The Christmas Event Needs To Be Big This Year

Games Halo Infinite
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I know this is pretty far off BUT its a good idea to get this into motion now so 343 has time to make it great. And UberNicks recent video about this topic reminded me how important these events are and how mediocre last years was.

Christmas events (and others such as Halloween, Easter, New Years, Summer, etc.) are always an exciting opportunity for games to feel fresh and in the moment. Creates great memories of specific times in a games lifespan (GTA, COD, Destiny have been doing these events pretty well over the years).

It needs to feel fresh, impactful and get people excited about playing the game.

Maps:
Think back to Halo 5 Xmas event. All the maps had snowfall and snow covering areas of the maps. This was great, and I think this idea can go further. Definitely have snow and snowfall on every map. Also have xmas trees, lights, presents, decorations, etc. added to every map. This helps gameplay reflect the feeling of xmas.

Gamemode:
A unique xmas themed gamemode is important in helping the event feel fresh and unique. I propose a Snowball Fight gamemode (can be available through customs/forge year round too). Have everyone spawn in with a Snowball styled Oddball. Make it throwable instead of a melee weapon and have a snowy aesthetic plasma grenade style explosion. Should be a kill on impact and explode on impact.

Menu Screen:
Might seem insignificant but having a xmas theme for the background of the multiplayer menu would help with the christmassy feeling and make the game feel fresher during the event.

Weapon Customization:
Add some xmas themed weapon charms, have xmas themed weapon coatings, if possible have the weapon wrapped in xmas lights as an attachment. Have xmas themed kill effects (snowman, santa, xmas tree, holly, present, etc.)

Armour Customization: Xmas themed armour effects (snowflakes floating around the head/wrists, xmas lights wrapped around the spartan, etc.), xmas themed armour pieces (snowman helmet, reindeer antlers, etc.), xmas coatings, etc.

May seem like Im putting too much thought into this but if these events are big and exciting people will look forward to them and they will get people talking about and playing the game again. Use these principles with a spooky aesthetic for a Halloween event, easter event, summer event, etc.

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You get the a slightly different coating that is ripped up into 8 different pieces with zero difference, and you have to grind modes that you don’t want to play. They’ll also sell 20$ armors in the market place while you’re grinding to unlock the new gutter debris. This is the path they will take.

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Nope. You will take your green and red visor and your 3000 credit christmas bundle and you will like it!

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Sorry, but most of your ideas include snow, which is offensive to those that don’t experience or believe in it during the month of December.

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You mean like this?
https://twitter.com/TheBoysUnknown/status/1560641208803811329

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It would be nice if 343 had the player base more in mind, but it’s not something I expect from 343 given the fact of their actions since infinite released. It’s a year later and they are not budging from their broken business model.

That is a huge problem for me because the shop is going to play a huge role (when it should be about showing respect to the player base for supporting them all these years.) You know, creating an event to show their appreciation.

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I fully expect them to reuse last year’s Winter themed unlocks that released AFTER Christmas.

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You get coal. Cadet Gray coating. No new maps. No new modes. You play Fiesta to unlock the same coatings from last year. Snowman helmet and antlers are in a 1900CR bundle

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