general-chat

[safe dawn]

where is the logic behind not paying an employee for lunch

are they leaving the premesis and essentially clocking out for x amount of time to get the food? bc that I could understand to an extent, but if they're on the premesis and avaliable, but they just happen to be eating food, then it makes no sense to not pay them

[golden turret]

Bret’s calling

He heard paid lunch

[vagrant kettle]

It’s obviously a square
🗿

[blazing cave]

Halo 5 super fiesta maps are some of the worst in the world

[safe dawn]

they are not

they're just normal maps used with super fiesta, just get good

[fickle drift]

greed or some places will give you lunch for free from their own canteen which I guess makes up for it

[atomic jackal]

He didn’t even pay me for working weekends bro

[golden turret]

They aren’t working

[safe dawn]

wouldn't that count as overtime?

[golden turret]

Bruh

[atomic jackal]

Yes

[blazing cave]

Terrible maps for the game mode

[safe dawn]

so by that logic if they go to use the bathroom, they shouldn't get paid bc they're not working

[safe dawn]

there is no good map for super fiesta 💀 the mode is just straight chaos

[golden turret]

Yes I don’t use the toilet at work

[candid solar]

Thing is, Execs and CEOs get paid during their lunches too.

You are on call and providing a service far from home.

[vagrant kettle]

A fellow bottle user I see
We’re going to get along great

[obsidian wyvern]

I get 45 mins break that isn't paid 😩

only 20 mins is

[obsidian wyvern]

you're wrong because a lot of them are husky raid maps

so naturally, they suck

[fickle drift]

they aren't paid hourly though, they're on salaries, and if a normal worker was also on a salary they would get paid for their break too

[obsidian wyvern]

do I recognise this Luke

[candid solar]

Almost as though salary work is what should be default

[obsidian wyvern]

where did he even get the last part of this sentence from tf
https://x.com/zeddikins/status/1957598534456267164

Zedd (forever canon) (@zeddikins)

Sometimes I think about how there was once an Infinite bug that showed a battle pass named "Moochers of Reach" and how nobody seemed to bat an eye at it at the time of what appeared to be 343 internally calling players moochers for wanting unlocks not tied to money.

X · Aug 19, 2025, 12:20 AM

[hasty zinc]

"sometimes I think about how I can just stir up drama for no reason"

[golden turret]

I prefer hourly

I’m on salary so I get leave time instead of overtime

Until my leave is maxed out

But still means I get paid less

[waxen rose]

Omg this is totally me every morning as I look in the mirror

[meager linden]

Good morning people of Halo

[waxen rose]

Hello wade
Ready to rise and grind?

[meager linden]

Not sure
For the entire day I will be busy

Plus today I am from one day shift, so will be today kinda sloppy

[frosty siren]

Just say the Halo TV show isnt that bad

Because it isnt

TV show was actually quite mid

[safe dawn]

idk, I just may not have gotten those maps, but I don't remember seeing husky raid maps in super fiesta, it was always normal maps I saw to my memory

[safe dawn]

uh.. a salary worker doesn't get paid for break, they just get paid period (assuming they're working and not slacking off)

[waxen rose]

gotta lock in today wade

[safe dawn]

(and assuming I'm remembering how this works correctly)

[fickle drift]

unless you're specifically asked to clock out after work for lunch then lunch breaks are considered part of the paid workday

[safe dawn]

what?

[atomic jackal]

Hour later still on the work talk is crazy

[safe dawn]

correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't a salary worker get a set amount of payment per work year just spread out over the year

[atomic jackal]

Idk

[safe dawn]

going by this defintion, you're just getting paid for working, lunch, breaks, etc. don't matter as long as you're getting your job done when it's supposed to be done

meanwhile an hourly worker would be getting paid for the amount of hours they're clocked in per payment cycle

[golden turret]

Yeah provided they don’t take unpaid leave

[safe dawn]

I'm not going to get into my opinions on paid/unpaid leave so I'ma leave now to attempt to find rest, gn chat

[fickle drift]

this is going to be one of them things that varies between country/company but from my experience here break is included in salary jobs 🤷‍♂️

[atomic jackal]

You guys get paid for leave?

Kidding

[steep cloud]

First person who replies to this message, I owe them 5 bucks if I don't get Hero rank before Christmas 🎄

[worldly venture]

Me when i lie

[worldly venture]

yullo

[hearty flame]

It was bad for the franchise for sure

[golden turret]

What’s leave

[blazing cave]

I read this and got annoyed lol

[hearty flame]

I feel like it's gotta be fake

There's no way anything like that really made it into a live build, or even a test build, of the game

[worldly venture]

No its real

His last statement is a reach tho

343 gave pre release things different names than what they eventually become

Theres also the BHM emblem being called Bonobo and CEA being called monkey nuts

[hearty flame]

That's crazy. Completely indefensible lol whoever that dev was for sure got 🔥'd

[hearty flame]

That was a misunderstanding tho

I can totally forgive that one

[worldly venture]

Im sure it wasn't for bad intentions

[hearty flame]

Yeah not at all

"Moocher" is pretty hard to misread as malintent

[fickle drift]

surely humans aren't capable of bad intentions

[idle plume]

I think they are

[atomic jackal]

No

Only the covenant are capable of bad intentions

[frosty siren]

What? Its not like O.N.I tired to use the flood as a bio weapon...

[candid solar]

tbf, parts of the Covenant wanted to embrace the flood in nice big gooey infectious hugs.

[limpid ferry]

Is anyone else aware that you can’t use the New HCS TSM armor coating on all armor cores as it just simply doesn’t show up in your armor coating’s menu?

[waxen rose]

Flood cult

[steady ether]

I need a weapon

[atomic jackal]

@waxen rose

[waxen rose]

Vaht im trukng to sleep

[atomic jackal]

Bro has notifications on 😭💔🫩🥀

[waxen rose]

K

[fickle drift]

special k

[steady jolt]

Monkey Nuts was the code name for the original CE game that Bungie made, not CEA.
And Bonobo is/was an internal development tool, I believe for tag management or asset management or something, that also dates back to the Bungie days

[solemn galleon]

All of y'all chill

Unlike the server I'm in rn

[hearty flame]

Yeah outright calling that emblem Bonobo seemed like a big misunderstanding in the first place. Not sure what the culture is like at Halo Studios but there's no way it's Blizzard circa 2015

[worldly venture]

Ah, whoopsy

[worldly venture]

☠️

[rare cedar]

https://fxtwitter.com/dexerto/status/1957439518220362015?s=46&t=_AnmsgrZ7aMJAkv4BDGfYg

Dexerto (@Dexerto)

The word "skibidi" has been added to the Cambridge Dictionary

**💬 1.6K 🔁 5.0K ❤️ 83.5K 👁️ 4.35M **

FxTwitter · Aug 18, 2025, 1:48 PM

Good job, internet, we are forever skibidi’d

[atomic jackal]

Why

[gray hare]

Need to add Clanker next

anyone down for ranked duo

[jade gust]

https://tenor.com/view/i-dont-want-to-live-on-this-planet-anymore-i-dont-want-to-live-i-cant-i-cant-even-futurama-gif-4933302

[steady jolt]

https://tenor.com/view/elmo-walks-away-off-gif-23254896

[wise pecan]

Halo everyone

[rare cedar]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/733780786720931900/941127252635189278/Here_and_Gone.gif

[silk olive]

Halo

Halo 6

Halo of the ways

Halo vs The

[meager linden]

https://tenor.com/view/bad-news-everyone-furturama-prof-fonsworth-gif-8608029210260478213

[drowsy coyote]

Back to playing infinite after a while

Where can I buy hyabusa?

[thin wharf]

Who's gonna tell him...

[worldly venture]

Not me

[obsidian wyvern]

you have to wait till next month

or October can't remember again

[jade gust]

September

[dense stag]

Isn’t it crazy how halo 2 came out 5 years ago

Damn already 5 years

[potent musk]

Wuh

Tha- wha-

Where did you learn that

[dense stag]

I just thought about the release date of halo 2… and did the math? 2004 is 5 years ago no?

[potent musk]

Wasn't it 7 years ago

[jade gust]

We're in 2025

[idle plume]

21 years ago

[worldly venture]

Nah it came out yesterday, are you guys alright?

[worn trout]

I just found a video about Gen Z playing halo reach for the first time… first thing they do is just go “aura! Aura farming!”

Oh my god, one of them just called halo call of duty….

[jade gust]

That sounds like the older generation where they'd call every console a Nintendo

Or every shooter COD

[worldly venture]

Acted

[worn trout]

Can I post vidoe here or is there a chat I can put it in?

[steady jolt]

If it's something like your own Halo content that you've made, you can post it in #1076327824924872755

[hollow ravine]

hello

im new

[idle plume]

hello New

[rugged shell]

Isnt it crazy halo is so good it doesn’t need a sequel every year

[hollow ravine]

what r ur fav halos

mines halo 3, ce, or infinite

my dad forgot to pay for gamepass so i couldnt try others, besides 5

[rugged shell]

I like all of them after CE. CE was the most difficult halo I ever played for some reason

[hollow ravine]

fair

[rugged shell]

All time fave 5 tho.

[obsidian wyvern]

probably because it was one of the most difficult lol

[hollow ravine]

yeah i like 5 too

[rugged shell]

5 had good ranked play

[hollow ravine]

story is different from "omd i need to go save cortana again"

[rugged shell]

Yeah that too! Haha

[hollow ravine]

i never really play multiplayer

[rugged shell]

And I loved the cycles between firefights everyday. What was it? The Spartan Ops or something?

[obsidian wyvern]

warzone?

[rugged shell]

Yeaaaahhhh!!!!!!

[hollow ravine]

tbh i always thought story was more interesting

[rugged shell]

I didn’t beat it yet. But I watch those halo cutscene movies and it ruined the story for me when I didn’t have it 😭

[hollow ravine]

oh

[rare cedar]

Your KD is going down... tsk tsk.

[hollow ravine]

i just ignore all possible spoilers

btw, why in gods name is halo 3 so annoying after gravemind betrays us. like i genuiney wonder

[rugged shell]

Is that the flood thing?

[hollow ravine]

yeah, flood leader

bcuz they just wont let me save cortana, AGAIN

[rugged shell]

Yeah that game made me mad as hell after I figured out he wasn’t helping us anymore 😭

[hollow ravine]

fr

[rare cedar]

[hollow ravine]

well igtg

i have school tmrw

[rugged shell]

Ight, cya

[dense stag]

It is my… destiny

[hollow ravine]

Speaking of destiny, do any of U guys play

[paper sun]

Yes

Well I use to

[slow hemlock]

[rugged shell]

[idle plume]

damn the Halo ODST trailer "The Life" is so good

[slow hemlock]

Agreed

[worldly sedge]

Omg the Helldivers trailer

[shell agate]

ITS OFFICIAL

[idle plume]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUC24yAP7So&ab_channel=HELLDIVERS™2

just 2 minutes ago lol

lol the title screen

[hazy patrol]

ITS REAL

I used to pray for times likes these

[hazy patrol]

We’re the desperate measure in the trailer too it’s peak

[worldly venture]

PEAK!

[idle plume]

Pelican should be replaced by Pelican

[obsidian wyvern]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O_9hwQ8jLw

[idle plume]

maybe if this is succesful they will make ODST 2

[worldly sedge]

[summer edge]

I'm buying this on day one

[rare cedar]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O_9hwQ8jLw

[idle plume]

Yes that's what they want

[rare cedar]

Spamming for awareness

https://tenor.com/view/the-office-its-happening-oh-my-god-okay-its-happening-nervous-i-cant-gif-12191343

[rare cedar]

the gameplay, music, INTRO just like ODST

I love this

[idle plume]

If only there is a way to remove the cape

[stuck wind]

I’m glad I got super citizen, I can use my warbond token on this

[obsidian wyvern]

i think the ar looks very low quality but everything about the odst is so good

[shell agate]

This part of my life, this little part, is called happiness

[silver dirge]

Love to see it!

[naive spindle]

https://tenor.com/view/bangboo-possessed-zzz-zenless-zone-zero-hoyo-gif-15289740452544193747

[inner lark]

The helmet looks so oddly wrong to me

[paper sun]

Yooo did yall see?

[obsidian wyvern]

the recon helmet looks weird but ive never liked recon so im pinning it on that lol

[paper sun]

Did yall see what dropped today?

[obsidian wyvern]

almost maxed out my medal allowance so im ready for the new pass

[idle plume]

everyone is taling about it

[analog knot]

Are you about to bring up the thing they are actively talking about

Like the thing everyone is posting pictures about and talking about right now

[obsidian wyvern]

has to be something else right

[analog knot]

Wait did Halo Studios acknowledge the Microsoft Store version of MCC being broken and unable to play matchmaking?

Oh nvm its the odst thing in helldivers

[idle plume]

I wonder what is microsoft's cut

[obsidian wyvern]

https://tenor.com/view/halo-halo-ce-trollface-troll-gif-22047990

[ember wharf]

The Helldivers 2 Collab is real chat

[idle plume]

you don't say

[hasty zinc]

nah it's an AI video

[rare cedar]

https://tenor.com/view/pepe-typing-pepe-angry-pepe-cry-pepe-crying-gif-2532592051986810143

[ember wharf]

🧍

[naive spindle]

If this warbond somehow doesn't spawn a new ODST game

[stuck wind]

Is all the weapons and stuff themed around halo 3?

[naive spindle]

Yeah from the looks of it Socom Pistol, h3 ar and shotgun and M7 smg

[scarlet shoal]

Is it right to leave a match that's all AFK except for the enemy team. I refuse to play that match.

[ember wharf]

yes

[analog knot]

Would make sense wouldnt it

[ember wharf]

The Helljumper looks like a Heavy Armor set

which is weird but fine tho

[scarlet shoal]

Anyone's thoughts?

[paper sun]

It has halo 5 weapons

[silver fable]

HALO WARBOND HALO WARBOND

AAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[idle plume]

im not buying

[analog knot]

There is no reason to stay in a game if you're not having fun 😄

[obsidian wyvern]

it looks like medium armor

[scarlet shoal]

Exactly. Like I hate just being stomped in 1 v 4 LITERALLY.

[obsidian wyvern]

yeah thats not heavy

[stuck wind]

Oh I’m stupid it says ODST in the title

[scarlet shoal]

They were all coordinated.

[candid solar]

Can't wait for Halo to only get like, an emblem from Helldivers or something :3

[naive spindle]

Honestly they could use "Halo: ODST" as the title of a new game tbh

[analog knot]

Bold of you to assume there will be anything

Halo Studios rarely even cross pollinates content from their own games let alone others

[naive spindle]

If Infinite had launch with everything it has now atm then maybe we could've had crossover armor

Keyword being Could've

[scarlet shoal]

What's your kd in halo mcc (team deathmatch) players.

Slayer.

[analog knot]

2 something idk

[rich oar]

Halo 3*

[scarlet shoal]

Damn. Mine is 1.2.

I originally had 0.6 kd.

[analog knot]

Thats a big improvement

[steady wagon]

https://tenor.com/view/take-my-money-heres-my-card-here’s-my-card-card-take-my-card-gif-5650338825958178904

[scarlet shoal]

Thank you a lot.

[obsidian wyvern]

huge

[analog knot]

I would ask kda but assists arent tracked in mcc anymore

[scarlet shoal]

I have 2 kda.

[steady wagon]

Helldivers 2 x ODST take my money now

[scarlet shoal]

1.2 kd.

[obsidian wyvern]

https://tenor.com/view/helldiver-helldivers-helldivers-2-frogglish-gif-11493951421620086732

[steady wagon]

The fact we got the halo og shotgun in helldivers and not in Infinite 💀

[paper sun]

Some Spartans hate collabs

[hasty zinc]

because the collab is based on Halo 3/ODST

infinite is not

[rare cedar]

bro

[analog knot]

Where did they say they hate collabs?

Maybe they dont play Helldivers and would like to see a collab the other way, in the game they play?

[hasty zinc]

it makes complete sense that this collab has the og shotgun and infinite does not

[slate gorge]

that armor looks atrocious, recon/dare especially

[empty sable]

Collab trailer!

[candid solar]

Damn, the Halo 3 shotgun is considered the 'OG' now?

Sad...

[paper sun]

Whenever people were posting that supposed doomslayer armor in the early infinite days. A lot of Spartans were upset

[jade gust]

Halo collabs work best when it's Halo stuff randomly showing up in other games (Think Fortnite with Master Chief or Arbiter in Killer Instinct), with sometimes a little thing added into a Halo game (Like the emblem we got in Infinite for Rainbow Six)

[candid solar]

Oh, we got a gun charm too.

[jade gust]

Pretty sure that was someone's fanmade screenshot, not something that was cut from Infinite

[scarlet shoal]

At least Halo 5s armors are incredibly terrible. Oh wait.

[candid solar]

🤨

[scarlet shoal]

What rainbow mess halo infinite had again?

[paper sun]

I know it wasnt real but the hate that a lot of Spartans had for it was hilarious

[analog knot]

Hold on let me launch H5 on steam and check out the armors rq

[candid solar]

It is weirdly frustrating because the only time we get crossover content that isn't just an emblem, it's a callback to Halo 3 as well as a collab because of course it is.

[hasty zinc]

care to elaborate?

[jade gust]

To be fair, Hayabusa makes sense since there is a new Ninja Gaiden coming

[candid solar]

I know, but it doubles as nostalgia pandering.

[paper sun]

Like would you guys have wanted a doomslayer armor in infinite?

I would of

[candid solar]

I'd be okay with the Praetor suit helmet

[analog knot]

Its more of a late money grab attempt no (I guess really its both)

[candid solar]

Not the entire armor

[scarlet shoal]

@hasty zinc LGBT armor coating.

[naive spindle]

Yes

[steady wagon]

The Security Helmet is from Marathon

[analog knot]

Sounds based

[candid solar]

What's wrong with LGBT?

[scarlet shoal]

It's nothing wrong it's the coating looks bad.

[jade gust]

I don't want Doomslayer's armour copy-pasted into Halo, I'd want something which makes as an armour set in Halo which shares design details with the Praetor suit. Kinda like how Hayabusa wasn't Ryu Hayabusa copy-pasted into Halo 3 back in the day and was a components atop of Mjolnir armour first and foremost

[naive spindle]

My main freaking Spartan OC is literally The Slayers resurrected son in my story I would kill for a Praetor suit coating right now in Infinite

[candid solar]

NGL, I do wish Halo had just given us the progress pride flag as an emblem. I don't mind the pride parade grunt, but CoD and Overwatch just straight up get flags, and I prefer that.

[jade gust]

When first introduced, it was Bungie giving a nod to the Security Officer from Marathon, yes, but it's not a crossover item

[steady wagon]

Yeah

[naive spindle]

Hayabusa is

[rare cedar]

A game that Bungie made...

[candid solar]

Silly Panda, Bungie isn't real.

[rare cedar]

Bungie haunts me in my dreams

something, something "7 steps to world domination"

[candid solar]

Halo should do a Bluey crossover, my niece loves that show.

[steady wagon]

A doom collab in halo would be amazing.

[candid solar]

What's also weird to me is that Halo had several crossovers that also were not reciprocated.

Gears of War comes to mind.

[jade gust]

I remember something about a jar in a fridge being important to those steps... Can't remember which step it was though

[rare cedar]

Forza

[candid solar]

Forza too, yeah. And Fortnite.

[jade gust]

Bomberman

[candid solar]

Fable.

[rare cedar]

Dead or Alive

[naive spindle]

Among Us

[obsidian wyvern]

deja vu

[sleek crane]

so hyped for the HD2 crossover

[jade gust]

And to be fair with Fortnite, its always had its collabs be one way outside of when they collabed with Destiny 2

[worldly sedge]

Bro just go play MCC

[naive spindle]

That's because of Sony

[candid solar]

Oh yeah Fall Guys did get something in MCC, right?

[worldly sedge]

You HAVE it

[naive spindle]

Tbh

[naive spindle]

Yes

[obsidian wyvern]

the backpack

[scarlet shoal]

Halo infinite isn't that bad to be honest.

It just had a crap launch.

[jade gust]

That's why we got Hayabusa in Halo 3, since Ryu Hayabusa is in Dead or Alive

[scarlet shoal]

The forge is great.

[analog knot]

There also has to be value of collabing in Infinite, its possible its more profitable to simply license out for games with broad audiences

And there would have to be a willingness to use development cycles to implement said crossovers

[naive spindle]

Youre forgetting the Spartan they had in DOA

[scarlet shoal]

Also ninja gaiden 4 is coming out.

[candid solar]

So Forza, Gears of War, Fortnite, Bomberman, Microsoft Flight Sim, and Fable? Am I missing anything?

[scarlet shoal]

And ninja gaiden rage is out.

[steady wagon]

[jade gust]

Panda mentioned DoA, I didn't need to bring up Nicole specifically

[naive spindle]

If Infinite launched in the state it is in right now God only knows what we could've gotten by now with content

[candid solar]

Oh right Duke Nukem Forever too

[scarlet shoal]

@naive spindle Right?

[steady wagon]

All I need now to see is the Plasma Rifle in Infinite

[scarlet shoal]

The amount of players and it's popularity would be insane especially with forge. I think customs is how many games stay alive. Like TF2, CSGO. The competitive scene isn't everything.

If it had more content it would have been more popular.

[analog knot]

They have learned from Halo 4~~ 5~~ MCC Infinites launch and will not be making the same mistakes o7

[naive spindle]

Were it so easy

[scarlet shoal]

It is not like halo infinite was in a bad state already it was in the best state halo could have possibly been. 343 messed up tbh.

It was in a better state than halo 3 at launch, 343 didn't capitalize on it.

[naive spindle]

Mismanagement strikes once again tbh

[naive spindle]

Halo 3 at least launched content rich unlike Infinite

[jade gust]

I think saying "343 messed up" misses that it wasn't as simple as most people think

[worldly venture]

And tbe horrible amount of desync for like 3 seasons

[naive spindle]

BTB being broken for a year

[scarlet shoal]

Exactly. And bungie had less experience than 343. And I agree it wasn't simple the game engine was awful.

[analog knot]

Ah yes, as a manager when things go bad I dont take responsibility I blame my boss everyone knows that

[worldly venture]

Right

[scarlet shoal]

I heard it took hours for them to even play test.

And plus UI lag in the developer engine.

[steady jolt]

BTB was fixed after a couple months, from what I remember

[scarlet shoal]

Engine lag as a whole.

[jade gust]

That's not what I was saying at all

[analog knot]

I was building on your statement not refuting it

[steady jolt]

There was a patch after the holidays that didn't fix everything, then another a short time later

[naive spindle]

Apparently they wanted to do Infinite in UE but I'm not sure if it's entirely true

[analog knot]

If you want more ammunition OG H3 BTB launched as only 6v6

[scarlet shoal]

@jade gust I think the game engine was the largest contributing factor to Halo infinites blunder? Dbd has a similar issue with its engine, the spaghetti code of it pretty much made it FAR harder to fix even a simple glitch or make a simple change.

[worldly sedge]

Instead of doom and glooming over the past, I’m celebrating and enjoying the present/future

[analog knot]

Now granted it was intentionally launched that way for testing and upped to 8v8 within 2 weeks so most people dont remember

[scarlet shoal]

@naive spindle They did, but decided to make the slipspace engine derived from the blam engine.

[naive spindle]

H3, Reach and H4 had Forge on Launch, H5 didn't but we did get it a month after

[naive spindle]

iirc

[candid solar]

I'd argue that not really doing anything actually respectably new and pandering super heavy to people who would never give Halo the time of day beyond complaining about how new Halos are bad arbitrarily may also not have been the best call.

[scarlet shoal]

343 making the same mistake is largely management. They made bad decisions, wasting resources on a heroshooter and a new engine.

[naive spindle]

Show of hands if they Def need to do Flights again for the next mainline game

[analog knot]

The part I dont understand is they have MCC, they can do both - because as far as I know Infinite really didnt capture any of MCCs playerbase

[candid solar]

Ah yes my favorite 'Hero Shooter' character, Heavy Weapons Guy from TF2.

[scarlet shoal]

Tech leads are likely a big culprit as well. Leading to a bad direction for Halo infinite infrastructure.

[jade gust]

You know you can reply to people instead of just tagging them, right? Anyway, there was multiple factors behind the scenes, blaming everything or attributing most of the problems to one single thing doesn't sit right with me because it's never that simple. Engine issues being a thing doesn't mean that we can ignore other issues going on behind the scenes like management or the global pandemic we faced

[analog knot]

Ah oh well, time will tell as they have another decade to pursue

[candid solar]

(The claimed 'Hero Shooter' was likely more of a loadout/class system)

[naive spindle]

The next mainline is gonna be make or break tbh

[analog knot]

Keep in mind all of these games have been successes from their point of view, its only players who argue differently

[jade gust]

From what I know, it wasn't that they spent years working on a hero shooter and pivoted late, it was just an idea for player classes, which they decided against doing early on in development

[analog knot]

If they invest money and lose money, then things will change, and we havent seen that yet

[naive spindle]

I'm just hoping they don't drop the story with the endless

[analog knot]

(Not earning more money aka potential earnings is not the same as losing money on your balance sheet)

[jade gust]

My hope is Edge of Dawn will do some light teasing on that front, and then Halo 7 (Or whatever it's called) will give us a proper continuation of what's going on with the Endless

[green zinc]

Helldivers

[naive spindle]

Essentially First Strike being the Inbetween for CE and 2

[scarlet shoal]

Sorry. I agree it is a multifaceted issue, management, miscommunication, constant changes in direction (lack of vision), too little communication (we see this trend with how they respond to fans, they also likely are slow to respond in their own company), engine issues (obviously), constant shifts in time management (especially during the pandemic), lots of the things in and out of control was the cause of the failing of Halo infinites launch. Not to mention layoffs and the temporary employees.

I see.

[jade gust]

Aye, which is what the novel has been compared to already

[naive spindle]

Keep Jega alive for a match between him and Thel in the game and not some cutscene death.... JUL

That was so dumb I swear

[jade gust]

Nah, keep him alive so we can play as Jega in Halo 7 in a campaign showing his side of things

I don't think it would make sense for Arbiter to show up on Zeta since he's busy with being a leader for his people

[naive spindle]

I wanna play as Thel again tbh

[scarlet shoal]

343 also had a very big scope they never done before. I am pretty sure the open world also took away some resources from creating forge and multiplayer.

[scarlet shoal]

Am I correct? Not sure if I am understanding this.

[naive spindle]

Well Chiefs Def gonna need his help at some point again especially with Atriox still around

[scarlet shoal]

But that's the crux of how I see it.

[pine ore]

It's tragic that such a negative response actually does impact the path of the story - I, honestly believe 343 genuienly could make an excellent story if allowed to properly tell it and shift from the multi-media trend

[misty bluff]

I agree, I hope they get Keith David back for it

[worldly sedge]

Same thing happened with Star Wars fans and Lucas/Disney

[pine ore]

There books are pretty good; Of course, there are some sour pickles but I do think that they did definetly build up alot from the Bungie bones - Like the Assembly vs the Created would've been interesting to see

[worldly sedge]

It always happens in every fandom

[pine ore]

See - I am so scared that due to the poor reception and honestly failure of Infinite that they may just try to re-write Atriox out...like with the Didact and Jul

[pine ore]

It's so rough tbh - But at the same time, I don't really know what to think tbh

[jade gust]

Sure but Arbiter doesn't know where Zeta is, he can't just show up to help, even if he could ignore his responsibilities on Sanghelios

[obsidian wyvern]

i mean the unsc does know

[jade gust]

No

[worldly sedge]

Just don’t care too much about the negativity and instead have fun with what you find is what I can advise. Better to have fun and get rid of the “I can’t do this anymore” mindset

[jade gust]

Since Zeta slipspaced to somewhere unknown

[obsidian wyvern]

they sent out an sos in the rubicon protocol, after they slipspaced

[pine ore]

I had a similar thing with like the Snyderverse - Defended MOS because it was a interpretation and that's sorta just how comics runs work and we ought to see it out, but yk...that went off the rails so fast just by movie 2 and now learning the rest of the plot for the other movies...Snyder had no respect for the characters...so I'm not sure if yk I'm down that road again

[obsidian wyvern]

i mean sure its not confirmed they got the signal, but cmon

[worldly sedge]

Yeah I can understand that

BVS was such a big superhero bombshell and the Snyder Cut had to be released 5 years after it

[candid solar]

There's a lack of integrity and conviction with writing that tends to happen due to backlash with larger studios that always struck me as odd.

[worldly sedge]

I’m not huge on Superhero films but that’s what I interpreted

[misty bluff]

I'd say the reason they haven't brought him back is because Keith David is working on other projects at the moment

[scarlet shoal]

Do you guys think FPS games require spatial awareness and pattern recognition that's good?

[candid solar]

Yes.

[scarlet shoal]

Frm

Fr?

[pine ore]

and even the Snyder Cut is legit. just "Hot dog, Taco, Hamburger" and "Hype moments and Aura" - It was a beautiful spectacle, but just a spectacle, the writing was some how even worse.

[jade gust]

Aye but we don't know who has recieved it (If they have)

[candid solar]

Spatial awareness allows you to keep track of the unseen, pattern recognition allows you to keep track of what's going on.

That plus object permanence, reaction time/reaction behavior, and some other stuff.

[scarlet shoal]

I am thinking what if you make a monkey play halo I am wondering if spatial awareness and pattern recognition doesn't matter then it must mean a monkey could play Halo?

[pine ore]

I would also agree - I wasn't around for the peak of CE, much less it's comp. But hearing about techniques like gun swap muting is insane to me atleast but that just sorta shows how sound matters so much in FPS games

[scarlet shoal]

Also spatial perception too?

[jade gust]

It also depends on the story being told. Like, in Infinite, there is no reason for Arbiter to be on Zeta Halo, and the follow-up story we'll be seeing would need to do allot to either justify us going back to Sanghelios, or justify Arbiter somehow showing up on Zeta Halo

[pine ore]

Sound plays a larger role in tactical shooters like Siege where sound is quite literally a gateway for people to learn and adapt to or have to either succumb to low - rank or drop

[scarlet shoal]

Video games really do require brain power huh?

I thought it was just aiming.

[wheat horizon]

Y’all see the helldivers halo gear they just announced

[scarlet shoal]

Muscle memory.

[misty bluff]

True, but I know Arbiter's story is being continued in the books, but I'm not 100% certain about the books storyline

[scarlet shoal]

I am so ignorant lol.

[heavy jay]

Yup honestly sick collab

[pine ore]

Of course! They're nothing to scoff at all; There is a reason why E-Sports players spend hours upon hours on practice because they need to constantly keep those skills sharp or lest they lose matches and potentially lose their livlihood. Don't be so hard on yourself about it though - It's something that most people wouldn't really factor in as video games are typically seen as relaxing and for leisure

[pine ore]

Mediocre tbh

[scarlet shoal]

Looks like playing video games is good for my whole cognition then!

[candid solar]

Aside from the whole 'interacting with gamers' thing

[scarlet shoal]

Yeah.

[pine ore]

I don't really see the weapons being that good in the sandbox as they don't look like anything spectacular - Armor effect is quite literally necessary though if you're doing Stealth in Helldivers though

[scarlet shoal]

Some are toxic. I even had halo mcc matches where their was literally 2 people doing the deed on splitscreen.

Lol wtf.

I heard it the whole match lmao.

Sorry for bringing up some inappropiate it is just so bizarre. I had to bring it up.

[obsidian wyvern]

whats the passive

[pine ore]

If they added like the Halo 3: ODST Sniper rifle (I looked it up and it's referred to as the "SRS99D-S2 AM sniper rifle" or even allow the SMG (M7S SMG or HALO 3: ODST SMG) to take off it's suppressor as it is not integrated.

[astral iris]

Ur crazy boi, best thing thats come from Halo since Reach

[pine ore]

A-9 Helljumper Armor Set
Step into the armored boots of a legendary Lance Corporal who served the ODST with immense bravery and courage under fire. Passive boost – Feet First.

A-35 Recon Armour Set
Sleeker and stealthier than theA-9 Armor, this set is made to move and groove, with a helmet modeled after an iconic intelligence officer’s headgear. Passive boost – Feet First.

Feet First passive
-Make less noise from movement
-Range when finding points of interest increased by 30%
-Immune to leg injuries

[pine ore]

It's lackluster for the price as a new tier of warbond.

Don't let nostalgia blind you

[obsidian wyvern]

immune to leg injuries is huge

[rare cedar]

Feet first into hell

[astral iris]

You get a free warbond token if you buy the Super Citizen edition

[jade gust]

He's basically been busy handling things on Sanghelios since 2553. He has taken a few trips off world, such as for peace talks with Brute clans or to find a Guardian killer weapon but for the most part, he's got his hands full dealing with his own people fighting amongst themselves

[raven cliff]

We're green and very very mean!

[chilly arch]

I thought it was a joke but it is real 😭

[pine ore]

It doesn't count for it

[astral iris]

Its worth it either way

[pine ore]

The HELLDIVERS™ 2 x Halo: ODST Legendary Warbond will be available in the Acquisitions Center for 1500 Super Credits –

Legendary Warbonds are not compatible with the new Premier Warbond Token.

[astral iris]

When I joined the Corps, we didn't have any fancy schmancy tanks. We had sticks! Two sticks, and a rock for the whole platoon and we had to share the rock!

[astral iris]

Worth it

However much it is

[raven cliff]

Definitely buying it when I'm back from work when helldivers is out

[raven cliff]

OOH RAH!

[astral iris]

1500 is worth it boi

Their microtransactions are actually micro theyre cheaper than most games nowadays

[rare cedar]

Is 1500 equal to $15

[raven cliff]

I was expecting it to be like 20/40 euros or something but 15 I'll take it

[pine ore]

I wouldn't say so - The weapons will not be good if you're looking to dominate - Armor and the two suppressed weapons however, is very much a necessity for stealth runs - There also just to me isn't enough weapons or variety - Especially being the FIRST in the new tier of microtransaction. However, I did say mediocre not terrible - 5 / 10. If you've spare premium currency after grinding the SC farms or wanna do stealth - Get it. But for me, mostly show and waiting for something that just packs a bigger punch

[obsidian wyvern]

you cant exactly buy 1500

[rare cedar]

[obsidian wyvern]

but you can get credits for free so easily, especially as a low level

[astral iris]

Technically you can, just buy all 3

Or buy 1 and grind the rest

[astral iris]

I actaully wanna wear the default helldiver fit for a while but as soon as I get the credits im swapping to an ODST

[pine ore]

That is just me - I like being a heavy trooper - Heavy Paratrooper / Trench Doc - So it would've been awesome if there was like the ODST Biofoam as a grenade or secondary option - Maybe even let the ODST warbond be a test-bed or just let that be it's sole gimmick of being customizable since the ODST (and Scout armor) through the series have variants

[forest lagoon]

I didn't share this with the morning crew yet. Enjoy

[pine ore]

Yo - Is that street legal?! IF so, I need that! That is so cool?! What are the specs?

[astral iris]

A Helldiver cape with johnsons face on it would be peak

[pine ore]

That would be pretty funny or giving us a Cigar emote

[astral iris]

Or UNSC logo

[astral iris]

Emote of Rookie in the rain

[pine ore]

ooo - the armor having a hidden emote passive when cocking a MG - Where he does the Halo 2 Johnson cinematic

[hazy patrol]

We’re getting the ODST drop pod skull logo

[astral iris]

Why cant we change the models of vehicles to Halo versions

[grizzled owl]

Helljumpers are in the tube

[astral iris]

The pelican or the Warthog looking thing

[pine ore]

That def. would cost so much more and wouldn't be worth it if it's just cosmetic imo

[astral iris]

Would look cool tho

[pine ore]

The Warthog and Pelican outsize the Puma and the Helldivers 2 Pelican - So they'd honestly deserve stronger stats

[frosty geyser]

If you are on pc there are available mods

[ember gull]

Bruh this is my first time playing Infinite multiplayer in a year and they fr be putting me in a shotty sniper mode every match 💀

[frosty geyser]

That game is still alive?

[forest lagoon]

Ok so... I had found a Mark Rober video on it, and I needed another video that did the build from scratch that he had used for help.
But also some of their supplies weren't available anymore so I had to improvise and do math to match the ohms and stuff because I'm not an electrician but I'll make a write up of everything lol.

But basically, it's a waterproof PA speaker I have mounted inside the hood that is wired to a small amp, which is wired to an 12v adapter and an adafruit sound board which is wired to 11 buttons (because that's the max the board supports.

It's legal in most places that I'm aware of but you need to check with your own state laws. As long as I'm not impersonating Police or being a nuisance, it's fine in Louisiana.

Some of the other sounds I have on it are "Scuse Me", "Hello There ", "Bruh", some SpongeBob quotes and the imperial march

[astral iris]

Id rather face 30 jackal snipers in an open field than use a PC

[jade gust]

The Halo vehicles would require a completely different animation rig to the Helldivers vehicles. At least with the human shaped Helldivers, they can just model and add on ODST armour to them

[astral iris]

Just play the game as it is

[ember gull]

Yep. I suck lol. I mean it makes sense cuz I haven’t touched Halo in a year

But I’m surprised

I always never liked that gamemode tbh

[jade gust]

You can choose to not play Shotty Snipers via customising what modes you play in a playlist

[rare cedar]

Deselect the game type before you start searching

[hearty flame]

High key one of the more goated things Infinite did

[rare cedar]

MCC did it first, but yes I agree

[obsidian wyvern]

now let me get rid of isolation from every playlist

[stuck wind]

So you know the token you get in the super citizen edition of Helldivers that grants you a free warbond? Yeah you can’t use it on the ODST warbond

[hearty flame]

That's fine

[fresh cradle]

ODST WARBOND🗣️

[hearty flame]

I have 0 problems with franchise crossovers not being able to use tokens like that. There's contracts, licensing, and obligations to abide by

[hollow thistle]

I am excited

[ember gull]

Ah. Thanks for the tip. I haven’t played in awhile so I completely forgot that was a thing lmao.

[hallow siren]

You can grind super credits easily in helldivers 2

Pick a trivial mission and dive. People also grinding will join you. You can get 1500 in 2 hours. Its possible.

[kindred sapphire]

HELLDIVER COLLAB!!!! LETS GOOOOO

You know the music!

[obsidian wyvern]

1500 in 2 hrs is a stretch

i got almost 500 in 2hrs, which is good enough for me

[kindred sapphire]

Dang

Gonna buy the helljumper warbond?

[obsidian wyvern]

ofc

[kindred sapphire]

Sick

[worldly venture]

Whats that currency?

[obsidian wyvern]

the premium currency

u can get for free

[kindred sapphire]

1000 per premium warbond

[slate gorge]

What method are you using 😭

[obsidian wyvern]

level 1 on moons

[open leaf]

Do you guys think we'll finally get a black and yellow armor coating in honor of the hell divers

[kindred sapphire]

I mean a full battle pass would be sick

[worldly venture]

You gota 500 in 2 hours? Is that easy

[spare ferry]

I’m gonna need to do that, I just got another war bond before the announcement a week or two ago

[kindred sapphire]

Keep the ball rolling while their at it

[obsidian wyvern]

1k for each pass so yeah, its easy

[spare ferry]

I heard the ODST pass will be 1.5k

[obsidian wyvern]

yeah, first time its 1.5k

the other 15 or so are all 1k

[stuck wind]

I wonder why they dropped the halo 3 title when doing ODST

I wonder if it’s becoming a sub franchise

[worldly venture]

They dropped it cus its just odst bro

[obsidian wyvern]

because theyre not collabing with the game but the character?

[analog knot]

Has 343/HS ever shown interest in developing some odst standlone product?

[fickle drift]

I hope all of you are having a great day

[stuck wind]

I dunno, but I saw someone on twitter say because they dropped the halo 3 title something is happening

[analog knot]

Unless its coming directly from a developer I would ignore anything on twitter

[haughty wraith]

might have to buy helldivers after watching the odst trailer

[haughty wraith]

lmfao the name

[stuck wind]

I already had it bought soon as pre orders were announced

[normal owl]

Same!

[haughty wraith]

are warbonds limited time or can I get em whenever

[normal owl]

It's worth celebrating

[obsidian wyvern]

can get them wheenver

[stuck wind]

But yeah imma buy ODST warbond, but the rest I’m earning

[haughty wraith]

peak

[hearty flame]

High key we need a drop pod emote

[analog knot]

We have something pretty close

[hearty flame]

I will join in on this trend

[normal owl]

https://tenor.com/view/this-is-getting-out-of-hand-star-wars-viceroy-jedi-sith-gif-11488732

[hearty flame]

[molten pelican]

Did y'all see ODST in the new helldivers trailer??

[open leaf]

No

[hearty flame]

This is worth celebrating

[dusky swan]

https://tenor.com/view/welcome-supprise-helldivers-helldivers-2-that's-nice-nice-gif-16523774879035659317

[normal owl]

https://tenor.com/view/ken-hotate-parks-an-rec-parks-and-recreation-two-parties-i-thought-that-was-obvious-gif-13972935110935225415

[obsidian wyvern]

hq in the wild is rarer than finding Ryan in the wild

[molten pelican]

Perhaps I will partake in such events

[lusty quail]

is halo inifnte dying?

[open leaf]

Nah

[dusky swan]

What can I say, exciting times haha. I still lurk. Good to see some old faces running around lol

[hearty flame]

I can't believe the Halo ODST game kept teasing us for a year that it wasn't an ODST game and finally released on the 26th 🥴

[lusty quail]

ok

[obsidian wyvern]

aye

[molten pelican]

Still need to buy helldivers lol

[normal owl]

One of Us

I can't believe it's finally only 1 week away!

[open leaf]

Support the 6 people still working on the game and still turning sick updates

[hasty zinc]

are you new?

[hearty flame]

My diver!

[fickle drift]

Asking a mod if there new is wild

[molten pelican]

Welcome to the server, just a friendly reminder to read over the #rules-and-guidelines 🙂

[kindred sapphire]

YES!!!!

[open leaf]

Lmfaooo

[trim saddle]

Its time to spread some democracy one drop at a time.

[molten pelican]

https://tenor.com/view/heldivers-gif-5052109268650441059

[fickle drift]

Thank you for welcoming a new member

[hasty zinc]

I am just new boot goofin'

[trim saddle]

Now I need an ODST on fortnite.

[kindred sapphire]

Been playing it for a bit, definitely worth the buy!

[open leaf]

All im sayinnnn

[hearty flame]

We have Cayde-6. Close enough.

[trim saddle]

Im -really- happy that recon is part of the warbond.

[dusky swan]

Thanks y’all, excited to be here!

[fickle drift]

NP

[obsidian wyvern]

like $20 on cdkeys

[molten pelican]

https://tenor.com/view/welcome-michael-scott-dunder-mifflin-the-office-welcome-aboard-gif-27005393

[molten pelican]

oh bet

[molten pelican]

CD keys out for the win

[fickle drift]

Oh yeah it’s taco Tuesday

[dusky swan]

Debating putting in PTO to grind out the HD2 Warbond lol

[cinder plaza]

I'm so very happy about this recent collab

[obsidian wyvern]

I've got Tuesday off for when it comes out but then working till the next Monday 😔

[sage token]

The recent helldivers/halo trailer just dropped! I called it! Can't wait for this event!!!

[normal owl]

They knew what they were doing releasing this in the week leading up to Labor Day weekend.

[trim saddle]

I have next friday off for vacation and monday is paid. Ohhhh boy.

[cinder plaza]

I am turning yellow with impatience. I cannot wait til august 26th!!!

[visual hare]

Helldivers 2 got the OG Halo Shotgun before Halo Infinite, crazy

[normal owl]

[cinder plaza]

I was expecting only the SMG

[visual hare]

It took a Playstation Studio to give Halo fans what they want

[cinder plaza]

I'm very happy to see the assault rifle and shotgun got in

[sage token]

Ouch. Harsh. But true. 343 dropping every ball in their court leave it to Sony to do it justice lol

[trim saddle]

Crazy to see people still complaining after all the work Halo Studios have done recently.

[raven cliff]

That's gonna be the fastest purchase when I'm back from work when helldivers is out

Already pre ordered it now just gotta spend 20 more euros

[trim saddle]

I cant wait for this well thought out and level headed response.

[sage token]

There are positives yes. But its no secret that 343 was setting up for failure. Especially after trying to tackle Bungies legacy. The MCC was a botched effort. Halo 4 was fun but too different in terms of character design. 5 I never finished i need to though.

[hasty zinc]

here we go

[trim saddle]

Oh, nevermind. I was wrong.

[sage token]

They lost me after making Cortana the villain

[dusky swan]

[visual hare]

Nice bait m8

[dusky swan]

Glad I tuned in

[normal owl]

At least we have a beautiful moment where we can all converge in our Halo love via some sweet sweet democratic diving.

[trim saddle]

Im excited for Halos future

[hasty zinc]

idk man, hard to live up to bungie's immaculate and perfect legacy

[dusky swan]

Definitely no issues in Bungie’s era

[trim saddle]

I know, its a harsh reality.

[normal owl]

It's our destiny, though it may be a marathon to get there.

[hearty flame]

What a wild thung to say after they excluded half the world from playing Helldivers 2 (yes I know it was lifted recently. Still happened)

[visual hare]

I'm still upset with how bad the quality of the games have been over the years. A studio releasing an unfinished game is unacceptable and it should not take over 3 years to fix and it still have issues. I love Halo but they are going to need to pull a Battlefield 6 or No Mans Sky level turn around to win back general community trust.

[hasty zinc]

they redefined gaming as a whole, a beacon of light in an otherwise dark and dreary gaming world. Through them the vision of what video games should be shine forth

[hearty flame]

Next game is being developed in UE5 and not a proprietary engine, I don't know what to make of this exactly right now but it doesn't feel good

[analog knot]

Its a bad day to be a crow

[hearty flame]

Inb4 "why waste money on a proprietary engine"

[analog knot]

Servers full of strawmen kappa

[visual hare]

With how horrible most UE5 games run I have no hope.

[hearty flame]

Most UE5 games run poorly because modern devs aren't taught how to optimize

[visual hare]

Unless it's Expedition 33 or The Finals, the devs actually did some great optimization

[hearty flame]

Either they're too indie or AAA companies want to pass losses onto the consumer and don't see it as fruitful

[trim saddle]

🍿 👂🏻

[normal owl]

UE5 will handle the Halo: Put a Ring on It dating sim just fine, do not worry.

[visual hare]

God I hope so

[hearty flame]

Not even most UE5 games. Most AAA games are completely unoptimized. Black Ops 6 runs so poorly on modern hardware and still looks like trash

[trim saddle]

secret ending "Finish the Fight"

[steep grove]

Hi.

[dusky swan]

Hi

[trim saddle]

Hi

[hearty flame]

The resurgence of Indie games comes from AAA games being piloted too hard by Publishers instead of allowing Developers to do what they want, which is how games started thriving in the first place

[visual hare]

Most games rely WAY too much on Upscaling and Fake Frames to get performance and all it does it muddy down and blur the image

[trim saddle]

I like entertaining gameplay rather than pretty pictures. the focus on 8k 120+fps stuff is nonsense to me.

[hearty flame]

The only time a game ever succeeded by having a publisher take the lead on it was Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2, and Valve is the only publisher I would ever trust to do that

[short storm]

I gotta get that helldivers odst warbond

[visual hare]

Agree, consoles have it way worse when it comes to a blurry resolve. Most Xbox 360 era games look sharper than some modern titles

[raven cliff]

Same

[muted rose]

Can excuse e33 because it was sandfalls first game

It’s also an incredible game anyway

The finals has its merits too

[dusky swan]

Most is doing some heavy lifting here. Way too many games in the 360 era had the dreaded yellow blur filter lol

[visual hare]

Didn't mean to word it like that, Expedition 33 and The Finals are VERY optimized, I was using them as an example

[muted rose]

Both had small optimization issues at launch

[visual hare]

Battlefield 3s legendary blue filter too lol

[muted rose]

They were fixed quickly

[visual hare]

Never saw a peep of that day 1, might be a console issue but the PC version ran flawless

[muted rose]

E33’s affected mainly consoles yeah

I didn’t play finals launch day so idk

[visual hare]

UE5 is so heavy on consoles, it's not fair :/

[forest lagoon]

Don't forget turn off stupid settings on your TV like motion blur and all the other things it tends to be defaulted to that mess with your movie and in turn, gaming experience

[muted rose]

Frankly e33 is such an astoundingly beautiful game I don’t think the engine even matters when you have an insanely creative dev team

[normal owl]

turn Sharpness up to 100 right?

[forest lagoon]

Chicken Fry the visual field!!!

[trim saddle]

thats a double edged sword.

[muted rose]

Sandfall was right to leave Ubisoft as e33 is easily one of the best games I have played ever

[visual hare]

Motion Blur OFF 🗿
Chromatic Filter OFF 🗿
Vignette OFF 🗿

[dusky swan]

Real heroes turn on motion blur

[molten pelican]

I like a bit of motion blur in my games lol

Just looks nice

[dusky swan]

Thank you, reasonable take

[normal owl]

Film Grain to 100

[hearty flame]

Oh my god TV "60fps" and motion smoothing needs to get gone

[dusky swan]

I don’t like reach tho

[normal owl]

literally went "haHA" aloud

[molten pelican]

Zach Snyder

[hearty flame]

Halo Reach: Snyder Cut

[molten pelican]

Fr

[normal owl]

Democracy Is Grey

[visual hare]

LENSE FLAIR 1000% 🗿 🗿 🗿

[twilit vector]

So what are the chance humanity might find one old human colony that the forerunner didn't know about ( there supposed to be at the edge of the galaxy stilled killed by the halo but there technology still there untouched)

[forest lagoon]

Why are we artifically adding in settings to make it look like it's coming from a camera lens? Do you know how much money photographers and videographers spend for lenses that don't have chromatic abrasion and vignetting?
I can understand having that for the photo mode in game but...

[trim saddle]

What is this, transformers crossover?

[hearty flame]

... what technology? Humanity was in the stone age when the rings went off

[molten pelican]

Wrong gif lol

[normal owl]

LOL

[hearty flame]

I'm pretty sure Mchaka or whatever 343's name was wore a loin cloth

[trim saddle]

was that supposed to be the martian manhunter or something?

[molten pelican]

Martian manhunter just spawns in

[twilit vector]

No there where some colony that not even the forerunner knew about meaning the forerunner where never able to destroy there technology and downgrade them

[normal owl]

I trusted you and was trying to parse the meaning too lol

[twilit vector]

So meaning.. who ever finds it so going to feel like they opened a gold mine

[molten pelican]

You know I hope MMH is in the new DC cinematic universe

[hearty flame]

I need someone who's up on lore to tell.me about this

[twilit vector]

Why are there two odst warbonds

[hearty flame]

If Superman is there, J'onn is there

[molten pelican]

We already have metamorpho

[dusky swan]

Cuz it looks cool

[jade gust]

Well, they have referenced his favourite food already

[normal owl]

Fills me with democracy to see:

[molten pelican]

Fr?

[hearty flame]

ODST Warbond

[twilit vector]

3!

[jade gust]

Billboards in Superman advertise Chocos

[molten pelican]

Really hope to see him, underrated hero lately

[jade gust]

It was one of the first Easter eggs in the film which stood out to me

[molten pelican]

I'm rewatching Justice league 2001-2004

[hearty flame]

The first one that stood out to me was that the film was called Superman, hinting at there possibly being Superman in it

🤓

[molten pelican]

https://tenor.com/view/tkt-smart-gif-20642718

[twilit vector]

Well we know some ancient human gear has been found ( thats how we got hellcat amror)

So not all where destroyed by the forerunners

[hearty flame]

I tried rewatching Batman TAS but it's too cartoony for me and that makes me sad

[twilit vector]

Heck theres a chance some of the "forerunner tech" the covanet used was ancient humanity

[kindred sapphire]

Odst warbond is gonna be a legendary warbond and cost 1.5k sc instead of just 1k sc

[forest lagoon]

Imagine if there wasn't and it was just people taking about Superman

[hearty flame]

Oh like that Birdman movie

Birdman kind of appeared? But the subject wasn't Birdman, it was the actor who played him and how that role affected his life

So it's like a Superman movie where you don't actually really see Superman but the people he's affected

[forest lagoon]

Funny thing is my childhood memories have made me mix up Bridman and Space Ghost somehow

[hearty flame]

Brideman?!

[jade gust]

The ancient human ship the armour which became Hellcat was found on was derelict, meaning nobody was on board, I wouldn't take that as a sign of ancient humanity being out there still

[twilit vector]

I know ancient humanity is dead

[hearty flame]

Actually Derelict is a map in Halo 🤓

[twilit vector]

But then again if a forerunner manged to survive
Small chance someone from ancient humanity did to

And that would be interesting.. would he be hostile or happy. Who knows

[lilac garnet]

it's more totally consistent and mature than most other mature rated shows and movies lol

[twilit vector]

And know how the last guy that was relased from a shield world was i wouldn't be surprised if o.n.i had everything resdy to kill him

[fickle tendon]

Do you guys like that halo

[jade gust]

There's nothing which indicates any of ancient humanity managed to survive past the Halo's firing, since that kills everything

[hearty flame]

Batman TAS is not mature rated

[jade gust]

ONI didn't know where Requiem was, they had no clue a living Forerunner was there

[hearty flame]

It was Saturday morning cartoons for kids, nothing wrong with that

[normal owl]

https://tenor.com/view/zoolander-zoolandermovie-movie-zoolander-zoolander-movie-ben-stiller-gif-6392435067210888644

and a hot fashion line

[jade gust]

They wouldn't just have stuff prepped to kill someone they didn't know existed

[twilit vector]

Yes but if we find another one
Pretty sure o.n.i and unsc would be more careful before opening it

[lilac garnet]

ik it isn't, i mean it's themes and how it told it's stories, it felt more mature, restrained, and respectful

[hearty flame]

Yeah sometimes

Batman Beyond does it more

[lilac garnet]

while actually "mature" rated shows constantly did cex jokes or grotesque violence

[hearty flame]

I wanted to watch the whole TAS universe but I can't get past Batman TAS and I really want to watch it so I can keep up with Justice League

[hearty flame]

No blacklist evasion

[dusty fossil]

It is so weird seeing Halo on a Playstation official blog and on their channel.

[normal owl]

You know what was mature-themed: Star Wars The Clone Wars animated series.

[molten pelican]

I WAS JUST THINKING THIS

[lilac garnet]

wait so is that word banned or not?

[normal owl]

mixed in with "oh shoot forgot this is a kids show" random episodes

[molten pelican]

Magnum emoji when

[jade gust]

Sure but that wasn't what you said first, you were acting like ONI already knew about the Didact being on Requiem before the events of Halo 4

[lilac garnet]

you can just watch the important and best episodes, skip a lot of the filler

plus TNBA is a lot more "mature" than btas with more violence and stuff

[worldly venture]

No

[vagrant kettle]

But why male models?

[lilac garnet]

like seriously joker actually, for real, kills people in tnba

or atleast it's heavily implied

[fickle tendon]

Why does nobody acknowledge me

[normal owl]

Console KB/M!

for HD2

[fickle drift]

Hello nobody acknowledge me

[fickle tendon]

Do you guys have master chief collection

[fickle drift]

Yes

[waxen rose]

Bring me more men

[obsidian wyvern]

https://vxtwitter.com/cia391/status/1957815830890029415

Chris Aiken (@cia391)

HA I love this! Oh so M6 in Halo have a reoccuring easter egg of Kanji on the weapons. The Helldivers one continues this trend with its own unique one.

And I audibly laughed. https://t.co/T6HluyMF8U

QRT: helldivers2
This one is special, Helldivers. Our first Legendary Warbond is here! Step into the boots of the Obedient Democracy Support Troopers (ODSTs) and prepare to make history.

The HELLDIVERS 2 x HALO: ODST Legendary Warbond is filled with Halo: ODST-inspired weapons, armor, patterns, and more!
https://t.co/80HX3Ih6zH

vxTwitter / fixvx · Aug 19, 2025, 2:44 PM

https://x.com/cia391/status/1957820926252257460 its korean*

Chris Aiken (@cia391)

@StrayChannel Ah my bad. But the idea of symbols on weapons is a thing since CE. Which I believe was Kanji.

X · Aug 19, 2025, 3:04 PM

[waxen rose]

The O in ODST totally means Obedient im dying of laughter😭

[unkempt cosmos]

obedient death star troopers

[fickle tendon]

Do you like that

[waxen rose]

I dont think Rookie is a flash clone

[unkempt cosmos]

i hope not

so sad he died

[fickle drift]

I love it a lot

[unkempt cosmos]

like it wasnt even covenent

[waxen rose]

Womp womp

[unkempt cosmos]

just some random ah guy

[fickle drift]

@waxen rose I got my tacos

[fickle tendon]

What about master chief

[unkempt cosmos]

yeah what abt him

[waxen rose]

It aint even dinner yet and you already chowing down

[unkempt cosmos]

yo imgaa

[fickle tendon]

Is it good?

[fickle drift]

I’m hungry

[waxen rose]

Master Chief is an evil robot sent from mars watch out

[unkempt cosmos]

imagine if wolfenstien halo and doom were in the same timeline i can see the story wolf doom then halo

[fickle tendon]

Why is reply off I didn't get this message as a notification this upsets me

[waxen rose]

It would be terrible

[waxen rose]

Better be beef and not fish

[unkempt cosmos]

yeah but so many cool guys and so many bad guys

[analog knot]

Pull up MCC Grassroots stream, someone flying around cheating. zzzz

[jade gust]

I think you've confused Master Chief with Durandal

[analog knot]

Never beating the allegations

[fickle drift]

It’s chicken

[unkempt cosmos]

yeah

[waxen rose]

Shh im busy spreading anti-UNSC propaganda

[unkempt cosmos]

innie

[fickle drift]

That would be interesting

[unkempt cosmos]

yes it would

[waxen rose]

The lore would go buns

[jade gust]

Just get a pocket universe with monkies on computers to do that

https://tenor.com/view/lex-monkey-monkey-lex-lex-monkey-typing-typing-gif-3929174101619105730

[waxen rose]

But what if one writes Shakespeare-like tales?

[unkempt cosmos]

for that kindaa thing u need oni level tech and hes a innie

[jade gust]

ONI don't have the ability to create pocket universes

[worldly sedge]

I’m so excited for Helldivers next week I went back and played ODST Firefight for that tactical immersion

[unkempt cosmos]

slipspace in alter dimension is it not

[waxen rose]

ONI powerscaling and they aren't even that strong compared to other fictional sci fi corps

[unkempt cosmos]

i can check the encyclopedia

[fickle drift]

Twitter

[jade gust]

That's not the same as creating a pocket universe and the various Insurrectionist groups in Halo have slipspace capable ships as well

[unkempt cosmos]

luck may democorcy be with u

[unkempt cosmos]

i know but innies cant do it

[normal owl]

outies can though

[unkempt cosmos]

thats wht im saying

[obsidian wyvern]

https://x.com/JScott_INK/status/1957813785986486464/photo/1

Jordan | COMMISSIONS CLOSED ✨ (@JScott_INK)

A legendary drop 🔥

(recent commission)

#halo #HaloODST #HaloSpotlight #Helldivers2 #PlayStation

X · Aug 19, 2025, 2:35 PM

[unkempt cosmos]

lol

[jade gust]

Again, ONI cannot create a pocket universe, that's not a thing they can do

[waxen rose]

Where all my outies at (so I know who to target my propaganda)

[unkempt cosmos]

thats good

[unkempt cosmos]

inseructionist propoganda

[waxen rose]

The blue men have come to save us (and ominous floating helmet)

[fickle tendon]

Do you guys like plain ground beef

[unkempt cosmos]

i dont like beef

[jade gust]

I'm vegetarian

[waxen rose]

Plain? Spice it up

[unkempt cosmos]

i know this is halo but httyd books and film r SO DIFFERENT

[unkempt cosmos]

i unfortunately tasted chicken so i can not be a vegeterian

[unkempt cosmos]

i have respect for u

[fickle drift]

So when you argue with a person what’s it called then

[waxen rose]

I HAVE A QUARREL WITH YOU

[fickle drift]

🗿

[unkempt cosmos]

beef thats why i dont like it we should be living in peace and harmony halo and cod should be the only violence

[unkempt cosmos]

ohh

[fickle drift]

You forgot to mention doom 🥀

[waxen rose]

Cod would be resolved if they understood the power of friendship

[hasty zinc]

I agree, rookie was just some random guy

[unkempt cosmos]

no

u cant say that

[hasty zinc]

oh I can lol

[unkempt cosmos]

its mean i should report u

[hasty zinc]

I'll take that report

[unkempt cosmos]

cheif he hurt my feling

[fickle tendon]

Is this something master chief would say

[unkempt cosmos]

lol

[hasty zinc]

I spoke to a moderator and he said "tough luck bud"

[waxen rose]

Master chief’s spirit doesn't speak through me

[unkempt cosmos]

by the rings

[normal owl]

omg you and the mod are buds

[jade gust]

I'm so glad the moderation team took this seriously when they investigated this

[unkempt cosmos]

may the fore runners curse into oblivion heretic

[worn token]

MCC is just loading, saying "Validating license information. Please wait." how do I fix this

and my internet is good

[waxen rose]

They know whats important 💯💯

[normal owl]

You'll want to direct all tech queries to #1075989764026675210 as that's where the techies roam. It'll get lost in here.

[unkempt cosmos]

ohh thats where to go

i was gonna say halo support news

[latent quarry]

does anyone even play halo anymore

[unkempt cosmos]

so sad no official halo lego

[waxen rose]

No halo is a collective memory we all had back in 2013

[latent quarry]

thats wut i thought

cant even get a swat game no more

[unkempt cosmos]

as a new fan im sad

[latent quarry]

cuh im sorry u missed reach and halo 3 prime

[unkempt cosmos]

thx

[analog knot]

Are you searching on MCC?

[latent quarry]

ye

[analog knot]

It looks like MCC is having some server issues this morning, so if you're searching right this second it may be related

[latent quarry]

ahhhh ok

[normal owl]

In seriousness though, there's confirmed multiple projects in the works. So you'll be on the frontlines of the next wave of Halo stuff.

[unkempt cosmos]

like all yt keep saying that its sad

[analog knot]

Everyone seems to be stuck on validating / spinning / games arent connecting

[analog knot]

However, if you are on the Microsoft Store/Xbox App version on PC, keep in mind its been broken for months and cannot find games searching solo.

[latent quarry]

if anyone down to play rn or talk ima be in the vc

[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.

[unkempt cosmos]

bro like i cant belive u haave to pay for multiplier so im not

[latent quarry]

shut up @calm fiber no one even talk in there

[unkempt cosmos]

we want cortana baack

[waxen rose]

10 bucks a month for CORE is what alot of other games do??

[fickle tendon]

But I thought it did

[steady jolt]

It's the correct place to post

[analog knot]

What do you mean?

[latent quarry]

cus it is bro thats when life was perfect coming home on a friday in 5th grade to hop on reach all night

[waxen rose]

Hold on gotta summon him again with my Ouija board

[unkempt cosmos]

i know thats sad like i have to pay again ask my parents again

[latent quarry]

im on steam

[waxen rose]

Job application

[unkempt cosmos]

xbox gamepass for multiplayer

[analog knot]

Hopefully you mean on console 😄 I understand

[unkempt cosmos]

sorry

[fickle tendon]

But you do seem like him

[unkempt cosmos]

i cant type realy well

[analog knot]

Youre fine, on PC that version doesnt work for multiplayer its why I wanted to clarify

[unkempt cosmos]

me cousins better

[waxen rose]

Were very very very very distant cousins

[fickle drift]

How to scare Reddit users

[analog knot]

Although with the servers temporarily breaking right now I guess its all the same lol

[unkempt cosmos]

oh flux i was bata make a halo 4 joke abt chef anf cortana

[waxen rose]

I am going to send you to the shadow relm

[fickle tendon]

Isn't Cortana also that windows assistant

[unkempt cosmos]

lik wtf arnt halo and gow the thing that comes into ur mind when u think xbox

[unkempt cosmos]

yes it is

i think i have it on this but use bing

[waxen rose]

When I think Xbox I think that one “you have uno” clip

[fickle tendon]

You seem like master chief

[vagrant kettle]

Nooooo that’s where Ronin and his ghost ninjas live
They’ll destroy Ninjago City if you let them out

[unkempt cosmos]

ninjago fan

[waxen rose]

Master the spinjitsu technique faster smh

[unkempt cosmos]

have u watched s3 dragon rising

jay back cole sidelined

[vagrant kettle]

WHAT

[dusky swan]

https://tenor.com/view/helldivers-2-helldivers-surprised-shocked-scared-gif-14616193401603705407

[unkempt cosmos]

the forgot abt airjitsu in dragon rising

[fickle drift]

I have ninjago sets

[unkempt cosmos]

cool

i gave me lego to me cousin

[waxen rose]

J. cole the artist got sidelined 💔

[unkempt cosmos]

cause i only play with my cousin

[unkempt cosmos]

lol

[waxen rose]

Sorry for the jumpscare mister superintendent! It will happen again!

[unkempt cosmos]

i bet 1/2 of u americans

[fickle drift]

What’s this Americans

[normal owl]

I'm fully American.

[fickle tendon]

It's like he is using you as medium for communication am I right guys haha

[waxen rose]

I know American, not english ugh

[unkempt cosmos]

im reading article says next gen xbox will have hardware for ai

[fickle tendon]

As they should

[unkempt cosmos]

il use elephants per hour from now on dont worry

[waxen rose]

I might be possessed by the fictional character John J. Halo

[unkempt cosmos]

i mean if its cortana then fine

[fickle tendon]

Am I right haha true blue ladies

[unkempt cosmos]

so r u getting xbox ally

[dusky swan]

Where my Steam Deck gamers at

[obsidian wyvern]

i was considering one the other day

[unkempt cosmos]

btw what is ur profile

cool

[waxen rose]

What if I raise my hand for the fun of it because I have an old one that won't turn on anymore

[fickle tendon]

Im getting a Cortana am I right haha

[fickle drift]

The world map you silly goose

[dusky swan]

Your Steam Deck won’t turn on?

[remote spruce]

Halo

[empty sable]

Is MCC down for anyone else?

[unkempt cosmos]

me uncle asked wht console he should get i said xbox series x but mb it should be ally

[paper sun]

No

[analog knot]

Yes it is

[empty sable]

Both xbox and the steam version won't load properly. I keep getting the circle spinning on the challenges and my rank aint loading

[analog knot]

Why lie about that lol

[fickle tendon]

My gender or do you mean the pic

[waxen rose]

No I've tried charging it and having the charger in as I try and turn it on but it always seems to be dead

[unkempt cosmos]

like this guy allowed a 10yo to play gta

[fickle drift]

Post a mantis sicker that will fix it

[analog knot]

Yes, matchmaking servers seem to be broken rn

[empty sable]

Typical

[dusky swan]

Might wanna reach out to Steam Support. They’re pretty quick to help

[empty sable]

Just when I'm gonna be introducing someone to halo for the first time

[paper sun]

Well it’s not down for me because I’m not playing it.

So I’m not lying

[dusky swan]

Even if it’s out of warranty, they can help repair it

[fickle tendon]

Why won't you answer me questions

[waxen rose]

Fingers crossed they respond to me this time

[unkempt cosmos]

hd2 collab with odst confirmed !!!

[dusky swan]

Oof, yeah for sure

[unkempt cosmos]

i found out now

[analog knot]

I was finally able to connect to a game in mcc so progress 😄