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Halo |OT2| Master Chief for Smash
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Theory says it won't be open to everyone this week, I'm not sure if he knows that 100% or was guessing.
Nah, you shouldn't have to worry, unless you were expecting to leave for 2 weeks?
So we thinking, what, maybe news by this weekend? If streamers are getting pre invites I guess they want to make sure they're all hooked up before sending out gen pop theirs.
At least we have a solid date on an update at least. 😅
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Nice. And we're on the verge of a mandatory fire evacuation notice! Great timing. Wish me luck :/
Which is why I said I didn't know if he knew one way or the other. He was right anyways, lol. Open to no one this week!
That shit is tired and played out, every time I try MCC I nope out after a couple games, lol.
I have to agree. I thought I would not get to this point, I mean MCC is a ton of content and yet I am bored of it.
Nothing against the games, I have probably over 20K matches in Halo 3 alone. I can only revisit something so much, and honestly they are dated to me "feel" wise compared to stuff like Apex.
I guess it's mostly so they can prepare in advance the kind of content they want to create or share, and knowing if they are allowed to, like, idk, maybe some would prepare content dedicated to the Battle Pass within the Flight, or some gameplay analysis, some stuff you and I, who aren't creating content (well, not sure about you but I guess) don't really need to know in advance, so 343 is just giving them a head up.
I just think it's funny some Content Creator thought they would have access to the Flight before anyone else, and that it was coming by the end of the week.
From the sounds of it it's less a "heads up" and more 343 trying to make sure they're got all the influencer's details so they can play the flight.
I would like to submit to the courts that the halo 2 version of the energy sword has yet to be beaten aesthetically in the series.
Mondo Infinite art up for order
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yeah gotta love those CE:A cutscenes
No that is simply a maymay
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I guess I gotta figure out if I'm in the Insider program or not. Site says I am, but I can't recall seeing any past invites.... I might be part of the six figures :negman:
The work DICE/Ripple are doing on this game is really making me realize how we've become content with getting the bare minimum for a Halo game. Infinite is looking great cause they're finally doing what we've been asking, but it's looking like another pretty barebones installment. Hopefully Forge makes up for it.
DICE isn't developing a campaign along side this, and it's a completely different studio handling the portal. It's a great addition, but I don't think it's comparable to what should be expected of 343. Forge will probably see big improvements regardless.
Been saying this for years now, but Halo just needs good mod support or even a SDK. That Battlefield 2042 Portal mode comes very close to a) what I wanted in terms of gametype modification and b) in terms of porting over older content like weapons, vehicles and maps. That visual scripting language seems to have a good complexity and I'm excited to see what people will be able to do with it.
Seeing as how Halo Infinite is going to be a platform for 10 years, I really hope they are considering this. You'll probably need tons of content to keep the playerbase engaged and what better way is there, than to let the community help you with creating said content?
I'd certainly invest more into Forge, a much complexer gametype creator and even a custom campaign/level editor, if I was planning for 10 years.
Seeing as how Halo Infinite is going to be a platform for 10 years, I really hope they are considering this. You'll probably need tons of content to keep the playerbase engaged and what better way is there, than to let the community help you with creating said content?
I'd certainly invest more into Forge, a much complexer gametype creator and even a custom campaign/level editor, if I was planning for 10 years.
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How many studios are being put toward Infinite though? And we're talking about Microsoft here, don't you think they could make a support studio for such a huge investment such as Halo, the flagship title of Xbox? All I'm saying is we're probably going to get less content at launch than we got with a game as old as Reach, and part of that reason is because 343i hasn't had strong management or clear vision throughout the past 6 years between 5 and Infinite. There is such an easy baseline they could have prioritized to satisfy fans that was obvious after 5, which was more game modes and (unique) maps at launch, BTB support at launch, full armor customization, and a variety of others multiplayer wise. The game seems to be coming in so hot this year that they're not even ready to put a date on their flighting, unlike 2042. It always baffles me how much time and resources 343i has to burn through to realize the obvious. It took one disappointing Battlefield game to get 2042, it's taken over a decade for something as basic as Infinite.
Don't get me wrong, I'm happy with what they've put out so far and there will be a strong base to build the game off of, but I don't want to have to wait a year again for features that should be there at launch. And that's not even factoring in the lack of new ideas or community support modes we have seen, unless Forge is really going to be something incredible this time around. If it is, I'll gladly eat crow, but it's frustrating needing to wait this long for literally the most basic features.
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In addition to what's being discussed, we should be getting more Halo than we have been.
No spinoffs
No Halo Legends 2
No animated shorts
No Spartan Strike on consoles
6 years between Halo releases and no supplemental media outside of novels? Chill, we need more. Franchise is too rich to be limited like this.
No spinoffs
No Halo Legends 2
No animated shorts
No Spartan Strike on consoles
6 years between Halo releases and no supplemental media outside of novels? Chill, we need more. Franchise is too rich to be limited like this.
I'm really surprised MS never tried to capitalize more on Halo's popularity and universe. There are so many possibilities for spinoffs and we only got two top down shooters and a dave and buster's arcade game...
While I'd like some nice spin-off, such as the Halo Megablock which leaked a few years ago, I've got to be honest and say I'm quite happy they aren't making too much content to the point I would have a Halo overdose.
Sure, there's a balance between way too much and nothing at all, but if I had to choose, I'd take the later.
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So you'd choose closer to nothing? I hard disagree with that.
Flood us with Halo content, then it'll be more relevant with the general masses. CoD floods us every year and it's still huge. Halo has a deep pool of fiction to hit us with, but we're still thirsty for new experiences. A new spinoff doesn't take away from Infinite; it'll help grow the franchise.
Halo was at its prime when we were getting extended fiction in the form of animated movies, live action media, comics, novels, Halo Wars between major releases, cool mobile spinoffs like Spartan Assault and Strike, etc.
Now? 6 years between major releases with nothing inbetween except for novels. Hopefully things change after Infinite.
Halo Wars 2 released in 2017.
I completely agree with your point though. We need more Halo.
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This a joke on when you personally think Halo was at its prime, lol? Because Halo Wars 1's period was when I was referring to, around 2009.
I am actually really interested to see how the bots are. I like that they all have the same stats, just get smarter depending on the difficulty.
Huh?
I'm confused.
You said this:
I was pointing out that we had Halo Wars 2 since Halo 5.
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Ohh true, yeah I was kinda discounting it since it was a sequel, but you're right, it does count.
Need more Halo Wars 2! Games that they know may not sell gangbusters, but will grow the franchise outside of the typical mainline releases.