cause they delayed the release to work on it. You might want to try #483759756566069258
#hcs-chat
tiny sparrow
rancid sedge
Where does it say that halo infinite is getting released in 2021
lusty mural
vivid hinge
anyone trying to run some H3 HC lmk. trying to get back Rank 23 rn
supple kettleBOT
warm kestrel
Hi
fierce blaze
I am so happy that spartan swapped teams at the last second and missed out on a win
winged cradle
no. link here: https://twitch.tv/budlight
arctic quiver
Bug Light, don't think I've had one since I was 17
Crazy to think they have a Twitch channel now lol
fierce blaze
And yeah Sam the second link that you posted worked for it. Not the first one.
Since it creates it as https://t.co/wWcIV39f9f! Instead of https://t.co/wWcIV39f9f
arctic quiver
Embeds seem to grab the ! at the end and make it part of the URL,for whatever annoying reason
fierce blaze
Mhmm.
lime elbow
I see
gaunt mica
shut quiver
no
long grail
is it online ?
tiny sparrow
everything is online these days.
grand elk
Yes
desert fog
nice
lusty mural
You are meant to be able to, just isn't super active.
grand elk
Ah
torpid beacon
To whom this may concern @ #hcs-chat, I was wondering if you could upload the Dreamhack Anaheim Halo Reach tournament footage from February. I was wondering if you could publish it on Dreamhackhalo Twitch page under Videos where you can see the past rebroadcasts.
arctic quiver
Yes!! Definitely looking forward to this :D
somber swift
Same day as GTHalo tournament? 
fierce blaze
According to the HCS post, it seems as if they are going to be broadcasting two of the 52 tournaments that are being run for halo.
That's such a comical lack of effort
somber swift
I hope they can find a way to at least host some of the streams for the others.
fierce blaze
They're not. They're just leaving it to others.
somber swift
Hopefully they change their mind
even if it's not being 'commentated' - having the Halo Twitch channel host some of the players's streams would go a long way for viewers
fierce blaze
The problem is they're not even doing half of the casting. Goofy and Hunter jjx aren't part of 343.
They partnered with Esports Engine for Literally this exact reason
somber swift
esports engine is for Infinite though, yes?
anyway, if having the official Halo Twitch host other streamers isn't an option, i would hope for at the minimum the Halo Twitter could be super active on tournament days.
Having the official HCS / Halo twitters link to the competitors' streams would still be a huge help for viewership
fierce blaze
Tashi said that the reason they can't cast these tournaments (they aren't even running them, FACE IT is), is for doing infinite stuff.
somber swift
Yes, and that is somewhat understandable.
So what's to stop HCS twitter from making announcement posts throughout the tournament day with the links of those who are playing/streaming?
currently, this exists:
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/esports/h5proseries
and on there, the following link is displayed:
aka.ms/Halo5Streams (leading to this: https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Halo 5%3A Guardians)
But linking actual streams as they're live would go a long for to increase fan engagement and viewing.
fierce blaze
Tweeting about it is so minimal because they get next to no engagement for actual tweets about the games and such.
@somber swift they have a company working with them explicitly to help for infinite HCS work.
The idea that they just don't have the manpower to get a few broadcasts going is pathetic at best
somber swift
I don't follow what you're saying
"they have a company working with them explicitly to help for infinite HCS work"
Yes, that sounds right.
So, how is that supposed to support MCC or H5 work?
fierce blaze
They said the reason they can't cast or stream these is that they are too busy with infinite HCS.
But they have Esports Engine partnered with them for that purpose.
somber swift
yes
are you implying that partnering with esports engine for infinite would magically free up the 343 HCS team for other tasks?
because I doubt that
fierce blaze
They: Aren't running the tournaments, they aren't even using 343 casters mostly, and they are partnered with an outside company to take a huge portion of the infinite work off of their back.
And with all that, they can't manage to stream more than twice every 3 months.
That's literally what they are there to do is help and coordinate infinite pro series stuff. The more Esports Engine does, the less is required of the HCS team.
somber swift
I don't think that's how it works either
I look at it this way:
The more esports engine does, the better the outcome.
It doesn't reduce 343's work - it enhances it.
just because esports engine is on board does not mean 343 employees stop working on infinite...
fierce blaze
Didn't say it did. But them working on it should absolutely mean they have the capacity to run a stream or two. Its not exactly that complicated.
fierce blaze
More than just the finals, is what I meant.
The fact that they have so, so much support on this and can't get it done is not good.
somber swift
but it doesn't sound like that's going to be the case - they've decided the resources are better spent elsewhere.
fierce blaze
If they were running the tournament and had to broadcast it all themselves? Way more understandable.
Yeah but the problem is that 343's quality for the competitive side has literally never been very good
somber swift
really?
fierce blaze
So there is no reason to believe that they all of the sudden have gotten that right
somber swift
I thought H5 HCS and HWC was great
fierce blaze
Did you play or watch the first year at all?
They also dropped support of the game with no advanced warning at all.
somber swift
I didn't watch the first year, no, but I know that 2016 was rough for a number of reasons
2017 and 2018 productions were awesome I thought
They also dropped support of the game with no advanced warning at all.
@fierce blaze
?
fierce blaze
In terms of competitive. They just let the pros know it was done and there was no more tournaments.
somber swift
I wouldn't say there was no advance warning at all though
anyhow - they've made their choice about broadcasting these upcoming tournaments, but I'm wondering if they can still support the viewership in other ways
namely, tweeting out links to the streamers on the actual teams playing
not just the generic "Twitch category of all people streaming H5"
Having someone tweet out:
Get ready for the semi finals, watch "person x" on team 1 or "person y" on team 2, starting in 5 minutes!
Links to streams inlcuded
fierce blaze
The advanced warning was bad enough to draw a lot of criticism in the halo community . But yeah they can and will do those things, but they really won't make much of a difference.
The people on twitter checking the HCS account are going to already know about it.
There's a big chunk when people see the halo account is streaming on twitch.
somber swift
The advanced warning was bad enough to draw a lot of criticism in the halo community . But yeah they can and will do those things, but they really won't make much of a difference.
"Can and will do" I'm not so sure.
I know they can tweet out links to individual streamers. Will they? I haven't seen it before, so I hope they do!
*The people on twitter checking the HCS account are going to already know about it. *
They know about it yes, but they might not know who to watch and when specifically to watch them.
HCS tweeting out direct links to streams is a no-brainer way to get easy clicks.
In any case, it's disappointing more of the tournaments won't have official broadcasts.
But if the time is being spent getting everything for Infinite ready and better, I'll be happy with that outcome.
In the meantime, HCS supporting the individual team players' streams on game days seems like a 1 person job, with little prep work required.
fierce blaze
They have tweeted out stream links and do so consistently. They will tweet out individual POVs during the MCC pro series all the time.
@somber swift https://twitter.com/HCS/status/1304933692175912960 Like so.
somber swift
Ah
well that's fantastic!
I hope that continues on gamedays, and is done for more than just 1 match.
would be even better if the Halo twitch account could host one of them though...
fluid prawn
I'm not gonna ask
fierce blaze
That's not really anything lol
Just literally what they were already saying.
"Hey go stream it for us"
The only thing that changes is that you can now use halo 5s garbage, garbage observer mode for the people that aren't streaming's pov.
somber swift
It absolutely changes things!
While it won't be official HCS broadcast, it'll be something that is a cohesive place to watch all the major cheap from for a particular day, and commentated?
This is a win.
fierce blaze
People have been doing that, and nobody has really cared that much. It's not anything like a win.
Literally all that's changing is allowing them the observer mode which they shouldn't even use since it's that bad.
somber swift
What's so bad about observer mode...?
fierce blaze
It doesn't match what the player is actually doing at all. Everyone looks like theyre on 600+ ping
You'll constantly see people dying around corners and the like
somber swift
The alternative being:?
fierce blaze
Restreaming people who are also streaming. Like they've been doing
somber swift
Doesn't allow for quick changes between pov
fierce blaze
It does if you have your obs set up, which they of course would
somber swift
I feel like there are more features built into observer mode that make it worthwhile
mellow fox
fierce blaze
People that were hyping up the fact that h5 has spectator mode conveniently forgot just how garbage it is.
Look at this.
https://twitter.com/TheShyway/status/1307037887523966977?s=19
somber swift
Pros and cons...
fierce blaze
Yeah, I know. It's just a big ol con that makes the game barely watchable.
Individual streams are significantly better for it.
idle elk
Hey h5 is a good game
grand elk
vagrant pendant
Yeah I agree
vast oasis
halo 5 story bad, multiplayer good
vagrant pendant
Ye
silent goblet
Hello guys. It's been a while since I wrote on this channel. I just wanted to share this brand new HCS map I made on Forge focused for H3 PC competitive. If you want to try it during your scrims I'll leave the link here: https://www.forgehub.com/maps/athlon.7820. I'll appreciate any feedback and thoughts. Greetings!
trim patio
Bro he’s top mid
naive flare
About Pro series, just wondering if my team can add an extra player (5 in total) in case one of us can't join on saturday?
versed hound
do they do tournaments every week because I think they do judging by the phrasing of their tweet
also are they gonna do Halo Infinite tournaments on pc
sour belfry
I got to play with ya someday.
scarlet kestrel
hi
tired sail
-_-
ebon iris
Is there a list of the Grassroots content creators available anywhere?
wanton storm
crisp field
I always wanted to compete in HCS but then I remember I can’t beat anyone in octagon lmfao
versed hound
it says you have to be 17 to compete so I'll probably compete in an open tournament in a few years
In the mean time I'm trying to get really good so I can have a chance if winning
urban reef
I can’t beat one of my friends in Octagon either but when it comes to an actual game I do WAY better than he does. Octagon doesn’t mean anything imo @crisp field
versed hound
what's octagon lol
gaunt anvil
Octagon is a map/mode that puts you in an enclosed octagon shaped map. Useful for improving your aim.
urban reef
Anyone trying to play the Halo 5 open tournament? I’m finding it really hard to find people interested
fierce blaze
Yeah people just don't care that much lol
Splitting the interest in half wasn't smart, and it seems like the h5 comp community just cannot be bothered
tight zealot
boo
versed hound
yeah I find it odd how only 4 teams are signed up for the halo 3 open tournament
faint parcel
versed hound
#español
versed hound
no, I'm telling you do go to #español if you want to talk in spanish sigh
paper thorn
Anyone looking to link up for the h5 open tournament? @ at me
river cedar
hey
sudden eagle
Where in Oregon can I find low level ternements for halo 5
zenith remnant
Is there a age limit to be able to participate in a open tournament for halo 5
scarlet kestrel
hi
versed hound
Is there a age limit to be able to participate in a open tournament for halo 5
@zenith remnant you have to be 17 to join iirc
zenith remnant
Darn
swift roost
probably
versed hound
I think its a good thing for me because I still have a few more years to practice and get good
frozen dust
tired sail
me
drowsy moat
tribal ridge
bruh
versed hound
are the open tournaments being broadcasted or something
dim turtle
Yo! We are a team of 3 looking for 1 for tomorrow’s Halo 5 Pro Series tournament on Xbox. If you’re interested in running games and playing tomorrow, DM me!
fierce blaze
In case anyone was wondering who won the halo 3 tournament, because they forgot to even tweet it out.
🙄
calm lynx
hello evryone im new here and the names taimur
torpid beacon
hi
versed hound
what's grassroots
tiny sparrow
tiny sparrow
the bots are listed in the admin and mod section
wet onyx
@torpid beacon please don't advertise other servers
also please use english in this server
sudden eagle
I am looking to find ternements in Oregon where could I find them
sweet cradle
hi
foggy ermine
im looking in santa ana now
opal bough
like bruh i'm in graduation rn;(
bright olive
Hey guys anyone looking for a 4th for there team? For this weekend's tournament
marsh jungle
Lol would have been good 3 days ago sorry
winged cradle
lusty mural
DADDY'S HOME
tight zealot
I am looking to find ternements in Oregon where could I find them
@sudden eagle don't they have a website for that?
wet cosmos
H3 8s pc?
supple kettleBOT
sour belfry
Sup y’all
fierce blaze
Posting it here too, but cloud 9 is back in for halo. https://twitter.com/Cloud9/status/1313163612412805121?s=19
primal hound
buoyant folio
HCS should have their own discord channel for team discussion, place to find free agents, and overall announcements.
fierce blaze
Nobody is using discord for that at the moment since there's not much to discuss.
indigo nebula
@buoyant folio true
torpid beacon
hollow wagon
hi
fierce blaze
It's just awful for competitive play.
Even stripped down to legendary Slayer, it plays like garbage.
Mlg didn't lose interest then.
They straight dropped H4 because it was garbage.
And yeah the maps sucked too, but that's less of an issue.
torpid beacon
Sad that I can’t invite the HCS bot to my server for LIVE feeds like announcement channels
fierce blaze
Not really. 343 just stopped supporting it.
Just like bungie stopped supporting it, because they wanted bloom.
spring hare
fierce blaze
@spring hare ryanoobs team.
They are by far the most skilled free agents out there rn
haughty marten
torpid beacon
!ban @taxes
marsh jungle
Looking for 2 players to do HCS tournament with me
urban reef
Anyone here need a teammate for the HCS for halo 5? I’m free this weekend and I’m down to run some games. (I’m only Diamond in Solo Queue and Team Arena not Champion sadly)
tepid oriole
@wet onyx it made my slowdown time froze lol but thanks again
urban reef
Anyone last minute trying to play in the Halo 5 tournament just for the experience? I’m at Diamond 4 and I’m down to group up with anyone as long as you know some call outs. Dm or @ me your GT
marble comet
hi dude
wise oriole
how do u inv this bot
ruby yarrow
@wise oriole its not a bot its a discord webhook
They probably have it connected to the twitter
ruby yarrow
i'll brb
torpid beacon
will future esport have mkb division?
fierce blaze
We don't know. But it's the first halo actually designed for mouse and keyboard. So we can only hope that it's balanced and go from there. @torpid beacon
arctic quiver
That's a nice looking nameplate 😍
dusk wind
i would agree
tbh if I were to create a HCS squad it would be called fireteam GraveDweller
eternal dagger
love swat
dark wolf
Swat is amazing
dusk wind
Hell yeah Im an OG at swat.
distant trail
oh the nostalgia of that map
rancid ether
need 2 for the h5 tourney today asap
supple kettleBOT
ionic patrol
Looking for a h5 scrim asap
icy narwhal
Im looking for players to add to @west cave team at New Horizon
zenith escarp
what's the greatest halo of all time?
inner jay
👍
ionic summit
arctic quiver
Halo Championship Series, it's Halo's esports tournaments. It's fine to post here, just a generally quiet channel
fierce blaze
Yep. Pretty much gets no attention until maybe they start running actual tournaments with infinite.
timber warren
hello
fierce blaze
All the discussion for HCS is done through twitter, no top players use this discord.
ionic patrol
f/as click the link
wet onyx
what's f/as?
agile folio
pure raptor
Yes
rancid ether
looking for teammates for tommorows esport arena tournament
tiny sparrow
It's cool they're still doing the nameplate giveaways, but it'd be nice if there was some variety instead of H3 all the time.
hoary imp
Someone want to play any custom ?
supple kettleBOT
torpid beacon
How can i join a hcs
wet onyx
you'd have to join a team that participates or make your own professional team and qualify for the championships
charred matrix
Scotland forever
stable field
Any idea who I could contact about Grassroots signup? I've been trying to edit my info on HaloWaypoint, but it only allows me to edit my contact email and not the addition info like Twitch Partner status, etc.
candid socket
Why is this at the top now?
gusty dome
median tinsel
im not bad
wheat peak
I got a question, on which platform will halo infinite hcs be held on?
torpid beacon
oh hcs
torpid beacon
only 10k?
gentle latch
cool
tardy sonnet
aw
bronze tundra
Hey
slow copper
HCS.
torpid beacon
Indeed
blazing spindle
F/a for any halo 5 tourneys coming up. Always down to grind team arena. Gt: Watomelon. Looking for a team!!🔥
lethal jetty
scenic flume
GOOD MORNING
scenic flume
hello
cursive osprey
odd vault
what is hcs?
torpid beacon
idk
halcyon quartz
dreamy ingot
Happy New Years
torpid beacon
If only halo had a crazy competitive esports channel sponsored by many companies and have cool tournaments they'd make so much money!
scenic flume
years2021=season2021
torpid beacon
Hi
torpid beacon
If only halo had a crazy competitive esports channel sponsored by many companies...
There's a thing called media exposure, games that have small fanbase can't be used as a medium for outreaching ads, hence no company is willing to invest it's capital to sponsorship programs
Halo is much less popular than fortnite, csgo, dota2, etc
torpid beacon
r/woosh
torpid beacon
Bruh, this ain't reddit
tight spear
Well r/woosh is often used outside of Reddit so yeah
sweet wagon
The hell is dota2
haughty stag
The hell is dota2
It’s a strategy game of some sort
oak field
I used to be that good back on Halo 2 and combat evolved in Halo 3 I was God like
torpid beacon
Uhh, anymore faceit tournaments? (If yes when)
hushed steeple
are there any tournaments in Asia?
torpid beacon
is there is like pro league Free For All? is that even a thing?
tiny sparrow
never heard of one. FFA is usually played at tournies though as a side event.
torpid beacon
im new in this server
arctic quiver
🤨
steel token
Ok, who are you?
next bramble
He’s nobody
fierce blaze
low sand
im new in this server
hes a fortnite player
torpid beacon
hello
torpid beacon
hi
wise flint
Hayo
fierce blaze
Good introductory article.
halcyon forum
hi
rough merlin
Huh.
I love how this chat is completely dead, yet it still has a painful ten seconds of slowmode.
arctic quiver
Used to have it off, spammers put and end to that
rough merlin
Makes sense.
lethal bone
Hi
grave epoch
Ngl kcp can beat sentinels if they drop druk and pick up someone else
exotic vigil
Bold take
sand jolt
arctic quiver
@orchid relic #483682852865572882
somber swift
Can anyone point me to the typical HCS map/mode order for tournaments?
Like in a bo5 series, what is a typical order of maps and modes?
Say for 8 teams
@ me if you have thoughts
(H5)
red matrix
LethuL...
weary skiff
Halo for Life!
next drift
halo forever
supple kettleBOT
hardy root
Halo 4 life
weary skiff
I cant wait to see how the HCS Esports Scene will play out! Great big events coming soon! Its gonna be epic! 
somber swift
Can someone please let me know what Gamertag to search on the H5 Fileshare to grab the official HCS maps and gametypes?
I searched Official HCS and found some, but not all of what I expected>
I don't see any maps for HCS for:
Rig
Plaza
Fissure
Would these all be built in already?
(I found all the other HCS maps on that fileshare)
slim cosmos
@somber swift I think you just need to take a look at the official maps of 343 in custom matches
somber swift
I'll check on my xbox when I get home late - it's possible a bunch of what I need is there
tired valley
any thoughts on the powera fusion pro controller?
weary skiff
HCS is the best Esports League in the World!
weary skiff
HCS is the best Esports League in the world!
arctic quiver
wise reef
anyone else sometimes sweat in ranked playlists to feel like a HCS Player?
primal mountain
everyday of my life
its especially fun to boost with plats and low diamonds so u can drop 40 kills a game consistently
weary skiff
HCS is Life!
craggy burrow
Man they got some sweet new nameplates...
primal mountain
swish 5s is carrying his team on his back lol
cloud tide
ok
coarse tundra
hi
little wasp
tribal musk
ornate tide
i didnt think i could talk in here thats cool
timid meteor
Greetings yall
arctic quiver
This channel is meant for talking about HCS, it's not a general chat channel
timid meteor
oh, my apologies
last laurel
Anyone wanna team up and do ESA, for H5 every Sunday? I’m Diamond 2 just hmu if u need one
supple kettleBOT
torpid beacon
Anyone wanna team up and do ESA, for H5 every Sunday? I’m Diamond 2 just hmu if ...
I would team with you but I play h3
last laurel
Ah ok
timber jacinth
Anyone wanna team up and do ESA, for H5 every Sunday? I’m Diamond 2 just hmu if ...
What did you rank last season?
last laurel
Plat5
weary skiff
Todays HCS Games are gonna be so cool! Halo Esports is the best!
torpid beacon
Any free agents looking to join a serious h5 hcs team and put in steady practice
torpid beacon
Anyone looking for an hcs h5 team ? Add “Kamen x3”
supple kettleBOT
torpid beacon
Is there a 1v1 tournament going on or no?
scenic flume
1v1 and The HAlo 5 forge with gurdians Tourament
torpid beacon
What’s the best monitor for hcs? No budget
indigo nebula
Anyone wanna team up and do ESA, for H5 every Sunday? I’m Diamond 2 just hmu if ...
ik were both in shyways server but i just saw this and if u dont have a team i would love to get back into h5
last laurel
Eyo cool!
indigo nebula
u down to team if we can find more? @last laurel
indigo nebula
ok thats probably best, i wasnt trying to rush anything lol my bad
last laurel
Np man
lapis mauve
arctic quiver
HCS - Halo Championship Series, Halo's esports
