[2019] Halo Outpost Thank You!

This is a bit belated, but needed a few days to recoup after Outpost Anaheim (and a long summer of touring!).

I just wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone who came to Halo Outpost this summer! Whether you were there for the very first moments in Orlando or for the finale in Anaheim, or anywhere in between, I and everyone here greatly appreciate your support and passion for Halo.

This was a wild. ambitious project well outside our comfort zone as a game development studio. Thankfully our partners at Herschend were as passionate and committed as all of us in the Halo family and they worked week after week to listen to feedback and continually iterate and improve the experience. We had some bumps along the way, and there are definitely plenty of learnings and great ideas and feedback to work through as everyone considers opportunities for the future. I really appreciate the r/Halo fam sharing constructive feedback and input here all summer long. I assure you it's all been read and passed along (I've put together in-depth post-event reports after every location to pass along to all the stakeholders and partners driving Outpost forward).

I hope this is the start of something special that can continue to grow and evolve as an awesome experience for Halo fans old and new. For me personally, having an opportunity to travel around and meet and mingle with the Halo community face to face was awesome and not something we often get to do outside of major game shows. Seeing thousands of people come together for a shared love of Halo was incredibly inspiring and uplifting. We had a ton of fun with community playdates, panels, the Halo community game show, and all the ad hoc meet-and-greets and engagements throughout the summer. The Cosplay contests and representation has to also be a huge personal high point for me - the Halo cosplay community was incredible and the bar was raised week after week.

Thank you - whether it's Outpost or Infinite or MCC on PC, we/Halo wouldn't exist without this incredible community and a summer of Halo Love was the perfect reminder of how amazing this community is and how lucky we are to have you, <3