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That's pretty much how it is. This is indeed technically "CU31" that's coming out tomorrow. "March Update" is just more digestible from a broad perspective, IMO, so we prob won't be leaning into "CUXX" as blog titles or the lead on social. "Content" in the "Content Update" is essentially anything that requires a client download (content is code, too, not just a map or cosmetic item) as opposed to the service-side updates we also perform regularly.
TLDR = call it whatever you want. There are multiple nomenclatures used internally, too. :)

I was fortunate to have a buddy who worked at Xbox at the time and he brought home a dev kit and a pre-release build of Halo:CE when the whole division was working to playtest and help with release readiness. This was probably a few months before it finally launched (can't remember exact timing). We played the hell out of campaign co-op all weekend and the rest is history! <3

I like the near-death-for-dramatic-effect before the cap. Nice work! I love Husky Raid. <3

Love this!

Match Composer is in active development! No ETA or details to share yet, but it's cooking.

We all got back to the studio and went right into S5 launch mode so I reckon it may be a few days but thank you for the reminder, I'll poke at some folks and make sure we've got those gamertags in hand.

u/MagicSquirrel159 good to hear from you on the topic of "DLC Gate." I wasn't sure how to reach you but tried to share on Twitter/X that I meant no disrespect so I'm glad you didn't take it that way. "I feel some sense of guilt over the whole situation" - PLEASE don't think that for one second. You did nothing wrong whatsoever. If anything, I'm sorry I dragged you into this. I'm used to the heat, it comes with the job, but obviously I would've preferred my attempt at humorously dodging a hot topic had landed better.

That said, was great to meet you, thank you for coming to HaloWC, and GGs on winning the S5 playdate! Hope those credits go towards the free Battle Pass today and you have a great time with the team's latest release. Cheers!

I got nothin. I keep calling it the wrong thing and I don't know why. Blaming old age.

Definitely a high priority and my understanding is that a resolution is in progress. I don't have an ETA at the moment but this and a few other issues are actively being worked on and targeted for release as soon as possible.

Finished it last night as well and gotta say it's been too long since I had a great multi-hour session with some friends. Chasm has really grown on me - had a number of super tense CTF maps and it's so nice having dual snipes in play. I am loving Escalation Slayer- team did a great job IMO. Being down a few tiers and holding off the enemy team as they're charging with Oddballs and coming back to tie and then have a final showdown was exhilarating as hell.

Edit: I have been mixing up Escalation Slayer calling it Extraction for months. I blame old age.

Appreciate the kind words and support here!
I want to also give a huge thank you and shout out to the 343 team who have been busting their butts to make meaningful improvements to the game. Winter Update and today's update are major steps in the right direction, and it wouldn't be possible without the perseverance of a bunch of folks across the studio who remain fully committed.
Onwards and upwards!

It's largely focused on Reach related content that didn't make it out the door yet (and will include the S1 Mk V core for free). We'll have a livestream prior to 11/8 where the team will do some show-and-tell with the build.

I can confirm it's a permanent free 30-tier pass that won't go away. Progress and unlock content at your leisure (largely driven by the new match xp beta system)

There are indeed a lot of challenges and constraints. We're certainly not happy to be unable to meet player and community expectations, it's a difficult situation that's going to take the team time to work through. Right now the focus is on S2 and we'll have more to share on that in the coming weeks. Meanwhile a lot of production planning, costing, planning, hiring, etc.. is all happening which doesn't really lend to detailed regular updates. We understand the community is simply out of patience and frankly, I think understandably tired of words. We just need some time for the team to get the details sorted and then we can certainly share as much as we can.

Well, FWIW we released an Infinite "March Update" at the beginning of March. Since that blog there's also been a dedicated post on anti-cheat and ranked - two of the hottest topics the team is tracking. Tomorrow we have part one of a season 1 outcomes blog as we are nearing t-minus one month until S2 kicks off.
And on the topic of blogs and updates let me just say we also fully acknowledge that we're not truly able to say everything many folks _want_ to hear. We get it and it's a tough spot to be in all around. S2 will be a good step but there's a lot of work to do and most of it is going to take more time than most want. This also includes taking more time to have 'real' dates/details we can commit to as the team continues to work through planning and future updates. For now though, all focus is on launching s2 and charting out a regular cadence of updates thereafter.

Sorry to say this hasn't happened yet, you didn't miss it. The studio is still working to iron out details and updated plans for the year, which are taking longer to pin down than we anticipated. In the interim, we're still working to deliver light touch weekly updates on work items in progress via Waypoint. As soon as have more details to share, we absolutely will.

Store/economy changes are going to happen gradually over time. The main weekly offer price reduction goes into effect this week, expect to see more changes and some specific content experiments in the weeks to come. Per Jerry's tweet, they will be listening and learning in season 1 and I anticipate broader changes coming further down the line w/ S2, etc.

4 separate/new playlists. I'll update the OP for more clarity.

hey everyone - Last weekend I said I'd be back once we had updates to share around near term playlist plans for Halo Infinite. I'm happy to report that a Slayer playlist is officially locked and loaded for the update next week. Four new playlists: Slayer, Fiesta, FFA, and Tactical Slayer (SWAT) will all be added via a services update on Tuesday, Dec. 14.

As I noted last week, the team's original plans for a Slayer playlist included a variety of new variants that weren't going to be ready in time to deploy before the holiday break. To address player feedback for Slayer in the near term, we'll be releasing a basic Slayer offering to start and will look to bolster and expand with more variants in a future update.

Next week's update will also include adjustments to challenges including removing some particularly frustrating mode-specific ones, reducing some requirements for others, making the weekly ultimate challenge less intensive (ge...

I can't reply to every person yelling at me/343 here so want to just share a few final things to take or leave as you see fit. When we have some updates to share I'll be back.

First, I'm going to stress again that I 100% understand and generally agree with the frustrations most are expressing even if I don't agree with the attacks and ways in which some choose to express those feelings. Call me a shill, a liar, corp speak, etc. as you want, but I've never lied to this community and never will. And I'm not saying myself are 343 are a 'victim' in any way - that's yet another narrative some folks here have chosen to apply. It's my job to come in here, listen, franky take it on the chin, and despite personally being very put off by the way in which many are expressing themselves, still ensure that we are advocating for players internally. We do that regardless of it being positive or negative and always will.

As for Slayer itself - we're still having discussions aroun...