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Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
RT support added to PC and will be added to console (Series X only) soon.
Seems like RT shadows only for now.
Seems like RT shadows only for now.
Stephen Curry
Member
Every time I play this I feel like it's so close to being really good. Hopefully that Certain Affinity mode can breathe some new life into the game if it ever comes out.
Majima Everywhere System
Member
Every other shooter face planted. Welcome back, Halo!
Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
We played this for like 4 hours last night.
The new maps and the new "gungame" mode are excellent.
The menus look nicer for sure, but we were debating whether they improved the in game visuals too or not. Either way, plays great, looks great, new maps and modes are excellent.
The cgi cutscenes are great too, just wish they were connected to campaign dlc, rather than multiplayer drops. The story they're outlining there seems much more compelling than the Chief / Cortana story.
Nonetheless, great update.
The new maps and the new "gungame" mode are excellent.
The menus look nicer for sure, but we were debating whether they improved the in game visuals too or not. Either way, plays great, looks great, new maps and modes are excellent.
The cgi cutscenes are great too, just wish they were connected to campaign dlc, rather than multiplayer drops. The story they're outlining there seems much more compelling than the Chief / Cortana story.
Nonetheless, great update.
DenchDeckard
Member
Will try this tonight.
Deputy Moonman
Member
Excellent update, but like others have said, really bummed that it came one and half years after launch. If this had been day one 
Also, are we not allowed to have some covenant themed maps with the purples? Or how about a jungle themed map? It's all alpine/desert/dirt maps with forerunner/industrial structures. I need some ancient ruins and new climates...
Also, are we not allowed to have some covenant themed maps with the purples? Or how about a jungle themed map? It's all alpine/desert/dirt maps with forerunner/industrial structures. I need some ancient ruins and new climates...
CuteFaceJay
Member
These maps look sensational, Just with BTB had more maps 
Right? RT isn't something I would turn on beyond a quick look. I want enemies to stand out.
anthony2690
Member
Just watched the Dinh cutscene it was genuinely really cool/interesting
Looking forward to putting some time into season 3
Looking forward to putting some time into season 3
STARSBarry
Member
Its so nearly good that it won GAF's GOTY 2021 award, beating out multiple actually great titles, tottaly not based on inflated honeymoon periods at all. People consistantly called me a console warrior for pointing out that you can't claim the game is GOTY for its coop campaign when that's not even released yet.
Of course now the coop campaign is released and no one talks about it at all, I assume because it's so good that words can not describe it.
People also got super upset when they said I didn't own an xbox or even play the game only for me to show them my legendary campaign achievement, I can't think why...
On the plus side we have 15 official maps and forge now, that's actually something. I think we are at the "it's a decent release" stage now.
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DenchDeckard
Member
Played a game this morning! Fucking awesome...and that CG cutscene...holy shit Blur stay the best in the business!
Really great fun playing this, but Like I said it was one match but performance and everything felt great on my PC. Going to definitely jump back in.
Really great fun playing this, but Like I said it was one match but performance and everything felt great on my PC. Going to definitely jump back in.
Complistic
Member
New maps and gungame mode are very fun! Played this all afternoon. Hopefully they can keep rotating maps into the community collection too.
Morrie’s wig shop
Member
Lol, is that like some weird Earth 2
Chris Kristofferson lol.
Morrie’s wig shop
Member
I know it, I don’t even care if it got shadows and reflections.
RT global illumination is the one that makes the hugest difference for me.
scarlet0pimp
Member
i played at lunch time for an hour was decent, though the graphics didnt seem as crisp as i remember, played on the Series S. The 30 Fps mode seemed to look more pixelated than the 60 Fps mode and the HDR looked really washed out. I'll have a mess around with the graphics sliders later.
ToTTenTranz
Member
Yes but the fact that they're only enabling it for multiplayer and not for the campaign is completely bonkers.
MP gamers are by far the least likely to enable raytracing for better performance and responsiveness. Why the hell are they leaving single player modes out of raytracing? It doesn't make any sense.
vaibhavpisal
Member
How many maps/ game modes does competing online multiplayer titles have??
It was all about battlepass.
ZehDon
Member
Ray Tracing in the Campaign likely requires a lot more work, probably owing to the variable time of day. I'd also wager that, in terms of cost benefit analysis, adding Ray Tracing to the campaign generates no new money but would cost a lot to implement, whereas multiplayer generates income, and helping the game look better with more modern features might actually convince some folks to jump in. Their RT implementation here is honestly probably just 343i getting up to speed on the technology for use in their next game, which is apparently using UE5.
Deputy Moonman
Member
I always enjoyed escalation slayer in custom games. It's about time it became available in Infinite.
the_master
Member
It won GOTY because it was the best game of that year
It did not have new content to keep being played, and that is why it is not goty of the following years.
Simple
MatrixReloaded101
Member
Because it’s not in the game. They only showed it in the trailer. But I believe they said it would not be available to play in.
https://www.dualshockers.com/halo-infinite-season-3-arts-room-map-wont-be-playable/
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RPS37
Member
We’ll ain’t that some shit.
343, Moar maps plz!
STARSBarry
Member
I must be remembering that year incorrectly, I was so sure some great games came out, it must have been a utterly barren wasteland of a year for this to be true, so il just take your word for it.
Feel Like I'm On 42
Member
Because 343 can't do ONE thing right.
DenchDeckard
Member
Maybe they add ray tracing to campaign later?
Good to see another thread turning negative.
Good to see another thread turning negative.
systemr123
Member
Anything 343 does doesn’t make sense. Hope with the recent change of leadership they’ll improve.
His body language says I made fallout 10 and the elder Scrolls 8.
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Batiman
Member
Same. Just started playing again last night. Had a blast
anthony2690
Member
Playing Infinite makes me realise how much better it's battle pass system is compared to every single other game on the market.
Played a couple hours, finished the story pass & got to level 16 on the normal battle pass (using a double exp token, what I have 76 off as the game keeps throwing them at you)
Not only that, the pass doesn't expire.
So I don't feel like I'm wasting money or that I have to change my gaming habits to force myself to finish it or burn out on the game.
I usually finish the halo passes fairly quickly as you level up at a decent rate, where as other games can take up to an hour for a single BP level.
But it really helps that I love playing the game and always have a lot of fun when I do.
Absolutely love the new bandit rifle
Played a couple hours, finished the story pass & got to level 16 on the normal battle pass (using a double exp token, what I have 76 off as the game keeps throwing them at you)
Not only that, the pass doesn't expire.
So I don't feel like I'm wasting money or that I have to change my gaming habits to force myself to finish it or burn out on the game.
I usually finish the halo passes fairly quickly as you level up at a decent rate, where as other games can take up to an hour for a single BP level.
But it really helps that I love playing the game and always have a lot of fun when I do.
Absolutely love the new bandit rifle
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bluecowboys
Member
Best online FPS this generation. BF, COD, and over watch isn’t nearly as fun.
KyoZz
Member
I like Halo, and the gameplay of Infinite is pretty solid and fun BUT DAMN THERE IS SOME STUPID DESIGN CHOICES.
For example, WHY DO I NEED TO SEARCH A NEW SERV EVERY SINGLE TIME A MAP IS OVER??? Is it too hard to stay connected like how it is for every multiplayer game since... 1990?
Where is the server browser? If I wanna play some gungame, how do I do? Some designer shouldn't be allowed close to a videogame.
For example, WHY DO I NEED TO SEARCH A NEW SERV EVERY SINGLE TIME A MAP IS OVER??? Is it too hard to stay connected like how it is for every multiplayer game since... 1990?
Where is the server browser? If I wanna play some gungame, how do I do? Some designer shouldn't be allowed close to a videogame.
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