The blog will read like an April fool’s joke but won’t be one.
Hello, we learnt nothing.
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Still waiting…
No update yet,
Any Mods who are likely to delete this post know?
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It’s 7:37 AM, they don’t release them in the morning
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From what I gather: they post it hidden during the day and it gets verified around 10pm BST/GMT which works out to about mid afternoon on the west coast of the US of A.
I read yesterdays one about 10pm and it said it had been posted 11 hours ago - yet it had been up about an hour.
I think the line ends with Bill Gates wife needing to read and sign it off - before they can give the go ahead.
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This Makes sense.
100%
I don’t expect the blog to be particularly helpful:
Well, FWIW we released an Infinite “March Update” at the beginning of March. Since that blog there’s also been a dedicated post on anti-cheat and ranked - two of the hottest topics the team is tracking. Tomorrow we have part one of a season 1 outcomes blog as we are nearing t-minus one month until S2 kicks off.
And on the topic of blogs and updates let me just say we also fully acknowledge that we’re not truly able to say everything many folks want to hear. We get it and it’s a tough spot to be in all around. S2 will be a good step but there’s a lot of work to do and most of it is going to take more time than most want. This also includes taking more time to have ‘real’ dates/details we can commit to as the team continues to work through planning and future updates. For now though, all focus is on launching s2 and charting out a regular cadence of updates thereafter.
https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/comments/tt5t5o/comment/i2xetrf/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
There are indeed a lot of challenges and constraints. We’re certainly not happy to be unable to meet player and community expectations, it’s a difficult situation that’s going to take the team time to work through. Right now the focus is on S2 and we’ll have more to share on that in the coming weeks. Meanwhile a lot of production planning, costing, planning, hiring, etc… is all happening which doesn’t really lend to detailed regular updates. We understand the community is simply out of patience and frankly, I think understandably tired of words. We just need some time for the team to get the details sorted and then we can certainly share as much as we can.
https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/comments/tt5t5o/comment/i2xfepi/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
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If anyone was in any doubt, this is clear evidence from the horses mouth that 343i are totally incompetent and the whole implementation of this game is and has been a total train wreck.
Everything has already been said by the community numerous times, yet here we are once again with 343i saying they need more time. Quite frankly it’s pathetic and embarrassing.
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Reading between the lines a bit (or maybe a lot), the picture of Infinite’s MP development I’m building is that:
- The critical parts of the game that received the most vociferous feedback were too far along to change by the time the content was digested by the community and feedback provided. It is likely that several systems and components of the software were built around the design of the systems that received backlash.
- The fact that the software design was predicated on these systems, and the fact that the community dislikes many of these systems (limited # of rotating playlists, swaps, boosts, challenges, customization, progression, etc), likely means that the initial plans for post-release had to be scrapped once feedback started coming in and the scope of the design issues was realized
- Once released, bugs were identified that further shifted priorities away from both post-release plans and away from design rearchitecting work (BTB, crashing, etc)
- Given that the game came in hot, and with the sudden reprioritization in terms of what work was necessary post launch - likely several times - they’re likely at a point now where they were intending to be pre-launch
- Iterative updates and changes from season-to-season are likely, but it’s still early days and Season 2 they’re hoping to get their feet under them for forward progress, even if it’s starting with baby steps
- They’re at least aware of why the community is upset, but it’s not going to change the fact that it’s going to be slower than everybody wants
Crappy place to be - for them and for us - and hindsight being what it is, I feel like if flighting was done earlier, or the delay longer to accommodate flighting over the summer and incorporating the feedback from the flight, then we’d be in a better situation.
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Is it saying 14 days ago for you yet?
It’s 15
Days ago for me now….
Where are you located? I wonder if it’s a timezone/dateline issue.
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Is it saying 14 days ago for you yet?
The anti-cheat blog shows 14 for me right now, but I’m in EDT (GMT -4).
GMT +8 here.
Australia.
It’s Saturday here, April 2nd.
Ah, that’s it. Their posts are always based on Pacific time, currently GMT -7. Right now, for 343, it’s 1:05 PM on Friday. It should be available within the next 4-7 hours. Sometimes they do run as late as like 7 or 8 PM Pacific.
All 4 of their closer look articles were exactly 7 days apart from one another for me. Should be the same for you.
Seems this weeks is late. Last week had nothing.
Sketch has tweeted there’s a 2 part season 1 blog post in the works. But to be honest I’m reading that like it’s a follow up to what he said last week , and they are under some pressure to get something out to us this week.
14 days
Expect it in a few hours probably
FYI:
Halo Infinite blog is looking good for today. We are talking about a ton of stuff across our Accessibility, Audio, Multiplayer, PC, Sandbox, & UXUI teams. The Live team’s areas such as Customization, Battle Pass, Shop, Events, etc. will get their own blog in the near future @ unyshek
https://twitter.com/Unyshek/status/1509988790785359876
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I didn’t expect them to touch on the PC side. Hope they actually get into perf stuff and don’t spend all their time talking anti-cheat.
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Not really what I was hoping for but at least it is something.
I wonder what they mean by “multiplayer”, because almost all of that revolves around MP
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At this stage, it’s pushing on a string. They won’t say anything because they have nothing to say and no amount of prodding can change that.
Good question about multiplayer. Perhaps maps, weapons, custom games, etc?
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