Watching the new Halo Infinite gameplay, breakdowns, and overviews I can’t describe in words how excited I am about the future release of Halo Infinite. But after watching the overview specifically I got a little extra excited because of the mentioning of bots for the first time ever in Halo History. I mean of course there were always modes like firefight that had AI enemies but that’s not completely the same.
Now the reason that I got so excited about having bots in the game is because I am hoping that we will get to use them in forge and that they are in some way programmable. That way we can program them to serve as guards for bases and things like that. However I would also understand if that kind of thing was not thought about in the grand scheme of things. I just know that Halo is definitely known for its Clan community, and being free to play means that there is going to be an explosion of Clans and Clan Wars, and if we could add in programmed AI Bots as base guards then that would be an amazing game changer. Not to mention it would make recruiting for clans easier to do if they were programmable, because then you could always have clan staff around to make sure your base doesn’t get taken over by an enemy spy, opposing clan member, or just plain trolls.
Not only would making the Bots programmable benefit the Clan Community, but it would benefit the Machinima community as well! Imagine making your own online series with your friends exploring new worlds you create with special effects, programmable “characters”, and the entire forge sandbox! You Could make your own Missions for you and your friends to play through, you could make training simulations in order to train people how to use specific mechanics, tactics, weapons, and abilities! You could do almost anything really!
I for one think that this would be an absolutely AMAZING idea for 343 to take on that would set it apart from any other game out there. With this kind of potential Halo Infinite could explode with new and fresh content all over social media for years to come! Wars would be fought, history would be made, and the community could thrive more than it ever has before. I would love to see what you all think so let me know!