasons i’ve considered downloading them pretty much.

we beat 2-3 within two days and were pretty floored with how good they were, so i’d hate to be let down now, even if halo 4 wasn’t as good but still decent

[tough sierra]

i don't think itd be a letdown tbh, you should just play through maybe 1/4 or smth of the game to get a feel for the new mechanics and see if you like them, if you don't you can skip it

[worldly juniper]

a rule i installed for 4 was that we play the first quarter and go from there. weirdly enough we didn’t really like ODST. that’s the idea i suggested and i think we might do it? he’s a lot more hesitant to play 5 bc of all the negative PR

the issue is we play on console and wed have to download a 110g game, meaning wed have to uninstall a few games we already play

[tough sierra]

sometimes pr isn't everything, its still a full halo game with similar-ish gameplay to the others so i feel like it's wortha shot

[tough sierra]

halo 5 is 110 GB? 💀

[worldly juniper]

we did learn that for halo 4 and ODST. i just really couldn’t get into it

[tough sierra]

infinite is 98GB on pc with the high res graphics installed how is 5 110 😭

[tough sierra]

its fine tbh, a lot of people have different opinions

[keen coral]

I have a game idea for halo studios. Do any of you know the Ghosts of Onyx by eric nylund? Well in that book about 200-300 spartan III invade and covenant shipyards on that planet. So what if we play as a team during that raid and help whoever blows up the ship yard and it ends with us dying or being taken prisoner and eventually saved and train future generations. Like spartan kurt (a spartan II) who trained spartan III.

[worldly juniper]

ikr??? probably a lot of bloat games from the time are infamous for. 80gigs are recpacks and the ultra model of buck’s glorious face

[worldly juniper]

can’t say i’ve never heard of it but based off the cliffhanger that infinite ends off on we’ll likely play as master chief again

[keen coral]

Also you know how 117 is called sierra 117 that means their were companyss before him like alpha and beta and charlie company

so what if we play as one of those companys

[tough sierra]

im findindg it hard to believe sometimes. I have a 2TB ssd in my pc. Simply helldivers 2 (112gb), halo infinite (campaign +multiplayer high res)(98GB), fortnite (60gb), etc, takes up nearly half of my drive like bro

[tough sierra]

yeah i was lowkey hoping for dlc in infinite that would kind of continue the story tbh, maybe next game

[tulip tusk]

😐

[worldly juniper]

i have halo infinite, cyberpunk, rdr2, fortnite, and a few other giant games. i feel like halo infinite definitely shouldn’t be that big

and the MCC

[tough sierra]

I calculated it and I have 400gb of Xbox games, 400ish on steam, and 160 on epic, so around 50% of my 2TB is games 🥀

But yeah some of these games shouldn’t be that big

[pure vault]

The new Carbine doesn't have the little froggy canister? I'm going to cry myself to sleep now.
(Jokes aside, I can't wait to try it out)
-# #JusticeForCarbineFroggy

[radiant sundial]

it was deemed a user hazard and removed with the next iteration lol

[plucky flicker]

Any developments on the rumour that Sledgehammer might be working on/contributing to Halo?

[pure vault]

Aww. Poor froggies.

[solid canopy]

I haven't even heard that rumor

I wouldn't put much stock in it to be honest

i hope to god it isn't true though

Anyway, I installed the Ultimate Firefight mod recently and it is really cool

I mean this in the best way possible- it feels like something Bungie would've done if the series kept going in the direction they were taking it. Its really cool

Also this mod has more or less made me decide that the H4 Marines look pretty cool

[restive hare]

I reinstalled Infinite and it just sits on the loading screen never loads

[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

[analog salmon]

its really not bad to play through

[analog salmon]

5 is a solid improvement on 4 in the gameplay department in pretty much every way. there's a repetitive boss fight but it's not that irritating

[plucky flicker]

It originated from a job listing that then got taken down, it was for an Unreal Engine related expertise for a game that's totally different.

Anyway.

After the ending of Halo 4, 343 simply forgot (or maybe they didn't understand it in the first place) about what Reclaimer Saga was supposed to be — aftermath of the war.

Halo 4 kind of established the tone — a new and evolving galaxy, more intimate stories, ramifications of the war(s) lingering. Didact could've been more of a puppet master after his initial defeat, a warrior with philosophy that's the opposite of the Chief, while Chief adjusts to the new world, dipping his toes more into the UNSC/ONI gray area while dealing the grief of losing Johnson and Cortana.

Instead, they had the small brain thinking, 'we need a big bad for the saga!', so they inserted Cortana and suddenly UNSC is the moral authority again and humanity is back on the run. What? Fans hated evil Cortana and the Created's galactic genocidal arc? Banish them to the domain (off screen, obviously) and bring that fan-favourite mercenary group from Halo Wars 2, but make them redwashed Covenant, voilà, The Red Covenant! So continues the war — humanity is the underdog, our livelihood threatened by the Big Bad Aliens (again) — but we, UNSC, will fight back! We have Chief, we have hope; we are humanity and we shall prevail!

I think you can see how they fundamentally forgot what they themselves ought to do and reverted back to the same storytelling formula that's plaguing so many franchises — endless conflicts. Narrative cowardice masquerading as 'return to roots' and 'a fresh new beginning'.

[coarse dagger]

Evil Cortana was a Bungie idea, they were originally going to do that story and had plans for how it would play out

[analog salmon]

kinda missing his point. there's just no real narrative continuity, merely "now we need a new big bad cause they didnt like the old one". Cortana going rogue didnt have to make her suddenly become humanities biggest threat straight after the Diadact

i dont dislike any of the stories individually but as a continual story line its just not got me hooked at all

Bungie's halo games are pretty much the opposite, they are great to a large extent because of the story they tell together

[fallow arch]

They screwed up the arbiter

[solemn portal]

And Bungie didn't do it.
Lots of Bungie ideas were bad and were thankfully not used, like sprint in Halo 2, which sadly appeared in some form in Reach.

[celest heron]

eh, fighting a different covenant faction seems like more of the same, but a transitional game might've worked where they discover something new which could lead into a new saga.

[strange jewel]

Are zealot so strong and fast

Even though their no match for master chief

[nova basalt]

Yes, they are very elite elites. They are actually a match for Chief, lore wise

Cause they 7-8 foot bodybuilding religious fanatics with lightsabers

[strange jewel]

Correction energy swords

[nova basalt]

🤓

Potato potato

[strange jewel]

The Covenant tired every weapons every firepower to kill master chief and the blue team that didn’t stop them

[celest heron]

plot armor

[coarse dagger]

Just because they decided to go a different route doesn't make the idea inherently bad

[twin crag]

Hey I just started getting this again. idk how I resolved it last time, but any idea?

[strange jewel]

Isn’t The Covies top target Chief and the Arbiter?

From I know they got a grudge against the Arbiter

[worldly juniper]

i’ve never understood the whining about sprint. maybe because my first game was reach so it’s natural to me, but to me it felt like natural evolution.

the game had to evolve eventually, especially to a zoomer audience (who are the ones mostly consuming video games)

while i can understand the frustration amongst classic halo fans but that’s just how it is. i think people are too negative of modern halo and i think its 100% nostalgia. while i wont lie, the older games ARE BETTER. infinite hits that sweet spot for halo for me

of course youre entitled to your own opinions, but ive been hearing ts since i was like 12 lmao

[solemn portal]

It forces the creation of gigantic maps and breaks the flow of the game.
Doesn't matter either way, 343i made its choice.

[worldly juniper]

a valid complaint for sure, i do prefer the map design of older halos at the end of the day

[solid canopy]

Bungie also planned for Miranda Keyes to betray the UNSC and side with the Prophet Of Regret

[autumn thistle]

NGL, I feel the seeds for what could have been future Halo threats can be seen in Destiny. The Cabal as a militaristic empire could work and retroactively be applied as one of the the threats Regret hinted at in HW.

[snow ermine]

found a match in halo mcc, how long has matchmaking been fixed for?? :))))

for the ms store version

[celest heron]

as far as I know, it was still broken.

[rotund zenith]

Iirc ensemble and bungie didnt collaborate much on halowars so id doubt it.

[pure vault]

Yeah, that's where the "Infinite" in the name comes from.

[honest shard]

so they take 3 years to add the falcon but can’t add back player collision 🥀💔

AND armor coatings still exist.. infinite is still mid 🫩

[nova basalt]

But helicopters!

[onyx latch]

It's been added back for over two years in modes were turned on for allies.

And it's been turned on for enemies since the start of the game.

[honest shard]

Right.. so why is it not always on for allies then in regular modes? It’s literally such an important aspect of teamplay

[onyx latch]

It really isn't but OK

[onyx latch]

It is on in ranked.

Which is the only mode where that actually matters in any way at all slightly

[honest shard]

If you genuinely think ranked matters then yeah you’re not even worth arguing with lmao

[onyx latch]

I mean, I literally point out how ranked is silly constantly, but go off on how 'worthy' I am or whatever.

And you're a smelldiver

:3

[honest shard]

Atleast it’s better than the cashgrab formula 343 is following

[onyx latch]

Uh huh, whatever man

I should pretend hate on Helldivers as a game more often tbh, it's fun

[onyx latch]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[honest shard]

^

[nova basalt]

You made it personal

Wtf? There’s a difference between furries and those people

And yes, that’s weird, but you shouldn’t assume trench does that.

[honest shard]

Until it’s none of them, it’s all of them

[nova basalt]

But why did you bring it into halo lol? No reason for it

Get banned buddy

[onyx latch]

Just doing what I'm supposed to do.

Weird to get all upset about it now.

[onyx latch]

Spewing baseless insults is not criticism.

[near blade]

get back to actual halo discussion

[golden stirrup]

Ooof, buddy, come on now.

@near blade (or others) you might wanna deal with this.

[plucky flicker]

And Chief-Miranda...

[plucky flicker]

So... you just ignored all I said. 😭

[plucky flicker]

This is what I'm observing - everyone's so used this formulaic storytelling with a big bad and 'evil' to point at and continue to endless conflict. I've been saying it doesn't have to. There's no need for a 'evil' to come so we don't look at UNSC/ONI's actions, don't deal with the terrorist and splinter factions.

[solid canopy]

Thats a new one for me

[onyx latch]

I haven't heard of it either.

[solid canopy]

My take on this basically boils down to "The Reclaimer Saga story got too big too quickly"

Also I hesitate to call The Banished "Red-Covenant"

[onyx latch]

There problably should've been an entire not-Master-Chief game explaining the brave new world of post-3 Halo first.

[solid canopy]

While I agree them going all "humanity must burn" in Infinite was kind of cheap, we have been shown that The Banished function far differently than The Covenant

[celest heron]

oh, I read it wrong while on mobile. I thought you were wanting more covenant, but you were just describing what happened. the idea you proposed doesn't really sound that appealing from the overview, but maybe it'd be better with details I guess.

[tulip tusk]

im not sure what the banished are doing rn it seemed their purpose was vs the covenant, and they would be vs forerunners if they were still around

i wouldnt mind if they pretty much vanished or were defeated vs some other player that wasnt humanity

like they couldve easily been an ally and we would just try to figure stuff out. idk

no one trying to 1 up the other

[celest heron]

I think the endless will likely have a more prominent role in the next game.

although, it might end up being the banished and them also fighting and we fight both, but hopefully it leads somewhere different off the ring.

[solid canopy]

I really hope the next game doesn't keep us trapped in one area of The Ring

Personally I'd prefer if the Open World was divided into different levels across the ring and not just one place

[latent acorn]

It might be on Zeta Halo in early parts of the next game and probably a different world at halfway point of the game. If if has open world, i am fine with that.

[celest heron]

different biomes and areas would be nice. it's too bad the ring is mostly deserted cause it would've made for a cool open world concept if it were like traditional ones. Just fly in a pelican to the other side and now you're in different cities with new missions and side quests.

[solid canopy]

My ideal approch would be taking ques from Sonic Frontiers' "Open Zone" design. Where you have individual levels with specific goals but they are all large environments you can explore with a bunch of things to find off the beaten path

You'd get the best of both worlds with an approch like this. You can have a lot more focus and detail in each area, but keep the open ended gameplay and exploration found in Infinite

[plucky flicker]

I'm the orginal Halo 2, there's this hint of 'tension'.

[plucky flicker]

I don't want to. The reason I do is because that's what they are Infinite. That's why I specifically mention 'mercenary group' and 'rewashing'.

[plucky flicker]

#halo-discussion message

[plucky flicker]

We were stuck in Zeta Halo and very contained storyline so much so I can't imagine next gama being something that's going to rapidly evolve the story, it's somehow a frightening thought.

[plucky flicker]

Do that, but for the CE remake.

[brave pier]

In the CE remake supposed to run on UE5?

[solemn portal]

Yes, assuming CEmake is a thing.

[brave pier]

I forgot how fun halo wars is

[solid canopy]

My issue isn't that we are stuck on a ring. Most games in the series have no issue with us spending most of our time in a single setting/planet. My issue is how in Infinite 90% of the game is set exclusively near the edge of Zeta Halo's damage

And because of it there isn't a ton of variety beyond "Pacific Northwest/Banished Stronghold/Forerunner"

In a sequel I'd like to see more of Zeta Halo before we start discussing leaving it

[plucky flicker]

I don't want to leave Zeta Halo without visiting it's containment facilities, the Palace of Pain, and other locations such as where Primordial was locked.

[solid canopy]

Right

I honestly do wonder if they will be able to do a lot of those locations and lore justice. I am not saying that because I think they are incompetent but rather because those parts of canon have a certain level of expectation around them that is often hard to satisfy

[solid canopy]

You could've done an entire trilogy of games with that era

An ODST sequel might've slotted in well actually now that I come to think of it

Given that game's placement in the timeline, the unique perspective of it's characters, and it being a fan-favorite

[plucky flicker]

New Blood and Bad Blood, but games.

[plucky flicker]

That's a neat idea. But thay wouldn't have had the culture shock of waking up as Chief to an entirely different world. It'd ba hard to sell that feeling.

[solid canopy]

You could still have said "Halo 3.5" game happen, just make Halo 4 come out first

[sudden plank]

Who’s exited for the new halo game?

[plucky flicker]

I am!

[sudden plank]

Yessir!!!

[plucky flicker]

Oh, sure. If Halo 3.5 comes after, I'm on board with this.

I think, combing your idea of ODST sequal, they could just make it a psudo sequal to ODST, telling an overall story but also New Blood and teasing the characters of Halo 5. The more I think, the more I see the potential!

[plucky flicker]

Be it CE remake or Halo 7, I'll be seated. Hopefully, my PC can run the UE5 games. 💀

[sudden plank]

Ya I think it’s good they are making a halo ce remake

But the trailer for the new game looks awesome

[woeful mica]

i have a feeling it'll be CE Remake>that extraction shooter game>Halo 7

[plucky flicker]

I'm on board with the Idea.

[woeful mica]

granted that 2nd game is all rumors, i personally believe it but again its take it with a grain of salt kinda thing

[sudden plank]

Ya

[plucky flicker]

They might actually be reevaluating the idea of extraction shooter. It doesn't look like there'd be an MP in 2026, so they have an entire year.

[woeful mica]

i kinda hope they go through with an extraction shooter game

it'd actually work for Halo to some extent

im definitely in the minority here but i really hope Halo 7s multiplayer doesnt feel like Infinite's

somewhere between Infinite and 5 is a nice middle ground for me (despite the fact i basically just want 5 again for MP)

[plucky flicker]

It's unlikely Halo 7 would have an MP.

MP is standalone.

[woeful mica]

if Halo Studios creates a stand alone MP experience, im fully on board for that. HCS would be much nicer IMHO.

[solid canopy]

Ehhh... Extraction Shooters are still a bit of a niche that hasn't caught on with the mainstream. Tarkov is popular but also has a very high barrer of entry iirc. Hell- Bungie can't seem to get their Marathon revival to work

[solid canopy]

Ideally Spartan Ops would just be a stand alone game set before Halo 4

[plucky flicker]

About CE remake...

One of the thing I said some time ago, saying again:

I've seen this criticism of Halo 4 - Cortana and Chief's bond was not as strong as Halo 4 suggests. While that is a statement most might not consider to be accurate, I think there's truth to it.

Think about Halo: CE, Chief and Cortana's role in that game and in context of the broader universe. From Chief's point of view; Reach fell just a few hours ago, from Chief's point of view, he and and Cortana also started working together only few days ago.

Upon crashing on the ring, they are left alone, broken. This should be the moment where they truly bond as they traverse through the eerie landscape and attempt to save rest of the crew with the goal of going home. But in CE, they just work like they know each other well and Chief says barely much of anything.

That's why I think they Chief needs more lines, lines you can hear while shooting the aliens, lines you can hear while traversing through the foreboding landscapes of Halo; Chief learning more about Cortana and viewing her as more than just an asset he has to protect. This adds more depth that was not there.

Not doing this will be a huge mistake opportunity, and would make the remake feel lackluster and lacking in originality.

[woeful mica]

yea its a very hard game initially. However the extraction shooter genre is very niche and will never appeal to the masses because it doesnt respect your time and often has alot of cheaters. Would i like one in the Halo universe? absolutely but i wont be upset if they decide not to.

Tarkov is a lightning in a bottle. Nikita understands his game is hard and doesnt care to make it easier. (Often to the players frustration, especially with this wipe)

[solid canopy]

I keep thinking back to that "Global Battle" demo Bungie showed off at HaloFest in like 2011 and cool that would be in a multiplayer setting.

I do wonder how Invasion would've evolved had Bungie kept making Halo games

[woeful mica]

i honestly wish Warzone wouldve came back just as a gamemode w/o the reqs

[solid canopy]

Warzone was a cool game mode but looking back it did feel a bit restricted

[woeful mica]

How so?

[austere hearth]

I just played through halo ce for the first time and I'm about halfway through halo 2. it's been a lot of fun

[bitter monolith]

The first three feel so complete together.

[plucky flicker]

I am listing to Halo 5 soundtrack. Noticed - people often point out how much loud and high pitched strings there are, specifically violin, and it doesn't sound good. But for me, the obvious thing there is brass, it's loud, abrasive and in every track. I don't know why people are so hung up on strings.

[solid canopy]

The map design, objective variety, and REQ system all feel like they needed some changes or revamping

[rotund zenith]

Niche? Call of duty came out with an extraction mode just a few years ago

[solemn portal]

Extraction as a genre is still very niche.

[shrewd finch]

I rather have them double down and make the next multiplayer game like Halo 3. Or at least add a Halo 3-esque mode that actually changes weapon stats (like bullet velocity) to match that of legacy titles. There's a strong market for an updated classic Halo game.

[woeful mica]

i passionately hated Halo 3's gunplay

[shrewd finch]

Interesting. Any particular reason why?

[woeful mica]

every weapon being projectile and having to lead the shots at even just 50ft is just not fun

id willingly play Halo 4 over Halo 3 any day of the week its that unfun for me

[shrewd finch]

It's definitely not for everyone, but I feel it adds another layer of skill to aiming. I do think it's a little too egregious in Halo 3 though, and if they ever make a remake they should increase the bullet velocity so leading shots isnt very common at short ranges.

[woeful mica]

debatable, projectile weapons arent intrinsically bad, there is skill involved with them but making the entire sandbox projectile makes the sandbox unfun and somewhat unbalanced. Im perfectly happy with the current state of the sandbox with covenant weapons being mostly projectile and UNSC weapons being mostly hitscan

i tend to really only care about the competitive integrity of Halo nowadays for the multiplayer since thats the only thing keeping me around so i just miss Halo 5 every day

so Halo 3 to me aint much fun when aiming feels like a chore

[woeful mica]

and no one really plays it

[fading storm]

Is it better to buy the master cheif collection or each game individually

[coarse dagger]

Buy the collection

[solemn portal]

It's worth it if you don't hate 2 or more of the 5 games in the collection.

[fading storm]

Which games are hated

Want to get into halo

[solemn portal]

That's on you.

[crystal iron]

is it just me or does anyone like collecting the mega blocks for this game?

[solemn portal]

I would wait for the games to be on sale in the first place. The discount tends to be pretty steep (75%).

[fading storm]

Well there’s a game store that sells older games at pretty reasonable prices

[glacial tartan]

Whatever you do dont buy the Microsoft Store version of the game (that you get on PC through game pass). Multiplayer is broken on it.

[fading storm]

Not super interested in the multiplayer

[glacial tartan]

If youre interested at all in mods I'd still suggest the Steam version

But if you want to just play the campaign alone I say get the cheapest you can

[solemn portal]

Wait for the Steam version to go on sale. Next one should be in October.
You'll also get exclusive access to campaign mods.

[fading storm]

I use xbox

[solemn portal]

Well then do whatever you gotta do.

[glacial tartan]

If I remember correctly though the disc version of the game doesnt include everything, you mentioned a store that sells at a discount just keep that in mind 😄

[crystal iron]

did thy ever add more story after the base game for infinite?

[solemn portal]

Buy the book.

[crystal iron]

fair , guess theres firefight as well i think

[fading storm]

Seems like the xbox store would be the best place to go

[crystal iron]

xbox360 store to be exact

[solid canopy]

#halo-gear

[versed holly]

How long does it take for twitch rewards to show up? I watched for 9 hours but don’t see the skins

[tame moth]

Go on waypoint

And go to the redeem section

[onyx latch]

https://www.halowaypoint.com/redeem?view=twitch-drops

[short flower]

Optic gets 2nd at SLC. Not bad!

[velvet token]

Hey so I claimed my twitch drops and they aren’t showing up on my acc is anybody else having the same issue?

[solemn portal]

Bro, just look up a few posts.

[shadow turret]

@velvet token

Have to claim them on Waypoint now for some reason

[velvet token]

Okay tysm

[shadow turret]

Np

[bright finch]

So I finished the first 4 missions of spec ops, are the other 6 the same type of drag or does it get more fun?

[solemn portal]

The last 5 episodes are less bad.

Still particularly mediocre though.

[solid canopy]

Playing through Ultimate Firefight has made me hope that in the next apperance of the Banished they take more ques from HW2's art style, because seeing those designs up close in first person makes me realize that they do work outside of the context of an RTS pretty well

[solid canopy]

Also I really want to see a Banished take on the Plasma Caster

Hands down one of my favorite weapons introduced in Halo 5.

The crossbow design feels like it'd be right at home with the Banished style

[celest heron]

if you meant spartan ops, probly not worth it unless you're just getting the achievements. you can watch all the cutscenes on youtube.

[rain plume]

Vip remains a terrible gamemode. More maps would be good instead of getting the same map each and every time

[glacial shell]

Blisterbacks just became real

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DM48S6HsvTz/?igsh=MWM5cWx1N204d2lrdg==

[turbid snow]

Yo guys isnt there supposed to be a day 4 hcs stream?

[coarse dagger]

Nope

Grand finals was yesterday

It's generally only 3 days - Friday, Saturday and Sunday

[turbid snow]

WHAT

I was supposed to get the drops today 😭

And I even missed the finals

[celest heron]

they eventually might show up in the exchange.

[bright birch]

how many weapons did they add in halo infinite i havent played in a while

[tame moth]

4 since winter update last year

Well the 4th is coming tomorrow

[bright birch]

cool

[bright birch]

what do u guys think i should get from the exchange in infinite?

[woeful mica]

whatever you think looks cool

[bright birch]

ur not wrong to be fair

[worldly juniper]

buck is definitely my character in everything he’s in

[random moon]

im talking about another character, not the mario brother, this characters would lit die to the mario brothers with powerups....

Hint: kills fake gods taht just say that they are powerfull an didd ships just to get killed in 10 minutes

[muted burrow]

They still haven’t fixed it?

[glacial tartan]

They haven’t even acknowledged it, we aren’t anywhere near a fix.

It pops up pretty much daily here / Reddit

You can see the latest reviews on the Microsoft Store, I have no idea why they won’t even admit it’s broken.

[woeful mica]

MCC support ceased back in like 2023

[glacial tartan]

People are buying it because it’s 75% off there right now feels bad.

[muted burrow]

If anyone wants to DM me some data, maybe I could investigate and make a video on it,

[solid canopy]

I mainly play MCC for mods as of late

one can only replay Composer so many times

[muted burrow]

Me too but it’s important to make sure everyone can play mcc equally

[solid canopy]

Oh sure, not saying their issues are invalid

[glacial tartan]

This isn’t true, there were a tonnnnn of behind the scene anti cheat measures done in 23/24.

[solid canopy]

Sorry, I misread a message above and thought it was about multiplayer populations broadly

Also holy crap you are LNG

[solemn portal]

That's EAC being supported, not the MCC.
And EAC updates tend to also break mods.

[glacial tartan]

I have a collection I can send you.

[glad umbra]

halo

[solid canopy]

I've been thinking on this in the back of my head for a little while and I totally agree that it would be a missed oppurtunity to not try to weave this into a potential remake

Chief and Cortana's dynamic works like it does in CE because of it being the first game in the series. I think with some 25 years of development made on the series, being able to go back and flesh out some details so that other pieces of media are made stronger is a solid direction

So long as it doesn't conflict with the core essence of original narrative, and just builds on it

[bright finch]

You play on he steam deck, Panda?

[glacial tartan]

Yes at times

[lyric oasis]

Does anyone know why it won't let me start the halo reach campaign

[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

[bright finch]

Check DM pls 🙂

[modern dagger]

Will there be more crosscore in this update?

[celest heron]

unknown

[loud eagle]

anyone know when the new operation drops i know its today just what time

[tame moth]

1 hour 30 mins left

[loud eagle]

Thank you

[tame moth]

No problemo

[stark helm]

Also if you go to the operation switcher it should have a timer on the current one

[loud eagle]

sasy 743 days

[stark helm]

wait what, yours must be bugged or something😭 i was just on and mine showed 54 mins but i just relaunched it and it shows 743 for me too, it must be because the new ones about to drop

[golden ibex]

anyone know if theres a method to get halo 2 classic sounds in h2 anniversary? i dont want to disable anticheat though since im trying to go for achievements

i just really hate that stupid br firing sound

[glacial tartan]

You could very painfully change all of the audio files from one to the other, wouldnt break eac because they dont check the audio iirc

[rotund zenith]

The audio is built into the .map files iirc and i assume eac is looking for the checksum so changing the audio will flag that.
Found a mod that does exactly what you want but it says to turn off eac

[glacial tartan]

No the .fsb files are separate and arent checked, at least a few months ago I messed around with this and never trigged eac 😄

[golden ibex]

i havent touched modding in a few years but my understanding is that halo 2 uses a different system other than fsb unfortunately, ive done modding with fsb files with anti cheat on with halo 3 and reach but sadly i dont think its possible on h2

the h2a visuals with h2c audio mods ive seen on nexus seem to use map files unfortunately meaning that i would in fact have to use eac disabled mode

[glacial tartan]

Ah you're correct I was confusing the titles, sorry about that 🙂 too many items in the collection!

[bright birch]

how to fix battlepass bug saying it costs 0

[coarse dagger]

Seems to be an issue for quite a few people right now. Submit a support ticket with the details

[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

[pure vault]

Anyone else experiencing a bug where switching seats in the Falcon has no sound?

[wooden briar]

It's a feature: that's the Falcon Luxury Edition, with stitched leather seats so soft you'll think you're riding on a cloud and so silent that you'll be able to switch seats without even a squeak.

[keen silo]

UNSC contractors really know what the troops need on the battlefield. Comfort, Stealth, and inescapable nostalgia

[earnest spade]

I feel dumb but Waypoint itself is also another way of buying the BP

[sly coyote]

can anyone help me for an error on MCC?

[sleek bluff]

Guys have any of you noticed how the shoulder pieces for the direwolf armor are not the ones we saw in all the promo images before the operation released?

[wraith sinew]

So we’re getting falcons in halo infinite now. Will they also be in the campaign?

[tame moth]

No, dont expect campaign to get anything

[rotund zenith]

Which sucks cause campaign is where falcon would be best

[pure vault]

Best explanation, lol.

[pure vault]

Yes!

Speaking of campaign vehicles, I hope that they bring in the Pelican glitch that you used to be able to as a Forge item and can be used in Customs. It could be a fun thing to have just in custom lobbies since it's already in the game anyway.

[edgy forum]

Anyone notice the Mutilator’s sound effect changed?

[edgy forum]

If I recall they stopped supporting campaign because Microsoft told them

[tame moth]

Yeah, check the waypoint blog they stated that they were going to change it

[stable blade]

has 343 ackonwledged the mcc being broken on pc game pass? crazy that they can break a game and leave it like that for months for an unnecessary anti cheat update

[coarse dagger]

Campaign/narrative team were hit pretty hard during the initial Microsoft layoffs. Campaign was split from Multiplayer so MP could be updated independently. New hires for narrative teams moved to newer projects

[glacial tartan]

No 🙁

[analog salmon]

halo 2 anniversary's campaign is pretty much unplayable on Xbox One X since about 2019 so yeah sadly seems they can leave stuff broken indefinitely

they did add the option to turn the resolution down to 1080p to fix it somewhat like 4 years later

[edgy forum]

The latter would make sense. As for the former it is unfortunate

[rotund zenith]

They should move some peeps back while we wait for halo 7 the return of yapyap in 2030

[stark helm]

does anyone know if s&d is ever coming back?

[weak harness]

I think it's still on probability

[stark helm]

oh okay ill have to check the playlist since its not on featured anymore

[versed holly]

It’s unbelievable how brain dead teammates can be on the falcon

[pure vault]

Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a disclaimer in the main menu that the new custom game button feature(that you need in order teleport to the Falcon in the new gamemode) doesn't automatically get assigned if you have a custom controller scheme. I had no idea there was even a new button option and I thought my game was broken for 3 games in a row before realizing I had to manually set it.

Not mad over having to manually set it. I understand that they can't update a control scheme if someone is using a custom one, and resetting everyone's controls would tick us off, but at least say "Hey, new button input option. Apply it to one of the unused buttons on your controller."

[bright birch]

how do u buy credits on infinite it doesnt work?

[nova basalt]

Buy Xbox gift card->halo infinite shop->buy credits section->”redeem card”->type in code->buy credits

[bright birch]

dw i fixed it i just had to turn on steam overlay

[analog salmon]

never changed

[toxic fog]

Any cool custom game maps for the Falcon?

[pure vault]

Likely not yet, since it just came out. I'd say give it a few days for some maps to add Falcons to them, and maybe a couple weeks to a month for new maps dedicated to using falcons.

[pure vault]

Is Final Test Cycle weapon coating supposed to be anything special like a collab or something? Just wondering since it's 20k spartan points.

[plucky parcel]

Why am I seeing an enable 3rd person text message in Firefight rahhhh I can't find an option to enable 3rd person manually

[edgy forum]

I’ll help you: Go to your settings -> Controller/MNK whatever you use -> Under Forge Gameplay assign a button to Custom Input

[normal mountain]

Is the Falcon in forge yet?

[tulip tusk]

Ye

[normal mountain]

How do I get it?
Was looking for it lol

[tulip tusk]

Be in monitor mode, open forge object menu - Gameplay - Vehicles - Falcon

[normal mountain]

Ah okay
Thanks

[pure vault]

You need to update your controller scheme. There is a new keybind dedicated to interacting with scripted events.

[pure vault]

This is exactly what I mean by Halo Studios not giving a disclaimer for the new button.

[pure vault]

Thank you for going more in depth with the new binding.

[solid canopy]

Does anybody else here love how the Halo 4 DMR looks?

[compact kindle]

same. looks and sounds great

probably the best dmr we’ve had

[solid canopy]

My only real complaint is how it lacks all the extra-touches the Reach DMR had, but knowing that Halo 4 had to make a ton of concessions to run on the 360, it is understandable

I love how the scope looks, nails that "tacti-cool" feeling the best UNSC designs all have in common

It and the Halo 5 SMG are among my favorite redesigns done to legacy weapons

(I'm a sucker for that P90 style magazine reload)

[hasty hedge]

I agree it looked the part and sounded strong.

[candid umbra]

my controller has no unused button, how am I supposed to map forge custom button?

[versed holly]

Why do falcon gunners refuse to leave the ship for the damn flag

[rotund zenith]

Does infinite let you map buttons in conjunction? For example X+A

[hasty hedge]

Try typing in chat "Right Gunner gets flag" or something like that if mics aren't being used

[versed holly]

I’ve tried, no response whatsoever. They just stay on the guns and die when I get taken out

[hasty hedge]

🤷 Then you got bad luck of the draw on teammates

It is a custom game mode so it ain't all serious

[gleaming ember]

I really wish flag pickup was automatic in falcon gunners. It's too chaotic trying to press the button and accidentally jumping back into the falcon

[onyx gust]

Hey

[pure vault]

It isn't a custom game mode. It's one of the limited time playlists for the operation.

[pure vault]

Really? Strange. There should be like two buttons left unused. For me, it was the left and right D pad.

[bright birch]

best mode to grind bp xp?

[hasty hedge]

That game mode will be put into action sack. All those game modes are what I consider custom games. It's featured RN cuz they want players to be able to use their promoted items.

[sturdy kernel]

Firefight

[bright birch]

the grunt one?

[sturdy kernel]

All of them good

[bright birch]

mm ok where can i use my xp boosts?

nvm found it

[pure vault]

Yes, but still not a "custom game." Yes, it is in the custom game "style," but even when it is in the action sack playlist, that's still an official match. Calling it a "custom game" makes it sound like there isn't some form of officiality of the server you are joining and that there is a host player controlling the game instead of an algorithm. I'm sure if I quit enough matches I'd probably still get the suspension like normal matches.

[pure vault]

Anything with hills. Especially when it comes to collecting score challenges.

[hasty hedge]

☝️ 🤓 "Ah technology it's not a custom game cause you'll still get penalties for quitting the game"
I just label silly goof game modes as custom games it's not that serious

[fast rover]

wait yall still play finite?

I tought we moved to MCC

[hidden yacht]

How do I get the new Halo infinite icon to show on xbox? It shows the new one in the store but still shows the old one by my games and apps

[tame moth]

Wait

[bright birch]

i prefer infinite multiplayer ngl

[fast rover]

forge?

[bright birch]

just casual

[fast rover]

ik its a preference

[lilac wolf]

BetaInfinite>>>

[bright birch]

i never tried that but i remember playing in season 1

[fast rover]

acceptable if you play casual not everyone is forced to like forge or custom or infection

[bright birch]

infection mode in infinite is fun

[fast rover]

better than casual for me

[lilac wolf]

Was a joke xd

I love infinite too xd

[fast rover]

wait I realised this isnt general

[lilac wolf]

Is a problem?

[fast rover]

...

wrong chat

[lilac wolf]

K got it

[fast rover]

in my opinion the halo 4 and 5 design is horrible

[compact kindle]

who’s we? people can enjoy both games

[celest heron]

so great when half my team in ff can't break 30 kills combined. at that point, just give me bots cause they'll at least get more kills.

[versed holly]

is anyone constantly getting teammates who only stay on falcon guns and refuse to do anything else

[bright birch]

this new vehicle is too fun

[woeful mica]

its a new vehicle, this happens all the time

give it a week or two and people will be back to normal

[nova basalt]

It’s because I’m too good on grenade launcher and suck as pilot

[celest heron]

easy targets

[unborn stirrup]

im having a weird issue with halo 3 on MCC, im on PC, with a 5090, 64GB DDR5 Ram, and i9 13900k, even when i set all the graphics to low, my screen stutters, my FPS shows im getting 400-600 FPS, but for some reason, it stutters, it only happens On MP, I am not sure what it is, but its really annoying, I shouldnt be having any stutter, especially on the system I am running.. anyone else have this issue and know how to fix?

[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

[glacial tartan]

This happens to everyone. I don’t know a fix. It’s really annoying

[versed holly]

how do you use boosters in infinite?

[rotund zenith]

if youre referring to the double xp and stuff then there should be a button prompt in the challenge screen or battlepass screen to look at your boosts

[short flower]

Got kinda lucky on my banished slayer debut, I joined late and won! This match of course included someone FARMING me.

[versed holly]

RNG giveth and RNG taketh away

[bright finch]

Royal Never Give Up!

[plucky flicker]

Random take: Xalanyn should be an asexual species.

[bright finch]

I feel a bit burned out on Spartan Ops, I got 7,8,9 and 10 to go

[celest heron]

just take them slow cause they don't get better.

[vital badger]

what is halo evej about

[solemn portal]

The Warthog and the universe it was made to drive in.
||I'm not even remotely joking.||

[golden dune]

Fr

[vital badger]

do we fight aliens in this game? i might buy it

[solemn portal]

It's all aliens.
And machines, sometimes.

[vital badger]

whats our arsenal