general-chat

[winter flame]

my biggest worry with Starfield is probs that it'll be 30fps on Xbox

[still python]

Bethesda is pretty good tho

[pulsar cobalt]

It will be buggy

[long crag]

ehhhhhh

[still python]

Is it even online multiplayer?

[trim barn]

So there was no halo news at the event?

[marble heart]

I’m pretty sure it’ll prolly be 30

[long crag]

bethesdas had a rough decade

[marble heart]

But I don’t think they said either way

[long crag]

you guys want more elder scrolls online content?

[marble heart]

Based on the graphical fidelity it seems closer to a 30fps title on consoles

[pliant hatch]

we just got some

[valid ingot]

No Halo news.

But, Starfield seems ripe for Halo content, be it mods or DLC

[winter flame]

which would make it pass for me until i get better hardware. firstt person shooters at 30 aint it

[marble heart]

Bro every time that fallout comes out I think it’s something new, and it ends up being more dlc for 76 😭

[winter flame]

40 would be my minimum for FPS or any fast combat game tbh

[pliant hatch]

no gta6

[long crag]

Starfield is a weird way to spell Halo

[pliant hatch]

halo ring easter egg

[novel tangle]

guys im watching the direct rn? is it hype?

[still python]

Will Starfield have multiplayer?

Officially Starfield is a single player game and has no multiplayer or online components, but it's easy think it might have thanks to some confusing early messaging from Bethesda.

Dang

[winter flame]

watch and find out

[still python]

I want this thing to be online multiplayer

[hasty zinc]

I'm 100% ok with Starfield being singleplayer only

[still python]

Then it will be the best game ever made

[novel tangle]

i saw starwars outlaws, then i saw ubisoft and got dissapointed

[summer fulcrum]

disappointed nothing from 343

[long crag]

too much bethesda stuff

[still python]

🤷‍♂️

[novel tangle]

i dont expect to see anything from 343. if anything halo hasnt had a good spotlight rn

[stable nimbus]

Very disappointing for no Halo

[summer fulcrum]

So when the new season trailer can come out

[elfin glacier]

probably sometime next week

[normal owl]

I'm not experienced in either Fallout or Elder Scrolls. Would it be a good guess to expect a lot of DLC we can buy for Starfield? Because if so, I might save the money from the retail version to spend on store items and play via Game Pass.

[candid solar]

When I consume this entire carton of eggs raw

[long crag]

lactose intolerant people when I glass their planet

[hasty zinc]

I would imagine quite a few dlc expansions

[dreamy stirrup]

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/d/xbox-wireless-controller-starfield-limited-edition/8w4vx47mlrp0

controller up if people want it

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[summer fulcrum]

😢

[hasty zinc]

yoink

[dreamy stirrup]

i don't need it

but it sure is tempting

if i hadn't gotten the purple one maybe lol

[steady jolt]

Wew

[obsidian wyvern]

I personally don't like see through parts

but the colour scheme on that controller is nice

[normal owl]

Bought. Thank you!

[strong walrus]

Tbh I don’t really care about Starfield that much

[dreamy stirrup]

i actually do like the translucent

i have the purple SOT one that's sorta like that

[normal owl]

The SOT one is the controller that got away for me.

If I could pick up any single Xbox controller from the past, it'd be the SOT one.

[novel tangle]

same

[dreamy stirrup]

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/d/xbox-wireless-controller-starfield-limited-edition/8w4vx47mlrp0

oops

well enjoy again lol

[tough current]

I was so excited when I saw the halo part of the showcase

[novel tangle]

sot is prob is a def sought after controller

[normal owl]

I was tempted to buy 2 so I could use one. But I resisted.

[empty salmon]

New season in next week?

[long crag]

Reach looks so cool in the new halo

[still python]

I need to watch that Starfield showcase again, maybe like 10 more times lmao

That was baffling

[calm fiber]

Season 4 launches on <t:1687284000:F> which is <t:1687284000:R>

[empty salmon]

Also new Fable 🫶🏻

[novel tangle]

fable looks hype

[empty salmon]

I literally cried when Xbox showcased it

[pulsar cobalt]

We still don't know nothing about it

[empty salmon]

There is giants, bandits and wolfes

Which was seen in the trailer

[zinc trail]

the faze launch skin in halo is the drippiest skin

[long crag]

Faber

my favorite character

[tough current]

starfield is the true halo prequel

[zinc trail]

looks good cant wait

[valid ingot]

Sam, I know you might be unable to talk about it, but has there been any, any discussion at 343 or Microsoft for Halo content in Starfield.
There was Halo content in Sea of Thieves, so why not Starfield?

[novel tangle]

just saw avowed, looks cool

[long crag]

i cant believe they added atriox in fallout 76

[amber bear]

Damn, we really starved over here eh?

[valid ingot]

I wanna fly a Sahara Prowler across space, is that too hard to ask for?

[novel tangle]

i dont normally believe its initiative for 343 to put content in other games.

[steady jolt]

If there was, couldn't talk about it here unless it was already announced

[normal owl]

@hasty zinc Did you get yours?

[tough current]

if you go to 15:33 on the starfield video, you can see a masterchief helmet easter egg in the top right corner

[hasty zinc]

in cart now

[worldly badger]

@tough current wow so we actually got some halo content in the showcase

[long crag]

this classifies as lone wolf stuff, noble 6

[novel tangle]

lol, i keep hearing about this monkey island, but im so oblivious to it itself, and why its praised

[elfin glacier]

sam can you leak 1 pixel of unnanounced unseen upcoming content for us please and thank you

[tough current]

can u link

[pulsar cobalt]

That's how you get sacked

and get in trouble lmao

[obsidian wyvern]

like the persona twitter employee

[normal owl]

@tough current

Snagging one too?? @tough current

[normal owl]

YESSSS

[novel tangle]

its just one pixel but if you enhance, turn the contrast all the way up, and mess with a couple of other settings...

||a troll face appears||

[normal owl]

Can't wait for that beautiful moment when we open the shipping box to take out the controller box...before placing it somewhere safe and never opening it.

[obsidian wyvern]

lol

[bronze breach]

Lmao

[pulsar cobalt]

Man was sick of that bug

that's dedication right there

[bronze breach]

Time to join 343 and do the same thing.

[obsidian wyvern]

this is what I'd do if the settings reset bug isn't fixed in s4

[pulsar cobalt]

Maybe i should join 343 so we can push athlon out

[winter flame]

wild there's only ever been a Gears and Halo special edition of the Xbox Elite controllers

[tough current]

Thanks hunny

[rare cedar]

[hasty zinc]

[elfin glacier]

time to scour the contractor hiring pages

[rare cedar]

Jokes on you, they’re on a hiring freeze

[bronze breach]

Or just become a janitor at 343

[hasty zinc]

[bronze breach]

need to check my btb kd now

[obsidian wyvern]

my kd has got to a point where it can't really change significantly in most modes because of how much I've played

[bronze breach]

0.95

lost more matches than i won lmao

[obsidian wyvern]

I think my W/L is 48%

[bronze breach]

mines 38

[hasty zinc]

mine doesn't show a percentage

just a 🤣

[bronze breach]

[obsidian wyvern]

which is what you'd expect for someone who usually plays with randoms

[obsidian wyvern]

1🤣🤣

[quiet stream]

I can't believe Fallout 76 gets a trailer in the showcase and not Halo lmao

[rare cedar]

[bronze breach]

wonder when access denied, acid punch and loyal opposition coatings will come out

[hasty zinc]

sometime after today

[bronze breach]

season 4 is like in 9 days, 343cutting it close

[balmy tundra]

did adrift saphire ever come out?

[tight remnant]

My guess is they took them out of rotation due to cross core voicing.

[obsidian wyvern]

pretty cool remake of guardian
https://twitter.com/epik_xero/status/1667868100107153408

Brad Sierzega (@epik_xero)

Sylvanus has officially been published. Start playing it now.

Halo Waypoint Download:
https://t.co/foIORS92hT

Screenshots & Map Analysis:
https://t.co/9vghIsFKov

#HaloInfinite #Halo3 #Forge
@Halo

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Twitter · Jun 11, 2023, 12:15 PM

[steady jolt]

Nice

[tight remnant]

The real question is where is athlon.

[pastel tiger]

Hello 👋

[vapid siren]

where

[steady jolt]

Does someone come and personally install it on your Xbox for you, while feeding you mountain dew and cheetos? 0.o

[hasty zinc]

oops

[vapid siren]

[hasty zinc]

whatever long link it is

https://www.gamestop.com/video-games/xbox-series-x|s/products/starfield-collectors-edition---xbox-series-x/395098.html

[sacred estuary]

On one hand, shame no halo content

But on the otherrrr all the atlus games and starfield looked beyond epic

[hasty zinc]

that's the one that includes the watch

[steady jolt]

Oooh, OK that makes sense 😅

[elfin glacier]

nvm i can just get a high grade G shock for that price

[bronze breach]

died 5 times in the span of 30 seconds on btb...

[elfin glacier]

stkr wants the white glove service fr fr 🕴️

[steady jolt]

I would totally pay for someone to feed me olives while they set up my games

[jaunty yoke]

Ok so if the season 4 trailer was not in the showcase then when? We are 10 days away, they gotta release it soon

[meager rover]

Another showcase is happening

https://twitter.com/HazzadorGamin/status/1667973221675859968?s=20

[jaunty yoke]

I'll be tuning into that

[normal owl]

It looks so so so good.

[smoky token]

@vapid siren Why am I locked at 200km/s

[hasty zinc]

landing gear down?

[vapid siren]

possible

well... km or just m

[smoky token]

km

[vapid siren]

orbiting a planet?

[smoky token]

im in supercruise

[jaunty yoke]

Starfield would have made 10 year old me cry. Space exploration and other planets were my whole thing back in my childhood

[smoky token]

Im out of the planet's gravity well

[bronze breach]

343 really needs to address spawning on btb

[smoky token]

or I should be

[vapid siren]

ok get into chat lets see what we're dealing with

you know where

[jaunty yoke]

Now that Microsoft owns Bethesda they better include some Halo references in Starfield. Come on Halo is all about space. Maybe a weapon, an alien species, a ship, anything

[vapid siren]

she was in fact just too close to a planet

[tight remnant]

Probably season 4 trailer there.

Tuesday

[bronze breach]

gone 4-11 and match spawned me where enemy was nearby... that shouldnt happen...

[jaunty yoke]

Stalker 2 also aims to be big, sad it wasn't today

[tight remnant]

My starfield dream had me going into some space station and finding weapons, including different IP but functionally halo weapons like battle rifle or needles.

[vapid siren]

perfect timing for the r/halo blackout in the protest

[echo stump]

im late but MCC and Infinite are supported on deck now

[smoky token]

and my ship exploded

:)

[rare cedar]

🙂

[burnt frost]

This is actually kinda big and not a whole lot are talking about it. You can finally play every main line halo (excluding 5 lo and maybe infinite I actually don’t know) on the go

Always wanted MCC on the steamdeck and I’m glad it’s finally supported. MCC just keeps getting better

[bronze breach]

first killstrophe I think... https://i.imgur.com/cqZYQLK.png

[hasty zinc]

ugh, why hasn't MSFT shipped my controller yet

[bronze breach]

Because its shipping to me.

I thank you for your donation

[hasty zinc]

pffffft

it's a little expensive for a controller, but I can't pass it up. Looks so good

[bronze breach]

It really does

[hasty zinc]

https://twitter.com/BethesdaStudios/status/1667962457967538176

Bethesda Game Studios (@BethesdaStudios)

The HMS Liberty Optimus. #Starfield

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Twitter · Jun 11, 2023, 6:30 PM

@vapid siren

[winter flame]

this game just looks like the perfect adaptation of the space exploration genre for first person shooter fans

[vapid siren]

it looks like a perfected blend of Elite, Star Citizen, and No Mans Sky all at once with Bethesda class worldbuilding and storytelling

[dreamy stirrup]

it looks great but also absolutely overwhelming lol

[hasty zinc]

that's the best part

[rugged lichen]

They should introduce multiplayer later on

[vapid siren]

odds are it'll get modded in somehow

[rugged lichen]

They said coop might be possible

[vapid siren]

official support would be nice but i'd rather them develop extra systems to explore or stuff along that line

[hasty zinc]

this is just one of those games where at least for me SP works best. I can come and go at my own pace, however for those who want it I can def see the appeal

[winter flame]

i'm glad its not MP focused like so many games these days. i have like 3 friends who play games and matching schedules is hard

[rugged lichen]

True but you gotta admit playing with friends is usually always better than alone, that might just be me

[hasty zinc]

I'd much rather play alone

[vapid siren]

other people on my ship as crewmates sounds fun

other people getting my way during quests and stuff sounds very annoying

[winter flame]

im just kinda introvert and playing games is often my me thing

[rugged lichen]

Yeah I can see the bad in both

[hasty zinc]

I like to take my time and explore and I just know if I was playing with somoene it would be super frustrating

[vapid siren]

also i'd rather have a solo experience if it means a richer one vs multiplayer forcing more... template stuff

[vapid siren]

and its not like recording is super hard nowadays to share cool stuff you find

[hasty zinc]

hm?

hawk, how do we both ensure we don't die in the next 3 months?

[molten pelican]

you dont

[hasty zinc]

oh great

@normal owl areyou going to break the seal to look at it?

[vapid siren]

https://tenor.com/view/wake-me-when-you-need-me-halo-gif-10152920

god using a halo quote like this makes me feel immense pain, but its also super relevant and fits

i hate myself for doing that

[timber charm]

i jus want to fly a pelican in starfield

someday

[steady jolt]

Is... is that... memes in general?

[safe mulch]

what store is that on?

[marble sable]

Well that Xbox showcase was..something

[hasty zinc]

the link is a few messages down

[worthy portal]

[smoky token]

I'm super excited for fable and starfield

MSFS looks cool too, as a huge Dune fan

[marble sable]

Barely any actual gameplay except for Star field

Only thing that really stood out tbh for me

[smoky token]

wdym? They showed tons

[marble sable]

Tons of CGI and heavily edited stuff

A few indie games

Supposedly they gonna show gameplay for the Star Wars game tomorrow

From what people have said

[bronze breach]

[regal chasm]

Any news concerning Halo? I missed the stream.

[bronze breach]

No

[smoky token]

Nope

[bronze breach]

Season 4 is upon us, it was no chance they would do a season 4 reveal at a games showcase

[marble sable]

Nope

I honestly stopped with infinite at the start of season 2

[regal chasm]

And I doubt they answered my prayer and brought back the cancelled Prey 2 sequel. That thing got too much red tape in the way.

[hasty zinc]

which Prey

[bronze breach]

Payday 3 got revealed if that's your thing

[marble sable]

Kinda just looks like the second game

Better graphics but I don’t really care about that sort of thing to much

[regal chasm]

The cancelled sequel to the 2006 one.

[bronze breach]

I only tuned in for the Hope's of Gears news. But I guess it's still early days

[hasty zinc]

ah the better Prey game

[marble sable]

Has halo added anything interesting since S2 even?

[smoky token]

yes lol

[marble sable]

Just like one gun and a few maps is all I’ve seen from it

[bronze breach]

Bandit and shroud screen

[marble sable]

Haven’t been paying much attention since then though

[regal chasm]

Like since Microsoft now own Bethesda and what's left of HumanHead studio, maybe.

Tbf, HumanHead studio would probably prefer it to stay unreleased than "Make a deal with the devil(Bethesda)".

[marble sable]

Shroud screen?

[bronze breach]

Bandit is like the dmr

[marble sable]

Yeah

[bronze breach]

Shroud screen is basically smoke screen

[marble sable]

Oh okay

Any interesting game modes, fixed desync?

Challenges that aren’t boring?

[bronze breach]

Desync still a problem afaik

[steady jolt]

There's been so much since S2

[marble sable]

Damn

[steady jolt]

Ton of fixes put into fixing desync

Not something that can be fixed in a single patch

[marble sable]

Well they have had years so

[steady jolt]

Less than 2

[marble sable]

2

[steady jolt]

No

Less, than 2

[bronze breach]

I cant speak of game modes because I only play btb

[marble sable]

Ah alright. That was the only one I really played as well

[pulsar cobalt]

did i just see memes above haha 😂

[steady jolt]

It will be 2 years come Nov/Dec

[bronze breach]

@marble sable oh and on deadlock, they added banshees on the roof of where the ghost spawns. The ghost no longer spawns at default. There is a timer since there is now a banshee

[smoky token]

I didnt even go outside today how do I have a tick on my head

I hate these damned things

[safe dawn]

uhhhh

[marble sable]

Oh that’s interesting, sounds like a good addition

[pulsar cobalt]

Do you have a dog ?

[hasty zinc]

everyone checking their head right now

[pulsar cobalt]

its possible it might of fell of the dog and went on to you

Mate if i saw a tick on my head i would be screaming lmao

[vital cave]

Hey, I have a map published on HI but it is not showing in the file browser? Anyone know why?

New bug?

[vapid siren]

what

brother

[marble sable]

Very little gameplay, super boring

[vapid siren]

brother

we saw base building, ship building, customization, combat, spaceflight, dialogue trees, skill trees

like

[long crag]

dawg there was like 3 diablo clones

[vapid siren]

B R O T H E R

[marble sable]

Starfield is the only thing that got gameplay lol

[long crag]

W H A T

[marble sable]

Not literally**

[long crag]

you mean metaphorically??

[marble sable]

Hyperbole

[vapid siren]

well yeah it had a whole hour dedicated to showing gameplay

[proper mesa]

Hi guys, is it just me or nobody is playing Halo 2 Anniversary on MCC? I'm on Xbox one and I've been on queue for 30 minutes looking for BTB

[long crag]

yeah its dead

[smoky sigil]

Not enough map variety and when your so limited on just a small number of maps for H2A for Multiplayer pretty much causes people to lose interest. Since you seen it.

[marble sable]

That kinda says a lot about the state of the game tbh

I’ve seen zero excitement around for a long while

[amber mirage]

They've been announcing stuff frequently on Waypoint.

[bronze breach]

Infinite was not at the showcase because it was a game showcase. Season 4 is upon us and it's not really appropriate to reveal season 4 at a games showcase.

[hasty zinc]

no rok, if it's not on a stream it doesn't count, you know that /s

[marble sable]

Why not tho

They could…Showcase the game. And the stuff they added

Yes

[smoky token]

@vapid siren I require some assistance in finishing this mission

[vapid siren]

[marble sable]

And DLC got big segments

[vapid siren]

what is it

[bronze breach]

343 can do their own thing, xbox showcase is basically like E3, devs want to showcase what they been working on for the past few years at an event

[smoky token]

Well you see

the last area I have to go to has the rest of the pirates

the mission targets

one small issue

[marble sable]

Well

[amber mirage]

They've been showcasing stuff well in advance and frequently though. ANything they'd show at the showcase would be pretty insiginificant since all the big details have already been revealed

[proper mesa]

Really? That's sad, I haven't played MCC for about half a year and I was hoping I could get some matches 😦

[smoky token]

its all 26 of them in one place

[marble sable]

They are like the flagship dev of Xbox

And their current stuff isn’t being shown

[vapid siren]

also odds are the itinerary of the show is set by Xbox/MS

[smoky token]

Its in 88d Tauri

[marble sable]

They used to be anyway

[hasty zinc]

TES:O is a whole expansion

[vapid siren]

so like 343 could want to show stuff but may get slotted out by MS in favor of other projects

[marble sable]

Bethesda may take over that role

[hasty zinc]

so is the FO76 one

[vapid siren]

get in chat and ill insatll the hotas

[marble sable]

They gave time to random indie games barely anyone’s gonna play

[bronze breach]

They probably planned it to showcase their so kept quiet from announcing anything on their community

Also hcs showcased some season 4 already

[pulsar cobalt]

Hopefully we get elder scrolls 6 after starfield

[hasty zinc]

an expansion as well

[smoky token]

Hey aegis where are you at in Elite rn

[hasty zinc]

lol

[bronze breach]

It doesn't matter

[marble sable]

Halo should always be a staple

[smoky token]

They only mentioned like, 12 IPs

lol

they own hundreds

[bronze breach]

Halo does not need to be mentioned every year

[marble sable]

It does though

[marble sable]

If it’s currently being worked on and receiving updates it should be mentioned

Halo is the face of Xbox

[amber mirage]

The whole "flagship franchise" thing is stupid. Xbox has tons of IPs. To claim one is inherently better than others is nonsensical.

[smoky token]

Did you see Doom? Gears? TES (not ESO)?

[marble sable]

Halo is the reason Xbox took off from the start and has always been the main draw

[bronze breach]

Its 343 decision. MS are not forcing them to do a feature at the showcase

[marble sable]

Why would they not want people to see it though, if they adding content

[worldly badger]

Halo was a console seller for microsoft for many years

[hasty zinc]

people gloom and doom every time Halo isn't in a showcase

[marble sable]

Just show off S4 of the thing in a brief trailer

[smoky token]

Neither is halo lmao

[marble sable]

Exactly

[smoky token]

obviously

[candid solar]

Halo is doomed. DOOOOOOOOMED I TELL YOU

[bronze breach]

Because 343 has their own marketing plan for content. Ms can easily force them to showcase it at the event but they didnt

[marble sable]

Supposedly it is

[hasty zinc]

and then 90% of people will be THAT'S IT?!? and complain about only getting a trailer for a season

[candid solar]

It's so over Halobros...

[smoky token]

Season 4 isnt a major expansion or gamebreaking new piece of content

[candid solar]

It's never been more over, Halobros. Billions must play Halo 3.

[marble sable]

It’s better than nothing

[tight remnant]

Maybe we will see it during the extended showcase on Tuesday.

[bronze breach]

Hcs showcased btb map and arena map as well as 2 new equipment

[hasty zinc]

https://www.halowaypoint.com

[worldly badger]

I would understand if they didnt show Infinite season 4 if it was delayed but its coming out in 9days and they couldnt show their 1mill+ audience their live service game lol

[bronze breach]

I dont know if this been shown on stream though

[marble sable]

Why not show that at the presentation then

It’s new content for the flagship of Xbox and isn’t shown in the Xbox showcase

[hasty zinc]

S4 stuff was also shown during the HCS twitch stream

[pulsar cobalt]

i wonder if they have other stuff to show all we have seen is 1 map and a core that hasn't been shown tbh

[tight remnant]

I do think we should have had season 4 trailer. Show off season 4 to the large public and help the hype.

[hasty zinc]

it was on twitch and youtube as well

[worldly badger]

Only people watching hcs streams already play Halo the point is to bring more people to play the game like a showcase

[marble sable]

^

[bronze breach]

I'd say store overhaul again. In light of season 3 feedback

[amber mirage]

That's cool. More recently, Forza Horizon 5 was their best launches ever. By that logic, Forza should be the new flagship right? Forza should take precedence over everything.

[hasty zinc]

Youtube, is that not mainstream?

[candid solar]

I was watching for a nugget of Halo, got a showcase of Starfield.

Honestly? Not a bad tradeoff IMO.

[hasty zinc]

no

[pulsar cobalt]

Like no joke this is the most secretive season yet i swear we got more information for s2 and s3

[marble sable]

Halo was the selling point of Series X on launch and has historically been the most successful beloved franchise

[hasty zinc]

they uploaded videos of the S4 stuff from HCS

[marble sable]

Idk why I’d even need to argue that on a server of halo fans

[tight remnant]

I think the bigger the stage, the better for players.

[bronze breach]

Blame ONI.

[tight remnant]

More players. Better quality matchmaking.

[hasty zinc]

there have also been numerous news articles posted about upcoming Halo S4 stuff

[marble sable]

Exactly, let Xbox fans know halo is still alive

[marble sable]

…kind of

[bronze breach]

I'm sure they'll do a stream announcement when CA is ready to reveal what they been working on for halo

[tight remnant]

Hype can be fun.

[marble sable]

Definitely needed

[worldly badger]

average gamer doesnt care about articles lol they watch showcases/reveals to know what is coming out

[marble sable]

Halo really could’ve helped that showcase as well

[bronze breach]

They do season trailers so it's fine if they dont like reading

[marble sable]

Felt like falling asleep through the entire thing until starfield got stuff shown for it

[pulsar cobalt]

Damn ONI

[marble sable]

Exactly

[hasty zinc]

the cycle just repeats itself year after year

[tight remnant]

Previously on halo infinite.

[marble sable]

Very true

This feels like the darkest time in halos history

[bronze breach]

Sell off Halo to Sony.

[hasty zinc]

I meant about complaints. If halo shows up, people complain it isn't enough and are disappointed, if halo doesn't show up people complain and are disappointed

same argruments year after year

[marble sable]

Something is better than nothing

[worldly badger]

not showing up 9days before a season release is kinda anti hype

[marble sable]

Shows lack of faith

Feels like they are ashamed of the game not to proudly present what’s there and what’s coming

[bronze breach]

You know what aegis, I think in future ms should just include the word halo in the presentation. That should appease the people. 👍

[pulsar cobalt]

I feel like people attack infinite way to much

[tight remnant]

I want creator codes so bad

[marble sable]

That’s the vibe it gives off

[hasty zinc]

omg they showed the word Halo on the screen, game saved

[marble sable]

I liked the game at first but it just isn’t finished

[bronze breach]

👍

[pulsar cobalt]

How is it not finished ?

[marble sable]

And has been on a content around since launch

[pulsar cobalt]

sure its missing firefight and couple other modes but what's missing ?

[marble sable]

Stuff that has been staples of halo still aren’t done from the looks of it and have been delayed for way to long

[tight remnant]

Forge still beta you could say.

[hasty zinc]

who knows, we might get something at the extended showcase in 2 days

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[marble sable]

Is the map sharing even working?

[bronze breach]

I think that going to focus on its third party partners imo

[tight remnant]

I’ve shared before so yes.

[pulsar cobalt]

Just look at other games that flopped hard at launch and look at them now rainbow six siege,bf4,no mans sky, star wars battlefront 2

[tight remnant]

I want halo to go up

[pulsar cobalt]

Trust me infinite is gonna make a huge comeback

[worldly badger]

the point of live service is bringing in new players continually to sustain the game

[marble sable]

It feels to late man

[tight remnant]

I Hope so

[pulsar cobalt]

Look at MCC

[marble sable]

The lack of interest from general audience is

[tight remnant]

I need sandbox

[marble sable]

The new updates just don’t seem to be attracting players back

[bronze breach]

CA's project will evolve infinite

[marble sable]

In big enough numbers

[pulsar cobalt]

Not to late look MCC can do it so can infinite

[marble sable]

I’m sure the game will turn out to be good maybe great eventually

[worldly badger]

when new season drops the playercount peaks a bit then slowly drops

[hasty zinc]

like every game

[pulsar cobalt]

The playerbase was quite steady on the winter update

[marble sable]

Pretty different game

[pulsar cobalt]

i'm just showcasing flopped games

[worldly badger]

but the difference is how quickly it drops

[marble sable]

It’s been consistently declining since then though

[tight remnant]

I wish you could do music in forge

[marble sable]

And the fact MCC was able to add substantial additions for single player and has all the proper modes

[bronze breach]

Making content is not easy

[marble sable]

For 343

[pulsar cobalt]

People think its easy man

[worldly badger]

MCC is a paid game and has more consistent playercount

[marble sable]

Crazy how well Fortnite has done with that compared to this

I don’t even play it

[pulsar cobalt]

Fortnite wasn't exactly all that until 2018

[bronze breach]

Two different genres

[marble sable]

But they still have consistent large updates

[marble sable]

Both multiplayer shooters but sure

[worldly badger]

Infinite is basically a gamepass game

[marble sable]

Yes

I did buy it on disc though personally

[pulsar cobalt]

looking at steam doesn't count for the playerbase

[marble sable]

It does though

[pulsar cobalt]

it really doesn't lmao

[marble sable]

Very clear sign of it

If people dropping off rapidly on steam are they consistent on Xbox?

[amber mirage]

Steam is one fraction of the playerbase. There's a whole demographic of Game Pass and Xbox players not tracked by it

[marble sable]

Who knows but probably not

[peak island]

So I'm in a sea of thieves group where the main principle of it is finding people to play with. Now I love sea of thieves but not as much as I do halo and I was wondering if anyone knew where I could find a group like that for halo?

[worldly badger]

I wish microsoft had a playercount as well so we could lay to rest the steamcount doesnt matter

[marble sable]

It’s a sample size of the audience that shows the decline, it’s not all players but it shows the trends

[worldly badger]

you would see similar drops in count

[marble sable]

I feel like that would be more embarrassing for them but who knows

[amber mirage]

Steam also doesn't provide numbers for daily active users, just concurrent. You also don't see weekly active users, monthly active users, etc. which are other important statistics for tracking a playerbase.

[marble sable]

At least people would know for 100% sure

[marble sable]

Still shows trends of decline in player base

[pulsar cobalt]

Litreally makes me laugh when people go to steam and go yeah dead game lmao

[hasty zinc]

a very small slice of the playerbase on a very specific platform doesn't seem like great numbers to go off of

[marble sable]

Why though

[marble sable]

I wouldn’t call it a small slice

[hasty zinc]

that's fair, I don't have the numbers to back it up, but neither do you tbh

[marble sable]

It’s like 50/50 on this server of console vs PC

[tight remnant]

I do think steam has the least infinite. Probably most are Xbox.

And store has second probably

A guess

[marble sable]

Less but still a large count

[hasty zinc]

which is a guess

[marble sable]

It isn’t

[hasty zinc]

you can't compare the steam numbers to anything

if you only have one dataset to go off of, you can't say it's large or small

[worldly badger]

MCC is a paid game on steam with 8k players peak in 24h, Infinite is free to play and 3.7k peak

but steam numbers dont matter

[timber charm]

infinite on xbox is way higher than steam

[marble sable]

If a large number of players dropping off there, then that shows a trend in the entirety of it

[hasty zinc]

maybe

you don't know for sure though

[amber mirage]

That's not how statistics works

[marble sable]

Wdym

[timber charm]

steam is demographically different

the accessibilty to games is different

[worldly badger]

Wait MCC actually 10k peak in 24h, Infinite 4k peak

[marble sable]

Crazy that MCC is over double

[hasty zinc]

the only thing the steam numbers tell you is that it trends downwards on steam, that's it. You can't compare that number or use it in an argument when you don't have the other stats to back it up

[worldly badger]

almost double the playercount on a paid game btw

[pulsar cobalt]

MCC just had a sale

and going for £7

[amber mirage]

You cannot infer by looking at a trend in a small sample that the entire population will follow the same trends. You need larger, more comprehensive datasets for that.

[timber charm]

steam is a non-random sample

[marble sable]

It’s still a trend in the audience

[hasty zinc]

for steam

[marble sable]

For halo players

[hasty zinc]

on steam

[worldly badger]

steam numbers matter because theyre public, xbox online has most played games list where infinite is on like the 20+ tier list

[pulsar cobalt]

steam isn't the whole playerbase man

[cedar turret]

Why is it the only people who want to discuss statistics never ran a t test

[marble sable]

Obviously

[timber charm]

sure trend direction but not scale

[marble sable]

But it shows a trend in halos audience

[hasty zinc]

again, on steam

[marble sable]

Yes

[pulsar cobalt]

that don't make sense

[amber mirage]

An example, Halo isn't popular in Asia compared to America or the EU. If you look at the number of people playing Halo in Asia, you would see it is very small. You cannot use that to come to the conclusion that Halo is not popular everywhere.

[marble sable]

If a large number of halo fans aren’t playing halo anymore on steam

[worldly badger]

if people can't find matches from outside of EU/NA they wont play

[marble sable]

Then that means the trend is likely similar on Xbox players

[timber charm]

steepness of decline will vary i bet

[marble sable]

To what extent? We don’t know

[timber charm]

vary by platform

[hasty zinc]

maybe, but you have nothing to back it up

[marble sable]

I know that

[hasty zinc]

then there ya go

[marble sable]

I’m just making a point based on

[hasty zinc]

problem solved

[amber mirage]

It could be the opposite for all you know

[hasty zinc]

we did it

[marble sable]

Logic

[timber charm]

victory

[cedar turret]

Nothing

[marble sable]

You guys are coping pretty hard lol

But k

[worldly badger]

if the numbers arnt public they don't exist

[marble sable]

Lol

[worldly badger]

halo is thriving

[amber mirage]

Logic only works if the arguments themselves aren't flawed.

[marble sable]

Halo player base drastically decreases on one platform, why would the same not be true with Xbox at the same time then? Shows the interest people have in playing it generally

I’m not saying it’s AS dead as steam by any means

But the trend is there and backed by public data

[candid solar]

5 paid games on a significant sale.

[marble sable]

So we know for sure? No. But you can make an educated guess based on it

[cedar turret]

I actually do and have done statistics. You want to make a claim based on them A: it can only ever be correlational and b: bring the math with you.

[amber mirage]

That's an assumption, though. You can assume it all you want, but you cannot back up that point.

[marble sable]

Directly no, but if you look at the interest in halo and the amount of people still playing it then it’s pretty clear that there are most likely heavy drops on Xbox

[obsidian wyvern]

it's still in the top 50

[marble sable]

Top 50 on what?

[worldly badger]

top 50 what a feat

[obsidian wyvern]

it's slowly declined in place since season 3 came out, but it will go back up with s4

[obsidian wyvern]

xboxs top 50 most played games

[marble sable]

I mean

[obsidian wyvern]

rn

[marble sable]

Yeah

That sounds about right lol

[amber mirage]

That is a flawed argument though because you don't have any data to back that up. You have correlational data that cannot be easily generalized.

[cedar turret]

So what should I have for dinner? I’m open to suggestions

[hasty zinc]

Manicotti

[pulsar cobalt]

fish and chips

[marble sable]

Steak

[candid solar]

Indian food.

[calm fiber]

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[lusty dragon]

Steak and cheese hoagie with a side of cajun spiced wedge fries

[smoky sigil]

I would say something that involves medium rare steak and other stuff.

[dreamy stirrup]

I had BLT

do that

[pulsar cobalt]

i think that command may be broken haha isn't it meant to show the picture

[marble sable]

Medium rare sirloin

[obsidian wyvern]

elite meat

[marble sable]

Yeah that confused me lol

[dreamy stirrup]

Discord breaks embeds periodically and idk why

[cedar turret]

I’m running solo for once. So likely be simple

[smoky sigil]

Same thing its called a Sirloin steak after all. or as i see it yum.

[candid solar]

Fishburger, because that's what I'm making.

[cedar turret]

Might do a turkey melt on the grill. Let the dogs run for a bit

[marble sable]

The most underrated cut

[dreamy stirrup]

Don’t mistake the little for the turkey!

[pulsar cobalt]

Go lazy and get a pizza

[smoky sigil]

would probably go to Hanger Steak

[crude furnace]

I assume Microsoft and 343 were gunning for the big numbers putting up the liveservice for one of their biggest franchises, vs Pubg 3m, vs Apex 600k, vs Destiny 2 80k, vs MCC 8k, vs Infinite 3k

[marble sable]

It’s like Filet but 1/3 the cost for the same amount of meat

[cedar turret]

She’d probably be down for it. Any attention is good attention

[worldly badger]

I think the live service was a reason to release infection 1.5 years after release

[marble sable]

Insanity

[round laurel]

No.

[dreamy stirrup]

Feel free to take the discussion to DMs now

We’d moved on

[obsidian wyvern]

anyone played this?

giving me star wars vibes but I can't check it rn

[marble sable]

Your profile just flash banged me lol

Cool color scheme

[marble sable]

Nope

[smoky token]

I'm about to make fat stacks

have to move a bit of tritium for Hawkner and i'm getting paid 25 mil

[hasty zinc]

rookie numbers

get into exo, you'll make double to triple that scanning one plant

[smoky token]

it just took me a day to make 5 million ok

that was mostly from bounties

[hasty zinc]

smh

bounty hunting is pretty fun though

[tired wraith]

Anyone on halo 5 rn

[smoky token]

yeah as long as you arent accidentally dropping out of frame shift into 20 pirates, each of which could kill you easily

[hasty zinc]

then it is an even fight

[smoky token]

Thats what I called Hawkner for lol

Got blown up 3 times and I was like "nah"

[hasty zinc]

you should have seen me doing rescue missions

[smoky token]

I'm gonna need you to do a few games with me soon

How rich are you

[smoky token]

Thats more than hawkner

[hasty zinc]

yep

[smoky gust]

343 shut down the halo Reddit early for that protest?

[hasty zinc]

343 has nothing to do with the subreddit

it's community ran

[smoky gust]

Well did the moderators shut it down early for that protest?

[smoky token]

A little bit, yes

just a few minutes ago

[obsidian wyvern]

omg it's aegis 2

[smoky token]

Most other subreddits will be doing the same thing tomorrow

[smoky gust]

Oh okay. I see the message now. I wasn't able to view the message on my phone browser

[worldly badger]

/r/halo reddit is officially privated in protest

[smoky gust]

@worldly badger gotcha. I wasn't able to see the message that they started it on my phone browser. I noticed it on the PC browser. Thanks for the help

[harsh vector]

why’d r/halo dissapear

[smoky token]

Protesting Reddit's API pricing

[worldly badger]

its because of reddits 3rd party apps protest

[smoky token]

most other subreddits will be doing the same tomorrow

You can go to r/halo's discord for more info

http://discord.gg/rHalo

[harsh vector]

oh well

a day without reddit wont hurt

[smoky token]

it will probably be more like a week

[harsh vector]

a week without reddit wont hurt*

[worldly badger]

the page says until June 14

[smoky token]

Thats the official ending date of the protest but a lot of subs are doing it for longer

[worldly badger]

ya I saw the Music subreddit say they will close indefinately until its reverted

[snow void]

hey I got halo mcc on steam and when I launch it it says its unable to connect to xbox live and attempting tp retry just loads infinitely. any idea?

[calm fiber]

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

[snow void]

ok

[regal chasm]

We'll see millions of redditors leaving their cave and seeing the sunlight for the first time in years. They might even touch grass 🫢 !

[queen remnant]

So true...

[snow void]

erm

just because I use reddit doesn't mean I live in a cave (its actually a dark room)

[lusty dragon]

Hey, the moss in my cave is actually kinda cozy

[burnt frost]

One argument I’m kinda seeing tossed around online is that the showcase had other live service premieres and trailers, etc and yet Halo wasn’t among those ones. I… guess that’s a fair statement but I think 343 are kinda gonna do their own thing

[fickle drift]

So is atriox still alive at end of infinite or is that scene at end of credits pre events of infinite?

[smoky token]

Atriox is still alive

[near tree]

Do we know how yet?

[fickle drift]

I thought that was a post infinite scene

[near tree]

Also does this convo need spoiler tagged?

[fickle drift]

Also did the weapon choose Cortana as her name or do we not know?

[near tree]

Kinda felt like a big reveal. That scene wouldn't have been as big if it was pre lol

[cedar turret]

It’s been out long enough that it doesn’t as far as I’m aware

[fickle drift]

True. Something tells me that’s the endless he was activating

[burnt frost]

Honestly idk if the weapon wants to be called Cortana after she found out what Cortana has done lol

[steady jolt]

We don't know

[cedar turret]

Pretty sure it was a snow cone machine

[steady jolt]

Personally, I feel it's unlikely

[fickle drift]

Cause she did ask chief if it was ok and if he was sure about it

[novel tangle]

lmao ill think ill avoid reddit after seeing how mad battlefield reddit players can be

[fickle drift]

But we won’t know for sure till next installment in chiefs story right?

Which my guess is fighting atriox and the endless

[round laurel]

I'm not sure if you'll have a choice tomorrow...

[cedar turret]

Opening cutscene. Atriox eating a massive blue snow cone. ‘This was worth all the hells I’ve survived’

[fickle drift]

The devs had to have put that scene in for a reason and ended it without us finding out her name on purpose right?

[burnt frost]

What is happening?? I keep seeing people talking about the subreddit

[cedar turret]

The Reddit has its own discord

[round laurel]

Many subreddits are going private for two days in protest against Reddit's new API policy, which essentially shuts down third party apps.

[burnt frost]

Ohhh

I don’t even use Reddit

[vapid siren]

r/halo is down now anyways we said screw it and went early cause no news from showcase and it seems thingsll be quiet

any activity we had atm as is was just whining so like... why bother

[obsidian wyvern]

screw twitter halo, its just negativity rn

[ivory comet]

Remove covert one flag

Its garbage

Literally the worst game mode

[cedar turret]

To the death is the worst game mode

[candid solar]

is it ever not whining

[ivory comet]

Is that the game mode where everyone has swords and grappling hooks

[winter flame]

It was actually relatively less whiney recently, looked the other week and was pleasantly surprised

[ivory comet]

“The community is whiny” yeah Thats what Happens when you make a bad game 😑

[round laurel]

Ohhhhhhhh

[hasty zinc]

the Halo community has always whined

there were even websites dedicated to complaining about H2 and Reach

[ivory comet]

It’s whined since 2010 thats for sure. What happened on 2010 I wonder?

Can anyone tell me?

[hasty zinc]

TIL Halo 2 was after 2010

[ivory comet]

Didn’t halo’s 1 2 and 3 literally release to critical and financial praise -,-

[hasty zinc]

that doesn't matter

the complaints were still there

they always have been

people hated H2, both MP and campaign for various reasons

[ivory comet]

Go read the various poor reviews from critics on star wars from 1977 and say that they matter

[hasty zinc]

what

this whole conversation is based off this comment

so by that sentence, Halo 2, 3, and Reach are bad

my point is no matter how good you think something is, there will always be people who will complain about it

[robust tusk]

H2 released somewhat mixed I think, many people didnt like the inclusion of the arbitor

[hasty zinc]

yeah quite a few hated him

[burnt frost]

god I love this image so much

[robust tusk]

Fr, I have like 90 hrs on it, I love it even though it has things I dont agree with

[burnt frost]

I think people also didn’t like the multiplayer glitches and combos too

[robust tusk]

Devs at 343 did a great job tho

[hasty zinc]

H2 launch MP was really bad

[fickle drift]

Mind if I borrow this ?

[robust tusk]

I was gonna mention that too

[obsidian wyvern]

open source memes

[candid solar]

Yeah, that's why I wish I had a halo2sucks.com t shirt lmao. Because it did suck, and that's where the whining started.

[burnt frost]

I mean I really hate H2 MP just because of the combos. It’s a really hard game for new players to try out

[fickle drift]

Nice !

[balmy tundra]

yeah, and then they nerfed the magnum which wasn't even good to begin with

at least, thats what i have been told

[candid solar]

Seriously, I want to find that guy. I want that shirt, I totally agree with him.

[burnt frost]

so is it safe to say that even Bungie themselves made some bad choices with halo????????

[hasty zinc]

no not allowed

we must always praise Bungo

[burnt frost]

dang

[hasty zinc]

no matter what

[balmy tundra]

people like pretending bungie are gods who make no wrong choices

[candid solar]

Bungalow can do no wrong (They actually did a lot wrong but people are nostalgia-guzzling cowards)

[balmy tundra]

and well, that has always been false

[robust tusk]

Bungue also made bad choices with reach

[hasty zinc]

yeah by making Reach

[balmy tundra]

bloom being as bad as it was

[robust tusk]

Reach was just destiny 0.5 with a halo skin slapped on

[burnt frost]

Outside of campaign, forge, and customs, I think reach really sucks lol

[candid solar]

Nostalgia; The copium gas of Millennial gamers.

[balmy tundra]

see, i want to argue this, but as someone who played a ton of reach swat, yeah

multiplayer was unbalanced as heck

[candid solar]

You can say hell here

[balmy tundra]

wait, really?

huh

[burnt frost]

I also think CE is the weakest game of them all. I think it aged pretty badly

[obsidian wyvern]

hell no

[robust tusk]

Gotta be honest

[hasty zinc]

I almost wanted to delete this for the laughs

[robust tusk]

Didnt really like ce's campaign

[balmy tundra]

CE definitely had the weakest sandbox

[burnt frost]

Me neither

[robust tusk]

Level design was just not my thing

[obsidian wyvern]

you shouldve lol

[candid solar]

CE drags on more than it reasonably should, but then I hate vehicle segments.

[robust tusk]

Mp was always a blast though

[balmy tundra]

CE's campaign wasn't as engaging when you didn't start with it

[steady jolt]

*2004

[robust tusk]

I get lost and then annoyed

[burnt frost]

I think CEs multiplayer aged terribly, the campaign is super repetitive too

[candid solar]

CE is a great beer and pizza game.

[hasty zinc]

nah it would have been like ABUSE etc etc

[balmy tundra]

so like, anyone who played reach, 2, 3, or 4 first won't be able to will themselves forward

[robust tusk]

Thats more of 3 for me

[fickle drift]

Reach was my favourite campaignruns away

[candid solar]

Actually, by the time I was playing CE on MCC a few years back, it was Action Sack only and I was usually half a bottle of vodka into the drains.

[burnt frost]

True, H3 is the preferred beer and pizza game

[candid solar]

Good ol 2020. My alchoholism misses those days.

[balmy tundra]

thats totally fine, its not hard to like it

even if it has flaws

[burnt frost]

and if ur underage it’s a soda/energy drink and pizza game

[obsidian wyvern]

welp

[candid solar]

Oh no

It's happening

[obsidian wyvern]

you guys lied to me 😐

[burnt frost]

Halo + Pizza was something that was MEANT to be. That’s the only reason why I’m thankful both exist

[ivory comet]

Nice I made infinites entire player base freak out
Also love that we can’t swear anyone remember when this was rated M

[candid solar]

I remember arguing vehemently that it shouldn't be rated M because old Halo didn't swear a ton and didn't have that bad of content.

[fickle drift]

It definitely had flaws but overall it was the best campaign for me the story and the length were bang on

[candid solar]

Because people love to forget that so they can complain even harder.

Instead of acknowledging that they're being disingenuous.

[burnt frost]

I think it was Rated M cuz of the flood, and H2/H3 had some brutal moments

[candid solar]

The flood's the big reason, yeah.

[balmy tundra]

i mean reach and 4 were also M for some reason

[candid solar]

But even then... I remember distinctly pointing out that it was more mucousy.

[burnt frost]

I mean the flood is literally a living pile of gore

[candid solar]

Gore isn't green.

[robust tusk]

Im psure ce was rated M because of the red blood and guns

[burnt frost]

body horror maybe???? idk

[robust tusk]

maybe johnson being johnson

[balmy tundra]

that M rating isn't really deserved in the modern era

[candid solar]

Plus, the ESRB's ratings for blood and gore calmed down heavily over time.

[burnt frost]

nah it was rated M cuz of johnson

[robust tusk]

Also the flood in general

[candid solar]

4 was more because of Doctor Tillson.

[steady jolt]

[burnt frost]

That part still shocks me tbh

[balmy tundra]

oh yeah, the composing was brutal

[burnt frost]

my first blind playthough of H4 really got me messed up

[balmy tundra]

and then we just kinda dropped the prometheans post 5 because reasons

[robust tusk]

The ending of h4 was actually good I think

[pulsar cobalt]

That's not even a bad word 😂😂

[crude furnace]

1. Halo Infinite wasnt on time for Xbox release 2. Campaign (empty sandbox) liveservice didnt pan out with the 10 year plan 3. Multiplayer didnt attract a high amount of players, can we stop the personal attacks calling people whiny and stay constructive, please

[burnt frost]

the more I know about the OG trilogy, the more depressing H4 becomes.

[robust tusk]

My headcannon is that promethians dont have anyone controlling them

Cus first it was/is the didact, then cormtama

[balmy tundra]

thats canon as far as we know

[burnt frost]

“Don’t ever let her go”
aaAAUUGHHAGH WHYY

[balmy tundra]

otherwise Firewall wouldn't be happening

[robust tusk]

New book has the didact

[balmy tundra]

in its canon limbo state

[obsidian wyvern]

I'm hoping the date is enough to make sure people know it's a joke

[robust tusk]

She said that about me, something something machine

[burnt frost]

about being a machine

[candid solar]

1. Don't care, I'm on PC. 2. Disagree with campaign, agree with the live service being mid. 3. Personal take. But no, people do whine too much, it's not a personal attack if it's an objective observation on the community.

[burnt frost]

H4 is really overly hated

[obsidian wyvern]

I'm sure in this day and age, everyone would rather have the game delayed

[balmy tundra]

honestly, this is the coldest take ever, but modern gamers complain a lot about things they shouldn't have even believed

[robust tusk]

:(

[candid solar]

I'm actually genuinely surprised I never heard of a Halo fan pepper spraying a Gamestop employee over Halo 4 Chief.

[balmy tundra]

like the overwatch PvE thing

[abstract shadow]

how does this server have voice channels that create private voice channels for a squad?

[burnt frost]

what

[obsidian wyvern]

it was promised, it wasn't delivered

fair to be upset

[robust tusk]

That one is actually deserved, based off that they revealed it in 2019

[round laurel]

Um...

They literally said they were developing it.

Why would I not believe Blizz devs?

[balmy tundra]

Really, you guys believed the hundred skill tree thing?

[robust tusk]

Also they released Overwatch "2" with the promise of it being for pve

[balmy tundra]

like, that wasn't going to happen

[round laurel]

I think we're talking about different things.

[candid solar]

I assume I'm not supposed to talk about that, understood, probs should've noted it, sorry.

[balmy tundra]

i think so as well

[robust tusk]

I fidnt believe that, I believed a dedicated PvE mode

[balmy tundra]

oh yeah, that part is aggravating

[robust tusk]

Like all I wanted was a cool new mode, essentially a campaign with all the cool heroes

[balmy tundra]

like, it would be if halo infinite released the Multiplayer first, then just forgot the campaign

[crude furnace]

1. Commercial success of the franchise is 2. mid story, no setpieces, fail characters, Cortana dies again offscreen? 3. Nothing personal about numbers, again I expect the people in this channel to keep it constructive no matter what side youre on

[robust tusk]

Exactly

I mean infinite released its mp barebones but atleast they dropped a campaign and built on the mp

[candid solar]

Yes, my constructive criticism is that people should actually be better at voicing their criticism in a way that actually matters and is actionable. Majority of the whining is just that; Nonactionable whining.

[balmy tundra]

as far as i understand it, the scope of Pve went from dedicated mode with talents and stuff, to the same stuff as OV1's PvE

[crude furnace]

Then either ignore or assess the arguments, youre more than capable

[candid solar]

I do assess it, and I assess it as trash and point it out as such.

I don't condone it and I will not condone it.

I'm sorry you're willing to accept that tripe.

[balmy tundra]

343 at least always tries to improve on their mistakes to make fans happier (even if its to their own detriment on occasion)

[crude furnace]

calling trash arguments out is fine and always necessary

[smoky token]

ooh, new Hunger Games movie in November

[balmy tundra]

Why?

[round laurel]

lol

[smoky token]

it’s the origin of the Hunger Games

[steady jolt]

Finally caught up with the Showcase, that was really good :)
Starfield looks hella fun, but also pretty involved - might not be able to sink as much time into it as it needs

[balmy tundra]

that's... not actually that bad an idea

[smoky token]

Also, did you guys see the trailer for the Gran Turismo movie?

[sour gate]

every halo has it flaws but trying to fix them just ruins the game

[balmy tundra]

yeah. I'm not really invested

[candid solar]

I need to entirely upgrade my systems for Starfield.

[smoky token]

What’s starfield min spec?

[candid solar]

Which is a surprise, considering my laptop and desktop have been hard carrying my ability to play games.

[candid solar]

Higher than both of my systems, and they run on a 2060 and 1080 respectively.

W/ 16gb ram each.

[alpine shell]

What happened to the halo Subreddit?

[smoky token]

I can help you spec out a new system if you want

or upgrade the current one

[candid solar]

Closed due to poor Reddit management decisions.

[smoky token]

https://rtech.support/docs/meta/blackout.html

[candid solar]

Not r/Halo, but Reddit Reddit.

[balmy tundra]

oh

[robust tusk]

Yep, as much as I disagree with some of 343s decisions with how they release their games, they end up pretty good in the end.

[alpine shell]

LOL

[balmy tundra]

i was almost happy

[queen remnant]

One day

[robust tusk]

I heard, wasnt it something about not allowing third party whatevers

[candid solar]

Honestly, I wish r/Halo had utterly shut down hardcore the first time. Community's behavior was inexcusable and they didn't hold it accountable.

[sour gate]

that seems to be the general agreement of this server lol

[balmy tundra]

I mean, I honestly have had more fun in 5's multiplayer and custom games than any of the other halos

[smoky token]

Reddit is putting a price on their API services, to the tune of millions of dollars for a measly few billion calls

[robust tusk]

Ohhhh

Thats scummy

[sour gate]

343 made mistakes but if the biggest issue is artstyle then is it really that bad of a game?

[smoky token]

Third party app devs barely make any money from their apps at all, so they can’t pay the fees

[sour gate]

Halo 5 is honestly my favorite game for it's multiplayer. It alone clears every other Halo multiplayer

[smoky token]

The developer of Apollo, for example, was quoted 20 million dollars by Spez (CEO of reddit) for his use of the API

Or, more accurately, his app’s use of the API

[candid solar]

Good game bad halo game etc etc etc.

God, I hate that argument. It's trying so hard to sound contrarian when it's the vocal crowd because of how this damn fanbase is sometimes.

[smoky token]

I was talking to Unyshek about this yesterday

[obsidian wyvern]

who has an issue with infinites general art style wtf

[robust tusk]

I dont think its necessarily ever just the art style. Its mainly not sticking to the indentity of halo. Like if youve noticed how 4 and 5 changed the art style and they changed how the game plays

[smoky token]

It’s extremely scummy on Reddit’s end

[candid solar]

They meant Reclaimer.

[obsidian wyvern]

ah

[robust tusk]

So art style is focused on more as its easier to absorb

[candid solar]

Honestly, it's easier to observe a minimum of and dismiss.

I've looked into it a ton and it's actually really logically thought out when you actually care to pay attention instead of whinge.

It's almost as though it was based off of legitimately viable concepts

[balmy tundra]

4 and 5 have this thing where i felt tech progression just by looking at the stuff

[robust tusk]

Like 4 had a somewhat generic artstyle and genric gameplay. Halo 5 had a halo 5 artstyle and the mp was closer

[balmy tundra]

you could tell the UNSC had a glow up in the 4 year interval

[candid solar]

5 was the artstyle they wanted for 4.

[amber mirage]

What made them "generic?" Where can I find the common generic stuff Halo 4 looked and played like?

[robust tusk]

I think its also that 343 went way too far from 3 artstyle wise

[sour gate]

the 360 was just to old to handle the dream of reclaimer

[balmy tundra]

the Madama faction (who apparently aren't called the storm covenant?) looked like they had no real supply lines which fit them

[candid solar]

Honestly, that's also something that irritates me. Generic is thrown out as a statement, but... Halo was literally built off the back of common cult Scifi.

[robust tusk]

True

[balmy tundra]

the Promethan stuff and requiem felt like an actual civilization existed

instead of just grey corridor #217

[robust tusk]

Its just it wanted to fit in with the general over complication of designs of that generation

[smoky token]

They still did wonders with what they did have

[robust tusk]

I mean h4 is a beautiful game on the 360

[sour gate]

what about light grey corridor #302

[balmy tundra]

that one was fine

[fickle drift]

Closed due to power tripping moderators

[robust tusk]

Even though it does like kinda bland color wise

[candid solar]

Based powertrippers, community doesn't deserve them.

[round laurel]

So... I'm guessing you came from /r/Halo, huh? lol

[smoky token]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1104552937780416566/1104584233541972028/9B4851C1-951A-48F0-8A9C-0F9A43557CFD.gif

[candid solar]

This is not sarcasm.

[sour gate]

no hate intended it's impressive what they were able to do

[smoky token]

I mean, all that on a measly 512mb of RAM?

crazy

[sour gate]

jeez not even a gig???

[balmy tundra]

4 was tech wizardry

[smoky token]

it was 2004

[robust tusk]

I think my only main issues with infinite is that the aiming feels off and no crosscore yet

[smoky token]

no one had a gig of memory

[robust tusk]

Also they removed last spartan standing :(

[sour gate]

that's insane

[candid solar]

You should tweak your settings some more. MKB or Controller?

[amber mirage]

2005*

[candid solar]

Maybe change up your dead zones.

[fickle drift]

I got banned from there around Infinites release for complaining about the lack of a team slayer playlist. Garbage moderators

[robust tusk]

Controller, ive tried to mess with it but nothing works

Ive just adapted honestly

Im insane on mkb tho

[smoky token]

You know a bunch of them are mods here too, right?

[candid solar]

Please, share with the class what you actually said.

I'm sure there were a few insults thrown in modmail.

[round laurel]

Well, if you follow the rules here I'm sure you can turn over a new leaf.

[robust tusk]

I hit a nasty clip a few days ago on super fiesta with an energy sword and booster

[sour gate]

that's a deadly combo

[robust tusk]

I was just about to say💀

[timber charm]

part of being halo is lookn like it

[vapid siren]

oh hey thats me

[candid solar]

I kind of want them to drop a u/.

[timber charm]

so it can be a great game

[candid solar]

But I don't want to ask for it.

[smoky token]

@fickle drift what’s your u/?

[rare blade]

MMR should decrease over time, I havent played in a year and Im playing against sweaty players

[robust tusk]

Especially with the duelist sword and the wild booster that makes you invisible

[candid solar]

I honestly think the distance is what makes that thruster more dangerous. You lose the invis utility with the duel sword (You move too fast)

[lusty dragon]

Lol, guarantee they were a r/halospeech user obsessed with Jack

[timber charm]

got warned once for using 2many emojis

[balmy tundra]

do i want context?

[vapid siren]

oh shoot is halospeech going dark?

[fickle drift]

I honestly don't even remember which one it was, I cycle accounts pretty frequently

[round laurel]

Lol, is /r/Halospeech real?

[candid solar]

Yes.

[queen remnant]

Yes

[vapid siren]

regrettably

[robust tusk]

Doesnt the duelist have a longer lunge too?

[candid solar]

Awesomely.

[queen remnant]

And it's what do you expect

[candid solar]

Affirmative.

[balmy tundra]

what even is halo speech?

[robust tusk]

I think its mainly the speed that makes the combo deadly

[sour gate]

yessss
I got 29 kills doing that in a 4v4

[smoky token]

It’s even funnier when you are one of the targets of their “speech”

[balmy tundra]

is it like debate, but for halo lore?

[smoky token]

“muh free speech” but halo

[candid solar]

Long story short, people who got mad because they don't like r/Halo or modern Halo in general.

[smoky token]

it’s mostly complaining about Haijakk

[candid solar]

Usually because they got banned.

[robust tusk]

I got like 30, they kept trying to rush me. So I just out manuvered them

[candid solar]

Because they can't voice their criticism without slurs against minorities and whatnot.

[vapid siren]

bros literally went to dox him

[robust tusk]

I love super fiesta so much

[safe dawn]

So just people abusing their idea of free speech, got it