Hey OP, just so you know, there is no actual benefit involved for completing the various challenges. “Armor” does absolutely nothing and any xp points granted are similarly useless. If you enjoy playing this game simply enter the appropriate matchmaking queue that features the gametypes that you’re looking for.
Or don’t force people to play modes that give any credit towards a challenge let people choose what mode to play………… if you need a ctf or oddball challenge and you get slayer why waste your time? Mcc let’s you choose why not infinite
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I have often some problem, it’s hard to find a specific mode match (e.g. CTF, Oddball, etc…) especcially in Fast GAme sometimes seems that I can find only Slayer matches… 
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So true, it boggles my mind how much harder it is to get a mode challenge than a gun challenge. Get 10 skewer kills? Just hop on a couple fiesta matches. Win a CTF match? Have fun playing for several hours to get only 3 attempts, all for your team to lose it for you.
If 343 is actually genuine about removing frustrating RNG challenges, then they would tie these challenges to a playlist, and not a random mode within a playlist.
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I had to play 2 strongholds games. It took 20 games to get those 2 done. That’s basically 4 hours for one challenge that I have zero control over and takes zero skill.
And it wasn’t like I was able to do other challenges in the meantime. One challenge was win a CTF game, which by the way I didn’t get any CTF matches. It would only give me Slayer and Oddball games. And another challenge was for FFA points.
This system basically is designed to make you play more than you would otherwise or get so frustrated that you spend money on challenge swaps. The sad thing is that it has backfired and made people just quit playing.
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Bingo!
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Lol stupid challenges like this made me uninstall. It’s been 3 months and I’m glad I left and went back to mcc
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More people in this thread should read my post above.
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Out of curiosity, why are you trying to complete the “challenges”? To the best of my knowledge they grant no actual reward to the player upon completion. If it’s “armor” you’re after, don’t waste your time - it’s all useless and does absolutely nothing.
I have played 14 matches in a row and got oddball 0 times. It is my lst remaining challenge before the ultimate. Do 343 not realise how infuriating it is to be locked out of completing your last challenge until you get lucky? And quite frankly I have never gone 14 matches without oddball before, are 343 fixing the game modes to force you to play more?
By the way I stayed in the first 12, but after that I have started quitting because it is getting ridiculous now
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“But, if you had the Premium, you would’ve had a fourth challenge to do, maybe. Purchase the Premium and track ONE WHOLE more challenge, as you’re stuck trying to get a specific game mode or two”
-i343, probably
“We do it for player retention, and player absolutely love it. Now, if you’re not satisfied, you could use one of the limited amount of Swaps we provided, or Purchase one if you’ve ran out on other highly player retention inducing challenges we have in the loop”
-also i343, probably.
In all seriousness.
There are so many stories out by now talking of not getting modes for prolonged periods of times that it feels likely the Challenges you have influence what game mode you’re likely to not get.
Yes, I recognise it could be entirely random.
However, keep a few things in mind. They had issues adding new playlists, due to the Challenge system being intwined with the playlists. Those had to be decoupled.
Additionally, player frustration is a motivator for purchases. Yes, we’ve gotten a lot of swaps, but people could likely have ran out by now, especially if you have no source for new ones after completing the BP. You feel like you don’t get the mode after two hours of trying? Just buy a 2$ swap and gamble for a challenge you maybe can complete.
Or, you feel stuck with only tracking three challenges? Buy premium and get more rewards and track one whole additional challenge extra.
It was never Player first, that type of system would be unrecognizable from this one.
Get money from those who want to spend, try to frustrate money out of the rest.
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Some players like to obtain cosmetics as rewards. Enjoyment of cosmetics is subjective.
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Some of us want to feel cute while we’re shooting other spartans in the head 
God.
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I had to do the same so I could get a Strongholds match. Surprisingly I didn’t get banned though but I’m sure I was close. It’s a frustrating system for sure.
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Thank you for this thats great info
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I agree theres no benefit, but part of my halo experience is trying to be as much of a completionist as possible, so i want to try and unlock these cosmetics.
Update: as posted earlier in this thread, if you hit the tab button while loading for a match, you can see what mode you are loading into. If its not the mode you desire, you can simply quit out of the lobby and try again. I have found this to be incredibly helpful at reducing my grind for challenges
Could be solved by creating specific playlists, slayer, asset denial, ctf etc, same as mcc.
It would have less people dropping out, although I usually just play whatever match I’m in, not in any hurry, I stopped bothering with challenges a while ago, they usually unlock anyway and not too bothered about cosmetics
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There’s nothing to enjoy - they do nothing at all and have zero impact upon gameplay. In this game a default spartan performs exactly the same as an “armored” one; only the player’s skill level matters.
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Yes there is?
Even though you find nothing to enjoy doesn’t mean others won’t.
The color of my boxers does not impact anything at all, yet I’d very much like to have burgundy ones with black details.
I’m fairly certain there are an abundance of things in your life which has zero impact on your, progress in life, yet you do and enjoy.
For instance, hanging on a forum, asking questions and then trying to dismiss subjective feelings.
I’m pretty sure this information hasn’t gone unnoticed by, practically anyone.
But what does any of that have to do with what was answered to you?
You asked out of curiosity, got an answer and then attempt to dismiss it,
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