Hello all,

I’m here to answer two questions we know are of the utmost importance to us Hello Society: “What is infinite aura Team work now? and “When do we expect new content and features?” I’ll start with brief answers, then go into more detail, including sharing some new information about what’s coming in Season 2.

This is the hub infinite aura The team, in order of priority:

1 – Address issues that negatively impact the player experience.
2 – Completing the second season and presenting it as promised on May 3^{research and development}.
3 – Continuing work on the co-op campaign, Forge and the third season.

We also have Zero Priority, which underpins everything we do, ie: Team Health, focusing on bringing ourselves into the rhythm of sustainable development so that we can deliver great experiences to all of you while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Zero priority means that sometimes we need to move slower so that we can move faster later. Honestly, the past few months have been slower than we expected, and we sincerely thank you for your patience as we stick to the above priorities.

Now, let’s dive into the details.

Priority #1: Address critical issues

Since launch infinite auraWe have been tracking and analyzing all critical issues that negatively impact players’ experience with the game and its supporting services. The internal name we have for this process is “Hotlist”. Every week, we update the Hot List with new insights, reviewing issue priority, and progress toward fixes. The Hot List acts as a vital internal planning tool for the monthly development sprints as well as the hotfixes, content updates and seasons we bring to you.

Some problems in the hot list are gaps in a file infinite aura An experience we didn’t fully understand until near launch and couldn’t process it into an acceptable quality bar before shipping. An example of this type of “well-known” hot list issue is “Spartan Career” aka points-based player progression. Examples of “unknown” issues at launch include vulnerabilities in our anti-cheat system and BTB matchmaking issues that we didn’t realize existed until we released the game at scale.

So far, we have prioritized acute, unknown, pre-shipment issues that have a widespread negative impact on the charged experience. Some items have been addressed and removed from the hot list (eg, BTB matchmaking), some have been partial improvements but need more work (eg, anti-cheat), others are in active development but not yet released (on Example, Spartan Career, Co-op campaign, Forge). We’re working on a public version of the hot slate, similar to what the studio did during Master Chef Collection Updates, so you all have a clear and consistent window into the status of Hotlist issues as we work to address them.

In the meantime, Halo . Support Site It remains your best place to get information and help, if you are facing any issues with the game.

Priority No. 2: Shipping Season 2

If you check your Season 1 Battle Pass, you will see that this Season 1 ends on May 2^{second abbreviation}This is because the second season will start on May 3.^{research and development}. I’m really excited to announce the official name and official theme for Season 2, which is… “Lonely Wolves”.

By “theme” we mean the basic idea that guides the creation of much, but not all of the season’s content. Lonely Wolf Spartans are hunters. Trackers. They are adept improvised, operating deep into enemy territory without resupply or support. They are fierce, powerful and prefer to work alone – but they remain loyal to the Spartan group. Here’s an early peek at two of these lone wolves:

This is the Spartan Sigrid Eklund on the left, and the Spartan Hieu Dinh on the right. You’ll learn more about her (and spend more time with her Spartan leader Lorette Agre) as you delve into the story of Season 2 – a mix of cinematic, narrative-themed events, Battle Pass elements, and more that embodies the Lone Wolves theme.

But as I said, not all of the season’s content is directly related to the topic, the prime example being the free breakout shield kernel for Season 2. Here’s the concept of that gist, and we can’t wait to show you all of its customization options – and the gist of the free Lone Wolves Armor.

During Season 2, we’ll also be shipping playlist updates, balancing changes, new modes, and maps, specifically, one Arena map called “Catalyst” and one BTB map called “Breaker”. New modes include “Last Spartan Standing,” a free-for-all elimination mode, as well as another new mode called “Land Grab,” as well as the return of the all-time updated favorite mode, “King of the Hill.”

We’ll have a lot more to share about Season 2’s maps, modes, customization options, and narrative content in April as our marketing and promotional campaign gets underway.

Priority #3: Work on Co-op Campaign, Forge, and Season 3

We’re making great progress in our campaign network collaboration. And just to be clear, this work was done in parallel with Season 2, as we did in Forge.

But the truth is that it will take more time to get a high-quality, full-featured network co-op experience for four players in a huge, wide-open world. infinite aura. We’re also committed to a great split-screen co-op experience on all Xbox consoles, from the original Xbox One to Xbox Series X – and the campaign’s wide-open, non-linear sections present some of the big split-screen challenges that took us more time to solve.

All this means that we will not be able to ship the co-op campaign network on May 3^{research and development}at the start of Season 2. But we’re still aiming to introduce Campaign Network collaboration later in Season 2, and we’ll be sharing a release date for that and for split-screen co-op as soon as possible.

We’re also making great progress at Forge. In fact, we’re already porting Forge to a small group of community creators and working closely with them to ensure you all have a great experience creating, sharing, browsing and playing Forge content. In the near term, we will continue the private Forge Journey as we develop it while also planning public flights later this year. We still have the goal of charging Forge with Season 3.

Speaking of Season 3, while the majority of the team is dealing with Hotlist stuff, Season 2 shipping, and campaign co-op and Forge work, there are also many people who are already working hard on Season 3. We’ll share additional details and details of all of these development efforts at a later time.

Most importantly, we don’t just plan on tackling hot menu items at the start of seasons. Similar to Update 1.1.1 released just over a week ago, we intend to ship fixes, features, and content in more flexible ways during our seasons.

And speaking of great seasonal content, the next Season 1 event, Tactical Ops, begins next week, so prepare for the variants in Tactical Killer Mode along with the new Mark VII-focused rewards you’ll earn!

On behalf of the entire team, thank you once again for your patience and passion. Please continue to receive feedback, and know that we are listening and learning, and that we are working hard to deliver more infinite aura Content that we hope you will love to play.

Joseph Staten

Head of the creative department infinite aura