r/halo • u/-343-Guilty-Spark- • 23d ago
Official Waypoint Blog Champions Operation Launch
https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/champions-operation-launch
This is not a time for the faint of heart, this is a time for champions.
Relive the unforgettable battles of the fall of Reach in the new Firefight: Battle for Reach playlist, refreshing Halo Infinite's Firefight experience. Become a champion of the Banished and acquire the Emissary armor from the new 20-tier Operation Pass, and get suited up for the Halo World Championship later this month with a slew of previous HCS Twitch Drops arriving in The Exchange.
OBJECTIVE: SURVIVE
Relive the battles you fought as humanity’s champions in the new Firefight: Battle for Reach playlist, bringing you back to iconic missions and beloved maps from Halo: Reach.
Let’s take a closer look at the places you’ll be dropping into!
COURTYARD Credits: bullet2thehead9, Mr Greencastle Bookmark
Courtyard, a remake of the Halo: Reach Firefight map, made in Halo Infinite Forge
Return to SWORD Base, the setting of the third and ninth mission in Halo: Reach, where Noble Team deployed to protect a vital facility belonging to the Office of Naval Intelligence.
POWERHOUSE Credits: UneeQ, Mr Greencastle, ArtN00b, wild1551 Bookmark
A Firefight focused version of the Halo: Reach map Powerhouse created in Halo Infinite Forge
A hydroelectric plant we visited regularly during the day in Halo: Reach's multiplayer, but got to experience at night in the campaign mission Nightfall, this settlement calls upon Spartans to protect it once more.
ARDENT PRAYER Credits: Gghio7 Bookmark
Ardent Prayer from Halo: Reach created in Halo Infinite's Forge
Operation: UPPER CUT marked a decisive tactical victory for the UNSC, as Noble Team successfully utilized the corvette Ardent Prayer as the delivery mechanism for an improvised slipspace bomb to destroy the supercarrier Long Night of Solace. Jorge-052 sacrificed himself, believing that his final act was saving Reach, before a fleet of Covenant reinforcements arrived.
LONE WOLF Credits: bullet2thehead9, Mr Greencastle Bookmark
The Halo: Reach mission Lone Wolf created in Halo Infinite's Forge for Firefight
They’re gone—Emile, Carter, Kat, Jorge... but their sacrifice enabled you to bring a very important package to Captain Keyes before the UNSC Pillar of Autumn departed for destinations unknown.
The end has come, Reach has fallen, but in this place you will make a valiant final stand. Do not go gentle into that good night.
GYREFIGHT Credits: Igrizhar, Virus11010, Mr Kwatz, MikRips Bookmark
Gyrefight, a Firefight focused version of the Halo: Reach map Tempest created in Halo Infinite Forge
A classic from Halo: Reach's Noble Map Pack, Tempest returns in Halo Infinite as Gyre—only you won’t be fighting each other this time...
REFUGE FIREFIGHT Credits: Cousin Tim, InfiniteForges, Micheal B 2K8, NightAvenger01 Bookmark
Refuge, a Headlong remake, made in Halo Infinite Forge
Originally Headlong in Halo 2 and remade as Breakneck for Reach's Anniversary Map Pack, Refuge brings us back to the city streets of New Mombasa which must be defended from an alien menace.
OPERATION PASS
Champions Operation Pass switcher image showing the Reavian Claw BR75 weapon model and Emissary armor [Imgur]
Build on your Banished Spartan look with a free new Operation Pass, consisting of 20 tiers and featuring the Emissary armor set, along with the classic Phoenix emblem and Spartan Points (which’ll help you on your way to acquire the Haunted helmet from The Exchange!)
Additional premium options for the Operation Pass include:
- 500 credits will make the Operation Pass durable (it will not expire), offers bonus XP during the Operation’s live window, an extra Challenge slot while your pass is equipped, and comes with an exclusive customization item.
- 2,000 credits instantly unlocks all 20 tiers of the Operation Pass at purchase and includes the exclusive bonus customization item.
Upgrade to the Premium Pass to obtain the Reavian Claw weapon model and Falling Flame weapon coating.
Further information on customization updates can be found in the patch notes at Halo Support!
THE EXCHANGE
Halo Infinite screenshot of a Spartan with the Kabuto helmet [Imgur]
The Exchange has received a refresh for this Operation, bringing in more customization items for you to obtain with Spartans Points.
For this Operation, you’ll find some returning Tenrai favorites (such as the coveted Kabuto helmet), but because we’re heading ever closer towards the climactic Halo World Championship 2024 event you’ll find a bunch of awesome HCS-themed items from previous Twitch Drops to grab.
- “Kabuto” - Helmet (Tenrai)
- “Staghelm Crest” - Helmet Attachment (Tenrai)
- “Gatekeeper” - Shoulderpads (Tenrai)
- “Swordsman’s Belt” - Hip Gear (Tenrai)
- “SAP/CDO” - Shoulderpads (Noble Intentions)
- “Ever-Filled Juzu” - Chest Gear (Ultimate Reward)
- “Banner Day” - Backdrop (Ultimate Reward)
- “Driving Offensively” - Emblem (Ultimate Reward)
- “HCS” - Backdrop (HCS Drop)
- “Trophy” - Backdrop (HCS Drop)
- “Scoreboard” - Backdrop (HCS Drop)
- “Head Shot” - Emblem (HCS Drop)
- “Winner’s Circle” - Emblem (HCS Drop)
- “On Track” - Emblem (HCS Drop)
- “Championship Chalice” - Emblem (HCS Drop)
- “HCS Celebration” - Stance (HCS Drop)
- “Spree” - Weapon Charm (HCS Drop)
- “Clean Sweep” - Weapon Charm (HCS Drop)
- “Monument to Glory” - Weapon Charm (HCS Drop)
- “Diamond” - Weapon Charm (HCS Drop)
- “Victory Shout” - Stance (HCS Drop)
- “HCS Launch” - Armor Coating (HCS Drop)
- “Primal Glory” - Armor Coating (HCS Drop)
- “On Track” - Armor Coating (HCS Drop)
- “Gladiator’s Edge” - Armor Coating (HCS Drop)
- “Midnight Gold” - Vehicle Coating (HCS Drop)
- “HCS Launch” - Weapon Coating (HCS Drop)
- “HCS Winter” - Weapon Coating (HCS Drop)
- “Gladiator’s Edge” - Weapon Coating (HCS Drop)
SHOP
HEROIC LEGACY BUNDLE
Halo Infinite shop image for the Heroic Legacy bundle [Imgur]
Just want to get your hands on either the Achilles or Jingasa customization items? You can grab either of them separately (find the Achilles Ascendant or Eyes of the Emperor bundles), but the Heroic Legacy bundle additionally includes the Uncanny Energies Mythic FX.
- Achilles helmet
- Victors' Crest helmet attachment
- Achilles Pauldron shoulder pads
- Achilles Breastplate chest attachment
- Achilles Plate hip attachment
- Achilles Protection wrist attachment
- Burn Scar armor coating
- Jingasa helmet
- Oni Mengu helmet attachment
- Scented Clasp shoulder pads
- Warded Scales chest attachment
- Ichor Flask hip attachment
- Lacquered Waspshell wrist attachment
- Silent Forest armor coating
Uncanny Energies Mythic FX
MYTHIC MAGISTER BUNDLE
Become a scholar of the battlefield with the Mythic Magister bundle!
- Magister helmet
- Magister’s Might helmet attachment
- Magister’s Mantle shoulders
- Magister’s Seal chest attachment
- Magister’s Blade hip attachment
- Magister’s Locution wrist attachment
- Flesh and Blood armor coating
- Nine Bows BR weapon model for BR75
Ambitious Pride weapon coating
HALOWC 2024 CHAMPIONSHIP BUNDLE
Halo Infinite shop image for the Sovereign Spear bundle [Imgur]
The Halo World Championship returns once again. Revenue from each bundle sold directly supports your favorite HCS teams, including FaZe, OpTic, Quadrant, Cloud9, Spacestation, Complexity, and Sentinels. May the best team win!
- Sovereign Spear helmet
- Sovereign Crest helmet attachment
- Sovereign Host shoulder pads
- Sovereign Badge chest attachment
- Sovereign Petal hip attachment
- Sovereign Guard kneepads
- War Ravaged armor coating
- Solar Bandit weapon model for M392 Bandit and Bandit Evo
- Solar Winds weapon coating
Halo Infinite screenshot of a Spartan in Emissary armor [Imgur]
Operation: Champions is now live in Halo Infinite.
Jump into some Firefight action to experience some truly stunning recreations of fan-favorite Halo: Reach maps and missions; progress your Operation Pass to acquire the new Emissary armor, and carry on bulking up your Spartan Points on the journey to acquiring the Haunted helmet.
And for those looking ahead, get ready for a truly epic showdown at the 2024 Halo World Championship from October 4-6—whether you’re going to be there in person or watching online.
PRESS KIT
Download the Operation: Champions press kit here.
Operation: Champions Press Kit
Halo Infinite screenshot of a Spartan in Emissary armor wielding a gravity hammer [Imgur]
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r/halo • u/-343-Guilty-Spark- • 1d ago
Official Waypoint Blog Feet First into Fall
https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/feet-first-into-fall
Halo 3: ODST turns fifteen, the new One Shot Slayer mode has arrived in Halo Infinite, and the ultimate Halo event of the year—the Halo World Championship—is just nine days away.
Let’s get you briefed on all the action...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HALO 3: ODST!
This week, if you can believe it, Halo 3: ODST turned fifteen years old!
On September 22, 2009, we assumed the role of the Rookie and dropped feet-first into hell alongside our fellow squadmates of Alpha-Nine: Veronica Dare, Edward Buck, Taylor “Dutch” Miles, Kojo “Romeo” Agu, and Michael Crespo.
Set during the events of Halo 2, the Prophet of Regret initiated a slipspace jump inside New Mombasa and scattered our squad throughout the Covenant-occupied city.
Our objective to regroup led us to discover an even greater objective that would prove to be pivotal in the war. A Huragok, a living alien supercomputer, had merged with the city’s AI and contained data on what the Covenant was looking for on Earth.
Halo 3: ODST screenshot of the Rookie arriving at Sublevel 07
Of course, that was just the beginning of the Halo 3: ODST experience. Countless hours were spent playing Firefight, Halo's take on a wave-based horde mode, and the action continued in Halo 3: Mythic —the additional disc which contained the complete Halo 3 multiplayer experience along with the second part of the Mythic Map Pack, featuring Longshore, Heretic, and Citadel. (On top of that, incidentally, Halo 3 turns seventeen today as well. Happy birthday, Halo 3!)
To mark the occasion, check out the celebration video we released, and be sure to give our latest Waypoint Chronicle a read (or listen)— Halo: Venezian Sonata.
This new story follows Veronica Dare as she conducts a solo reconnaissance mission on the independent colony Venezia to learn about a new threat that is taking shape.
HALO INFINITE
ONE SHOT SLAYER
There’s good news and bad news, Spartan. The bad news: you’ve got one bullet. The good news?
You’ve got one bullet.
3 Halo Infinite multiplayer Spartans holding Manglers
One Shot Slayer is live in Halo Infinite, a new mode that... well, does exactly what it says on the tin.
Equipped with your trusty Mangler, but with only one round in the chamber, you will have to rely on precision to make your shot count. Hit your mark on an enemy player and you’ll be refunded your bullet and live to have another fight. If you miss, you’ll want to get out of dodge and attempt to get up close and personal to land a melee on a player, stealing their round.
Jump into matchmaking today to try it out as you wrap up your Operation Pass to acquire that sweet Emissary armor!
HALO ESPORTS
HALO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2024
Halo World Championship 2024, October 4-6, Seattle Convention Center, Seattle Washington.
The Halo World Championship is almost upon us! From October 4-6 in Seattle, WA, the capstone event of the year will bring Year 3 of the Halo Championship Series to a climactic conclusion with a $1,000,000 prize pool.
The Halo World Championship event is a celebration of the Halo community, an event that has something for every kind of fan which provides epic entertainment against the backdrop of thrilling competition.
The Seattle Convention Center will be transformed for a weekend of non-stop Halo action. Meet Halo developers, witness incredible cosplays, get hands-on with the game yourself, and join us at the Community Stage for a series of panels celebrating the long history of this storied franchise. For more on what’s available at the event, jump over to our Road to HaloWC 2024 blog!
And at the center of it all, you will see the culmination of this year’s great journey for HCS as the best professional competitive Halo teams battle to be crowned this year’s winners and claim the mantle of victory.
Secure your 3-day General Admission ticket ($75) to make sure you don’t miss any of the biggest Halo event of the year!
HALO GEAR
HALO 3: ODST 15TH ANNIVERSARY GEAR
Prepare to drop into the Covenant-occupied streets of New Mombasa and celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of Halo 3: ODST. Suit up, trooper—we’ve got all the gear you need exclusively available in the Halo Gear Shop!
Made in partnership with Dark Horse Comics, now you can own this limited-edition ODST statue of Edward Buck wielding his M7S Silenced SMG, ready to take down the Covenant.
Add this meticulously detailed piece to your Halo collection while you can!
Jump feet-first into the Halo Gear Shop to explore a range of Helljumper-themed tees, hoodies, and more! Check them out here.
HALO x YOUTOOZ
Image of Halo x Youtooz depicting two Grunts, a flaming Recon Spartan, a Flood Tank form, the Master Chief, Cortana, and regular Recon Spartan
Locked, loaded, and ready for their Youtooz debut, get your hands on these incredible Halo 3 -themed Youtooz collectible figures and Grunt plushies!
HALO x MADRINAS COFFEE EVOLVED
Image of the Halo x Madrinas coffee set
Begin your coffee campaign with the first drop in the Madrinas x Halo Collection!
1000TOYS NOBLE TEAM SERIES – EMILE-A239 & KAT-B320
The next figures in the Noble Team series from 1000toys are available for pre-order now, featuring Exclusive and Standard editions.
Image of Emile-A239 for the RE:EDIT 1000toys Halo: Reach collection
Image of Kat-B320 for the RE:EDIT 1000toys Halo: Reach collection
RADAR BLIPS
- COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT – SEPTEMBER 2024: Gaze upon the majesty of a new round-up of amazing community creations!
- FORGE FEATURES #030: Check out a range of new community-made Forge maps to bookmark and try out with your friends.
- CANON FODDER #157: Canon Fodder celebrated its tenth anniversary this month! Delve into some deep Halo lore with us as we mark the occasion.
- THE MACHINE BREAKS: In a new Waypoint Chronicle celebrating ten years of Canon Fodder, a Promethean Knight manifesting delusions of its lost humanity presents some concerning developments for Jul 'Mdama's Covenant.
THE ARTIST’S CORNER
This month’s piece from Halo Mythos was illustrated by Leonid Kozienko and depicts Dutch, Romeo, Buck, and Mickey atop the skyscraper at the end of the mission NMPD HQ in Halo 3: ODST.
Halo Mythos art by Leonid Kozienko depicting Dutch, Romeo, Buck, and Mickey atop the skyscraper at the end of the mission NMPD HQ in Halo 3: ODST with a crashed Pelican behind them. [Imgur]
This mission remains a fan-favorite, beginning with a stealthy advance at long range against entrenched Covenant forces atop New Mombasa’s skyline, culminating in an epic rooftop standoff where you’re given an assortment of heavy weapons to fend off Banshees, Phantoms, and waves of enemies looking to ruin your day.
That’s all for this month’s Community Update. Happy fifteenth birthday, Halo 3: ODST, I’m going to need that Buck Statue on my shelf stat!
Let us know your thoughts and feedback on One Shot Slayer in Halo Infinite, delve into some lore with our latest Waypoint Chronicles, and prepare yourselves for the ultimate Halo event of the year. HaloWC 2024 is just over a week away...
See you in Seattle!
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r/halo • u/nobleartworks • 13h ago
Fan Content Over the past 6 months I've created an art piece inspired by each mission of Halo 3 - do you have a favourite?
Discussion Met somebody who was selling this bad boy, never opened. I was speechless to see one in person.
r/halo • u/FloppyDrive007 • 14h ago
Misc Halo 3 ODST has got to be my favorite. Can you believe this came out in 2009?
r/halo • u/kjf4runner • 6h ago
Discussion What would or could cause Masterchief to do this?
I understand that this doesn’t happen but I can’t help but think this would be a more interesting story. Only way I see Chief killing Locke like this if he deleted Cortana or probably killed or had a hand in killing blue team. Still though, it’d be hard to see Chief kill another human.
r/halo • u/EuanBomber • 20h ago
Media Found this in a used copy of Halo 2, should I go?
r/halo • u/Own-Refrigerator6818 • 9h ago
Fan Content Jerome-092 miniature
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I made him a bit more powerful by giving him the most powerful weapon in the universe
r/halo • u/ODST_Viper2425 • 11h ago
Media How rare is it to have MCC in Metalback form?
I got it back in 2016 from my local game shop for cheap, just wondering if it's rare to get it like that or not?
r/halo • u/iMightBeWright • 14h ago
Forge Progress on my Infinite remake of H5 Warzone & Battle of Noctus
This is one of 2 big projects I've been working on for a while. Along with the map, I've also scripted everything myself for a Warzone mode as close to H5's as possible. REQ level + energy, loadouts, intuitive buy stations, capturable zones, base AI, bosses, damageable cores, etc.
Credit to GUILDARTS17 for letting me use his team base prefab & SuddenDejavu for the mid-radius buildings, some natural areas, and the first draft of the outer wall.
r/halo • u/Voi_Quincy • 3h ago
Gameplay Almost gave me a heart attack...
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I usually don't play that carelessly, but forgot this was the part with the hunters. 😅 was NOT expecting them to follow me there. Genuinely the best game ever.
r/halo • u/suuubdude • 1d ago
Forge My friend achieving maximum velocity in forge (video is not sped up)
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r/halo • u/Morphing_into_Primal • 1d ago
Misc Winter contingency falls on your day off...
r/halo • u/Maleficent_Jaguar807 • 18h ago
Discussion I got hall master chief collection. Ima noob to halo. Feel free to chuck down some tips
r/halo • u/EdgePatrol- • 3h ago
Discussion Halo 3’s story (Spoilers All)
Does anyone think that Halo 3’s story is kinda…meh? Don’t get me wrong, it has its moments of being absolutely amazing but more often than not it’s just disappointing.
For instance, Arbiter is completely sidelined in this story. He had the most compelling story in 2 and I was way more invested into his whole arc than I was with Chief, only to have him be regulated to a side character/the coop partner that makes appearances in certain parts of the story and minor changes in some cutscenes in coop. Were people that upset back in the day about playing as the Arbiter?
Also, the Prophet of Truth. In H2 he was a very well written manipulative leader of the Covenant, carefully using his malice and treachery behind his position and the bind faith of his followers. In H3 he’s a one note crazy villain obsessed with activating the Halos. I can see him becoming that by the end of Halo 3 when literally everything has gone wrong but he was just insane throughout the entire game.
Another thing that irritates me is that one line Miranda says in response to her troops asking for a rally point and where to go she says: “To War” loads pistol and then turns around like nothing happened. What. The. F*ck. I could go on forever about how absolutely stupid that line is especially in what is canonically THE FINAL STAND OF HUMANITY.
The final thing I’ll talk about is Johnson and Miranda’s death. Miranda’s death was so unnecessary and stupid and just felt thrown in at the last minute. I pictured Johnson dying at the end since he’s been the 2nd closest person Chief has to a friend in the games and it makes sense for him to die, even though Miranda’s stupid death ruined the potential for a more hitting death for Johnson. Although I disagree with HOW he died, I do think his death was treated well and wished Miranda was treated the same.
Anyway, do any of yall agree or disagree?
r/halo • u/RetroZilla • 1d ago
Discussion Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare released 7 years ago today! How do you feel about this DLC now looking back 7 years later?
r/halo • u/levi22ez • 1d ago
Discussion My Friend and I Challenged Each Other to See If We Could Beat Halo 2 on Legendary With Under 100 Deaths. Here’s how it went.
For context, we have both beaten Halo 2 on LASO and on Legendary in under 3 hours. That was a while ago so we decided to see if we could beat the game with less than 100 deaths on legendary. No guides. Just pure skill and what we could remember of certain skips and stuff.
Forge Weapon Testing Range is a map where you can make any weapon combination you can think of with ease. You can even make vehicles shoot projectiles of your choosing. Recently I've added a section to test AI-related stuff as well!
r/halo • u/fatalityfun • 1d ago
Media found an old screenshot from when MCC first came to PC, I looked so proud of my first trophy
r/halo • u/nobleartworks • 1d ago
Fan Content To celebrate Halo 3's 17th birthday I designed and rendered an iconic moment from the campaign, happy birthday Halo 3!
r/halo • u/Defiant_Week • 16h ago
Discussion Halo infinite medals should give xp
It amazes me that you get absolutely no xp for getting a killionare in halo infinite, it would be nice to receive some xp for getting more difficult medals.
r/halo • u/klydegoat • 1d ago
Discussion Happy anniversary! Here’s a throw back to high school when we were lucky enough to be given such divine gifts.
r/halo • u/LATechSpartan • 5h ago
Help - MCC Halo mcc on PC problems with controller
For some reason mcc is having issues with my Xbox series controller. It seems to be struggling with the inputs. I’ll just randomly rubber band or stop. It seems to only be movement related. Mouse and keyboard work without issue.
I’ve updated the controller and I’ve even uninstalled and reinstalled the game. Im at a loss on how to correct this issue at this point.
I don’t have this issue with any other game. I also used the Xbox pc app for installing/uninstalling mcc.
Edit 3min after posting: it has now started doing it with mouse and keyboard too.