An update for Halo Infinite
This is the largest feature update to Halo Infinite yet, bringing with it a number of highly anticipated experiences such as Campaign Network Co-Op, Mission Replay, the Forge Beta, and a plethora of new, free content for all players.
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the first actually decent update
Season 3 is delayed by 4 months but we got a free 20 tier battlepass and Forge plus a custom games browser. Very rough first year for Infinite that had a little upswing right at the end. New maps and the returning DMR are positives as well.
Like with season 2, I didn't play this one when it was live, so I can't comment on how the game felt when this first launched. Though I do know it helped change the game from being completely horrible to being almost passable, so I have to at least respect it for that.
The battle pass itself is more of the same as the previous two, a bunch of random items that I have very little attachment to, spruced in-between xp boosts and challenge swaps, except this time its totally free! But I have to appreciate this one for only being thirty levels, it felt way more manageable than the previous two. (And again, that was with the current level up system, not whatever they had when this was live. No idea what that would have been like).
Overall, I'd say this is definitely an improvement in just about everyway from the previous seasons, even if it isn't really a season. Still though, as much as it improved, the game still had a lot to improve on at the time, and still has a lot to improve on today.
EDIT: Just remembered this was when they brought in forge and co-op campaign. Forge is nice, never used it to I don't really care. And the campaign co-op was something I wanted since launch, but the execution was laughably horrible, the game was not built to be played with multiple people and they didn't do anything to rectify that. Still tough, this update pushed the overall game in the right direction
The battle pass itself is more of the same as the previous two, a bunch of random items that I have very little attachment to, spruced in-between xp boosts and challenge swaps, except this time its totally free! But I have to appreciate this one for only being thirty levels, it felt way more manageable than the previous two. (And again, that was with the current level up system, not whatever they had when this was live. No idea what that would have been like).
Overall, I'd say this is definitely an improvement in just about everyway from the previous seasons, even if it isn't really a season. Still though, as much as it improved, the game still had a lot to improve on at the time, and still has a lot to improve on today.
EDIT: Just remembered this was when they brought in forge and co-op campaign. Forge is nice, never used it to I don't really care. And the campaign co-op was something I wanted since launch, but the execution was laughably horrible, the game was not built to be played with multiple people and they didn't do anything to rectify that. Still tough, this update pushed the overall game in the right direction
Still fun, but just started to feel like a chore, given the lack of meaningful progression or rewards. I did play this on and off for 18 months, so enjoyed my time with the multiplayer game, overall.
Oh hey forge, now we're getting somewhere. And no paid battlepass is always a plus.
this wasn't even a real season and still gave us the most content by far
a free 30 tier battlepass consisting of missing reach armor (now don't get me wrong all of this armor should have been in the hero's of reach pass but it was still cool to see)
actual fun events
new game mode (even if its a game mode that could be made in customs)
2 new maps (even if they are both kinda awful)
forge
campaign co-op
mission replay
match XP
and a really good amount of QOL updates
a free 30 tier battlepass consisting of missing reach armor (now don't get me wrong all of this armor should have been in the hero's of reach pass but it was still cool to see)
actual fun events
new game mode (even if its a game mode that could be made in customs)
2 new maps (even if they are both kinda awful)
forge
campaign co-op
mission replay
match XP
and a really good amount of QOL updates