So I’m getting pretty annoyed with how the x2 XP system works in matchmaking. In a game where every bit of XP is from a challenge for the Season Pass, the worst idea is to make it a time-based use where even in the menus it counts down. It’s flawed.
I was trying to queue for a Tactical Slayer and a Fiesta based challenge on daily reset, and I was queuing for 10mins. That’s 10mins of wasting my x2 XP token. 1/6 just gone from waiting. And funny enough, after using my x2 XP and playing one game of FFA (I had one challenge in that near completed), for some strange reason my double XP was no longer active… after 20mins. Just disappeared.
So I wanted to put forward at least a different way for it to work that’s fair on the user and fair on 343 (since F2P model and they monetize them). My suggestion to the team is to reduce its time to 40mins only, BUT make it so it only counts down when in-game.
I just want Halo to feel fair for everyone, this gives people the opportunity to have more time with x2 XP even if they can’t play for the full duration of the token.
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It came up before and 343 said they want same that it counts down in game, as a temporary fix they extended time from 30 mins to 60.
With all the other issues, it’s probably not high on any priority list
I check wait times now before as used 2xp and after 20 mins of trying to find a game I just gave up
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Tbh if prefer it to be 40 in game with no menu countdown
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I think this is a good idea. It’s so annoying that it wastes time spent in queues and menus, and having to restart the game because of the aim bug.
With a 6 month season pass, save your 2xp until in theory we get 3 month season passes when time will be more of an issue…
the 2xp item needs to be removed from the game entirely.
not only you get to waste half of it because matchmaking times, mid-match game crashes, waiting 2 minutes for a btb match to start because players on an hdd loading the game, etc… but the idea of the 2xp item itself is so stupid.
it’s an item you unlock in the battlepass that you can use to gain more xp, that you need to progress the battlepass, so you can unlock more 2xp items, so you can progress faster in the battlepass.
the amount of BS this game is riddled with just to sell more challenge swaps is insane.
I don’t love the 2XP system but I don’t hate it either.
It sucks when it gets eaten up because you can’t find a match but it sucks even more that you can’t find a match.
I think I’ll care more once they add a larger XP based progression system. As it is I’m at level 75 in the BP already simply by timing the boosts with daily challenges/challenges, and playing quicker gametypes for the first hour.
I have 26 boosts still and I’ll get at least 20 more before the next season through gamepass perks.