Yossarian wrote:

20M players since launch.

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1486110124611719181

Of course, f2p, retention questions, etc, still, that’s a pretty big number.

Hahaha. The biggest launch in Halo history is the one that’s free. Seems like such a double edged sword to brandish around all publicly.

Nah, nothing to do with GP, that will be including people who got it through Steam or just downloaded the f2p MP.

Not massively convinced it will. Add in new maps and a new battle pass with improved progression; the game’s still F2P, aside from those who bounced off it for reasons other than getting bored with what’s there, I don’t see why it would be a particular struggle to get others back

Think the core gameplay is too good for the game to die tbh, anything 343 throw at this will encourage visitation from players past and present.

Finally finished the campaign (yes, I'm a slow boi)

God damn that was a fun game. It could be so much better but I just had so much fun with it. Highlight of the end run where the 2 arena battles - almost like a siege. That was great. I don't think 343 have even scratched the surface in terms of different missions they could add in terms of dlc.

Best sp Halo for me. Just waiting for the flipping credits to finish so I can get back to the map.

I don't seem to be able to... ah well, at least the halo music is nice.

RedDave2 wrote:

I don't seem to be able to... ah well, at least the halo music is nice.

There’s definitely a way. Press buttons and keep an eye on the top right of the screen.

These types of dips don’t seem too unusual, TBH.

https://culturedvultures.com/how-many-people-play-apex-legends/

The challenge thing is poor like. The first one I got for the current even was to get a revive, which is only available for a very short time in each round. I don't think I've even had a chance to revive someone in any of my three games

Where

Knight wrote:

Yossarian wrote:

These types of dips don’t seem too unusual, TBH.

https://culturedvultures.com/how-many-people-play-apex-legends/

I read the whole thing and didn’t read any evidence that Apex Legends lost such a % of its players just weeks after launch. In fact you can go compare Infinite with other F2P steam games (which were on steam since launch unlike Apex) and see that the % drop off is noticeably higher with Halo. Do it with Destiny 2 for example. It’s initial peak was lower but it’s concurrent high stayed much, much higher than Halo’s is currently.

Direct comparisons are always going to be tricky because Halo was a much bigger launch in the first place, plus Steam is likely to be less representative of the player base as a whole as so many Halo fans are likely to be playing the game on Xbox and/or through Game Pass, but there have clearly been peaks and troughs over time for AL just as there will be for Halo.

Some games have got those peaks back and reached even higher, even after they recede the base level player counts remains higher than at launch, it very much depends on the game and the support it receives.

Obviously, we can’t know what’s going to happen with Halo, but I don’t think that the concern is particularly warranted as yet.

Getting BTB working would be a start.

Still, I'm loving the MP in this.  Barely touched the campaign.

I play quite a bit of multiplayer, currently sitting at around rank 80 with just challenge unlocks - to be honest I rarely, if ever look at what the challenges are and I just unlock them organically as I play. Perhaps I just get lucky with the ones given to me, I maxed the current event in a few days without much trouble. I would like more meat to the progression though such as military ranks, more visual custimisation and also, a decent stats screen for your service record.

The issues for me though at the moment solely stems from the bullshittery going on server-side. I really don't mind when I have been out played or make mistakes, that's fine, I can get on with life in those situations but this constant cycle of:

- Grenades not going off or doing any damage
- Melee's whiffing from 1ft away while other players lunge at me from 10ft
- No visual or audio feedback from being shot resulting in what looks like an instant death
- Other players just refusing to die no matter how many clips you put in them

It just makes a night on Halo open to anything, one moment you're having a great time, playing to the best of your ability which is being reflected on-screen. The next then you can't hit a barn door or get a kill to save your life through no change of play-style or form, just complete random interjection from the server.

I really think those are the core issues they need to address. Halo isn't going to be everyones cup of tea, like Knight said individual play isn't as pronounced as in other lower ttk titles - that doesn't mean good plays can't be put in motion, but I suspect younger players who've been conditioned on COD, Fortnite and what not will find it hard to express their individuality in Halo Infinite though.