I’m posting this not to be overly critical but because I didn’t see any mention of changing the monetization model in the recent updates and I’m nervous about it.
People have been waiting more than half a decade to get their hands on Halo infinite and giving feedback on exactly what is and is not acceptable to players overall. I don’t like the battle pass because it feels like a bait and switch coming from MCC. I don’t like the monetization because it locks basics behind paywalls and it feels like they didn’t listen to any feedback regarding monetization. And what’s the point of it being free to play with game pass existing and steam sales? It’s not on PlayStation or switch, PC players and Xbox players can already play it with game pass. No one on outside platforms have access to it. Free to Play just looks like an excuse to charge $80 + a high subscription + sell $20 random plain bundles. It feels like I’m being asked to pay for every color of the rainbow just to see if I take the bait and empower these practices.
Shout out to Ske7ch, you addressed my feedback personally during halo 5’s launch so I hope you can help us all correct course. Junysheck, Grim, we need you. Put on your capes!