They are definitely gonna package it as DLC, same as how they pretty much sold MCC Firefight as its own DLC pack.
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You must be mistaken 343 for some that cares. The entire game is built around it.
Gotta keep in mind… Please dont get your hopes up for free forge. Everyone wants free forge and if they monetize it people will quit, but certain rumors suggest that the 343 dev team leaders are only interested in satisfying microsoft. I personally will be surprised if forge doesnt have at least some monetization. And me not being surprised is not me saying forge should be monetized, its just the standard business model for modern games. Companies dont profit from free services, and as much as we all hate it, the people in high leadership at those companies could care less if we enjoy the game or not, as long as it is bringing in the estimated profits.
I have never touched forge for any reason and never cared and never will. So I don’t care what they do with it.
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Forge will probably not have anything monetized to it.
Considering the fact that they never have monotized Forge items or forge maps themselves, I would say it is a pretty safe bet.
Halo 4 we had one DLC Map, but it was free to download.
Halo 5 had all new maps be free content updates and not require an expansion pack.
I think it is safe to say that Forge itself is clear form such things as monetization.
Did you also see the Ice Age Fragmentation and Apocalyptic Bazaar leak? If 343 wants people to continue their hopium, they need to let Mint Blitz and other streamers/youtubers with the beta passes show off Forge, so people will calm down a bit (hopefully), and get hyped again for once.
Seeing how they have handled this beta, this remains to be seen.
50/50. inb4 343 makes it like other games, like Sims, Genshin Impact, Modnation, Little Big Planet, etc and monetizes tools, materials, textures, props, effects, weather, and maps
Classic Forge could be free, but all the cool stuff would be monetized, so you might have a Halo Reach type Forge, but all the cool new stuff costs money
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I still doubt it.
Halo 5 Forge on PC, developed by Skybox Labs, was a free game to play and use to customize maps with a bit more ease than what an Xbox Controller allowed for on console.
Considering the fact that 343 knows that their actions are slowly killing off the population, it makes sense that they wouldn’t make a risk to make Forge have any money tied to it.
Lol get ready to pay for assests to use in forge
Yep and many people thought stuff they’ve done with the MT was like shooting themselves in the foot and yet they did it anyway. I wouldn’t be remotely surprised if they started charging for forge assets despite the majority of the community are sick of seeing MT. I remember them saying it wouldn’t be like having a 2nd job and plenty of stuff to earn…never of those claims were true and then there’s the misleading Watchdog skin which was supposed to be an exclusive…didn’t last long. 
Plus if they do this then it’s probably like nuking whatever remaining population exists in may. It’s not a good sign when population on Steam is dropping to nearly 3k. 
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It will be very interesting to see how they mess this up. I’m guessing being insanely unstable and crashing a ton.
If I’m charged for using Forge , I’m Done! It’s Adios MF. ( And we all know that MF stands for “my friend” ) 
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They should just make the WHOLE Halo experience $20 per season instead of Nickel and Diming players.
$20 every 3 months that includes:
— ALL armors
— Battlepass
— Cross Core customization
— Most Coatings
— Better UI and player Hub
— New Maps, gametypes, playlists
— New Vehicles
— Campaign DLC
— Co-op
I’d pay $20 per season for all of that. It’s the price of previous DLC with the whole Halo Experience included.
Not too costly for players and if 5 Million or so Halo players subscribe, that’s $400 million per year for them, wayyyyy more than they would make than from the overpriced store which WILL have lackluster sales
NOTE: Unimportant Extras like themes, silly stuff, cat ears, another 50 battle-pass ranks and other Premium cosmetics could be an extra $8 per month, $10 standalone or per Item
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Why could we not have received a fully functioning, feature rich game at launch? I would have paid good money for that one. Charging now for basic functions, like forge, would be suicide for 343.
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My money says it will be like the campaign. You can have it if you paid for the game or the gamepass. It won’t be a part of the completely free multiplayer side.
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Big mistake, on 343. The Halo community are responsible for some of the best gametypes we have today. If they cut that cord of creativity, then goodbye Halo.
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Yeah and you had to buy the game. It will be the same here. It being free would be the new concept not the historical one.
I find it funny that the more recent comments in the thread seem to have a tone that implies that 343 had announced that Forge is a paid DLC… even though no such announcement has come around nor would Microsoft allow them to do that.
Right there with you