Halo 2 crash: Brute plasma rifle w/ Scarab skull

Games Halo: The Master Chief Collection
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Affecting Halo 2/Halo 2: Anniversary on Master Chief Collection PC (Steam)

There appears to be a bug causing the game to freeze irrecoverably. I have not tested this with other levels or difficulties as I’m short on time today, but here we are:

  • Select the campaign mission Gravemind - Select the Legendary difficulty - Select the Scarab skull - Begin the level, killing the Brutes in front of you - Pick up one of their plasma rifles (red, Brute variant) - Click to fireThis will cause the game to almost immediately freeze until the process is manually terminated through the operating system.
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This is an ongoing issue and has been reported a few times, not just on Steam but on the Xbox as well. I don’t think there is anything 343i can do about it, to be honest. I think it is just the game failing to keep up because the two were never meant to be mixed.