general-chat

[full kite]

That’s fair

[candid solar]

I don't like Hyperius for similar reasons.

[full kite]

I thought he was pretty cool, I think the brute persona’s not really my cup of tea

[candid solar]

Escharum?

[worthy ginkgo]

I think he was supposed to kill Kovan but that got cut

[full kite]

Even if that’s literally what they are

[candid solar]

Jega was supposed to kill Kovan in cut content, yeah. Kovan was saved by Rubicon's retelling.

[full kite]

More referring to brutes as a whole

[candid solar]

Horvath also originally got beheaded by Escharum, IIRC.

Vettel's situation was supposed to be ambiguous but implying that he died fighting Chak Lok.

[worthy ginkgo]

Horvath was suppoosed to try to take on House Of Recknowing by himself

[candid solar]

In unpowered MJOLNIR.

[full kite]

Did yall like the open world aspect of Infinite?

[candid solar]

Hit or miss. Like the idea, execution needed help.

[worthy ginkgo]

Should have a lot of this stuff been in the game though? Probably but at least we got it in a good book haha

[sinful karma]

is multiplayer down?

[muted rose]

No.

[full kite]

I really did not like the open world

[candid solar]

It works in ODST because the city is more oppressive and navigating it is slightly more interesting.

But in Infinite, the forest gets boring a lot faster.

[full kite]

I would’ve preferred a linear campaign

[worthy ginkgo]

I think it was good but it could have been a lot better especially if they included more charecters stories that were covered in the book

[candid solar]

Problably doesn't help that ODST actively broke it up with different types of urban.

[full kite]

I love ODST

[candid solar]

Instead of Infinite's constant corridors after corridors.

[worthy ginkgo]

but I think after Halo 5 and how many characters that had they didn't want to try and juggle too many characters

[full kite]

I feel like the way they did it is why too many characters didn’t work

[candid solar]

Strong overcorrection is a pain. 5's pacing hurt the story and the sheer amount of characters suffered due to this.

[full kite]

If the campaign were longer, or even two separate dedicated campaigns for blue and orisis, it might’ve worked

[candid solar]

It's fine in a game like God of War Ragnarok, where the story is significantly longer and the interactions are significantly more prolonged.

[jagged drum]

Gameplay was stale as hell in Halo 5, I cant remember which missions stood out much

[worthy ginkgo]

Just Blue Team and Osisris is already 8 characters lol

[full kite]

It helps that three of them are dialogue only, no combat

[candid solar]

Of all the words I've heard for it, stale is one of several I've heard and disagree.

3 pointed back and all that, if you're comparing it to other Halos.

[worthy ginkgo]

I liked all the blue team missons and the Sanghelois missions but there was only three blue team missions

[full kite]

@worthy ginkgo yeah, but if the campaign was longer, 8 characters wouldn’t be so bad - granted I still think it’s too many

[candid solar]

Blue Team's the weaker half of the campaign.

[jagged drum]

Remember that scene where Team Osisris was watching their teamate locke get beaten down by Chief? they just watched the whole thing XD

[candid solar]

That's actually a bit misremembered.

[full kite]

How so?

[candid solar]

It's not that they didn't help, it's that they got moved to where they couldn't.

[jagged drum]

Really I gotta see that again then but still though it was so odd

[full kite]

I still feel like that was forced

[candid solar]

The fight? Eh, it's more symbolic than anything else.

[jagged drum]

Actually I watched again they were not that far away, i dunno

[candid solar]

The cutscene makes it a bit weird by framing

[full kite]

They might have been far away, but it still felt off

[candid solar]

But the ending is where it gets obvious-the platform they are on moves closer and they jump off it to help.

[full kite]

It’s shot really poorly

[candid solar]

https://youtu.be/v3e2i7vLGWU?t=178

Timestamp relevant

[full kite]

The trailer where Chief awakens a guardian is still so cool

[sinful karma]

is there a way to check your stream drop progress?

[worthy ginkgo]

I wish that would have been apart of the game

[full kite]

With his jedi robe thing

[jagged drum]

1:34 They didnt look that far away at all

[full kite]

For real 😭

[candid solar]

Timestamp relevant stated for a reason

The way the shots of them before the timestamp are really weird, but then, there's a reason that this is a scene I don't like more often than I do.

Either way, the platform unfolding is basically a 'yeah they're too far to jump btw'.

[jagged drum]

Maybe its how it was framed but to me just looks like they could of jumped or used their thrusters, or could of made an effort of seeing if there were other platforms to get closer.

[full kite]

Either way

I wish that symbolism you mentioned @candid solar wasn’t at the cost of the scene itself

[candid solar]

I mean... It kind of isn't?

[full kite]

That scene is awful

[candid solar]

That symbolism isn't the problem with the scene or what causes the issue. The positioning is.

[jagged drum]

It was not well received by fans, so many hated how they were fighting, I think it could of been done better

[candid solar]

The symbolism I'm referring to is the breaching of duty vs self hurting the Chief's goals again, in the visor cracking.

[full kite]

Yeah, that’s not what I meant to say, you’re right

[candid solar]

God, I feel like my old English teacher. That is uncomfortable.

[jagged drum]

I didnt think of that, thats a cool insight

[full kite]

I’m more so saying I wish both the positioning and the symbolism were there, rather than just one of them

That’s what I meant by the cost, but I realize phrasing it that way isn’t right

[jagged drum]

On Halo 5 though I think the best part was teaming up with Arbiter killing the Warden, I got so hyped

I always let Arbiter land the finishing blow he just too cool

[worthy ginkgo]

Arbiter was pretty cool as always

[full kite]

The prophet’s bane was so broken in mp

[worthy ginkgo]

Wish they didnt cut his convo with Master Chief at the end

[candid solar]

I find it hilarious that Jul's forces immediately almost kill the Arbiter the second Jul dies.

[full kite]

First I’ve heard about this, do you know what the dialogue would’ve been?

[worthy ginkgo]

They did a live reading of it at the Seattle HCS

[muted rose]

Isn’t that in sunrise on sanghelios?

[worthy ginkgo]

you can find it on youtube

[jagged drum]

The storm covies I didnt think posed much of a threat to Arbiters faction was so sad seeing my Elite team from halo 3 die like that.

[worthy ginkgo]

would have been a waaaaaay better way to end the game

[jagged drum]

Can I ask why Arbiters team is no longer green but red now?

In Halo 3 they had a green team sort of thing going on

[candid solar]

To match their planet.

In 3 it was most likely done to keep people from shooting the phantoms, as they were red in 2.

[jagged drum]

That makes sense

[candid solar]

Also, Arbiter's elites used the old school color patterns in 3

[summer obsidian]

Hello

[jagged drum]

hello

[candid solar]

Anyhow, the Swords of Sanghelios also weren't really a faction back in 3-it was more 'unified Sangheili vs the Covenant' back then.

[worthy ginkgo]

Yes

[candid solar]

A very solid chunk even wanted to continue their campaign against humanity. Arbiter's one of the only voices of reason in that particular conflict who commands enough of an image to actually break down that opinion, even if a significant number of Sangheili youth echo his philosophy.

[jagged drum]

Yeah they were forced out, damn....can we talk about how sad it was knowing High Charity fell to the flood? dozens of covies must of died there, imagine the city section we never saw get destroyed

[candid solar]

If Xytan had lived, for example, he had significantly more influence over Sangheili politics than Thel ever had.

And Xytan really wanted to finish humanity off after he killed the prophets.

[jagged drum]

I remember him, hes the baddest Elite, would of liked to have seen him talk with other characters makes me wonder how he would of sounded

[candid solar]

I still think his ridiculous height should've actually been established as an in-universe rumor.

It'd make more sense.

[jagged drum]

I cant remember his height but I think taller than a Brute If I remember correctly but he was known to be super tall

[candid solar]

It's like, 11-12 feet.

[jagged drum]

o_O

[candid solar]

Average elite height is around 7-9.

[jagged drum]

How does he fit though those covy cruiser doors?

[candid solar]

Well, those doors fit Hunters, so.

[candid solar]

"This great stature added to his perception as a mighty warrior. As befit his rank, Wattinree wore silver armor covered with golden Forerunner glyphs. When making his proclamation of empire to his assembled council of shipmasters at Saepon'kal, Wattinree's presentation was further enhanced by being holographically magnified to thirty metres in height, with alternate projections providing clones of his face "looking" in four directions into the crowd."

[twilit vector]

I so cant wait
So many forge builds and so many new Spartan drips

[candid solar]

Again, seriously, that thirty meters of height hologram thing? It'd make it so much more understandable if he were like, just 10 feet tall. It's still taller than average, but that's like, the normal-but-tall thing Ripa had going on.

[twilit vector]

I wonder if hsc launch will ever be cross core later

Its a nice coating that i would love to see on my other cores

[jagged drum]

I remember Ripa being really tall, he looked a bit like a mutated Elite

@candid solar Do you think it was a good idea they killed off Xytan? I think they might of been able to do something with him considering I hear he had a big influence for Elites

[candid solar]

I have no strong opinion on Xytan. There's few details about him, and ultimately he sounds more like a potential plot tumor to me than anything better.

[smoky token]

Xytan was a character meant to demonstrate the power of the NOVA bomb more than actually be relevant to the greater halo lore

[jagged drum]

I think he could of done something with him when Brutes were killing off Elites and they need motivation from a leader like at that time. Halo at this time i think no longer needs a character like him since the best usage of him I think long passed now

[jagged drum]

NOVA Bomb??? feels like I heard of that before

Im not a super big into the Halo books but I cant lie, would love to see some stuff from the books in the games. Even with Halo Reach, Spartan 3s would of added a level of pressure I cant explain, i think theres a good story there

[full kite]

Is noble team present in the Fall of Reach?

I can’t remember

[jagged drum]

To my knowledge they were never in the fall of reach book.

[smoky token]

it’s the thing that killed Xytan, his entire fleet, and glassed half a planet

instantly

human invention

[jagged drum]

That must of been a epic win for the UNSC that day

[smoky token]

they didn’t know

still don’t as far as i know

the detonation of the bomb was more or less entirely accidental

still a W though

[obsidian wyvern]

a lot of green

[smoky token]

tempted to ping greenskull

[obsidian wyvern]

hasnt he just become some ai youtuber now

[hasty zinc]

Lmao https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRcoyFjY/

[summer obsidian]

That was made with the original graphics.
Respect.

[young sage]

@candid solar gud profile pic. Me like. Sparks joy

[candid solar]

Bird

[smoky token]

yeah…

[candid solar]

Wait what

Like. Scripts?

[smoky token]

just generates and reacts to a buncha AI imagery

[candid solar]

That's... Wow.

Bad.

[buoyant idol]

It won't let me post pictures and art in my thread thing

How do I post pics and stuff in the show and tell chat?

[smoky token]

Imgur

[fallow dune]

Legitimate question. Is halo MCC safe to play on PC mutiplayer (PvP) wise? Can never be too safe around a lotta games these days. I mean even CS2 had an exploit that was real bad and thats a constantly updated game.

[bitter orchid]

Got a halo package coming no idea what it would be?

[smoky token]

?

[bitter orchid]

Any big launches from old pre orders or anything that just came out for halo?

Guess I’ll find out on Monday….

[onyx mango]

I got 30k in credit card debt. Everytime they call I say I can’t pay it back yet

[candid solar]

Sounds like you got fleeced.

[fickle drift]

Fr

[candid solar]

Badumtiss.

[fickle drift]

I have a question to ask.

Go ahead

How do people in halo infinite get onyx rank?

Like how many games did they play or matches to get it? Like a month to get it or more?

Is it really that much hard work?

[forest lagoon]

For ranked gameplay or for the career ranks?

[fickle drift]

I meant like you know each rank goes to general from cadet?

[forest lagoon]

Yeah, that's the career ranks. That is gonna take some time. The top is Hero Rank and it unlocks the Master Chief armor

Let me see if I can find the site that tells you how many matches you need to play

[fickle drift]

Is their a way to get their and what’s the best way to earn the xp?

[amber mirage]

To get there, just play

A lot

[fickle drift]

Well it take a month?

[amber mirage]

If you play nonstop

Probably a literal 24/7 grind

[fickle drift]

How do I do that if I get sleepy with the Xbox controller?

[pliant hatch]

I think the first person to get it took around 3 months

[normal coyote]

I wish I had the time to grind like that 😭

[wide pelican]

Is halo MCC dead since I can’t seem to find a single game

[pliant hatch]

no

[wide pelican]

Yesterday I stayed for 10 minutes and couldn’t find a single one

[pliant hatch]

but certain playlists are probly dead

what were you searching

[wide pelican]

Everything but nothing

[pliant hatch]

4v4?

[wide pelican]

Every type of game mode

[pliant hatch]

was it 4's, 8's or doubles

[wide pelican]

All of the above

[pliant hatch]

how long for each

[wide pelican]

5 minutes each

[pliant hatch]

what region of the world are you

[wide pelican]

it’s set auto for me which I don’t check that much

[pliant hatch]

what continent do you live on

[wide pelican]

California

[pliant hatch]

hmm, that's odd then

[thorn wigeon]

Good time of day wherever you are

[wide pelican]

I just tried to find one but never did

[pliant hatch]

I'd suggest restarting your search after about a minute

[severe crystal]

hey im tryna make a documentory with my spartan and the obstacles he had to face when he was on reach with his fireteam,i need people if anyone wants to join dm me.

[wide pelican]

Tried that but nothing

[pliant hatch]

guess you got unlucky then. I can usually find a game within a few minutes at most.

[wide pelican]

Lucky I tried to find one but got tired and I am looking at what game to play but I don’t know what to play since I beat every game I have a lot

[pliant hatch]

h3 is probly the most popular

[wide pelican]

Time to see if I can find one right now if I can’t I guess I’ll play another game

[thorn wigeon]

What's the problem?

[wide pelican]

I’m trying to find a game in MCC but can’t find one

[thorn wigeon]

Multiplayer?

[wide pelican]

Yep

[thorn wigeon]

Funny im kinda stuck in it and can't back out of games

[wide pelican]

I miss being able to find one

I miss Halo 5 at least that game never crashes my PC so bad that the game deleted itself

[livid oyster]

Reach and 3 seem to be the quickest finds

Though the game doesn’t quite have the population it did years ago

[thorn wigeon]

CE for me

[wide pelican]

I’m searching that one

[pliant hatch]

go into your settings and select network to make sure all the regions are selected.

[wide pelican]

It’s all checked

[pliant hatch]

I just searched and found a game almost instantly lol. h4 slayer

[wide pelican]

That’s nice still stuck here not found a single one

[pliant hatch]

this game is super lopsided. it's 30-5

[wide pelican]

I gave up

[pliant hatch]

just search h3 4's with everything selected

[wide pelican]

Just did but nothing

[thorn wigeon]

What network are you on?

[pliant hatch]

probly something on your end then. maybe a firewall issue for example.

[full kite]

Has to be

I’ve been insta-queueing into games for the past couple hours

[hexed marten]

Is the achievement "All according to plan..." bugged or something? I cant seem to get it

[pliant hatch]

not that I know of

[hexed marten]

Ive done everything correctly and killed all enemies without the "intense" music playing

multiple times too, but still i havent gotten it

[full kite]

Halo 5 down for anybody? I can’t even get to the main menu

How’d you do it?

I got it by using bandana and the boom skull and tossing them over the mountain from spawn

[pliant hatch]

have you restarted the game?

[full kite]

MCC achievements are always so glitchy

[hexed marten]

ive done this over 20 times now and it just wont activate

[pliant hatch]

they can be although I've only had a couple that didn't want to unlock

[hexed marten]

did u end up getting tghem?

[pliant hatch]

yes

[hexed marten]

nice

welp just restarted the game and it pops up. Why is it like that

[pliant hatch]

no idea

my challenges like to glitch a lot though

[lean burrow]

Hoooly running into Mint Blitz playing FFA oddball just lifted my spirits

Society gives celebrities a magical aura not even its haters can deny

[bold sparrow]

He did save my bacon in a snipers match once.
Though I cant tell if thats cause hes as good a shot as he seems to be, or if the entire enemy team just hard focused him and let us start picking them off

[lean burrow]

Might be his state of mind. Probably turns down his nervous system to sit back and chill now and then

[bold sparrow]

Whatever the reason, he turned the game around for us. Cant say not a win

[pliant hatch]

i'd probly put celebrity in quotes lol. it's funny watching the delay on his kills though after he snipes someone. that would drive me crazy.

[lean burrow]

Good point. Celebrity is a dang loose term nowadays

I dream of making video game content. Networking. Media grind to pour my soul onto the internet. This kind of thing makes me feel really good about myself simply because I've been going through a lot internally lately. Boosts the spirit

[livid oyster]

Speaking of halo celebrities, I ran into ispiteful today and my team ended up winning in ctf. I tried my best to give him a run for his money

Soon as I seen his name I had to sit up in my chair

[pliant hatch]

a lot of times they aren't really trying.

[livid oyster]

Don’t matter. I wanted that win

[pliant hatch]

yes, one of the downsides of being a streamer

[livid oyster]

They should have thought of that before becoming a streamer

No off days

[pliant hatch]

it's not something that would deter them from streaming obviously, but it's still a negative.

[livid oyster]

Yeah, I’m just talking sh , I can’t imagine they’re on their A game everyday

[silver fable]

Almost done with Winter Contingency 3

too bad my daily challenge xp will be wasted since i only need 200 xp more

[mental wren]

Just realized illusion is under live fire, from the few MP cutscenes we got.

Explains the look it is literally in the same facility.

[calm zephyr]

Hello

[rare cedar]

[lethal lintel]

wsp

[obsidian wyvern]

I think it's under cliffhanger

[elfin glacier]

@obsidian wyvern @obsidian wyvern

find a cat and pat it

[glad copper]

I JUST killed escheram in one shot before the boss fight began

LMAo

[obsidian wyvern]

I'm fighting to get out of bed

[elfin glacier]

i am going to sleep

[fickle drift]

Catherine Halsey is the pied piper

[silk narwhal]

Hello

[tranquil loom]

Hi

[glad copper]

i just did laso but i didnt get the achivement????

[silk narwhal]

How do I see if people add me on the Xbox app

[obsidian wyvern]

theyre under the followers tab

[sinful karma]

Didn’t get gladiators edge

Welp

[ebon bramble]

I really hope the next halo game has Scarabs as boss fights. Would be based.

[fickle cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/halo-halo2-elite-sangheili-greetings-gif-25839730

Aw 😔

[smoky token]

https://x.com/threatlevelkilo/status/1750243799060881790?s=46&t=EsfAsdhUoldfJcyweGd1aw

Keylow (@ThreatlevelKilo) on X

I'm just letting you guys know now:

The first person to put a Mark V helmet on a Mark IV core, or a Mark IV helmet on a Mark V core; you are enacting a profane sabbath.

You are dooming the earth to dark forces.

You know that, right?

Twitter · Jan 24, 2024, 7:46 PM

[obsidian wyvern]

i saw this tweet, i didnt understand it lol

[pastel walrus]

it's because mark iv and mark v are two different iterations of mjolnir, it'd be like putting the mark vi helmet on a mark v core, it'd just look a little strange lol

still gonna do it though

[obsidian wyvern]

ah right

think I accidentally just sent unyshek a halo invite and now I look stupid

[pastel walrus]

LMAO run some ranked with unyshek 😭

he'd pull out some crazy skill jumps I just know it

[normal owl]

Not stupid at all! You're just two people in the universe: everyone's equal.

[silk narwhal]

Do you guys know how I can make my halo infinite character look like master chief

[normal owl]

You buy the Store pack that's exactly his whole CE look, or you attain the rank of Hero to earn his whole [not sure which game] look.

[obsidian wyvern]

[halo infinite]

[normal owl]

[thank you]

[obsidian wyvern]

i can't put him down to my level 😤

[pastel walrus]

if you play about 10,000 games you can BE master chief in his mark VI armor, which is the halo 2-3-infinite style armor, it requies an insane amount of games though

[silk narwhal]

Question how are people going to treat me knowing I’m a noob not just at Xbox but halo multiplayer.

[pastel walrus]

just be ready to not do very well until the skill based matchmaking catches up, but eventually you should get easier lobbies, or you could find a group to teach you the game

the community is generally pretty chill though

[normal owl]

Ah, that's a no-no word.

[pastel walrus]

wondered why your message got insta deleted lmao

[silk narwhal]

I don’t think I’m that much of a noob I just know u personally haven’t owned an Xbox in a while that I’ve used

I don’t use my Xbox 360

[pastel walrus]

it's fine, just take it at your own pace and if anyone says any toxic stuff to you, just ignore it, most people are super nice though

[normal owl]

There's no difference in levels or worth between humans: even the richest and most successful people have to eat, sleep, and excrete waste. You're you brother!

[silk narwhal]

My console evolution was. PS2,Xbox360,ps4,ps5 and now as of a few days ago I have an Xbox one s

[normal owl]

What anyone in the Xbox ecosystem thinks of you does not matter. None of them have any actual worthiness to judge you. You're free to enjoy the game regardless of other's opinions!

[silk narwhal]

Yup

[silk narwhal]

Yet I don’t have a mic yet and I don’t know where to begin looking for Xbox mics

[pastel walrus]

xbox themselves do pretty decent headsets, but Turtle Beach, Steelseries and Razer also have great options

[silk narwhal]

Question does the s in Xbox one s stand for slim

[pastel walrus]

mhm!

[normal owl]

Xbox controllers actually accept all normal 3.5mm headset jacks, so any normal headphones with mic will work.

[silk narwhal]

What are the price ranges for those brands you mentioned

[pastel walrus]

Definitely depends, if you want a wireless headset it's gonna be over $70, but if you want a normal wired headset it can range from as little as $20 to like $65

[normal owl]

Would definitely recommend a boom style mic though (with the arm that comes out from the earpiece) since it captures clearer sound from your mouth. But solid headsets with a boom mic can be very cheap: like $20-30.

[silk narwhal]

Ye but problem is most of my wire headsets are either broken or only one speaker works

[normal owl]

[silk narwhal]

For my ps5 I use a wireless headset called pulse 3D

[pastel walrus]

xbox has their own version of that, and it's priced pretty similarly

i can vouch for it's quality as I used to use it daily before i switched to PC

[silk narwhal]

It’s like what £70

[pastel walrus]

pretty much, it's around $70 - $90, definitely worth it because it's built really well and it pairs like a controller so you don't need any annoying dongles

[silk narwhal]

I’d probably get a good headset at some point but I don’t think I’d have the money to spare rn to get one that cost £100

[obsidian wyvern]

I'm guessing you had another word for excrete lol

[pastel walrus]

oh for sure, there's definitely great cheap options though, I'm pretty sure turtle beach have good ones that are less than $50

[normal owl]

Correct

[silk narwhal]

I’m not saying the Xbox one controller triggers are better then the ps5 one because ps5 has haptic feedback

[normal owl]

If you need one now and can't wait: Astro A10 are under $30 and solid basic headsets. If you can wait, many of the Logitech G series and HyperX lower end headsets go on sales very frequently on Amazon and major retailers, like multiple times throughout each year.

[pastel walrus]

I'm pretty sure xbox are making a version 2 of the controller that might add haptic feedback, it's only rumors though so far

[silk narwhal]

But I like that the Xbox one triggers is wider. Question how worried do I need to be about stick drift

[pastel walrus]

in my experience, drifting only happens after like a year and a half, and i game constantly

so if you are more casual you'll likely get a decent 2 years out of it

[silk narwhal]

I don’t know how old my controller is

[pastel walrus]

if it does start drifting then i'd recommend messing around with the deadzone settings on games until you can get a new one

[silk narwhal]

Question in halo 5 is there a delay between the times when you pause the game

[normal owl]

This person has excellent advice @silk narwhal

[worn minnow]

Hey guys. Does anyone know how to get in the official xbox server? I've been trying to get in with this link but its not working

discord.com/invite/xbox

[silk narwhal]

Because when I was testing something when I paused it it seemed like there was a 10 second delay

[silk narwhal]

I know I saw @pastel walrus sorry for not replying to you

[fleet hawk]

would also like to recommend using a mechanical lubricant like WD40 to see if it helps

[normal owl]

Issues like that: you'll want to talk about it in #1075989764026675210 . That's where all the tech brains are.

[pastel walrus]

True!! If you have the knowhow, or you have a repair shop near you, sometimes you can absolutely fix drift with lubricant, or just replace the internals, usually people will just buy a new one though just to get a fresh reset

[worn minnow]

Can anyone help?

[pastel walrus]

Usually if you can't join a server on discord it's because you're banned or you don't have the access to join it from the invite code

if you're not banned previously in any xbox affiliated servers though, I'd just try it again

[steady jolt]

Let me check Khaos

[hot nebula]

I drink Pepsi in a coke cola mug

[pastel walrus]

supervillain behavior

[hot nebula]

Lol

[steady jolt]

Your account is too new - Xbox has some restrictions in place for brand new accounts. You should be able to join in a day or so

[fleet hawk]

to add onto this, this same issue happened with me on the XA discord server and it fixed itself

[silk narwhal]

I just did the community self help thing you recommended

[worn minnow]

Oh, ok tanks

[obsidian wyvern]

I got 10 years out my xb1 controller

and it still isn't drifting

I just had to replace my series x/s controller after a year because of drift though

[fleet hawk]

same

[silk narwhal]

It could have been similar to the thing that happened with the ps5 controller when the ps5 released

[fleet hawk]

my XSX controller lasted like 8 months before it got drift and an RB defect

now i have a design lab ES2 and it's been great so far

[topaz heron]

can we have a giveaways role, which gives u a ping when a giveaway is going on

[fair plover]

Good morning everyone

[silk narwhal]

Gm

[steady jolt]

https://vxtwitter.com/charlieINTEL/status/1750523136603291872?t=OpOmrYMBE56ZTdrsVxeclw&s=19

Heart is breaking for staff right now, what an absolutely horrible start to the year it's been 😞

[pastel walrus]

companies make more, staff get less job security, it's disgusting. I'm so tired of the corporate heads at the top of these companies having zero understanding of their employees, I'm certain that most if not all of the ones layed off will find their footing but these industry heads need to answer for the complete incompetence of management at many of these companies

that being said, at least many of those devs and other workers can now probably find much more creatively fulfilling jobs

with hopefully similar pay

[obsidian wyvern]

bruh

[strong ether]

more layoffs?

[muted rose]

1,900… geez

[obsidian wyvern]

these past 3 years have sucked for gaming industry workers in terms of layoffs

[muted rose]

Games are getting more expensive to make, but I always wondered if they’re actually cutting off people who they actually don’t need or just seeing who’s costing the most

Weren’t 20,000 laid off last year?

[dense mason]

I hope 343 doesn't get more hit than it already was

[candid tusk]

"informed by local employment laws" Yeah, ok. So I'm sure most will get nothing. lmao #USA

We will only give what is legally required in rare instances.

[pastel walrus]

games are also getting more expensive, plus with heavy monetization many of the top companies in the industry really aren't hurting for cash, not to mention that the gaming market is the biggest it's ever been

[steady jolt]

With them just announcing growing their teams, I wouldn't think they would be bit further. Too early to tell though

[muted rose]

That’s what I’m thinking, with how much mtx there are, are they really trimming the extra fat or just seeing who they need to lose to make a cheap Buck

[pastel walrus]

definitely the cheap buck option, this is absolutely a decision made by a rat in a suit that has absolutely no association with day to day dev work

[candid tusk]

Well, when you make an acquisition for $68.7 billion, you probably want to pay that off in ~5-10 years, so you have to cut as much fat as possible. No long-term planning, all about short term cost savings.

[steady jolt]

From what I've read so far, primarily laying off roles at Activision Blizzard, some Xbox and ZeniMax employees are also affected

Qwik just left Blizzard, didn't expect to see that

[pastel walrus]

it seems pretty silly considering many actiblizz games are struggling rn, you'd think they'd be hiring if anything

but bottom lines are bottom lines i guess

[candid tusk]

I can't argue for that side, some of the greatest games made are made with five person or less teams. More people doesn't do much if you don't have the right people.

[pastel walrus]

oh for sure, but in my opinion they're in big need of vision, and demolishing the morale with firings isn't gonna help that

[candid tusk]

Nah, they have a vision, it's to bring in more money. $$$ 🤑

[pastel walrus]

oh that's definitely what the higher ups vision is for sure, just a shame that the devs suffer for it

and the devs will be the ones that get harassed on social media when inevitably the next overwatch or diablo update flops, even though they have nothing to do with it

[candid tusk]

Making good games isn't their goal, it's fleecing people for cash. As much as Diablo Immortall got memed on it still made what... $2 Million a day.

Quite a few of the devs have fallen into that as well, just have to look at the tweets from Call of Duty devs about BG3. Total clowns only caring about KPIs and not actual novel gameplay and fun factor.

[pastel walrus]

Well I think there's definitely a complete difference in intent between management and the workers, like I'm pretty sure an overwatch dev is more interested in actually making new stuff for the game and fixing issues than shoving in MTX, all that stuff comes from the top

I could guarantee that if pretty much any dev group didn't have to deal with upper management, you'd see like 10% of the MTX and other stuff

[candid tusk]

It's definitely a big mixed bag with deep trenches along departmental lines.

[pastel walrus]

it's just a mess, especially at actiblizz as they've famously had a fantastic HR record (lol)

and firings won't help it

[candid tusk]

What I'd really be interested in seeing would be these mega teams splitting up even more internally to work as sub-10 person "mini" teams working on their own in-universe projects standalone. Could make so many unique takes on each universe that way and probably get them done in a much faster timeline. If top management saw one or two looking really good, pull them into a larger work team if needed to build upon it.

[silk narwhal]

What is squad battles in halo infinite

[candid tusk]

8 vs 8 classic maps.

[silk narwhal]

Is it one mode

[candid tusk]

Mixed objectives, including slayer.

[pastel walrus]

because you're new i'd recommend hopping in something like that, squad battle, big team battle, that way you can learn the weapons and movement without having to be in a 4v4 environment where it's a lot more punishing

[candid tusk]

Hop into 2 vs 2, sink or swim. lol

[pastel walrus]

I'm pretty sure this is kinda what 343i is doing, as far as I'm aware there's more than one halo game being actively worked on whilst there's a dedicated team for supporting Infinite. This is why I found it weird when twitter lost their minds over the whole seasonal thing being dropped, 343i are not abandoning Infinite, they literally have a whole team for it lol

but it's hard to explain to twitter that a singular studio can have multiple groups like you're describing

[silk narwhal]

Also did someone mention that they were making another halo game

[pastel walrus]

yeah they're working on at least one for sure, but I think more than one

and there's also another studio allegedly working on something

[candid tusk]

It makes sense that they would do this, at least in my unsuccessful game dev experience.

[steady jolt]

^ this is what they said about new projects

[silk narwhal]

I know there are slight rumers of a possible halo wars 3 made by the same people who made halo wars 2

[pastel walrus]

thank you for the clarification

[silk narwhal]

The rumours are unconfirmed though

[candid tusk]

It'd be really cool if it was 10 projects though... lol

[pastel walrus]

I haven't heard anything on Wars 3, but I'm pretty sure that another studio was working on a first-person project, but obviously it's all speculation

[steady jolt]

It was concepted a few years back, but the project was never taken forward. Hasn't been any mention of it since, though it could still happen

[silk narwhal]

Also why can’t we post pictures in the server

[steady jolt]

Certain Affinity were working on a Halo project, but that's as much as we've heard

[strong ether]

what halo game had the best armor design concept art?

[steady jolt]

^

[pastel walrus]

Also I appreciate that we can speak on speculative stuff here without getting in trouble for it, ik other communities where if I talked about rumors you'd get like instabanned lmao

[steady jolt]

As long as we don't go into leak territory, usually fine

[pastel walrus]

oh for sure, leaking absolutely sucks, I miss when stuff was a surprise, the Infinite reveal back in 2018 had me going nuts lmao

[pulsar cobalt]

I mean Mark IV was a a surprise finally 😄

[candid tusk]

Halo Wars 3, Halo Battlefront, and Super Halo Sunshine are the only projects I'm really waiting for.

[pulsar cobalt]

Halo battlefront game would be amazing

[candid tusk]

It'd be absolutely baller. I don't know if I'd be able to play anything else for at least a year once it came out.

[pastel walrus]

i think something like that would be really well received, i feel like we need a new halo project that sticks to it's roots in terms of gameplay and art style, but has a new concept in terms of it's overall structure

that being said, not a battle royale or something lol

[strong ether]

halonite battle royale

[pastel walrus]

we do not need halo warzone fortnite of duty

[amber mirage]

I don't know. An extraction shooter could be cool

[strong ether]

halo as an MMO would be cool

[pastel walrus]

tarkov kinda thing could be pretty good, but halo has always had high TTK so I just can't see it working well as a slow tac shooter

[candid tusk]

Halo as a Megablocks MMO would be cool. 😉

[pulsar cobalt]

Halo left 4 dead type game

[strong ether]

i never played lego games ngl

[candid tusk]

It's OK, you can lie to me.

[amber mirage]

It doesn't need to be a tac shooter. Extraction shooters and BRs have generally high TTKs so it should fit right in.

[strong ether]

ok. I would sob if that would happen

[amber mirage]

With an extraction shooter, it has the benefit of having missions/objectives, PvE and PvP. Something familiar to the franchise already with Halo 5 Warzone.

[pastel walrus]

i'll have to see how Marathon does when that comes out, I do think extraction shooters could be the new wave of games but it's becoming a very saturated market very quickly

[candid tusk]

With the flood, as just people not even marines? Absolutely.

[pastel walrus]

Halo 3: Regular man

[strong ether]

halo MMO where the armor fits the description of what it could do, which would be kinda cool ngl

[candid tusk]

Once you get the military involved, it ends up looking like the end of The Mist. Total game over.

[strong ether]

i wish there were hud veriations with helmets without visor ngl

[candid tusk]

Could be cool for sure.

[pastel walrus]

imagine a halo game that's like that one movie where the guy becomes an alien slowly, except you become a forerunner instead and you get wild and wacky abilities (i totally did not steal this concept)

[strong ether]

you mean prometheans?

[pastel walrus]

let's not get political now 😭

[strong ether]

thats what theyre called.

forerunners are the one who created prometheans

[pastel walrus]

prometheans are just forerunners with robo stabby arms

[strong ether]

🤓 erm akshually

[pastel walrus]

LOL

actually forerunners are those weird flying things from halo 2 that zap you

[strong ether]

no those are prometheans

[pastel walrus]

no no, prometheans are their older brothers from that halo 3 map where if you go 1m out of bounds they snipe you

they're very territorial

[strong ether]

erm akshually

those are forerunner made structures 🤓

[candid tusk]

I thought the prometheans were the barrels that explode!

This Halo lore is so confusing. 🥴

[pastel walrus]

i hope we finally get to meet the pro ethan in the next halo game, they're always talking about him

[candid tusk]

It's too goofy, I can't continue this. lol

[strong ether]

i hope that they made the old attachments colourable in the future, its kinda annoying that theyre grey

[civic walrus]

one of these days I’ll be able to have UA/SIMA look normal

[strong ether]

ngl the broken masterchief helmet was cool af

[civic walrus]

yeah

I’d say Chief’s armor is my favorite as far as GEN2, shame we couldn’t ever use it in multiplayer

[strong ether]

They did add the halo 4 masterchief shoulderpads to mk6

[candid solar]

I'd love a Halo Darktide style game. I think it'd actually work pretty well in the setting regardless of opfor, though I don't think it should be flood for narrative reasons.

[candid tusk]

Grunt rebellion or bust on a game like that.

[candid solar]

Loadout based PvE Spartan shooter that actually works hard on making you feel like a Spartan. Get that kitted out primary and melee or sidearm, have your armor selection matter, etc.

Stat webs, classes, whole 9.

Have your armor determine your class.

Rakshasa Spartans get bonuses for ammo storage and longevity, with nice kill-based boons.
Mark VII Spartans get bonuses to endurance and tanking.
GEN2 Spartans get bonuses for mobility and intel.
Etc etc.

[candid tusk]

Skyrim it. All gear and stat point/skill web based. Start from scratch and build up the dude you want to play as, unlocked from class restrictions.

[candid solar]

Ew.

Hard ew, hard pass, I'm out.

Not even up to discuss that sort of abomination, ugh.

[forest lagoon]

lol

[candid solar]

It's class based in that sort of game for a reason, lmao. Gotta have strict build catagories and methodology to keep it engaging.

It's why Payday 2 and Vermintide/Darktide are the top of that sort of game even if everyone always crows about L4D.

[forest lagoon]

Halo MMORPG

[candid tusk]

Doesn't make much sense with all of the armor varients we have seen build in the halo universe though. Could definitely see a spartan picking and choosing what fits them best.

[candid solar]

It quite literally does make sense due to those variants.

Mark VII and Rakshasa have entirely seperate operational roles, it's kind of the point of the latter.

[candid tusk]

As a kit, sure, but mix and match. Open the posibilities.

[forest lagoon]

Rakshasa feels like the low budget step child that gets what they get from hand me downs and are told to figure it out

[candid solar]

The possibilities are already expanded by having cores built around different tasks.

[forest lagoon]

They don't even get a back plate xD

[candid solar]

I mean, the base bodysuit is already bulletproof and the front plate isn't even actually attached to the bodysuit.

Rakshasa wouldn't even have plating if your Spartan didn't add it on themselves.

[forest lagoon]

Meh

[candid solar]

[smoky token]

yggdrasil suit is the ogryn equivalent

would be sick to see it in an actual game one of these days tbh

would also be sick to get some more lore on that one super-mantis on that Halo 4 map

[forest lagoon]

Seeing a Spartan run around in just a body suit sounds laughable

[candid solar]

What, like this thing?

[candid solar]

Blame the artists, I just report what I see.

[forest lagoon]

I'm not blaming anything

[obsidian wyvern]

need need need

[candid solar]

I think having Spartans running around with fingerless gloves and balaclavas instead of the peanut butter (MJOLNIR) to their Chocolate (Spartans) was goofy too, but concept art gonna concept art.

[smoky token]

me when I gundam my warhammer armor?

???

[forest lagoon]

You lost me with peanut butter and chocolate

[candid solar]

I literally provided the answer key to the analogy

[forest lagoon]

And now I'm hungry

[candid solar]

Have a snickers

[forest lagoon]

Nah

I'm not saying I'm confused by your analogy lol

[candid solar]

:>

[smoky token]

who eats peanut butter with chocolate

except for insane people

(looking at you nutella fans)

[forest lagoon]

[backs away]

[smoky token]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/936484460382289931/1118761054823010364/8BA72BC8-F3F8-4EBC-B191-B4EDC1FDE3E5.gif

What are you backing away for

you tryna tell me that you eat nutella?

you some kinda crazy person?

[obsidian wyvern]

im so dead

[smoky token]

Eh you'll be fine

got any gunpowder?

[obsidian wyvern]

1 single tub

[smoky token]

wait crap... thats good

damn

[obsidian wyvern]

I need to find a box with the other stuff I stored

[candid solar]

Literally the source of that combo

[smoky token]

Looks like you're still in the police station, couldn't you just go to the foyer with the cop that got his torso bitten?

[obsidian wyvern]

its not over yet

[obsidian wyvern]

idk who or where that is, but ive just unlocked the goddess statue and seen some hand kill a guy in a cell

[smoky token]

you... the area with the big staircases? the like

central hub area?

of the police station?

[obsidian wyvern]

oh him lol

yeah I've just come back up so I'll try make it there

[candid solar]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KHvT81uPsI

@elfin glacier orb...

[vapid siren]

https://open.spotify.com/track/7gufIGgQz4f3u5sT6Hxobo

FINALLY

[candid solar]

Click
Immediately deafened

[obsidian wyvern]

took too long to get it officially

(now if we can get the infinite multiplayer reveal music officially too)

[sturdy remnant]

damn

[faint mantle]

I never noticed this one was missing from Spotify lol

[vapid siren]

only the mp music from s1/launch is there

s2 onwards has been absent till now

[thorn wigeon]

A

[vapid siren]

with... just this one track which is from S2

[faint mantle]

This song was't from S1?

I could SWEAR it was.

[vapid siren]

this is the S2 theme

https://youtu.be/HgfEmYR6SAQ

s2

https://youtu.be/6E1rKq5ttF4

S3

https://youtu.be/utXSCdSx7tw

S4

[faint mantle]

Maybe so many S2 games made me think that

Thx for the correction

[smoky token]

I feel bad because a friend messaged me and I can't respond to them because this happens every time I open my DMs with her

she knows im online so it seems like im ghosting her

[faint mantle]

Nothing an explanation like this one can't fix.

[vapid siren]

and ofc btw S5 is just the campaign music again we circled back there

so yeah

[faint basin]

You don't have another platform to speak to her?

[smoky token]

nope lol

and ALL our mutual servers have the same issue

[faint basin]

I meant like a phone number to text or smth

[smoky token]

^

[faint basin]

I am wanting to go back and replay the older halo games (4 and 5) but I don't want to spend 500$ on a console I'll never use

I can use the MCC for PC. But not for halo 4 and 5

[amber mirage]

Halo 4 is in the MCC

[smoky token]

Halo 5 is unfortunately not... However

you can use Xcloud

[obsidian wyvern]

it was season 2

nvm ignore this

[oak rain]

Where can you provide feedback to 343 about features or aspects of Infinite?

[amber mirage]

#1039633978841374720

[thorn wigeon]

Are odsts still a thing?

[oak rain]

thank you

[obsidian wyvern]

yes

[smoky token]

assets exist but they havent been featured in a game directly in a while

[thorn wigeon]

Oh thank god

[smoky token]

a couple hundred ODSTs were chosen for the Spartan-IV program, the rest are still there in the marine corps

[vapid siren]

ODSTs arent entirely phased out by spartans given that spartans are still incredibly expensive and take time to produce and train up.

ODSTs are faster to push out, cheaper to field, but theres more risk of casualty due to no augmentations and lower end gear

but hey if you need a rapid response to quell something that popped up just drop a few pods and call it a day

[smoky token]

erm, they're called Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicles

🤓☝️

[pliant hatch]

MS cutting 1,900 video game jobs.

[obsidian wyvern]

lets see what this is about then

[digital pumice]

Hey everyone

Any halo experts here on story and lore,cause I’m super into it

[pliant hatch]

#lore-and-universe

[digital pumice]

Thx mate

[amber iris]

Hey guys

I haven’t played halo infinite in like 3 months what’s happened since season 5 came out

[smoky token]

master chief died in a helicopter accident

don’t fact check me

[candid solar]

Based

[thorn wigeon]

It was super sad

[candid solar]

Met the same fate as his brothers and sisters in Red fifteen

Oh my god, what if Hyperius was that Seraph pilot? It'd actually explain how he got such an insane anti Spartan KDR.

[bronze breach]

Damn ms cutting staff again. Sad times for the video game industry

[solemn wyvern]

lads, what time do the dailies reset

[obsidian wyvern]

17 mins ago

[solemn wyvern]

cheers broski

[molten pelican]

everywhere I go, I see his face

[solemn wyvern]

j o h n _ h a l o

[lone laurel]

Which version is this, there is no quit game option what

[amber mirage]

That's the Xbox version

[molten pelican]

the video game version

[thorn wigeon]

Starting screen? Don't really think it would need a quit there

[molten pelican]

so is it Pokémon mixed with survival and heavy artillery

[candid tusk]

Survival world with Pals in it.

Pokemon with guns isn't the most accurate description.

[thorn wigeon]

And factory

[molten pelican]

yeah I know nothing about Pokemon

[molten pelican]

I see, seems fun

" amazon warehouse simulator "

[round laurel]

That is an apt description for working there, yes.

[flint nacelle]

rah

[solemn wyvern]

for a challenge, i need killing sprees. Can I go on firefight to get it?

[obsidian wyvern]

yes]

[solemn wyvern]

noice

[fickle drift]

Did I miss something, but I noticed Halo Infinite's shop reset never came. I've been looking since Tuesday and nothing. Does anyone have any idea as to why that is?

[candid tusk]

The shop reset slightly.

#1098000122023006331 message

[fickle drift]

Yikes, it's dookie.

[candid tusk]

Sorry, I'll try harder next week.

[thorn wigeon]

Do you think we will ever get the good old M90 back?

[candid tusk]

Maybe. I'm interested in seeing how much content comes from the new operation model. If they're all just maps, no weapons or equipment that could be lame, but eh. Is what it is I guess. I always have MCC to play for that old school kick.

[faint basin]

Will we ever get the saw in infinite? And with it being a good weapon at that.

[candid solar]

No, that's Satisfactory.

[solemn wyvern]

I’m gold 6 on ranked, is that enough to quit my full time job and move to the United States to go pro

[candid tusk]

Yeah, absolutely man.

[quick shadow]

Yes. Go all in on it

So from what I can tell 343 is starting to give up on infinite? Someone correct me if I’m wrong

[smoky token]

There hasnt been anything to definitively confirm or deny that 343 is giving up on Infinite

[obsidian wyvern]

theyre coming to london so you can quit and stay here as a pro

[crystal bronze]

I understand everyone hates Spartan IVs but give credit credit where credit is due at least they try to do there best

[smoky token]

who is everyone

[crystal bronze]

Halo community

[obsidian wyvern]

he's not wrong. most of them hate 4s

[quick shadow]

It feels like they’ve been ditching a lot of things ingame imo, no more seasons feels like a bad sign to me but who knows

[crystal bronze]

https://tenor.com/view/halo-4-spartan-ops-halo-spartans-halo-spartan-eliud-gifs-gif-18287776539129386370

Can’t wait to put emiles shoulders pieces on the mark IV

[crystal bronze]

I hear you brother

Or sister

[steady jolt]

Nope, they just outlined a year of content updates, including Match composer, EAC support and new Forge features.

Seasons were streamlined into Operations

[candid tusk]

All great things.

[analog knot]

The EAC announcement still feels bizarre

I had forgotten about that part

[smoky token]

it was expected im ngl

[thorn wigeon]

Joys of public games

[fickle drift]

Voice chat was wild af

I love Halo!

[molten pelican]

friendly motivation

[halcyon vale]

do higher difficulty firefights give more xp in infinite

[thorn wigeon]

Infinite has firefight?

[smoky token]

Has for a good while

[thorn wigeon]

Oh man

[steady jolt]

#announcements message

[solemn wyvern]

why is it so hard to tell what map you’re playing on

also, who else thinks that the Ghost on isolation should be removed

[round laurel]

I like it.
Gotta use the Hydra.

[thorn wigeon]

Thanks

[solemn wyvern]

tru

[sinful karma]

I attended my first drop stream yesterday and redeemed it, it's not in my inventory though- does anyone know what's going on?

[calm fiber]

https://aka.ms/DropsHelp

[steady jolt]

Check the support article there, there's some steps you can run through to make sure things sync up properly

[ripe root]

Live fire ranked without the needler feels very weird
It was so fun to use in tandem with overshield

[obsidian wyvern]

2 problems
the ghost is still too overpowered
isolation has always been bad

[elfin glacier]

hello revnint

[twilit vector]

@hasty zinc looks like Nintendo is finally launching a investigation after palworld so enjoy the game while you can
Because Nintendo see it infringes on there property there is nothing palworld can do

[obsidian wyvern]

hellosige

[solemn wyvern]

HELLO WORLD

[obsidian wyvern]

I don't think Xbox would add the game to cloud today if they thought it had a chance of being taken dowb

[smoky token]

having hundreds of billions of dollars to spend on lawyers just to make a statement sounds nice

[tranquil loom]

U guys see apple is gana let game pass on App Store

[twilit vector]

When it comes to Nintendo the
Free use law dont mean anything

Mainly because Nintendo is in Japan

[smoky token]

Japan doesn't have free use laws

[twilit vector]

Yeah but most companies Nintendo gose after where in the us

[smoky token]

From what I heard they only allowed streaming apps in select parts of the EU out of legal obligation

[smoky token]

The Palworld devs are in Japan

[tranquil loom]

They did a lot for the eu but the one thing world wide is game service apps

[twilit vector]

Yeah wich makes it worse if Nintendo decides to sue them

[tranquil loom]

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/01/25/apple-allows-game-streaming-apps-on-app-store/

[twilit vector]

Because then palworld devs cant fight it

[obsidian wyvern]

confused as to why they didn't before

[queen remnant]

Also https://vxtwitter.com/tomwarren/status/1750579534775132355?s=20

[queen remnant]

They want full control on it and only their products

Big point for me to considering buying the iPhone now, the only problem is the price being way too high

[twilit vector]

Its so cute how i got this little orange kitten so meows sound so broken
Always following me and purring

[subtle crow]

Hi

I suck at ranked arena

[twilit vector]

If i leave the room or am not next to her she just screams

[subtle crow]

Is the cat annoying?

I understand it is cute, but my brother has a few an they are weird to say the least

[twilit vector]

No and dont you dare call her annoying cistern is a good kitten

I got no idea how to spell her name

[elfin glacier]

thank u

[twilit vector]

All i know her name is definitely not English

[subtle crow]

Cistern, ooh. Also, I'm more of a dog guy, so I don't know much about cats

[twilit vector]

She is also very very fast

[subtle crow]

I do know they can be bothersome from time to time, but I do love petting them. I love laying down with cats

[twilit vector]

I hate dogs
I grew up with dogs for ten years
And i hate how annoying they got
Bark ever second

[subtle crow]

I love them, but I have a pit bull and he is very cute and only barks when necessary. He also sleeps a lot as compared to your fast cat

[twilit vector]

Most of my problems come down to my sister being a animal person

[subtle crow]

Lol

[twilit vector]

She loved animals and would always get the last say

[subtle crow]

Does she pay for the animal food and supplies?

[twilit vector]

Nope

Did she take any with her when she moved out no she didn't

[subtle crow]

Bruh

heavy sigh

[twilit vector]

Out of all the animals i only claimed two
Alduin and cistern

[subtle crow]

Why she not be paying for them though

She wanted them

[twilit vector]

One of the reasons i hate her

[supple hazel]

As someone who lives with 2. I can tell you it varies from dog to dog

[twilit vector]

Iv had 7 dogs
Only 2 of them didn't bark for no reason

And those two where older then me

[subtle crow]

Well, my sister in law had a dog that laid out in the road, got ran over by a car, and then walked away. So all traits vary from dog to dog

[supple hazel]

The younger of the 2 just barks when the other one barks. And the other one barks at absolutely everything that moves

[twilit vector]

Well im going to play halo wars

[slender flame]

Any word if 343 was affected by today's layoffs?

[jovial tusk]

guys

help me with halo mc

[round laurel]

... what's the question.

[jovial tusk]

like every game in mcc is working but when i start halo 1 normal campaign its also working only when i start the modded campaigns it loads but never wanna start

in halo 1

[smoky token]

As far as I’m aware, 343 was unaffected

[molten pelican]

#1075989764026675210 would be your best bet, if you include more details

[steady jolt]

Mostly ABK being affected, with some Xbox and I think Zenimax too

Don't think anyone anyone at 343 was affected, at least none that I've heard so far

[topaz gazelle]

i finally installed mcc on my xbox series s (idk didnt checked yet but i installed yesterday)

[hasty zinc]

Nothing will come of it

[twilit vector]

Halo wars is so fun when you max upgrades tanks and infantry

[hasty zinc]

They've known about the game for 2 years now lmao

[twilit vector]

Nothing can stop you

[hasty zinc]

Temtem is a blatant Pokemon ripoff and that's fine

[molten pelican]

even halo ripped off the fortnite guy

[twilit vector]

Enemy has one small base left you know what i got enough supplies and recourse ill call all troops back and let the enemy try to rebuild

[topaz gazelle]

what

[hasty zinc]

Yeah Halo stole Chief from Fortnite

They didn't steal it, I was kidding

But there is a Chief skin in Fortnite

[topaz gazelle]

i just perceive that in the gifs

https://tenor.com/view/master-chief-gif-23859876

[smoky token]

temtem didn’t rip and effectively trace pokémon models and copyrighted pokémon designs

[wintry plank]

Kinda hope we get the Mantis in infinite at some point definitely the most fun 343 era vehicle imo

[hasty zinc]

Nothing will happen

[trail yacht]

DOOM IS BETTER! 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

[steady jolt]

Ok

[serene peak]

Anyone having trouble with multiplayer now?

Can't find a match

Nvm, finally got something

[pliant plume]

Seasons will be gone, but at least I have 1000 credits to spend on the shop 😕

[round laurel]

or two operations.

[bold sparrow]

No prime track though, so theres that.

[fickle cloak]

Cringe detected, opinion rejected

[trail yacht]

omg, im soo sorry sigayma 😔

[pliant plume]

lmao, not paying for that

[smoky token]

don’t feed the trolls

[fickle cloak]

One second of looking at their YT page and I no longer feel the need to ☠️

[trim sundial]

What’s up everyone how’s the day going ?

[pliant plume]

Good, waiting for MkIV

[lone umbra]

js finished my precalc 1&2 and chem finals

[trim sundial]

It’s been awhile since I’ve played (just got my new Xbox last Wednesday) mind filling me in on what that is ?

[lone umbra]

mortal kombat

[trim sundial]

Well I hope you did awesome on them!!!

[trim sundial]

thanks lol it’s been a min

[lone umbra]

i most definitely failed

[trim sundial]

Be more optimistic I’m sure it wasn’t that bad 😂

[lone umbra]

i forgot how to graph rational functions

so i had to skip like 3 questions

[raven beacon]

how was it

[silk narwhal]

So I played a good few matches today

One was capture the flag where I was the winning capture

[lone umbra]

horrendous

[silk narwhal]

For anyone who wasn’t aware that I’m relativity new to Xbox and halo multiplayer

Also the gravity hammer is op

Why

[sand nest]

I Hope If The Next Halo Game Is Released That Halo Infinite Forge Maps Are Cross Play With The New Game. Or A Porting System

[silk narwhal]

How would you be able to have halo infinite and play a different game without even buying it

Or am I completely missing your point

[sand nest]

The Community Forge Maps We Create To Port To The Next Game. So We Don't Have To Reforge it All Over Again

[silk narwhal]

Oh I get it now

[round laurel]

Not a bad idea, but it'd probably have to be limited to the level geometry.

Because new weapons and stuff...

[lament cosmos]

Finished episode one of the Halo show.

It… wasn’t too bad.

[silk narwhal]

Any mods online I need a favour

[left bone]

AAGGHH

[obsidian wyvern]

just wait lol

[left bone]

oh just you wait

just grab a glue bottle in case something happens

[hexed marten]

Just to confirm, u can still get achievements for beating par score's even with having skulls active right?

I beat truth and recon with 29k score but didnt get the achievement

[candid tusk]

Depends on the skulls I think.

[obsidian wyvern]

if its 0x skulls then no

like the flying one

[hexed marten]

i only had eye patch and famine on

[obsidian wyvern]

shouldve worked then? idk

[hexed marten]

damn it, so i have to do it again

[obsidian wyvern]

try w/o skulls just in case

[hexed marten]

yeah

[jagged locust]

Hello

[brisk ermine]

Rank changed? No more hidden MMR? Imma bout to dunk on kids

[candid solar]

Squishy

[frank bronze]

Do you guys think 343 will ever drop clinging on to Bungie’s magnum opus of Halo Reach content?

[smoky token]

?

[queen remnant]

Wha

[smoky token]

bring back reach content!!
stop clinging onto reach!!

[frank bronze]

I just want 343 to do its own thing

[full kite]

I’m all for bringing as much reach content as possible

Heavily heavily biased tho :3

[round laurel]

What are you referencing here? I feel like you're a bit late with the criticism here. The Winter update was like, the last big chunk of Reach content.

[frank bronze]

Like separate from Microsoft and sue them for massive crunching

[round laurel]

what

[queen remnant]

That's not how it works at all

[frank bronze]

Why not?

[candid tusk]

lol

[round laurel]

Crunch sucks but as far as I know it got a lot better after they finished with Halo 5's post launch support.

[smoky token]

yeah it did, which is why we haven’t gotten as much new content with this game

[candid tusk]

343i is a Microsoft department basically. Made specifically for creating Halo for Microsoft, which owns the IP.

[frank bronze]

They started on the game in 2020…. Microsoft is worse than EA

[scarlet shoal]

Why am I so objectively good with a br but I am so objectively bad with a sniper?

[frank bronze]

That doesn’t sound right

[smoky token]

who told you that?

[scarlet shoal]

It is really stupid. But at least I am a 1.1 kd.

[full kite]

I have that trouble too

[frank bronze]

Whistleblowers on Reddit

[queen remnant]

Reddit

[full kite]

But only with the infinite sniper

[frank bronze]

Former devs

[smoky token]

Yeahhhhh…. no

I don’t think so

lol

[queen remnant]

Again reddit

[full kite]

Weird to be on discord and saying that though

[round laurel]

You can't trust Reddit man, people make up stuff for karma.

[scarlet shoal]

Is a 1.1 kd slightly above average?

[smoky token]

presumably the average is 1

[round laurel]

lol

[candid tusk]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/343_Industries

[scarlet shoal]

My goal is 2.0 but that is gonna take 1 to 7 yearsm

7 years*

[full kite]

Average is like .9 something due to team kills and ‘meeting the guardians’

I think it depends on your play style too

[frank bronze]

Damn…. Why don’t they all just leave like IW devs did in 2010

[smoky token]

the people who want to, do

[candid tusk]

They like feeding their families and working on Halo.

[full kite]

I think they already have atp

[scarlet shoal]

I see. I am slightly above average. But I want to reach a 2 but its difficult. I am a defensive player.@full kite

[smoky token]

it’s not like they’re held there against their will

[topaz gazelle]

hm

[frank bronze]

It sounds like a Konami situation if you ask me

[full kite]

Are you trying to limit deaths or get kills

[scarlet shoal]

@full kite Both.

[void magnet]

Yea just gonna say it, Microsoft’s layoffs are disgusting and I have no faith in them to ever run Xbox and their first party games properly. Shameful and it’s just painful validation for those who wrote off MS and their studios

[scarlet shoal]

I am trying to be smart and swoop in the right time.

[full kite]

I realize that’s a dumb question, but I was more referring to how high your death count is

Like are you a 20 kill 15 death slayer or like 8 and 8

[frank bronze]

Worse than Konami and EA

[queen remnant]

Oh so this is about the recent layoffs

[scarlet shoal]

Around the 10,000s I think and my kills too.

[full kite]

I meant per game, sorry

[scarlet shoal]

I usually go 13 over 5 deaths.@full kite

[queen remnant]

Yeah, it sucks but they can't just leave like that either lol

[full kite]

Oh dang

[scarlet shoal]

13 kills, 5 deaths.

[void magnet]

It’s just disgusting, they broke 3 trillion in worth, recording billions of profit and still they couldn’t afford the courtesy to manage their new acquisition with dignity

[full kite]

Yeah I understood, then you’ll get there eventually. I don’t think there’s any tip I could give that you would need if that’s what you’re averaging

[frank bronze]

Microsoft is the worst video game publisher to ever exist

[full kite]

Daedelic

[obsidian wyvern]

what

[full kite]

Daedalic*

[round laurel]

hyberbole.

[queen remnant]

No one tell them that Embracer group is laying off and closing their studios almost weekly since all this started

This is happening in all the industry unfortunately

[full kite]

Yeah

[smoky token]

mhmm…

[steady jolt]

Not just gaming either

[smoky token]

i guess there was a bit of a bubble over the pandemic huh?

[queen remnant]

Yup

[pulsar cobalt]

I wonder what that helmet is on that picture on the left in announcements

[round laurel]

Well I guess that nameless CEO that claimed the next 2 years would be pain for the game industry wasn't wrong.

[full kite]

Is that superintendent with sunglasses next to your name @smoky token

[round laurel]

It's only January and yet there are significant layoffs. Pain.

[smoky token]

yes

[full kite]

How do I add that to mine

[steady jolt]

[obsidian wyvern]

I think it's one of the batepads helmets but it has a brim attachment now

[obsidian wyvern]

it's for mods

well the role just under mods

[steady jolt]

It's part of one of our staff/mod roles

[queen remnant]

Not even finishing january and we are halfway of all layoffs on 2023
Already 5600

[full kite]

Ah that’s a shame

[pulsar cobalt]

looking around and people think it might be this https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/comments/19evda6/new_mk_iv_helmet_from_infinites_art_book_spotted/

[round laurel]

Crazy.

[full kite]

Ordered a Vergil plushy yesterday ‼️

[obsidian wyvern]

why am I awake. gotta wake up early tomorrow 😔

[round laurel]

How early.

[queen remnant]

Sleep

[obsidian wyvern]

6am

[round laurel]

bloody hell

[smoky token]

oh yeah

[obsidian wyvern]

titan shut up

[smoky token]

the ODST helmet I ordered 3 months ago finally started shipping

[frank bronze]

What

[obsidian wyvern]

oh

[smoky token]

!

[full kite]

I want that for my birthday but it’s like 400 dollars US

[smoky crow]

Hit that Nay Nay

[obsidian wyvern]

I was expecting something else LOL

[smoky token]

!m

[round laurel]

it was a bit of an exaggerated blanket statement mate, let's be honest lol

[smoky token]

the one I got was 170

[obsidian wyvern]

🚫

[smoky token]

!mu

[full kite]

Can you DM me about it? Or where did you find that

[frank bronze]

What?

[smoky token]

PrecisionProps on Etsy but apparently they got a whole lot of backorders right now

[round laurel]

"Microsoft is the worst video game publisher to ever exist"

[obsidian wyvern]

if car insurance wasn't crazy expensive I could wake up at like 9 😩

[full kite]

Oh I got my crocheted Vergil from etsy

[obsidian wyvern]

3k on a family insurance is crazy

[round laurel]

is that with a learner permit

[obsidian wyvern]

oh you ended up going with them

[frank bronze]

That’s not cheap?

[obsidian wyvern]

nope, just passed

[round laurel]

oh dang

[obsidian wyvern]

3k to add me on top of what's being paid already

[round laurel]

that's expensive.

[candid solar]

I mean, that is literally the entire reason 343i was made around 2007, right before 3 came out. It was a long term support-to-grave studio for Halo that was made for the entire purpose of sheparding the series.

[void magnet]

It’s scary to think that there’s just so many c-suite urchins in the world just lacking basic human decency, almost like a prerequisite to running massive business

[obsidian wyvern]

it was 100 for a while when I was learning, then it went up to 1k for some reason

[frank bronze]

What I’m confused

[frank bronze]

That’s disgustingly scummy of Microsoft

Proves my point

[obsidian wyvern]

???

[queen remnant]

Bungie didn't want to develop more Halo, Microsoft wanted to do so

[smoky token]

I had already ordered 2 months ago by the time I asked here about them

[full kite]

Yeah bungie wanted to make a new IP

[obsidian wyvern]

oh right lol. ask if they're trust worthy after spending your money

[queen remnant]

Microsoft bought the IP since CE or something too

[candid solar]

Of... What? That they wanted to continue making something that they paid for?

[full kite]

I think that’s why they made that memory type room in that glacier area in halo reach

[queen remnant]

That's literally how it works

[smoky token]

better to say bungie didn’t want to work on Halo or for microsoft

they had fulfilled their contract

[frank bronze]

That they care about nothing but milking the franchise

[full kite]

That’s what I meant

[queen remnant]

That's literally what a company does

[smoky token]

big company wants to make money, shocker

[frank bronze]

Since 2013 yes

[queen remnant]

Yeah no lol

[obsidian wyvern]

...?

[candid solar]

Since literally the development of the modern term of corporation.

[smoky token]

since 1975 more like

[steady jolt]

Why 2013, specially?

[queen remnant]

Did you like born in that year

[tawny flint]

Hey Guys, im looking for someone to play a ranked match on halo infinity

[queen remnant]

Because that's has been a thing since decades

[full kite]

Hi bean

[calm fiber]

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.

[obsidian wyvern]

I guess I could've just pointed to the ranked chat instead of taking up all that screen space lol

[full kite]

Yeah maybe 🐤

Anybody having achievement trouble today? None have unlocked for me today

[frank bronze]

We had…. 2 awful top down Halo games, a broken Battlefield game, a bad and rushed COD game, a bad and rushed Dead Space game

All in the name of greed

[obsidian wyvern]

someone mentioned a few hours back that they weren't getting an mcc achievement

[smoky token]

2 of those games were made by MS and neither were particularly awful

[obsidian wyvern]

those 2 games were actually praised for being really good

lol

[full kite]

I haven’t gotten any, my girlfriend just started and she didn’t get a single unlock

[frank bronze]

They were Top down and $20 dollars

[steady jolt]

I enjoyed the top down Halo games, was fun to play on my tablet/phone on the way to work

[left bone]

aauuugh

[smoky token]

they were $1.99…

[full kite]

Spartan Assault? I don’t know what games you guys are referring to

[left bone]

halo 2 made me pull my hair

[queen remnant]

In this house we don't disrespect Spartan Assault