most players I’ve talked to, whether they loved or hated reach held its customization as the gold standard for halo. Everything was earned through in game credits from progression, or earned in special events. This needs to come back to halo. 343 LISTEN TO YOUR CUSTOMERS. Please, stop ignoring our requests. We want to pay full price for the game, and get full customization with it. We don’t want you to nickel and dime us for skins. I resent the idea that another player can buy a skin that I slaved away for by completing event challenges. Stop engaging in predatory corporate nonsense. We want a game for the players
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The worst part is, this is coming solely from 343. Age of Empires 4 and Microsoft Flight Simulator are 2 other Microsoft published games that just came out. They don’t have the nickel-and-diming (more like ten-and-twentying) that Halo Infinite has. Like it’s not a publisher forced thing.
Now to be fair, we do live in a new world of battlepasses and skins that Halo has to compete against… I think some things would be ok to pay for. They also need to loosen up what can be used where. My proposal:
•solid colors - FREE
•coating patterns - $5 (camouflage, tie-dye, etc)
•weapon/vehicle skins - $3
•armor set - $5-$10 (helmet + shoulders + visor color, a FULL set in other words)
Everything needs to be able to work with everything. If I buy a bright yellow weapon skin, ALL my weapons can use it. If I buy a coating pattern, it can go on ANY armor core. Increasing compatibility and lowering price will greatly increase sales.
They will make more money selling 1000 skins at $5 than selling 100 skins at $20.
this is a genuinely good game! we just want it to be the best it can be. that will never happen as long as customization is locked behind a paywall. Customization has been foundational to halo since 3, please do it right. your fans will love you for it
while I do agree they could make more at a lower price, it honestly shouldn’t cost money at all, except for the cost of the game and battle pass. I would rather pay 60 for a battle pass with every customization option available through progression, than pay 10 for a battle pass and 50 for a few mismatched skins or coatings.