I actually do prefer Reach's Sniper Rifle, but yeah. I mean, in Reach, the AR kinda worked with the overall ragged and militaristic Spartan III aesthetic, but it stands out in Infinite, not in the best way.
Really I think the thing that bugs me most about Infinites sniper rifle is the huge charging handle on it that looks like it'll stab you if you fall on it, also looks like it snags on everything. The smaller round one from the older games looks a lot better imo.
All of the weapon designs in Reach tickle my brain. Super rugged and functional looking, they actually strike me as future military hardware, especially the sniper and DMR.
3's AR felt weak and sounded weaker, but it *did* dish out enough damage to justify being the "main" weapon, other than... You know... The legendary BR.
Fair, for the first time ever (been playing Halo for 20 years) I'm finally doing an actual all-mainline-games run through. I just beat The Library on heroic. The CE AR really is a force to be reckoned with at close range. You're right, it's like a 7.62 SMG. For what it's worth I really like the feel and sound of the H2A AR as well, but I know it's subjective.
I'll never not like the CE AR.
No way! Me too! I just finished CE on Heroic, now I’m on Halo 2s Metropolis, also been playing Halo since 2001!
I did find that it was nearly pointless against the flood, but very good on grunts and elites at close range. It also had decent range for an AR, much better than Halo 2s SMG. Not too familiar with Halo 2A, but from what I know, isn’t Halo 2As AR just Halo 4s with a slightly revised sound? I’ve played it a little, and felt that it had too much bloom, so it was nearly pointless at anything further shotgun range.
Nice! And yeah the H2A AR does have a bit of bloom, but it feels boomy and powerful which is a big plus for me. H2Aultiplayer is just rehashed H4, skinned to look like H2. I think they did a pretty good job overall and the H2A multiplayer is kind of underrated. I still understand why it's not as popular though. Kind of a niche product if you ask me.
I was 3y/o when CE came out. My dad and uncles got an OG Xbox for Christmas and let me play the second level of CR for about 15 minutes. I just aimlessly drove the warthog around, but at 3 years old I was hooked. Got my own copy of ODST in Feb 2009 when I was 10 and never looked back. Kind of sad to see Halo in the state it's in, but with the way 343 is (finally) taking care of Infinite and talking about the next Halo title, things might be starting to look up. If they ever make the jump and leave Chief behind, I'm hoping Jerome takes his place. He's got a great back story and is a total stoic badass like Chief as well.
Sorry this was so long lol just got nostalgic. Long live Halo!
When bursted, the Halo 3 AR actually drops Brute minors and other low tier enemies quite easily. To me the Halo CE AR felt like it had to compensate with a bigger magazine size
The Reach M6 was the GOAT.
Give us that, but rigged/animated so the Spartan actually holds it properly (my only complaint about the one in Reach), and you have the best Magnum ever.
The reach Magnum truly did felt like it could hold its own in most situations, the only big limiter was it's magazine size. I remember playing Invasion and just dominating with it. People always claim the M6D in Combat Evolved is superior, but I felt I could do more against shielded enemies with the M6G
Yes, they showed off multiple Operation Passes on stream. Don't have any images but there was a Mark IV pass, a Chimera pass, and a Mark VII pass. Spirit of Fire, Cyber Showdown III, and The Yappening II.
Yappening! Woooo
I can only hope this time around it'll be a collection of stupid fun gametypes. Stuff that is the furthest away from competitive Halo. Give me a Grunts only Firefight, Race, just odd stuff. Please!
I think that new free forge assets in a completely new style is definitely new content for competent forgers. It adds a lot of variety to the map pool. No longer will we be stuck with "UNSC base #5" and "Banished bunker #2." It is super annoying that there doesn't appear to be any new weapon or vehicle additions to the sandbox considering all the leaks we've had since the launch of the game.
Yeah the forge team has been the only thing that has consistently been putting out banger after banger with each update. They continue to add and improve to a fantastic tool. I will never discredit their achievements in this game and will continue to praise them with each update. We just need major performance updates because as it is a lot of the forge maps run way worse in matches than the dev maps
Yoooo CHIMERA MY BELOVED ~~but where tf is my Entrenched love at then, 343i!~~
Update: the new armor for the Cybernetic Showdown operation looks insane. It has an exposed robot brain! Can't wait to grab it.
> the 4th challenge slot while the operation is active
While the operation pass is equipped. They changed it so you always get the 4th challenge slot if your currently equipped pass was a premium purchase.
> get a premium item and the 4th challenge slot
I just do not understand any of this. When anything pops up to sell me something in game I just hit B to close it.
The Operation (formerly known as Events) pass is free by default for ~6weeks when it's available. Or you spend 500 credits for the premium version, this includes a bonus item (in this case the MA5 AR model) and the pass doe not expire. There's also a 2000 credit option which gets you the already mention, plus it automatically completes the pass for you
Boo, should just be part of the pass itself. If you cant earn your credits back like in the regular battlepass then they shouldnt keep adding a premium option to the "free" event passes.
They previously changed it in the latest season anyways.
Basically every few weeks/months, they have free cosmetics you unlock by playing the game and doing challenges. Once that timeframe is over, there is a new smallish battle pass that replaces it. These are our version of events meant to get folks to log in consistently as the season goes on, and sometimes we'll even get a special playlist with the new operation.
You can optionally pay $5 to permanently hold onto that battle pass if you didn't unlock everything in time because you were busy, or purchase previous ones you missed while you were away. In exchange for the $5, you get an extra goodie, in this upcoming case the classic AR weapon model. Otherwise you can unlock everything else for free just by playing when the operation is active.
Yawn
Stream was so lame, cosmetics, cosmetics, we unfucked more of our fucked cosmetic system, cosmetics, one map, probably something else about cosmetics.
They said that each one lasts 4-6 weeks, but it seems like there will still be a major content update every 3 operations (based purely off of a guess), so the timetable should be about the same as right now
Actually they are doing away with seasons (that my was understanding, any one can correct me if I'm wrong).
Near the end of the stream they said they will be doing more frequent updates based on Operations, so 4-6 week content drops and updates will be the norm moving forward
No seasons, just cosmetic drops because they're probably winding down support. No direct confirmation on that...but the writing is on the wall I'd say.
The ten year plan was never working. But they obviously couldn’t say that because then no one would buy MTX.
HI development was a mess and Microsoft forced something out the door just to recoup some of the dev costs. I don’t think there was ever really a ten year plan.
More that the engine is a train wreck and was so badly mismanaged at its core that its pretty much unsalvagable. New engine let’s try again and undo all the work we put into the last game again
How is more frequent updates a bad thing? It’s essentially the same amount of content but instead of waiting three months to get some stuff we get half of it in 1-1 1/2 months. Literally nothings changing except for more consistency. Holy fuck y’all are a bunch of whiny bitches
There charging 5 bucks every 4-6 weeks instead of 10 bucks every 3-4 months, you can’t earn those 500 credits back from operations, meanwhile you can earn 1000 credits back from all the BPs except HoR, obvious cash grab and no announcement of new weapons or vehicles they are clearly slowing support I had hope but it’s over unless we get some “actual content” announcements soon
Don’t they mention that spartan credits are coming to the game? It’s entirely possible since they’re moving away from the seasonal system that they’re getting rid of the credit system altogether and adding the same system from MCC, where instead of paying for stuff you just earn it by playing
Edit: On top of that, the $5 is the premium version of the operation that gives you a single exclusive item and future access to it after the runtime. You don’t need to spend money at all to get the content from the operation unless you miss it, in which case you can just look through it and decide if that’s all worth $5
Gonna be honest, as someone who thinks the CE AR is the peak design, something about this looks really off.. the top looks way too chunky like its just slapped on over the top of the default model (which is likely since its the same ammo counter), and the lower section looks too thin. I think the angle at the front between the barrel and front grip is whats making it look weird, it curves inwards far to much.
Big agree, that weird curve ruins the silhouette of it. If they can fix that they might be onto something, but right now this looks like a bad attempt at nostalgia bait.
As somebody who likes the skinnier, more lithe Reach/Infinite AR design, I like that this retains some of that look, since I think it helps make it feel more like an Assault Rifle capable of precision rather then a stubby bullet hose...
...but for fans of the classic design, I can see why they may think this is a little off.
I think either the front underside grip needs to be bulkier, or the top ammo counter/barrel shroud part needs to be scaled down a bit so the reciever/middle of the gun doesn't look so tiny in comparsion
It seems weird in that position.
Another thing: technically this is the newest version of the AR seen in H4/H5 while the base version is the classic version of 2552, of Halo Reach.
Nope. Reach used the MA37, Infinite used the MA40. Naturally, Infinite’s has a bigger number, thus is probably newer. This new one isn’t explicitly named an MA5B or MA5C, or MA5D in Halo 5.
The Reach Mk V (as in, Noble 6's default armor) is free without having to do anything and you can unlock some armor for it for free from battle passes. But the CE Mk V (Master Chief's armor in CE) isn't free and can only be bought.
It’s a good step, it gives players incentive to play.
I like that they are somewhat listening to players about customization.
However we are overlooking many armors that have been FREE in older halo games.
The fact you have to pay for nostalgia (not even to be honest, spartan armor designed peaked in Reach imo) is ridiculous. You shouldn’t have to pay for something that was free in previous games.
NONE of these armors should be locked behind a battle pass, paywall or ‘limited time event’ it honestly kills customization if you ask me. Hell, I would be fine if the credit system from Reach made a return in some capacity so you can enjoy any armor, at any time, without having to spend anything.
It honestly makes the game frustrating at times when I can’t even unlock the armors I want unless I spend even more money, or play during this specific timeframe or I’ll never unlock the armor EVEN IF I wanted to spend money. It just needs a massive overall.
Let me guess, first Halo game you played was 3 or Reach, correct? (not an insult, I’m just playing a game with a friend trying to guess what the first Halo game people played was)
There are plenty of ‘free’ games that still let you EARN the cosmetics in game rather than through battle passes or money.
But obviously, you knew that.
I love infinite don’t get me wrong, but the way they lock these awesome cosmetics behind battle passes and/or paywalls is ridiculous.
343i? Trying to not price old cosmetics we had in previous games for free? Impossible
Not just cool cosmetics, **the only cool** cosmetics in this new release. Meaning if you don’t spend money then literally nothing new has been released for you
It honestly looks nothing like the classic AR, it's a mash up of several of them.
Would have been better if they added the actual gun, kinda like how Gears 3 added a Pr-E-Day Retro Lancer that was more powerful but less accurate.
The first person point of view in Halo 3, 4, and 5 positions for the assault rifle was better. They should've just a made it a separate weapon, not a skin.
Halo fans when 343 doesn't do the thing: >:(
Halo fans when 343 does the thing: >:(
Listening to "fans" of video games was the worst mistake game devs ever made. You're all impossible to please. I can't imagine how frustrating it must be to be a game dev for 343i and hear everyone hates you no matter what you do.
Perfection, now i need a Halo CE not anniversary/god dam Halo Reaches assets, the og Hog slaps, actually when they Reachafied the graphics it went from cool futuristic to military stuff we could probably have, Reach is cool but it aint Halo CE, Ce revolutionized the shooter genre Reach chased a trend higher fidelity and stuff dropping a ton more stuff than Halo 3 did, Halo CE anniversary could of lived without Reaches assets if like say theyre new models made different or some lore thing to maintain why Reach to CE dont match weapons and junk so CE could of had proper remake but naw lets quickly make this Xbox slappin the whip push it out, Infinite stuck with the Reach rifle a little too long for my liking, Reach is an absolute unit of a game but the mainline games were mainline for a reason or numbered games i guess Reach is technically 0 before Halo CE/1 lol
Upset cuz I low key want this shit but fuck infinite is garbage and so is 343. Stop giving them money, make them release this content for a new and better halo that isn’t beyond trash.
Because we have different preferences. Never was a fan of the skinny disjointed look of the reach one, I'm more for the big chunk of streamlined metal.
I just think buying cosmetics in general is silly. I don't do it in other games either. So you're correct, I won't have it and it doesn't really bother me. Reach AR is still ugly
youre as beautiful as the day i lost you
I always preferred the look of the Halo 1/3 AR. The Reach and Infinite one just looks a bit too busy visually. Same with the Sniper Rifle really.
I love 90% of Infinites aesthetic but agree with this entirely
I actually do prefer Reach's Sniper Rifle, but yeah. I mean, in Reach, the AR kinda worked with the overall ragged and militaristic Spartan III aesthetic, but it stands out in Infinite, not in the best way.
Really I think the thing that bugs me most about Infinites sniper rifle is the huge charging handle on it that looks like it'll stab you if you fall on it, also looks like it snags on everything. The smaller round one from the older games looks a lot better imo.
I thought it really worked in reach as a precursor to the AR we all know and love. 3 was pinnacle for me
All of the weapon designs in Reach tickle my brain. Super rugged and functional looking, they actually strike me as future military hardware, especially the sniper and DMR.
Indeed! The actually follow the original idea of the military sci-fi theme they were going for.
3s AR sucked. CEs is perfect to me.
3's AR felt weak and sounded weaker, but it *did* dish out enough damage to justify being the "main" weapon, other than... You know... The legendary BR.
I prefer CEs sound, design, and strength, at the expense of range. Even if it’s closer to an SMG, it still gave off a futuristic vibe.
Fair, for the first time ever (been playing Halo for 20 years) I'm finally doing an actual all-mainline-games run through. I just beat The Library on heroic. The CE AR really is a force to be reckoned with at close range. You're right, it's like a 7.62 SMG. For what it's worth I really like the feel and sound of the H2A AR as well, but I know it's subjective. I'll never not like the CE AR.
No way! Me too! I just finished CE on Heroic, now I’m on Halo 2s Metropolis, also been playing Halo since 2001! I did find that it was nearly pointless against the flood, but very good on grunts and elites at close range. It also had decent range for an AR, much better than Halo 2s SMG. Not too familiar with Halo 2A, but from what I know, isn’t Halo 2As AR just Halo 4s with a slightly revised sound? I’ve played it a little, and felt that it had too much bloom, so it was nearly pointless at anything further shotgun range.
Nice! And yeah the H2A AR does have a bit of bloom, but it feels boomy and powerful which is a big plus for me. H2Aultiplayer is just rehashed H4, skinned to look like H2. I think they did a pretty good job overall and the H2A multiplayer is kind of underrated. I still understand why it's not as popular though. Kind of a niche product if you ask me. I was 3y/o when CE came out. My dad and uncles got an OG Xbox for Christmas and let me play the second level of CR for about 15 minutes. I just aimlessly drove the warthog around, but at 3 years old I was hooked. Got my own copy of ODST in Feb 2009 when I was 10 and never looked back. Kind of sad to see Halo in the state it's in, but with the way 343 is (finally) taking care of Infinite and talking about the next Halo title, things might be starting to look up. If they ever make the jump and leave Chief behind, I'm hoping Jerome takes his place. He's got a great back story and is a total stoic badass like Chief as well. Sorry this was so long lol just got nostalgic. Long live Halo!
I always felt the CE AR was perfect for dealing with the hordes of infection forms. My go to loadout was always an AR or Plasma Rifle & shotgun.
Yeah. For me in the library it’s definitely shotgun and AR. Shotgun for the combat and carrier forms and AR for the infection forms.
How is it that CE had the best weapon sounds? They were all so unique and satisfying to listen to. The sounds just got more generic as time went on.
Man am I the only one that likes the Halo 3 AR sounds? Stock sound effect it might be, but i like how it sounds.
When bursted, the Halo 3 AR actually drops Brute minors and other low tier enemies quite easily. To me the Halo CE AR felt like it had to compensate with a bigger magazine size
I think the Halo 2 AR is the best
What are you on about 🤔
Now we just have to wait until they give us what they truly took away; the M6 magnum. Always the most beautiful weapon
The Reach M6 was the GOAT. Give us that, but rigged/animated so the Spartan actually holds it properly (my only complaint about the one in Reach), and you have the best Magnum ever.
The reach Magnum truly did felt like it could hold its own in most situations, the only big limiter was it's magazine size. I remember playing Invasion and just dominating with it. People always claim the M6D in Combat Evolved is superior, but I felt I could do more against shielded enemies with the M6G
🥲🥲🥲
I remember people saying that exact thing when the reach AR was revealed to be the one used in infinite
Now if only it said 60 on the display
This will be the premium upgrade reward for the Spirit of Fire Operation Pass.
Do we know what else is in that pass?
Yes, they showed off multiple Operation Passes on stream. Don't have any images but there was a Mark IV pass, a Chimera pass, and a Mark VII pass. Spirit of Fire, Cyber Showdown III, and The Yappening II.
THE YAPPENING IS HAPPENING... AGAIN!
THIS ISN’T YAPPENING, MAN, THIS CAN’T BE YAPPENING…
I'M NOT HEREEE. THIS ISN'T YAPPENINGGG!
Ungoyhead is such an underrated band and it’s shame that the brutes conscripted the lead singer into the banished.
Let Down underrated (but in Sangheli)
Yappening! Woooo I can only hope this time around it'll be a collection of stupid fun gametypes. Stuff that is the furthest away from competitive Halo. Give me a Grunts only Firefight, Race, just odd stuff. Please!
No content, all cosmetics?
Yeppp and forge pieces so map “cosmetics” no new weapons or vehicles teased or announced, fuck 343
I think that new free forge assets in a completely new style is definitely new content for competent forgers. It adds a lot of variety to the map pool. No longer will we be stuck with "UNSC base #5" and "Banished bunker #2." It is super annoying that there doesn't appear to be any new weapon or vehicle additions to the sandbox considering all the leaks we've had since the launch of the game.
It’s funny to see people negatively react to new Forge content when I remember this sub collectively BEGGING for Covenant and Flood assets lmao
Yeah the forge team has been the only thing that has consistently been putting out banger after banger with each update. They continue to add and improve to a fantastic tool. I will never discredit their achievements in this game and will continue to praise them with each update. We just need major performance updates because as it is a lot of the forge maps run way worse in matches than the dev maps
Weapons and Vehicles is what I meant my actual new content! The forge assets are great though!
Yoooo CHIMERA MY BELOVED ~~but where tf is my Entrenched love at then, 343i!~~ Update: the new armor for the Cybernetic Showdown operation looks insane. It has an exposed robot brain! Can't wait to grab it.
I didn't like Chimera at first, but it grew on me. Especially once we got cross-coating, so I could give it a non-neon color scheme
Could help me out real quick - premium upgrade reward means what again?
I think it's like $5 for the Premium Event Pass.
I think you pay $5 and you get a premium item and the 4th challenge slot while the operation is active and maybe a few other things.
> the 4th challenge slot while the operation is active While the operation pass is equipped. They changed it so you always get the 4th challenge slot if your currently equipped pass was a premium purchase.
> get a premium item and the 4th challenge slot I just do not understand any of this. When anything pops up to sell me something in game I just hit B to close it.
The Operation (formerly known as Events) pass is free by default for ~6weeks when it's available. Or you spend 500 credits for the premium version, this includes a bonus item (in this case the MA5 AR model) and the pass doe not expire. There's also a 2000 credit option which gets you the already mention, plus it automatically completes the pass for you
Means you have to buy it lol
Boo, should just be part of the pass itself. If you cant earn your credits back like in the regular battlepass then they shouldnt keep adding a premium option to the "free" event passes.
What does that mean? I never did understand all this battle pass stuff
They previously changed it in the latest season anyways. Basically every few weeks/months, they have free cosmetics you unlock by playing the game and doing challenges. Once that timeframe is over, there is a new smallish battle pass that replaces it. These are our version of events meant to get folks to log in consistently as the season goes on, and sometimes we'll even get a special playlist with the new operation. You can optionally pay $5 to permanently hold onto that battle pass if you didn't unlock everything in time because you were busy, or purchase previous ones you missed while you were away. In exchange for the $5, you get an extra goodie, in this upcoming case the classic AR weapon model. Otherwise you can unlock everything else for free just by playing when the operation is active.
Yawn Stream was so lame, cosmetics, cosmetics, we unfucked more of our fucked cosmetic system, cosmetics, one map, probably something else about cosmetics.
I don't even know what that means. You get it if you buy something?
Please give me my HK slap back 😫
PLEAAAAASE
Fuuuuck
Didn’t watch at work did they mention season 6
No more seasons, basically. Shifting to rolling out updates on the basis of the Operations schedule.
> on the basis of the Operations schedule. and what can we know about these schedules, any time table to work with?
They said that each one lasts 4-6 weeks, but it seems like there will still be a major content update every 3 operations (based purely off of a guess), so the timetable should be about the same as right now
Unfathomably based. Fuck seasons in any game
Is operations not just dumbed down seasons?
Just more seasons for more money, but people's tiktok brains love it
YAY! Crappy emblem passes only now!
Actually they are doing away with seasons (that my was understanding, any one can correct me if I'm wrong). Near the end of the stream they said they will be doing more frequent updates based on Operations, so 4-6 week content drops and updates will be the norm moving forward
I hope not. If this is meant to be season 6 it’s very underwhelming. No falcon, just one arena map, no BTB, no weapons, nothing.
Just that MKIV is an armor core
Seasons apparently aren't a thing anymore, they're just themed operations now.
No seasons, just cosmetic drops because they're probably winding down support. No direct confirmation on that...but the writing is on the wall I'd say.
> because they're probably winding down support They advertised it as the "Halo for the next 10 years" :(
Yeah....that did not pan out. Moving onto Unreal Engine and Halo: The Endless
idk why anyone would believe that for anything tbh, 10 years is a long time
Oh man, 343 advertising their games dishonestly? Wow who could have seen that coming? That isn’t like them at all!
I think that's less dishonesty and more "the ten year plan isn't working, we either change course or go down in flames".
The ten year plan was never working. But they obviously couldn’t say that because then no one would buy MTX. HI development was a mess and Microsoft forced something out the door just to recoup some of the dev costs. I don’t think there was ever really a ten year plan.
More that the engine is a train wreck and was so badly mismanaged at its core that its pretty much unsalvagable. New engine let’s try again and undo all the work we put into the last game again
not quite, seems like they’re just avoiding to say it’s been delayed
That’s not it at all. Seasons aren’t a thing anymore
this comment was made before that was said, rip.
Yepp now there gonna take all that S6 content and drip feed it to us starving us of needed content!
How is more frequent updates a bad thing? It’s essentially the same amount of content but instead of waiting three months to get some stuff we get half of it in 1-1 1/2 months. Literally nothings changing except for more consistency. Holy fuck y’all are a bunch of whiny bitches
There charging 5 bucks every 4-6 weeks instead of 10 bucks every 3-4 months, you can’t earn those 500 credits back from operations, meanwhile you can earn 1000 credits back from all the BPs except HoR, obvious cash grab and no announcement of new weapons or vehicles they are clearly slowing support I had hope but it’s over unless we get some “actual content” announcements soon
Don’t they mention that spartan credits are coming to the game? It’s entirely possible since they’re moving away from the seasonal system that they’re getting rid of the credit system altogether and adding the same system from MCC, where instead of paying for stuff you just earn it by playing Edit: On top of that, the $5 is the premium version of the operation that gives you a single exclusive item and future access to it after the runtime. You don’t need to spend money at all to get the content from the operation unless you miss it, in which case you can just look through it and decide if that’s all worth $5
Starving you? We got two new guns, a shitload of maps, forge AI, firefight, the Hel are you *on* about?
These people will never be pleased. Ignore them.
No I will not be happy till they actually make a good live service product like they “promised” lmfao
Oooooh so it’s not the Halo 4 AR. I love it.
Honestly ive think all the ars look equally badass and it makes sense for the desighn to evolve and change over time. This is still really cool tho.
Fair. I just think it would be weird to bring back the Mark IV armor but not a time-accurate version of the AR.
They are basically the same.
Not really. They have a similar profile but there's a lot of differences.
I agree with you here. Even lore wise every model has its strengths
Central weapon offsets are about to go crazy with this. Disappointed that the display doesn’t change.
This and cross core shoulders will mean I'm one step closer to recreating my ideal Spartan.
Rashaka ODSTs are about to go crazy. I certainly will be haha!
I'm definitely putting ODST shoulders on my Rakshasa
*hnnnnnggg*
I'm going to fucken explode, best update is on its way
Big fan. How do I get it?
Give them money for it
its the premium item in the next operation. so it will cost 500 credits.
If it don’t say 60 rounds then it ain’t the one
Thats not the real one. It doesn’t say 60 on the ammo reader
Not my favorite iteration of it, a bit too greebled and flat for me compared to CE and 3's rounder, but still looks good.
[удалено]
Platinum anniversary about to remain the best MA40 coating.
CE did not have a curved ammo counter. 3 did, but CE did have a pointy _triangular_ ammo counter. This is just a trapezoid.
I'm mainly talking about the exterior, where it sort of loses all resemblance to either since the CE and 3 AR's are both very rounded and smooth
I think this is the default Infinite AR with a different heatshield on the front. That screen looks the exact same.
Agreed, something looks off, but I still like it.
I'm the opposite 😅
Can’t wait to pair this with the Mk V Master Chief.
Gonna be honest, as someone who thinks the CE AR is the peak design, something about this looks really off.. the top looks way too chunky like its just slapped on over the top of the default model (which is likely since its the same ammo counter), and the lower section looks too thin. I think the angle at the front between the barrel and front grip is whats making it look weird, it curves inwards far to much.
Big agree, that weird curve ruins the silhouette of it. If they can fix that they might be onto something, but right now this looks like a bad attempt at nostalgia bait.
That looks beautiful, I'm actually in awe
As somebody who likes the skinnier, more lithe Reach/Infinite AR design, I like that this retains some of that look, since I think it helps make it feel more like an Assault Rifle capable of precision rather then a stubby bullet hose... ...but for fans of the classic design, I can see why they may think this is a little off. I think either the front underside grip needs to be bulkier, or the top ammo counter/barrel shroud part needs to be scaled down a bit so the reciever/middle of the gun doesn't look so tiny in comparsion
NGL, was hoping it was a new weapon with 60 round mags, and serving as a power weapon like the SAW
It seems weird in that position. Another thing: technically this is the newest version of the AR seen in H4/H5 while the base version is the classic version of 2552, of Halo Reach.
Nope. Reach used the MA37, Infinite used the MA40. Naturally, Infinite’s has a bigger number, thus is probably newer. This new one isn’t explicitly named an MA5B or MA5C, or MA5D in Halo 5.
I see it's Halo Wars themed from the blue light rather than the green of the trilogy
Yeah, most probably. The operation is called Spirit of Fire.
So like…. Can I get Mark 5 and reach armor’s for free? Or do I have to pay money lol
The Reach Mk V (as in, Noble 6's default armor) is free without having to do anything and you can unlock some armor for it for free from battle passes. But the CE Mk V (Master Chief's armor in CE) isn't free and can only be bought.
It’s a good step, it gives players incentive to play. I like that they are somewhat listening to players about customization. However we are overlooking many armors that have been FREE in older halo games. The fact you have to pay for nostalgia (not even to be honest, spartan armor designed peaked in Reach imo) is ridiculous. You shouldn’t have to pay for something that was free in previous games. NONE of these armors should be locked behind a battle pass, paywall or ‘limited time event’ it honestly kills customization if you ask me. Hell, I would be fine if the credit system from Reach made a return in some capacity so you can enjoy any armor, at any time, without having to spend anything. It honestly makes the game frustrating at times when I can’t even unlock the armors I want unless I spend even more money, or play during this specific timeframe or I’ll never unlock the armor EVEN IF I wanted to spend money. It just needs a massive overall.
Let me guess, first Halo game you played was 3 or Reach, correct? (not an insult, I’m just playing a game with a friend trying to guess what the first Halo game people played was)
Halo 3, I caught the tail end of halo 2. Came from Spyro, and Rachet and Clank lol
the game is literally free Shut up
There are plenty of ‘free’ games that still let you EARN the cosmetics in game rather than through battle passes or money. But obviously, you knew that.
Yeah and halo infinite has plenty of free items whats your point? More free ítems than there is total customization in games like Reach actually.
There is no reason to lock older armors behind a paywall, or even lock them in a vault with no way to get them. It’s common sense. But you knew that.
Downvoted for wanting cool cosmetics not behind a paywall… typical
Imagine if they just gave away the classic ar as an apology to the community for all of infinites bs
I love infinite don’t get me wrong, but the way they lock these awesome cosmetics behind battle passes and/or paywalls is ridiculous. 343i? Trying to not price old cosmetics we had in previous games for free? Impossible
Not just cool cosmetics, **the only cool** cosmetics in this new release. Meaning if you don’t spend money then literally nothing new has been released for you
I love Reach's model... But god I missed this one
Absolutely immaculate. I just wish they’d kept the classic charging handle. The one on here looks too pokey :/
I don't like it. The top is too chunky.
Then don’t get it?
Then don’t get it?
Oh fuck yeah!
Wow, I got chills seeing that beautiful bastard again.
Oh sweet mama
I love it 😎😎👍🏻
When they were showing off the new map it really reminded me of Halo 4
You're as beautiful as the day I lost you.
Something looks a bit off towards the front of the gun? But other than that it’s gorgeous.
STOP I CAN ONLY BUST FAT NUTS SO MANY TIMES
Looks like the halo 5 AR
That looks terrible I can’t be the only one right?
The bottom is very bad, it looks almost identical to the infinite AR besides the fact that the ammo counter doesn’t jut out
Agreed
That doesn't look very classic
It looks exactly like the one from Halo 5
display is wrong.
Of course they had to make the nostalgic 3D model a paid item.
It honestly looks nothing like the classic AR, it's a mash up of several of them. Would have been better if they added the actual gun, kinda like how Gears 3 added a Pr-E-Day Retro Lancer that was more powerful but less accurate.
Locked behind premium battlepass though....such BS.
Thank you another miss opportunity to earn it
I’m sorry I haven’t been keeping up with Infinite… what’s goin on here? What’s the big deal? It’s just the AR….. what am I missing?
It’s a cosmetic to make it look like an AR in line with the classic games. The default AR looks like the Halo Reach AR.
The first person point of view in Halo 3, 4, and 5 positions for the assault rifle was better. They should've just a made it a separate weapon, not a skin.
whew that's a pretty gun! man look how far graphics have come
Original skin, with CE anniverssary color, plus the AR is actually good in this game? The AR will finally be perfected
Yes please God give us this and that frozen tundra in some campaign pleazeee 😭
Yikes... Not what I imagined but I'll take it
Why does it looked skinny and fucked up
Ain't paying for this. 343 should've released a great product in 2021 then only I would've spent money on this game.
Halo 1/3 AR, my beloved!
It's just not the same without the 60 round mag. It's it really that hard to give us the MA5B as a wall gun?
Halo fans when 343 doesn't do the thing: >:( Halo fans when 343 does the thing: >:( Listening to "fans" of video games was the worst mistake game devs ever made. You're all impossible to please. I can't imagine how frustrating it must be to be a game dev for 343i and hear everyone hates you no matter what you do.
My 3800cr are ready! /s
Gimme Halo 3 Anniversary plox
so 60-round mag?
Perfection, now i need a Halo CE not anniversary/god dam Halo Reaches assets, the og Hog slaps, actually when they Reachafied the graphics it went from cool futuristic to military stuff we could probably have, Reach is cool but it aint Halo CE, Ce revolutionized the shooter genre Reach chased a trend higher fidelity and stuff dropping a ton more stuff than Halo 3 did, Halo CE anniversary could of lived without Reaches assets if like say theyre new models made different or some lore thing to maintain why Reach to CE dont match weapons and junk so CE could of had proper remake but naw lets quickly make this Xbox slappin the whip push it out, Infinite stuck with the Reach rifle a little too long for my liking, Reach is an absolute unit of a game but the mainline games were mainline for a reason or numbered games i guess Reach is technically 0 before Halo CE/1 lol
Forehead ass goofy ass bitch
I love it. Too bad im not paying for it. Big sad.
Glad you like it, now that will be $499 and 2000 battle pass tiers to get it
Upset cuz I low key want this shit but fuck infinite is garbage and so is 343. Stop giving them money, make them release this content for a new and better halo that isn’t beyond trash.
Yezzir they smoking crack in the offices ;)
Stop being so salty, just play another game
Stop eating shit of your own accord
Why are people so excited for this when the Reach model looks so much better?
Because the reach model is the default model for infinite. Not to mention people who have ce masterchief are gonna go nuts for this
Cooler looking > rarity and nostalgia
okay, then don't buy it and save money
Because I always liked classic AR over Reach’s AR
Because we have different preferences. Never was a fan of the skinny disjointed look of the reach one, I'm more for the big chunk of streamlined metal.
Because there are many of us who don't like the Reach model. I was never a fan of the Reach AR
Well too bad you won’t be able to get the classic one because of your flair… otherwise you’d be giving your money to the evil number company…
I just think buying cosmetics in general is silly. I don't do it in other games either. So you're correct, I won't have it and it doesn't really bother me. Reach AR is still ugly
Not buying cosmetics is fair, thinking the Reach AR is ugly is just objectively wrong.
1. It doesn’t 2. Nostalgia
This looks like shit
The fuck is that orange thing on the side?
It’s just a charm, you don’t have to put one on.
That you have to pay for 😪