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Halo Championship Series |OT| A return to competitive Halo
- Thread starter CubeApple76
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Don't think it could be worse than REC getting swept by Tox 8-0 in grand finals at Atlanta in 2018. That's pretty untouchable at least in recent Halo history.
This isn't an online qualifier. It's a regional major. It just happens to be online since they lost the venue or something.
The top 8 did get auto bids to Orlando tho, so I guess it is a qualifier for that!
Definitely looking forward to Orlando after this major though!
On a different note: I kind of wish they would've just let the comms play out for the rest of the match lol. Onset and Bravo are nice, but those Optic comms were incredibly interesting.
On a different note: I kind of wish they would've just let the comms play out for the rest of the match lol. Onset and Bravo are nice, but those Optic comms were incredibly interesting.
G1 are playing extremely well, despite the current 3-0. Even if/when they lose, they get major props from me.
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Bubu gets booted off Faze, goes to G1, and then gets a better result than FaZe have to date lol
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Crazy ass KOTH match there with a clutch triple kill from Lucid.
High level Halo still some of the best esport action out there, IMO.
Really great event, and pretty solid viewership despite the state of Halo right now… the drops are smart and hopefully things will be in a better place come Orlando/Worlds later this year.
Glad to see Optic take a win… they only dropped a single match over the weekend which is insane. They've clearly been grinding. And the G1 storyline is awesome. Great stuff all around.
Glad to see Optic take a win… they only dropped a single match over the weekend which is insane. They've clearly been grinding. And the G1 storyline is awesome. Great stuff all around.
I was going to say this online event was easily the smoothest an Infinite tournament has ran so far.
No mid-game drops or disconnects (at least when I was watching) and also very little downtime between each series (a huge plus of online over LAN).
Of course you lose any and all atmosphere having it be online but man do I wish the LAN events could run this quick and smooth.
View: https://twitter.com/Bound2K/status/1556403039145181187
Putting in extra duty to fill in the asshole role left by Renegade
Optic wasn't even playing out of their nice facility, it was the original Optic HQ that's like half a floor of a random Frisco, TX office building lol
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Does G1 honestly have a billion dollar facility lol? Weren't they started up like last year by an ex-NFL player, and not a particularly famous/rich one?
What would you consider the best or the good competitive maps? Aquarius CTF has been my favorite followed by Recharge KOTH.
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Damn that does look great. Infinite can really look great at times. Best armor look in any 343 game by farThe armor coating form the drop is pretty slick:
Fyi, the drop is active until midnight (eastern, I assume) on partnered streams if you missed it
Even funnier when you consider that C9 flew them out to San Antonio which is literally where the servers are so they had THE advantage, and when you think about the fact that C9 are probably worth 5 times of whatever G1 is lol.
Bound is and always has been a loser
Going by his twitter he seems to be mostly playing Valorant these days plus it looks like he's wifed up so I guess he's just not into competing anymore.
Too bad too because he was pretty damn good in H5 and would probably be nasty in Infinite if he still wanted to compete.
CDL season ended last night with LA Thieves winning the ring. With the season over and two HCS LANs left (Orlando and Worlds) I wonder if we see Shotzzy, Huke, or Neptune try their hand at Halo Infinite for a few months. Maybe even a few more COD pros especially since Orlando will be an open anyway.
I heavily doubt Shotzzy and Huke return for Infinite even for a temporary capacity.
Would any top teams in the running to win Worlds drop someone to pick either of them up knowing they are basically a sub until the CDL returns?
Ain't no way Optic is dropping anyone from their Halo squad for Shotzzy. lol
Would any top teams in the running to win Worlds drop someone to pick either of them up knowing they are basically a sub until the CDL returns?
Ain't no way Optic is dropping anyone from their Halo squad for Shotzzy. lol
Well, I struggle to give credit to Ensrude for Aquarius, given that it is just square Midship. But in terms of top competitive maps, I would put Recharge and Streets ahead of Aquarius, with Live Fire behind it. For specific modes, I also love Recharge KOTH, Live Fire/Streets Strongholds, Live Fire oddball, and Aquarius CTF
That C9-G1 series was a joy to watch. Just great back and forth Halo, with some huge moments. Bubu Dubu came to play
A team just has to place top 12 at Orlando to make it to Worlds lol they wouldn't even need to be picked up by a top team to make it(Fnatic, OXG, coL). Various teams have been playing with subs all season at various times so that isn't really a solid reason against it.
Hey, I wish they would come back. Would be amazing for the scene and they are both dynamite players. Shotzzy did stream some Infinite early on and he was already showing he was a beast at it.
I just can't see it happening. I just don't think either of them would join those teams you mentioned that clearly have zero shot at winning.
Looks like KCP is dropping their Halo team. I'm sure they will leave the scene.
View: https://twitter.com/Druk_RN/status/1557155562252533760?s=20&t=bozLW0hMVXOPmMlSqMZ_vA
View: https://twitter.com/Druk_RN/status/1557155562252533760?s=20&t=bozLW0hMVXOPmMlSqMZ_vA
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