Halo Infinite developer promises an end to "long seasons"

Date:
Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:21:48 +0000

Description:
343 Industries has made a commitment to consistent updates throughout Halo Infinite Season 3, but will they be able to deliver?

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In a recent blog post, 343 Industries committed to avoid[ing], completely,
the long seasons of [ Halo Infinites ] past.

In a post on Xbox Wire, Halo Infinite s head of live performance, Sean Baron, directly addressed concerns surrounding the titles seasonality. Baron clarified that to me, seasonality is all about consistency I feel very confident with where weve gone with Season 3, and I have very strong confidence that we will be able to keep improving that consistency.

Halo Infinites Season 2, Lone Wolves, came out over ten months ago, on May 3 2022. Though the game did enjoy something of a season 2.5 in the form of the Winter Update, ten months is an extremely long time for a community to be
left with a single season, especially when compared to the seasonal cycles of other multiplayer titles like Apex: Legends and Overwatch 2 . (Image credit: Xbox Game Studios)

Halo Infinite Season 3, entitled Echoes Within, launched on March 7. As is usual for a new season, a fresh 100-level Battle Pass is available to
players. However, fans will need to buy the premium version of the pass to
get the most out of it.

Thankfully, Baron promised plenty of goodies for free-to-play users as well: we also have two new free armor cores: theres the fan-favourite, throwback ONI-ish looking Spartan core, Mirage thats going to be particularly sweet
for our core players and then we have a more bonkers core, Chimera, thats tied to the Season 3 Fracture event.

Fracture events are special occasions where players of all stripes can work
to unlock tiers of a free, limited-time Battle Pass, usually themed around a particular armor set or aesthetic. Barron also promised to accommodate different kinds of players with the rewards on offer. Some people hate cat ears on their Spartan - maybe they really want to keep investing in that hardcore, military aesthetic. Some people, like me, love cat ears on their Spartan. Thats awesome. Well have both. Dust and echoes

Echoes Within may well mark a turning point in Halo Infinites turbulent history. The core gameplay loop at the heart of Infinite has been a faithful and joyous affair, impressively epitomizing the Halo experience. However, the Battle Pass which surrounds that experience has not always gone down well
with players.

In Season 1, I found the free version of the Battle Pass to be
disappointingly spartan (pun intended). My love of the Halo: Reach cosmetics contained within the pass lofty tiers was sufficient to cause me to purchase the premium version. However, Ive always felt somewhat cheated, almost as if Halo: Infinite was using my nostalgia for the title to steal my lunch money.

Season 3 could well spell a renaissance for the title, coaxing lost players back into the fold

For this reason, I refrained from buying Season 2s Battle Pass. However, I
did occasionally log on to enjoy the games events and their bite-sized, free Battle Passes. If more consistency from 343 Industries means more of these little nuggets of content and more generosity for the games non-premium
users, then Season 3 could well spell a renaissance for the title, coaxing lost players back into the fold.

Either way, Season 3 has piqued my curiosity enough to cause me to reinstall the game as I write this piece. Well played, 343, well played. We got a sneak peek into the animation behind Halo Infinite



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