One person trying to communicate, on behalf of dozens, to thousands of players… and y’all feel entitled to have every single individual question you have answered immediately. Every single issue that y’all have has been noted. You aren’t saying anything new when you complain about how he responded. You’re just sad that a game you want to love isn’t perfect right out the gate. Which is understandable. There was one post in particular where somebody thought they were being real articulate; in reality they just rambled. Their rambling was added to by someone “agreeing” with them while actually saying something completely different. Then it just turned into a giant ball of rage from several people on all sides of the debate. When it comes to the business, you have to realize that they built it to make money, BUT they didn’t have a true way to test the business aspect before release. Anyway, it’s my bed time. From what I’ve read in the forum today it’s been bed time, for a lot you, for quite some time. Can’t wait for the campaign.
Insulting people right in the title is always a good way to get people to agree with you.
what did you get on your verbal reasoning for the GRE?
real prophetic of your own post m8.
how about any of the questions answered? they basically never communicate, when they do its somewhere obscure like reddit, and then half the post is hand wringing and self pity.
“no one thought launching without slayer was a good idea” then why did they not only do just that but also design a system that wont let them change that?
its all SSDD. radio silence, a post in an obscure location saying effectively nothing, rinse and repeat.
Well I know to whip out the popcorn, so works for me 
Ultimately I think that no matter what Ske7ch said, it wouldn’t have been enough. What we for damn sure need is not words but actions. We want more content, better progression system, more options. This game in its current state lacks replayability because it has so little to offer, I play like maybe 10 matches a day on average then I get bored and just do something else.
I’m here for a good time, not a long time.
Well the post I was talking about was much longer. So, I’m content, mine wasn’t a ramble.
He literally answers that. Way to make my point about reading comprehension.
It’s not so obscure if everyone knows about it lmao they literally have this forum set up for that. As well as regular updates on Reddit, Twitter, etc.
Absolutely agree. And actions take time. This game has been out (in beta) for three weeks. In his statement, he said it will take time for several different reasons. People just keep complaining about the same thing over and over again and pretend they’re being ignored because they need some validation or something idk.
I rarely am able to play more than 6-7 matches a day. But when I can I play for several hours without getting bored. I find the game incredibly fun to play. And yeah, some tweaks need to be made. And they will be made. So im not going to keep crying about them.
Sorry I’m not familiar with what GRE is
It would’ve been better for him to say “hey, here’s our priority list, this is what we’re working on, and we’re hoping to get it done in x amount of time” instead of crying on Reddit. “We don’t owe the consumers an explanation” is a hot take. But yeah, we need action. We need a free progression system and new playlists on launch day, or at the very least a week after. If not, I’m afraid this game is doomed. It’s already losing over 10,000 players a day.
I’m an attorney in 2 countries, owner of a nationwide law firm in the U.S., and a published author. Pretty confident in my reading comprehension.
I have also helped guide large organizations through PR crises.
All of that said, IMO, Sketch’s post was not good. One of the core issues with the explanation is that it was full of ‘doublespeak.’
He said that he was there to ‘cop it on the chin’ but didn’t actually take responsibility for the poor reception.
He also said that he wasn’t trying to paint 343 as the “victim” but then went on about the feelings of the team (note: speaking out against the doxxing and threats of violence was entirely appropriate and warranted).
His ‘I’m sorry you were disappointed’ is a textbook non-apology. It is the business equivalent to the “I’m sorry you feel that way” apology.
Finally, the strategic decision to post exclusively on reddit and not the recently revamped Waypoint is just bizarre. It compromises the Waypoint’s standing as the “official” forum and is a little disrespectful to fans already feeling ignored.
Sketch should have made this a short apology (not an ‘explanation’) using the OFAL (own-it fix-it, apologize, learn) format along the following lines.
(i) We have heard the community feedback and take it very seriously. We accept responsibility for the beta’s reception. We also accept the responsibility of making this right.
(ii) We have teams reviewing and aggregating the feedback, and we’re strategizing the changes we can make that balance our fans’ interests with operational needs. These changes will take some time, but we are committed to making changes over time so you can see and feel improvement as you continue to play.
(iii) The negative reception is not what we expected. Clearly, this beta is not what our fans expected, either. While a little disheartened, we’re sorry that this is not the experience you have been patiently waiting for.
(iv) We have learned A LOT from your feedback. We want to work with you, so keep the feedback coming - good and bad. That said, there is no place for threats of violence, doxxing, and other toxicity that has been bundled with some of the feedback. Please respect the fact that the team behind Halo Infinite are human beings.
(v) Halo Infinite is a labor of love. We know that Halo Nation gives us feedback because they love the franchise as much as we do. We look forward working and growing with you to make Halo the best it can be!
Well… my thoughts
I’m fine with a game that has micro transactions… Many people are, I’m actually even fine with it be old classic armor from previous Halo’s. I believe that they should have new armor and old in the store but not priced so high.
There are games that have proven the battlepass system works. All we needed to do is play the game get free armor coatings, armor, attachments, components, and banners, 2XP. Challenger swaps should be reward after playing five games.
Give out free in game credit, paying for free and paying battlepass users. Obviously battlepass users get more because they pay for it. You could even do events that give out credits or weekly challenges.
Make the armor store packs worth buying as bundles not a armor color and visor for $15. That’s the most outrageous part.
All the original emblems should be free, all armor coatings should be able to be used on every armor core.
The reward system needs reworked which they said they will….
But even then we still fall under the expensive store. Max for an armor bundle should be 2000 credits. Max for armor coating bundle which includes coating for weapons, armor, vehicles is 1200 credits. Now for purchasing credits. 1,000 credits $8, 1,500 credits $10, 2,500 credits should be $20 and you guys get the picture. Every credit purchase should leave me with more credits after purchasing a coating set or bundle. And maybe they won’t have to do this if they give out free credits or weekly credits for all the weekly challenges.
They can sell smaller armor bundles/cosmetics for 500-800 credits. As a business stand point only offer 1,000 credits as the lowest because in a free battlepass you can get 200-500 credits. In a paid battlepass you can get 1,000. I don’t want to keeping buying each battlepass unless I chose to spend my money I made on cosmetics. Each battlepass cost 1,200 credits it’s simple to create a good micro transactions system. That will work and for people to like, now not everyone because some people think everything should be handed down by playing but let’s be honest they don’t make money and that’s pretty naive. We need to realize this and work with them if they work with us…
Although I can’t stress, armor coatings need to be universal. Visors, and emblems should be as well.
Need events! I’m fine with events being challenge based on particular game mode. But give me a separate challenge category. I’m personally fine with the fact I didn’t complete enough of the challenges last week so when it comes back and I can finally finish it I won’t be able too get 100%. I think that’s how all events have always been in every game and sorry if you missed out. Maybe later in the year re-release it for people and complete the last two challenges I needed.
We need at least a new event every two months.
I like weekly challenge rewards but shouldn’t have to pay for challenge swaps. They’ve already worked well on the challenge system and personally I agree with their XP system. The only thing that will make it more like able is having set map game mode choosing in social playlist (Quick Play, BTB, and future separate genres). Halo 3 did this perfect. Our thought process in choosing should be; Maybe it wasn’t the map you wanted but at least people got the gamemode they wanted or people got the map but not the gamemode.
Maybe I just need kills on this map or maybe I need a kill with a specific weapon which is on this map. Have everyone’s set weekly challenges the same and if they want to swap one out they can just for themselves. They get free swaps every five games they play and even more through paid battlepass.
I like the idea of having SWAT and FFA back but I would like game modes within them personally. I get bored of slayer but sometimes I don’t prefer certain maps/game modes like anyone else. I think it would be cool if Swat had Oddball, Strongholds and more. Personally I don’t like strongholds, but it’s an idea and I know most people might not like that. I feel the same with fiesta allowing swat and fiesta be a playlist rather then a mode brings more fun and chaos. Especially in FFA, obviously strongholds wouldn’t work but having king of the hill back and honestly it would work in every playlist.
What makes it better is people get to choose out of three maps with set game modes. Eventually you’ll see what people vote for more and you can increase the chances to choose from those game modes then others.
I do think Rank shouldn’t have a choice in map and game mode.
We should have a party playlist, which we can choose to play infection, griftball, and personally I think fiesta fits under this umbrella. 343 can release random fun event game modes in the future or built forge maps after forge is out.
I like how in quick play you have one team defending and one attacking on a specific capture the flag map, I think bring griftball back which brings back delivering a bomb would also work well on a map like that. I like the idea of one team defending and the other attacking. Gives me search and destroy vibes which in my opinion is the only good COD game mode at least it was when I use to play COD.
I love halo and I will support both sides as I can see reason for both.
343 has a lot on their plate but I do trust them and hope they listen. I don’t agree with the post he made, I actually 60% disliked it and the other 40% understood.
We also need to give credit where credit is due as well, with all Covid restrictions and them listening they are trying to make our game come true without losing site of how they want the game done.
The feel of the game is amazing, I don’t experience the known bugs almost never, the servers feel amazing only had one laggy server and the game crashed twice on me. The graphics are beautiful, the detail is beautiful, I believe for the most part when it comes to weapons this is the most balanced they’ve ever been. Now I still have opinions on buffing and nerfing but no matter what we will all have opinions.
I love this community, I love everyone’s opinion, and I love Halo. There’s no need to be a**es or pricks, and even when the community comes off so toxic it’s mostly or passion for the game talking. Now that might not include everyone lol.
I hope you all enjoy this, thanks for reading.
I apologize for grammatical errors, I typed as I thought and didn’t go back and read it again.
There’s that reading comprehension I was talking about. That’s not what he said. He said the “what have you been doing for 6 years” question was outrageous and didn’t deserve a response. It’s not a question in good faith, it’s just meant to be mean.
I read his post, the only thing that has me scratching my head is his comment about the “feasibility” of have slayer added to the matchmaking roster. Bungie never had that problem, and iirc, neither did the previous 343 games. They had 6 years to create this incredible game, yet they can’t figure out matchmaking? I don’t know, that sounds a bit ske7chy.
I’m at worm and don’t have time to respond to everything, but he is human and idk if you saw Reddit but it was BAD and I completely understand his response. He has already outlined, through his blog posts and Twitter, that he understands there are issues. It’s also not a non-apology, and isn’t even close to the same thing, because there was no victim here. It wasn’t some racist remark where he said “sorry you were offended” he was saying sorry that it didn’t work out as planned. What law firm?
Nice
They had six years to build their own engine and write the story of the game while also dealing with a pandemic that, despite political beliefs, screwed up people’s work lives for two of those years. ALSO while having to backtrack a little after the initial first glimpse in 2020
I mean, fair enough, but that’s still 4 years of being pandemic-free. What in the heck were they doing?! Don’t get me wrong, I can see they are actually pouring a lot of passion into Infinite and they clearly get what made classic Halo so great, I’m just a bit baffled.
they were probably making a 343 game and realized that no one wants halo 4/5 2. has anyone thought about how it mustve taken a lot for them to realize that no one likes their halo? they probably spent 3 years making a game they had to scrap. or maybe microsoft interfered too much, you remember how many times the project heads were shuffled around? i expected the game to come out rough, after all, this is modern gaming.
At this point I already don’t want to play the game anymore. I really don’t enjoy BTB in this game, but I have to keep playing it to complete my challenges and progress. And before you tell me to swap, today I swapped a “win 1 btb match”, and got “win 2 btb matches” in its place. All Ske7chs post did is confirm absolutely that the entire multiplayer portion of this game is so intrinsically designed around transactions, pushed through an appalling small pool of customisation options being heavily monetised, that they might not even be able to save it. They told us we’d have more customisation control than ever before, that was a lie. And now we’re told we shouldn’t have expected more from a game 6 years in development? I’m not having it, I’m just not. This is an absolute farce and they can’t even fix it. How did it get worse after Halo 5? If I have to play one more match of Oddball that’s really slayer I’m going to go insane. The game has no content, no customisation in any real sense, and challenges which force you to play modes you don’t enjoy. Honestly think I’m done with games now, it’s too depressing and it just gets worse with every release. Ske7chs response did nothing but confirm this game was designed corrupted by transactions and that’s likely how it’ll stay. It’s a live service game with a 10 year plan and they can’t even easily add or remove playlists. Absolutely ridiculous
That would actually be pretty incredible if that were the case. (I haven’t read up on the development since my interest in Halo plummeted after 4.)