Spartan Assault (XBOX ONE) in Waypoint Career

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Hello dear 343i, hello dear Forum Team,

as I was told to open a new topic for each new issue recently, so that you can better keep track, I’ll just do as I was told.

In another thread (that had been closed for a reason unknown to me) I asked a question, which could not be answered, because, as I just explained, the thread was closed before someone could respond to me.

For anyone who wants to inform themselves about what was going on until now, I will provide the link:

Thread where the issue came up initially

I suppose that maybe the thread was closed because the initial question of the OP had been answered.

In the closed thread, bs angel stated that:

> Only Xbox 360, Windows 8 and Windows Phone achievements contribute to your Career milestone (not Xbox One).

To me, this statement is quite cryptic and leaves even more questions. As a person who cares a lot about Halo achievements and Waypoint career, I was quite astonished by that statement, as I can not understand why three of four versions of the game would count to the Career, while one version will not count.

In the other thread, MathGuy42 came up with the very logical explanation, that maybe due to the lack of implementation of XBOX ONE achievements on xbox.com, there is a technical difficulty right now, which prevents the inclusion of XBOX ONE achievements in Halo Waypoint right now. That would mean, that the reason for not including the XBOX ONE achievements is a technical one, which can be resolved in the future.

Honestly, if that was not true, and it would be not a problem from the implementation point of view, I would not understand why 343i would not include the XBOX ONE achievements to the Career.

Basically, because I am really interested in that matter, I would really like to get preciser information from 343.

So basically my questions are:

Is the inclusion of XBOX ONE achievements (especially regarding Spartan Assault) planned for the Waypoint Career?

If the inclusion of XBOX ONE achievements (Spartan Assault) in the Waypoint Career is not planned: Why is that so?

I hope that 343i can shed a light on that matter and want to thank you in advance for your answer!

All the best!

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Very good Question. LOL I want answers!

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I believe it may have to do with the fact that the original was only available on Windows 8-enabled devices, and using the Champion’s Bundle and several codes you could unlock in-game stuff for Halo 4, which is currently only available on the Xbox 360.

Or it could be because the Halo Waypoint app is currently not available on the Xbox One as far as I know.

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> I believe it may have to do with the fact that the original was only available on Windows 8-enabled devices, and using the Champion’s Bundle and several codes you could unlock in-game stuff for Halo 4, which is currently only available on the Xbox 360.
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> Or it could be because the Halo Waypoint app is currently not available on the Xbox One as far as I know.

Well, if we keep the fact in mind that the Windows 8 version of the game as well as the Windows Phone version of the game are included in the Waypoint career and the fact, that according to bs angel, the XBOX360 version will be included in Waypoint career as well, there is absolutely no reason not to include the XBOX ONE version.

In short, there are 4 versions of Spartan Assault:

Windows 8 version: Included in Waypoint career.

Windows Phone version: Included in Waypoint career.

XBOX 360 version: Included in Waypoint career. (Not released yet.)

XBOX ONE version: NOT included in Waypoint career.

So really, I don’t get it. Again, the reason might just be technical restrictions, with the XBOX ONE system. But hey, that would be no reason not to talk honestly about it, right?

I mean, if it was really for technical difficulties, than that will not damage the image of the XBOX ONE. The XBOX ONE really had its fair share of (rightful) criticism, but this very minor problem (if it is the case) would not be a huge deal.

Come on 343i, talk to us. If the XBOX ONE achievements are not included in Waypoint career, because you can not include XBOX ONE achievements in Waypoint right now, just tell us. If it is not for technical reasons then please be so kind as to tell us why you decided not to include the XBOX ONE version in the Waypoint career.

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My personal opinion and hope is that they will eventually implement Halo waypoint into the Xbox one. I noticed that in the Draetheus V archives they included a challenge that says something along the lines of completing Spartan assault or getting the achievement for beating it on the 360 or Xbox One. And with the future Halo title more than likely being on the Xbox one, it will have to be implemented at some point in the future in order to continue the Halo waypoint careers. Until then I am going to resist the urge to buy Spartan assault a second time.