4 months later; 343 CONFIRMS controversial update (will it make people MORE ANGRY?)

Next week 343's update will cause quite a lot of discussion.

#Halo #HaloInfinite

0:00 Intro
0:15 breakdown
1:58 Season 2
3:54 Odd Decisions
5:18 Community replies
9:30 Expectations
11:15 I'm Excited...

[Redeemer]

Years from now:
"What happened to Halo Infinite?"
"The slip-space drive was mounted improperly, after a long development cycle. When it fired, it teleported half of the fanbase to oblivion."

[WhoisPersona]

From what I remember 343 dedicated nearly an entire conference to displaying the raw power and potential of the Slipspace Engine and three years later that engine now splutters like a rusted motor.

[conz]

Wait I think I figured out why infection is taking so long. They're probably designing god awful grindy challenges that go alongside with it🤯

[Creed.]

The best thing 343i can do is drop a huge amount of content at once. I’m talking new maps, guns, modes, forge and coop all at once. Drop the price of all micro transactions another 40% and then the week all this content drops make the campaign 50% off.

Give ALL PLAYERS who have been playing since launch a couple thousand credits. Make credits earn able through gameplay. Add a proper progression system & allow for unrestricted spartan customization.

It’s that simple.

[ianmoone]

At this point I'm just going back to the MCC, see you all in 4 years when all the content is available

[foxinnabox]

It probably will make people angry but honestly most are giving up on the game

[Eojx]

343 made an internal pro test team for Halo 5, and the pros did interviews after launch saying the devs straight up ignored their feedback. Why would 343 try that again when they didn’t take it seriously the first time?

[FNESSE]

The games that made our childhoods and formative years extra special must’ve got together and decided to collectively fuck their fan bases over. CoD, Battlefield, GTA and Halo have all flopped so hard. This has got to be the darkest timeline for committed fans to these series. It’s just sad.

[grubblewubbles]

Imagine being ad incompetent as 343 and promising a roadmap in January, not having it by late March, and the SECOND SEASON includes TWO GAME MODES, for a "LIVE SERVICE" game

[WolfofnoStreet]

So basically 343 fucked up another Halo title?

WHO COULD'VE SEEN THAT

[Chiwalker]

Frankly I just going to wait to see what they say. If that whole Season 1 Feedback doesn't actually address pretty much everything, then it's time to move on. MCC made a revival because it has the core games that are nostalgic and the system they implemented in terms of challenges, playlist selection, seasons, all catered to the fans. Infinite doesn't have a nostalgia aspect to make people want to play it, it doesn't let them relive memories of late nights with their friends, which is why I personally don't see it experiencing an MCC like revival. Infinite has been clearly geared towards churning out as much money as possible, with their whole focus on eSports and the store, it's obvious they only cared about making as much money as possible. And now that Microsoft has acquired pretty much of all their competitors, why would they bother with making monetary investments in any game after they've made a profit from it? I just don't see too much reason to hope for the future of Halo right now, again, I hope I'm wrong as I love this franchise, but I won't keep sipping on hopeium.

[cyberdaka]

Can we also talk about the fact that the challenge system has made the enjoyment of the game even worse? Precursors forbid they incentivize playing what few game modes you still enjoy.

[xxxxMNSERxxxx]

I want to sue them so badly. I want Frank and Bonnie to be fired. I want their trilogy to be rebooted properly with an actual story arch and proper ending. No more cop out enemies that get written out in non game content. I hate 343.

[stardogsmasher]

What is with games having this mindset on releasing a incomplete game that'll get updated overtime? The most annoying thing especially from previous Halo games is that we expect these features to be in the game on Day 1. This is not a good enough excuse when the game itself is lacking in other features and takes away player customization.

[thechicagobox]

In my 20 years of playing Halo, this by far the strangest one. Something is definitely off, so I’m praying that they’re able to get it together.
Just don’t take 10 years to do it…

[tonito_el_tigre]

I’m too old to be getting angry over a video game even if it’s my favorite game. I’ll come back once they fix it, no need to be losing sleep over a company that doesn’t care about us

[brenon]

From what I've heard from others players and seen portrayed in other Halo youtubers is a general concept that Halo Infinite right now isnt... "Fun"... it's not enjoyable, it doesn't have the fun factor like 3 or Reach, it's replayabilitly enjoyment isn't even as fun as Halo 5(which is saying alot)...

[eenotana]

It's like the captain & crew know the ship has a leak & is slowly sinking, but are afraid to tell the passengers.

This is not the behavior of a healthy & cohesive studio. I have a suspicion that there was/is some form of internal 'crisis' going on at Microsoft/343. Perhaps management. Perhaps financial. Perhaps.. dare I say.. criminality.

[jonathanortiz]

As a halo fan, they screwed it up big time. There’s barely something to doin the game and the progress is bad

[ObstacleRace]

Can we just show some love for Joe Staten? He came on to work for Halo Infinite willingly after the Craig demo. Dude I know we're annoyed to say the least at 343, but man I could never be mad a Joe. Thank you Joe for all that you do.