I was ready 8 months ago, don't ask stupid questions.
I'm so hyped for this I can't even put it in words.
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Halo Infinite | Multiplayer E3 2021 Overview
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I was ready 8 months ago, don't ask stupid questions.
I'm so hyped for this I can't even put it in words.
I don't have a source, but this was talked about a lot by 343i in their post-launch retrospectives.
...which is also why they decided to upgrade their engine.
But you yorself said that they could have fixed it, no? There is abig difference between something being impossible and something not making financial sense because the playerbase isnt big enough to be worth it.
Eh, it sounded like the problem was significant enough that it required a pretty substantial engine change to alleviate. I'm no engineer or coder, but with how they spoke of the challenges and limitations, it seemed to be an issue that required not just some light plumbing to resolve, but some serious outright gutting of the foundations. H5 (especially it's post-launch GAAS component) was supposedly a project held together by tape and glue.
I might be misremembering, but one example I can recall is the Forge team talking about having to exploit bugs and flaws in the engine, just so that they could push new features and changes; rather than designing efficient and elegant solutions, they basically had to trick the game into supporting what they wanted, which was much to their chagrin and still with major limitations (e.g. when they introduced object textures they were only able to provide ~7 varieties, when ideally they wanted to offer hundreds).
Regardless, whilst Moose is being cynical with a ~3 year projection, eventually there'll inevitably come a time where 343i wants to do something that demands more than just a simple engine update. And that's when they'll move on and iterate. Hopefully this go around 343i have made more future-proof tools.
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I'm gonna be so bummed if I don't get into the flights
I work form home and need some new entertainment in this place now
I work form home and need some new entertainment in this place now
Obviously companies always talk up their new engines but from what we've seen of Infinite it's almost certain that there's been a significant change in how assets are handled compared to earlier titles. Halo 5's mammoth install size and sluggish menus were consequences of those systems. Beyond just taking them at their word, Infinite being open world-ish and having much more extensive armour customisation alone are indicative.
I have a feeling 343 is going to nail the Forge aspect of Halo Infinite with the extra power of the next consoles and PC (even though it's on Xbox One as well, I wonder if they will increase limits to build scope and limit to next gen for certain budgets of maps).
The "creator economy" is a big focus from Microsoft as can be seen in their recent business statements and in Minecraft Bedrock edition. I think Forge fits in that mold a bit, even if it can't be monetized. Maybe they open skins and effects and sprays up to community creations like the Minecraft marketplace is.
All in all, I think they recognize the importance of the creative mode ala Fortnite and Roblox and Minecraft and will want to implement something similar with Forge in Halo Infinite, even if they've been pretty quiet on the mode lately.
The "creator economy" is a big focus from Microsoft as can be seen in their recent business statements and in Minecraft Bedrock edition. I think Forge fits in that mold a bit, even if it can't be monetized. Maybe they open skins and effects and sprays up to community creations like the Minecraft marketplace is.
All in all, I think they recognize the importance of the creative mode ala Fortnite and Roblox and Minecraft and will want to implement something similar with Forge in Halo Infinite, even if they've been pretty quiet on the mode lately.
I have a feeling that everyone that signs up will be getting in.
We might be getting an announcement for the flight soon.
I doubt they'd shadow drop it like this image suggest, but I could totally see them announcing a mid-late July date for the flight soon.
interestingWe might be getting an announcement for the flight soon.
I doubt they'd shadow drop it like this image suggest, but I could totally see them announcing a mid-late July date for the flight soon.
My guess is the end of August. That's also when we started the tests for Halo 5.
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Just some gameplay from good players would easily tide me over.
We might be getting an announcement for the flight soon.
I doubt they'd shadow drop it like this image suggest, but I could totally see them announcing a mid-late July date for the flight soon.
Agreed.
This was also from the most recent canon fodder:
We seem to get a mid month and a late month can fodder story. 🤞
With how heavily they're pushing insider sign ups I don't know about that.
I mean day one release day. They for sure need something for that.
The hype is very, very real. I've been playing a lot of MCC online lately to tide me over. Playing halo on PC with kb/m and 240hz is an absolute dream.
Hopefully I'll get into one of the flights! I did for the MCC entries, though I'm aware that means nothing :D
Hopefully I'll get into one of the flights! I did for the MCC entries, though I'm aware that means nothing :D
Don't think so. Got so annoyed with the interview format with ppl talking over each other, that I dropped out. They start talking about Halo infinite about 40 min in, and the questions were all pretty much what the 12-min MP overview had :/
I'll wait for someone to summarize if there was anything else interesting
It was mostly the hosts talking amongst themselves, not actually that many halo questions for their guest. No big insights, just talking about what was already revealed.
Although there was one particular moment that got me a lil spooked. I'm probably just nervous after 4 & 5. At one point a host gave a vague example about everyone having their favorite iconic weapons/spots on classic maps and asked if they'd be bringing back that distinct feeling in the new maps.
Patrick started answering by talking about how the sandbox team is trying to give every weapons and equipment a distinct place. He then went on to say what sounded like:
"Every time you see a weapon on a weapon rack, depending on where you are, it's like, okay what choice am I gonna make? Is this what I want to pick up? Or you know, am I gonna go buy... like, ythink...yknow in uhh....In the overview trailer there's a really great shot of the tower on Live Fire, and I think that's gonna, yknow some people are gonna love that spot with their favorite sniper-type weapon, other people won't. I think there will definitely be that feeling when people are playing."
Patrick doesn't complete his sentence there. Did he mention buying a weapon and trail off then switch gears to a different thought about the Live Fire map?
Could have been "by" instead of "buy."
Just some simple stammering? Probably. Seems far-fetched to me that they might include something like that considering they seem to want to avoid that sort of drama this time around, but it's what came to mind when I heard that little bit trailing off...
maybe it was "by" and I'm just too nervous after killstreaks and req packs
ive been hurt before
(You can watch that moment here about 1hr1m in: https://youtu.be/NvXqz6okSzw?t=3694)
Patrick started answering by talking about how the sandbox team is trying to give every weapons and equipment a distinct place. He then went on to say what sounded like:
"Every time you see a weapon on a weapon rack, depending on where you are, it's like, okay what choice am I gonna make? Is this what I want to pick up? Or you know, am I gonna go buy... like, ythink...yknow in uhh....In the overview trailer there's a really great shot of the tower on Live Fire, and I think that's gonna, yknow some people are gonna love that spot with their favorite sniper-type weapon, other people won't. I think there will definitely be that feeling when people are playing."
Patrick doesn't complete his sentence there. Did he mention buying a weapon and trail off then switch gears to a different thought about the Live Fire map?
Could have been "by" instead of "buy."
Just some simple stammering? Probably. Seems far-fetched to me that they might include something like that considering they seem to want to avoid that sort of drama this time around, but it's what came to mind when I heard that little bit trailing off...
maybe it was "by" and I'm just too nervous after killstreaks and req packs
ive been hurt before
(You can watch that moment here about 1hr1m in: https://youtu.be/NvXqz6okSzw?t=3694)
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Listening to it it sounds like he means "go by" not "go buy" :)
Yeah that's probably it! Likely reading too much into it, just scared... halo 4 had killsteaks and halo 5 had req packs and I'm just nervous at this point
CS has some cool things that could be fun to borrow like smokes, but putting the pistol round on all of us...
I made a compilation video editing all the current material of the multiplayer and leaving only the gameplay sections with the first person, third person, etc perspectives, the video starts the 1:35 minutes mark it's at 1080p 60FPS enjoy!:
0% chance Halo is chasing Valorant this go around
he said 'go by' as in choose to move past
Thanks for this video, this is great!
I'm actually addicted to watching Halo Infinite videos like this and BF2042 videos. I'm so outrageously hyped for both games it's not even funny.
If by august you mean december then yes thats when the halo 5 beta was.. we are very late already
I am a QA tester, we started the closed beta at the end of August. Since then we have got the Insider program, so presumably the first test flight will come at the end of the summer instead of QA testing.
I know what you mean by the way, it's just that the normal test for Halo 5 started much earlier, but we did a special test at the end of the summer before the launch.
My point is that its late for a beta already, especially when compared to halo 5
Infinite has been in flighting for a number of months now. Still later into development than 5 but Covid, delays and all that. 343 are slowly allowing in larger rings of players over time. Hopefully most if not all insiders should be invited over the next couple of months.
Im sure halo had lots of playtesting too before we the players tested the beta almost a year before release.
You are welcome yeah I'm very HYPED for both Halo Infinite and Battlefield 2042 can't wait to play the two!
This video gets me pretty hyped for MP.
Halo 3 was the game that introduced me to the fun of online gaming. So this looks like a good balance of new and old.
