The "infinite" part may be a clue.
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/h...ice-structu/1100-6465482/?ftag=GSS-05-10aab8e
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Halo Infinite Could Adopt Games As Service Structure
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I have zero issues with that,as long as there is a robust,well made camapign and not some Destiny/Division campaign.
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I mean, wasn't it obvious? It's called Infinite for exactly that reason.
It's also going to be a looter shooter with carrot on the stick endgame progression.
It's also going to be a looter shooter with carrot on the stick endgame progression.
343's ongoing commitment to fixing and maintaining the Master Chief Collection kind of implied this.
I watched a recent interview with Bonnie Ross, and she was saying all the right things about the campaign and multiplayer being of equal importance to the Halo series. So as a campaign die-hard I'm less worried than I might have been that players like me will be served as Halo evolves to find its place in a shooter landscape that looks dramatically different than it did even as recently as Halo 5's debut.
Between Halo 5 directly addressing many of the issues with Halo 4, and 343 pouring so much care into the MCC, I'm much more excited than concerned that big changes are on the horizon for one of my all time favorite franchises.
I watched a recent interview with Bonnie Ross, and she was saying all the right things about the campaign and multiplayer being of equal importance to the Halo series. So as a campaign die-hard I'm less worried than I might have been that players like me will be served as Halo evolves to find its place in a shooter landscape that looks dramatically different than it did even as recently as Halo 5's debut.
Between Halo 5 directly addressing many of the issues with Halo 4, and 343 pouring so much care into the MCC, I'm much more excited than concerned that big changes are on the horizon for one of my all time favorite franchises.
Halo 5 was more-or-less a GaaS too.
Games as a Service is a really broad concept (I'd argue it dates back to The Sims) and I don't think it precludes having a "classic" Halo. Like, I don't think the game's gonna turn into Destiny all of a sudden.
I expect most of MS' first party output to be some sort of GaaS in the future due to the nature of gamepass - it's the perfect model for them.
343 doesn't have a great track record with campaigns.
I hope they don't completely fuck up the aesthetics through shitty cosmetic items. Halo 5 looked atrocious.
As long as the content is handled correctly, sure.
That can be easier said than done sometimes though.
That can be easier said than done sometimes though.
At least Halo 5 somewhat corrected Halo 4's ultra-linear structure. Lots more open areas, branching paths, and sandbox elements in that one, even if the story left something to be desired. Plus the weapon variety and balance were stellar. Series-best, even.
My takeaway from the contrast between 4 and 5 is that 343 is interested in correcting mistakes and revisiting unpopular design choices rather than doubling down. You can't say the same about every studio. So at worst I'm cautiously optimistic about Infinite.
I don't agree with you- while 5 certainly had it's issues,4 was pretty goodNot the best the series has sure,but not the worst either.
That's an extremely narrow interpretation of what GaaS is.
So is Sea of Thieves not GaaS then?
I had and still have 0 doubts about that. Seeing how Halo 5 and now MCC were treated, this is definitely something that they will do. Especially after we've got to know that that they made more money with Halo 5's DLC plan than with any other traditional Halo DLC. Hope that Halo: Infinite won't have a barebones launch like Halo 5 did and I most certainly hope that they don't do "Remix" maps anymore, because they were pretty much all bad.
Just wondering what their monetization model will look like, because they said that they won't have Lootboxes, so I think they will just offer individual items or preset boxes, where you know what you will get.
Was confirmed multiple times already. Not only for Halo: Infinite, but they mentioned how all (mainline) Halo games will have split-screen going forward.
Just wondering what their monetization model will look like, because they said that they won't have Lootboxes, so I think they will just offer individual items or preset boxes, where you know what you will get.
Was confirmed multiple times already. Not only for Halo: Infinite, but they mentioned how all (mainline) Halo games will have split-screen going forward.
Well that was to be expected given the "infinite" in the title.
GaaS in games is usually something that makes me a bit more cautious of games (just look at recent AAA GaaS games as reference, and no, a game that has DLC isn't necessarily GaaS), however the first trailer looked pretty good and I am very interested in seeing it with gameplay next.
GaaS in games is usually something that makes me a bit more cautious of games (just look at recent AAA GaaS games as reference, and no, a game that has DLC isn't necessarily GaaS), however the first trailer looked pretty good and I am very interested in seeing it with gameplay next.
Maybe if you don't know what the fuck GaaS actually means.
Paradox Games model is expansion pack after expansion and their games are 100% GaaS. You don't get to redefine the term.
Do what you want but i just want a superb single player and classic multiplayer. If you want to go down the destiny route, then spin that into a separate mode, Halo audience is big enough to support both forms of multiplayer.
Not could. Will.
Halo 5 was already GaaS. And personally, I think it's one of the few good ones at that (though significantly undermined by the dearth of content it had at launch).
Halo 5 was already GaaS. And personally, I think it's one of the few good ones at that (though significantly undermined by the dearth of content it had at launch).
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Some people here in Era actually thought GaaS means Looter Shooter.
GaaS can mean quite a lot of things. And Halo has been GaaS for ages now.
Smh @ people, not understanding what the term means. It does not need to involve micro transactions whatsoever.
YUP.