Halo Infinite is supposed to be an amalgamation of all the Halo games, with several features lifted from every past Halo game. Which has me wondering, why aren’t more past sources for cosmetic unlocks used in Infinite? Or rather, why aren’t ANY used?
Infinite would benefit so much from having throwback cosmetic unlock sources. Right now the closest we have is the awful store being a poor re-imagining of Reach’s credits based system. Which would be fine if the only other options weren’t a purchase-based seasonal unlock pass, a couple of 1-time ever campaign unlocks that are all colors or emblems, and a single weekly ultimate challenge for 1 reward per week.
Throw in some achievement rewards like Halo 3 had, add commendations with rewards to unlock like in Halo 4. Heck, create a currency you can achieve in-game, then add req packs that ONLY cost the in-game currency and can’t be bought for real money, that grant unlocks otherwise only available in the shop’s bundles, but are completely random. Allowing us another means of getting them but without any control of getting exactly what we want. This would reference Halo 5 and get around the loot box problem by having the RNG unlocks be I possible to spend real money on.
We need more sources for cosmetics in general, and referencing the past with them is the best way to go about it.