The challenges are easier which is nice, but they are still pretty much luck based since you aren’t guaranteed stuff appearing in every match. Like Banshees. I’ve literally only seen 2 in 12 hours of gameplay and somehow I’m supposed to defeat an enemy Banshee for a weekly challenge and I play mostly BTB.
The XP gained per match is also pretty bad. I was getting at least a 100 before and now after the update I only get 50. Seems like it was a one step forwards and two steps back situation where you tried to fix an issue that you caused because for some reason you don’t want people to get through the battle pass and just ended up making it worse.
It still feels like I’m being punished for enjoying the game. There very little customization options for our Spartans and what the game does have is locked behind a paywall. Even after buying the BP I’m still being punished because the progression is so slow that it’s going to take 100 if not more hours just to finish (I’ve played for 12 hours and even do a lot of challenges and still only 8 on the BP) and even then the items only work with certain armor sets. Even the HCS skins you can’t customize. You get a fancy color scheme that’s locked to a generic spartan and you can’t even have your own emblem on the skin and you charge $10 for it.
Please I beg you 343 stop focusing on how much money you can get out of us and just focus on making the game good and fair for all players and people will happily buy armor sets and stuff from the shop if you lower the prices cause $20 for an armor set is ridiculous. Take some notes from the team that worked on making the MCC better because that system is amazing. You gain good XP and unlocking stuff feels like you are being rewarded and you can make your spartan your own with zero restrictions.