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Halo Infinite | Multiplayer E3 2021 Overview
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This, for me, is the real system seller. I'll definitely pick up a used Series S once this releases.
While it doesn't wow me from the technical side, you can just tell that this is a lot of fun. Then again, it has to compete with Battlefield. Exciting times ahead, this year sees the releases of three big shooters side by side.
While it doesn't wow me from the technical side, you can just tell that this is a lot of fun. Then again, it has to compete with Battlefield. Exciting times ahead, this year sees the releases of three big shooters side by side.
Yeah, they're looking kinda bland for the most part… though the BTB one is nice at least. Hopefully there's a good variety at launch.
Good shit taking the MCC approach to the battle passes. I really dug the flow of combat here too.
I didn't play Halo 5 so I have no opinion on how that one plays, but so far I'm excited. Hopefully we get a Flight for Infinite multiplayer in the next 3 months.
I didn't play Halo 5 so I have no opinion on how that one plays, but so far I'm excited. Hopefully we get a Flight for Infinite multiplayer in the next 3 months.
Let's hear the spins even now lol... 343 has been hitting all the right notes so far.
sorry, late to the party: is there a Battle Royale mode at launch or planned for down the road? I feel like I'm hearing all kinds of conflicting stuff.
Halo Infinite on Steam
From one of gaming's most iconic sagas, Halo is bigger than ever. Featuring an expansive open-world campaign and a dynamic free to play multiplayer experience.
I get that it's 2021 and that people are all into _player_ customization, but I was really curious about _game_ customization. Hoping we hear more about that sooner rather than later.
My understanding was that these were essentially weapon/vehicle respawn animations. Instead of magically reappearing, they now drop from the sky, but it's still the same as always in terms of placement/timers? Could be completely off though.
My understanding was that these were essentially weapon/vehicle respawn animations. Instead of magically reappearing, they now drop from the sky, but it's still the same as always in terms of placement/timers? Could be completely off though.
Man…..that's something, that felt great to hear, something I've been waiting for Bungo to do for Destiny for the longest time.
halo is going to be a blast and the inclusion of bots / the academy will hopefully help retrain my brain to fire from the hip.
halo is going to be a blast and the inclusion of bots / the academy will hopefully help retrain my brain to fire from the hip.
Does it? This is not new in Halo.Battle Passes not running out and have no time restriction and you can buy old Passes retroactively?
This news alone deserves its own thread.
Looks really damn nice, smooth and sharp. I won't lie though, I'm going to miss a lot of stuff from Halo 5...even the smart scopes. And no thrusters....whyyyyyy?
The armor coatings make sense to me too, the look of stuff is super custom tailored; its not just changing color. Hopefully people realize that.
The armor coatings make sense to me too, the look of stuff is super custom tailored; its not just changing color. Hopefully people realize that.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh! If that's the case, way, way better! That makes sense!
I wonder how this will do against the other shooters. I'm not seeing much here to attract anyone who isn't already a Halo fan, but, maybe that's all they need? And of course F2P will attract some new players, as well, but, just from a glance, it doesn't seem to have the energy of the bigger shooters out there. I'm def looking forward to trying it out, as I always get sucked in to Halo MP for a good few months.
Will be fascinating to see it play out against Battlefield/Warzone/etc…
Will be fascinating to see it play out against Battlefield/Warzone/etc…
Correct, but it's huge in this case since these are more traditional Battle Passes that you have buy.
At least with this being F2P and seasonal we will surely be getting a regular drop of new maps. Unlike in Halo's past where there was really long wait between map packs. So even if the launch maps are subpar we won't have to wait long I hope.
Plus, they'll probably add community Forge creations into rotation.
Plus, they'll probably add community Forge creations into rotation.
Yep, I like what I saw.
The battle passes following a similar model to Halo MCC, although they're free on MCC, is really good news. I'll go a couple of months without playing Halo and then I'll come back and play it every night for a couple of weeks. So not missing out on battle pass content that I've paid for makes me much more likely to buy a battle pass. I don't think I've ever bought one in any game but I might with Infinite.
Bots and training areas are a big deal. Hopefully they can help make online less intimidating along with a larger player base thanks to free to play.
I do love Halo 5's Warzone Firefight. Hopefully that can make a return without the microtransactions. I actually liked the REQ system - just don't let people pay real money and loot boxes for REQ cards. Which it sounds like they've promised 0 loot boxes, so that's a good thing.
The battle passes following a similar model to Halo MCC, although they're free on MCC, is really good news. I'll go a couple of months without playing Halo and then I'll come back and play it every night for a couple of weeks. So not missing out on battle pass content that I've paid for makes me much more likely to buy a battle pass. I don't think I've ever bought one in any game but I might with Infinite.
Bots and training areas are a big deal. Hopefully they can help make online less intimidating along with a larger player base thanks to free to play.
I do love Halo 5's Warzone Firefight. Hopefully that can make a return without the microtransactions. I actually liked the REQ system - just don't let people pay real money and loot boxes for REQ cards. Which it sounds like they've promised 0 loot boxes, so that's a good thing.
No, but they will do a deep dive later this week I think.
Clamber is in.
I still hope that thrust will be a pickup. I loved it in Halo 5.
All in all though, this looks INCREDIBLE. Like an almost perfect mix of Halo 3 and Halo 5.
There still seems to be a form of "ADS" from Halo 5, just not as intrusive. Which is fine to me. You can see it momentarily for the Needler and AR.
This is something I 100% agree with. Especially with a few insiders likening it to Battlefield which made me believe it would be close to 64 players per match. I don't like it just being 24 but we'll see how it plays I guess.
Halo Infinite on Steam
From one of gaming's most iconic sagas, Halo is bigger than ever. Featuring an expansive open-world campaign and a dynamic free to play multiplayer experience.store.steampowered.com
I know the campaign is ;) My question is if the multiplayer is or are they going to use the Windows store only. I don't think they will but I'm awaiting confirmation.
Love the weapon feedback already. Equipment being more akin to power weapons sounds good to me; halo 3's implementation was awful.
Still bummed about the lessened base mobility, but it didn't seem like TOO much of a downgrade. (Thrusters and Thruster+Slide+Jump will still be missed)
Still bummed about the lessened base mobility, but it didn't seem like TOO much of a downgrade. (Thrusters and Thruster+Slide+Jump will still be missed)
I would hope so, but they may not have to worry as much as everyone else does about and maintaining engagement numbers because they're a first party developer like others do. Their goal may just be to get people to buy the hardware or get people onto gamepass where as everyone else with these limited time battlepasses have to keep people playing as much as possible whether they want to or not. What really sucks is that the free battlepass has virtually nothing in it, the paid one is full of junk with the good stuff perfectly spaced through it and you have to grind your ass off to get it. I just dont play any single game that much for that long to get anything off of it and it just drives me away from the game entirely because I work all day to not turn my recreation activity in to more work.
Maps look much better than Halo 5 so far. We won't know until we get some actual full gameplay of matches, but so far it looks like they're investing more time and care into map design than they did for Halo 5.
It's a free to play game, what did you think was going to happen? Seems like you can work on the seasons whenever you want. If you finish all of season one but life prevents you from finishing season 2, you can finish it during season 3
Looks good, but the only thing that I am concerned about are the maps. 343 hasn't done a good job with the maps in any of the Halo's they've released and this looks to follow their same philosophy of arena style symmetrical maps, which is absolutely boring.
Not new in Halo if you count the MCC, but that is something I wouldn't really count. It's a legacy product for hardcore fans, adding stuff to unlock to give people a thank you for still playing. You also don't have to pay for anything there, it feels more like a classic unlock system.
This is a brand new upcoming AAA game tho with millions of eyes on it and having paid Battle Passes. This is a bit different, to me at least.
A game of this caliber going this super fan friendly route while literally everyone else is trying to suck your lifetime out of you without respecting any time you spend in their games, that's the difference here.
The battlepass system is amazing. It stops the FOMO that Fortnite and Apex get, especially if you want to take a break from the game for a few weeks. Also not being able to purchase the stuff from the battlepass separately is great as well. I wonder if there will be stuff you can purchase that is only in the store though. Like armor and skins not in the battle pass. Good job 343.
