halo-discussion

[uneven bison]

I think of it like feeding a sentence through multiple translators, the more layers it goes through the more you lose. In cods case the sentence is not really a translatable sentence

[plucky flicker]

A true COD movie would probably need to be about the cultural phenomenon of COD itself rather than trying to adapt any particular game's plot.

[uneven bison]

But that inversely also opens opportunities, so we’ll see

[plucky flicker]

Unless they focus on the World War storylines, we know it's going to be an action flick Imperialist Propaganda — just like all the other COD fiction.

A COD film based on those storylines would basically be Rambo meets 24 meets every post-9/11 action movie that treats geopolitics like a Marvel film. You'd have the same 'we're the good guys because we say so' energy that makes those games feel like recruitment ads with better graphics.

[nova basalt]

Absolute cinema

[earnest spade]

: write that down write that down

[celest onyx]

Any reason invasion is capped at 4 for your fireteam?

for an 8v8?

[versed holly]

How do I fix halo infinite taking forever to boot up? It’s been 10 minutes and it’s still at the screen with the Zeta landscape… (on PC)

[hollow elk]

Probably your hardrive

[tulip tusk]

weird it should only take a long time after an update once i think

[midnight silo]

I love getting a bugged checkpoint in composer in the master chief saga playlist 🫠

[remote totem]

Is any kind of local co-op available for Halo 5? I know there's no couch co-op, but it seems like any and all co-op requires LIVE and an Internet connection.

[plucky flicker]

Good question. The answer is... We don't know. They've never committed a composer. I do really hope Gareth Coker, Curtis Schwitzer, and Joel Corelitz continue to make music for Halo and take it on a journey.

[empty pasture]

I see.

[plucky flicker]

They just need to... commit, unapologetically so.

[empty pasture]

We'll see how the next installment first, if they still use temporary devs working on that, probably hardly ever happen for us.

[plucky flicker]

The people who are responsible for managing audio and music are back at the studio. I can only hope they continue from Infinite.

[edgy forum]

I like how they put the entire Scanner armor bundle in the exchange from the store. They should keep doing this to incentivize player retention or play time. Make it interesting and worthwhile to grind for SP.

(If Microsoft tolerates this…)

[thorn raven]

sorry if this has already been discussed but i wish that HS actually promoted the update before it dropped. i didnt even know that there was an update that released today until i checked discord to see people talking about it. i didnt even know about the new theme let alone the new name and what the operation pass would be like.

if they want more people to play, they should at least put out a trailer the week before showing off what the new stuff that will be added is

[plucky flicker]

They do promos for larger updates. These in-between ones often don't similar treatment.

[thorn raven]

but lile at least release the trailer a half week before?

[versed holly]

Is it true that there’s going to be a continuation of the short story “Saturn Devours his Son”? I vaguely remember seeing that somewhere but not I’m not sure if it was a fever dream.

[tame moth]

Yes

Its like the 2nd waypoint story that is coming anscesion on Atropos or something like that

[buoyant bear]

Same question, Invasion in Reach allowed for a full team of Six. Last night we had 7 and couldn’t play Invasion together. Love the mode and the maps are cool. The team capped at 4 is my only complaint. please fix, @Halo.

[wooden briar]

My guess is it's to prevent one cohesive coordinated team steamrolling an assembly of randoms. Totally understandable on its own, but then there's the problem of low population. Their approach to this issue in H5 was to add a special Warlords mode allowing full-stack teams, but it wouldn't be feasible to separate team size cap versions now I'd imagine.

[glacial tartan]

With BTB do they allow full teams?

[wooden briar]

I think so? You'd have to ask someone who plays it lol
My guess for Invasion is that, regardless of other modes, the particularly higher focus on coordination would compound the advantage of a single-party team.
But I'm just a regular guy in a crazy world, what do I know.

[glacial tartan]

Asking because I like your initial logic but it feels way too advanced for the types of consideration they usually do. Seems more like they copy/pasted a 4v4 playlist and didnt modify it. But, who knows 😄

[celest onyx]

But in the patch notes it states that invasion will be put in the squad battle playlist. Doesn’t that mean it will be 8v8 anyway in a few weeks?

so why lock it down initially and then open it up?

[wooden briar]

🤝 Tracking with you. Who knows, maybe they'll explain it in the next blog post...hopefully without putting the content through some "make this sound like medieval courtly speak" prompt lol.

[celest onyx]

Was super disheartening when 6 of us who all played since before halo reach jumped on last night to check out invasion again and then we couldn’t play together. Hopefully the fireteam limit gets increased to 8

[polar narwhal]

Where do I get tickets for worlds?

I thought they were supposed to drop again

[tame moth]

Not anymore, im pretty sure

[left bramble]

Hey yall just joined to ask

Is a Halo 3 ODST run on legendary going in blind doable

I’ve heard it’s one of the easier ones and I’ve never done a legendary run

Beaten all the campaigns on normal except for odst and 4

[solemn portal]

It's definitely doable.
You'll hate the last level though.

[left bramble]

Alright bet, anything I should know about legendary

[solemn portal]

A specific character you'll rely on can't talk and shoot at the same time.
You'll know when you see it.

[left bramble]

I’ll keep that in mind - I also wanna do that side Easter egg I’ve heard about, something about ||a police chief and people disappearing.|| You think that’ll be exceedingly hard on legendary?

[solemn portal]

That's related to collectibles.
You won't be able to complete them before you have access to the Kikowani Station mission.

[inner brook]

Is it just me or the new invasion game mode is kind of ass, no offense to whoever forged it

[maiden heron]

best part of Halo 4 is closing it

[solid canopy]

I see a lot of people talk about The Library on Legendary difficulty, but I think Two Betrayals is way more of a slog to beat

[earnest spade]

lost another legendary ff match

[heavy raptor]

Best part of that game is modding it on MCC, if you were to ask me. Try the 'Reflow' mod. You might like it a lot.

[civic sundial]

I find allot of the mods which try to "Fix" Halo 4's campaign often end up being bloated because they try adding in every weapon under the sun or they throw in Halo 3 assets without properly setting up the materials and it looks terrible

Like, I know there's one mod where it has the MA5D, MA5C and MA5K all with extremely similar stats and it just feels pointless to have all three there

I think the same mod also has the MA5B and the M7 SMG together as well and it just feels redundant to have two UNSC weapons which function the exact same

[earnest spade]

...and then you also got SPV3

All fall underneath the same stuff you mention

[civic sundial]

Yeah. Like, I'm fine with some weapons having overlap in what they do, we see that with the DMRs and BRs, but they also have visually unique looks to help them stand out

But like, having multiple weapons with very similar silhouettes and function basically the same just feels pointless within a Halo game

Now I need to double check which mod it was I tried for Halo 3 where they had 7 Needler variants which were just the different Needlers from over the years and they all functioned the exact same

[covert hornet]

Hey

Yall think its worth it to finish the MCC collection to 100 percent? Get all the achievements

im contemplating on whether I should put time into a game that no longer has support or not

What do you guys think?

I have asked this before but to be honest I do not remember the answers

[civic sundial]

If you want all the achievements, go for it. MCC not getting new updates doesn't mean you shouldn't try and get the achievements

[covert hornet]

Alright sound. Imma start tonight

[solid canopy]

I played through the Genesong Cut mod and I generally enjoyed it but I ultimately still prefer the original game

[civic sundial]

I have not played that one, I know that much

Genesong's the one which gives the Knights more humanoid faces, right?

[steady eagle]

I wish they made invasion join in progress

one person quits and its all over

[earnest spade]

I think it does? I managed to get into a match JIP

[solid canopy]

Yeah, calling back to their prototype designs

[civic sundial]

Remind me to install it so I can check it out some time

[fresh sand]

if it's possible to make prosthesis that can replace/match a spartan's limbs (halo infinite/reach)
why doesn't oni or the unsc make spartan robots controlled by AIs

[celest heron]

could be cause this isn't the clone wars, ai could be limited in their abilities (cortana was special), they also deteriorate over time and could be a liability (cortana again), or they just didn't think of that possibility.

[civic sundial]

Not to mention that humanoid robots would likely require allot of work to make as effective as an actual human at things like traversal and would require allot of upkeep, likely more than a fleshy Spartan

And well, last thing you want is a rampant AI in an android body and a machine gun

[solid canopy]

There was some concept art from Infinite that got at that idea

https://www.halopedia.org/File:HINF_Concept_DroneArmor.jpg

[covert hornet]

halo

[crystal iron]

lately been having this problem where my custom games are getting cut short. is there something i can do about it

its public max lobby size maxed out campaign ai settings forge maps. is there something i could turn down like leave the lobby size default 24?

[radiant sundial]

#1075989764026675210 (sorry for late reply)

[solid canopy]

Two Betrayals is probably my least favorite mission in Halo CE

The Library may not be the best level in the game, but it doesn't outstay it's welcome

Two Betrayals just goes on and on and on

[earnest spade]

Welcome to CE lmao

[tulip tusk]

its prob one of my most played levels

[earnest spade]

CE just kinda takes forever to finish compared to like most Halo games

[tulip tusk]

i think i like it cuz it has everything

[lost spruce]

CE best campaign

[crystal iron]

I replay Dawn to get most of the PvE challenges done for the week. It’s a super easy legendary clear once you get used to it

I average about 20-25 mins deathless legendary on that one.
But throw me into The Library or Two Betrayals on legendary and I’m never making it out of there. 🤣

[silver lion]

playing halo 5 for the first time
I'd love to say it's secretly the best one but so far it's just fine

shoutouts to the entire mission where you talk to two NPCs and leave

[celest heron]

I usually finish it in 10-12 minutes. You can skip the majority of the outside area if you just sprint straight instead of left, go to the dark area at the end where the control panel is, jump up to the platform, activate it and then sprint straight to the rocket.

[robust junco]

I just got Xbox One I'm trying to find people to play through the Master Chief collection legendary with I have a mic

[glacial tartan]

#lfg-campaign

[robust junco]

Bearr1115

Xbox username

[celest heron]

there's an easter egg on it where you can spawn a soccer ball that you can hit around.

[silver lion]

awesome...

[coarse dagger]

https://www.youtube.com/live/Syxj1oV0x78?feature=shared

[crystal iron]

Oh nice!! Thanks for the tip. I’ll have to try it out

[earnest spade]

I got beat by Uny :(

[jagged mulch]

yo guys if halo studios or whatever it is called is remaking halo ce, they should collab with bungie. that would be sick right

[solemn portal]

2020s Bungie isn't 2000s Bungie.

[earnest spade]

as a guy with 3k hours in their game, no,

[queen tree]

Seeing how they treated destiny, I think that wouldnt be the best idea

[crystal iron]

Ikr. Playing destiny right now makes me so sad. There’s nothing to do anymore 😔

[queen tree]

I tried getting back into it, but honestly after they removed the red war campaign I started to not like it anymore

[earnest spade]

I'd rather have Uny stomping me live in their stream rn

[crystal iron]

Unfortunately I only got into it this year.
I’m a long time Halo fan, but I never knew Destiny existed for some reason even though both were created by Bungie.
I had a great few months playing during The Final Shape, but then the Edge of Fate dropped… and… yeah.

[queen tree]

On a different note, I have no idea why only halo 3 and odst are cross platform playable, I get they are popular but I wanna play the other halo campaigns with my xbox buddies

[crystal iron]

Yes! I can’t play with my friend and it sucks 😔

[queen tree]

If I make an lfg for a legendary run I pretty much have to exclude xbox players, which sucks

[noble gorge]

How's it going everyone

[crystal iron]

I do appreciate Infinite’s crossplay though. Did a LASO run with one of my MnK friends and we had lots of fun. 😄
He got to the tank gun before me, so I was basically moral support lol

[crystal iron]

It’s going well! How are you?

[queen tree]

just waiting for some people to respond to my lfg right now

[noble gorge]

Pretty good

[queen tree]

I might eventually get halo infinites campaign, but im def gonna wait for a sale, I liked it but not as much as the legacy campaigns

[noble gorge]

I'm just organizing my somewhat of a halo collection

[queen tree]

played reach again though, last mission had me raging with how tanky the elites are

[crystal iron]

That’s fair! And same here. I got Infinite for pretty cheap around the holidays.

[noble gorge]

I got a sealed figure that is supposedly 1 out of 3000

[queen tree]

speaking of halo physical stuff I wish I still had my old original xbox copies of halo 1 and 2, first ever xbox games I ever played (actually I also had fable but I played halo a lot more)

[earnest spade]

In Reach, I preach to the plasma pistol and headshot.

[noble gorge]

Plasma pistol dmr combo absolute peak

[earnest spade]

it's basically a nescessity in Reach

[queen tree]

I would have used the dmr at the end mission, if they gave ammo for it

[noble gorge]

Plasma pistol and shotgun combo

[earnest spade]

shotgun on legendary? bold.

[noble gorge]

Oh your talking about legendary?

[earnest spade]

usually I like to play campaign on heroic or higher

[noble gorge]

Yeah your screwed with just a shotgun with a plasma pistol

[queen tree]

I ran unsc rifle a lot in my run, took two full mags to kill one elite

[earnest spade]

unless it's Halo 2... lmao

[crystal iron]

I have the Halo 2 Limited Collector’s Edition that I plan on getting signed at Worlds. 🥰
I also have the cool golden Chief Halo 3 poster

And a lot of other stuff lol, I have two shelves full 😆

[noble gorge]

For reach depending on the mission I would try to get the Marines rpgs and I would run plasma and dmr if I could

[queen tree]

I only had the original standard copies, but I valued them more since they were some of my first ever proper video games I played

[crystal iron]

I love that 🥹
I sold some of my older games too when I was younger and I definitely regret it

[queen tree]

I also in recent times bought a hyperkin duke since I loved the og xbox controller, sadly it got stick drift really quickly

[noble gorge]

Won't they get mad if you ask them to sign something?

[crystal iron]

Definitely not! Steve and Jen will be there on Friday and Saturday iirc and will be signing stuff for fans ☺️

I have not met them yet but hear they are wonderful and I’m so excited to meet them in person. I’ve spoken to Steve over email but that’s it.

[noble gorge]

HOLY CRAP

MY SEALED JAZWEARS HALO 4 FIGURE

1 OUT OF 1500??

I THOUGHT IT WAS 1 OUT OF 3000

[crystal iron]

Nice!

[noble gorge]

Where's that at

[crystal iron]

Seattle from Oct 24-26!

[noble gorge]

I'm in Ohio 🤣

[crystal iron]

I’m in another state too but I’ve been planning for the trip since last October ☺️

[noble gorge]

Take me with you

[crystal iron]

This is my first ever in person Halo event, and it’s the first time I’ve had the means to actually go. I’m so excited

[noble gorge]

Pwease take me

[crystal iron]

Last I heard, they are sold out 😅

[noble gorge]

Shove me into your trunk idc lemme go

[crystal iron]

Loll 😆

I’m going to draw something for Steve and Jen 🥹 idk what yet. But I’m definitely bringing something.

[wooden briar]

So excited and happy for you that you get to go to your first Worlds! You'll be able to gather in person with all of these folks and fans who have loved Halo alongside you for years. Absolutely thrilled for you and you'll have to let the rest of us know how it is!

[crystal iron]

Thank you so much!! 🥹 I really can’t wait, I’ve been hyped ever since I saw the recap of 2024 Worlds, which is what made me want to go. 😆
I’m new to the Esports side of Halo so I can’t wait to see it in person, and also connect with people who love the campaigns as much as I do! ☺️

[fresh gyro]

Have fun out there, twin!

[crystal iron]

Thank you!! 😄

[whole cloud]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1152405271814086687/1415928188152053831/20250911_195444.jpg?ex=68c5a622&is=68c454a2&hm=1dce41c0affe99160064822ed2f91a57c34ce05bb8702a918146d8767c9a9c1f&

can anyone help identify what coating this is?

does copy media not work?

[fresh gyro]

It might be a little bit buggy at the moment, hopefully a Halo Infinite legend comes along and sees this soon (I said this to clarify which game)

[covert hornet]

Happy to see you this excited. Let us know what nice things you come across ;D

[crystal iron]

Thank you!! I will 😄

[left bramble]

Yall im playing odst for the first time (on legendary if it makes a difference) and I seem to be stuck

[covert hornet]

What are ya stuck on

[left bramble]

I’ve gotten 24/29 tapes in Mombasa streets but now that I finished kikowani station it’s locked me into one part of the map

A few of the tapes weren’t activating and so I figured I’d do the mission and then go back for them

[covert hornet]

so when you reload the mission, you cant go back to that area?

[left bramble]

I just got of the mission

Tried reloading last checkpoint but it’s still stuck

I guess the game’s trying to force me into doing data hive but I’ve never read anything about that

[covert hornet]

No clue brother

search on yt might find something

[covert hornet]

this infinite invasion mode

is gorgeous

[calm locust]

is mcc multiplayer active

[fresh gyro]

I think a little, but it's grown a bit stale as of late for me. It's why i felt compelled to join this.

it's been pretty quiet in most servers i joined.

[covert hornet]

Does anyone know where I can go listen to the most recent audiobooks posted by HS?

[rotund spade]

I DID IT

I DID IT I BEAT HALO CE ON LEGENDARY

[earnest spade]

Congrats, are you ready for H2 Legendary

I know Rocket Flood haven't been the friendliest of neighbors but I hear Sniper Jackals may or may not be friendlier.

[rotund zenith]

On the scale of neighbors rocketflood are a surprise "howdoyoudo" while jackalsnipers are a zealous hoa

[crystal iron]

CONGRATS DUDE!! That’s awesome!!!

[rotund spade]

TYYY. It took forevverrr, or like 9 days. I kept hearing the library was really hard, but I think I actually struggled with the mission Halo more lmao

[earnest spade]

"Hello sir, your MJOLNIR Powered Assault Mark VI (GEN1) is too green for New Mombasa so we are demanding you to use Covenant-approved coatings."

[celest heron]

you don't have to play the missions to find them. just load the mombasa streets sections and then look for them there. once you get the last one, play data hive before you end your play session.

[left bramble]

Yeah I ended up doing this

I played the Mombasa streets section before it tho so if there’s any kind of achievement I can get that

I have Coastal Highway next though I’ve heard that’s not very fun

[celest heron]

did you get the 30th audio log?

CH isn't that bad, but it can be annoying on legendary.

[summer aurora]

Be nice if there was an instamatch button that matchmakes you into any playlist (incl. mode toggle). Sometimes I don't wanna go down the list to see which mode has all the players

Ranked Instamatch

Casual Instamatch

[celest heron]

just close your eyes, scroll down and then pick one.

[solid canopy]

My playthrough of Halo CE on Legendary was going along pretty swimmingly. Sure some of the levels got a little repetitive and a few of the encounters were a pain in the butt, but all in all not too bad. Hell, I didn't even mind the Library that much.

And then I got to Two Betrayals

[civic sundial]

Yeah, that tracks

[weary pier]

LASO is pain on Truth and Reconciliation

Unless you know the skip... that one room will give you pain

[covert hornet]

question

do people know why halo infinite went wrong on launch?

[radiant sundial]

Yes

[covert hornet]

What do they know?

[radiant sundial]

There were like 4ish playlists at the start, the challenges were not optimized well, there were also a lot of reports of desync, it was just not ready to be released

[covert hornet]

I see

They def shouldve delayed it a year or two more

because around when the game came out, werent there restrictions?

[radiant sundial]

There also wasn't forge at launch

[covert hornet]

due to covid? I know that covid had a harsh effect on alot of things

[radiant sundial]

Tbh I feel like that could've been dealt with easily, but I don't know much about game development so idk

[covert hornet]

it shouldve been delayed but game development is very very VERY complex obv and with covid's restrictions, it most definitely caused setbacks in production

I could be wrong but this is what ive observed

because other industries also had setbacks with productions

now that things are somewhat going smooth, thats why infinite is getting some alright content and with that, HS has full focus onto the next Halo project so without a doubt the next project will be a complete product

i honestly can not wait

[quick jungle]

Anyone know why i couldnt spawn for like 5 min straight in an invasion game?

[fallow arch]

Guys surely the didact can beat the gravemind

[tulip parrot]

is it just me or the vestige carbine is insanely loud compared to other guns?

[quick jungle]

the needler is only good if its used against me i swear

[left bramble]

Currently experiencing this

Not fun

[cunning oyster]

I wish halo infinite had auto look centering.

[upbeat pecan]

Yo anybody able to help me with 2 Halo Wars Definitive Edition achievements? I can help too and the ones I need is win and have highest score and disrupt 5 leader powers

[sullen kiln]

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

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

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

[hard forum]

has anyone noticed Scarr is not in BTB anymore?? when did this even happen? i noticed i hadn't played it in a while, and i was looking through the map list and didn't see it in there. has anything been said about this?

[cunning oyster]

Bro I hate these dudes who go 36-3 on MCC and end the match within 60 seconds. I’m going to start blocking them.

[glacial tartan]

You shouldnt feel bad about using the tools at your disposal. At the same time you can always try reaching out and ask to play w/ them

[analog salmon]

the game having region select without strict balancing is what causes this

a bunch of sweats can select minimal number of regions and now the game makes zero attempt to balance teams because

the player pool is so smal

strict balancing would mean stacks have to wait to find a balanced opposing team but sadly this didnt happen

[plucky flicker]

I wanted to say this:
Halo is a multimedia franchise, and regardless of what we say, the books are not supplementary (although they can be), they are products on their own alongside games and other forms of Halo media.

[covert hornet]

I feel that with the recent books, fiction Fridays, or whatever that HS is pumping out are most likely going to be a part of the next Halo project

Also just wanted to put this out, as stupid as it may sound, I have an actual worry over this franchise that it may not succeed with the next project EVEN if the next one is ACTUALLY good but the fans have come too pessimistic to the point where they only want to express hate get me?

[plucky flicker]

It might seem like that, but remember, 'fans' are, more often than not, are a small group of people than what you may be perceiving. People do not like it when it is said that a product is made for general audience, but the reality is that most products are made for general audiences — that audience is always there.

Marvel fans watch all the Marvel movies. You could reasonably say most of them watched Fantastic Four, yet it failed.

[crystal iron]

what would hook me is if the custom game i like was made an official mode

a big team of players vs (custom) campaign missions

most pve games are limited to 4 people, closest thing is starship troopers but game not great

infinite? 28 players in "spartan raids?" campaign missions that are UGC?? what other game can you do this in?? its so cool

[earnest spade]

I can hear almost all game engines groaning in pain hearing that lmao

[crystal iron]

infinite struggles with it too i find, i get disconnects mid mission recently which is A SHAME!!!

idk what to turn down to make that not happen but i host, we kick butt, then god says Disconnected from Fire Team

but like, its CE rules so i feel like we arent stressing the game too much

feels like its tied to using text chat but that's prolly placebo

[covert hornet]

next project will most likely have a good set of original maps, modes, etc. Stuff developed by the devs themselves. Reason why we barely have anything in infinite is because the studios shifted most of their focus onto the next project

[crystal iron]

IJS if they make "spartan raids" official with at least 8 players ideally 16 i would be sold then and there

[covert hornet]

infinite ate whack mainly because of covid. It was supposed to be the turning point for Halo but due to the restrictions that came by for people, everything went through setbacks causing the production of the game to just get cooked over

[covert hornet]

how would this work? Idk what you mean by spartan raids

[crystal iron]

are you available to play atm? i could show you

my GT is ckosmick ill be on after shower

[covert hornet]

I'd love to get on but unfortunately im outside

[crystal iron]

touching grass imagine

im off mon-thu gimme a shout sometime

[covert hornet]

BBet

IId love to play with someone

[crystal iron]

im a pretty boring person though pve and this in particular is the main thing i like

as a warning

[covert hornet]

no problem lo

[shadow turret]

I'm also on fairly often
Might not be times that you are tho

[junior cape]

The fans are only pessimistic because 343 has pretty much failed with every game they release. 4 was a CoD clone MCC was broken on launch and for a good while and still sort of to this day, I don't even know what 5 was doing, and infinite launched with broken netcode, and absolutely no content.
I would be absolutely astounded if they somehow make the next game good, but I don't think the whole fan base would just blindly hate something, all their hate comes from somewhere not nowhere.

[harsh perch]

I’d love it if they developed some Spartan Ops like missions where it’s more tactical. So, four or more players choose weapons and load outs beforehand and entry points to a map for a rapid insertion, loud or stealthy, and have objectives to achieve. Like a proper mission. With flexibility.

A bit like the old SWAT games.

Or Rainbow Six Siege.

For example: were Blue Team to do the same I imagine the Chief would be like “Linda, you drop here and provide overwatch. Call out threats. Fred, you provide a diversion with the rocket hog. Kelly and I will go in and clear the building and recover the asset.”

[coarse dagger]

https://youtu.be/fOHAY_0jXCc?feature=shared

[harsh perch]

Remember Reach.

[covert hornet]

Keep in mind I’m not trying to argue, just having a decent conversation because I’m bored. I understand what you’re saying, but do people not realize that the 343i era is over? From what I’ve seen recently, and others have pointed this out too, parts of the Halo community still live in a bubble where they believe 343 is running things as usual, that nothing has changed at Halo Studios, and that the name change was just to escape past mistakes. That view feels both false and arrogant. The majority need to recognize that Halo Studios has been revamped with new management, staff changes brought on by financial and strategic decisions, and even a new engine, which will allow them to bring in content without major major issues. Bare in mind, I'm only speaking from what I have observed the past couple months. Honestly, Im proud of the current studio for still bringing in content for infinite trying to end it on a decent note WHILE putting most of their focus on bringing forth a complete and proper product to the table. Lets not forget the money part, that will always be there

[rotund zenith]

Why would anyone change their opinion of 343 based on a name change and supposed internal changes? Thats a lot of words and people are waiting for deeds

[covert hornet]

Because those internal changes have brought in an entirely different direction for the franchise, which can be something good or bad. I think people need to notice something going on here, get me? Continuous hate by the community isn't going to do HS future projects any good to be honest whether something good or bad comes out. But I agree with you on the idea of actions mean a lot more than words. Halo Studios' next project should pretty much be a redemption and I'm highly confident it will due to the change in the gaming industry. I'm starting to see 2026 being a good year for good games

[junior cape]

I really want to believe the changes to the studio will result in the next game being a total killer, but despite the name change nothing has changed yet. Until the next game is out and they prove they have truly become better, I think it's fair to continue to hold them to scrutiny.

[covert hornet]

I understand

[celest heron]

I'll say this again, it doesn't matter if it's the best halo game because it will still produce middle of the road results. Until an arena fps will long kill times becomes mainstream again, this game will just have a core audience and it will end up in the exact same place that we're in now as we've seen from over a decade with the previous modern halo games.

[covert hornet]

If the next game goes well and introduces something new, I think it won’t stay in the same place. However, if it does well but feels largely the same as before, then your assessment is pretty much correct

Bare in mind, PlayStation is getting Halo so thats a whole different audience

these guys are craving halo

[rotund zenith]

There really hasnt been a bad year for video games so we can at least look forward to that

[covert hornet]

No honestly starting from 2020 all the way to 2025 were 5 horrible years for gaming. Games felt bland, short, and felt like just quick and dry efforts were done to them but 2026 seems promising. I feel a change coming on the way, I feel confident but Ill still be cautious at the same time

[celest heron]

while a crossover in a different game is a start, I wouldn't expect it to have a big impact with bringing in new halo fans.

[covert hornet]

I think otherwise. Playstation fans are hungry for something different and want something new to the table, and halo is exactly that. But to keep them playing for a long time, Halo Studios has to keep bringing in proper stuff. Basically what happened with Helldivers

[coarse dagger]

https://youtu.be/exUs6iviNgg?feature=shared

[rotund zenith]

I think you should take a second look. not even counting how massive the indie scene got i think youll spot alot of gems you mightve passed on even from the more mainstream releases. Finally got around to playing wasteland 3 this last month and the soundtrack goes so hard

[covert hornet]

If you could recommend me some, Id appreciate it

[rotund zenith]

Ill shoot a handful in a dm

[crystal iron]

Does anyone still play halo 5?

[celest heron]

so far, it doesn't seem like there's much impact at all for either halo game on steam at least. the next halo probly won't be out for a couple years, so I agree that they have to keep interest going.

[covert hornet]

Next halo will probably come out mid-2026 or end of 2026 because from what I learned. Production over the game has been going on for a while

reason why i say this because i remember coming across a video of someone saying HS was working on the next project well before they introduced UE5

[celest heron]

Well UE5 was announced recently so it would make sense that they were already working on something. I don't think it will be in 2026 cause Tashi said in a WP article that there won't be any official hcs competitions in 2026 and they usually start their seasons shortly after the game comes out.

[covert hornet]

You're most likely right about this because with that, Halo Infinite will be serviced throughout 2026. They'll milk it for one last year and finally put it to an end

[celest heron]

Now if it comes out at the end of 2026, then it's possible cause hcs could have a delay or something that they're not mentioning. I think a lot of it depends on when they made the switch to UE5 from Slipspace since that would create more development time or not much if it was really early.

[magic loom]

I dont what to really ask for with Halo anymore the games let down so much in so many ways, even my friends cant even even stand the games over how much they removed, added, replaced and changed

I cant even make Infinite a confident recommend since its so broken

[rotund zenith]

Kinda why i wish theyd do more spinoff titles either by halo studios or give it to a 3rd party. Halo is such a wide and deep universe but with the exception of halo wars and spartan assault(which both havent recieved new releases in a hot minute) we're incredibly limited in choice for games. Halo7: the arbiters unreal adventure is gonna have all of the eggs in its basket again

[magic loom]

I wouldnt even focus on any of those spinoff titles or some halo 1 remake, id focus on fixing and hiring more people to fix halo 5 and infinite

I was playing a KOTH firefight match and was killed by a boss sword elite stuck in a moving T pose position

He was swinging his sword still but the animation was locked into T pose

my teamates and me were killed by it

[covert hornet]

Blame 343. But with this new direction coming from the enw studios

we're curious and some are excited

[covert hornet]

Honestly spin offs I think are bound to happen

[celest heron]

Thinking about it more, he could've been just referring to Infinite cause otherwise it'd be a leak, but it is open to interpretation.

[covert hornet]

again with this new direction, we may have some nice non-master chief games on the way

[covert hornet]

It would be best for this studio to keep away from past games and focus on the future as they are doing rn

[magic loom]

since halo 1 maybe getting a remake whats everyone looking forward to?

[covert hornet]

I dont think its getting a remake, the chances of it are slim to none I think

[celest heron]

what's wrong with h5?

[covert hornet]

its not confirmed

[warped ivy]

I’m hoping for not having to look at the cursed CE remaster ever again

[covert hornet]

Its just not a good idea to go back to old halo imo

its just the same thing over and over again

[warped ivy]

Idk it’s definitely the safer move lol

[warped ivy]

I mean…technically 343 hasn’t really gone back to old Halo much. They weren’t the ones primarily working on the Halo CE and 2 remasters iirc

[magic loom]

Its just not stable at all, had one of my custom gametypes reset, I kept it but all of the saved changes got reverted into a default state

[celest heron]

a ce remake would be a quick buck, but I doubt it would bring in a lot of new people.

[covert hornet]

I doubt it as well. Yes people are nostalgic but when ya get back to the thing

[warped ivy]

It depends on how much they changed lol

[magic loom]

act man did a whole video on all the crap they did with warzone firefight alot I experienced in halo 5

[covert hornet]

it doesnt feel special

[magic loom]

if your in a custom match you can leave the game and it would freeze the match alot

[warped ivy]

To bring in new people, the CE remake would have to be less of a remake and more of a reimagining, totally changing the gameplay

[celest heron]

didn't know about the custom game stuff, but haven't really experienced much with WZ or FF when I played it. that was years ago though.

[crystal iron]

how would you feel if what we got was a free UE5 update for infinite, tech debt from current engine mostly if not completely solved, with a new campaign dlc

[magic loom]

If it makes the game better than hell yeah

[celest heron]

sounds like a nightmare for HS, but if they had the resources then I wouldn't be against it.

[glacial tartan]

just rework it from the ground up, how hard could it /s /s /s VERY SARCASTIC

[magic loom]

None of my friends can stand infinite but my own feelings towards it? the vibe I feel is that Infinite just looks and feels fake and I have no clue how it feels like that

[covert hornet]

consider infinite like a subway station, you're just there killing time until the next train comes

[rotund zenith]

Good i guess, mostly confused. Would be more work than just fixing the code i reckon(neither are small tasks) and it might run worse on the same hardware which would suck for a bunch of people

[covert hornet]

that next train being the next game

[rotund zenith]

New campaign stuff would be good though

[magic loom]

if the industry standard is unreal engine then any game studio hired and paid should be able to do something good with it or atleast should have some experience

[celest heron]

at this point, I'd rather just have bug fixes. I submitted so many tickets for campaign years ago and I don't think any of them have been fixed yet.

[crystal iron]

last gen and forge maps would be my biggest concerns with a ue5 make, on the other hand if they nail it and pile on new additions at the same time that's like a no mans sky kinda redemption arc

[covert hornet]

ill explain why UE5 isbetter, just gimme a bit please

[magic loom]

sure take your time

[magic loom]

reminds me of halo 5, firefight has so many issues act man reported in a youtube video but no fix or anything came about

[coarse dagger]

As far as I remember, majority of the team working on campaign for Infinite were caught up in the 10k restructuring Microsoft had back in 2023. Those were never rehired for Infinite

[full sluice]

Happy birthday Reach! We are getting old

15 years already is wild

[covert hornet]

Alright this is what I have heard and learned. Starting with slipspace, the engine that was used to make infinite. Yeah, this engine is utter whack. It caused so many delays, and it was unresponsive. The thing wouldn't comply and with that, you had covid which came in and caused some restrictions preventing people from doing their work and it caused setbacks in making infinite(not just for the gaming industry btw). Now UE5, supposedly is a very responsive engine and very compliant meaning, this will allow devs to have more freedom in adding what they want, and be able to add in content fast. So what does this mean? The next Halo project will most likely be an actual complete and proper product brought to the industry

[covert hornet]

you made me remeber the 360 days

had reach on there and played tons of forge with my cousins

taking a bunch of falcons and just fighting mid air

reach will always have a special place in my heart

[full sluice]

Man I remember my mom buying it for me day 1 after school

[harsh perch]

Remember Reach.

[covert hornet]

I got it from some center filled with CDs

had that huge gallery of CDs placed in

you know these bags where ya store CDs?

[magic loom]

Thanks for explaininf

[covert hornet]

No problem. Don't worry, Halo will turn out fine in the end. Bad things eventually come to an end after all

[celest heron]

a lot of mine were submitted before that, but it's mainly just wishful thinking nowadays.

[karmic oriole]

Doing a run of halo reach today 🫡 Remember Reach

[covert hornet]

i plan to finish all it's playlists some time soon

this means laso

[covert hornet]

my team on ranked

nearly took the game down. They started killing me at the end

it was like 47-44

i started dodging my team's bullets with the dash ability

and got a quick kill to end the game before they ruin it

[harsh perch]

They were team killing?

[covert hornet]

Yes

I was on a killing spree

[harsh perch]

How kind of them. 🤷‍♂️

[covert hornet]

and was about to end the game, next thing I start getting bullets into my skull by two lads

[covert hornet]

Nicest players ive played with

[covert hornet]

infinite is so dead rn

no games for ranked

🥲

I assume people are at work and school

[tired swan]

is Search and Deploy in any matchmaking playlists?

[covert hornet]

I dont think so

[tired swan]

Dang

[pallid brook]

do you think the writers at halo studio will be able to stop writing halo like its a childrens show?

especially since they posted that audiobook with the bleeding spartan, where is THAT in halo? like damn, can halo grow up again?

[crystal iron]

but why grow up when you can "market to everyone"
let's just conveniently forget that even the M rated halos were being bought by parents for their kids back in grade school for like 2 generations

now it can just be downloaded for free!!

[coral wigeon]

Hi guys, Can anyone help me with something?

Please

[tulip tusk]

first give fewer details

[stuck lava]

what if i eat a disc of halo infinite

[rotund zenith]

Tummy ache

[pallid brook]

idk why only market to like children and people who like marvel movies when you can make a good compelling story for everyone

the OG halo games werent like, some insane mature affair, it just had better writing period

idk why they try to inject so much fake emotion to everything theyve done so far, like its a soap opera half the time, but it just comes across as corny imo

overly emotional when its supposed to be like... a game about basically war

like imagine if halo odst was written by whoever the hell wrote halo 4, buck would probably start crying because he got punched

[wooden briar]

Response of the Day 🏆

[nova basalt]

Right?

[crystal iron]

https://dontasktoask.com

helpful life advice- instead of asking to ask, just ask

[shadow turret]

Ranked is incredibly dead after the first like 3 days of a rank reset ngl

[minor yew]

Did 343 take out the Halo Reach Hardcore playlist competitive in MCC? I swear I saw it two weeks ago but now its not there.

[trim stirrup]

Why does halo 5 sensitivity feel so fast anyway to make it slower

[covert hornet]

Everything has it's end...eventually

The idea of Halo being mature again is definitely present and I think is bound to happen

[covert hornet]

What 343 bro

And no Halo Studios and the people in it are no longer "343"

[minor yew]

Yeah im aware.

[covert hornet]

Thank God for that

343 was a horror show

[civic sundial]

I think some people are too hung up on what little letter is on the box in America. Halo was barely M rated in the first place

[covert hornet]

they want blood in the game and some "grown up" words said here and there in a game

but ye you're right

[paper estuary]

are promethians like cybertronians from transformers? Mechanical?

[civic sundial]

How far into Halo 4 are you?

[plucky flicker]

Halo can become “great” — but it doesn't need to be “great again”. Halo can become “relevant” — but it doesn't need to be “relevant again”. Think of what it can be, not what it was.

[quartz dragon]

does anyone know the locations for the moa statues this week?

[frosty condor]

Happy hunting

[quartz dragon]

guess i will

im only missing 2 datapads and they're both in pillar of autumn

[quartz dragon]

got them

[covert hornet]

It needs to bring in a new audience and ofcourse, this should go without saying, bring something new to the table but well said amed

[celest heron]

Lower your sensitivity and make your dead zones higher.

[celest heron]

it might be on an auto rotation where it leaves and comes back after certain periods of time.

[opal rock]

is campaign not free? for infinite

[coarse dagger]

No

[opal rock]

dang how much is it

[rotund zenith]

Theyre still selling it at the release price of 60 bucks. Id wait for a big sale, the winter is coming soon enough

Its been consistently going down to 20 which is well worth imo

[glacial tartan]

It’s kind of a semi-set rotation. It always goes from Reach to H2A to H2C before going to back Reach, but the weeks between are…random-ish.

Either way Reach should be back next since it’s H2C now.

[solid canopy]

https://youtu.be/b8HdtEJQM64?si=hh00eTkX19RY-S5g @plucky flicker I can totally see Davidge taking some ques from this

[covert hornet]

Does anyone know

what the Xbox Player Count might be on infinite?

I know steam is between 1000 and 2000

But Xbox from what I researched is 3x to 5x the player count

[nova basalt]

Dozens and dozens of players

At least 50

[covert hornet]

50 what

[nova basalt]

Players in total

[covert hornet]

50 is low 😭

Realistically, I think Infinite is sitting near 10k

MCC is way more for sure

[nova basalt]

[pallid brook]

i think they fail to capture the gravity of whats going on in any given storyline, and to compensate they just make the characters more emotional

i feel like halo infinite should've had more gravity to it in general but the whole affair feels like nothing that serious is happening, halo 4 managed to capture that in cortana's rampancy but it gets jumbled into a bunch of corny writing like when the captain orders chief to "SURRENDER THAT AI!!!!". should be some despair in infinite with a hope inspiring narrative, and its not that bad but i forget most of it because it feels like ive already seen this in some other movie or a show or something, it feels uninspired i guess?

they dont have the despair, theres just the hope and the good feel vibes when chief comforts mister pilot. maybe i was just supposed to read like 4 books to feel that weight in the events

if i wrote infinite chief wouldve beat up atriox and saved the infinity that wouldve been a much better story

[lilac marsh]

Hello?

I'm here now

[digital ivy]

Does anyone happen to know if match times differ depending on what system the party lead runs? My brother and I both have the same networking settings but whenever I am the party leader, the match times are significantly slower. I play Win10 version and he plays xbox 1 version

[lilac marsh]

Ya think Master Chief drinks Jack Daniels?

[nova basalt]

He prefers clear liquor, it’s better for his liver. Chief is very health minded.

[plucky flicker]

You mean to say 'he would' or there's a piece you think Davidge seems quote this?

[plucky flicker]

There is no 'safe amount' for alcohol whatsoever.

[nova basalt]

Chief knows that, he doesn’t drink much.

He’ll go out for beers with Arby once in a while but other than that he’s pretty clean

[indigo trellis]

Yea well that's reality for you. I love halo infinite but I can't stand facing 1000 pc players so I left :p

[solid canopy]

Sorry, I meant it like "I can imagine him taking ques from a track like this"

[radiant sundial]

what about vanilla extract

anyways, I wonder what basic training looks like for an average UNSC soldier

[plucky flicker]

Vanilla extract contains a significant amount of alcohol, typically around 35% alcohol by volume, which is equivalent to hard liquors like vodka or bourbon. The alcohol in vanilla extract comes from soaking vanilla beans in alcohol and water, which extracts the vanilla flavor. Most of alcohol cooks during banking when used in moderate amounts, but drinking, especially excessively, would be harmful.

[plucky flicker]

Oh, I can see that.

[solid canopy]

I finally got finished with The Maw on Legendary, getting past the par score so I can complete this weekly challange. It was going great until I realized that my internet wasn't connected. Which means none of my progress registered.

There are a ton of achivements I just don't have unlocked because of the amont of time I've spent in Campaign offline

Like I've beaten Halo CE plenty of times but for whatever reason the achievement for 343 Guilty Spark hasn't registered

[fair rampart]

I dont know about yall but should they add big team swat to halo the master chief collection 🤔

[simple tartan]

Dear Halo Studios Team,

As a longtime fan of the Halo franchise, I deeply admire the storytelling and innovation you've brought to each installment. I wanted to humbly suggest an idea for future development: integrating a real-time AI companion (Co-pilot said its possible)—similar to Cortana—that interacts dynamically with players during gameplay.

I believe this could elevate immersion and create a truly groundbreaking experience. Thank you for your continued dedication to the Halo universe.

Warm regards,
Rishab

[civic sundial]

So you asked an AI if something was possible and didn't think to question whether the AI was actually giving you information which actually makes sense?

[pearl aspen]

just finished playing reach, unironically the best game ever made fr

[river minnow]

no thanks

[onyx latch]

... What

[plucky flicker]

Interesting suggestion. I must express my skepticism, however. 😐

[civic sundial]

I'm not skeptical, I just don't think the idea is needed

[onyx latch]

I have contempt for the idea.

[uneven bison]

The slop must flow

[gilded ivy]

https://tenor.com/view/boo-boo-this-man-gif-4868055

Right, can’t send gifs yet. 🤣

[covert hornet]

When I see such a lower player amount, i get so demotivated

but i try to push the idea of, if I like it. I like it

[indigo trellis]

eh I guess

[karmic oriole]

Is invasion broken on infinite? My team won, we captured the flag but then it restarted completely and now the game is playing all over again but I'm stuck in the respawn screen it wont let me do anything

[chrome belfry]

Hey they just released a patch that is to fix it according to patch notes.

[fresh sand]

the fact halo infinite's battle passes never go away is so funny to me
like wdym im still completing the exact same pass i bought almost 4 years ago 😭

im still only level 82 on heroes of reach 🥀

[solid canopy]

No thanks

I'd rather not play Halo with an AI generated voice talking over it

[fresh sand]

the rare formal message in a very much not formal messaging app lmao
this just reads like someone thinking AI is super cool and innovative so it just has to be in everything, what would that even bring gameplay wise?
it just sounds gimmicky and would probably get boring/annoying real quick, especially if it would interrupt while you're trying to communicate with other players
(see how quick people stopped talking about that ai darth vader thing in fortnite ~3-4 months ago)

[civic sundial]

I try to forget that happened

[slender crystal]

Fellas I happened to stumble upon the harbinger plushie in the infinite campaign by accident and while googling all the plushies in the game trying to figure out who this was supposed to be I noticed online that this is supposed to be pink and purple but it’s completely green/yellow here. Is this a glitch you think or a shiny pokemon type deal lol

Ah just noticed I can’t send pictures

Nvm I just look insane now

[fresh sand]

to the asylum with thee

[earnest spade]

lol, did the Created invade today's timeline?

[plucky flicker]

I hope Steve and Jen don't give their voices to be trained.

[polar vigil]

It’s amazing how there’s been no real competitor to Halo since it was made almost 25 years ago theme wise being a mix of military sci-fi/space opera. COD had the opportunity to copy and capitalize on the idea when Halo started going downhill but it didn’t or I guess they just failed

[plucky flicker]

They've did it again: https://youtu.be/ICBDHwmPWl8?si=jFoMEMTL3uJCpWeo

@solid canopy

[solid canopy]

Incredible

[solid canopy]

I had a similar thing happen when I found the Locke plushie, it was all green and gold instead of the corret colors

[radiant sundial]

infinite and advanced warfare were a thing, but from what I heard people didn't like the games

[frosty condor]

https://fxtwitter.com/halosupport/status/1968367239301841386?s=46&t=_AnmsgrZ7aMJAkv4BDGfYg

Halo Support (@HaloSupport)

A patch for #HaloMCC is now live on all platforms. It contains a fix for cross-platform matchmaking on the Xbox PC & Microsoft Store versions of the game. More info: support.halowaypoint.com/hc/en-us/articles/23707515298324
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FxTwitter · Sep 17, 2025, 5:31 PM

@glacial tartan you can rest easy now, brother

[solar jay]

I need help, I playing ranked and I'm currently plat 4, but I keep getting teamed up with people under diamond, can someone tell me how those players are getting in my lobbies?

[solid canopy]

I've finished Halo Infinite on Heroic with all Skulls, Audio logs, Lockers, Spartan Cores, and FOBs unlocked as well as propaganda towers destroyed and HVT beaten. Only thing is that my save file says its at 99%, am I missing something or do I have to play the missions all on Legendary?

[shadow turret]

Have you rescued all the Marine groups? That's the only thing I can think of, tho it's been a while since I did campaign

If that's not it, then it might be bugged
And afaik you don't need to do Legendary, I'm 99.9% sure I didn't until after 100%

There's also lots of guides on YT too for 100%

[solid canopy]

Yeah I got all the marine squads iirc

Might have to go back and check. Either way, maybe it will say its 100% once I open the game

[shadow turret]

Dunno, sometimes it's just one random thing like that

[plucky flicker]

@solid canopy
I'm back at it again — found a new Planets' reference.

Look for the Horn swell past 2:40: https://youtu.be/1OSy8lGmGu0?si=EUK57n6TOeGHJ7Gw

Look for the Horn swell past 1:50: https://youtu.be/Pd3naFguC3A?si=L725rg_3kxY3QFXO

[fallow arch]

Guys we need to give mcfarlane back the licence

[solid canopy]

#halo-gear

[solid canopy]

Yeah, I can hear it

[fresh sand]

Yall, I bought heroes of reach on day one when halo infinite came out
And now i've finally finished it almost 4 years later 😭

[pliant oyster]

Has anyone had issues with headphones/sound in the halo masterchief collection games on steam?

[solid canopy]

Replaying Halo CE again has made me realize just how poor CEA has aged. Very happy 343i took the measures to restore the classic graphics

[frosty condor]

https://tenor.com/view/lwts-lets-go-gif-25090667

[solid canopy]

H2A, while it loses some stuff in translation, is mostly faithful

Also damn do I wish Blur did the cinematics for CEA

On the note of Halo 2, I think 343i took the most inspiration from that game for Zeta Halo's look than CE

[spare finch]

Just completed Halo Infinite on legendary

[frosty condor]

So many let’s go gif moments!!!

[earnest spade]

I wonder if I'll hit Hero this year- I'm at like Lance Corporal Onyx...

[solid canopy]

I still gotta check to see if my 100% completion in Infinite has been recognized yet or not. Didn't get a chance to today

[spare finch]

If it hasn’t, replay the audio logs, look through upgrades, scroll through fob, etc. It’s weird when it comes to 100% detection

[civic sundial]

Using a map is also helpful

[spare finch]

True

[civic sundial]

I need to go find the one I used when I was tracking down my last datapad. Give me a second

Found it! This one works real nice https://mapgenie.io/halo-infinite/maps/zeta-halo

This does miss out a couple of the unique weapons though, not that those are important to getting 100% or anything but still

[quick bone]

Can someone help me figure out the name of a custom Halo 5 SWAT map that was built on the water and had a raised circular platform i think people called “pancake” and you could drop down inside this circular cylinder to reach the ground floor

[celest heron]

my guess is that it's a spartan core or propaganda tower if you did miss something.

[sturdy kernel]

Propaganda tower for sure, because you can see spartan core on map after liberation nearby FOB

[merry mural]

Do you get punished for leaving a match in Halo 3? I guess that can apply to all of MCC (or halo in general ig). I'm getting beyond annoyed at the amount of people leaving. It's an every match thing especially in Halo 3

[solemn portal]

Yes, and the quit ban isn't working as a deterrent.

[merry mural]

So people are just taking it? Like, willingly.

At least 1 person leaves every game lol

I lol but I not really lol it’s annoying af

[celest heron]

it's only 5 mins for the first quit.

[solemn portal]

Shouldn't be a thing, imo.
MCC still isn't stable enough to this day and will randomly kick a player or two just because, especially if you play in groups.

[plucky flicker]

I think it's kind of blend of all. You can see both Delts and Alpha Halo influences. But Delts Halo, as far as we saw, was predominantly tropical and subtropical.

I like in tropical island — would love more tropical representation. 😁

[solid canopy]

Should've specified that I ment in regards to the Architecture

[plucky flicker]

I don't know, there aren't any stone ruins and such in Zeta Halo.

[solid canopy]

I mean there are those ring thingies laid about, but specifically the Forerunner environments we see towards the end of the game in Uprising and The Great Journey

[plucky flicker]

I can see what you mean, but I see it as more like typical generic Forerunner environment. 🤷‍♂️

Just realised we haven't had a rain backdrop in Halo ring. There are so many environments and weather we can have in a Halo game but neither Bungie nor 343 wanted to explore that.

[solid canopy]

343i made reference to exploring a weather system down the line in the lead up to Infinite's release

https://gamerant.com/halo-infinite-dynamic-weather-day-night-cycle-gameplay/

[plucky flicker]

I am not exaggerating, the digitally altered Pridi Lake of Alpha Halo in Halo Season 2 finale was a more satisfying Halo landscape to witness than endless PNW of Zeta Halo in Halo Infinite.

Because it felt more 'alive' while also being devoid of life. I think it being a lake really helps.

It's not that Infinite doesn't look beautiful, it does. There are moments where it looks absolutely stunning, especially the golden hours, with the brutal and abstract-like silhouettes, but when you are continuously playing the game, PNW gets boring due to repetition.

[silver lion]

The Covenant (Halo 3) is really cool I think, it almost feels like a “greatest hits” of CE missions

beaches like silent cartographer, flying section like two betrayals, snow and vehicle focus like AOTCR (T&R and The Maw are covered by earlier and later levels)

[frosty condor]

Agreed

[distant mulch]

Halo MCC has it where you get a quit ban for leaving any match if there's still over 50% of players in a team. Problem is, yeah I don't think rejoins have been working for a while now so if you get a game crash or disconnect as soon as you join, then it's pretty much a quit ban right away

Not a big fan of it, Halo 4 and H2A MP get the most crashes in my experience, but I get early disconnects with Halo 3 a bit

[glacial tartan]

Also don’t forget that the rejoin system does break the 50% rule unintentionally. You only won’t get banned if 50% of your team is gone when you leave and the game ends without you falling out of the other 50%.

So if you have 4 members, 2 leave (50% left) so you leave and play a new game, leaving 1 player on your team (25%) but then one of the original quitters rejoins and plays the game until the end, you are now in the 50% of players who quit and you’ll be retroactively banned after your next game ends.

This is why I’ll only quit if I’m the last one on my team and I’m sure the game will immediately end (and nobody else can rejoin)

[distant mulch]

Oh yeah now I remember that, quitting a match thinking it's pretty much done only to find out others rejoined and the match kept going. Really don't like the uncertainty of quitting even when it is clear a match isn't going to go well there

[quick bone]

Nobody in Halo discord pinged me about my question?

About the custom Halo 5 map that was in ranked SWAT

Had a callout named “Pancake”

Perhaps i can ask in #general-chat

[frosty condor]

You’re asking a very particular question about a custom map in H5

I wish you luck on your journey

[crystal iron]

I love watching cutscenes in Infinite when you have the tank gun equipped. Chief is holding nothing. It’s really funny 😆

Also, if you get in a vehicle with it, he just stands up the whole time.

[solid canopy]

If recent reports are true and Microsoft is demanding that AI being forced into games, I really hope Halo Studios can find some way to not cram it down players' throats

[civic sundial]

Actual image of me in Grunt Firefight on the hill after all my teammates died

[celest heron]

that's not good.

[celest heron]

technically, we already have an ai in the game. 🤓

[civic sundial]

It's ok, we won

[merry mural]

What's with the amount of afk people looking at the ground/air spinning around in MCC?

[fair rampart]

HALO

[coarse dagger]

@fair rampart You can report players you suspect of cheating/modding

[sullen kiln]

https://aka.ms/HaloSafety

[fair rampart]

I cant it won't let me

It says report failed

[coarse dagger]

Try another browser or device, or try using incognito/private browsing

[fair rampart]

Ok thanks

[lone path]

I wish Halo 5 would come to pc, now that xbox series x is over $650 dollars and I sold my Xbox over a year ago. Been watching people play it recently.

[ruby parcel]

whats going on with the xbox app and halo???

[distant mulch]

Yeah, like Microsoft is putting all their games on PC and now PlayStation, Halo 5 not being on PC and stuck with increasing prices on the consoles is not gonna help get people interested in trying it out

On PC all we have is an Forge only build that needs some workarounds to it, would like the whole game on PC with nothing else to it

[lost spruce]

Is there anyway to unlock certain MCC nameplates that were freely given out in times like 2020-21. Like the Xbox series S nameplate and others

[merry mural]

Does blocking people make it so you won't match with them? The afk and leavers I get are actually making me lose it

[lost spruce]

In MCC yes

[merry mural]

Wish I asked that long ago tyty

[solid canopy]

If I had a nickle for everytime there was a cancelled pitch for a Halo game from developers N-Space, I'd have two nickles

Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice

They did both Halo DS and Haggar/the Mega Bloks pitch

[celest heron]

probly not unless they go into an auto rotation of being released on certain dates.

[lost spruce]

I looked it up all of the dates just in case ty 👍

Dope that you have that Halo MVP nameplate bro 😭

[celest heron]

yeah, getting the nameplate for the insider testing wasn't known beforehand or else I think a lot more people would've put more hours into it.

[frosty condor]

LP is the tru mvp

[autumn forum]

Hi

[hushed orbit]

DOOM guy is better than Master chief

[nova basalt]

Maybe
All I know is that if they met, they’d be best buddies

[solid canopy]

Not until Doomguy discovers Chief's nickname

[main narwhal]

halo

[glass goblet]

infinite ammo in firefight is boring

[pseudo mango]

try legendary or heroic

[pseudo mango]

they should add coating colors on the old helmet attachments and armor attachments like the chest wrist and waist

[glass goblet]

they need to do a lot to infinite still but alas they wont. not with ce remaster 2 on the way

[celest heron]

yes, but it's good if you want to win and get the most xp.

[glass goblet]

wouldnt classic firefight do that since its endless

[pearl aspen]

My halo tier list:

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1348167299647016970/1419569745958797312/IMG_7357.png?ex=68d23cd9&is=68d0eb59&hm=6d485202f36e32b65c068849d4d8eb5bb7c0efa0d1492b8e2a9e0582661e49a7&

feel free to ask questions about my decisions

[pseudo mango]

I wish there are new AI's in Infinite, like the long awaited Mati and Dot AIs

[nova basalt]

Again, ce remake is just a rumor

[civic sundial]

Pretty sure those aren't something that can be discussed here

[glass goblet]

I thought it was pretty much confirmed?

[glacial tartan]

No

[celest heron]

is it a revive system or endless lives?

[glacial tartan]

If it was confirmed Halo Studios would be shouting it and you wouldnt have to use words like "pretty much confirmed"

[civic sundial]

Maybe it came to them in a dream?

[glass goblet]

Thanks for being so nice about it 👍

[short flower]

Happy 16 years of ODST!

[marble halo]

The audio in this game might be its worst aspect

[glass goblet]

Elaborate

I might agree

[marble halo]

like its broken

Sometimes you hear footsteps sometimes you dont.

[mortal star]

which game?

[marble halo]

No idea where weapon fire is coming from, grenades sometimes no bounce sound

[mortal star]

MCC I've noticed the audio DIES when i try to use headphones

[marble halo]

Infinite. Its most notable with the plasma pistol. Its supposed to be LOUD and sometimes it is

But often times you dont even hear someone is charging it despite them being just 3 feet away

https://streamable.com/ygdr5x an example of a silent plasma

[glass goblet]

Infinites sound design is pretty bad. Seems like some times the audio is loud then nonexistent. Which I can look past for the most part. I’m not a fan of the sound design and choices.

[marble halo]

yeah its not even a mixing issue. I agree its bad. But its straight upp bugged in every game

[glass goblet]

I didn’t really notice it in MCC. But infinite for sure has problems.

[mortal star]

MCC's issue is only when you put in headphones. I'm not sure what it is but the crisp perfect audio suddenly doesn't overlay right and sounds like it's coming from a 100 ft deep hole

[glass goblet]

Weird. I rarely play with headphones on anymore so I guess that’s why I never heard the issues.

[nova basalt]

No

[glass goblet]

Thanks. Also thanks for not being weirdly toxic about it.

[nova basalt]

🤙

[tulip tusk]

october!

[glass goblet]

November

[burnt lichen]

im an old school player who hasn't used a controller for fps games since halo reach.. yt recommended me halo nostalgia videos (there sure are alot of them) and that got me to play halo again.. i've owned the MCC since pc release but that release was rough so im emulating halo 1 right now and using a controller.. the nostalgia is overwhelming. anyways im downloading all the campaigns/multiplayer on MCC and want to play through the series.. might even do legendary again to set me up to get into the multiplayer too which i happily wasted hours a day playing back in the day. but before i take the campaigns on im curious how the aim-assist is for the multiplayer. is it really strong? again i've been using k+m for like 15 years now lol but Halo is a controller game and if its strong on MCC then ill play the campaigns with controller to prep me for pvp..
also is there no H2 competitive mode?

[glass goblet]

From my experience and going from pc back to console. Going back to controller has been like riding a bike but you’ve forgotten how to almost? If that makes sense. Like I know what I’m doing but can’t for the life of me do it. All this dead zone stuff too doesn’t help either. I have 0 idea what any of it does. And more often than not play with settings until it “feels good enough” as for aim assist I think it’s about the same as it used to be.

[burnt lichen]

yea pretty much.. tbf i doubt if i saw video of myself playing 15 years ago i would be nearly as impressed as my memories of that time period are. i was in the mid-40s back then.. but im playing Halo 1 now as i said which is the first fps game i've played on controller since reach.. i played infinite for a week or and the controller aim assist was very strong on that game. i might just play controller anyways since its Halo.. but if i get serious with competitive i'd hate to feel like i was holding myself back too much

[glass goblet]

I was just struggling with this myself, as much as I would love to improve and get some sort of semblance of using a controller like I used to. I think 10 years of mnk only and today’s systems for most PvP experiences nearly if not totally killed it off for me. I’m messing with settings more than playing and SBMM doesn’t seem to care for fairness in the end so I feel stuck in an endless loop of wanting to be better but don’t know how to achieve it. I’ll play pve and campaign all day easy but when it comes to that competitive edge. I’ll do 1 or 2 games and have my fill anymore. I can’t be bothered with all these settings and systems anymore

I’m surprised I enjoy marvel rivals and space marine PvP as much as I do given how I can’t stand halos anymore.

[left snow]

SBMM is all about the "fairness". It's just the shortcuts it has to make with a low population that makes it weird.

[glass goblet]

Idk doing good one game and getting stomped the next 5 doesn’t seem like fair SBMM and that’s not just a halo or low pop thing either

In my opinion at least

[burnt lichen]

im surprised they don't have a H2 competitive mode. you'd think H2 and 3 team slayer would be the main competitive options

[solemn portal]

Competitive playlists are dead.
Closest you can get is 4v4 precision slayer.

[glass goblet]

I think MCC is on life support rn. I’m more than likely wrong but that game is dead I play the same people day in and day out

[burnt lichen]

or really ce-3 being the premier competitive options

[glass goblet]

Pretty much why I moved on from halo PvP to other games. Better experience and more populated

[glacial tartan]

MCC has been dead every year since it came out, based on sentiments I see online 😄

[burnt lichen]

i see.. its a shame it released in such a troubling state. well at least i can have fun playing the campaigns again.. crazy how every aspect of those games are iconic, the mechanics, music, master chief, the announcers, the levels, the multiplayer maps.

[glass goblet]

All for it to basically mean nothing now.

[glacial tartan]

You can absolutely play matchmaking. Ranked is pretty much only doubles 😄

Though 4s do have people that organize games. And between 10-30 H3 TS has games

[onyx aurora]

Halo

[burnt lichen]

kinda a shame i saw the playercount and its higher than i thought it would be.. so i kinda thought there would be 1k playing competitive in each CE, 2 and 3 somewhat equally distributed and i could recapture part of that nosalgic grind in those games. but ofc, we all know that nostalgia can never truly be experienced again. im sure the custom games are fun though

[glass goblet]

I think most people here would love to see halo like it used to be but in the current state of everything around games it’ll never happen. Custom games are always good fun.

[lost spruce]

There is an h2 comp playlist. It rotates once a month

[burnt lichen]

you'd think CE, 2 and 3 would be the premier options that never rotate.. all they other stuff can rotate.. because those 3 are the reason 90% of people would get MCC to begin with.
reach was pretty solid too.. but nothing beats 2 and 3 for me. i used to listen to emo music and mars volta and would play halo2 for hours. i still think of Halo when i hear music from that era

[lost spruce]

CE 2s is a concrete playlist

[solid canopy]

"The year is 2007, and Halo is dead"

"The year is 2010, and Halo is dead"

"The Year is 2012, and Halo is dead"

"The year is 2015, and Halo is dead"

[solemn portal]

You're making 💩 up. You weren't there.

[glass goblet]

I don’t think anyone was saying this from 07 to 2015

Rage bait for sure

[burnt lichen]

in 2007 it was probably the most valuable media property in the world.. or at least in the top 3. couldn't go anywhere without seeing Halo 3 tie-ins

[left snow]

There is always a random element. SBMM can choose two teams based on MMR - but it can't predict how those teams are going to gel together.

I would imagine doing well in one game and being stomped in the next five is a very rare thing. But thankfully it has been far from my experience (as a very average player).

Not say that it couldn't. God knows I've had double figure losing streaks. Fingers crossed!

The population effect is mainly around team composition. The relatively low numbers of very good players usually mean they get handicapped by below average players to even out the teams.

[left snow]

There were lots of people declaring Halo dead with the release of Halo Reach (2010), Halo 4 (2012), and Halo 5 (2015).

Particularly Reach and H5.

[glass goblet]

My experience with most SBMM heavy games is one good game equals top 1% for the next 5 or more. Granted I am exaggerating a little when I say that but still the feeling is one good game is a landslide loss for the next 5

[glass goblet]

I’m calling cap on reach tbh

[left snow]

Your MMR doesn't change that much with one good win.

And remember that it goes down just as fast as it goes up - so one bad loss should have the same effect.

Stompings are 50:50. So if someone is getting stomped in 5 out of 6 games... someone else is only getting stomped in 1 out of 6.

I want to be in the latter demographic 😄

[glass goblet]

Idk man

[left snow]

There was a fair backlash from Halo "purists " to Reach. Armour abilities weren't well recieved etc.

And when Halo Infinite first came out - the pitch was for the Reach generation of fans. There was a fair swing of discontent that "classic" fans were being ignored.

[glass goblet]

I feel like you’re digging waaaay too deep into minor statements lol

[glacial tartan]

As someone who played borderline too much Halo 3 and went on to also play too much Reach, I can confirm what they are saying. There was a tonnnn of doom and gloom around Reach - which still persists now. In hindsight people were right that competitive Halo began to fall off a cliff w/ Reach, but Casual Reach did maintain its popularity decently well - but still way below H3s highs

[left snow]

Remember the forum going off? Armour abilities. Sprint. Armour lock - :D. Jetpacks breaking map verticality. No formal ranking mode. Maps just being reused bits of the campaign.

[glass goblet]

I’m just gonna agree to disagree and move on

[left snow]

I think there is a nostalgia bias.

Players that grew up with Reach are prime gaming now. Which is the main reason Infinite opened with a lot of Reach themed operations etc. There are a lot of Reach fans still invested in Halo.

A fair proportion of players who grew up with HCE to H3 didn't make it past Reach. And certainly didn't make it past H5. 😄

[solid canopy]

Halo 3 had its detractors, Halo Reach caused a ton of divide, Halo 4 was very controversial for a ton of fans

Halo 5's campaign was not recived well at release

[glass goblet]

Re I’m just gonna agree to disagree and move on

[left snow]

Invariably what happens is that you get on and warm up. Start playing some good games.

Your MMR goes up and you match it with better players. Good times!

But then you start to fatigue. Lose a couple. And some players then get tilted. Lose a few badly - and quit out.

When you look back at your record overall you still have a W:L around 50:50. And the stompings aren't as bad as you thought.

[left snow]

It's a pity the old Bungie forums are gone. Even the later Waypoint ones. There were pages and pages of discontent. And some of those mega threads on Sprinting or Armour Abilities. They were a joy to behold!

[burnt lichen]

no he is right.. i was semi in that camp myself tbh

[burnt lichen]

i miss the old stat pages.. it was pretty cool to look back on 10 year old results of custom games or look at people i grouped with in halo 2 and all the stats etc

it saved images as well i think

[solid canopy]

For the record any backlash towards 3 was obviously much smaller than what was seen with Reach or 343i's games

[left snow]

Yep - the backlash to H3 was tame vs Reach.

Then there was the H4 multiplayer.

And who could forget the reception of H5 campaign!

[solid canopy]

But I think that time period was where some division was actually formed. You can still find some old HBO form posts complaining about Halo 3's story or people viewing ODST as a cashgrab

[burnt lichen]

in my little world. 3 was godlike but not quite as good as 2 but still 10/10. reach was very divisive and thought 'well its not numbered.. and its still fun as hell' and 4 is where it fell off completely and everyone i knew quit

yea people certianly thought odst was a cashgrab.. 'solid campaign.. but the same old multiplayer? who do they take us for?
imagine if Reach was still the 'blacksheep' Halo would be bigger than fortnite

[left snow]

Hopefully Halo Studios can pull off a comeback with their project unveiling in October.

[solid canopy]

I doubt they will ever reach Halo 2 and 3 levels of hype (thats not entirely their fault, Xbox as a whole isn't what it used to be) but I am hopeful they can bring back some more positive attention to the series and get more people invested in it

[burnt lichen]

maybe.. they've sure as hell had alot of chances to do so by now. always got our memories though

honestly i think it's time for an arena shooter to make a huge splash.. it seems overdo considering how movement based games have become and how high the skill levels have gotten over all the years.. arena shooters check so many boxes.
old halo was as much as a risk assessment game of holding strong points of the map and relying on teammates as it was anything else

[merry mural]

Does Halo CE (or MCC in this case) have like pity checkpoints? I'm playing through CE on legendary and I noticed that parts I've gone through only to die a couple times will eventually put a checkpoint closer to where I keep dying lol

Either a pity checkpoint system or are CE checkpoints just iffy to trigger

[solemn portal]

No it doesn't.

[merry mural]

So just finicky checkpoints?

[solemn portal]

Checkpoints are usually tied to invisible markers on the map. You can prevent or delay the activation of said checkpoints by being in combat or by meleeing the air non-stop.

[merry mural]

Ohhhh interesting

Guess it's the combat part

Wow the amount of checkpoints I'm now getting because I'm clearing out areas I wasn't is insane lol

Tysm for that info 😄

[burnt lichen]

just finished halo 1 for the first time in jeez.. 20+ years.. omg halo is going to be 25 years old next year. idk if i was ready for that realization.
insane how good it is. nothing else feels like it. the music is incredible.. i remember so many of the levels.. incredible how they got the warthog to feel so good.. the AI enemies are so good and reactive. the last 1/3 of the game is a bit much and probably wasn't all needed.. and the ending is a bit abrupt.. but man looking forward to halo 2

also, i was thinking how the crouch mechanic could of been utilized more. but im kinda glad it wasn't.. it would of probably turned into a cover shooter or something instead of what it is if they really focused on that as a regular game mechanic. and the players found all the use for the crouch mechanic that matters tbh lol

[solid canopy]

It sucks Halo 4 couldn't have been able to live up to itself, because I see so much greatness in it.

[burnt lichen]

switched to mcc for halo 2 and i almost want to watch the cutscenes twice over. the remakes and the originals are both interesting for their own reasons

being able to switch on the fly like that was very clever

[frigid hill]

if anyone wants to play some infinite today add me

[sullen kiln]

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

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

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

[umbral magnet]

yo i have a problem with infinitw on steam where the game is running but only as a tab and i cant open it. It also dosent appear in task manager. other games work fine so its an infinite and not a steam problem (alreayd tried redownloading, restarting pc, and file integrity check on steam)

[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

[earnest spade]

favorite warthog, go.

(any halo any variant)

[solemn portal]

3, regular.

[earnest spade]

ah yes, no cooldowns all day. easy killchains felt good back then and now.

at least the Infinite hog also let me do it as well...

[tulip tusk]

halo 1 for jumps and bouncy

[lost spruce]

True

[solid canopy]

Hmmmmmm. In terms of controls? Halo 4 and 5, easily. Design? I do really like the Reclaimer version of the Warthog but the vehicle damage lacks a lot of the punch of earlier games, and hasn't met the same level of detail as Reach. So, probably Halo Reach for design.

[elfin fiber]

Reach gausshog clears

[solid canopy]

I'm still waiting for Halo Studios to fix Sergent Stacker's face in Halo 3 on MCC

[civic sundial]

Ok, that's the first I heard about this, what's wrong with his face?

[solid canopy]

Its way too pale

[cunning oyster]

Can Halo studios when the release the MCC to the PS5 please adjust the matchmaking algorithm?

[burnt lichen]

multiplayer is in a tough spot.. beat the trilogy for the first time in 20 years and then was wanting to hop into ranked.. but thats not possible. so i was like 'well i can still have fun in BTB and play some grifball.. maybe even socials' but the experience is really 'get destroyed by guys with 100k kills and then uninstall i guess'
bet the playerbase is made up of sub 1000 kill players 'trying to make it work' and then all the 20k+ kill players and little in bewteen

[coarse dagger]

There is no news of MCC coming to PS5

Nothing has been announced about that being a thing

[coarse dagger]

https://discord.gg/TaAaWhjZ?event=1420434916608446554

[flat zephyr]

Absolutely STEAMING hot take on Reach.

Carter would have been a more interesting main protagonist of Reach. He would’ve given us more insight into how being a commiserating officer as well as a spartan works, the inner workings of a fire team, and he has lore that I ca learn to get more attached to him as a character, instead of being like Six, where he just this cool, bad*** lone wolf that we don’t know much about.
Although don’t get me wrong, I love Six.

[plucky flicker]

I am fairly certain that there will be a logo update, and I believe the new logo will be something that resembles the Halo in Halo Studios. How much do you want to bet?

[coarse dagger]

Considering they just went through a rebrand last year, I don't see them rebranding yet again any time soon

[plucky flicker]

This is not a rebrand though. Halo logo is updated every time. Bungie overhauled it for Reach, and then 343 remade it in new image for Halo 4. It wouldn't be far fetched to believe there is another logo update on the way.

[coarse dagger]

Oh Halo logo, I misunderstood 😅

Yep, very interested to see what the next iteration of the title will look like

[karmic oriole]

18 years of halo 3

[frosty condor]

Best game to grace this planet 🌎

[plucky flicker]

Where is da Halo 3 remake

[glacial tartan]

In your imagination, where it belongs 😄

(Unless any h3 remake/remaster/anniversary whatever is solely campaign focused, I'm not convinced its either necessary or likely to succeed)

[plucky flicker]

Me campaign only. 🥺👉👈

[edgy forum]

If only Microsoft letted them do the Halo 3 Remake back then

[signal ivy]

hopefully locked away forever

[burnt lichen]

so im near the end of reach after replaying the trilogy after a very long break from the series.
i think i would go 2>3>CE>R in terms of overall enjoyment and how generally impressed i was.
2 was probably the best and most consistently impressive. 3 had an incredible finish and the last 1/4 of the game was peak Halo. CE has held up very well and i like the level design and the tonal shifts. its incredible most of us went from Goldeneye to Halo. what a leap. Reach had the most engaging gameplay but, and maybe this is just me the 'feeling' of it didn't scream Halo to me. like when i got to 2 my hands were like 'omg its maybe been 20 years.. but we remember this feeling' it just felt right immediatly and even though the last 15 years i haven't really used a controller for gaming all too much. it just felt right.
they are all really impressive games.. maybe the ending of Reach will surprise me because i hardly remember it.. which probably isn't a good thing.. but its pretty solid so far

[plucky flicker]

Halo 2 supremecy! ✊

[celest heron]

I think going from the originals to reach could be a bit different if you're not used to it. armor abilities, bloom and then no mc can all make it feel like it's not the halo you're used to.

funny part was a lot of people were like it's just a spinoff game and h4 will bring back traditional halo. lol

[spare finch]

Bit of a glitch on waypoint: I completed Halo 3 on Legendary but it’s saying I haven’t completed Cortana

[spare finch]

Nvm it was just delayed

[mortal star]

MCC (esp on PC) has a habit of delaying acviements popping. sometimes it's a minute or 3 sometimes its 15+ sometimes it won't pop till you leave and reset the game

[karmic oriole]

Just did a run of halo 3 campaign

[misty pond]

I had to replay a h2 legendary mission cuz it wasn't giving me legend

Luckily it was the oracle, which is one of the easier halo 2 missions

[wintry cobalt]

PLS, somone help me...😭

infinite do not work and the xbox helper are a little bit 👌 not helping me... please help

[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

[solid canopy]

It is amazing how much the lighting in Halo 3 has kept the game from aging like other early 7th gen titles

If you look closer you can see some areas that haven't held up, but all in all, it still looks pretty good

Honestly, I think Halo 4 would benifit more from a remaster than 3. A lot of that game's visuals had to be compromised to fit on the Xbox 360.

[merry mural]

So my first time playing CE legendary I quickly noticed how strong the Plasma Pistol was not only for it's charged shot but for it's tap fire. After starting H2 on legendary uh idk if I can say the same for that games Plasma Pistol lol. Are they any uh, tips, on how to make legendary a little less painful?

Ngl just within the first mission I feel like it's already going to be way more difficult then CE was on legendary

[plucky flicker]

343 has always struggled with lighting, my observation.

[glacial tartan]

Particularly in multiplayer. H2A mp is so unbelieveably dark by default lol

[plucky flicker]

They can figure out better and consistent lighting with Unreal, hopefully. Not saying it was BLAM! to blame for 343's lighting issues, it's mostly theirs, but Unreal should make it easier.

[civic sundial]

Play it slow for your first time and really rely on the noob combo for every shield enemy. Also do every out of bound you can so you can skip encounters which are hard/near impossible to do like sniper alley on Outskirts

[burnt lichen]

idk how i beat CE on legendary back in the day

[solid canopy]

Turning up the gamma helps

[glacial tartan]

Yes you have to for that game (thats why I included by default)

[celest heron]

on some maps, the lighting is broken for the first minute or two and then it brightens up.

[celest heron]

use the overcharge green gun on elites and with brutes you just want to go for the head or use needlers. also look up skips which can help.

[solid canopy]

With Costco dropping Xbox and EB Games in Canada planning to follow, I am fully expecting a multiplatform announcement come October

[solemn portal]

it's over....
Microsoft is now SEGA.

[light holly]

The Xbox experiment has failed.

[burnt lichen]

experiment? they got a quarter century out of it.. bit more than an experiment

[light holly]

I'm joking.

[burnt lichen]

fair enough

i wish America got the blue Halo 2 xbox.. i think only canada got it

[tough heath]

Guys, do you think a halo 5 grunt can beat a halo 1 hunter in a fist fight?

[light holly]

Why specifically those two

[crystal iron]

H2A was outsourced, wasn't done by 343

Certain Affinity did the multiplayer and Saber Interactive did the campaign

Can't really use that as proof that "343 sucks with lighting"

Saber was also responsible for Halo CE Anniversary

[glacial tartan]

Yes, you can use it as proof. If as a manager I give my employees a project, and then turn around and present it to my management, I dont get to blame my employees if there are issues 😄

[wind gate]

Halo 2A mp was pretty terrible

[lone dawn]

Where would I ask questions for getting better at the game/s?

[fresh sand]

y'know it only just occurred to me how weird it is that we don't have a mark 6 armour core in infinite
we have marks 4, 5B and 7
but the only mark 6 stuff is the helmet and those mark 7 chest pieces that recreate the shape
I know they'd look fairly similar but we know it exists because chief's armour is clearly not mark 7, so it's just odd that it's gatekept like this

[civic sundial]

There's armour kits for both the Infinite Mark VI (Hero rank reward) and the Halo 2 Mark VI (Store item). I do agree it would've been nice if it was its own core but like, it's not limited to just a few armour pieces on the Mark VII or Mark V[b] which evoke the look of the armour

[fervent cairn]

just came back to infinite and cant find any matches? is the game dead or is the game bugged

[thorn raven]

at this time of day it is pretty quiet as most people in the US are alseep

or only just waking up

[tulip tusk]

yeah population is considerably low, may need to adjust hours

[lone dawn]

Any tips for how to throw grenades, I understand you generally want to throw (mainly frags) before or after a gunfight. But my question is more aim related

[thorn raven]

aim towards the floor in the direction of your enemy

[lone dawn]

Should I try to land it in front or behind them?

[thorn raven]

front i think

depends how close they are to you. if they are really close go behind

[lone dawn]

If I think an enemy is gonna chase me around a corner how should I throw a frag to stop them? Cause I always seem to miss the angle. I’ve been throwing at the floor with mixed success

[fresh sand]

have you tried turning around and shooting/meleeing them?

[lone dawn]

How so? I’m thinking of a situation where you peak a hallway, and you see like 3 people and you just have an AR and they see you. In a situation where I’d get focus fired i grenade out

[fresh sand]

well in that case you're essentially screwed
instead of focusing on winning the entire engagement
get as much value out of it as you can by trying to kill at least one of them if you can't just run away
your team fighting 2 people is a lot easier than fighting 3 people

hell even just pinging to let your team know there's 3 people in one spot would help

[lone dawn]

Fair enough, I just seem to get the wrong angle when I throw frags

[fresh sand]

you can't exactly kill someone with a grenade alone

[lone dawn]

Hmm… that explains a bit I thought a frag point blank killed thank you for preventing further thrown engagements

[fresh sand]

the only grenades that can 1 shot are plasma and spike grenades when they stick i think

[radiant sundial]

Yes you can?

Iirc plasma is one shot if you're close enough

[fresh sand]

they meant a frag

[radiant sundial]

Shock might be too but idr

[fresh sand]

^^

[radiant sundial]

Ah, in that case yeah thats not happening

[spark loom]

Forgive me for asking but how do you kill the huge guys with the spikes on their back

[uneven bison]

Hunters?

Are they blue?

[sturdy kernel]

Yes, hunters

[spark loom]

I think their hunters yeah

[sturdy kernel]

Crack their spine, it's weak point, and try to shoot it, or throw grenade

[uneven bison]

They have a weak spot on their back where their armor plate stops, you can see a bit of orange-ish flesh there, shoot them there or stick them with plasma/spikes

[sturdy kernel]

Hunters it's actually Mgalekgolo

[uneven bison]

On CE, a single magnum shot to the weak spot will instantly kill them

[sturdy kernel]

Actually, against them good energy word if on Infinite, not sure about other titles

[spark loom]

Thank you sooo much🙏

I kept dying to them whenever I would play so I just rage quit and put the game down and never went back to halo😭

[uneven bison]

They can be tough enemies, just try not to get in front of them

[sturdy kernel]

Nah, they are easy

[spark loom]

They kept turning around so I wouldn't be able to get behind them and they'd instantly kill me💔

[uneven bison]

Their melee is pretty deadly yeah

It’s a lot easier to juke them in 3 and reach

[sturdy kernel]

Not always

[uneven bison]

Just keep trying, you’ll get the hang of it 🙂

[sturdy kernel]

Elites with swords more dangerous

[sturdy kernel]

Two fast hits, and you are out of game

[spark loom]

Okii thank youuuu

[spark loom]

What's an elite?

IM SORRY IM JUST NEW TO THE GAME 🙏

[sturdy kernel]

https://www.halopedia.org/Sangheili

[spark loom]

Ohh those are easy kills

You just shoot them a lot and they die they're easy

[nova basalt]

Riiiiiiiiight

[celest heron]

depends on the difficulty and what weapons you have.

[cunning oyster]

Now that I’ve gotten strafing down, I gotta admit Infinite is a lot more sweaty than Halo 5 and MCC.

[spark loom]

I'm a beginner so I just always use the standard assault rifle

[cunning oyster]

I must be real. Playing close quarters in Halo feels a lot better than at range.

[solemn portal]

That's because Halo was supposed to be a close range franchise.

[ruby parcel]

so buns bro, just bought campaign and now i cant even play it

[red bronze]

tbf if u use a plasma rifle/pistol they can be easy to take down on any difficulty

except laso, nothing's easy on laso

[hexed bridge]

Woah Indominus

Great name

I run a empire named that

Plus it’s a bloodline that still exists was wondering if you wanted too join up

[pseudo mango]

how do you get the gungnir shoulders?

[desert dove]

So i just went against a dev in thunderbowl and won and i was told if you do you get a unicorn of ice nameplate? Anyone know if i will get that?

[lone dawn]

What’s the most popular game mode on infinite? I assume quick play, but I’m just looking for decent load in times

[cloud hound]

We go by the military terms here boy, I ain't no covenant sympathizer

[plucky flicker]

Hunters ♥ Elites
Elites ♥ Humans
Humans ♥ Hunters

[pseudo mango]

I wish the SinoViet sight-augmentation module could be attach on the ODST helmets, So I could make Lance Corporal Sparks in Infinite

[coarse dagger]

No, it needs to be during an announced playdate

[desert dove]

Is the next one gonna be on the 7th?

[coarse dagger]

Not sure when the next one is, sorry

[cunning oyster]

Gentlemen, I am now sweating on the sweaters in the MCC!

[cunning oyster]

Alright this is something I’ve noted. Having people being able to queue up as a pre-made team against solo queuers definitely needs to be removed.

[left snow]

The squads get a MMR weighting to even things out.

So normally it's not a problem.

The difficulty comes when solo players quit or become tilted because they panic at the sight of a few players banded together.

Or when it's a full squad and there simple isn't enough players left to organise even teams.

[fallow arch]

Guys are we ready for edge of dawn?

[edgy forum]

Transformers is cool as well

[plucky flicker]

Finally: https://www.halopedia.org/Green_and_Blue

[cerulean orbit]

NOT MY BELOVED ELITES

[lone dawn]

Is there any like rule of thumb or something as to when to be sprinting vs walking? Like is it just when you think enemies are nearby?

[silent wharf]

i walk when there are enemies nearby, and sprint if im safe

[civic sundial]

Sprint is useful for moving and repositioning in a firefight if you're in a spot where it's not advantageous for you as well as covering longer distances when you don't have a vehicle near you

[edgy forum]

Yeah don’t sprint if the enemies can shoot your back

[lone dawn]

Is there a difference when on a map with multiple floors/levels? Like the tighter maps?

Should I worry about getting seen on radar through the floor/ceiling?

[civic sundial]

Walking will get you spotted on motion trackers

Like, if you really slowly walk or crouch walk, you won't appear but you can't really play Halo like a stealth game most the time anyway

[lone dawn]

Does active camo affect how you appear on the radar or is it just visual obfuscation?

[solemn portal]

Depends on the game.

[brave carbon]

Anyone know why on infinite they only award spartan points (sp) for just playing now instead of unique challenges?

It is kinda lame now and it used to be somewhat fun with unique challenges like get 10 sticks or whatever

Now it is just "play a match". And three of those "challenges". Pretty soft

[brave carbon]

Also, 100 points for a win is wayyyyyy too little. 343 needs to reassess their scheme

I hope others agree and 343 looks into this

[nova basalt]

That caters to the upper level of players

The majority would say those types of challenges are too hard.

[left snow]

I used to enjoy them as well.

But Hunter is right. There were way too many complaints about how hard some of them were for some people.

What I would have liked to have seen is a tiered approach.

Get a grenade kill in a match = 'x' points. Get a stick = 'y' points. Get a double kill = 'z' points.

That way everyone can get the basic challenge - but those who want to can go seeking the harder task (for points and/or medals).

[lone dawn]

In infinite does the exchange ever change or is that only what’s in stock?

[tulip tusk]

stocks must go up

[shadow turret]

It changes every Operation (about every month), but all the old stuff remains available

[plucky flicker]

If I'm ever able to, I know one day I would be, I would write a tone poem to Halo.

[lone dawn]

Can you access battle passes of previous operations/seasons?

[raw granite]

only some of them

starting with the frontlines operation, passes expire unless you buy them. However, the armor in them becomes purchasable through either the Exchange or the store at a later date

[lone dawn]

Okay, but like the first 2 seasons I can but the pass and just go through them like normal?

And the rest just pick though the exchange for the good bits

[raw granite]

Yes

[civic sundial]

It's recommended you just buy a single season which isn't season 1 (Heroes of Reach) and then work through all the other seasons before doing Heroes of Reach since all the other seasons give you credits that can be used to buy another season

[brave carbon]

but having them wouldn't exclude "lower" level players. you still have some "play any match" challenges, but include at least some unique ones.

[brave carbon]

I like it, that is a good idea. a battle pass but for challenges 🙂

[celest heron]

for some people, it would be the equivalent of having one of the challenges be to get a kiltaculur for more skilled people. the challenges are basic, but this let's everyone get the max amount of points.

although, I wouldn't be opposed to having a harder category of challenges which are more difficult, but would offer more points.

[short flower]

Can’t believe we’re less than a month away from the large announcement

Grand Finals for Worlds is in T- 27 days

[cloud hound]

I bought like 3 of em lol

Im set

[lone dawn]

Any advice for the map critical dewpoint? Idk what about the map is different but all my game there I do so terribly.

[hexed echo]

Hey can someone help confirm? I had customer who came in who works for 343 industries. I asked if there is a new halo game with master chief coming out, and he mentioned that he isn’t supposed to say this yet, but he said that there are a few more coming out? One of them is that one animation tester that’s on their YouTube page. Does anyone know if this is true?

[solemn portal]

My dad also works at Nintendo.

[cunning oyster]

I’ve mastered left stick aiming. Halo infinte is now the best Halo game in the franchise. I’ve played them all.

[proud wigeon]

Why does my game say “Profile Error, Please sign into your Xbox Live profile” on my PC? I cant log in or anything

[left snow]

Sounds legit in that even though we don't know much - we do know there are projects in the work (plural) - and that the animation test (Foundry) is for real game assets.

I think it's been confirmed that the "unveiling" is on the Friday. A talk on the "main stage" followed by a "community deep dive". That's 24 more sleeps from my time zone.

[short flower]

Charlotte almost here is wild.

[coarse dagger]

I heard from this guy who said his cousin's hairdresser's mum overheard the friend of a roommate whose uncle's best mate's dad worked beside a guy that knows the receptionist of the building next to the studios and said that Halo Studios might be making a new game that comes out sometime in the next few years. Just a rumor though

[frosty condor]

Don’t let Rebs Gaming see this

[short flower]

Target Frame Rate 120 FPS is gone from Xbox Series X? (Halo Infinite)

Surely that’s a bug.

[lost spruce]

Make sure your hdmi is set in Xbox settings

I can help you

[short flower]

alright guess I’ll check that

[lost spruce]

It’s in Xbox settings, make sure your monitor can run 120 though

[short flower]

TV is on 120Hz.

Oh, it shows up now.

That was weird.

[tulip tusk]

say thank you or ban

[short flower]

fine… yeah thanks delet!

[hasty charm]

hi

[hushed wolf]

Hi. Anyone can recommend any halo reach mods for MCC on steam or nexus that make the guns stronger and make them aim? Trying to make a friend of mine play it to encourage him to play again.? I would be greatly grateful.

[hexed echo]

Thank you so much that helps a lot. I excited to see what does happen this friday then

[civic sundial]

What do you mean by "make them aim"? Like, aim down sights that other shooters have?

[hushed wolf]

My friend complained about that XD.
I found it absurd too but yea, that’s what i’m asking XD

[civic sundial]

Yeah, I don't think there's any mods which adds in ADS for everything

But they could mitigate the issue by rebinding controls on PC to match other FPS game controls

[celest heron]

tell them to... get good.

[glacial tartan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSH-mac5aCI

(you could modify this but its a lot of work for little payoff imo)

[civic sundial]

It also looks very janky there

[cunning oyster]

Halo infinite’s algorithms for invasion is rough oof.

Good thing ranked and BTB are still okay.

[hushed wolf]

My wish is that lol

[hushed wolf]

Been trying some overhaul mods

Gonna try* actually those:

• reach rebalanced by ruby of blue
• realism rebalanced
• halo reach unofficial balance patch
• overhaul mythic campaign

[civic sundial]

Ruby of Blue's Reach Rebalanced is from years ago if I recall. I imagine he's gonna revisit it once he's done with Halo 2 and 3

[weak eagle]

How tough is it to install story mods in halo mcc?

Ive modded a few different games before.

[solemn portal]

With Steam, it's just click to subscribe and boot up the game without EAC.

[spare finch]

Just completed reach on legendary, but waypoint says I haven’t done epilogue on any difficulty

[weak eagle]

wow it has steam workshop, thats amazing. will make things a lot easier

[celest heron]

you might have to do that part again.

[spare finch]

It’s a cutscene level so idk why it isn’t

[spare finch]

I also tried playing it from missions, didn’t fix it

[civic sundial]

Make sure to turn Anti Cheat off when you play with mods

[weak eagle]

I assume it just doesn't work with it on

[civic sundial]

Correct

[hushed wolf]

Another question
If i have Mcc on the microsoft store modded, and my friend has the same mod on steam, can we play together?

[hushed wolf]

It was very recommended
Saw it on nexus and it’s non functional unfortunately.

[fresh sand]

Invasion estimated wait - 1:15
[an hour later]
dawg did i fr waste an xp boost only to get one game at the 30 minute mark

starting to think the estimated wait is in hours and not minutes lmao

[hushed orbit]

Doom is better than halo!

[nova basalt]

Maybe but I’ll never know

[wind gate]

Every Doom game released in the last ten years has been better than Halo since Halo 4 decided to be a thing

[devout valve]

Doom eternal was a chore to get through.

[wind lark]

Honestly i just want halo to go back to the way it was. I dont really care for open world stuff. I like leveled story telling with fun gameplay

[lost spruce]

Waypoint is super buggy

[wind gate]

Doom Eternal easily clears anything 343 has ever done

I love Halo, I also love Doom.

I think both are at equal footings in how amazing they can be when you utilize their potential.

Except 343 hasn’t done anything good for Halo besides maybe the multiplayer but it’s pretty barren

[spare finch]

True

[river hawk]

It's a shame that playing MCC on Crossover/Sikarugir trips up the anti-cheat, would love to play some SWAT matchmaking on Mac

but at least I can be happy I have it working with the Alpha Ring mod for splitscreen

-# although there is quite a bit of shader stutter

[lapis idol]

lol!
I’m playing halo 2 at sacred icon and when a grunt killed one of the sentinels it said ‘Take that air breather!’
Honestly… methane breather

[cyan sinew]

Hi

[hushed maple]

@lapis idol add me

[plucky flicker]

Found an artefact: https://youtu.be/usSb8bFlrJo?si=-LyUJlCNucfSEn50

It's unlikely that this was actually considered for the final release, this sounds like one of the versions Davidge and his team was working on.

This sounds just too 'epic', and I think the one we got had good balance of percussion and other instruments, but I'm sad the vocalise is gone.

The orchestra may also be samples, it's hard for me to tell.

@solid canopy

[near berry]

Hey! So basically.
I know Halo Infinite is running on a skeleton crew right.

All we would have to have for the flood to be in the game is simple.

Bots(only with flood armor options)
And a very basic ai system for them. Allow like 20 Flood Bots.

You could also add sound effects from other games that the flood have.

🫡

[wind gate]

343 would never

[civic sundial]

I don't see them adding the Flood in that way and I know for a fact people would be upset if they did do it that way

Because a big part of what gives the Flood its identity is the various combat forms we see

Plus the Infection Forms which swarm uninfected people

[celest heron]

other than a special halloween event, the flood would be out of place in infinite.

[wind gate]

Isn’t there like 10-30 devs working on infinite and the majority working on the alleged CE remake?

[celest heron]

it's unknown

[wind gate]

Welp

[civic sundial]

We know it's a small team on Infinite while the rest of the studio works on new projects

We don't know exact numbers though

[wind gate]

Xbox just increased game pass prices…

[solid canopy]

Of course they did

They have to make that Activision money back somehow

What the hell has been going on at Xbox to where they can't manage a game studio or project properly